Table 14: Texas Counties Ranked by Percent Change in Black Population, 1990-2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Change in Proportion of Population Population Total Population _____________________ __________________ _________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Live Oak 3 283 280 9333.33 0.03 2.30 2 Hartley 9 449 440 4888.89 0.25 8.11 3 Zapata 1 22 21 2100.00 0.01 0.18 4 Callahan 2 41 39 1950.00 0.02 0.32 5 Coke 4 77 73 1825.00 0.12 1.99 6 Lipscomb 1 14 13 1300.00 0.03 0.46 7 Pecos 51 707 656 1286.27 0.35 4.21 8 San Saba 13 163 150 1153.85 0.24 2.63 9 Sutton 1 12 11 1100.00 0.02 0.29 10 Medina 71 838 767 1080.28 0.26 2.13 11 Culberson 2 19 17 850.00 0.06 0.64 12 Jack 51 482 431 845.10 0.73 5.50 13 Montague 4 32 28 700.00 0.02 0.17 14 Presidio 2 15 13 650.00 0.03 0.21 15 Hemphill 7 52 45 642.86 0.19 1.55 16 Jim Hogg 3 22 19 633.33 0.06 0.42 17 Duval 8 58 50 625.00 0.06 0.44 18 Comanche 10 69 59 590.00 0.07 0.49 19 Mills 10 67 57 570.00 0.22 1.30 20 Hamilton 2 13 11 550.00 0.03 0.16 21 Willacy 73 406 333 456.16 0.41 2.02 22 Frio 141 779 638 452.48 1.05 4.79 23 Oldham 9 49 40 444.44 0.40 2.24 24 Ochiltree 2 10 8 400.00 0.02 0.11 25 Carson 11 53 42 381.82 0.17 0.81 26 Webb 68 325 257 377.94 0.05 0.17 27 Karnes 343 1,626 1,283 374.05 2.75 10.53 28 Bee 690 3,169 2,479 359.28 2.75 9.79 29 Maverick 13 56 43 330.77 0.04 0.12 30 Sherman 4 16 12 300.00 0.14 0.50 31 Hidalgo 518 2,052 1,534 296.14 0.14 0.36 32 La Salle 52 193 141 271.15 0.99 3.29 33 Jones 651 2,396 1,745 268.05 3.95 11.53 34 Childress 318 1,099 781 245.60 5.34 14.30 35 Mitchell 362 1,240 878 242.54 4.52 12.79 36 Jeff Davis 6 18 12 200.00 0.31 0.82 37 Parker 570 1,657 1,087 190.70 0.88 1.87 38 Hood 52 150 98 188.46 0.18 0.36 39 Concho 14 39 25 178.57 0.46 0.98 40 Bandera 23 62 39 169.57 0.22 0.35 41 Llano 22 58 36 163.64 0.19 0.34 42 Uvalde 35 89 54 154.29 0.15 0.34 43 Brooks 2 5 3 150.00 0.02 0.06 44 Lampasas 241 554 313 129.88 1.78 3.12 45 Collin 10,727 24,509 13,782 128.48 4.06 4.98 46 San Patricio 863 1,906 1,043 120.86 1.47 2.84 47 Somervell 10 22 12 120.00 0.19 0.32 48 Burnet 255 551 296 116.08 1.12 1.61 49 Dawson 608 1,302 694 114.14 4.24 8.69 50 Williamson 6,537 13,185 6,648 101.70 4.68 5.27 51 Dickens 111 223 112 100.90 4.32 8.07 53 Irion 2 4 2 100.00 0.12 0.23 53 Kimble 2 4 2 100.00 0.05 0.09 54 Denton 13,314 26,290 12,976 97.46 4.87 6.07 55 Atascosa 108 207 99 91.67 0.35 0.54 56 Comal 421 791 370 87.89 0.81 1.01 57 Cameron 567 995 428 75.49 0.22 0.30 58 Hays 2,091 3,653 1,562 74.70 3.19 3.74 59 Rockwall 851 1,431 580 68.16 3.32 3.32 60 Wise 387 648 261 67.44 1.12 1.33 61 Wilson 235 393 158 67.23 1.04 1.21 62 Kendall 49 77 28 57.14 0.34 0.32 63 Fannin 1,623 2,538 915 56.38 6.54 8.12 64 Gray 882 1,372 490 