Population Estimates of Texas Counties, 1985-89, Arranged in Alphabetical Order
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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 |
Estimate 1985
|
Estimate 1986
|
Estimate 1987
|
Estimate 1988
|
Estimate 1989
|
Texas |
16,272,722
|
16,561,103
|
16,621,767
|
16,667,040
|
16,806,729
|
Anderson County |
46,020
|
46,495
|
46,256
|
48,084
|
48,602
|
Andrews County |
16,345
|
16,509
|
15,329
|
14,968
|
14,476
|
Angelina County |
68,500
|
69,088
|
68,311
|
68,777
|
69,589
|
Aransas County |
17,707
|
18,128
|
17,972
|
18,060
|
17,954
|
Archer County |
8,041
|
8,069
|
7,980
|
8,007
|
7,963
|
Armstrong County |
2,054
|
2,197
|
2,175
|
2,108
|
2,043
|
Atascosa County |
28,746
|
29,426
|
29,912
|
30,526
|
30,502
|
Austin County |
20,794
|
20,812
|
20,226
|
19,638
|
19,526
|
Bailey County |
7,769
|
7,823
|
7,477
|
7,376
|
7,258
|
Bandera County |
9,109
|
9,377
|
9,798
|
10,118
|
10,376
|
Bastrop County |
34,545
|
37,166
|
38,076
|
38,509
|
38,496
|
Baylor County |
4,858
|
4,907
|
4,739
|
4,670
|
4,462
|
Bee County |
26,536
|
25,920
|
26,537
|
26,290
|
25,869
|
Bell County |
179,511
|
181,509
|
185,489
|
186,680
|
189,222
|
Bexar County |
1,122,089
|
1,153,625
|
1,177,581
|
1,178,654
|
1,181,297
|
Blanco County |
5,376
|
5,530
|
5,688
|
5,996
|
6,033
|
Borden County |
846
|
849
|
815
|
804
|
820
|
Bosque County |
14,421
|
14,626
|
14,862
|
15,075
|
15,042
|
Bowie County |
80,607
|
80,657
|
80,888
|
81,498
|
81,167
|
Brazoria County |
187,971
|
188,086
|
185,844
|
185,189
|
188,099
|
Brazos County |
121,901
|
123,112
|
122,254
|
121,377
|
121,125
|
Brewster County |
8,426
|
8,199
|
8,417
|
8,665
|
8,696
|
Briscoe County |
2,214
|
2,071
|
1,972
|
2,052
|
2,063
|
Brooks County |
8,646
|
8,616
|
8,603
|
8,500
|
8,394
|
Brown County |
34,929
|
34,660
|
34,397
|
34,670
|
34,430
|
Burleson County |
14,595
|
14,775
|
14,270
|
13,994
|
13,692
|
Burnet County |
22,368
|
23,568
|
24,115
|
23,321
|
22,732
|
Caldwell County |
26,572
|
27,446
|
27,360
|
27,281
|
26,810
|
Calhoun County |
21,010
|
20,736
|
20,314
|
19,536
|
19,071
|
Callahan County |
12,747
|
12,618
|
12,624
|
12,303
|
12,210
|
Cameron County |
245,894
|
250,996
|
253,714
|
254,410
|
256,512
|
Camp County |
9,860
|
9,901
|
9,880
|
9,872
|
9,874
|
Carson County |
7,163
|
7,097
|
7,003
|
6,787
|
6,623
|
Cass County |
30,410
|
30,341
|
30,149
|
30,315
|
30,029
|
Castro County |
9,925
|
9,678
|
9,526
|
9,364
|
9,304
|
Chambers County |
20,815
|
20,474
|
20,038
|
19,541
|
19,876
|
Cherokee County |
40,089
|
40,639
|
40,841
|
40,885
|
41,224
|
Childress County |
6,531
|
6,422
