Table 56: Renter Occupied 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 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 Travis County 126,373 155,791 29,418 23.28 4 Tarrant County 183,727 209,211 25,484 13.87 5 Collin County 31,956 57,054 25,098 78.54 6 Bexar County 172,632 189,789 17,157 9.94 7 Denton County 43,396 56,494 13,098 30.18 8 Hidalgo County 30,764 42,244 11,480 37.32 9 Bell County 32,181 37,885 5,704 17.72 10 Cameron County 26,106 31,392 5,286 20.25 11 Williamson County 17,581 22,386 4,805 27.33 12 Montgomery County 17,833 22,608 4,775 26.78 13 Brazos County 25,417 30,042 4,625 18.20 14 Fort Bend County 17,309 21,259 3,950 22.82 15 Webb County 13,554 17,418 3,864 28.51 16 Lubbock County 34,096 37,739 3,643 10.68 17 El Paso County 73,742 76,398 2,656 3.60 18 McLennan County 28,856 31,362 2,506 8.68 19 Hays County 9,278 11,746 2,468 26.60 20 Taylor County 16,377 18,175 1,798 10.98 21 Wichita County 16,560 18,257 1,697 10.25 22 Comal County 5,024 6,626 1,602 31.89 23 Brazoria County 19,702 21,280 1,578 8.01 24 Potter County 14,854 16,276 1,422 9.57 25 Randall County 10,911 12,251 1,340 12.28 26 Grayson County 11,306 12,613 1,307 11.56 27 Johnson County 7,979 9,226 1,247 15.63 28 Parker County 4,833 6,054 1,221 25.26 29 San Patricio County 5,952 7,029 1,077 18.09 30 Galveston County 30,988 32,040 1,052 3.39 31 Lamar County 5,231 6,251 1,020 19.50 32 Nueces County 41,674 42,686 1,012 2.43 33 Walker County 6,357 7,351 994 15.64 34 Hunt County 7,212 8,201 989 13.71 35 Henderson County 4,792 5,764 972 20.28 36 Ellis County 7,857 8,802 945 12.03 37 Coryell County 8,057 8,995 938 11.64 38 Bastrop County 3,003 3,939 936 31.17 39 Smith County 19,015 19,907 892 4.69 40 Kaufman County 4,223 5,069 846 20.03 41 Guadalupe County 6,253 7,092 839 13.42 42 Angelina County 7,111 7,920 809 11.38 43 Tom Green County 13,359 14,167 808 6.05 44 Jefferson County 30,805 31,606 801 2.60 45 Starr County 2,194 2,960 766 34.91 46 Maverick County 3,223 3,982 759 23.55 47 Hood County 2,325 3,044 719 30.92 48 Van Zandt County 2,797 3,497 700 25.03 49 Bowie County 8,935 9,602 667 7.47 50 Wise County 2,529 3,190 661 26.14 51 Burnet County 2,202 2,847 645 29.29 52 Medina County 1,979 2,601 622 31.43 53 Waller County 2,318 2,907 589 25.41 54 Gregg County 14,735 15,323 588 3.99 55 Erath County 4,058 4,631 573 14.12 56 Gillespie County 1,390 1,921 531 38.20 57 Victoria County 9,285 9,807 522 5.62 58 Rockwall County 1,998 2,515 517 25.88 59 Caldwell County 2,765 3,281 516 18.66 60 Cooke County 3,297 3,802 505 15.32 61 Fannin County 2,334 2,804 470 20.14 62 Kleberg County 4,058 4,512 454 11.19 63 Polk County 2,339 2,765 426 18.21 64 Hill County 2,644 3,064 420 15.89 65 Llano County 1,090 1,507 417 38.26 67 Aransas County 1,867 2,267 400 21.42 67 Kendall County 1,363 1,763 400 29.35 68 Wood County 2,330 2,713 383 16.44 69 Kerr County 4,393 4,750 357 8.13 70 Bandera County 853 1,199 346 40.56 71 Palo Pinto County 2,624 2,968 344 13.11 72 Atascosa County 2,427 2,768 341 14.05 73 Washington County 2,655 2,995 340 12.81 74 Liberty County 4,548 4,886 338 7.43 75 Lampasas County 1,382 1,710 328 23.73 76 Hopkins County 3,203 3,522 319 9.96 77 Navarro County 4,540 4,822 282 6.21 78 Titus County 2,359 2,639 280 11.87 79 Brown County 3,694 3,970 276 7.47 80 Cherokee County 4,095 4,360 265 6.47 