Table 11: Texas Counties Ranked by Numerical Change in Hispanic Population, 1990-2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Change in Proportion of Population Population Total Population _____________________ __________________ _________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Harris 644,935 1,119,751 474,816 73.62 22.88 32.93 2 Dallas 315,630 662,729 347,099 109.97 17.04 29.87 3 Hidalgo 326,972 503,100 176,128 53.87 85.25 88.35 4 Bexar 589,180 757,033 167,853 28.49 49.70 54.35 5 Tarrant 139,879 285,290 145,411 103.95 11.95 19.73 6 El Paso 411,619 531,654 120,035 29.16 69.58 78.23 7 Travis 121,689 229,048 107,359 88.22 21.11 28.20 8 Cameron 212,995 282,736 69,741 32.74 81.88 84.34 9 Webb 125,069 182,070 57,001 45.58 93.87 94.28 10 Denton 19,013 52,619 33,606 176.75 6.95 12.15 11 Collin 18,158 50,510 32,352 178.17 6.88 10.27 12 Fort Bend 43,892 74,871 30,979 70.58 19.47 21.12 13 Montgomery 13,237 37,150 23,913 180.65 7.27 12.65 14 Williamson 20,004 42,990 22,986 114.91 14.33 17.20 15 Nueces 152,051 174,951 22,900 15.06 52.23 55.78 16 Brazoria 33,797 55,063 21,266 62.92 17.63 22.78 17 Lubbock 51,011 66,609 15,598 30.58 22.91 27.45 18 Bell 24,995 39,701 14,706 58.84 13.08 16.68 19 McLennan 23,643 38,233 14,590 61.71 12.50 17.91 20 Ector 37,315 51,306 13,991 37.49 31.37 42.36 21 Galveston 30,962 44,939 13,977 45.14 14.24 17.96 22 Jefferson 12,629 26,536 13,907 110.12 5.28 10.53 23 Starr 39,390 52,278 12,888 32.72 97.22 97.54 24 Potter 19,246 31,921 12,675 65.86 19.66 28.11 25 Maverick 34,024 44,938 10,914 32.08 93.53 95.01 26 Midland 22,780 33,676 10,896 47.83 21.37 29.03 27 Hays 18,249 28,859 10,610 58.14 27.81 29.57 28 Brazos 16,713 27,253 10,540 63.06 13.71 17.88 29 Smith 8,986 19,521 10,535 117.24 5.94 11.17 30 Guadalupe 19,246 29,561 10,315 53.60 29.67 33.21 31 Ellis 11,243 20,508 9,265 82.41 13.20 18.42 32 Johnson 7,457 15,375 7,918 106.18 7.67 12.12 33 Victoria 25,372 32,959 7,587 29.90 34.12 39.20 34 Bastrop 6,933 13,845 6,912 99.70 18.12 23.98 35 Atascosa 16,064 22,620 6,556 40.81 52.61 58.56 36 Val Verde 27,299 33,849 6,550 23.99 70.50 75.46 37 Tom Green 25,501 31,946 6,445 25.27 25.90 30.71 38 Gregg 3,775 10,183 6,408 169.75 3.60 9.14 39 Comal 11,864 17,609 5,745 48.42 22.89 22.57 40 Medina 12,134 17,873 5,739 47.30 44.43 45.47 41 Wichita 10,555 16,097 5,542 52.51 8.62 12.23 42 Angelina 6,072 11,496 5,424 89.33 8.69 14.35 43 Titus 2,556 7,960 5,404 211.42 10.65 28.31 44 Taylor 17,511 22,328 4,817 27.51 14.63 17.64 45 Liberty 2,880 7,660 4,780 165.97 5.46 10.92 46 Grayson 2,795 7,519 4,724 169.02 2.94 6.80 47 Kaufman 3,340 7,925 4,585 137.28 6.40 11.11 48 Randall 6,144 10,718 4,574 74.45 6.85 10.27 49 Bee 12,909 17,450 4,541 35.18 51.36 53.93 50 Navarro 2,891 7,113 4,222 146.04 7.24 15.76 51 Howard 8,607 12,597 3,990 46.36 26.61 37.46 52 Nacogdoches 2,788 6,660 3,872 138.88 5.09 11.25 53 Moore 5,693 9,558 3,865 67.89 31.87 47.50 54 Wilson 8,054 11,834 3,780 46.93 35.56 36.52 55 Waller 