Historic Harris County Population: 1850 - Present

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

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.

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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 18504,668
Census 18609,070
Census 187017,375
Census 188027,985
Census 189037,249
Census 190063,786
Census 1910115,693
Census 1920186,667
Census 1930359,328
Census 1940528,961
Census 1950806,701
Census 19601,243,158
Census 19701,741,912
Census 19802,409,547
Census 19902,818,199
Census 20003,400,578
Census 20104,092,459
Census 20204,731,145