81 Hardin County 2,859 3,088 229 8.01 82 Anderson County 3,869 4,082 213 5.51 83 Jasper County 2,390 2,602 212 8.87 84 Wilson County 1,450 1,657 207 14.28 85 Jackson County 1,197 1,400 203 16.96 86 Val Verde County 4,606 4,807 201 4.36 87 Upshur County 2,226 2,425 199 8.94 90 Burleson County 1,097 1,290 193 17.59 90 Shelby County 1,893 2,086 193 10.20 90 Zapata County 516 709 193 37.40 91 Dallam County 665 855 190 28.57 92 Nolan County 1,831 2,009 178 9.72 93 Chambers County 1,325 1,498 173 13.06 94 Grimes County 1,568 1,726 158 10.08 95 Harrison County 5,115 5,270 155 3.03 96 Freestone County 1,244 1,397 153 12.30 97 Montague County 1,501 1,646 145 9.66 98 Orange County 7,074 7,218 144 2.04 99 Rains County 480 623 143 29.79 100 Tyler County 1,097 1,236 139 12.67 101 Moore County 1,865 2,000 135 7.24 102 Frio County 1,338 1,472 134 10.01 103 Brewster County 1,355 1,487 132 9.74 104 Camp County 971 1,099 128 13.18 105 Leon County 944 1,064 120 12.71 106 Trinity County 982 1,101 119 12.12 108 Howard County 3,364 3,480 116 3.45 108 Stephens County 896 1,012 116 12.95 109 Lee County 1,058 1,170 112 10.59 111 Callahan County 868 978 110 12.67 111 Gonzales County 1,984 2,094 110 5.54 112 Comanche County 1,207 1,315 108 8.95 113 San Jacinto County 961 1,060 99 10.30 114 Childress County 636 729 93 14.62 115 Cass County 2,514 2,606 92 3.66 116 Colorado County 1,697 1,784 87 5.13 117 Lavaca County 1,562 1,647 85 5.44 118 Robertson County 1,675 1,758 83 4.96 120 Jack County 629 710 81 12.88 120 Real County 206 287 81 39.32 121 Madison County 821 901 80 9.74 122 Panola County 1,616 1,695 79 4.89 125 Austin County 1,917 1,993 76 3.96 125 Hartley County 302 378 76 25.17 125 Live Oak County 712 788 76 10.67 127 Clay County 660 733 73 11.06 127 Dimmit County 791 864 73 9.23 128 Franklin County 717 789 72 10.04 129 Red River County 1,389 1,460 71 5.11 130 Kimble County 426 495 69 16.20 131 Rusk County 3,426 3,492 66 1.93 132 Blanco County 636 701 65 10.22 133 Milam County 2,418 2,482 64 2.65 134 Calhoun County 1,964 2,025 61 3.11 135 Somervell County 553 613 60 10.85 137 Marion County 770 826 56 7.27 137 Presidio County 696 752 56 8.05 138 Bosque County 1,447 1,501 54 3.73 139 Archer County 581 627 46 7.92 140 Uvalde County 2,336 2,381 45 1.93 141 Goliad County 486 528 42 8.64 143 Karnes County 1,108 1,149 41 3.70 143 Newton County 824 865 41 4.98 144 Crosby County 732 772 40 5.46 145 Jim Hogg County 367 406 39 10.63 146 Nacogdoches County 8,425 8,458 33 0.39 147 Willacy County 1,236 1,268 32 2.59 148 San Augustine County 638 664 26 4.08 150 Armstrong County 148 169 21 14.19 150 Mills County 369 390 21 5.69 151 Delta County 456 476 20 4.39 152 Matagorda County 4,605 4,619 14 0.30 154 Bee County 3,112 3,124 12 0.39 154 Jeff Davis County 256 268 12 4.69 156 Coke County 318 326 8 2.52 156 Oldham County 239 247 8 3.35 157 Terry County 1,229 1,234 5 0.41 158 Menard County 247 251 4 1.62 160 Hardeman County 518 519 1 0.19 160 Sabine County 618 619 1 0.16 162 Hamilton County 741 740 -1 -0.13 162 Irion County 156 155 -1 -0.64 163 Loving County 11 5 -6 -54.55 165 Duval County 837 830 -7 -0.84 165 Mason County 325 318 -7 -2.15 166 McMullen County 77 69 -8 -10.39 167 King County 80 71 -9 -11.25 168 Motley County 151 141 -10 -6.62 169 Donley County 410 399 -11 -2.68 170 Throckmorton County 188 