|
6,449
|
6,181
|
5,955
|
Clay County |
10,294
|
10,159
|
9,986
|
10,072
|
10,105
|
Cochran County |
4,625
|
4,337
|
4,279
|
4,252
|
4,420
|
Coke County |
3,673
|
3,579
|
3,554
|
3,607
|
3,475
|
Coleman County |
10,617
|
10,381
|
10,125
|
10,026
|
9,831
|
Collin County |
204,221
|
218,233
|
230,458
|
242,017
|
253,558
|
Collingsworth County |
4,098
|
3,895
|
3,797
|
3,786
|
3,644
|
Colorado County |
20,424
|
20,153
|
19,566
|
19,066
|
18,425
|
Comal County |
45,098
|
47,111
|
49,110
|
50,121
|
51,567
|
Comanche County |
13,378
|
13,388
|
13,289
|
13,445
|
13,305
|
Concho County |
3,073
|
3,060
|
2,943
|
2,927
|
2,983
|
Cooke County |
29,397
|
29,623
|
30,536
|
30,689
|
30,051
|
Coryell County |
60,121
|
58,620
|
60,858
|
62,316
|
63,638
|
Cottle County |
2,706
|
2,528
|
2,450
|
2,386
|
2,322
|
Crane County |
5,241
|
5,260
|
4,878
|
4,752
|
4,673
|
Crockett County |
4,720
|
4,625
|
4,480
|
4,239
|
4,107
|
Crosby County |
8,014
|
7,731
|
7,474
|
7,393
|
7,352
|
Culberson County |
3,600
|
3,555
|
3,589
|
3,482
|
3,357
|
Dallam County |
6,225
|
6,091
|
5,702
|
5,508
|
5,543
|
Dallas County |
1,760,803
|
1,805,314
|
1,816,641
|
1,814,458
|
1,832,113
|
Dawson County |
15,931
|
16,009
|
15,011
|
14,941
|
14,637
|
Deaf Smith County |
20,095
|
19,887
|
19,700
|
19,343
|
19,184
|
Delta County |
4,779
|
4,782
|
4,794
|
4,861
|
5,065
|
Denton County |
211,105
|
228,790
|
242,476
|
252,657
|
261,883
|
DeWitt County |
19,762
|
19,738
|
19,242
|
18,976
|
18,958
|
Dickens County |
3,075
|
2,879
|
2,803
|
2,762
|
2,748
|
Dimmit County |
11,742
|
11,616
|
11,284
|
11,095
|
10,631
|
Donley County |
4,044
|
4,020
|
3,877
|
3,819
|
3,788
|
Duval County |
13,649
|
13,889
|
13,634
|
13,459
|
13,118
|
Eastland County |
20,562
|
20,324
|
19,844
|
19,336
|
18,761
|
Ector County |
133,225
|
133,588
|
125,180
|
122,067
|
119,722
|
Edwards County |
2,225
|
2,218
|
2,189
|
2,219
|
2,175
|
Ellis County |
73,050
|
77,032
|
80,585
|
82,735
|
84,491
|
El Paso County |
538,809
|
549,592
|
559,479
|
568,804
|
580,982
|
Erath County |
25,678
|
25,896
|
26,878
|
27,454
|
27,669
|
Falls County |
18,041
|
18,101
|
17,786
|
17,650
|
17,725
|
Fannin County |
24,672
|
24,633
|
24,785
|
25,035
|
24,866
|
Fayette County |
21,356
|
21,743
|
21,440
|
21,074
|
20,278
|
Fisher County |
5,613
|
5,320
|
5,330
|
5,275
|
4,961
|
Floyd County |
8,887
|
8,466
|
8,493
|
8,475
|
8,614
|
Foard County |
2,062
|
2,016
|
1,943
|
1,971
|
1,823
|
Fort Bend County |
191,195
|
195,440
|
197,373
|
202,503
|
214,217
|
Franklin County |
7,541
|
7,717
|
7,685
|
7,608
|
7,619
|
Freestone County |
17,123
|
17,246
|
16,782
|
16,379
|
