The Texas Demographic Center is pleased to announce the release of the 2019 population estimates. The TDC produces annual estimates of the total population of counties and places in the state. Estimates of county populations by age, sex, and race/ethnicity are also available. The TDC annual estimates aid state and local governments, policymakers, and other stakeholders to gauge the growth and demographic composition of the state, counties, and places. TDC estimates have also proven critical in the allocation of pandemic relief funding. [View Estimates]

Recent studies conducted during the pandemic have helped to identify subsets of the population most impacted by the coronavirus and the pandemic-induced economic recession. We use the recently released 2019 American Community Survey one-year estimates to understand Texas’s most vulnerable populations, their share of the population, and explore some of their pre-existing challenges, specifically around housing and food insecurity and health insurance status. [See Report]

Since we could not meet in person, we decided to go digital! We will be hosting a series of webinars starting Monday, July 27 to Wednesday July 29, 2020. We are partnering with the Census Bureau to bring you three half day sessions with topics, such as the 2020 Census, new Census Bureau data products, balancing data privacy and disclosure avoidance, and, of course, Texas demographics. Join us for one session, one afternoon, or for the entire program! Register now to reserve your spot for this free event. [More Details]

The 2020 Census marks the first time respondents will be able to respond online. Using the newly released 2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the TDC produced a visualization looking at the percent of Texas households lacking internet access and the contact strategy to be used by the Census Bureau to invite households to complete the census form. How closely these contact strategies match the internet access of households in Texas will in part determine the success of a complete count in Texas in 2020 [View Infographic]