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 18503,138
Census 18608,080
Census 187013,153
Census 188027,028
Census 189036,322
Census 190047,386
Census 191055,620
Census 192057,616
Census 193077,777
Census 1940111,053
Census 1950160,980
Census 1960212,136
Census 1970295,516
Census 1980419,573
Census 1990576,407
Census 2000812,280
Census 20101,024,266
Census 20201,290,188