2,592 6,344 3,752 144.75 11.08 19.42 56 Parker 2,697 6,211 3,514 130.29 4.16 7.02 57 Hunt 2,876 6,366 3,490 121.35 4.47 8.31 58 Cherokee 2,697 6,178 3,481 129.07 6.57 13.24 59 San Patricio 29,809 33,181 3,372 11.31 50.74 49.42 60 Rockwall 1,500 4,771 3,271 218.07 5.86 11.07 61 Walker 5,493 8,712 3,219 58.60 10.79 14.11 62 Coryell 6,243 9,424 3,181 50.95 9.72 12.57 63 Hale 14,428 17,532 3,104 21.51 41.61 47.90 64 Caldwell 9,988 13,018 3,030 30.34 37.84 40.44 65 Uvalde 14,104 17,089 2,985 21.16 60.43 65.91 66 Matagorda 9,088 11,898 2,810 30.92 24.61 31.35 67 Zapata 7,519 10,328 2,809 37.36 81.03 84.78 68 Wharton 10,103 12,888 2,785 27.57 25.29 31.29 69 Anderson 3,953 6,705 2,752 69.62 8.23 12.17 70 Henderson 2,368 5,071 2,703 114.15 4.04 6.92 71 Bowie 1,334 3,992 2,658 199.25 1.63 4.47 72 Burnet 2,440 5,044 2,604 106.72 10.76 14.77 73 Wise 2,663 5,248 2,585 97.07 7.68 10.76 74 Jim Wells 27,201 29,772 2,571 9.45 72.19 75.71 75 Erath 2,458 4,959 2,501 101.75 8.78 15.03 76 Kerr 5,994 8,353 2,359 39.36 16.51 19.13 77 Willacy 14,937 17,209 2,272 15.21 84.37 85.69 78 Rusk 1,736 3,998 2,262 130.30 3.97 8.44 79 Polk 1,610 3,861 2,251 139.81 5.25 9.39 80 Frio 9,749 11,987 2,238 22.96 72.36 73.76 81 Cooke 1,408 3,627 2,219 157.60 4.57 9.97 82 Hill 2,230 4,360 2,130 95.52 8.21 13.49 83 Kleberg 18,529 20,635 2,106 11.37 61.20 65.41 84 Harrison 1,278 3,316 2,038 159.47 2.22 5.34 85 Brown 3,799 5,793 1,994 52.49 11.05 15.38 86 Shelby 539 2,489 1,950 361.78 2.45 9.87 87 Pecos 8,331 10,262 1,931 23.18 56.77 61.05 88 Kendall 2,392 4,248 1,856 77.59 16.40 17.89 89 Austin 2,073 3,805 1,732 83.55 10.45 16.13 90 Van Zandt 1,515 3,201 1,686 111.29 3.99 6.65 91 Hood 1,353 2,975 1,622 119.88 4.67 7.24 92 Chambers 1,195 2,810 1,615 135.15 5.95 10.79 94 Hopkins 1,407 2,967 1,560 110.87 4.88 9.28 94 Jones 2,786 4,346 1,560 55.99 16.90 20.91 95 Calhoun 6,893 8,448 1,555 22.56 36.18 40.92 96 Washington 1,158 2,647 1,489 128.58 4.43 8.71 97 Lee 1,410 2,848 1,438 101.99 10.97 18.19 98 Karnes 5,916 7,324 1,408 23.80 47.50 47.42 99 Limestone 1,459 2,859 1,400 95.96 6.97 12.97 100 Palo Pinto 2,301 3,667 1,366 59.37 9.18 13.57 101 Live Oak 3,324 4,683 1,359 40.88 34.78 38.05 102 Wood 788 2,102 1,314 166.75 2.68 5.72 103 Deaf Smith 9,356 10,654 1,298 13.87 48.85 57.40 104 Fannin 485 1,753 1,268 261.44 1.96 5.61 105 Gonzales 6,142 7,381 1,239 20.17 35.70 39.62 106 Ochiltree 1,641 2,863 1,222 74.47 17.98 31.79 107 Bandera 1,172 2,384 1,212 103.41 11.10 13.51 108 Camp 501 1,707 1,206 240.72 5.06 14.78 109 Colorado 2,833 4,024 1,191 42.04 15.41 19.74 110 Orange 1,933 3,073 1,140 58.98 2.40 3.62 111 Lamar 475 1,614 1,139 239.79 1.08 3.33 112 Grimes 2,657 3,787 1,130 42.53 14.11 16.08 113 Dawson 6,120 7,222 1,102 18.01 42.65 48.19 114 Fayette 1,702 2,786 1,084 63.69 8.47 12.78 115 Gray 1,895 2,959 1,064 56.15 7.91 13.01 116 Milam 3,456 4,516 1,060 30.67 15.06 18.63 117 Hutchinson 2,509 3,506 997 39.74 9.77 14.70 118 Aransas 3,588 4,571 983 27.40 20.05 