Historic Zapata County Population: 1850 - Present

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

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HISTORIC POPULATION (CENSUS BUREAU)
County Population
Census 2020:13,889
Census 2010:14,018
Census 2000:12,182
Census 1990:9,279
Census 1980:6,628
Census 1970:4,352
Census 1960:4,393
Census 1950:4,405
Census 1940:3,916
Census 1930:2,867
Census 1920:2,929
Census 1910:3,809
Census 1900:4,760
Census 1890:3,562
Census 1880:3,636
Census 1870:1,488
Census 1860:1,248
Census 1850:0
 
COUNTY POPULATION BY DECADE
n/a 1248 people in 1860 1488 people in 1870 3636 people in 1880 3562 people in 1890 4760 people in 1900 3809 people in 1910 2929 people in 1920 2867 people in 1930 3916 people in 1940 4405 people in 1950 4393 people in 1960 4352 people in 1970 6628 people in 1980 9279 people in 1990 12182 people in 2000 14018 people in 2010 13889 people in 2020
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
 

The preceeding chart has been edited so that the height of the tallest column is the same for every county regardless of the actual value. The other columns have been adjusted accordingly to maintain the correct ratio of column heights for each Census. Therefore, this chart should not be used to compare populations between counties.


The chart below has the bars offset to the right to make room for negative values.

PERCENT CHANGE IN COUNTY POPULATION BY DECADE
2010 - 2020:spacer-0.9   -0.9
2000 - 2010:spacer15.1   15.1
1990 - 2000:spacer31.3   31.3
1980 - 1990:spacer40.0   40.0
1970 - 1980:spacer52.3   52.3
1960 - 1970:spacer-0.9   -0.9
1950 - 1960:spacer-0.3   -0.3
1940 - 1950:spacer12.5   12.5
1930 - 1940:spacer36.6   36.6
1920 - 1930:spacer-2.1   -2.1
1910 - 1920:spacer-23.1   -23.1
1900 - 1910:spacer-20.0   -20.0
1890 - 1900:spacer33.6   33.6
1880 - 1890:spacer-2.0   -2.0
1870 - 1880:spacer144.4   144.4
1860 - 1870:spacer19.2   19.2
1850 - 1860:spacerN/A   N/A