55.56 3.68 6.03 65 Fort Bend 45,678 70,810 25,132 55.02 20.26 19.98 66 Randall 1,082 1,670 588 54.34 1.21 1.60 67 Schleicher 24 37 13 54.17 0.80 1.26 68 Dimmit 50 76 26 52.00 0.48 0.74 69 Erath 192 291 99 51.56 0.69 0.88 70 Swisher 332 495 163 49.10 4.08 5.91 71 Terry 438 641 203 46.35 3.31 5.02 72 Menard 7 10 3 42.86 0.31 0.42 73 Bell 34,977 49,800 14,823 42.38 18.30 20.93 74 Polk 3,848 5,422 1,574 40.90 12.54 13.18 75 Montgomery 7,659 10,481 2,822 36.85 4.20 3.57 76 Clay 33 45 12 36.36 0.33 0.41 77 Potter 8,460 11,524 3,064 36.22 8.64 10.15 78 Tarrant 138,302 188,144 49,842 36.04 11.82 13.01 79 Brazoria 15,425 20,747 5,322 34.50 8.05 8.58 80 Johnson 2,449 3,274 825 33.69 2.52 2.58 81 Liberty 6,821 9,115 2,294 33.63 12.94 12.99 82 Guadalupe 3,451 4,541 1,090 31.59 5.32 5.10 83 Donley 127 167 40 31.50 3.44 4.36 84 Brewster 77 99 22 28.57 0.89 1.12 85 Tyler 1,986 2,538 552 27.79 11.93 12.16 86 Blanco 56 71 15 26.79 0.94 0.84 87 Wichita 10,986 13,911 2,925 26.62 8.98 10.57 88 Coryell 13,293 16,723 3,430 25.80 20.70 22.30 89 Stephens 234 294 60 25.64 2.60 3.04 90 Dallas 362,130 454,103 91,973 25.40 19.54 20.47 91 Travis 60,998 76,192 15,194 24.91 10.58 9.38 92 Gillespie 29 36 7 24.14 0.17 0.17 93 Bexar 81,356 100,260 18,904 23.24 6.86 7.20 94 Walker 12,050 14,844 2,794 23.19 23.67 24.04 95 Brazos 13,409 16,468 3,059 22.81 11.00 10.80 96 Moore 79 97 18 22.78 0.44 0.48 97 Taylor 7,336 8,800 1,464 19.96 6.13 6.95 98 Hale 1,766 2,112 346 19.59 5.09 5.77 99 Harris 527,964 630,184 102,220 19.36 18.73 18.53 100 Bowie 17,697 21,055 3,358 18.97 21.67 23.58 101 Kleberg 955 1,134 179 18.74 3.15 3.59 102 Archer 11 13 2 18.18 0.14 0.15 103 Bastrop 4,351 5,110 759 17.44 11.37 8.85 104 Anderson 11,091 13,006 1,915 17.27 23.09 23.60 105 Scurry 866 1,005 139 16.05 4.65 6.14 106 Ellis 8,407 9,725 1,318 15.68 9.87 8.73 107 Madison 2,547 2,945 398 15.63 23.30 22.76 108 Howard 1,174 1,357 183 15.59 3.63 4.04 109 Jefferson 73,779 85,267 11,488 15.57 30.82 33.83 110 Delta 400 459 59 14.75 8.24 8.62 111 Victoria 4,638 5,319 681 14.68 6.24 6.33 112 Aransas 301 344 43 14.29 1.68 1.53 113 Ward 432 491 59 13.66 3.29 4.50 114 Freestone 2,999 3,392 393 13.10 18.96 18.98 115 McLennan 29,036 32,735 3,699 12.74 15.35 15.33 116 Gregg 19,835 22,358 2,523 12.72 18.90 20.07 117 Lubbock 16,646 18,718 2,072 12.45 7.48 7.71 118 Angelina 10,551 11,845 1,294 12.26 15.10 14.78 119 De Witt 1,956 2,190 234 11.96 10.38 10.94 120 San Augustine 2,236 2,499 263 11.76 27.95 27.93 121 San Jacinto 2,534 2,830 296 11.68 15.48 12.72 122 Bosque 312 348 36 11.54 2.06 2.02 123 Nueces 11,946 13,294 1,348 11.28 4.10 4.24 124 Nacogdoches 8,948 9,947 999 11.16 16.34 16.80 125 Tom Green 3,955 4,385 430 10.87 4.02 4.22 126 Cherokee 6,858 7,545 687 10.02 16.71 16.17 