Table 50: Number of Vacant Housing Units, and Numerical and Percent Change for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Numerical Change, 1990-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 Hidalgo County 24,762 35,834 11,072 44.71 2 Cameron County 15,481 22,387 6,906 44.61 3 El Paso County 9,107 14,425 5,318 58.39 4 Collin County 8,022 12,922 4,900 61.08 5 Webb County 2,759 4,466 1,707 61.87 6 Starr County 1,878 3,179 1,301 69.28 7 Zapata County 1,363 2,246 883 64.78 8 Jasper County 2,397 3,126 729 30.41 9 San Augustine County 1,095 1,781 686 62.65 10 Maverick County 1,387 1,800 413 29.78 11 Harrison County 2,776 3,184 408 14.70 12 Nacogdoches County 2,644 3,045 401 15.17 13 Atascosa County 1,674 2,067 393 23.48 14 Newton County 1,468 1,748 280 19.07 15 Colorado County 1,513 1,790 277 18.31 16 Titus County 849 1,123 274 32.27 18 Bee County 1,616 1,878 262 16.21 18 Terrell County 286 548 262 91.61 19 Karnes County 780 1,025 245 31.41 20 Panola County 1,459 1,703 244 16.72 21 Wood County 3,115 3,356 241 7.74 22 Hardin County 1,793 2,031 238 13.27 23 Duval County 968 1,193 225 23.24 24 Shelby County 2,140 2,360 220 10.28 26 Jackson County 1,008 1,209 201 19.94 26 Kendall County 795 996 201 25.28 27 Medina County 1,751 1,946 195 11.14 28 Bandera County 2,305 2,493 188 8.16 29 Comanche County 1,406 1,583 177 12.59 31 De Witt County 1,373 1,549 176 12.82 31 Franklin County 1,202 1,378 176 14.64 32 Frio County 750 917 167 22.27 33 Sabine County 3,011 3,174 163 5.41 34 Kimble County 969 1,130 161 16.62 35 Goliad County 627 782 155 24.72 36 Robertson County 1,545 1,695 150 9.71 37 Camp County 757 892 135 17.83 38 Presidio County 635 769 134 21.10 39 Orange County 3,007 3,139 132 4.39 40 Red River County 962 1,089 127 13.20 41 Lee County 1,067 1,188 121 11.34 42 Willacy County 1,023 1,143 120 11.73 43 Upshur County 1,527 1,640 113 7.40 44 Leon County 2,013 2,110 97 4.82 45 Andrews County 704 799 95 13.49 46 Marion County 1,681 1,774 93 5.53 47 Hale County 1,465 1,551 86 5.87 48 Crockett County 448 525 77 17.19 49 Kenedy County 68 143 75 110.29 50 La Salle County 543 617 74 13.63 52 Anderson County 2,686 2,758 72 2.68 52 Val Verde County 2,065 2,137 72 3.49 53 Chambers County 1,131 1,197 66 5.84 55 Hamilton County 1,016 1,081 65 6.40 55 Jim Hogg County 428 493 65 15.19 56 Brooks County 431 492 61 14.15 57 Culberson County 210 269 59 28.10 59 Pecos County 1,129 1,185 56 4.96 59 Tyler County 2,588 2,644 56 2.16 60 Austin County 1,407 1,458 51 3.62 63 Hudspeth County 342 379 37 10.82 63 Van Zandt County 2,664 2,701 37 1.39 63 Wilson County 1,035 1,072 37 3.57 64 Foard County 151 186 35 23.18 66 Glasscock County 144 177 33 22.92 66 Grimes County 1,704 1,737 33 1.94 67 Howard County 2,174 2,200 26 1.20 68 Sutton County 458 483 25 5.46 69 Hopkins County 1,711 1,734 23 1.34 71 Loving County 17 39 22 129.41 71 Scurry County 1,334 1,356 22 1.65 72 Wise County 2,044 2,064 20 0.98 73 Schleicher County 237 256 19 8.02 74 Reagan County 327 345 18 5.50 75 Calhoun County 2,782 2,796 14 0.50 76 Donley County 789 800 11 1.39 77 Gaines County 719 729 10 1.39 78 Coleman County 1,356 1,359 3 0.22 79 King County 67 66 -1 -1.49 80 Houston County 2,473 2,471 -2 -0.08 82 Briscoe County 285 282 -3 -1.05 82 Live Oak County 1,969 1,966 -3 -0.15 83 Kent County 204 198 -6 -2.94 84 Menard County 625 617 -8 -1.28 86 Sterling County 129 120 -9 -6.98 86 Terry County 818 809 -9 -1.10 87 Morris County 812 802 -10 -1.23 89 McMullen County 246 232 -14 -5.69 89 Roberts County 101 87 -14 -13.86 90 Throckmorton County 316 301 -15 -4.75 91 Rains County 924 906 -18 -1.95 92 Comal County 3,672 3,652 -20 -0.54 94 Concho County 451 430 -21 -4.66 94 Irion County 241 220 -21 -8.71 95 Crane County 258 236 -22 -8.53 96 Waller County 1,422 1,398 -24 -1.69 97 Childress County 611 585 -26 -4.26 99 Erath County 1,881 1,854 -27 -1.44 99 Runnels County 999 972 -27 -2.70 100 Yoakum County 533 505 -28 -5.25 101 Fisher County 521 492 -29 -5.57 102 Armstrong County 148 118 -30 -20.27 103 Fannin County 1,813 1,782 -31 -1.71 104 Moore County 736 704 -32 -4.35 106 Burleson County 1,868 1,834 -34 -1.82 106 Parmer County 444 410 -34 -7.66 108 Borden County 184 143 -41 -22.28 108 Kinney County 634 593 -41 -6.47 109 Angelina County 3,792 3,750 -42 -1.11 112 Castro County 480 437 -43 -8.96 112 Parker County 2,996 2,953 -43 -1.44 112 Upton County 396 353 -43 -10.86 113 Jeff Davis County 569 524 -45 -7.91 115 Hartley County 209 156 -53 -25.36 115 Ward County 921 868 -53 -5.75 116 Cochran County 333 278 -55 -16.52 117 Stonewall County 279 223 -56 -20.07 118 Victoria County 2,934 2,874 -60 -2.04 119 Floyd County 553 491 -62 -11.21 120 Blanco County 797 728 -69 -8.66 121 Baylor County 1,100 1,029 -71 -6.45 122 Callahan County 938 864 -74 -7.89 123 Dallam County 455 380 -75 -16.48 124 Collingsworth County 505 429 -76 -15.05 125 Falls County 1,241 1,162 -79 -6.37 126 Hall County 520 440 -80 -15.38 127 Young County 1,422 1,337 -85 -5.98 129 Delta County 404 316 -88 -21.78 129 Lampasas County 1,135 1,047 -88 -7.75 131 Hansford County 413 324 -89 -21.55 131 Sherman County 240 151 -89 -37.08 132 Madison County 977 883 -94 -9.62 133 Hemphill County 364 268 -96 -26.37 134 Garza County 362 265 -97 -26.80 135 Oldham County 180 80 -100 -55.56 138 Cottle County 371 268 -103 -27.76 138 Dickens County 491 388 -103 -20.98 138 Kleberg County 1,950 1,847 -103 -5.28 139 Haskell County 1,090 986 -104 -9.54 141 Crosby County 796 690 -106 -13.32 141 Shackelford County 419 313 -106 -25.30 142 McCulloch County 1,015 907 -108 -10.64 144 Carson County 454 345 -109 -24.01 144 Lamb County 1,043 934 -109 -10.45 145 Mills County 800 690 -110 -13.75 147 Dawson County 885 774 -111 -12.54 147 Jim Wells County 1,969 1,858 -111 -5.64 148 Swisher County 504 390 -114 -22.62 149 Dimmit County 919 804 -115 -12.51 150 Lipscomb County 453 336 -117 -25.83 151 Refugio County 802 684 -118 -14.71 152 Coke County 1,419 1,299 -120 -8.46 153 Cherokee County 2,648 2,522 -126 -4.76 154 Lamar County 2,166 2,036 -130 -6.00 156 Knox County 572 439 -133 -23.25 156 Martin County 407 274 -133 -32.68 157 Trinity County 2,553 2,418 -135 -5.29 159 Hockley County 1,291 1,154 -137 -10.61 159 Winkler County 767 630 -137 -17.86 160 Motley County 379 233 -146 -38.52 161 Jack County 772 621 -151 -19.56 162 Mason County 921 765 -156 -16.94 163 Rockwall County 978 821 -157 -16.05 164 Milam County 1,825 1,667 -158 -8.66 165 Ochiltree County 668 508 -160 -23.95 166 Hardeman County 577 415 -162 -28.08 167 Bosque County 2,084 1,918 -166 -7.97 168 Gonzales County 1,579 1,412 -167 -10.58 169 Cass County 1,871 1,700 -171 -9.14 170 Gillespie County 1,554 1,381 -173 -11.13 171 Mitchell County 1,505 1,331 -174 -11.56 172 Zavala County 824 647 -177 -21.48 173 Washington County 2,098 1,919 -179 -8.53 174 Wheeler County 721 535 -186 -25.80 175 Eastland County 2,414 2,226 -188 -7.79 176 Hutchinson County 1,777 1,588 -189 -10.64 177 Brewster County 1,136 945 -191 -16.81 178 Stephens County 1,426 1,232 -194 -13.60 179 Archer County 723 526 -197 -27.25 180 Freestone County 1,749 1,550 -199 -11.38 181 Gray County 1,984 1,774 -210 -10.58 182 Hill County 2,631 2,420 -211 -8.02 183 Lavaca County 2,200 1,988 -212 -9.64 184 Somervell County 527 312 -215 -40.80 185 Brown County 3,812 3,583 -229 -6.01 186 Clay County 900 669 -231 -25.67 187 Bowie County 3,639 3,405 -234 -6.43 188 Aransas County 3,951 3,716 -235 -5.95 189 Deaf Smith County 970 734 -236 -24.33 190 Wilbarger County 1,071 834 -237 -22.13 191 Guadalupe County 2,929 2,685 -244 -8.33 192 Reeves County 1,206 952 -254 -21.06 193 Wharton County 2,067 1,807 -260 -12.58 194 Rusk County 2,765 2,503 -262 -9.48 195 Fayette County 2,655 2,391 -264 -9.94 196 Bailey County 655 390 -265 -40.46 197 Lynn County 595 317 -278 -46.72 198 Caldwell County 1,378 1,085 -293 -21.26 199 San Saba County 956 662 -294 -30.75 200 Palo Pinto County 3,818 3,508 -310 -8.12 201 Montague County 2,404 2,092 -312 -12.98 202 Tom Green County 4,727 4,413 -314 -6.64 203 Nolan County 1,279 942 -337 -26.35 204 Edwards County 755 416 -339 -44.90 205 Cooke County 1,770 1,418 -352 -19.89 206 Kerr County 2,777 2,415 -362 -13.04 208 Jones County 1,459 1,096 -363 -24.88 208 Real County 1,125 762 -363 -32.27 209 Limestone County 2,200 1,819 -381 -17.32 210 Navarro County 2,345 1,958 -387 -16.50 211 Coryell County 2,283 1,826 -457 -20.02 212 Kaufman County 2,270 1,766 -504 -22.20 213 Uvalde County 2,139 1,607 -532 -24.87 214 Llano County 4,495 3,950 -545 -12.12 215 San Patricio County 3,350 2,771 -579 -17.28 216 Liberty County 3,705 3,117 -588 -15.87 217 Walker County 3,431 2,796 -635 -18.51 218 Matagorda County 5,376 4,710 -666 -12.39 219 Ellis County 2,726 2,051 -675 -24.76 220 San Jacinto County 3,576 2,869 -707 -19.77 221 Polk County 6,807 6,058 -749 -11.00 222 Bastrop County 2,922 2,157 -765 -26.18 223 Hays County 3,029 2,233 -796 -26.28 224 Ector County 6,467 5,654 -813 -12.57 225 Montgomery County 10,308 9,474 -834 -8.09 226 Hood County 3,821 2,929 -892 -23.34 227 Johnson County 3,567 2,633 -934 -26.18 229 Burnet County 3,746 2,800 -946 -25.25 229 Midland County 6,261 5,315 -946 -15.11 230 Gregg County 4,662 3,662 -1,000 -21.45 231 Galveston County 18,000 16,951 -1,049 -5.83 232 Denton County 10,279 9,166 -1,113 -10.83 233 Hunt County 4,884 3,748 -1,136 -23.26 234 Randall County 3,254 2,021 -1,233 -37.89 235 Brazos County 5,074 3,821 -1,253 -24.69 236 Wichita County 6,142 4,863 -1,279 -20.82 237 Bell County 8,717 7,275 -1,442 -16.54 238 Smith County 7,569 6,009 -1,560 -20.61 239 Jefferson County 10,769 9,200 -1,569 -14.57 240 Fort Bend County 6,651 5,076 -1,575 -23.68 241 Henderson County 8,832 7,131 -1,701 -19.26 242 Potter County 5,583 3,838 -1,745 -31.26 243 Brazoria County 10,485 8,674 -1,811 -17.27 244 Taylor County 6,687 4,782 -1,905 -28.49 246 Grayson County 7,376 5,466 -1,910 -25.89 246 Nueces County 14,586 12,676 -1,910 -13.09 247 Williamson County 5,674 3,559 -2,115 -37.28 248 Lubbock County 10,236 8,079 -2,157 -21.07 249 McLennan County 8,649 5,936 -2,713 -31.37 250 Bexar County 46,789 32,417 -14,372 -30.72 251 Travis County 31,312 15,115 -16,197 -51.73 252 Tarrant County 52,518 31,966 -20,552 -39.13 253 Dallas County 93,827 46,498 -47,329 -50.44 254 Harris County 147,360 92,614 -54,746 -37.15 _________________________________________________________________________________________