Reports

The Texas Demographic Center offers annual population estimates for Texas, its counties, and places. This summary focuses on our 2018 estimates, including population data for counties and places, components of population change, county characteristics, age distribution shifts, race/ethnicity composition, and an aging population map. Additionally, we provide rankings for the fastest-growing and declining cities in the state.

The Census Bureau introduced differential privacy methods for disclosure avoidance in public data products. While enhancing privacy, this approach compromises data accuracy, rendering it less useful for scientific, program administration, and policy applications. Differential privacy techniques limit the release of useful microdata and small-area tabular data. The Texas Demographic Center compared 2010 data without differential privacy to data infused with "noise" using the Census Bureau's method.

The Texas Demographic Center offers population projections for 40 years beyond the latest Census. This brief summarizes our recent projections, incorporating migration patterns from 2010 to 2015. It includes new race/ethnicity categories and expands the age distribution. The brief covers projected population growth by sex, age groups, and race/ethnicity, with a population pyramid and maps showing geographic distribution. Fastest growing and declining counties are also highlighted.