Table 49: Number of Vacant Housing Units, and Numerical and Percent Change for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Vacant Housing Units, 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of Vacant Housing Units Change ______________________________ ____________________ Rank State/County 1990 2000 Number Percent _________________________________________________________________________________________ . State of Texas 938,062 764,221 -173,841 -18.53 1 Harris County 147,360 92,614 -54,746 -37.15 2 Dallas County 93,827 46,498 -47,329 -50.44 3 Hidalgo County 24,762 35,834 11,072 44.71 4 Bexar County 46,789 32,417 -14,372 -30.72 5 Tarrant County 52,518 31,966 -20,552 -39.13 6 Cameron County 15,481 22,387 6,906 44.61 7 Galveston County 18,000 16,951 -1,049 -5.83 8 Travis County 31,312 15,115 -16,197 -51.73 9 El Paso County 9,107 14,425 5,318 58.39 10 Collin County 8,022 12,922 4,900 61.08 11 Nueces County 14,586 12,676 -1,910 -13.09 12 Montgomery County 10,308 9,474 -834 -8.09 13 Jefferson County 10,769 9,200 -1,569 -14.57 14 Denton County 10,279 9,166 -1,113 -10.83 15 Brazoria County 10,485 8,674 -1,811 -17.27 16 Lubbock County 10,236 8,079 -2,157 -21.07 17 Bell County 8,717 7,275 -1,442 -16.54 18 Henderson County 8,832 7,131 -1,701 -19.26 19 Polk County 6,807 6,058 -749 -11.00 20 Smith County 7,569 6,009 -1,560 -20.61 21 McLennan County 8,649 5,936 -2,713 -31.37 22 Ector County 6,467 5,654 -813 -12.57 23 Grayson County 7,376 5,466 -1,910 -25.89 24 Midland County 6,261 5,315 -946 -15.11 25 Fort Bend County 6,651 5,076 -1,575 -23.68 26 Wichita County 6,142 4,863 -1,279 -20.82 27 Taylor County 6,687 4,782 -1,905 -28.49 28 Matagorda County 5,376 4,710 -666 -12.39 29 Webb County 2,759 4,466 1,707 61.87 30 Tom Green County 4,727 4,413 -314 -6.64 31 Llano County 4,495 3,950 -545 -12.12 32 Potter County 5,583 3,838 -1,745 -31.26 33 Brazos County 5,074 3,821 -1,253 -24.69 34 Angelina County 3,792 3,750 -42 -1.11 35 Hunt County 4,884 3,748 -1,136 -23.26 36 Aransas County 3,951 3,716 -235 -5.95 37 Gregg County 4,662 3,662 -1,000 -21.45 38 Comal County 3,672 3,652 -20 -0.54 39 Brown County 3,812 3,583 -229 -6.01 40 Williamson County 5,674 3,559 -2,115 -37.28 41 Palo Pinto County 3,818 3,508 -310 -8.12 42 Bowie County 3,639 3,405 -234 -6.43 43 Wood County 3,115 3,356 241 7.74 44 Harrison County 2,776 3,184 408 14.70 45 Starr County 1,878 3,179 1,301 69.28 46 Sabine County 3,011 3,174 163 5.41 47 Orange County 3,007 3,139 132 4.39 48 Jasper County 2,397 3,126 729 30.41 49 Liberty County 3,705 3,117 -588 -15.87 50 Nacogdoches County 2,644 3,045 401 15.17 51 Parker County 2,996 2,953 -43 -1.44 52 Hood County 3,821 2,929 -892 -23.34 53 Victoria County 2,934 2,874 -60 -2.04 54 San Jacinto County 3,576 2,869 -707 -19.77 55 Burnet County 3,746 2,800 -946 -25.25 57 Calhoun County 2,782 2,796 14 0.50 57 Walker County 3,431 2,796 -635 -18.51 58 San Patricio County 3,350 2,771 -579 -17.28 59 Anderson County 2,686 2,758 72 2.68 60 Van Zandt County 2,664 2,701 37 1.39 61 Guadalupe County 2,929 2,685 -244 -8.33 62 Tyler County 2,588 2,644 56 2.16 63 Johnson County 3,567 2,633 -934 -26.18 64 Cherokee County 2,648 2,522 -126 -4.76 65 Rusk County 2,765 2,503 -262 -9.48 66 Bandera County 2,305 2,493 188 8.16 67 Houston County 2,473 2,471 -2 -0.08 68 Hill County 2,631 2,420 -211 -8.02 69 Trinity County 2,553 2,418 -135 -5.29 70 Kerr County 2,777 2,415 -362 -13.04 71 Fayette County 2,655 2,391 -264 -9.94 72 Shelby County 2,140 2,360 220 10.28 73 Zapata County 1,363 2,246 883 64.78 74 Hays County 