20.32 119 Lampasas 1,753 2,677 924 52.71 12.97 15.07 120 De Witt 4,567 5,452 885 19.38 24.24 27.24 121 Lamb 5,509 6,393 884 16.05 36.55 43.46 122 Gillespie 2,426 3,309 883 36.40 14.10 15.90 123 Falls 2,072 2,941 869 41.94 11.70 15.83 124 Madison 1,178 2,042 864 73.34 10.78 15.78 125 Freestone 619 1,465 846 136.67 3.91 8.20 126 Parmer 4,096 4,927 831 20.29 41.53 49.19 127 Wilbarger 2,185 3,015 830 37.99 14.45 20.54 128 Hockley 7,654 8,459 805 10.52 31.63 37.24 129 Jasper 594 1,384 790 133.00 1.91 3.89 130 Burleson 1,624 2,411 787 48.46 11.92 14.64 131 Jackson 2,772 3,551 779 28.10 21.26 24.68 132 Houston 965 1,739 774 80.21 4.51 7.50 133 Upshur 641 1,394 753 117.47 2.04 3.95 134 Presidio 5,417 6,162 745 13.75 81.62 84.36 135 Young 1,164 1,906 742 63.75 6.42 10.62 136 Comanche 2,205 2,928 723 32.79 16.48 20.88 137 Childress 853 1,574 721 84.53 14.33 20.47 138 Leon 509 1,213 704 138.31 4.02 7.91 139 Bosque 1,430 2,104 674 47.13 9.45 12.23 140 San Jacinto 431 1,084 653 151.51 2.63 4.87 141 Stephens 767 1,418 651 84.88 8.51 14.66 142 Andrews 4,552 5,202 650 14.28 31.75 40.00 143 Runnels 2,740 3,372 632 23.07 24.26 29.33 144 Mitchell 2,389 3,009 620 25.95 29.80 31.03 145 Dallam 1,151 1,766 615 53.43 21.08 28.38 146 Lavaca 1,596 2,183 587 36.78 8.54 11.36 147 Hudspeth 1,935 2,509 574 29.66 66.38 75.03 148 Eastland 1,404 1,976 572 40.74 7.59 10.80 149 Gaines 4,608 5,175 567 12.30 32.63 35.77 150 Tyler 177 742 565 319.21 1.06 3.56 151 Hartley 201 758 557 277.11 5.53 13.69 152 Hardin 679 1,223 544 80.12 1.64 2.54 153 Hansford 1,174 1,690 516 43.95 20.08 31.48 154 Montague 548 1,035 487 88.87 3.17 5.41 155 Franklin 357 842 485 135.85 4.58 8.90 156 Jack 232 691 459 197.84 3.32 7.89 157 La Salle 4,068 4,524 456 11.21 77.43 77.12 159 Robertson 1,904 2,359 455 23.90 12.28 14.74 159 Swisher 2,496 2,951 455 18.23 30.69 35.22 160 Blanco 840 1,290 450 53.57 14.07 15.32 161 Concho 1,194 1,639 445 37.27 39.22 41.33 162 Terry 5,194 5,626 432 8.32 39.29 44.09 163 Llano 453 875 422 93.16 3.89 5.13 164 Newton 153 571 418 273.20 1.13 3.79 166 Red River 273 669 396 145.05 1.91 4.67 166 Trinity 272 668 396 145.59 2.38 4.85 167 Bailey 2,740 3,119 379 13.83 38.79 47.30 168 Garza 1,454 1,810 356 24.48 28.27 37.15 169 Crosby 3,111 3,460 349 11.22 42.59 48.93 170 Rains 158 505 347 219.62 2.35 5.53 171 Sherman 538 874 336 62.45 18.82 27.43 172 San Saba 998 1,333 335 33.57 18.48 21.55 173 Refugio 3,164 3,490 326 10.30 39.67 44.58 174 Callahan 489 812 323 66.05 4.12 6.29 175 Panola 477 798 321 67.30 2.16 3.51 176 Hall 727 1,040 313 43.05 18.62 27.50 177 Goliad 2,145 2,439 294 13.71 35.87 35.20 178 Wheeler 378 664 286 75.66 6.43 12.57 179 Duval 11,267 11,544 277 2.46 87.22 87.99 180 Lipscomb 379 633 254 67.02 12.06 20.71 181 Archer 189 431 242 128.04 2.37 4.87 182 Sutton 1,866 2,106 240 12.86 45.13 51.66 183 Morris 239 477 238 99.58 1.81 3.66 184 Coke 422 653 231 54.74 12.32 16.90 185 Crockett 2,021 2,242 221 10.94 49.56 54.70 186 Schleicher 1,062 1,278 