127 Hunt 6,736 7,410 674 10.01 10.47 9.67 128 Waller 8,738 9,603 865 9.90 37.36 29.40 129 Jasper 5,852 6,386 534 9.13 18.82 17.94 130 Lee 1,752 1,902 150 8.56 13.63 12.15 131 Yoakum 85 92 7 8.24 0.97 1.26 132 Falls 4,732 5,094 362 7.65 26.72 27.42 133 Franklin 349 375 26 7.45 4.47 3.96 134 Smith 31,289 33,607 2,318 7.41 20.68 19.24 135 Orange 6,734 7,226 492 7.31 8.36 8.50 136 Eastland 395 420 25 6.33 2.14 2.30 137 Kaufman 7,233 7,674 441 6.10 13.85 10.76 138 Nolan 732 766 34 4.64 4.41 4.85 139 Shelby 4,710 4,927 217 4.61 21.38 19.53 140 Washington 5,427 5,670 243 4.48 20.75 18.67 142 Hopkins 2,469 2,579 110 4.46 8.56 8.07 142 Lamar 6,369 6,653 284 4.46 14.49 13.72 143 Grayson 6,511 6,790 279 4.29 6.85 6.14 144 Henderson 4,727 4,927 200 4.23 8.07 6.72 145 Galveston 37,414 38,868 1,454 3.89 17.21 15.54 146 Burleson 2,392 2,481 89 3.72 17.56 15.06 147 Grimes 4,552 4,716 164 3.60 24.18 20.02 148 Ector 5,391 5,577 186 3.45 4.53 4.60 149 Houston 6,272 6,486 214 3.41 29.34 27.97 150 Kerr 752 777 25 3.32 2.07 1.78 151 Limestone 4,127 4,263 136 3.30 19.70 19.33 152 Caldwell 2,675 2,761 86 3.21 10.14 8.58 153 Newton 3,027 3,124 97 3.20 22.31 20.73 154 Dallam 102 105 3 2.94 1.87 1.69 155 Rusk 8,924 9,148 224 2.51 20.40 19.31 156 Midland 8,016 8,182 166 2.07 7.52 7.05 157 Hall 301 307 6 1.99 7.71 8.12 158 Navarro 7,523 7,651 128 1.70 18.84 16.96 159 Calhoun 542 551 9 1.66 2.84 2.67 160 Chambers 2,540 2,573 33 1.30 12.64 9.88 161 Brown 1,530 1,549 19 1.24 4.45 4.11 162 Trinity 1,642 1,659 17 1.04 14.35 12.04 163 Van Zandt 1,451 1,466 15 1.03 3.82 3.05 164 Cooke 1,151 1,159 8 0.70 3.74 3.19 165 Panola 4,042 4,061 19 0.47 18.34 17.85 166 Mason 6 6 0 0.00 0.18 0.16 167 Lavaca 1,316 1,315 -1 -0.08 7.04 6.85 168 Austin 2,556 2,551 -5 -0.20 12.89 10.81 169 Leon 1,601 1,596 -5 -0.31 12.64 10.41 170 Cass 6,020 5,999 -21 -0.35 20.08 19.71 171 Jim Wells 191 190 -1 -0.52 0.51 0.48 172 Runnels 181 180 -1 -0.55 1.60 1.57 173 Wharton 6,166 6,112 -54 -0.88 15.43 14.84 174 Wilbarger 1,336 1,316 -20 -1.50 8.84 8.97 175 Morris 3,220 3,166 -54 -1.68 24.39 24.26 176 Colorado 3,060 3,001 -59 -1.93 16.65 14.72 177 Kinney 48 47 -1 -2.08 1.54 1.39 178 Gaines 324 317 -7 -2.16 2.29 2.19 179 Hill 2,492 2,428 -64 -2.57 9.18 7.51 180 Wood 2,374 2,306 -68 -2.86 8.08 6.27 181 El Paso 20,525 19,904 -621 -3.03 3.47 2.93 182 Matagorda 5,030 4,872 -158 -3.14 13.62 12.84 183 Hardin 3,459 3,342 -117 -3.38 8.37 6.95 184 Val Verde 680 656 -24 -3.53 1.76 1.46 185 Gonzales 1,581 1,519 -62 -3.92 9.19 8.15 186 Wheeler 145 139 -6 -4.14 2.47 2.63 187 Rains 284 272 -12 -4.23 4.23 2.98 188 Sabine 1,109 1,058 -51 -4.60 11.57 10.11 189 Camp 2,349 2,222 -127 -5.41 23.72 19.24 190 Titus 3,188 3,014 -174 -5.46 13.28 10.72 191 Upshur 3,858 3,638 -220 -5.70 12.30 