United States and Texas Populations 1850-2017
No longer updated. For more population figures, please see the other resources listed on our About Texas page.
From 1930 forward, the official count date for the U.S. decennial census is April 1. Census estimates reflect July 1 populations in the given year.
| Official U.S. Census Count |
Official U.S. Census Estimate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | Texas | U.S. | Texas | U.S. |
| 1850 | 212592 | 23191876 | ||
| 1860 | 604215 | 31443321 | ||
| 1870 | 818579 | 38558371 | ||
| 1880 | 1591749 | 50189209 | ||
| 1890 | 2235527 | 62979766 | ||
| 1900 | 3048710 | 76212168 | 3055000 | 76094000 |
| 1901 | 3132000 | 77585000 | ||
| 1902 | 3210000 | 79160000 | ||
| 1903 | 3291000 | 80632000 | ||
| 1904 | 3374000 | 82165000 | ||
| 1905 | 3459000 | 83820000 | ||
| 1906 | 3546000 | 85437000 | ||
| 1907 | 3636000 | 87000000 | ||
| 1908 | 3727000 | 88709000 | ||
| 1909 | 3821000 | 90492000 | ||
| 1910 | 3896542 | 92228496 | 3922000 | 92407000 |
| 1911 | 4016000 | 93868000 | ||
| 1912 | 4107000 | 95331000 | ||
| 1913 | 4207000 | 97227000 | ||
| 1914 | 4300000 | 99118000 | ||
| 1915 | 4368000 | 100549000 | ||
| 1916 | 4444000 | 101966000 | ||
| 1917 | 4563000 | 103266000 | ||
| 1918 | 4666000 | 103203000 | ||
| 1919 | 4631000 | 104512000 | ||
| 1920 | 4663228 | 106021537 | 4723000 | 106466000 |
| 1921 | 4853000 | 108541000 | ||
| 1922 | 4955000 | 110055000 | ||
| 1923 | 5077000 | 111950000 | ||
| 1924 | 5210000 | 114113000 | ||
| 1925 | 5332000 | 115832000 | ||
| 1926 | 5453000 | 117399000 | ||
| 1927 | 5577000 | 119038000 | ||
| 1928 | 5675000 | 120501000 | ||
| 1929 | 5762000 | 121770000 | ||
| 1930 | 5824715 | 123202624 | 5844000 | 123077000 |
| 1931 | 5907000 | 124040000 | ||
| 1932 | 5961000 | 124840000 | ||
| 1933 | 6014000 | 125579000 | ||
| 1934 | 6053000 | 126374000 | ||
| 1935 | 6123000 | 127250000 | ||
| 1936 | 6192000 | 128053000 | ||
| 1937 | 6250000 | 128825000 | ||
| 1938 | 6301000 | 129825000 | ||
| 1939 | 6360000 | 130880000 | ||
| 1940 | 6414824 | 132164569 | 6425000 | 131954000 |
| 1941 | 6585000 | 133121000 | ||
| 1942 | 6711000 | 133920000 | ||
| 1943 | 7012000 | 134245000 | ||
| 1944 | 6876000 | 132885000 | ||
| 1945 | 6826000 | 132481000 | ||
| 1946 | 7197000 | 140054000 | ||
| 1947 | 7388000 | 143446000 | ||
| 1948 | 7626000 | 146093000 | ||
| 1949 | 7623000 | 148665000 | ||
| 1950 | 7711194 | 151325798 | 7776000 | 151868000 |
| 1951 | 8111000 | 153982000 | ||
| 1952 | 8314000 | 156393000 | ||
| 1953 | 8336000 | 158956000 | ||
| 1954 | 8382000 | 161884000 | ||
| 1955 | 8660000 | 165069000 | ||
| 1956 | 8830000 | 168088000 | ||
| 1957 | 9070000 | 171187000 | ||
| 1958 | 9252000 | 174149000 | ||
| 1959 | 9405000 | 177135000 | ||
| 1960 | 9579677 | 179323175 | 9624000 | 179975000 |
| 1961 | 9820000 | 182973000 | ||
| 1962 | 10053000 | 185738000 | ||
| 1963 | 10159000 | 188438000 | ||
| 1964 | 10270000 | 191085000 | ||
| 1965 | 10378000 | 193460000 | ||
| 1966 | 10492000 | 195501000 | ||
| 1967 | 10599000 | 197374000 | ||
| 1968 | 10819000 | 199312000 | ||
| 1969 | 11045000 | 201306000 | ||
| 1970 | 11196730 | 203211926 | ||
| 1971 | 11509848 | 206827026 | ||
| 1972 | 11759148 | 209283905 | ||
| 1973 | 12019543 | 211357481 | ||
| 1974 | 12268629 | 213341554 | ||
| 1975 | 12568843 | 215465255 | ||
| 1976 | 12904089 | 217562735 | ||
| 1977 | 13193050 | 219759869 | ||