3,029 2,233 -796 -26.28 75 Eastland County 2,414 2,226 -188 -7.79 76 Howard County 2,174 2,200 26 1.20 77 Bastrop County 2,922 2,157 -765 -26.18 78 Val Verde County 2,065 2,137 72 3.49 79 Leon County 2,013 2,110 97 4.82 80 Montague County 2,404 2,092 -312 -12.98 81 Atascosa County 1,674 2,067 393 23.48 82 Wise County 2,044 2,064 20 0.98 83 Ellis County 2,726 2,051 -675 -24.76 84 Lamar County 2,166 2,036 -130 -6.00 85 Hardin County 1,793 2,031 238 13.27 86 Randall County 3,254 2,021 -1,233 -37.89 87 Lavaca County 2,200 1,988 -212 -9.64 88 Live Oak County 1,969 1,966 -3 -0.15 89 Navarro County 2,345 1,958 -387 -16.50 90 Medina County 1,751 1,946 195 11.14 91 Washington County 2,098 1,919 -179 -8.53 92 Bosque County 2,084 1,918 -166 -7.97 93 Bee County 1,616 1,878 262 16.21 94 Jim Wells County 1,969 1,858 -111 -5.64 95 Erath County 1,881 1,854 -27 -1.44 96 Kleberg County 1,950 1,847 -103 -5.28 97 Burleson County 1,868 1,834 -34 -1.82 98 Coryell County 2,283 1,826 -457 -20.02 99 Limestone County 2,200 1,819 -381 -17.32 100 Wharton County 2,067 1,807 -260 -12.58 101 Maverick County 1,387 1,800 413 29.78 102 Colorado County 1,513 1,790 277 18.31 103 Fannin County 1,813 1,782 -31 -1.71 104 San Augustine County 1,095 1,781 686 62.65 106 Gray County 1,984 1,774 -210 -10.58 106 Marion County 1,681 1,774 93 5.53 107 Kaufman County 2,270 1,766 -504 -22.20 108 Newton County 1,468 1,748 280 19.07 109 Grimes County 1,704 1,737 33 1.94 110 Hopkins County 1,711 1,734 23 1.34 111 Panola County 1,459 1,703 244 16.72 112 Cass County 1,871 1,700 -171 -9.14 113 Robertson County 1,545 1,695 150 9.71 114 Milam County 1,825 1,667 -158 -8.66 115 Upshur County 1,527 1,640 113 7.40 116 Uvalde County 2,139 1,607 -532 -24.87 117 Hutchinson County 1,777 1,588 -189 -10.64 118 Comanche County 1,406 1,583 177 12.59 119 Hale County 1,465 1,551 86 5.87 120 Freestone County 1,749 1,550 -199 -11.38 121 De Witt County 1,373 1,549 176 12.82 122 Austin County 1,407 1,458 51 3.62 123 Cooke County 1,770 1,418 -352 -19.89 124 Gonzales County 1,579 1,412 -167 -10.58 125 Waller County 1,422 1,398 -24 -1.69 126 Gillespie County 1,554 1,381 -173 -11.13 127 Franklin County 1,202 1,378 176 14.64 128 Coleman County 1,356 1,359 3 0.22 129 Scurry County 1,334 1,356 22 1.65 130 Young County 1,422 1,337 -85 -5.98 131 Mitchell County 1,505 1,331 -174 -11.56 132 Coke County 1,419 1,299 -120 -8.46 133 Stephens County 1,426 1,232 -194 -13.60 134 Jackson County 1,008 1,209 201 19.94 135 Chambers County 1,131 1,197 66 5.84 136 Duval County 968 1,193 225 23.24 137 Lee County 1,067 1,188 121 11.34 138 Pecos County 1,129 1,185 56 4.96 139 Falls County 1,241 1,162 -79 -6.37 140 Hockley County 1,291 1,154 -137 -10.61 141 Willacy County 1,023 1,143 120 11.73 142 Kimble County 969 1,130 161 16.62 143 Titus County 849 1,123 274 32.27 144 Jones County 1,459 1,096 -363 -24.88 145 Red River County 962 1,089 127 13.20 146 Caldwell County 1,378 1,085 -293 -21.26 147 Hamilton County 1,016 1,081 65 6.40 148 Wilson County 1,035 1,072 37 3.57 149 Lampasas County 1,135 1,047 -88 -7.75 150 Baylor County 1,100 1,029 -71 -6.45 151 Karnes County 780 1,025 245 31.41 152 Kendall County 795 996 201 25.28 153 Haskell County 1,090 986 -104 -9.54 154 Runnels County 999 972 -27 -2.70 155 Reeves County 1,206 952 -254 -21.06 156 Brewster County 1,136 945 -191 -16.81 157 Nolan County 1,279 942 -337 -26.35 158 Lamb County 1,043 934 -109 -10.45 159 Frio County 750 917 167 22.27 160 McCulloch County 1,015 907 -108 -10.64 161 Rains County 924 906 -18 -1.95 162 Camp County 