Population Estimates of Texas Counties, 1981-84, Arranged in Alphabetical Order
Related Links
Texas Cities | Texas Counties | Texas and U.S. Population | State Data Center | U.S. Bureau of the Census
Data extracted by Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Reference/Documents staff from
http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1980s/e8089co.txt
Note: this data may no longer available online. Please contact a U.S. depository library for further assistance.
Suggested Original Source Citation:
Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population of States and Counties, 1980-1989
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Estimates and Population Distribution Branches
Issued March 1992
Area Name |
Census 1980
|
Estimate 1981
|
Estimate 1982
|
Estimate 1983
|
Estimate 1984
|
Texas |
14,225,512
|
14,746,318
|
15,331,408
|
15,751,674
|
16,007,088
|
Anderson County |
38,381
|
40,730
|
41,873
|
44,378
|
45,215
|
Andrews County |
13,323
|
14,076
|
15,142
|
15,742
|
15,752
|
Angelina County |
64,172
|
65,914
|
67,879
|
68,337
|
68,314
|
Aransas County |
14,260
|
14,908
|
16,105
|
16,519
|
17,259
|
Archer County |
7,266
|
7,537
|
7,651
|
7,954
|
8,099
|
Armstrong County |
1,994
|
2,006
|
1,967
|
2,045
|
2,022
|
Atascosa County |
25,055
|
25,595
|
26,475
|
27,586
|
28,251
|
Austin County |
17,726
|
18,363
|
19,408
|
20,148
|
20,588
|
Bailey County |
8,168
|
8,313
|
8,138
|
8,172
|
7,899
|
Bandera County |
7,084
|
7,173
|
7,559
|
8,098
|
8,551
|
Bastrop County |
24,726
|
26,437
|
28,439
|
29,667
|
32,045
|
Baylor County |
4,919
|
5,035
|
5,229
|
5,240
|
5,156
|
Bee County |
26,030
|
26,573
|
27,262
|
27,909
|
27,633
|
Bell County |
157,820
|
163,335
|
167,053
|
170,366
|
174,169
|
Bexar County |
988,971
|
1,016,859
|
1,046,457
|
1,071,709
|
1,094,803
|
Blanco County |
4,681
|
4,680
|
4,791
|
4,898
|
4,985
|
Borden County |
859
|
846
|
975
|
1,011
|
932
|
Bosque County |
13,401
|
13,420
|
13,779
|
14,141
|
14,304
|
Bowie County |
75,301
|
76,125
|
76,898
|
78,525
|
79,188
|
Brazoria County |
169,587
|
175,391
|
179,584
|
184,144
|
186,330
|
Brazos County |
93,588
|
102,388
|
112,349
|
116,543
|
118,965
|
Brewster County |
7,573
|
7,708
|
7,878
|
8,410
|
8,698
|
Briscoe County |
2,579
|
2,548
|
2,471
|
2,344
|
2,290
|
Brooks County |
8,428
|
8,536
|
8,630
|
8,711
|
8,797
|
Brown County |
33,057
|
33,817
|
34,849
|
35,608
|
35,764
|
Burleson County |
12,313
|
13,286
|
14,670
|
14,618
|
14,709
|
Burnet County |
17,803
|
18,265
|
19,116
|
20,169
|
21,354
|
Caldwell County |
23,637
|
24,275
|
24,538
|
25,224
|
25,698
|
Calhoun County |
19,574
|
20,387
|
21,181
|
21,576
|
21,210
|
Callahan County |
10,992
|
10,909
|
11,796
|
