Table 42: 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 Percent Change, 1990-2000 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 Collin County 40,476 73,864 33,388 82.49 2 Williamson County 21,985 38,105 16,120 73.32 3 Bandera County 1,214 2,037 823 67.79 4 Rockwall County 3,849 6,452 2,603 67.63 5 Kendall County 1,917 3,129 1,212 63.22 6 Denton County 39,135 62,069 22,934 58.60 7 Montgomery County 26,628 41,892 15,264 57.32 8 Hays County 7,460 11,351 3,891 52.16 9 Burnet County 2,632 3,954 1,322 50.23 10 Comal County 6,450 9,685 3,235 50.16 11 Fort Bend County 37,196 55,249 18,053 48.53 12 Hidalgo County 53,376 77,947 24,571 46.03 13 Webb County 18,527 26,971 8,444 45.58 14 Bastrop County 5,035 7,207 2,172 43.14 15 Llano County 937 1,333 396 42.26 16 Waller County 2,615 3,702 1,087 41.57 17 Medina County 3,581 5,040 1,459 40.74 18 Wise County 4,682 6,565 1,883 40.22 19 Wilson County 3,181 4,417 1,236 38.86 20 Blanco County 734 1,004 270 36.78 21 Travis County 69,576 93,970 24,394 35.06 22 Kaufman County 7,153 9,637 2,484 34.73 24 Guadalupe County 8,831 11,822 2,991 33.87 24 San Jacinto County 1,937 2,593 656 33.87 25 Rains County 792 1,041 249 31.44 26 Parker County 9,078 11,827 2,749 30.28 27 Maverick County 5,240 6,755 1,515 28.91 28 Polk County 3,383 4,359 976 28.85 29 Lampasas County 1,788 2,300 512 28.64 30 Zapata County 1,321 1,694 373 28.24 31 Real County 258 330 72 27.91 32 Chambers County 2,904 3,714 810 27.89 33 Cameron County 35,068 44,550 9,482 27.04 34 Starr County 6,208 7,885 1,677 27.01 35 Ellis County 12,372 15,569 3,197 25.84 36 Grimes County 2,143 2,685 542 25.29 37 Atascosa County 4,265 5,341 1,076 25.23 38 Hood County 3,731 4,656 925 24.79 39 Henderson County 6,713 8,359 1,646 24.52 40 Johnson County 13,851 17,237 3,386 24.45 41 Hudspeth County 399 495 96 24.06 42 Tarrant County 158,842 196,662 37,820 23.81 43 Liberty County 7,193 8,858 1,665 23.15 44 Burleson County 1,647 2,028 381 23.13 45 Bell County 27,969 34,294 6,325 22.61 46 Van Zandt County 4,718 5,779 1,061 22.49 47 Brazoria County 27,363 33,397 6,034 22.05 48 Brazos County 12,686 15,376 2,690 21.20 49 Hill County 3,112 3,752 640 20.57 50 Austin County 2,521 3,039 518 20.55 51 Lee County 1,676 2,020 344 20.53 52 Tyler County 1,925 2,309 384 19.95 53 Trinity County 1,226 1,470 244 19.90 54 Erath County 3,258 3,896 638 19.58 55 Titus County 3,127 3,737 610 19.51 56 Dallam County 756 903 147 19.44 57 Harris County 381,511 454,928 73,417 19.24 58 Dallas County 237,960 283,142 45,182 18.99 59 Caldwell County 3,365 4,002 637 18.93 60 Franklin County 952 1,130 178 18.70 61 Madison County 1,042 1,234 192 18.43 63 Aransas County 2,083 2,462 379 18.19 63 Bosque County 1,677 1,982 305 18.19 64 Gillespie County 1,869 2,203 334 17.87 65 Camp County 1,168 1,365 197 16.87 66 Somervell County 782 913 131 16.75 67 Fannin County 2,964 3,456 492 16.60 68 San Augustine County 825 958 133 16.12 69 Shelby County 2,679 3,107 428 15.98 70 Hunt County 8,179 9,453 1,274 15.58 71 Kerr County 3,923 4,534 611 15.57 72 Coke County 363 419 56 15.43 73 Wood County 3,375 3,894 519 15.38 74 Leon County 1,519 1,743 224 14.75 75 Cooke County 4,034 4,622 588 14.58 76 Delta County 554 633 79 14.26 77 Coryell County 8,337 9,524 1,187 14.24 78 Walker County 4,611 5,249 638 13.84 79 Washington County 3,144 3,578 434 13.80 80 Grayson County 12,149 13,755 1,606 13.22 81 Val Verde County 5,362 6,068 706 13.17 