Table 61: Number of Persons in Group Quarters, and Numerical and Percent Change for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Persons in Group Quarters, 2000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of Persons in Group Quarters Change ___________________________________ _____________________ Rank State/County 1990 2000 Number Percent ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . State of Texas 393,447 561,109 167,662 42.61 1 Harris County 29,144 42,134 12,990 44.57 2 Bexar County 28,695 34,511 5,816 20.27 3 Dallas County 25,534 33,470 7,936 31.08 4 Tarrant County 19,128 22,970 3,842 20.09 5 Travis County 19,306 20,706 1,400 7.25 6 Walker County 13,725 17,091 3,366 24.52 7 Coryell County 14,982 16,932 1,950 13.02 8 Jefferson County 4,443 15,099 10,656 239.84 9 Anderson County 9,997 14,628 4,631 46.32 10 Brazos County 12,205 13,345 1,140 9.34 11 El Paso County 11,945 12,744 799 6.69 12 Wichita County 6,733 11,120 4,387 65.16 13 Brazoria County 8,904 10,961 2,057 23.10 14 Lubbock County 9,726 9,606 -120 -1.23 15 McLennan County 7,650 9,225 1,575 20.59 16 Denton County 7,729 9,150 1,421 18.39 17 Bell County 9,241 9,137 -104 -1.13 18 Hays County 6,152 7,639 1,487 24.17 19 Bee County 545 7,556 7,011 1286.42 20 Potter County 1,913 7,024 5,111 267.17 21 Bowie County 2,340 6,779 4,439 189.70 22 Taylor County 6,750 6,354 -396 -5.87 23 Fort Bend County 4,349 6,298 1,949 44.81 24 Nueces County 4,492 5,761 1,269 28.25 25 Hidalgo County 3,808 5,662 1,854 48.69 26 Liberty County 945 5,041 4,096 433.44 27 Jones County 394 4,965 4,571 1160.15 28 Williamson County 2,312 4,926 2,614 113.06 29 Howard County 2,195 4,787 2,592 118.09 30 Smith County 2,972 4,674 1,702 57.27 31 Nacogdoches County 4,594 4,512 -82 -1.78 32 Tom Green County 5,491 4,268 -1,223 -22.27 33 Galveston County 2,606 4,156 1,550 59.48 34 Cameron County 5,017 4,089 -928 -18.50 35 Karnes County 237 3,614 3,377 1424.89 36 Fannin County 777 3,377 2,600 334.62 37 Polk County 490 3,349 2,859 583.47 38 Collin County 2,011 3,332 1,321 65.69 39 Waller County 2,932 3,209 277 9.45 40 Gregg County 2,294 3,094 800 34.87 41 Webb County 1,913 3,078 1,165 60.90 42 Houston County 1,837 2,999 1,162 63.26 43 Grayson County 2,440 2,973 533 21.84 44 Parker County 1,093 2,921 1,828 167.25 45 Madison County 2,375 2,871 496 20.88 46 Cherokee County 2,020 2,824 804 39.80 48 Grimes County 2,411 2,731 320 13.27 48 Rusk County 598 2,731 2,133 356.69 49 Angelina County 1,541 2,707 1,166 75.67 50 Mitchell County 183 2,671 2,488 1359.56 51 Johnson County 1,879 2,490 611 32.52 52 Hale County 739 2,404 1,665 225.30 53 Dawson County 107 2,272 2,165 2023.36 54 Brown County 1,516 2,223 707 46.64 55 Frio County 275 2,140 1,865 678.18 56 Falls County 1,278 2,086 808 63.22 57 Pecos County 229 2,067 1,838 802.62 58 Bastrop County 1,264 2,005 741 58.62 59 Ellis County 1,263 1,933 670 53.05 60 Hunt County 1,579 1,896 317 20.08 61 Limestone County 1,335 1,855 520 38.95 62 Erath County 1,465 1,808 343 23.41 63 De Witt County 481 1,784 1,303 270.89 64 Medina County 558 1,782 1,224 219.35 65 Kerr County 2,035 1,771 -264 -12.97 66 Randall County 1,543 1,766 223 14.45 67 Childress County 120 1,754 1,634 1361.67 68 Washington County 1,588 1,733 145 9.13 70 Ector County 888 1,711 823 92.68 70 Gray County 256 1,711 1,455 568.36 71 Montgomery County 