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 1850664
Census 18606,020
Census 18705,788
Census 188024,671
Census 189041,142
Census 190052,376
Census 1910108,572
Census 1920152,800
Census 1930197,553
Census 1940225,521
Census 1950361,253
Census 1960538,495
Census 1970716,317
Census 1980860,880
Census 19901,170,103
Census 20001,446,219
Census 20101,809,034
Census 20202,110,640