Table 55: Renter Occupied Housing Units, and Numerical and Percent Change for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Renter Occupied Housing Units, 2000 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Renter Occupied Housing Units Change ________________________________ ____________________ Rank State/County 1990 2000 Number Percent __________________________________________________________________________________________________ . State of Texas 2,375,822 2,676,395 300,573 12.65 1 Harris County 492,633 538,576 45,943 9.33 2 Dallas County 338,905 382,774 43,869 12.94 3 Tarrant County 183,727 209,211 25,484 13.87 4 Bexar County 172,632 189,789 17,157 9.94 5 Travis County 126,373 155,791 29,418 23.28 6 El Paso County 73,742 76,398 2,656 3.60 7 Collin County 31,956 57,054 25,098 78.54 8 Denton County 43,396 56,494 13,098 30.18 9 Nueces County 41,674 42,686 1,012 2.43 10 Hidalgo County 30,764 42,244 11,480 37.32 11 Bell County 32,181 37,885 5,704 17.72 12 Lubbock County 34,096 37,739 3,643 10.68 13 Galveston County 30,988 32,040 1,052 3.39 14 Jefferson County 30,805 31,606 801 2.60 15 Cameron County 26,106 31,392 5,286 20.25 16 McLennan County 28,856 31,362 2,506 8.68 17 Brazos County 25,417 30,042 4,625 18.20 18 Montgomery County 17,833 22,608 4,775 26.78 19 Williamson County 17,581 22,386 4,805 27.33 20 Brazoria County 19,702 21,280 1,578 8.01 21 Fort Bend County 17,309 21,259 3,950 22.82 22 Smith County 19,015 19,907 892 4.69 23 Wichita County 16,560 18,257 1,697 10.25 24 Taylor County 16,377 18,175 1,798 10.98 25 Webb County 13,554 17,418 3,864 28.51 26 Potter County 14,854 16,276 1,422 9.57 27 Gregg County 14,735 15,323 588 3.99 28 Tom Green County 13,359 14,167 808 6.05 29 Ector County 14,464 13,759 -705 -4.87 30 Midland County 13,275 13,006 -269 -2.03 31 Grayson County 11,306 12,613 1,307 11.56 32 Randall County 10,911 12,251 1,340 12.28 33 Hays County 9,278 11,746 2,468 26.60 34 Victoria County 9,285 9,807 522 5.62 35 Bowie County 8,935 9,602 667 7.47 36 Johnson County 7,979 9,226 1,247 15.63 37 Coryell County 8,057 8,995 938 11.64 38 Ellis County 7,857 8,802 945 12.03 39 Nacogdoches County 8,425 8,458 33 0.39 40 Hunt County 7,212 8,201 989 13.71 41 Angelina County 7,111 7,920 809 11.38 42 Walker County 6,357 7,351 994 15.64 43 Orange County 7,074 7,218 144 2.04 44 Guadalupe County 6,253 7,092 839 13.42 45 San Patricio County 5,952 7,029 1,077 18.09 46 Comal County 5,024 6,626 1,602 31.89 47 Lamar County 5,231 6,251 1,020 19.50 48 Parker County 4,833 6,054 1,221 25.26 49 Henderson County 4,792 5,764 972 20.28 50 Harrison County 5,115 5,270 155 3.03 51 Kaufman County 4,223 5,069 846 20.03 52 Liberty County 4,548 4,886 338 7.43 53 Navarro County 4,540 4,822 282 6.21 54 Val Verde County 4,606 4,807 201 4.36 55 Kerr County 4,393 4,750 357 8.13 56 Erath County 4,058 4,631 573 14.12 57 Wharton County 4,781 4,620 -161 -3.37 58 Matagorda County 4,605 4,619 14 0.30 59 Kleberg County 4,058 4,512 454 11.19 60 Cherokee County 4,095 4,360 265 6.47 61 Hale County 4,402 4,217 -185 -4.20 62 Anderson County 3,869 4,082 213 5.51 63 Maverick County 3,223 3,982 759 23.55 64 Brown County 3,694 3,970 276 7.47 65 Bastrop County 3,003 3,939 936 31.17 66 Cooke County 3,297 3,802 505 15.32 67 Hopkins County 3,203 3,522 319 9.96 68 Van Zandt County 2,797 3,497 700 25.03 69 Rusk County 3,426 3,492 66 1.93 70 Howard County 3,364 3,480 116 3.45 71 Caldwell County 2,765 3,281 516 18.66 72 Wise County 2,529 3,190 661 26.14 73 