Table 51: Number of Vacant Housing Units, and Numerical and Percent Change for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Percent 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 Loving County 17 39 22 129.41 2 Kenedy County 68 143 75 110.29 3 Terrell County 286 548 262 91.61 4 Starr County 1,878 3,179 1,301 69.28 5 Zapata County 1,363 2,246 883 64.78 6 San Augustine County 1,095 1,781 686 62.65 7 Webb County 2,759 4,466 1,707 61.87 8 Collin County 8,022 12,922 4,900 61.08 9 El Paso County 9,107 14,425 5,318 58.39 10 Hidalgo County 24,762 35,834 11,072 44.71 11 Cameron County 15,481 22,387 6,906 44.61 12 Titus County 849 1,123 274 32.27 13 Karnes County 780 1,025 245 31.41 14 Jasper County 2,397 3,126 729 30.41 15 Maverick County 1,387 1,800 413 29.78 16 Culberson County 210 269 59 28.10 17 Kendall County 795 996 201 25.28 18 Goliad County 627 782 155 24.72 19 Atascosa County 1,674 2,067 393 23.48 20 Duval County 968 1,193 225 23.24 21 Foard County 151 186 35 23.18 22 Glasscock County 144 177 33 22.92 23 Frio County 750 917 167 22.27 24 Presidio County 635 769 134 21.10 25 Jackson County 1,008 1,209 201 19.94 26 Newton County 1,468 1,748 280 19.07 27 Colorado County 1,513 1,790 277 18.31 28 Camp County 757 892 135 17.83 29 Crockett County 448 525 77 17.19 30 Panola County 1,459 1,703 244 16.72 31 Kimble County 969 1,130 161 16.62 32 Bee County 1,616 1,878 262 16.21 33 Jim Hogg County 428 493 65 15.19 34 Nacogdoches County 2,644 3,045 401 15.17 35 Harrison County 2,776 3,184 408 14.70 36 Franklin County 1,202 1,378 176 14.64 37 Brooks County 431 492 61 14.15 38 La Salle County 543 617 74 13.63 39 Andrews County 704 799 95 13.49 40 Hardin County 1,793 2,031 238 13.27 41 Red River County 962 1,089 127 13.20 42 De Witt County 1,373 1,549 176 12.82 43 Comanche County 1,406 1,583 177 12.59 44 Willacy County 1,023 1,143 120 11.73 45 Lee County 1,067 1,188 121 11.34 46 Medina County 1,751 1,946 195 11.14 47 Hudspeth County 342 379 37 10.82 48 Shelby County 2,140 2,360 220 10.28 49 Robertson County 1,545 1,695 150 9.71 50 Bandera County 2,305 2,493 188 8.16 51 Schleicher County 237 256 19 8.02 52 Wood County 3,115 3,356 241 7.74 53 Upshur County 1,527 1,640 113 7.40 54 Hamilton County 1,016 1,081 65 6.40 55 Hale County 1,465 1,551 86 5.87 56 Chambers County 1,131 1,197 66 5.84 57 Marion County 1,681 1,774 93 5.53 58 Reagan County 327 345 18 5.50 59 Sutton County 458 483 25 5.46 60 Sabine County 3,011 3,174 163 5.41 61 Pecos County 1,129 1,185 56 4.96 62 Leon County 2,013 2,110 97 4.82 63 Orange County 3,007 3,139 132 4.39 64 Austin County 1,407 1,458 51 3.62 65 Wilson County 1,035 1,072 37 3.57 66 Val Verde County 2,065 2,137 72 3.49 67 Anderson County 2,686 2,758 72 2.68 68 Tyler County 2,588 2,644 56 2.16 69 Grimes County 1,704 1,737 33 1.94 70 Scurry County 1,334 1,356 22 1.65 73 Donley County 789 800 11 1.39 73 Gaines County 719 729 10 1.39 73 Van Zandt County 2,664 2,701 37 1.39 74 Hopkins County 1,711 1,734 23 1.34 75 Howard County 2,174 2,200 26 1.20 76 Wise County 2,044 2,064 20 0.98 77 Calhoun County 2,782 2,796 14 0.50 78 Coleman County 1,356 1,359 3 0.22 79 Houston County 2,473 2,471 -2 -0.08 80 Live Oak County 1,969 1,966 -3 -0.15 81 Comal County 3,672 3,652 -20 -0.54 82 Briscoe County 285 282 -3 -1.05 83 Terry County 818 809 -9 -1.10 84 Angelina County 3,792 3,750 -42 -1.11 85 Morris County 812 802 -10 -1.23 86 Menard County 625 617 -8 -1.28 88 Erath County 1,881 1,854 -27 -1.44 88 Parker County 2,996 2,953 -43 -1.44 89 King County 67 66 -1 -1.49 90 Waller County 1,422 1,398 -24 -1.69 91 Fannin County 1,813 1,782 -31 -1.71 92 Burleson County 1,868 1,834 -34 -1.82 93 Rains County 924 906 -18 -1.95 94 Victoria County 2,934 2,874 -60 -2.04 95 Runnels County 999 972 -27 -2.70 96 Kent County 204 198 -6 -2.94 97 Childress County 611 585 -26 -4.26 98 Moore County 736 704 -32 -4.35 99 Concho County 451 430 -21 -4.66 100 Throckmorton County 316 301 -15 -4.75 101 Cherokee County 2,648 2,522 -126 -4.76 102 Yoakum County 533 505 -28 -5.25 103 Kleberg County 1,950 1,847 -103 -5.28 104 Trinity County 2,553 2,418 -135 -5.29 105 Fisher County 521 492 -29 -5.57 106 Jim Wells County 1,969 1,858 -111 -5.64 107 McMullen County 246 232 -14 -5.69 108 Ward County 921 868 -53 -5.75 109 Galveston County 18,000 16,951 -1,049 -5.83 110 Aransas County 3,951 3,716 -235 -5.95 111 Young County 1,422 1,337 -85 -5.98 112 Lamar County 2,166 2,036 -130 -6.00 113 Brown County 3,812 3,583 -229 -6.01 114 Falls County 1,241 1,162 -79 -6.37 115 Bowie County 3,639 3,405 -234 -6.43 116 Baylor County 1,100 1,029 -71 -6.45 117 Kinney County 634 593 -41 -6.47 118 Tom Green County 4,727 4,413 -314 -6.64 119 Sterling County 129 120 -9 -6.98 120 Parmer County 444 410 -34 -7.66 121 Lampasas County 1,135 1,047 -88 -7.75 122 Eastland County 2,414 2,226 -188 -7.79 123 Callahan County 938 864 -74 -7.89 124 Jeff Davis County 569 524 -45 -7.91 125 Bosque County 2,084 1,918 -166 -7.97 126 Hill County 2,631 2,420 -211 -8.02 127 Montgomery County 10,308 9,474 -834 -8.09 128 Palo Pinto County 3,818 3,508 -310 -8.12 129 Guadalupe County 2,929 2,685 -244 -8.33 130 Coke County 1,419 1,299 -120 -8.46 132 Crane County 258 236 -22 -8.53 132 Washington County 2,098 1,919 -179 -8.53 134 Blanco County 797 728 -69 -8.66 134 Milam County 1,825 1,667 -158 -8.66 135 Irion County 241 220 -21 -8.71 136 Castro County 480 437 -43 -8.96 137 Cass County 1,871 1,700 -171 -9.14 138 Rusk County 2,765 2,503 -262 -9.48 139 Haskell County 1,090 986 -104 -9.54 140 Madison County 977 883 -94 -9.62 141 Lavaca County 2,200 1,988 -212 -9.64 142 Fayette County 2,655 2,391 -264 -9.94 143 Lamb County 1,043 934 -109 -10.45 145 Gonzales County 1,579 1,412 -167 -10.58 145 Gray County 1,984 1,774 -210 -10.58 146 Hockley County 1,291 1,154 -137 -10.61 148 Hutchinson County 1,777 1,588 -189 -10.64 148 McCulloch County 1,015 907 -108 -10.64 149 Denton County 10,279 9,166 -1,113 -10.83 150 Upton County 396 353 -43 -10.86 151 Polk County 6,807 6,058 -749 -11.00 152 Gillespie County 1,554 1,381 -173 -11.13 153 Floyd County 553 491 -62 -11.21 154 Freestone County 1,749 1,550 -199 -11.38 155 Mitchell County 1,505 1,331 -174 -11.56 156 Llano County 4,495 3,950 -545 -12.12 157 Matagorda County 5,376 4,710 -666 -12.39 158 Dimmit County 919 804 -115 -12.51 159 Dawson County 885 774 -111 -12.54 160 Ector County 6,467 5,654 -813 -12.57 161 Wharton County 2,067 1,807 -260 -12.58 162 Montague County 2,404 2,092 -312 -12.98 163 Kerr County 2,777 2,415 -362 -13.04 164 Nueces County 14,586 12,676 -1,910 -13.09 165 Crosby County 796 690 -106 -13.32 166 Stephens County 1,426 1,232 -194 -13.60 167 Mills County 800 690 -110 -13.75 168 Roberts County 101 87 -14 -13.86 169 Jefferson County 10,769 9,200 -1,569 -14.57 170 Refugio County 802 684 -118 -14.71 171 Collingsworth County 505 429 -76 -15.05 172 Midland County 6,261 5,315 -946 -15.11 173 Hall County 520 440 -80 -15.38 174 Liberty County 3,705 3,117 -588 -15.87 175 Rockwall County 978 821 -157 -16.05 176 Dallam County 455 380 -75 -16.48 177 Navarro County 2,345 1,958 -387 -16.50 178 Cochran County 333 278 -55 -16.52 179 Bell County 8,717 7,275 -1,442 -16.54 180 Brewster County 1,136 945 -191 -16.81 181 Mason County 921 765 -156 -16.94 182 Brazoria County 10,485 8,674 -1,811 -17.27 183 San Patricio County 3,350 2,771 -579 -17.28 184 Limestone County 2,200 1,819 -381 -17.32 185 Winkler County 767 630 -137 -17.86 186 Walker County 3,431 2,796 -635 -18.51 187 Henderson County 8,832 7,131 -1,701 -19.26 188 Jack County 772 621 -151 -19.56 189 San Jacinto County 3,576 2,869 -707 -19.77 190 Cooke County 1,770 1,418 -352 -19.89 191 Coryell County 2,283 1,826 -457 -20.02 192 Stonewall County 279 223 -56 -20.07 193 Armstrong County 148 118 -30 -20.27 194 Smith County 7,569 6,009 -1,560 -20.61 195 Wichita County 6,142 4,863 -1,279 -20.82 196 Dickens County 491 388 -103 -20.98 197 Reeves County 1,206 952 -254 -21.06 198 Lubbock County 10,236 8,079 -2,157 -21.07 199 Caldwell County 1,378 1,085 -293 -21.26 200 Gregg County 4,662 3,662 -1,000 -21.45 201 Zavala County 824 647 -177 -21.48 202 Hansford County 413 324 -89 -21.55 203 Delta County 404 316 -88 -21.78 204 Wilbarger County 1,071 834 -237 -22.13 205 Kaufman County 2,270 1,766 -504 -22.20 206 Borden County 184 143 -41 -22.28 207 Swisher County 504 390 -114 -22.62 208 Knox County 572 439 -133 -23.25 209 Hunt County 4,884 3,748 -1,136 -23.26 210 Hood County 3,821 2,929 -892 -23.34 211 Fort Bend County 6,651 5,076 -1,575 -23.68 212 Ochiltree County 668 508 -160 -23.95 213 Carson County 454 345 -109 -24.01 214 Deaf Smith County 970 734 -236 -24.33 215 Brazos County 5,074 3,821 -1,253 -24.69 216 Ellis County 2,726 2,051 -675 -24.76 217 Uvalde County 2,139 1,607 -532 -24.87 218 Jones County 1,459 1,096 -363 -24.88 219 Burnet County 3,746 2,800 -946 -25.25 220 Shackelford County 419 313 -106 -25.30 221 Hartley County 209 156 -53 -25.36 222 Clay County 900 669 -231 -25.67 223 Wheeler County 721 535 -186 -25.80 224 Lipscomb County 453 336 -117 -25.83 225 Grayson County 7,376 5,466 -1,910 -25.89 227 Bastrop County 2,922 2,157 -765 -26.18 227 Johnson County 3,567 2,633 -934 -26.18 228 Hays County 3,029 2,233 -796 -26.28 229 Nolan County 1,279 942 -337 -26.35 230 Hemphill County 364 268 -96 -26.37 231 Garza County 362 265 -97 -26.80 232 Archer County 723 526 -197 -27.25 233 Cottle County 371 268 -103 -27.76 234 Hardeman County 577 415 -162 -28.08 235 Taylor County 6,687 4,782 -1,905 -28.49 236 Bexar County 46,789 32,417 -14,372 -30.72 237 San Saba County 956 662 -294 -30.75 238 Potter County 5,583 3,838 -1,745 -31.26 239 McLennan County 8,649 5,936 -2,713 -31.37 240 Real County 1,125 762 -363 -32.27 241 Martin County 407 274 -133 -32.68 242 Sherman County 240 151 -89 -37.08 243 Harris County 147,360 92,614 -54,746 -37.15 244 Williamson County 5,674 3,559 -2,115 -37.28 245 Randall County 3,254 2,021 -1,233 -37.89 246 Motley County 379 233 -146 -38.52 247 Tarrant County 52,518 31,966 -20,552 -39.13 248 Bailey County 655 390 -265 -40.46 249 Somervell County 527 312 -215 -40.80 250 Edwards County 755 416 -339 -44.90 251 Lynn County 595 317 -278 -46.72 252 Dallas County 93,827 46,498 -47,329 -50.44 253 Travis County 31,312 15,115 -16,197 -51.73 254 Oldham County 180 80 -100 -55.56 _________________________________________________________________________________________