1,599 1,691 92 5.75 72 Caldwell County 1,686 1,681 -5 -0.30 73 Harrison County 1,434 1,679 245 17.09 74 Scurry County 1,260 1,662 402 31.90 75 Guadalupe County 1,324 1,612 288 21.75 76 Live Oak County 92 1,598 1,506 1636.96 77 Midland County 813 1,594 781 96.06 78 Tyler County 217 1,584 1,367 629.95 79 San Patricio County 571 1,555 984 172.33 80 Freestone County 416 1,543 1,127 270.91 81 Victoria County 778 1,507 729 93.70 82 Wood County 935 1,459 524 56.04 83 Kaufman County 1,273 1,438 165 12.96 84 Navarro County 1,242 1,430 188 15.14 85 Hartley County 90 1,425 1,335 1483.33 86 Concho County 373 1,370 997 267.29 87 Kleberg County 1,227 1,311 84 6.85 88 Comal County 891 1,267 376 42.20 89 Reeves County 673 1,155 482 71.62 90 Wise County 968 1,153 185 19.11 91 Henderson County 983 1,140 157 15.97 92 Lamar County 971 1,117 146 15.04 93 Jack County 116 1,081 965 831.90 94 Willacy County 155 1,072 917 591.61 95 Orange County 595 981 386 64.87 96 Terry County 127 972 845 665.35 97 Van Zandt County 668 946 278 41.62 98 Jasper County 366 937 571 156.01 99 Wilbarger County 777 921 144 18.53 100 Burnet County 317 892 575 181.39 101 Colorado County 344 849 505 146.80 102 Cooke County 723 842 119 16.46 103 Hill County 960 820 -140 -14.58 104 Val Verde County 705 805 100 14.18 105 Eastland County 926 787 -139 -15.01 106 Wharton County 623 747 124 19.90 107 Titus County 576 652 76 13.19 108 Stephens County 129 649 520 403.10 109 Swisher County 70 640 570 814.29 110 Lee County 520 622 102 19.62 111 Uvalde County 414 619 205 49.52 112 Rockwall County 225 617 392 174.22 113 Hockley County 553 610 57 10.31 114 La Salle County 62 603 541 872.58 115 Hood County 338 601 263 77.81 116 Newton County 82 600 518 631.71 117 Duval County 36 584 548 1522.22 118 San Saba County 191 569 378 197.91 119 Fayette County 407 560 153 37.59 120 Gillespie County 685 557 -128 -18.69 121 Bosque County 396 534 138 34.85 122 Dickens County 39 519 480 1230.77 123 Wilson County 208 518 310 149.04 124 Jim Wells County 476 508 32 6.72 125 Nolan County 559 500 -59 -10.55 127 Cass County 418 479 61 14.59 127 Kendall County 384 479 95 24.74 128 Matagorda County 262 475 213 81.30 130 Hopkins County 427 472 45 10.54 130 Lavaca County 360 472 112 31.11 131 Garza County 63 457 394 625.40 132 Panola County 342 452 110 32.16 133 Upshur County 788 449 -339 -43.02 134 Milam County 288 432 144 50.00 135 Hardin County 297 426 129 43.43 136 Montague County 424 404 -20 -4.72 137 Young County 302 402 100 33.11 138 Brewster County 525 400 -125 -23.81 139 Starr County 189 397 208 110.05 140 Shelby County 394 380 -14 -3.55 141 Ward County 316 369 53 16.77 143 Gonzales County 316 363 47 14.87 143 Zavala County 275 363 88 32.00 144 Lampasas County 168 357 189 112.50 145 Atascosa County 408 355 -53 -12.99 146 Comanche County 339 342 3 0.88 147 Palo Pinto County 556 312 -244 -43.88 148 Hutchinson County 305 297 -8 -2.62 150 Coke County 117 293 176 150.43 150 Runnels County 180 293 113 62.78 151 Mills County 275 291 16 5.82 152 Lamb County 142 287 145 102.11 153 Austin County 276 276 0 0.00 154 Red River County 312 273 -39 -12.50 155 Robertson County 275 272 -3 -1.09 156 Oldham County 397 270 -127 -31.99 157 Aransas County 226 268 42 18.58 158 San Augustine County 247 267 20 8.10 159 Jackson County 141 255 114 80.85 160 Deaf Smith County 234 