82 Bexar County 158,071 178,876 20,805 13.16 83 Sherman County 404 457 53 13.12 84 San Patricio County 8,136 9,184 1,048 12.88 85 Navarro County 4,968 5,602 634 12.76 86 El Paso County 83,600 94,242 10,642 12.73 87 Hardin County 5,883 6,630 747 12.70 88 Archer County 1,106 1,246 140 12.66 89 Moore County 2,703 3,037 334 12.36 90 McLennan County 23,289 26,055 2,766 11.88 91 Mills County 493 550 57 11.56 92 Goliad County 784 874 90 11.48 93 Menard County 253 282 29 11.46 94 Cherokee County 4,992 5,561 569 11.40 95 Hartley County 511 569 58 11.35 96 Smith County 19,552 21,761 2,209 11.30 97 Upshur County 4,005 4,457 452 11.29 98 Comanche County 1,481 1,648 167 11.28 99 Presidio County 918 1,021 103 11.22 100 Jasper County 4,043 4,495 452 11.18 101 Jackson County 1,670 1,850 180 10.78 102 Galveston County 29,049 32,077 3,028 10.42 103 Hamilton County 840 925 85 10.12 104 Gonzales County 2,112 2,322 210 9.94 105 Childress County 705 775 70 9.93 106 Colorado County 2,170 2,375 205 9.45 107 Potter County 12,951 14,161 1,210 9.34 108 Jack County 911 996 85 9.33 109 Lamar County 5,640 6,161 521 9.24 110 Randall County 12,795 13,969 1,174 9.18 111 Jeff Davis County 225 245 20 8.89 112 Angelina County 9,510 10,344 834 8.77 113 Sabine County 972 1,057 85 8.74 114 Nacogdoches County 6,181 6,704 523 8.46 115 Kimble County 487 526 39 8.01 116 Uvalde County 3,188 3,443 255 8.00 117 Armstrong County 252 272 20 7.94 118 Montague County 2,090 2,233 143 6.84 119 Fayette County 2,339 2,489 150 6.41 120 Victoria County 10,529 11,186 657 6.24 121 Live Oak County 1,233 1,307 74 6.00 122 San Saba County 631 667 36 5.71 123 Shackelford County 404 426 22 5.45 124 Lubbock County 27,856 29,365 1,509 5.42 125 Midland County 15,841 16,645 804 5.08 126 Calhoun County 2,520 2,638 118 4.68 127 Frio County 1,845 1,930 85 4.61 128 Hopkins County 3,827 3,994 167 4.36 129 Palo Pinto County 3,090 3,221 131 4.24 130 Lynn County 880 916 36 4.09 131 Kinney County 344 358 14 4.07 132 Robertson County 1,898 1,975 77 4.06 133 Milam County 2,869 2,985 116 4.04 134 Brown County 4,316 4,488 172 3.99 135 Lavaca County 2,219 2,301 82 3.70 136 Parmer County 1,376 1,426 50 3.63 137 Callahan County 1,561 1,614 53 3.40 138 Hall County 424 437 13 3.07 139 Taylor County 15,900 16,383 483 3.04 140 Hale County 4,694 4,836 142 3.03 141 Mason County 406 417 11 2.71 142 Harrison County 7,740 7,946 206 2.66 143 Marion County 1,099 1,128 29 2.64 144 Wichita County 15,845 16,261 416 2.63 145 Tom Green County 12,795 13,025 230 1.80 146 Limestone County 2,489 2,527 38 1.53 147 Gaines County 2,090 2,120 30 1.44 148 Gregg County 14,107 14,296 189 1.34 149 Jefferson County 30,267 30,662 395 1.31 150 Clay County 1,311 1,328 17 1.30 151 Willacy County 2,364 2,394 30 1.27 152 Donley County 387 391 4 1.03 153 Anderson County 5,292 5,341 49 0.93 154 Bowie County 10,832 10,925 93 0.86 155 Newton County 1,795 1,805 10 0.56 156 Falls County 1,983 1,991 8 0.40 157 Jim Wells County 5,189 5,208 19 0.37 159 Lamb County 1,896 1,896 0 0.00 159 Motley County 161 161 0 0.00 160 Nueces County 40,098 40,061 -37 -0.09 162 Freestone County 2,015 1,999 -16 -0.79 162 Wharton County 5,332 5,290 -42 -0.79 163 Pecos County 2,130 2,112 -18 -0.85 164 Matagorda County 5,145 5,101 -44 -0.86 165 Runnels County 1,404 1,391 -13 -0.93 166 Jim Hogg County 705 698 -7 -0.99 167 McMullen County 93 92 -1 -1.08 168 La Salle County 693 685 -8 -1.15 169 Rusk County 