Table 40: Number of Family Households with Children Under 18, and Numerical and Percent Change for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Family Households with Children Under 18, 2000 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Family Households with Children Under 18 Change _________________________________________ ___________________ Rank State/County 1990 2000 Number Percent ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ . State of Texas 2,266,899 2,723,330 456,431 20.13 1 Harris County 381,511 454,928 73,417 19.24 2 Dallas County 237,960 283,142 45,182 18.99 3 Tarrant County 158,842 196,662 37,820 23.81 4 Bexar County 158,071 178,876 20,805 13.16 5 El Paso County 83,600 94,242 10,642 12.73 6 Travis County 69,576 93,970 24,394 35.06 7 Hidalgo County 53,376 77,947 24,571 46.03 8 Collin County 40,476 73,864 33,388 82.49 9 Denton County 39,135 62,069 22,934 58.60 10 Fort Bend County 37,196 55,249 18,053 48.53 11 Cameron County 35,068 44,550 9,482 27.04 12 Montgomery County 26,628 41,892 15,264 57.32 13 Nueces County 40,098 40,061 -37 -0.09 14 Williamson County 21,985 38,105 16,120 73.32 15 Bell County 27,969 34,294 6,325 22.61 16 Brazoria County 27,363 33,397 6,034 22.05 17 Galveston County 29,049 32,077 3,028 10.42 18 Jefferson County 30,267 30,662 395 1.31 19 Lubbock County 27,856 29,365 1,509 5.42 20 Webb County 18,527 26,971 8,444 45.58 21 McLennan County 23,289 26,055 2,766 11.88 22 Smith County 19,552 21,761 2,209 11.30 23 Johnson County 13,851 17,237 3,386 24.45 24 Ector County 17,270 17,042 -228 -1.32 25 Midland County 15,841 16,645 804 5.08 26 Taylor County 15,900 16,383 483 3.04 27 Wichita County 15,845 16,261 416 2.63 28 Ellis County 12,372 15,569 3,197 25.84 29 Brazos County 12,686 15,376 2,690 21.20 30 Gregg County 14,107 14,296 189 1.34 31 Potter County 12,951 14,161 1,210 9.34 32 Randall County 12,795 13,969 1,174 9.18 33 Grayson County 12,149 13,755 1,606 13.22 34 Tom Green County 12,795 13,025 230 1.80 35 Parker County 9,078 11,827 2,749 30.28 36 Guadalupe County 8,831 11,822 2,991 33.87 37 Hays County 7,460 11,351 3,891 52.16 38 Victoria County 10,529 11,186 657 6.24 39 Orange County 11,402 11,162 -240 -2.10 40 Bowie County 10,832 10,925 93 0.86 41 Angelina County 9,510 10,344 834 8.77 42 Comal County 6,450 9,685 3,235 50.16 43 Kaufman County 7,153 9,637 2,484 34.73 44 Coryell County 8,337 9,524 1,187 14.24 45 Hunt County 8,179 9,453 1,274 15.58 46 San Patricio County 8,136 9,184 1,048 12.88 47 Liberty County 7,193 8,858 1,665 23.15 48 Henderson County 6,713 8,359 1,646 24.52 49 Harrison County 7,740 7,946 206 2.66 50 Starr County 6,208 7,885 1,677 27.01 51 Bastrop County 5,035 7,207 2,172 43.14 52 Maverick County 5,240 6,755 1,515 28.91 53 Nacogdoches County 6,181 6,704 523 8.46 54 Hardin County 5,883 6,630 747 12.70 55 Wise County 4,682 6,565 1,883 40.22 56 Rockwall County 3,849 6,452 2,603 67.63 57 Lamar County 5,640 6,161 521 9.24 58 Val Verde County 5,362 6,068 706 13.17 59 Van Zandt County 4,718 5,779 1,061 22.49 60 Rusk County 5,712 5,637 -75 -1.31 61 Navarro County 4,968 5,602 634 12.76 62 Cherokee County 4,992 5,561 569 11.40 64 Anderson County 5,292 5,341 49 0.93 64 Atascosa County 4,265 5,341 1,076 25.23 65 Wharton County 5,332 5,290 -42 -0.79 66 Walker County 4,611 5,249 638 13.84 67 Jim Wells County 5,189 5,208 19 0.37 68 Matagorda County 5,145 5,101 -44 -0.86 69 Medina County 3,581 5,040 1,459 40.74 70 Hale County 4,694 4,836 142 3.03 71 Hood County 3,731 4,656 925 24.79 72 Cooke County 4,034 4,622 588 14.58 73 Kerr