15,960
|
Frio County |
13,893
|
13,596
|
13,660
|
13,435
|
13,306
|
Gaines County |
15,027
|
14,864
|
14,130
|
13,951
|
14,071
|
Galveston County |
214,651
|
213,436
|
210,864
|
211,351
|
213,305
|
Garza County |
5,785
|
5,710
|
5,620
|
5,302
|
5,171
|
Gillespie County |
15,756
|
16,298
|
16,651
|
16,778
|
17,070
|
Glasscock County |
1,411
|
1,321
|
1,370
|
1,442
|
1,432
|
Goliad County |
5,818
|
5,791
|
5,864
|
5,877
|
6,003
|
Gonzales County |
18,571
|
18,493
|
18,374
|
17,861
|
17,598
|
Gray County |
27,693
|
26,963
|
25,726
|
24,749
|
24,714
|
Grayson County |
94,827
|
96,787
|
95,717
|
95,246
|
95,499
|
Gregg County |
109,691
|
108,334
|
106,457
|
105,201
|
104,456
|
Grimes County |
19,264
|
19,171
|
19,064
|
18,927
|
18,756
|
Guadalupe County |
55,963
|
58,440
|
61,299
|
62,798
|
63,984
|
Hale County |
36,510
|
36,262
|
36,099
|
35,578
|
34,981
|
Hall County |
4,792
|
4,596
|
4,276
|
4,148
|
4,017
|
Hamilton County |
8,164
|
8,173
|
8,237
|
7,900
|
7,792
|
Hansford County |
6,487
|
6,297
|
6,102
|
6,085
|
5,983
|
Hardeman County |
6,325
|
6,058
|
5,892
|
5,677
|
5,472
|
Hardin County |
42,619
|
41,969
|
41,298
|
41,118
|
41,093
|
Harris County |
2,747,170
|
2,782,260
|
2,745,987
|
2,730,720
|
2,763,975
|
Harrison County |
56,876
|
57,276
|
57,375
|
57,379
|
57,611
|
Hartley County |
4,207
|
4,046
|
3,842
|
3,875
|
3,640
|
Haskell County |
7,397
|
7,227
|
7,071
|
7,031
|
6,998
|
Hays County |
56,225
|
61,367
|
63,261
|
64,542
|
65,422
|
Hemphill County |
5,267
|
4,706
|
4,121
|
4,070
|
3,807
|
Henderson County |
52,844
|
54,880
|
56,261
|
57,460
|
57,849
|
Hidalgo County |
341,145
|
350,514
|
358,307
|
365,499
|
377,106
|
Hill County |
26,850
|
26,727
|
27,002
|
26,990
|
26,988
|
Hockley County |
25,708
|
25,294
|
24,304
|
24,476
|
24,271
|
Hood County |
23,925
|
25,116
|
26,570
|
28,414
|
29,467
|
Hopkins County |
28,540
|
29,083
|
28,833
|
29,343
|
29,057
|
Houston County |
21,723
|
21,733
|
21,959
|
21,728
|
21,630
|
Howard County |
35,203
|
35,501
|
33,943
|
33,499
|
32,844
|
Hudspeth County |
2,725
|
2,687
|
2,707
|
2,820
|
2,868
|
Hunt County |
63,594
|
64,512
|
64,530
|
65,077
|
64,542
|
Hutchinson County |
28,694
|
27,949
|
26,503
|
26,407
|
26,059
|
Irion County |
1,875
|
1,789
|
1,762
|
1,615
|
1,659
|
Jack County |
7,970
|
7,845
|
7,795
|
7,469
|
7,158
|
Jackson County |
13,899
|
13,955
|
13,573
|
13,373
|
13,143
|
Jasper County |
32,283
|
31,800
|
31,728
|
31,540
|
31,221
|
Jeff Davis County |
1,829
|
1,826
|
1,837
|
1,872
|
1,958
|
Jefferson County |
252,820
|
243,101
|
242,690
|
239,959
|
238,927
|
Jim Hogg County |
5,448
|
5,390
|
5,183
|
5,189
|