5,712 5,637 -75 -1.31 170 Ector County 17,270 17,042 -228 -1.32 171 Martin County 703 693 -10 -1.42 172 De Witt County 2,269 2,235 -34 -1.50 173 Red River County 1,663 1,634 -29 -1.74 175 Jones County 2,097 2,053 -44 -2.10 175 Orange County 11,402 11,162 -240 -2.10 176 Stephens County 1,168 1,143 -25 -2.14 177 Swisher County 1,068 1,045 -23 -2.15 178 Eastland County 2,071 2,025 -46 -2.22 179 Coleman County 1,085 1,059 -26 -2.40 180 Wilbarger County 1,835 1,784 -51 -2.78 181 Houston County 2,438 2,368 -70 -2.87 182 Bee County 3,533 3,428 -105 -2.97 183 Crosby County 922 894 -28 -3.04 184 Panola County 2,916 2,827 -89 -3.05 185 Karnes County 1,563 1,514 -49 -3.13 186 Kleberg County 3,935 3,799 -136 -3.46 187 Crockett County 576 556 -20 -3.47 188 Concho County 327 315 -12 -3.67 189 Brewster County 1,014 976 -38 -3.75 190 Cottle County 239 230 -9 -3.77 191 Ochiltree County 1,386 1,333 -53 -3.82 192 Throckmorton County 232 223 -9 -3.88 193 Refugio County 983 942 -41 -4.17 194 Sutton County 605 578 -27 -4.46 195 Cass County 3,859 3,684 -175 -4.53 196 Carson County 928 884 -44 -4.74 197 Foard County 203 193 -10 -4.93 198 Irion County 237 225 -12 -5.06 199 Oldham County 273 258 -15 -5.49 200 Kenedy County 52 49 -3 -5.77 201 Zavala County 1,596 1,500 -96 -6.02 202 Howard County 3,984 3,736 -248 -6.22 203 Brooks County 1,124 1,054 -70 -6.23 204 Floyd County 1,147 1,075 -72 -6.28 205 Dimmit County 1,487 1,390 -97 -6.52 206 Nolan County 2,124 1,985 -139 -6.54 207 McCulloch County 1,077 1,005 -72 -6.69 208 Baylor County 488 452 -36 -7.38 209 Duval County 1,728 1,600 -128 -7.41 210 Glasscock County 220 203 -17 -7.73 211 Young County 2,410 2,210 -200 -8.30 212 Hutchinson County 3,540 3,227 -313 -8.84 213 Schleicher County 422 382 -40 -9.48 214 Lipscomb County 434 392 -42 -9.68 215 Hardeman County 644 581 -63 -9.78 216 Morris County 1,716 1,539 -177 -10.31 217 Briscoe County 237 212 -25 -10.55 218 Cochran County 558 499 -59 -10.57 219 Deaf Smith County 2,835 2,531 -304 -10.72 220 Hockley County 3,411 3,043 -368 -10.79 221 Borden County 99 88 -11 -11.11 222 Mitchell County 977 867 -110 -11.26 223 Garza County 675 598 -77 -11.41 224 Bailey County 986 872 -114 -11.56 225 Dawson County 1,893 1,658 -235 -12.41 226 Hansford County 844 739 -105 -12.44 227 Knox County 593 518 -75 -12.65 228 Haskell County 806 704 -102 -12.66 229 Collingsworth County 444 386 -58 -13.06 230 Wheeler County 739 637 -102 -13.80 231 Fisher County 573 492 -81 -14.14 232 Andrews County 2,197 1,871 -326 -14.84 233 Castro County 1,329 1,129 -200 -15.05 234 Gray County 3,105 2,637 -468 -15.07 235 Culberson County 484 411 -73 -15.08 236 Edwards County 301 254 -47 -15.61 237 Terry County 1,834 1,532 -302 -16.47 238 Sterling County 228 189 -39 -17.11 239 Winkler County 1,222 1,012 -210 -17.18 240 Crane County 716 590 -126 -17.60 241 Dickens County 275 226 -49 -17.82 242 King County 56 45 -11 -19.64 243 Scurry County 2,458 1,949 -509 -20.71 245 Hemphill County 539 419 -120 -22.26 245 Yoakum County 1,379 1,072 -307 -22.26 246 Ward County 1,878 1,450 -428 -22.79 247 Stonewall County 244 188 -56 -22.95 248 Reeves County 2,115 1,589 -526 -24.87 249 Kent County 123 92 -31 -25.20 250 Roberts County 155 115 -40 -25.81 251 Terrell County 187 132 -55 -29.41 252 Reagan County 737 518 -219 -29.72 253 Upton County 685 456 -229 -33.43 254 Loving County 11 5 -6 -54.55 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________