Bee County 3,112 3,124 12 0.39 74 Hardin County 2,859 3,088 229 8.01 75 Hill County 2,644 3,064 420 15.89 76 Hood County 2,325 3,044 719 30.92 77 Jim Wells County 3,081 3,040 -41 -1.33 78 Washington County 2,655 2,995 340 12.81 79 Palo Pinto County 2,624 2,968 344 13.11 80 Starr County 2,194 2,960 766 34.91 81 Waller County 2,318 2,907 589 25.41 82 Burnet County 2,202 2,847 645 29.29 83 Fannin County 2,334 2,804 470 20.14 84 Atascosa County 2,427 2,768 341 14.05 85 Polk County 2,339 2,765 426 18.21 86 Wood County 2,330 2,713 383 16.44 87 Titus County 2,359 2,639 280 11.87 88 Cass County 2,514 2,606 92 3.66 89 Jasper County 2,390 2,602 212 8.87 90 Medina County 1,979 2,601 622 31.43 91 Rockwall County 1,998 2,515 517 25.88 92 Milam County 2,418 2,482 64 2.65 93 Upshur County 2,226 2,425 199 8.94 94 Uvalde County 2,336 2,381 45 1.93 95 Aransas County 1,867 2,267 400 21.42 96 Gonzales County 1,984 2,094 110 5.54 97 Shelby County 1,893 2,086 193 10.20 98 Hockley County 2,186 2,046 -140 -6.40 99 Calhoun County 1,964 2,025 61 3.11 100 Deaf Smith County 2,086 2,017 -69 -3.31 101 Nolan County 1,831 2,009 178 9.72 102 Moore County 1,865 2,000 135 7.24 103 Austin County 1,917 1,993 76 3.96 104 Gray County 2,326 1,986 -340 -14.62 105 Limestone County 2,075 1,983 -92 -4.43 106 Houston County 1,991 1,974 -17 -0.85 107 Hutchinson County 2,173 1,961 -212 -9.76 108 Gillespie County 1,390 1,921 531 38.20 109 Fayette County 2,015 1,893 -122 -6.05 110 Young County 1,908 1,868 -40 -2.10 111 Wilbarger County 1,877 1,864 -13 -0.69 112 Falls County 1,933 1,853 -80 -4.14 113 Colorado County 1,697 1,784 87 5.13 114 Kendall County 1,363 1,763 400 29.35 115 Robertson County 1,675 1,758 83 4.96 116 Grimes County 1,568 1,726 158 10.08 117 Lampasas County 1,382 1,710 328 23.73 118 Eastland County 1,889 1,707 -182 -9.63 119 Panola County 1,616 1,695 79 4.89 120 De Witt County 1,875 1,693 -182 -9.71 121 Wilson County 1,450 1,657 207 14.28 122 Lavaca County 1,562 1,647 85 5.44 123 Montague County 1,501 1,646 145 9.66 124 Llano County 1,090 1,507 417 38.26 125 Scurry County 1,702 1,506 -196 -11.52 126 Bosque County 1,447 1,501 54 3.73 127 Chambers County 1,325 1,498 173 13.06 128 Brewster County 1,355 1,487 132 9.74 129 Frio County 1,338 1,472 134 10.01 130 Red River County 1,389 1,460 71 5.11 131 Jackson County 1,197 1,400 203 16.96 132 Freestone County 1,244 1,397 153 12.30 133 Pecos County 1,424 1,336 -88 -6.18 134 Comanche County 1,207 1,315 108 8.95 135 Lamb County 1,457 1,307 -150 -10.30 136 Burleson County 1,097 1,290 193 17.59 137 Jones County 1,352 1,272 -80 -5.92 138 Willacy County 1,236 1,268 32 2.59 139 Dawson County 1,352 1,253 -99 -7.32 140 Tyler County 1,097 1,236 139 12.67 141 Terry County 1,229 1,234 5 0.41 142 Bandera County 853 1,199 346 40.56 143 Lee County 1,058 1,170 112 10.59 144 Morris County 1,202 1,151 -51 -4.24 145 Karnes County 1,108 1,149 41 3.70 146 Trinity County 982 1,101 119 12.12 147 Camp County 971 1,099 128 13.18 148 Leon County 944 1,064 120 12.71 149 San Jacinto County 961 1,060 99 10.30 150 Stephens County 896 1,012 116 12.95 151 Gaines County 1,254 1,004 -250 -19.94 152 Runnels County 1,054 1,000 -54 -5.12 153 Coleman County 1,081 995 -86 -7.96 154 Callahan County 868 978 110 12.67 155 Andrews County 1,132 936 -196 -17.31 156 Zavala County 1,026 922 -104 -10.14 157 Parmer County 975 919 -56 -5.74 158 Reeves County 1,233 913 -320 -25.95 159 Madison County 821 901 80 9.74 160 Ochiltree County 952 896 -56 -5.88 161 