County 3,923 4,534 611 15.57 74 Jasper County 4,043 4,495 452 11.18 75 Brown County 4,316 4,488 172 3.99 76 Upshur County 4,005 4,457 452 11.29 77 Wilson County 3,181 4,417 1,236 38.86 78 Polk County 3,383 4,359 976 28.85 79 Caldwell County 3,365 4,002 637 18.93 80 Hopkins County 3,827 3,994 167 4.36 81 Burnet County 2,632 3,954 1,322 50.23 82 Erath County 3,258 3,896 638 19.58 83 Wood County 3,375 3,894 519 15.38 84 Kleberg County 3,935 3,799 -136 -3.46 85 Hill County 3,112 3,752 640 20.57 86 Titus County 3,127 3,737 610 19.51 87 Howard County 3,984 3,736 -248 -6.22 88 Chambers County 2,904 3,714 810 27.89 89 Waller County 2,615 3,702 1,087 41.57 90 Cass County 3,859 3,684 -175 -4.53 91 Washington County 3,144 3,578 434 13.80 92 Fannin County 2,964 3,456 492 16.60 93 Uvalde County 3,188 3,443 255 8.00 94 Bee County 3,533 3,428 -105 -2.97 95 Hutchinson County 3,540 3,227 -313 -8.84 96 Palo Pinto County 3,090 3,221 131 4.24 97 Kendall County 1,917 3,129 1,212 63.22 98 Shelby County 2,679 3,107 428 15.98 99 Hockley County 3,411 3,043 -368 -10.79 100 Austin County 2,521 3,039 518 20.55 101 Moore County 2,703 3,037 334 12.36 102 Milam County 2,869 2,985 116 4.04 103 Panola County 2,916 2,827 -89 -3.05 104 Grimes County 2,143 2,685 542 25.29 105 Calhoun County 2,520 2,638 118 4.68 106 Gray County 3,105 2,637 -468 -15.07 107 San Jacinto County 1,937 2,593 656 33.87 108 Deaf Smith County 2,835 2,531 -304 -10.72 109 Limestone County 2,489 2,527 38 1.53 110 Fayette County 2,339 2,489 150 6.41 111 Aransas County 2,083 2,462 379 18.19 112 Willacy County 2,364 2,394 30 1.27 113 Colorado County 2,170 2,375 205 9.45 114 Houston County 2,438 2,368 -70 -2.87 115 Gonzales County 2,112 2,322 210 9.94 116 Tyler County 1,925 2,309 384 19.95 117 Lavaca County 2,219 2,301 82 3.70 118 Lampasas County 1,788 2,300 512 28.64 119 De Witt County 2,269 2,235 -34 -1.50 120 Montague County 2,090 2,233 143 6.84 121 Young County 2,410 2,210 -200 -8.30 122 Gillespie County 1,869 2,203 334 17.87 123 Gaines County 2,090 2,120 30 1.44 124 Pecos County 2,130 2,112 -18 -0.85 125 Jones County 2,097 2,053 -44 -2.10 126 Bandera County 1,214 2,037 823 67.79 127 Burleson County 1,647 2,028 381 23.13 128 Eastland County 2,071 2,025 -46 -2.22 129 Lee County 1,676 2,020 344 20.53 130 Freestone County 2,015 1,999 -16 -0.79 131 Falls County 1,983 1,991 8 0.40 132 Nolan County 2,124 1,985 -139 -6.54 133 Bosque County 1,677 1,982 305 18.19 134 Robertson County 1,898 1,975 77 4.06 135 Scurry County 2,458 1,949 -509 -20.71 136 Frio County 1,845 1,930 85 4.61 137 Lamb County 1,896 1,896 0 0.00 138 Andrews County 2,197 1,871 -326 -14.84 139 Jackson County 1,670 1,850 180 10.78 140 Newton County 1,795 1,805 10 0.56 141 Wilbarger County 1,835 1,784 -51 -2.78 142 Leon County 1,519 1,743 224 14.75 143 Zapata County 1,321 1,694 373 28.24 144 Dawson County 1,893 1,658 -235 -12.41 145 Comanche County 1,481 1,648 167 11.28 146 Red River County 1,663 1,634 -29 -1.74 147 Callahan County 1,561 1,614 53 3.40 148 Duval County 1,728 1,600 -128 -7.41 149 Reeves County 2,115 1,589 -526 -24.87 150 Morris County 1,716 1,539 -177 -10.31 151 Terry County 1,834 1,532 -302 -16.47 152 Karnes County 1,563 1,514 -49 -3.13 153 Zavala County 1,596 1,500 -96 -6.02 154 Trinity County 1,226 1,470 244 19.90 155 Ward County 1,878 1,450 -428 -22.79 156 Parmer County 1,376 1,426 50 3.63 157 Runnels County 1,404 1,391 -13 -0.93 158 Dimmit County 1,487 1,390 -97 -6.52 159 Camp County 1,168 1,365 197 16.87 161 Llano County 937 1,333 396 42.26 161 Ochiltree County 1,386 