Table 43: Number and Percent of Married-Couple Families, for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Married-Couple Families, 2000 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1990 2000 ____________________________ ________________________ Rank State/County Number Percent Number Percent _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ . State of Texas 3,435,540 56.59 3,989,741 53.96 1 Harris County 528,973 51.53 609,446 50.55 2 Dallas County 347,009 49.45 378,411 46.86 3 Tarrant County 244,106 55.65 280,611 52.56 4 Bexar County 223,629 54.67 247,095 50.54 5 Travis County 103,281 44.35 136,632 42.60 6 El Paso County 108,171 60.65 118,999 56.66 7 Collin County 62,537 65.28 113,089 62.15 8 Hidalgo County 68,872 66.56 101,884 64.97 9 Denton County 59,280 58.13 92,047 57.93 10 Fort Bend County 49,268 69.96 76,277 68.77 11 Montgomery County 42,281 66.52 66,287 64.17 12 Cameron County 45,838 62.55 59,105 60.77 13 Nueces County 56,657 56.80 57,191 51.82 14 Williamson County 31,284 64.12 55,519 63.99 15 Brazoria County 42,228 65.96 50,990 62.22 16 Galveston County 44,879 55.10 49,664 52.40 17 Bell County 41,491 61.71 48,414 56.62 18 Jefferson County 48,299 53.36 44,918 48.36 19 Lubbock County 44,504 54.58 44,576 48.18 20 McLennan County 37,293 53.12 39,219 49.73 21 Smith County 33,230 58.50 36,462 55.50 22 Webb County 22,078 64.11 31,778 62.63 23 Johnson County 22,877 68.37 28,222 64.68 24 Taylor County 25,976 59.99 25,419 53.77 25 Wichita County 26,094 57.64 25,340 52.31 26 Midland County 23,739 60.99 24,541 57.41 27 Ellis County 19,175 67.07 23,972 64.75 28 Ector County 25,465 60.17 23,738 54.14 29 Randall County 21,468 62.13 23,714 57.50 30 Grayson County 21,747 59.02 23,671 55.24 31 Brazos County 19,530 44.67 22,821 41.34 32 Gregg County 22,432 56.04 22,181 51.96 33 Tom Green County 20,522 57.96 20,571 52.07 34 Parker County 16,051 69.64 20,416 65.58 35 Potter County 19,124 51.21 19,303 47.36 36 Guadalupe County 14,637 64.59 19,043 61.63 37 Orange County 18,729 64.53 18,595 58.77 38 Comal County 12,640 65.44 18,252 62.80 39 Hays County 12,000 54.01 17,746 53.12 40 Bowie County 17,389 56.84 17,203 52.04 41 Victoria County 16,134 61.51 17,059 56.73 42 Henderson County 14,632 63.76 16,903 58.68 43 Angelina County 15,379 61.51 16,577 57.79 44 Hunt County 14,635 60.79 16,141 56.16 45 Kaufman County 11,598 65.06 15,371 63.08 46 Liberty County 11,642 62.80 14,071 60.54 47 San Patricio County 12,183 64.89 13,396 60.63 48 Harrison County 12,175 58.80 12,930 56.01 49 Coryell County 11,833 70.91 12,922 64.77 50 Bastrop County 8,303 62.06 11,761 58.52 51 Van Zandt County 9,535 66.45 11,398 62.64 52 Wise County 8,414 69.11 11,347 66.06 53 Hardin County 9,741 66.30 11,141 62.57 54 Nacogdoches County 10,010 49.74 10,636 48.33 55 Rockwall County 6,367 72.04 10,320 71.03 56 Lamar County 9,826 58.50 10,296 53.97 57 Hood County 7,716 69.28 10,287 63.59 58 Kerr County 8,488 59.01 10,119 56.81 59 Rusk County 9,949 60.94 10,108 58.21 60 Starr County 7,358 71.22 9,580 66.48 61 Cherokee County 8,708 58.13 9,272 55.68 62 Navarro County 8,506 57.19 9,189 55.72 63 Wood County 7,319 64.06 8,974 61.54 64 Val Verde County 7,828 66.11 8,843 62.49 65 Polk County 7,434 62.71 8,752 57.89 66 Maverick County 6,516 66.79 8,707 66.52 67 Anderson County 8,635 60.71 8,698 55.48 68 Walker County 7,533 50.50 8,565 46.80 69 Wharton County 8,348 58.75 8,219 55.54 70 Medina County 6,051 66.43 8,145 63.24 71 Cooke County 7,227 62.60 8,137 59.64 72 Burnet County 5,762 63.63 8,076 61.49 73 Upshur County 7,364 64.82 8,070 60.72 74 Brown County 7,666 58.53 7,993 55.87 75 Jasper County 7,211 63.10 7,822 58.16 76 Atascosa County 6,408 64.47 7,731 60.32 77 Jim Wells County 7,701 