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House seats by state, 1790 to 2020

After every census, the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are shared out again among the states. This page holds the seats each state had after every census from 1790 to 2020.

Every figure is the U.S. Census Bureau's. Seats are held for the whole period; resident population and people per seat only from 1910, because the Bureau's tables for earlier years give seats alone. A state that did not yet have seats, and the District of Columbia, which has no voting seat, show no figure. Nothing here is estimated.

Every census, with the House size

Texas in the House of Representatives

Texas first appears in the table for the 1840 census with 2 seats (it joined the Union in 1845) and is listed with 38 for the 2020 census.

SeatsTexas: seats in the House, census by censusSeats the Census Bureau lists for the state, 1789 to 2020. A gap means the table gives no seat that year.
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Texas: seats in the House, census by censusLine chart with 1 series from 1789 to 2020. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.010203040180019002000Seats, 1840: 2Seats, 1850: 2Seats, 1860: 4Seats, 1870: 6Seats, 1880: 11Seats, 1890: 13Seats, 1900: 16Seats, 1910: 18Seats, 1920: 18Seats, 1930: 21Seats, 1940: 21Seats, 1950: 22Seats, 1960: 23Seats, 1970: 24Seats, 1980: 27Seats, 1990: 30Seats, 2000: 32Seats, 2010: 36Seats, 2020: 3838Texas: seats in the House, census by censusLine chart with 1 series from 1789 to 2020. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.01020304018001850190019502000Seats, 1840: 2Seats, 1850: 2Seats, 1860: 4Seats, 1870: 6Seats, 1880: 11Seats, 1890: 13Seats, 1900: 16Seats, 1910: 18Seats, 1920: 18Seats, 1930: 21Seats, 1940: 21Seats, 1950: 22Seats, 1960: 23Seats, 1970: 24Seats, 1980: 27Seats, 1990: 30Seats, 2000: 32Seats, 2010: 36Seats, 2020: 38Seats 38

Before the first census the table counts the 13 original states only; a state that joined later has no figure until it has seats. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Texas: seats in the House, census by census
Texas: seats in the House, census by census
CensusSeats
1789No figure
1790No figure
1800No figure
1810No figure
1820No figure
1830No figure
18402
18502
18604
18706
188011
189013
190016
191018
192018
193021
194021
195022
196023
197024
198027
199030
200032
201036
202038

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Table 3 and Historical Apportionment Data. As of November 2, 2026.

People per seatTexas: people per seat, 1910 to 2020The Bureau's average apportionment population per representative, for the state and for the whole country.
  • Texas
  • United States
Texas: people per seat, 1910 to 2020Line chart with 2 series from 1910 to 2020. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0200K400K600K800K19502000Texas, 1910: 216,475Texas, 1920: 259,068Texas, 1930: 277,362Texas, 1940: 305,468Texas, 1950: 350,509Texas, 1960: 416,508Texas, 1970: 470,783Texas, 1980: 526,977Texas, 1990: 568,660Texas, 2000: 653,250Texas, 2010: 701,901Texas, 2020: 767,981United States, 1910: 210,328United States, 1920: 241,864United States, 1930: 280,675United States, 1940: 301,164United States, 1950: 344,587United States, 1960: 410,481United States, 1970: 469,088United States, 1980: 519,235United States, 1990: 572,466United States, 2000: 646,952United States, 2010: 710,767United States, 2020: 761,169768K761.2KTexas: people per seat, 1910 to 2020Line chart with 2 series from 1910 to 2020. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0200K400K600K800K192019401960198020002020Texas, 1910: 216,475Texas, 1920: 259,068Texas, 1930: 277,362Texas, 1940: 305,468Texas, 1950: 350,509Texas, 1960: 416,508Texas, 1970: 470,783Texas, 1980: 526,977Texas, 1990: 568,660Texas, 2000: 653,250Texas, 2010: 701,901Texas, 2020: 767,981United States, 1910: 210,328United States, 1920: 241,864United States, 1930: 280,675United States, 1940: 301,164United States, 1950: 344,587United States, 1960: 410,481United States, 1970: 469,088United States, 1980: 519,235United States, 1990: 572,466United States, 2000: 646,952United States, 2010: 710,767United States, 2020: 761,169Texas 768KUnited States 761.2K

The Bureau gives no population per seat before 1910 in these tables, so the lines start then.

Data table: Texas: people per seat, 1910 to 2020
Texas: people per seat, 1910 to 2020
CensusTexasUnited States
1910216,475210,328
1920259,068241,864
1930277,362280,675
1940305,468301,164
1950350,509344,587
1960416,508410,481
1970470,783469,088
1980526,977519,235
1990568,660572,466
2000653,250646,952
2010701,901710,767
2020767,981761,169

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Apportionment Data. As of November 2, 2026.

Every census

CensusSeatsChangeResident populationPeople per seatHouse total
2020 38 +2 29,145,505 767,981 435
2010 36 +4 25,145,561 701,901 435
2000 32 +2 20,851,820 653,250 435
1990 30 +3 16,986,510 568,660 435
1980 27 +3 14,229,191 526,977 435
1970 24 +1 11,196,730 470,783 435
1960 23 +1 9,579,677 416,508 435
1950 22 +1 7,711,194 350,509 437
1940 21 0 6,414,824 305,468 435
1930 21 +3 5,824,715 277,362 435
1920 18 0 4,663,228 259,068 435
1910 18 +2 3,896,542 216,475 435
1900 16 +3 Not in the tables 391
1890 13 +2 Not in the tables 357
1880 11 +5 Not in the tables 332
1870 6 +2 Not in the tables 293
1860 4 +2 Not in the tables 243
1850 2 0 Not in the tables 237
1840 2 New, 2 Not in the tables 232
1830 No seats listed Not in the tables 242
1820 No seats listed Not in the tables 213
1810 No seats listed Not in the tables 186
1800 No seats listed Not in the tables 142
1790 No seats listed Not in the tables 106
1789 (Constitution) No seats listed Not in the tables 65

Change is the seats in that census minus the seats in the column before; "New" marks the first column in which the state has seats. "Not in the tables" means the Bureau's tables for 1790 to 1900 give no population. Table 3 counts, in a census column, seats given to a state admitted after the census (Arizona and New Mexico in 1910, Alaska and Hawaii in 1950).

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Seats: U.S. Census Bureau, Table 3, Apportionment of Membership of the U.S. House of Representatives: 1789 to 2010 ↗ (2010 Census, CPH-2-1); 2020 from Historical Apportionment Data, 1910 to 2020 ↗. Held as of November 2, 2026. File SHA-256: 3c67c713aea5a02b… (Table 3), d9be9c833ad936ee… (CSV).

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Apportionment Data ↗, 1910 to 2020 only. The tables for 1790 to 1900 give seats but no population, so this archive shows none for those years.