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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
People · Texas United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 31,709,821 +1.3% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 2 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +15% +1.8% a year on average
share of United States 9.28% United States: 341,784,857 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+15% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Texas 32M
United States 342M
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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
51 Wyoming 582K
50 Vermont 648K
49 District of Columbia 677K
48 Alaska 734K
47 North Dakota 781K
46 South Dakota 910K
45 Delaware 1M
44 Rhode Island 1.1M
43 Montana 1.1M
42 Maine 1.4M
41 New Hampshire 1.4M
40 Hawaii 1.4M
39 West Virginia 1.8M
38 Idaho 1.9M
37 Nebraska 2M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
35 Kansas 2.9M
34 Mississippi 2.9M
33 Arkansas 3M
32 Nevada 3.2M
31 Iowa 3.2M
30 Utah 3.4M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
28 Oklahoma 4M
27 Oregon 4.2M
26 Kentucky 4.5M
25 Louisiana 4.6M
24 Alabama 5.1M
23 South Carolina 5.3M
22 Minnesota 5.7M
21 Colorado 5.9M
20 Wisconsin 5.9M
19 Missouri 6.2M
18 Maryland 6.2M
17 Indiana 6.8M
16 Massachusetts 7M
15 Tennessee 7.1M
14 Arizona 7.4M
13 Washington 7.8M
12 Virginia 8.7M
11 New Jersey 9.3M
10 Michigan 10M
9 North Carolina 11M
8 Georgia 11M
7 Ohio 12M
6 Illinois 13M
5 Pennsylvania 13M
4 New York 20M
3 Florida 22M
2 Texas 30M
1 California 39M

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

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.