The information contained in this report was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau including the agency's Population of States and Counties of the United States 1790-1990 publication. For more information, contact the CIP at (512) 478-8753.





Bar chart showing county population by census.
  1. On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the United States. As a result, it did not participate in any prior U.S. Census and populations earlier than 1850 are not included on this page.
  2. The chart only shows data from each census (1850 Census, 1860 Census, 1870 Census, etc.). It does not include population estimats for the intercensal years such as 1861, 1862, etc.
  3. If the population was not reported, then no data is shown for that census year. A population may not have been reported if a county did not exist or if the county was abandoned at the time of the census.
  4. Lack of a visible bar can occur when a bar is less than one pixel in height.
Data for the Historic Population Chart
Census YearPopulation
Census 18505,193
Census 18608,292
Census 18709,614
Census 188011,590
Census 189015,984
Census 190024,663
Census 191027,406
Census 192028,457
Census 193030,290
Census 194035,392
Census 195030,326
Census 196028,046
Census 197036,362
Census 198046,786
Census 199054,753
Census 200059,203
Census 201064,524
Census 202064,653