10.31 192 Martin 87 82 -5 -5.75 1.76 1.73 193 Harrison 15,960 14,990 -970 -6.08 27.76 24.13 194 Reagan 108 101 -7 -6.48 2.39 3.04 195 Crane 128 119 -9 -7.03 2.75 2.98 196 Milam 2,884 2,669 -215 -7.45 12.57 11.01 197 Jackson 1,195 1,102 -93 -7.78 9.16 7.66 198 Knox 335 308 -27 -8.06 6.93 7.24 199 Robertson 4,197 3,858 -339 -8.08 27.06 24.11 200 Shackelford 12 11 -1 -8.33 0.36 0.33 201 Fayette 1,662 1,522 -140 -8.42 8.27 6.98 202 Crosby 297 271 -26 -8.75 4.07 3.83 203 Young 260 236 -24 -9.23 1.43 1.32 204 Deaf Smith 287 260 -27 -9.41 1.50 1.40 205 Cottle 196 177 -19 -9.69 8.72 9.30 206 Red River 2,857 2,566 -291 -10.19 19.96 17.93 207 Parmer 113 101 -12 -10.62 1.15 1.01 208 Hutchinson 661 590 -71 -10.74 2.57 2.47 209 Coleman 244 217 -27 -11.07 2.51 2.35 210 Refugio 608 532 -76 -12.50 7.62 6.80 211 Palo Pinto 783 678 -105 -13.41 3.13 2.51 212 Winkler 155 134 -21 -13.55 1.80 1.87 213 Hockley 997 860 -137 -13.74 4.12 3.79 214 Marion 3,093 2,644 -449 -14.52 30.98 24.17 215 Goliad 387 325 -62 -16.02 6.47 4.69 216 Motley 68 57 -11 -16.18 4.44 4.00 217 Floyd 313 260 -53 -16.93 3.68 3.35 218 McCulloch 151 125 -26 -17.22 1.72 1.52 219 Andrews 259 211 -48 -18.53 1.81 1.62 220 Lamb 794 635 -159 -20.03 5.27 4.32 221 Cochran 230 183 -47 -20.43 5.25 4.91 223 Hudspeth 9 7 -2 -22.22 0.31 0.21 223 Starr 9 7 -2 -22.22 0.02 0.01 224 Lynn 222 172 -50 -22.52 3.28 2.63 225 Garza 306 237 -69 -22.55 5.95 4.86 226 Crockett 31 24 -7 -22.58 0.76 0.59 227 Baylor 180 139 -41 -22.78 4.10 3.40 228 Castro 259 196 -63 -24.32 2.86 2.37 229 Foard 73 55 -18 -24.66 4.07 3.39 230 Collingsworth 227 171 -56 -24.67 6.35 5.33 231 Reeves 340 253 -87 -25.59 2.14 1.93 232 Hardeman 318 235 -83 -26.10 6.02 4.97 233 Haskell 239 174 -65 -27.20 3.50 2.86 234 Bailey 117 85 -32 -27.35 1.66 1.29 235 Stonewall 88 57 -31 -35.23 4.37 3.37 236 Fisher 186 118 -68 -36.56 3.84 2.72 237 Briscoe 68 43 -25 -36.76 3.45 2.40 238 Upton 88 55 -33 -37.50 1.98 1.62 239 Kent 6 2 -4 -66.67 0.59 0.23 240 Zavala 284 46 -238 -83.80 2.34 0.40 241 Terrell 1 0 -1 -100.00 0.07 0.00 254 Armstrong 0 5 5 . 0.00 0.23 254 Borden 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.14 254 Edwards 0 3 3 . 0.00 0.14 254 Glasscock 0 7 7 . 0.00 0.50 254 Hansford 0 9 9 . 0.00 0.17 254 Kenedy 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 254 King 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 254 Loving 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 254 McMullen 0 10 10 . 0.00 1.18 254 Real 0 7 7 . 0.00 0.23 254 Roberts 0 3 3 . 0.00 0.34 254 Sterling 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.07 254 Throckmorton 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.05 ___________________________________________________________________________________________