12,528
|
12,832
|
Cameron County |
209,727
|
220,184
|
230,718
|
238,878
|
242,355
|
Camp County |
9,275
|
9,426
|
9,797
|
10,078
|
9,836
|
Carson County |
6,672
|
6,951
|
7,325
|
7,473
|
7,285
|
Cass County |
29,430
|
30,077
|
30,710
|
30,595
|
30,414
|
Castro County |
10,556
|
10,531
|
10,474
|
10,283
|
10,014
|
Chambers County |
18,538
|
18,811
|
19,676
|
20,218
|
20,249
|
Cherokee County |
38,127
|
38,643
|
38,856
|
39,371
|
39,933
|
Childress County |
6,950
|
6,893
|
6,937
|
6,885
|
6,784
|
Clay County |
9,582
|
9,628
|
10,016
|
10,243
|
10,304
|
Cochran County |
4,825
|
4,760
|
4,890
|
4,613
|
4,589
|
Coke County |
3,196
|
3,381
|
3,546
|
3,744
|
3,743
|
Coleman County |
10,439
|
10,556
|
10,578
|
10,740
|
10,920
|
Collin County |
144,576
|
153,957
|
164,703
|
175,366
|
189,057
|
Collingsworth County |
4,648
|
4,632
|
4,596
|
4,392
|
4,349
|
Colorado County |
18,823
|
19,319
|
19,884
|
20,239
|
20,424
|
Comal County |
36,446
|
37,704
|
39,057
|
40,875
|
42,951
|
Comanche County |
12,617
|
12,833
|
13,119
|
13,474
|
13,450
|
Concho County |
2,915
|
3,019
|
3,096
|
3,119
|
3,160
|
Cooke County |
27,656
|
28,438
|
28,894
|
29,028
|
29,174
|
Coryell County |
56,767
|
57,472
|
59,496
|
59,235
|
57,608
|
Cottle County |
2,947
|
2,846
|
2,845
|
2,823
|
2,794
|
Crane County |
4,600
|
4,812
|
5,115
|
5,513
|
5,458
|
Crockett County |
4,608
|
4,953
|
5,155
|
5,166
|
4,941
|
Crosby County |
8,859
|
8,855
|
8,560
|
8,507
|
8,320
|
Culberson County |
3,315
|
3,402
|
3,574
|
3,675
|
3,729
|
Dallam County |
6,531
|
6,621
|
6,587
|
6,388
|
6,378
|
Dallas County |
1,556,419
|
1,597,905
|
1,637,637
|
1,678,364
|
1,713,907
|
Dawson County |
16,184
|
16,384
|
16,645
|
16,619
|
15,884
|
Deaf Smith County |
21,165
|
21,100
|
20,566
|
20,616
|
20,791
|
Delta County |
4,839
|
4,803
|
4,855
|
4,943
|
4,966
|
Denton County |
143,126
|
154,322
|
166,463
|
176,180
|
192,176
|
DeWitt County |
18,903
|
19,033
|
19,670
|
19,905
|
19,966
|
Dickens County |
3,539
|
3,381
|
3,317
|
3,282
|
3,148
|
Dimmit County |
11,367
|
11,759
|
11,948
|
12,019
|
11,961
|
Donley County |
4,075
|
4,131
|
4,169
|
4,270
|
4,175
|
Duval County |
12,517
|
12,693
|
13,083
|
13,546
|
13,529
|
Eastland County |
19,480
|
20,299
|
20,841
|
21,381
|
21,028
|
Ector County |
115,374
|
123,418
|
135,501
|
138,041
|
134,006
|
Edwards County |
2,033
|
2,146
|
2,218
|
2,269
|
2,262
|
Ellis County |
59,743
|
61,067
|
62,621
|
65,246
|
68,408
|
El Paso County |
479,899
|
497,523
|
511,892
|
521,038
|
529,668
|
Erath County |
22,560
|
23,198
|
23,921
|
24,607
|
25,487
|
Falls County |
17,946
|
17,978
|
18,321
|
18,490
|
18,516
|
Fannin County |
24,285
|
24,266
|
24,324
|
24,631
|
24,924
|
Fayette County |
18,832
|
19,775