254 20 8.55 161 Llano County 277 248 -29 -10.47 162 Hamilton County 276 235 -41 -14.86 163 Chambers County 100 234 134 134.00 164 Moore County 179 210 31 17.32 165 Donley County 174 203 29 16.67 166 Bandera County 272 181 -91 -33.46 167 Trinity County 149 180 31 20.81 168 Camp County 123 175 52 42.28 169 Calhoun County 176 174 -2 -1.14 170 Morris County 236 166 -70 -29.66 172 Coleman County 219 163 -56 -25.57 172 Franklin County 141 163 22 15.60 173 Somervell County 140 158 18 12.86 175 Blanco County 176 153 -23 -13.07 175 Parmer County 123 153 30 24.39 176 Hemphill County 52 145 93 178.85 177 San Jacinto County 43 143 100 232.56 178 Floyd County 123 141 18 14.63 179 Winkler County 73 135 62 84.93 180 Wheeler County 132 134 2 1.52 181 Knox County 106 132 26 24.53 182 Sabine County 155 124 -31 -20.00 183 Goliad County 69 123 54 78.26 186 Callahan County 138 122 -16 -11.59 186 Dimmit County 56 122 66 117.86 186 McCulloch County 181 122 -59 -32.60 188 Delta County 148 115 -33 -22.30 188 Maverick County 238 115 -123 -51.68 190 Leon County 103 111 8 7.77 190 Refugio County 68 111 43 63.24 191 Burleson County 248 105 -143 -57.66 192 Haskell County 133 104 -29 -21.80 193 Carson County 102 99 -3 -2.94 194 Presidio County 76 96 20 26.32 195 Gaines County 40 95 55 137.50 196 Clay County 118 94 -24 -20.34 197 Crosby County 109 92 -17 -15.60 198 Marion County 68 89 21 30.88 199 Hansford County 75 86 11 14.67 200 Martin County 51 85 34 66.67 202 Andrews County 104 79 -25 -24.04 202 Sherman County 35 79 44 125.71 203 Real County 55 78 23 41.82 204 Armstrong County 55 77 22 40.00 205 Fisher County 69 76 7 10.14 206 Cochran County 123 75 -48 -39.02 207 Ochiltree County 47 73 26 55.32 209 Brooks County 82 72 -10 -12.20 209 Rains County 111 72 -39 -35.14 210 Jeff Davis County 54 68 14 25.93 211 Hardeman County 144 67 -77 -53.47 212 Castro County 77 65 -12 -15.58 213 Shackelford County 69 62 -7 -10.14 214 Bailey County 49 60 11 22.45 215 King County 0 57 57 . 217 Archer County 60 55 -5 -8.33 217 Crockett County 80 55 -25 -31.25 218 Collingsworth County 67 53 -14 -20.90 219 Kimble County 69 51 -18 -26.09 220 Baylor County 78 49 -29 -37.18 221 Yoakum County 41 48 7 17.07 222 Schleicher County 39 47 8 20.51 223 Lipscomb County 1 46 45 4500.00 225 Crane County 36 45 9 25.00 225 Reagan County 52 45 -7 -13.46 227 Jim Hogg County 5 44 39 780.00 227 Lynn County 51 44 -7 -13.73 228 Foard County 37 42 5 13.51 231 Hall County 46 41 -5 -10.87 231 Menard County 30 41 11 36.67 231 Stonewall County 51 41 -10 -19.61 232 Kent County 25 38 13 52.00 233 Cottle County 36 37 1 2.78 235 Mason County 55 33 -22 -40.00 235 Upton County 34 33 -1 -2.94 236 Hudspeth County 107 32 -75 -70.09 237 Sutton County 48 31 -17 -35.42 238 Edwards County 6 28 22 366.67 240 Sterling County 21 25 4 19.05 240 Zapata County 23 25 2 8.70 241 Kinney County 41 23 -18 -43.90 242 Throckmorton County 36 22 -14 -38.89 243 Dallam County 22 16 -6 -27.27 244 Culberson County 17 9 -8 -47.06 245 Kenedy County 11 4 -7 -63.64 254 Borden County 0 0 0 . 254 Briscoe County 5 0 -5 -100.00 254 Glasscock County 3 0 -3 -100.00 254 Irion County 0 0 0 . 254 Loving County 0 0 0 . 254 McMullen County 6 0 -6 -100.00 254 Motley County 4 0 -4 -100.00 254 Roberts County 0 0 0 . 254 Terrell County 0 0 0 . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________