5,166
|
Jim Wells County |
40,388
|
40,588
|
39,425
|
38,679
|
37,811
|
Johnson County |
86,968
|
91,996
|
95,861
|
96,672
|
97,106
|
Jones County |
18,257
|
17,943
|
17,697
|
17,224
|
16,812
|
Karnes County |
13,340
|
13,287
|
13,134
|
12,676
|
12,652
|
Kaufman County |
46,503
|
48,900
|
50,548
|
51,915
|
51,912
|
Kendall County |
12,516
|
13,162
|
13,493
|
14,108
|
14,459
|
Kenedy County |
570
|
552
|
508
|
505
|
492
|
Kent County |
1,133
|
1,097
|
1,091
|
1,036
|
1,006
|
Kerr County |
34,592
|
35,631
|
35,556
|
36,111
|
36,241
|
Kimble County |
4,166
|
4,254
|
4,196
|
4,241
|
4,129
|
King County |
387
|
406
|
373
|
382
|
365
|
Kinney County |
2,706
|
2,850
|
2,933
|
2,874
|
3,037
|
Kleberg County |
33,998
|
32,850
|
31,906
|
31,351
|
30,954
|
Knox County |
5,443
|
5,347
|
5,141
|
5,009
|
4,806
|
Lamar County |
43,441
|
43,725
|
43,582
|
43,565
|
44,046
|
Lamb County |
17,150
|
16,561
|
15,925
|
15,695
|
15,488
|
Lampasas County |
13,013
|
13,256
|
13,359
|
13,377
|
13,603
|
La Salle County |
5,789
|
5,635
|
5,361
|
5,296
|
5,175
|
Lavaca County |
19,523
|
19,540
|
19,043
|
19,247
|
18,999
|
Lee County |
14,082
|
14,382
|
13,996
|
13,530
|
13,045
|
Leon County |
13,029
|
13,036
|
12,729
|
12,748
|
12,675
|
Liberty County |
53,772
|
54,338
|
52,865
|
52,199
|
52,236
|
Limestone County |
22,007
|
21,548
|
21,948
|
21,590
|
21,122
|
Lipscomb County |
4,156
|
3,831
|
3,541
|
3,376
|
3,222
|
Live Oak County |
9,595
|
9,635
|
9,468
|
9,614
|
9,554
|
Llano County |
11,885
|
11,936
|
12,120
|
11,962
|
11,726
|
Loving County |
83
|
91
|
94
|
99
|
107
|
Lubbock County |
219,679
|
220,946
|
220,943
|
222,021
|
222,932
|
Lynn County |
7,806
|
7,240
|
7,023
|
6,971
|
6,900
|
McCulloch County |
9,196
|
8,873
|
8,837
|
9,156
|
9,064
|
McLennan County |
183,163
|
186,467
|
186,733
|
186,698
|
187,791
|
McMullen County |
919
|
866
|
866
|
921
|
816
|
Madison County |
11,556
|
11,533
|
11,419
|
11,138
|
11,031
|
Marion County |
10,217
|
9,947
|
9,942
|
10,359
|
10,033
|
Martin County |
5,396
|
5,363
|
5,186
|
5,116
|
5,056
|
Mason County |
3,656
|
3,616
|
3,522
|
3,470
|
3,530
|
Matagorda County |
40,331
|
40,483
|
40,232
|
39,134
|
37,450
|
Maverick County |
34,729
|
34,674
|
35,105
|
35,567
|
35,622
|
Medina County |
24,760
|
25,675
|
26,165
|
26,783
|
27,044
|
Menard County |
2,319
|
2,374
|
2,436
|
2,436
|
2,358
|
Midland County |
108,601
|
111,902
|
107,101
|
106,323
|
106,438
|
Milam County |
24,186
|
24,228
|
23,694
|
23,256
|
23,008
|
Mills County |
4,651
|
4,639
|
4,558
|
4,544
|
4,570
|
Mitchell County |
9,090
|
9,174
|
8,756
|
8,604
|
8,285
|
Montague County |
18,457
|