McCulloch County 963 891 -72 -7.48 162 Ward County 1,028 870 -158 -15.37 163 Swisher County 946 867 -79 -8.35 164 Newton County 824 865 41 4.98 165 Dimmit County 791 864 73 9.23 166 Dallam County 665 855 190 28.57 167 Duval County 837 830 -7 -0.84 168 Marion County 770 826 56 7.27 169 Castro County 961 797 -164 -17.07 170 Franklin County 717 789 72 10.04 171 Live Oak County 712 788 76 10.67 172 Crosby County 732 772 40 5.46 173 Presidio County 696 752 56 8.05 174 Refugio County 840 749 -91 -10.83 175 Hamilton County 741 740 -1 -0.13 176 Clay County 660 733 73 11.06 177 Brooks County 756 731 -25 -3.31 178 Childress County 636 729 93 14.62 179 Floyd County 902 713 -189 -20.95 180 Jack County 629 710 81 12.88 181 Zapata County 516 709 193 37.40 182 Blanco County 636 701 65 10.22 183 Mitchell County 731 684 -47 -6.43 184 Bailey County 744 672 -72 -9.68 185 San Augustine County 638 664 26 4.08 186 Archer County 581 627 46 7.92 187 Rains County 480 623 143 29.79 188 Sabine County 618 619 1 0.16 189 Somervell County 553 613 60 10.85 190 Lynn County 690 604 -86 -12.46 191 San Saba County 574 555 -19 -3.31 192 Haskell County 656 542 -114 -17.38 193 Yoakum County 735 540 -195 -26.53 194 Goliad County 486 528 42 8.64 195 Hardeman County 518 519 1 0.19 196 Hansford County 547 507 -40 -7.31 197 Kimble County 426 495 69 16.20 198 Baylor County 566 494 -72 -12.72 199 Garza County 522 488 -34 -6.51 200 Delta County 456 476 20 4.39 201 Wheeler County 506 473 -33 -6.52 202 La Salle County 549 461 -88 -16.03 203 Crockett County 475 438 -37 -7.79 204 Winkler County 579 435 -144 -24.87 205 Martin County 450 420 -30 -6.67 206 Sutton County 476 419 -57 -11.97 207 Knox County 452 416 -36 -7.96 208 Fisher County 447 414 -33 -7.38 209 Jim Hogg County 367 406 39 10.63 210 Carson County 452 403 -49 -10.84 211 Hall County 422 401 -21 -4.98 212 Donley County 410 399 -11 -2.68 213 Mills County 369 390 21 5.69 214 Hartley County 302 378 76 25.17 215 Cochran County 391 345 -46 -11.76 216 Coke County 318 326 8 2.52 217 Mason County 325 318 -7 -2.15 218 Upton County 365 311 -54 -14.79 219 Culberson County 377 307 -70 -18.57 221 Kinney County 373 297 -76 -20.38 221 Sherman County 315 297 -18 -5.71 222 Hemphill County 357 295 -62 -17.37 223 Real County 206 287 81 39.32 224 Collingsworth County 306 274 -32 -10.46 225 Shackelford County 328 273 -55 -16.77 226 Schleicher County 299 271 -28 -9.36 227 Jeff Davis County 256 268 12 4.69 228 Lipscomb County 280 267 -13 -4.64 229 Concho County 313 264 -49 -15.65 230 Menard County 247 251 4 1.62 231 Oldham County 239 247 8 3.35 232 Reagan County 366 239 -127 -34.70 233 Cottle County 255 233 -22 -8.63 234 Dickens County 260 219 -41 -15.77 235 Hudspeth County 295 207 -88 -29.83 236 Crane County 304 203 -101 -33.22 237 Throckmorton County 188 176 -12 -6.38 238 Armstrong County 148 169 21 14.19 239 Briscoe County 186 166 -20 -10.75 240 Foard County 207 165 -42 -20.29 241 Edwards County 221 161 -60 -27.15 242 Glasscock County 182 158 -24 -13.19 243 Irion County 156 155 -1 -0.64 244 Stonewall County 186 152 -34 -18.28 245 Motley County 151 141 -10 -6.62 246 Sterling County 152 125 -27 -17.76 247 Terrell County 181 102 -79 -43.65 248 Kenedy County 116 90 -26 -22.41 250 Borden County 91 76 -15 -16.48 250 Roberts County 110 76 -34 -30.91 251 Kent County 102 73 -29 -28.43 252 King County 80 71 -9 -11.25 253 McMullen County 77 69 -8 -10.39 254 Loving County 11 5 -6 -54.55 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