757 892 135 17.83 163 Madison County 977 883 -94 -9.62 164 Ward County 921 868 -53 -5.75 165 Callahan County 938 864 -74 -7.89 166 Wilbarger County 1,071 834 -237 -22.13 167 Rockwall County 978 821 -157 -16.05 168 Terry County 818 809 -9 -1.10 169 Dimmit County 919 804 -115 -12.51 170 Morris County 812 802 -10 -1.23 171 Donley County 789 800 11 1.39 172 Andrews County 704 799 95 13.49 173 Goliad County 627 782 155 24.72 174 Dawson County 885 774 -111 -12.54 175 Presidio County 635 769 134 21.10 176 Mason County 921 765 -156 -16.94 177 Real County 1,125 762 -363 -32.27 178 Deaf Smith County 970 734 -236 -24.33 179 Gaines County 719 729 10 1.39 180 Blanco County 797 728 -69 -8.66 181 Moore County 736 704 -32 -4.35 183 Crosby County 796 690 -106 -13.32 183 Mills County 800 690 -110 -13.75 184 Refugio County 802 684 -118 -14.71 185 Clay County 900 669 -231 -25.67 186 San Saba County 956 662 -294 -30.75 187 Zavala County 824 647 -177 -21.48 188 Winkler County 767 630 -137 -17.86 189 Jack County 772 621 -151 -19.56 191 La Salle County 543 617 74 13.63 191 Menard County 625 617 -8 -1.28 192 Kinney County 634 593 -41 -6.47 193 Childress County 611 585 -26 -4.26 194 Terrell County 286 548 262 91.61 195 Wheeler County 721 535 -186 -25.80 196 Archer County 723 526 -197 -27.25 197 Crockett County 448 525 77 17.19 198 Jeff Davis County 569 524 -45 -7.91 199 Ochiltree County 668 508 -160 -23.95 200 Yoakum County 533 505 -28 -5.25 201 Jim Hogg County 428 493 65 15.19 203 Brooks County 431 492 61 14.15 203 Fisher County 521 492 -29 -5.57 204 Floyd County 553 491 -62 -11.21 205 Sutton County 458 483 25 5.46 206 Hall County 520 440 -80 -15.38 207 Knox County 572 439 -133 -23.25 208 Castro County 480 437 -43 -8.96 209 Concho County 451 430 -21 -4.66 210 Collingsworth County 505 429 -76 -15.05 211 Edwards County 755 416 -339 -44.90 212 Hardeman County 577 415 -162 -28.08 213 Parmer County 444 410 -34 -7.66 215 Bailey County 655 390 -265 -40.46 215 Swisher County 504 390 -114 -22.62 216 Dickens County 491 388 -103 -20.98 217 Dallam County 455 380 -75 -16.48 218 Hudspeth County 342 379 37 10.82 219 Upton County 396 353 -43 -10.86 221 Carson County 454 345 -109 -24.01 221 Reagan County 327 345 18 5.50 222 Lipscomb County 453 336 -117 -25.83 223 Hansford County 413 324 -89 -21.55 224 Lynn County 595 317 -278 -46.72 225 Delta County 404 316 -88 -21.78 226 Shackelford County 419 313 -106 -25.30 227 Somervell County 527 312 -215 -40.80 228 Throckmorton County 316 301 -15 -4.75 229 Briscoe County 285 282 -3 -1.05 230 Cochran County 333 278 -55 -16.52 231 Martin County 407 274 -133 -32.68 232 Culberson County 210 269 59 28.10 234 Cottle County 371 268 -103 -27.76 234 Hemphill County 364 268 -96 -26.37 235 Garza County 362 265 -97 -26.80 236 Schleicher County 237 256 19 8.02 237 Crane County 258 236 -22 -8.53 238 Motley County 379 233 -146 -38.52 239 McMullen County 246 232 -14 -5.69 240 Stonewall County 279 223 -56 -20.07 241 Irion County 241 220 -21 -8.71 242 Kent County 204 198 -6 -2.94 243 Foard County 151 186 35 23.18 244 Glasscock County 144 177 33 22.92 245 Hartley County 209 156 -53 -25.36 246 Sherman County 240 151 -89 -37.08 248 Borden County 184 143 -41 -22.28 248 Kenedy County 68 143 75 110.29 249 Sterling County 129 120 -9 -6.98 250 Armstrong County 148 118 -30 -20.27 251 Roberts County 101 87 -14 -13.86 252 Oldham County 180 80 -100 -55.56 253 King County 67 66 -1 -1.49 254 Loving County 17 39 22 129.41 _________________________________________________________________________________________