1,333 -53 -3.82 162 Clay County 1,311 1,328 17 1.30 163 Live Oak County 1,233 1,307 74 6.00 164 Archer County 1,106 1,246 140 12.66 165 Madison County 1,042 1,234 192 18.43 166 Stephens County 1,168 1,143 -25 -2.14 167 Franklin County 952 1,130 178 18.70 168 Castro County 1,329 1,129 -200 -15.05 169 Marion County 1,099 1,128 29 2.64 170 Floyd County 1,147 1,075 -72 -6.28 171 Yoakum County 1,379 1,072 -307 -22.26 172 Coleman County 1,085 1,059 -26 -2.40 173 Sabine County 972 1,057 85 8.74 174 Brooks County 1,124 1,054 -70 -6.23 175 Swisher County 1,068 1,045 -23 -2.15 176 Rains County 792 1,041 249 31.44 177 Presidio County 918 1,021 103 11.22 178 Winkler County 1,222 1,012 -210 -17.18 179 McCulloch County 1,077 1,005 -72 -6.69 180 Blanco County 734 1,004 270 36.78 181 Jack County 911 996 85 9.33 182 Brewster County 1,014 976 -38 -3.75 183 San Augustine County 825 958 133 16.12 184 Refugio County 983 942 -41 -4.17 185 Hamilton County 840 925 85 10.12 186 Lynn County 880 916 36 4.09 187 Somervell County 782 913 131 16.75 188 Dallam County 756 903 147 19.44 189 Crosby County 922 894 -28 -3.04 190 Carson County 928 884 -44 -4.74 191 Goliad County 784 874 90 11.48 192 Bailey County 986 872 -114 -11.56 193 Mitchell County 977 867 -110 -11.26 194 Childress County 705 775 70 9.93 195 Hansford County 844 739 -105 -12.44 196 Haskell County 806 704 -102 -12.66 197 Jim Hogg County 705 698 -7 -0.99 198 Martin County 703 693 -10 -1.42 199 La Salle County 693 685 -8 -1.15 200 San Saba County 631 667 36 5.71 201 Wheeler County 739 637 -102 -13.80 202 Delta County 554 633 79 14.26 203 Garza County 675 598 -77 -11.41 204 Crane County 716 590 -126 -17.60 205 Hardeman County 644 581 -63 -9.78 206 Sutton County 605 578 -27 -4.46 207 Hartley County 511 569 58 11.35 208 Crockett County 576 556 -20 -3.47 209 Mills County 493 550 57 11.56 210 Kimble County 487 526 39 8.01 212 Knox County 593 518 -75 -12.65 212 Reagan County 737 518 -219 -29.72 213 Cochran County 558 499 -59 -10.57 214 Hudspeth County 399 495 96 24.06 215 Fisher County 573 492 -81 -14.14 216 Sherman County 404 457 53 13.12 217 Upton County 685 456 -229 -33.43 218 Baylor County 488 452 -36 -7.38 219 Hall County 424 437 13 3.07 220 Shackelford County 404 426 22 5.45 222 Coke County 363 419 56 15.43 222 Hemphill County 539 419 -120 -22.26 223 Mason County 406 417 11 2.71 224 Culberson County 484 411 -73 -15.08 225 Lipscomb County 434 392 -42 -9.68 226 Donley County 387 391 4 1.03 227 Collingsworth County 444 386 -58 -13.06 228 Schleicher County 422 382 -40 -9.48 229 Kinney County 344 358 14 4.07 230 Real County 258 330 72 27.91 231 Concho County 327 315 -12 -3.67 232 Menard County 253 282 29 11.46 233 Armstrong County 252 272 20 7.94 234 Oldham County 273 258 -15 -5.49 235 Edwards County 301 254 -47 -15.61 236 Jeff Davis County 225 245 20 8.89 237 Cottle County 239 230 -9 -3.77 238 Dickens County 275 226 -49 -17.82 239 Irion County 237 225 -12 -5.06 240 Throckmorton County 232 223 -9 -3.88 241 Briscoe County 237 212 -25 -10.55 242 Glasscock County 220 203 -17 -7.73 243 Foard County 203 193 -10 -4.93 244 Sterling County 228 189 -39 -17.11 245 Stonewall County 244 188 -56 -22.95 246 Motley County 161 161 0 0.00 247 Terrell County 187 132 -55 -29.41 248 Roberts County 155 115 -40 -25.81 250 Kent County 123 92 -31 -25.20 250 McMullen County 93 92 -1 -1.08 251 Borden County 99 88 -11 -11.11 252 Kenedy County 52 49 -3 -5.77 253 King County 56 45 -11 -19.64 254 Loving County 11 5 -6 -54.55 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________