176 -12 -6.38 172 Lipscomb County 280 267 -13 -4.64 172 Wilbarger County 1,877 1,864 -13 -0.69 173 Borden County 91 76 -15 -16.48 174 Houston County 1,991 1,974 -17 -0.85 175 Sherman County 315 297 -18 -5.71 176 San Saba County 574 555 -19 -3.31 177 Briscoe County 186 166 -20 -10.75 178 Hall County 422 401 -21 -4.98 179 Cottle County 255 233 -22 -8.63 180 Glasscock County 182 158 -24 -13.19 181 Brooks County 756 731 -25 -3.31 182 Kenedy County 116 90 -26 -22.41 183 Sterling County 152 125 -27 -17.76 184 Schleicher County 299 271 -28 -9.36 185 Kent County 102 73 -29 -28.43 186 Martin County 450 420 -30 -6.67 187 Collingsworth County 306 274 -32 -10.46 189 Fisher County 447 414 -33 -7.38 189 Wheeler County 506 473 -33 -6.52 192 Garza County 522 488 -34 -6.51 192 Roberts County 110 76 -34 -30.91 192 Stonewall County 186 152 -34 -18.28 193 Knox County 452 416 -36 -7.96 194 Crockett County 475 438 -37 -7.79 196 Hansford County 547 507 -40 -7.31 196 Young County 1,908 1,868 -40 -2.10 198 Dickens County 260 219 -41 -15.77 198 Jim Wells County 3,081 3,040 -41 -1.33 199 Foard County 207 165 -42 -20.29 200 Cochran County 391 345 -46 -11.76 201 Mitchell County 731 684 -47 -6.43 203 Carson County 452 403 -49 -10.84 203 Concho County 313 264 -49 -15.65 204 Morris County 1,202 1,151 -51 -4.24 206 Runnels County 1,054 1,000 -54 -5.12 206 Upton County 365 311 -54 -14.79 207 Shackelford County 328 273 -55 -16.77 209 Ochiltree County 952 896 -56 -5.88 209 Parmer County 975 919 -56 -5.74 210 Sutton County 476 419 -57 -11.97 211 Edwards County 221 161 -60 -27.15 212 Hemphill County 357 295 -62 -17.37 213 Deaf Smith County 2,086 2,017 -69 -3.31 214 Culberson County 377 307 -70 -18.57 217 Bailey County 744 672 -72 -9.68 217 Baylor County 566 494 -72 -12.72 217 McCulloch County 963 891 -72 -7.48 218 Kinney County 373 297 -76 -20.38 220 Swisher County 946 867 -79 -8.35 220 Terrell County 181 102 -79 -43.65 222 Falls County 1,933 1,853 -80 -4.14 222 Jones County 1,352 1,272 -80 -5.92 224 Coleman County 1,081 995 -86 -7.96 224 Lynn County 690 604 -86 -12.46 227 Hudspeth County 295 207 -88 -29.83 227 La Salle County 549 461 -88 -16.03 227 Pecos County 1,424 1,336 -88 -6.18 228 Refugio County 840 749 -91 -10.83 229 Limestone County 2,075 1,983 -92 -4.43 230 Dawson County 1,352 1,253 -99 -7.32 231 Crane County 304 203 -101 -33.22 232 Zavala County 1,026 922 -104 -10.14 233 Haskell County 656 542 -114 -17.38 234 Fayette County 2,015 1,893 -122 -6.05 235 Reagan County 366 239 -127 -34.70 236 Hockley County 2,186 2,046 -140 -6.40 237 Winkler County 579 435 -144 -24.87 238 Lamb County 1,457 1,307 -150 -10.30 239 Ward County 1,028 870 -158 -15.37 240 Wharton County 4,781 4,620 -161 -3.37 241 Castro County 961 797 -164 -17.07 243 De Witt County 1,875 1,693 -182 -9.71 243 Eastland County 1,889 1,707 -182 -9.63 244 Hale County 4,402 4,217 -185 -4.20 245 Floyd County 902 713 -189 -20.95 246 Yoakum County 735 540 -195 -26.53 248 Andrews County 1,132 936 -196 -17.31 248 Scurry County 1,702 1,506 -196 -11.52 249 Hutchinson County 2,173 1,961 -212 -9.76 250 Gaines County 1,254 1,004 -250 -19.94 251 Midland County 13,275 13,006 -269 -2.03 252 Reeves County 1,233 913 -320 -25.95 253 Gray County 2,326 1,986 -340 -14.62 254 Ector County 14,464 13,759 -705 -4.87 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