Table 15: Texas Counties Ranked by Percent Change in Hispanic Population, 1990-2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Change in Proportion of Population Population Total Population _____________________ __________________ _________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Shelby 539 2,489 1,950 361.78 2.45 9.87 2 Tyler 177 742 565 319.21 1.06 3.56 3 Hartley 201 758 557 277.11 5.53 13.69 4 Newton 153 571 418 273.20 1.13 3.79 5 Fannin 485 1,753 1,268 261.44 1.96 5.61 6 Camp 501 1,707 1,206 240.72 5.06 14.78 7 Lamar 475 1,614 1,139 239.79 1.08 3.33 8 Rains 158 505 347 219.62 2.35 5.53 9 Rockwall 1,500 4,771 3,271 218.07 5.86 11.07 10 Titus 2,556 7,960 5,404 211.42 10.65 28.31 11 Bowie 1,334 3,992 2,658 199.25 1.63 4.47 12 Jack 232 691 459 197.84 3.32 7.89 13 Montgomery 13,237 37,150 23,913 180.65 7.27 12.65 14 Collin 18,158 50,510 32,352 178.17 6.88 10.27 15 Denton 19,013 52,619 33,606 176.75 6.95 12.15 16 Gregg 3,775 10,183 6,408 169.75 3.60 9.14 17 Grayson 2,795 7,519 4,724 169.02 2.94 6.80 18 Wood 788 2,102 1,314 166.75 2.68 5.72 19 Liberty 2,880 7,660 4,780 165.97 5.46 10.92 20 Harrison 1,278 3,316 2,038 159.47 2.22 5.34 21 Cooke 1,408 3,627 2,219 157.60 4.57 9.97 22 San Jacinto 431 1,084 653 151.51 2.63 4.87 23 Delta 67 165 98 146.27 1.38 3.10 24 Navarro 2,891 7,113 4,222 146.04 7.24 15.76 25 Trinity 272 668 396 145.59 2.38 4.85 26 Red River 273 669 396 145.05 1.91 4.67 27 Waller 2,592 6,344 3,752 144.75 11.08 19.42 28 Polk 1,610 3,861 2,251 139.81 5.25 9.39 29 Nacogdoches 2,788 6,660 3,872 138.88 5.09 11.25 30 Leon 509 1,213 704 138.31 4.02 7.91 31 Kaufman 3,340 7,925 4,585 137.28 6.40 11.11 32 Freestone 619 1,465 846 136.67 3.91 8.20 33 Franklin 357 842 485 135.85 4.58 8.90 34 Chambers 1,195 2,810 1,615 135.15 5.95 10.79 35 Jasper 594 1,384 790 133.00 1.91 3.89 36 San Augustine 138 320 182 131.88 1.73 3.58 37 Rusk 1,736 3,998 2,262 130.30 3.97 8.44 38 Parker 2,697 6,211 3,514 130.29 4.16 7.02 39 Cherokee 2,697 6,178 3,481 129.07 6.57 13.24 40 Washington 1,158 2,647 1,489 128.58 4.43 8.71 41 Archer 189 431 242 128.04 2.37 4.87 42 Hunt 2,876 6,366 3,490 121.35 4.47 8.31 43 Hood 1,353 2,975 1,622 119.88 4.67 7.24 44 Upshur 641 1,394 753 117.47 2.04 3.95 45 Smith 8,986 19,521 10,535 117.24 5.94 11.17 46 Williamson 20,004 42,990 22,986 114.91 14.33 17.20 47 Henderson 2,368 5,071 2,703 114.15 4.04 6.92 48 Van Zandt 1,515 3,201 1,686 111.29 3.99 6.65 49 Armstrong 55 116 61 110.91 2.72 5.40 50 Hopkins 1,407 2,967 1,560 110.87 4.88 9.28 51 Jefferson 12,629 26,536 13,907 110.12 5.28 10.53 52 Dallas 315,630 662,729 347,099 109.97 17.04 29.87 53 Burnet 2,440 5,044 2,604 106.72 10.76 14.77 54 Johnson 7,457 15,375 7,918 106.18 7.67 12.12 55 Tarrant 139,879 285,290 145,411 103.95 11.95 19.73 56 Bandera 1,172 2,384 1,212 103.41 11.10 13.51 57 Lee 1,410 2,848 1,438 101.99 10.97 18.19 58 Erath 2,458 4,959 2,501 101.75 8.78 15.03 59 Bastrop 6,933 13,845 6,912 99.70 18.12 23.98 60 Morris 239 477 238 99.58 1.81 3.66 61 Wise 2,663 5,248 2,585 97.07 7.68 10.76 62 Limestone 1,459 2,859 1,400 95.96 6.97 12.97 63 Hill 2,230 4,360 2,130 95.52 8.21 13.49 64 Llano 453 875 422 93.16 3.89 5.13 65 Angelina 6,072 11,496 5,424 89.33 8.69 14.35 66 Montague 548 1,035 487 88.87 3.17 5.41 67 Travis 121,689 229,048 107,359 88.22 21.11 28.20 68 Stephens 767 1,418 651 84.88 8.51 14.66 69 Childress 853 1,574 721 84.53 14.33 20.47 70 Austin 2,073 3,805 1,732 83.55 10.45 16.13 71 Ellis 11,243 20,508 9,265 82.41 13.20 18.42 72 Houston 965 1,739 774 80.21 4.51 7.50 73 