18,374
|
18,083
|
17,855
|
17,389
|
Montgomery County |
168,585
|
169,898
|
169,534
|
170,791
|
175,584
|
Moore County |
18,182
|
18,596
|
18,323
|
18,247
|
17,871
|
Morris County |
14,333
|
14,333
|
13,862
|
13,616
|
13,610
|
Motley County |
1,647
|
1,595
|
1,711
|
1,664
|
1,584
|
Nacogdoches County |
51,413
|
52,336
|
53,029
|
53,213
|
54,423
|
Navarro County |
39,392
|
40,043
|
40,196
|
40,063
|
39,965
|
Newton County |
13,378
|
13,589
|
13,553
|
13,591
|
13,683
|
Nolan County |
17,806
|
17,347
|
17,352
|
17,012
|
16,842
|
Nueces County |
291,727
|
294,650
|
291,019
|
289,542
|
289,745
|
Ochiltree County |
11,139
|
10,808
|
10,081
|
9,579
|
9,196
|
Oldham County |
2,464
|
2,409
|
2,326
|
2,321
|
2,390
|
Orange County |
84,969
|
82,761
|
81,577
|
80,577
|
80,318
|
Palo Pinto County |
25,935
|
25,831
|
25,170
|
25,339
|
25,176
|
Panola County |
22,074
|
21,740
|
21,766
|
22,072
|
21,977
|
Parker County |
54,281
|
57,457
|
59,134
|
61,769
|
63,450
|
Parmer County |
10,393
|
10,209
|
9,962
|
9,929
|
9,968
|
Pecos County |
17,025
|
16,622
|
15,878
|
15,119
|
14,896
|
Polk County |
28,464
|
29,020
|
29,832
|
29,659
|
30,065
|
Potter County |
104,190
|
102,934
|
101,245
|
100,205
|
98,567
|
Presidio County |
5,722
|
5,621
|
6,090
|
6,232
|
6,457
|
Rains County |
5,835
|
5,940
|
6,366
|
6,461
|
6,628
|
Randall County |
83,536
|
85,981
|
87,611
|
89,648
|
90,098
|
Reagan County |
5,225
|
5,264
|
4,728
|
4,735
|
4,596
|
Real County |
2,424
|
2,301
|
2,288
|
2,272
|
2,480
|
Red River County |
15,557
|
15,200
|
15,201
|
14,896
|
14,609
|
Reeves County |
17,026
|
17,023
|
16,545
|
16,463
|
16,010
|
Refugio County |
8,884
|
8,851
|
8,698
|
8,455
|
8,192
|
Roberts County |
1,123
|
1,105
|
1,078
|
1,004
|
977
|
Robertson County |
16,228
|
16,044
|
15,735
|
15,511
|
15,558
|
Rockwall County |
20,721
|
22,476
|
24,079
|
24,059
|
24,744
|
Runnels County |
12,550
|
12,423
|
12,199
|
11,872
|
11,585
|
Rusk County |
43,926
|
43,681
|
43,924
|
43,968
|
43,618
|
Sabine County |
9,513
|
9,507
|
9,470
|
9,564
|
9,613
|
San Augustine County |
8,487
|
8,427
|
8,405
|
8,364
|
8,150
|
San Jacinto County |
14,660
|
15,026
|
15,252
|
15,713
|
16,139
|
San Patricio County |
61,135
|
61,664
|
60,681
|
59,371
|
58,629
|
San Saba County |
5,815
|
5,669
|
5,761
|
5,816
|
5,538
|
Schleicher County |
3,261
|
3,244
|
2,981
|
2,976
|
2,832
|
Scurry County |
20,823
|
20,493
|
19,602
|
18,741
|
18,545
|
Shackelford County |
4,198
|
4,121
|
3,824
|
3,573
|
3,436
|
Shelby County |
22,812
|
22,384
|
22,415
|
22,447
|
22,290
|
Sherman County |
3,112
|
3,053
|
2,979
|
2,935
|
3,000
|
Smith County |
148,975
|