| 1978 | 13500429 | 222095080 | ||
| 1979 | 13888371 | 224567241 | ||
| 1980 | 14229191 | 226545805 | ||
| 1981 | 14746318 | 229465714 | ||
| 1982 | 15331415 | 231664458 | ||
| 1983 | 15751676 | 233791994 | ||
| 1984 | 16007086 | 235824902 | ||
| 1985 | 16272734 | 237923795 | ||
| 1986 | 16561113 | 240132887 | ||
| 1987 | 16621791 | 242288918 | ||
| 1988 | 16667022 | 244498982 | ||
| 1989 | 16806735 | 246819230 | ||
| 1990 | 16986335 | 248765170 | 17044714 | 249464396 |
| 1991 | 17339904 | 252153092 | ||
| 1992 | 17650479 | 255029699 | ||
| 1993 | 17996764 | 257782608 | ||
| 1994 | 18338319 | 260327021 | ||
| 1995 | 18679706 | 262803276 | ||
| 1996 | 19006240 | 265228572 | ||
| 1997 | 19355427 | 267783607 | ||
| 1998 | 19712389 | 270248003 | ||
| 1999 | 20044141 | 272690813 | ||
| 2000 | 20851820 | 281421906 | 20949316 | 282192162 |
| 2001 | 21334855 | 285102075 | ||
| 2002 | 21723220 | 287941220 | ||
| 2003 | 22103374 | 290788976 | ||
| 2004 | 22490022 | 293655404 | ||
| 2005 | 22928508 | 296507061 | ||
| 2006 | 23507783 | 299398484 | ||
| 2007 | 23904380 | 301621157 | ||
| 2008 | 24326974 | 304059724 | ||
| 2009 | 24782302 | 307006550 | ||
| 2010 | 25145561 | 308745538 | 25253466 | 309330219 |
| 2011 | 25674681 | 311591917 | ||
| 2012 | 26059203 | 313914040 | ||
| 2013 | 26448193 | 316128839 | ||
| 2014 | 26956958 | 318857056 | ||
| 2015 | 27469114 | 321418820 | ||
| 2016 | 27862596 | 323127513 | ||
| 2017 | 28304596 | 325719178 | ||
SOURCES:
Forstall, Richard L. Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC, 1996.
Historical Annual Time Series of State Population Estimates and Demographic Components of Change 1900 to 1990 Total Population Estimates. Source: Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census. Note: the 1900 through 1989 estimates provided in the table above were taken from a now defunct Census page which had been located at eire.census.gov/popest/archives/state/st_stts.php. You may wish to attempt to access the page through the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Sources for the defunct posting were listed as Current Population Reports, P-25, nos.139, 304, 460, 957, and 1106.
With each new issue of July 1 estimates, the Census Bureau revises estimates for years back to the last census. Previously published estimates are superseded and archived. Researchers may wish to review the more detailed U.S. estimates for the period 1900 through 1999 posted bythe Census Bureau. www.census.gov/popest/archives/pre-1980/
State Population Estimates: Annual Time Series, July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1999 (ST-99-3). Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Internet Release Date: December 29, 1999. www.census.gov/population/estimates/state/st-99-3.txt
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (NST-EST 2009-01). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Release Date: December 2009. www.census.gov/popest/data/historical/2000s/vintage_2009/
U.S. Census Bureau Release CB10-CN.93, U.S. Census Bureau Announces 2010 Census Population Counts Apportionment Counts Delivered to President. www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb10-cn93.html
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 (NST-EST2017-01). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Release Date: December 2017. www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/nation-total.html