64.29 7,513 57.97 78 Matagorda County 7,757 58.93 7,484 53.84 79 Wilson County 5,236 69.99 7,341 66.51 80 Hale County 7,465 63.79 7,226 60.34 81 Hopkins County 6,817 62.17 7,186 58.49 82 Hill County 6,217 60.55 7,018 57.51 83 Erath County 5,973 54.91 6,747 53.68 84 Cass County 6,852 60.53 6,694 54.91 85 Fannin County 5,899 60.87 6,435 57.95 86 Washington County 5,518 57.37 6,208 54.83 87 Howard County 6,873 59.88 6,070 53.30 88 Caldwell County 5,216 59.65 6,056 55.99 89 Chambers County 4,630 66.81 6,005 65.71 90 Palo Pinto County 5,771 60.55 5,893 55.63 91 Waller County 4,113 55.57 5,875 55.65 92 Kendall County 3,581 67.03 5,791 67.24 93 Hutchinson County 6,362 65.98 5,701 61.41 94 Kleberg County 5,697 56.64 5,672 52.06 95 Titus County 5,295 62.24 5,639 59.03 96 Austin County 4,550 60.85 5,297 60.56 97 Gillespie County 4,440 66.16 5,292 62.11 98 Shelby County 4,877 57.54 5,284 55.07 99 San Jacinto County 3,978 63.68 5,212 60.25 100 Aransas County 4,330 62.41 5,204 56.99 101 Milam County 5,084 58.53 5,196 56.48 102 Panola County 5,063 61.44 5,111 57.94 103 Uvalde County 4,780 63.29 5,086 59.42 104 Fayette County 4,799 59.24 5,059 58.00 105 Gray County 5,927 62.08 5,009 56.97 106 Hockley County 5,392 67.50 4,829 60.41 107 Bee County 5,152 59.96 4,793 52.90 108 Llano County 3,348 63.43 4,691 59.54 109 Tyler County 4,144 64.16 4,671 60.08 110 Montague County 4,303 62.74 4,513 58.08 111 Lavaca County 4,459 60.67 4,423 57.67 112 Moore County 4,168 68.32 4,408 65.07 113 Calhoun County 4,292 63.33 4,403 59.16 114 Colorado County 4,151 59.10 4,301 56.29 115 Grimes County 3,466 57.38 4,297 55.42 116 Houston County 4,308 55.29 4,288 51.92 117 Limestone County 4,293 55.59 4,266 53.96 118 Bandera County 2,732 65.36 4,259 60.76 119 Young County 4,487 63.19 4,160 58.04 120 Bosque County 3,797 63.39 4,079 60.65 121 Eastland County 4,358 59.26 4,053 55.36 122 Lampasas County 3,233 63.92 3,980 60.73 123 De Witt County 4,101 57.00 3,970 55.09 124 Deaf Smith County 4,111 66.50 3,772 61.04 125 Freestone County 3,574 58.95 3,732 56.65 126 Leon County 3,091 61.75 3,726 60.20 127 Gonzales County 3,550 56.97 3,663 54.01 128 Jones County 3,915 63.35 3,662 59.64 129 Burleson County 2,975 57.48 3,591 56.44 130 Willacy County 3,283 65.02 3,466 62.07 131 Lee County 2,938 62.43 3,395 59.95 132 Scurry County 4,200 65.95 3,363 58.43 133 Nolan County 3,767 60.93 3,268 52.97 134 Comanche County 3,380 63.56 3,267 59.16 135 Newton County 3,074 62.61 3,241 58.05 136 Pecos County 3,183 67.55 3,200 62.10 137 Lamb County 3,492 63.63 3,191 59.53 138 Gaines County 3,182 70.68 3,168 67.68 139 Robertson County 3,106 53.62 3,156 51.08 140 Trinity County 2,770 59.61 3,153 55.09 141 Falls County 3,399 52.36 3,134 48.25 142 Red River County 3,240 56.96 3,120 53.54 143 Callahan County 2,945 64.51 3,116 61.57 144 Jackson County 2,991 61.89 3,105 58.19 145 Wilbarger County 3,361 58.54 2,942 53.13 146 Andrews County 3,322 69.82 2,932 63.73 147 Morris County 2,952 59.18 2,813 53.94 148 Dawson County 3,253 63.99 2,809 59.44 149 Clay County 2,579 67.73 2,732 63.20 150 Sabine County 2,555 64.12 2,642 58.91 151 Frio County 2,527 61.20 2,617 55.18 152 Terry County 3,003 67.06 2,556 59.75 154 Live Oak County 2,315 65.21 2,543 60.12 154 Runnels County 2,631 60.54 2,543 57.43 155 Zapata County 1,979 69.15 2,518 64.22 156 Reeves County 3,188 65.89 2,438 59.59 157 Camp County 2,199 58.28 2,435 56.16 158 Karnes County 2,598 59.90 2,388 53.61 159 Marion County 2,211 54.62 2,382 51.67 160 Ward County 2,888 64.99 2,329 58.75 161 Franklin County 1,954 64.77 2,325 61.93 162 Duval County 2,463 59.22 2,315 53.22 163 Rains County 1,688 64.70 2,239 61.90 164 Madison County 1,937 57.84 2,235 57.10 165 Parmer County 