|
20,962
|
20,957
|
20,752
|
Fisher County |
5,891
|
5,853
|
5,833
|
5,982
|
5,637
|
Floyd County |
9,834
|
9,679
|
9,526
|
9,103
|
9,062
|
Foard County |
2,158
|
2,136
|
2,125
|
2,077
|
2,038
|
Fort Bend County |
130,962
|
142,092
|
157,335
|
172,517
|
182,145
|
Franklin County |
6,893
|
7,144
|
7,259
|
7,415
|
7,511
|
Freestone County |
14,830
|
15,418
|
15,825
|
16,546
|
16,865
|
Frio County |
13,785
|
13,777
|
14,155
|
14,141
|
13,967
|
Gaines County |
13,150
|
13,649
|
14,011
|
14,373
|
14,554
|
Galveston County |
195,738
|
201,604
|
208,781
|
213,335
|
213,410
|
Garza County |
5,336
|
5,612
|
5,802
|
5,910
|
5,823
|
Gillespie County |
13,532
|
13,923
|
14,409
|
14,942
|
15,583
|
Glasscock County |
1,304
|
1,274
|
1,298
|
1,378
|
1,419
|
Goliad County |
5,193
|
5,324
|
5,541
|
5,876
|
5,813
|
Gonzales County |
16,949
|
17,518
|
18,569
|
18,768
|
18,645
|
Gray County |
26,386
|
27,126
|
28,243
|
28,451
|
27,969
|
Grayson County |
89,796
|
91,140
|
91,857
|
92,562
|
93,722
|
Gregg County |
99,495
|
103,480
|
109,624
|
110,647
|
110,163
|
Grimes County |
13,580
|
14,451
|
15,659
|
17,725
|
18,549
|
Guadalupe County |
46,708
|
48,487
|
50,038
|
52,024
|
54,032
|
Hale County |
37,592
|
38,300
|
38,023
|
37,705
|
37,235
|
Hall County |
5,594
|
5,366
|
5,226
|
5,193
|
4,981
|
Hamilton County |
8,297
|
8,276
|
8,239
|
8,357
|
8,382
|
Hansford County |
6,209
|
6,245
|
6,389
|
6,475
|
6,399
|
Hardeman County |
6,368
|
6,585
|
6,472
|
6,599
|
6,497
|
Hardin County |
40,721
|
41,451
|
42,235
|
43,116
|
43,270
|
Harris County |
2,409,547
|
2,546,583
|
2,696,632
|
2,757,212
|
2,757,361
|
Harrison County |
52,265
|
53,668
|
55,528
|
56,586
|
57,202
|
Hartley County |
3,987
|
4,159
|
3,992
|
4,086
|
4,132
|
Haskell County |
7,725
|
7,734
|
7,657
|
7,697
|
7,608
|
Hays County |
40,594
|
42,970
|
43,502
|
46,907
|
50,826
|
Hemphill County |
5,304
|
5,705
|
6,427
|
6,338
|
5,754
|
Henderson County |
42,606
|
44,140
|
46,057
|
48,151
|
50,542
|
Hidalgo County |
283,323
|
298,559
|
313,256
|
326,453
|
334,571
|
Hill County |
25,024
|
25,001
|
25,748
|
26,358
|
27,034
|
Hockley County |
23,230
|
23,937
|
24,679
|
25,106
|
25,285
|
Hood County |
17,714
|
18,391
|
19,418
|
21,279
|
22,812
|
Hopkins County |
25,247
|
25,545
|
26,366
|
27,204
|
28,051
|
Houston County |
22,299
|
22,641
|
22,509
|
22,441
|
21,664
|
Howard County |
33,142
|
34,192
|
36,541
|
36,868
|
36,404
|
Hudspeth County |
2,728
|
2,953
|
3,057
|
2,935
|
2,717
|
Hunt County |
55,248
|
56,898
|
58,758
|
61,008
|
62,368
|
Hutchinson County |
26,304
|
27,647
|
29,899
|
30,528
|
29,519
|
Irion County |
1,386
|
1,463
|
1,549
|
1,633
|
1,792
|
Jack County |
7,408
|
7,523
|
7,953
|
7,791
|
8,007
|
Jackson County |
