Table 1: Population and Population Change in Texas and the United States, 1850-2000 ________________________________________________________ Change in Population ____________________ Year Population Decade Numerical Percent ________________________________________________________ Texas _____ 1850 212,592 . . . 1860 604,215 1850-1860 391,623 184.21 1870 818,579 1860-1870 214,364 35.48 1880 1,591,749 1870-1880 773,170 94.45 1890 2,235,527 1880-1890 643,778 40.44 1900 3,048,710 1890-1900 813,183 36.38 1910 3,896,542 1900-1910 847,832 27.81 1920 4,663,228 1910-1920 766,686 19.68 1930 5,824,715 1920-1930 1,161,487 24.91 1940 6,414,824 1930-1940 590,109 10.13 1950 7,711,194 1940-1950 1,296,370 20.21 1960 9,579,677 1950-1960 1,868,483 24.23 1970 11,196,730 1960-1970 1,617,053 16.88 1980 14,229,191 1970-1980 3,032,461 27.08 1990 16,986,510 1980-1990 2,757,319 19.38 2000 20,851,820 1990-2000 3,865,310 22.76 United States _____________ 1850 23,191,876 . . . 1860 31,443,321 1850-1860 8,251,445 35.58 1870 39,818,449 1860-1870 8,375,128 26.64 1880 50,155,783 1870-1880 10,337,334 25.96 1890 62,947,714 1880-1890 12,791,931 25.50 1900 75,994,575 1890-1900 13,046,861 20.73 1910 91,972,266 1900-1910 15,977,691 21.02 1920 105,710,620 1910-1920 13,738,354 14.94 1930 122,775,046 1920-1930 17,064,426 16.14 1940 131,669,275 1930-1940 8,894,229 7.24 1950 150,697,361 1940-1950 19,028,086 14.45 1960 179,323,175 1950-1960 28,625,814 19.00 1970 203,302,031 1960-1970 23,978,856 13.37 1980 226,545,805 1970-1980 23,243,774 11.43 1990 248,709,873 1980-1990 22,164,068 9.78 2000 281,421,906 1990-2000 32,712,033 13.15 ________________________________________________________