2,264 69.85 2,226 67.01 166 Archer County 2,044 69.12 2,174 64.99 167 Stephens County 2,137 60.10 2,098 57.31 168 Coleman County 2,334 57.97 2,091 53.77 169 Ochiltree County 2,263 68.00 2,086 63.97 170 Blanco County 1,480 63.30 2,032 61.52 171 Hamilton County 1,901 58.49 1,963 58.18 172 San Augustine County 1,791 58.28 1,912 53.48 173 Dimmit County 1,971 64.16 1,898 57.38 174 Zavala County 2,066 61.56 1,889 55.11 175 Jack County 1,722 63.19 1,836 60.26 176 McCulloch County 2,005 58.81 1,811 55.26 177 Castro County 1,956 67.99 1,797 65.09 178 Swisher County 1,895 63.31 1,760 60.17 179 Floyd County 1,992 66.80 1,745 63.92 180 Brewster County 1,772 52.90 1,713 46.69 181 Yoakum County 2,099 73.93 1,699 68.81 182 Refugio County 1,728 58.84 1,646 55.14 183 Goliad County 1,418 64.22 1,641 62.07 184 Carson County 1,681 69.98 1,614 65.34 185 Winkler County 2,030 69.02 1,598 61.84 186 Mitchell County 1,829 59.89 1,576 55.55 187 Bailey County 1,702 69.36 1,525 64.95 188 Somervell County 1,227 64.51 1,504 61.69 189 Crosby County 1,647 65.46 1,483 59.04 190 Haskell County 1,717 62.37 1,481 57.65 191 Lynn County 1,555 65.25 1,435 60.96 192 Presidio County 1,354 60.04 1,430 56.52 193 Brooks County 1,551 58.02 1,415 52.19 194 San Saba County 1,283 60.46 1,348 58.89 195 Hansford County 1,459 69.08 1,304 65.04 196 Childress County 1,372 56.34 1,296 52.38 197 Dallam County 1,257 59.24 1,276 55.07 198 Wheeler County 1,448 61.62 1,249 58.04 199 Mills County 1,125 63.13 1,204 60.17 200 Delta County 1,145 60.23 1,180 56.35 201 Hartley County 957 71.85 1,105 68.89 202 Kimble County 1,012 62.32 1,068 57.23 203 Hardeman County 1,218 57.97 1,063 54.71 204 Fisher County 1,201 63.48 1,052 58.94 205 Martin County 1,147 70.28 1,044 64.29 206 Jim Hogg County 1,005 60.00 1,002 55.21 207 La Salle County 993 58.38 995 54.70 208 Garza County 1,163 63.83 973 58.51 209 Sutton County 983 67.05 964 63.63 210 Baylor County 1,111 58.29 959 53.55 211 Mason County 896 62.44 950 59.12 212 Knox County 1,132 59.99 947 56.04 213 Crane County 1,093 71.11 922 67.79 214 Crockett County 922 63.63 919 60.30 215 Coke County 879 63.97 902 58.42 216 Donley County 928 61.25 895 56.72 218 Cochran County 971 67.90 835 63.79 218 Hemphill County 922 68.40 835 65.23 219 Hall County 927 55.54 831 53.68 220 Kinney County 725 61.08 812 61.80 221 Shackelford County 791 59.21 792 60.92 222 Upton County 1,004 68.21 767 61.07 223 Sherman County 755 71.70 764 67.97 224 Reagan County 1,043 76.80 754 68.11 225 Lipscomb County 822 66.83 748 62.07 226 Collingsworth County 870 60.12 744 57.50 227 Real County 596 64.50 727 58.39 228 Schleicher County 729 69.36 698 62.60 229 Hudspeth County 600 63.42 688 63.00 230 Concho County 647 60.87 628 59.36 231 Culberson County 696 64.68 612 58.17 232 Jeff Davis County 483 62.00 545 60.83 233 Armstrong County 522 67.97 539 67.21 235 Dickens County 613 57.13 535 54.59 235 Menard County 526 56.14 535 54.04 236 Oldham County 491 72.10 490 66.67 237 Edwards County 509 64.03 487 60.80 239 Irion County 426 70.88 450 64.84 239 Throckmorton County 481 60.89 450 58.82 240 Cottle County 530 57.92 442 53.90 241 Briscoe County 503 63.75 429 59.25 242 Stonewall County 496 61.54 403 56.52 243 Motley County 385 59.51 365 60.23 244 Foard County 421 56.97 359 54.07 245 Sterling County 350 70.85 329 64.13 246 Glasscock County 351 76.97 326 67.49 247 Roberts County 278 71.10 256 70.72 248 Terrell County 325 62.02 241 54.40 249 Kent County 263 65.91 216 61.19 250 McMullen County 212 66.46 212 59.72 251 Borden County 218 74.15 190 65.07 252 King County 97 78.23 86 79.63 253 Kenedy County 104 71.72 81 58.70 254 Loving County 27 64.29 17 54.84 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________