13,352
|
13,752
|
13,905
|
14,153
|
14,027
|
Jasper County |
30,781
|
31,258
|
31,449
|
31,939
|
32,323
|
Jeff Davis County |
1,647
|
1,708
|
1,650
|
1,743
|
1,771
|
Jefferson County |
248,651
|
252,245
|
256,258
|
256,959
|
255,996
|
Jim Hogg County |
5,168
|
5,300
|
5,467
|
5,498
|
5,385
|
Jim Wells County |
36,498
|
37,317
|
38,677
|
39,968
|
40,306
|
Johnson County |
67,649
|
70,029
|
73,412
|
77,279
|
82,715
|
Jones County |
17,268
|
17,376
|
17,693
|
18,618
|
18,475
|
Karnes County |
13,593
|
13,626
|
13,777
|
13,674
|
13,698
|
Kaufman County |
39,038
|
40,139
|
41,570
|
43,851
|
45,138
|
Kendall County |
10,635
|
11,064
|
11,390
|
11,652
|
12,293
|
Kenedy County |
543
|
518
|
514
|
475
|
558
|
Kent County |
1,145
|
1,125
|
1,177
|
1,114
|
1,210
|
Kerr County |
28,780
|
29,433
|
30,292
|
31,571
|
33,084
|
Kimble County |
4,063
|
4,175
|
4,171
|
4,252
|
4,225
|
King County |
425
|
427
|
420
|
379
|
395
|
Kinney County |
2,279
|
2,403
|
2,408
|
2,476
|
2,669
|
Kleberg County |
33,358
|
34,015
|
34,743
|
34,873
|
34,975
|
Knox County |
5,329
|
5,355
|
5,617
|
5,554
|
5,625
|
Lamar County |
42,156
|
42,490
|
42,676
|
43,390
|
43,651
|
Lamb County |
18,669
|
18,666
|
18,661
|
17,948
|
17,730
|
Lampasas County |
12,005
|
11,908
|
12,499
|
12,651
|
12,920
|
La Salle County |
5,514
|
5,668
|
5,926
|
5,972
|
5,968
|
Lavaca County |
19,004
|
19,176
|
19,578
|
19,489
|
19,543
|
Lee County |
10,952
|
12,392
|
14,048
|
13,819
|
13,939
|
Leon County |
9,594
|
10,077
|
10,719
|
11,530
|
12,238
|
Liberty County |
47,088
|
49,013
|
51,576
|
53,564
|
54,033
|
Limestone County |
20,224
|
20,589
|
20,688
|
21,382
|
21,535
|
Lipscomb County |
3,766
|
4,029
|
4,465
|
4,398
|
4,388
|
Live Oak County |
9,606
|
9,879
|
9,932
|
9,803
|
9,729
|
Llano County |
10,144
|
9,997
|
10,567
|
11,169
|
11,596
|
Loving County |
91
|
87
|
84
|
91
|
87
|
Lubbock County |
211,651
|
213,350
|
215,688
|
219,308
|
221,095
|
Lynn County |
8,605
|
8,467
|
8,245
|
8,047
|
7,879
|
McCulloch County |
8,735
|
8,771
|
8,890
|
8,873
|
8,968
|
McLennan County |
170,755
|
173,739
|
175,640
|
179,181
|
181,304
|
McMullen County |
789
|
782
|
828
|
841
|
913
|
Madison County |
10,649
|
11,106
|
11,547
|
11,723
|
11,788
|
Marion County |
10,360
|
10,463
|
10,825
|
10,907
|
10,594
|
Martin County |
4,684
|
4,970
|
5,306
|
5,471
|
5,426
|
Mason County |
3,683
|
3,622
|
3,657
|
3,608
|
3,677
|
Matagorda County |
37,828
|
38,524
|
37,325
|
37,579
|
39,648
|
Maverick County |
31,398
|
33,010
|
34,029
|
34,980
|
34,804
|
Medina County |
23,164
|
23,214
|
23,569
|
24,079
|
24,274
|
Menard County |
2,346
|
2,362
|
2,313
|
2,420
|
2,488
|
Midland County |
82,636
|
88,994
|
98,653
|
106,724
|
106,493
|
Milam County |
