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People Statistics · Region

Population in Texas

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 2 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+15% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Texas 32M
World 8.2B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Texas · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 31,709,821 · 2025
First value 17,056,755 · 1990
Highest 31,709,821 · 2025
Lowest 17,056,755 · 1990
Average change +1.8% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearTexasChange United StatesWorld
2025 31,709,821 +1.3% 342M 8.2B
2024 31,290,831 +1.8% 340M 8.1B
2023 30,727,890 +2.0% 337M 8.1B
2022 30,113,488 +1.8% 334M 8B
2021 29,570,351 +1.1% 332M 7.9B
2020 29,239,570 +0.8% 332M 7.9B
2019 28,995,881 +1.3% 328M 7.8B
2018 28,628,666 +1.2% 327M 7.7B
2017 28,295,273 +1.4% 325M 7.6B
2016 27,914,410 +1.6% 323M 7.5B
2015 27,470,056 +1.9% 321M 7.4B
2014 26,964,333 +1.8% 318M 7.4B
2013 26,480,266 +1.5% 316M 7.3B
2012 26,084,481 +1.7% 314M 7.2B
2011 25,645,629 +1.6% 312M 7.1B
2010 25,241,971 +1.8% 309M 7B
2009 24,801,761 +2.0% 307M 6.9B
2008 24,309,039 +2.0% 304M 6.8B
2007 23,831,983 +2.0% 301M 6.7B
2006 23,359,580 +2.6% 298M 6.7B
2005 22,778,123 +1.7% 296M 6.6B
2004 22,394,023 +1.6% 293M 6.5B
2003 22,030,931 +1.6% 290M 6.4B
2002 21,690,325 +1.7% 288M 6.3B
2001 21,319,622 +1.8% 285M 6.2B
2000 20,944,499 +1.9% 282M 6.2B
1999 20,558,220 +2.0% 279M 6.1B
1998 20,157,531 +2.1% 276M 6B
1997 19,740,317 +2.1% 273M 5.9B
1996 19,340,342 +2.0% 269M 5.8B
1995 18,958,751 +2.1% 266M 5.7B
1994 18,564,062 +2.2% 263M 5.7B
1993 18,161,612 +2.3% 260M 5.6B
1992 17,759,738 +2.1% 257M 5.5B
1991 17,398,005 +2.0% 253M 5.4B
1990 17,056,755 250M 5.3B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
24 Alabama 5.2M
48 Alaska 737K
14 Arizona 7.6M
33 Arkansas 3.1M
1 California 39M
20 Colorado 6M
29 Connecticut 3.7M
45 Delaware 1.1M
49 District of Columbia 694K
3 Florida 23M
8 Georgia 11M
40 Hawaii 1.4M
37 Idaho 2M
6 Illinois 13M
17 Indiana 7M
32 Iowa 3.2M
34 Kansas 3M
26 Kentucky 4.6M
25 Louisiana 4.6M
42 Maine 1.4M
19 Maryland 6.3M
16 Massachusetts 7.2M
10 Michigan 10M
22 Minnesota 5.8M
35 Mississippi 3M
18 Missouri 6.3M
43 Montana 1.1M
38 Nebraska 2M
31 Nevada 3.3M
41 New Hampshire 1.4M
11 New Jersey 9.5M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
4 New York 20M
9 North Carolina 11M
47 North Dakota 799K
7 Ohio 12M
28 Oklahoma 4.1M
27 Oregon 4.3M
5 Pennsylvania 13M
44 Rhode Island 1.1M
23 South Carolina 5.6M
46 South Dakota 935K
15 Tennessee 7.3M
2 Texas 32M
30 Utah 3.5M
50 Vermont 645K
12 Virginia 8.9M
13 Washington 8M
39 West Virginia 1.8M
21 Wisconsin 6M
51 Wyoming 589K

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2025

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.