216 20.34 35.52 43.54 187 Hamilton 403 610 207 51.36 5.21 7.41 188 Floyd 3,381 3,569 188 5.56 39.79 45.93 189 Mills 484 671 187 38.64 10.68 13.03 190 Nolan 4,246 4,431 185 4.36 25.59 28.04 191 San Augustine 138 320 182 131.88 1.73 3.58 192 Dickens 479 660 181 37.79 18.63 23.90 193 Crane 1,577 1,753 176 11.16 33.90 43.87 194 Somervell 749 915 166 22.16 13.97 13.44 195 Brewster 3,702 3,867 165 4.46 42.64 43.62 196 Clay 242 404 162 66.94 2.41 3.67 197 Kimble 772 926 154 19.95 18.73 20.73 198 Cass 373 526 153 41.02 1.24 1.73 199 Coleman 1,139 1,289 150 13.17 11.73 13.96 200 Yoakum 3,217 3,363 146 4.54 36.62 45.93 201 Kinney 1,570 1,707 137 8.73 50.34 50.52 202 Marion 147 263 116 78.91 1.47 2.40 203 Real 574 688 114 19.86 23.80 22.58 204 Mason 671 783 112 16.69 19.60 20.95 205 Hemphill 412 522 110 26.70 11.08 15.58 208 Carson 354 458 104 29.38 5.38 7.03 208 Donley 139 243 104 74.82 3.76 6.35 208 Lynn 2,819 2,923 104 3.69 41.71 44.63 209 Delta 67 165 98 146.27 1.38 3.10 210 Hardeman 589 685 96 16.30 11.15 14.50 211 Collingsworth 561 655 94 16.76 15.70 20.43 212 Jim Hogg 4,659 4,752 93 2.00 91.19 89.98 213 Castro 4,187 4,279 92 2.20 46.16 51.65 214 Scurry 4,454 4,544 90 2.02 23.90 27.77 215 Sabine 111 189 78 70.27 1.16 1.81 216 Sterling 366 432 66 18.03 25.45 31.01 217 Armstrong 55 116 61 110.91 2.72 5.40 218 Irion 385 436 51 13.25 23.63 24.62 219 Baylor 334 382 48 14.37 7.62 9.33 220 Oldham 200 241 41 20.50 8.78 11.03 221 Briscoe 367 407 40 10.90 18.62 22.74 223 Motley 136 173 37 27.21 8.88 12.13 223 Throckmorton 136 173 37 27.21 7.23 9.35 224 Foard 233 265 32 13.73 12.99 16.34 225 Menard 726 748 22 3.03 32.24 31.69 226 Dimmit 8,688 8,708 20 0.23 83.27 84.97 227 Jeff Davis 770 783 13 1.69 39.57 35.48 228 Glasscock 424 420 -4 -0.94 29.30 29.87 229 Roberts 34 28 -6 -17.65 3.32 3.16 231 Cottle 367 360 -7 -1.91 16.33 18.91 231 Loving 14 7 -7 -50.00 13.08 10.45 232 Winkler 3,172 3,156 -16 -0.50 36.77 44.00 233 King 53 34 -19 -35.85 14.97 9.55 235 Knox 1,088 1,067 -21 -1.93 22.49 25.09 235 Shackelford 272 251 -21 -7.72 8.20 7.60 236 Borden 120 87 -33 -27.50 15.02 11.93 237 Brooks 7,338 7,304 -34 -0.46 89.44 91.57 239 Kenedy 362 327 -35 -9.67 78.70 78.99 239 Martin 1,960 1,925 -35 -1.79 39.55 40.56 241 McMullen 320 282 -38 -11.88 39.17 33.14 241 Stonewall 237 199 -38 -16.03 11.77 11.75 242 Kent 120 78 -42 -35.00 11.88 9.08 243 Haskell 1,312 1,249 -63 -4.80 19.24 20.50 244 Fisher 997 928 -69 -6.92 20.59 21.36 245 McCulloch 2,317 2,219 -98 -4.23 26.40 27.04 246 Edwards 1,182 974 -208 -17.60 52.16 45.05 247 Cochran 1,857 1,646 -211 -11.36 42.43 44.13 248 Upton 1,666 1,449 -217 -13.03 37.46 42.57 249 Terrell 751 525 -226 -30.09 53.26 48.57 250 Ward 4,830 4,580 -250 -5.18 36.83 41.98 251 Culberson 2,419 2,149 -270 -11.16 71.00 72.24 252 Zavala 10,875 10,582 -293 -2.69 89.42 91.22 253 Reagan 1,941 1,646 -295 -15.20 43.00 49.49 254 Reeves 11,545 9,640 -1,905 -16.50 72.83 73.38 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