22,732
|
23,181
|
23,255
|
23,613
|
23,872
|
Mills County |
4,477
|
4,549
|
4,554
|
4,659
|
4,715
|
Mitchell County |
9,088
|
9,124
|
9,605
|
9,493
|
9,406
|
Montague County |
17,410
|
17,746
|
18,529
|
18,586
|
18,439
|
Montgomery County |
127,222
|
136,500
|
150,025
|
160,975
|
165,147
|
Moore County |
16,575
|
17,205
|
17,756
|
18,348
|
18,127
|
Morris County |
14,629
|
14,926
|
15,464
|
15,117
|
14,701
|
Motley County |
1,950
|
1,880
|
1,871
|
1,875
|
1,741
|
Nacogdoches County |
46,786
|
47,786
|
48,978
|
50,142
|
51,091
|
Navarro County |
35,323
|
36,774
|
37,097
|
38,206
|
39,095
|
Newton County |
13,254
|
13,326
|
13,405
|
13,457
|
13,487
|
Nolan County |
17,359
|
17,694
|
18,163
|
18,116
|
17,930
|
Nueces County |
268,215
|
273,807
|
282,413
|
288,832
|
290,729
|
Ochiltree County |
9,588
|
10,197
|
11,057
|
11,111
|
11,036
|
Oldham County |
2,283
|
2,296
|
2,350
|
2,418
|
2,476
|
Orange County |
83,838
|
86,337
|
87,402
|
87,102
|
85,763
|
Palo Pinto County |
24,062
|
24,620
|
25,605
|
25,945
|
26,011
|
Panola County |
20,724
|
21,221
|
22,067
|
22,441
|
22,363
|
Parker County |
44,609
|
46,179
|
47,243
|
49,077
|
51,326
|
Parmer County |
11,038
|
11,052
|
10,943
|
10,698
|
10,398
|
Pecos County |
14,618
|
15,592
|
16,946
|
17,289
|
16,969
|
Polk County |
24,407
|
25,648
|
26,044
|
27,902
|
28,534
|
Potter County |
98,637
|
100,563
|
102,612
|
104,408
|
104,694
|
Presidio County |
5,188
|
5,272
|
5,475
|
5,602
|
5,787
|
Rains County |
4,839
|
4,987
|
5,247
|
5,568
|
5,776
|
Randall County |
75,062
|
76,782
|
78,305
|
79,376
|
82,433
|
Reagan County |
4,135
|
4,620
|
4,899
|
5,036
|
4,949
|
Real County |
2,469
|
2,567
|
2,524
|
2,583
|
2,507
|
Red River County |
16,101
|
16,074
|
15,803
|
15,921
|
15,753
|
Reeves County |
15,801
|
16,384
|
17,257
|
17,256
|
17,071
|
Refugio County |
9,289
|
9,403
|
9,379
|
9,444
|
9,115
|
Roberts County |
1,187
|
1,170
|
1,224
|
1,191
|
1,112
|
Robertson County |
14,653
|
15,178
|
15,452
|
15,850
|
16,075
|
Rockwall County |
14,528
|
15,576
|
16,644
|
17,371
|
18,803
|
Runnels County |
11,872
|
11,931
|
12,206
|
12,416
|
12,749
|
Rusk County |
41,382
|
41,994
|
43,274
|
44,168
|
43,998
|
Sabine County |
8,702
|
8,817
|
8,955
|
9,275
|
9,468
|
San Augustine County |
8,785
|
8,961
|
8,929
|
8,840
|
8,580
|
San Jacinto County |
11,434
|
11,724
|
12,297
|
13,641
|
14,188
|
San Patricio County |
58,013
|
59,389
|
61,470
|
62,344
|
61,891
|
San Saba County |
5,841
|
5,765
|
5,847
|
5,984
|
5,942
|
Schleicher County |
2,820
|
2,939
|
3,219
|
3,459
|
3,412
|
Scurry County |
18,192
|
18,899
|
20,018
|
20,665
|
20,688
|
Shackelford County |
3,915
|
4,026
|
4,235
|
4,290
|
4,305
|
Shelby County |
23,084
|
23,318
|
23,263
