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 18501,568
Census 18604,529
Census 18706,368
Census 188015,155
Census 189025,909
Census 190038,072
Census 191042,228
Census 192042,934
Census 193044,146
Census 194041,698
Census 195038,853
Census 196035,044
Census 197037,305
Census 198076,521
Census 1990139,551
Census 2000249,967
Census 2010422,679
Census 2020609,017