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 18504,292
Census 186013,392
Census 187016,532
Census 188021,863
Census 189028,324
Census 190037,370
Census 191041,746
Census 192046,769
Census 193053,123
Census 194069,090
Census 195074,701
Census 196086,350
Census 197097,096
Census 1980128,366
Census 1990151,309
Census 2000174,706
Census 2010209,714
Census 2020233,479