|
23,117
|
23,082
|
Sherman County |
3,174
|
3,218
|
3,234
|
3,247
|
3,077
|
Smith County |
128,366
|
132,734
|
137,348
|
141,243
|
145,030
|
Somervell County |
4,154
|
3,988
|
4,373
|
4,763
|
4,840
|
Starr County |
27,266
|
29,188
|
30,442
|
32,344
|
33,376
|
Stephens County |
9,926
|
10,231
|
10,895
|
10,810
|
10,591
|
Sterling County |
1,206
|
1,278
|
1,401
|
1,508
|
1,581
|
Stonewall County |
2,406
|
2,401
|
2,424
|
2,501
|
2,464
|
Sutton County |
5,130
|
5,545
|
5,878
|
5,936
|
5,674
|
Swisher County |
9,723
|
9,539
|
9,261
|
9,107
|
8,970
|
Tarrant County |
860,880
|
895,556
|
933,829
|
967,408
|
1,001,836
|
Taylor County |
110,932
|
115,025
|
119,410
|
121,793
|
122,280
|
Terrell County |
1,595
|
1,614
|
1,568
|
1,609
|
1,587
|
Terry County |
14,581
|
14,674
|
15,015
|
15,023
|
14,920
|
Throckmorton County |
2,053
|
2,141
|
2,250
|
2,304
|
2,399
|
Titus County |
21,442
|
21,925
|
22,606
|
23,280
|
23,213
|
Tom Green County |
84,784
|
87,227
|
90,883
|
94,543
|
96,152
|
Travis County |
419,573
|
430,442
|
449,814
|
473,881
|
499,415
|
Trinity County |
9,450
|
9,681
|
10,214
|
10,480
|
11,005
|
Tyler County |
16,223
|
16,377
|
16,531
|
16,852
|
17,372
|
Upshur County |
28,595
|
29,622
|
31,213
|
32,230
|
32,239
|
Upton County |
4,619
|
4,748
|
5,387
|
5,469
|
5,394
|
Uvalde County |
22,441
|
22,652
|
23,096
|
23,717
|
24,014
|
Val Verde County |
35,910
|
37,237
|
38,388
|
39,674
|
39,303
|
Van Zandt County |
31,426
|
31,786
|
32,776
|
34,092
|
35,451
|
Victoria County |
68,807
|
71,454
|
74,178
|
75,036
|
75,484
|
Walker County |
41,789
|
43,053
|
46,011
|
47,650
|
49,043
|
Waller County |
19,798
|
21,024
|
21,913
|
23,275
|
23,370
|
Ward County |
13,976
|
14,744
|
16,211
|
16,279
|
15,997
|
Washington County |
21,998
|
23,015
|
24,240
|
24,853
|
25,480
|
Webb County |
99,258
|
105,077
|
111,106
|
115,419
|
116,566
|
Wharton County |
40,242
|
40,557
|
41,247
|
41,428
|
41,617
|
Wheeler County |
7,137
|
7,308
|
7,999
|
8,254
|
7,795
|
Wichita County |
121,082
|
123,144
|
125,166
|
125,917
|
125,806
|
Wilbarger County |
15,931
|
16,193
|
16,493
|
16,790
|
17,006
|
Willacy County |
17,495
|
17,889
|
18,146
|
18,506
|
18,460
|
Williamson County |
76,521
|
81,837
|
87,159
|
92,624
|
99,662
|
Wilson County |
16,756
|
17,021
|
17,591
|
18,021
|
18,770
|
Winkler County |
9,944
|
10,516
|
11,654
|
11,455
|
11,099
|
Wise County |
26,575
|
27,219
|
28,373
|
29,405
|
30,395
|
Wood County |
24,697
|
24,984
|
25,610
|
26,863
|
27,515
|
Yoakum County |
8,299
|
8,385
|
8,510
|
8,979
|
9,191
|
Young County |
19,083
|
19,592
|
20,546
|
21,046
|
20,938
|
Zapata County |
6,628
|
7,098
|
7,690
|
7,961
|
8,164
|
Zavala County |
11,666
|
11,851
|
12,197
|
12,474
|
12,332
|