151,554
|
152,388
|
152,164
|
150,876
|
Somervell County |
4,829
|
5,017
|
5,281
|
5,729
|
5,766
|
Starr County |
34,274
|
36,330
|
37,493
|
38,591
|
39,811
|
Stephens County |
10,494
|
10,702
|
10,378
|
9,730
|
9,236
|
Sterling County |
1,632
|
1,641
|
1,525
|
1,514
|
1,495
|
Stonewall County |
2,329
|
2,268
|
2,205
|
2,176
|
2,083
|
Sutton County |
5,495
|
5,262
|
4,667
|
4,456
|
4,146
|
Swisher County |
8,937
|
8,875
|
8,691
|
8,640
|
8,424
|
Tarrant County |
1,043,207
|
1,083,641
|
1,116,110
|
1,133,193
|
1,149,530
|
Taylor County |
122,466
|
124,470
|
123,334
|
120,515
|
120,302
|
Terrell County |
1,571
|
1,558
|
1,580
|
1,555
|
1,526
|
Terry County |
14,732
|
14,543
|
13,836
|
13,781
|
13,431
|
Throckmorton County |
2,189
|
2,201
|
2,057
|
1,997
|
1,961
|
Titus County |
23,384
|
23,703
|
23,517
|
23,835
|
23,783
|
Tom Green County |
96,368
|
97,247
|
97,494
|
98,596
|
99,676
|
Travis County |
530,511
|
547,418
|
552,135
|
557,219
|
565,405
|
Trinity County |
11,181
|
11,497
|
11,489
|
11,510
|
11,518
|
Tyler County |
17,421
|
17,318
|
17,163
|
16,877
|
16,645
|
Upshur County |
31,819
|
31,896
|
31,363
|
31,488
|
31,234
|
Upton County |
5,487
|
5,434
|
5,036
|
4,872
|
4,733
|
Uvalde County |
24,056
|
23,847
|
23,499
|
23,747
|
23,478
|
Val Verde County |
39,365
|
39,694
|
39,846
|
39,626
|
39,520
|
Van Zandt County |
36,307
|
37,230
|
37,495
|
37,971
|
37,877
|
Victoria County |
75,875
|
76,560
|
75,248
|
74,294
|
73,565
|
Walker County |
49,833
|
50,746
|
51,321
|
51,697
|
51,211
|
Waller County |
23,635
|
23,389
|
23,321
|
23,362
|
23,271
|
Ward County |
15,994
|
15,692
|
14,718
|
14,008
|
13,587
|
Washington County |
25,948
|
26,164
|
26,429
|
26,477
|
26,198
|
Webb County |
118,164
|
122,011
|
124,528
|
126,575
|
129,943
|
Wharton County |
41,561
|
41,130
|
40,297
|
40,348
|
40,326
|
Wheeler County |
7,343
|
7,040
|
6,847
|
6,602
|
6,154
|
Wichita County |
126,136
|
126,614
|
124,467
|
123,301
|
122,885
|
Wilbarger County |
16,966
|
16,928
|
16,302
|
15,883
|
15,321
|
Willacy County |
18,373
|
18,474
|
18,291
|
18,227
|
17,895
|
Williamson County |
110,657
|
119,712
|
126,560
|
129,602
|
135,715
|
Wilson County |
19,158
|
19,860
|
20,639
|
21,350
|
22,057
|
Winkler County |
10,849
|
10,369
|
9,283
|
9,022
|
8,769
|
Wise County |
31,745
|
33,544
|
34,205
|
34,431
|
34,543
|
Wood County |
27,631
|
28,364
|
28,747
|
29,114
|
29,159
|
Yoakum County |
9,521
|
9,597
|
9,188
|
9,052
|
8,911
|
Young County |
20,689
|
20,425
|
19,704
|
19,014
|
18,575
|
Zapata County |
8,366
|
8,480
|
8,610
|
8,969
|
9,130
|
Zavala County |
12,122
|
12,355
|
12,491
|
12,221
|
12,098
|