Hardin 679 1,223 544 80.12 1.64 2.54 74 Marion 147 263 116 78.91 1.47 2.40 75 Kendall 2,392 4,248 1,856 77.59 16.40 17.89 76 Wheeler 378 664 286 75.66 6.43 12.57 77 Donley 139 243 104 74.82 3.76 6.35 78 Ochiltree 1,641 2,863 1,222 74.47 17.98 31.79 79 Randall 6,144 10,718 4,574 74.45 6.85 10.27 80 Harris 644,935 1,119,751 474,816 73.62 22.88 32.93 81 Madison 1,178 2,042 864 73.34 10.78 15.78 82 Fort Bend 43,892 74,871 30,979 70.58 19.47 21.12 83 Sabine 111 189 78 70.27 1.16 1.81 84 Anderson 3,953 6,705 2,752 69.62 8.23 12.17 85 Moore 5,693 9,558 3,865 67.89 31.87 47.50 86 Panola 477 798 321 67.30 2.16 3.51 87 Lipscomb 379 633 254 67.02 12.06 20.71 88 Clay 242 404 162 66.94 2.41 3.67 89 Callahan 489 812 323 66.05 4.12 6.29 90 Potter 19,246 31,921 12,675 65.86 19.66 28.11 91 Young 1,164 1,906 742 63.75 6.42 10.62 92 Fayette 1,702 2,786 1,084 63.69 8.47 12.78 93 Brazos 16,713 27,253 10,540 63.06 13.71 17.88 94 Brazoria 33,797 55,063 21,266 62.92 17.63 22.78 95 Sherman 538 874 336 62.45 18.82 27.43 96 McLennan 23,643 38,233 14,590 61.71 12.50 17.91 97 Palo Pinto 2,301 3,667 1,366 59.37 9.18 13.57 98 Orange 1,933 3,073 1,140 58.98 2.40 3.62 99 Bell 24,995 39,701 14,706 58.84 13.08 16.68 100 Walker 5,493 8,712 3,219 58.60 10.79 14.11 101 Hays 18,249 28,859 10,610 58.14 27.81 29.57 102 Gray 1,895 2,959 1,064 56.15 7.91 13.01 103 Jones 2,786 4,346 1,560 55.99 16.90 20.91 104 Coke 422 653 231 54.74 12.32 16.90 105 Hidalgo 326,972 503,100 176,128 53.87 85.25 88.35 106 Guadalupe 19,246 29,561 10,315 53.60 29.67 33.21 107 Blanco 840 1,290 450 53.57 14.07 15.32 108 Dallam 1,151 1,766 615 53.43 21.08 28.38 109 Lampasas 1,753 2,677 924 52.71 12.97 15.07 110 Wichita 10,555 16,097 5,542 52.51 8.62 12.23 111 Brown 3,799 5,793 1,994 52.49 11.05 15.38 112 Hamilton 403 610 207 51.36 5.21 7.41 113 Coryell 6,243 9,424 3,181 50.95 9.72 12.57 114 Burleson 1,624 2,411 787 48.46 11.92 14.64 115 Comal 11,864 17,609 5,745 48.42 22.89 22.57 116 Midland 22,780 33,676 10,896 47.83 21.37 29.03 117 Medina 12,134 17,873 5,739 47.30 44.43 45.47 118 Bosque 1,430 2,104 674 47.13 9.45 12.23 119 Wilson 8,054 11,834 3,780 46.93 35.56 36.52 120 Howard 8,607 12,597 3,990 46.36 26.61 37.46 121 Webb 125,069 182,070 57,001 45.58 93.87 94.28 122 Galveston 30,962 44,939 13,977 45.14 14.24 17.96 123 Hansford 1,174 1,690 516 43.95 20.08 31.48 124 Hall 727 1,040 313 43.05 18.62 27.50 125 Grimes 2,657 3,787 1,130 42.53 14.11 16.08 126 Colorado 2,833 4,024 1,191 42.04 15.41 19.74 127 Falls 2,072 2,941 869 41.94 11.70 15.83 128 Cass 373 526 153 41.02 1.24 1.73 129 Live Oak 3,324 4,683 1,359 40.88 34.78 38.05 130 Atascosa 16,064 22,620 6,556 40.81 52.61 58.56 131 Eastland 1,404 1,976 572 40.74 7.59 10.80 132 Hutchinson 2,509 3,506 997 39.74 9.77 14.70 133 Kerr 5,994 8,353 2,359 39.36 16.51 19.13 134 Mills 484 671 187 38.64 10.68 13.03 135 Wilbarger 2,185 3,015 830 37.99 14.45 20.54 136 Dickens 479 660 181 37.79 18.63 23.90 137 Ector 37,315 51,306 13,991 37.49 31.37 42.36 138 Zapata 7,519 10,328 2,809 37.36 81.03 84.78 139 Concho 1,194 1,639 445 37.27 39.22 41.33 140 Lavaca 1,596 2,183 587 36.78 8.54 11.36 141 Gillespie 2,426 3,309 883 36.40 14.10 15.90 142 Bee 12,909 17,450 4,541 35.18 51.36 53.93 143 San Saba 998 1,333 335 33.57 18.48 21.55 144 Comanche 2,205 2,928 723 32.79 16.48 20.88 145 Cameron 212,995 282,736 69,741 32.74 81.88 84.34 146 Starr 39,390 52,278 12,888 32.72 97.22 97.54 147 Maverick 34,024 44,938 10,914 32.08 93.53 95.01 148 Matagorda 9,088 11,898 2,810 30.92 24.61 31.35 149 Milam 3,456 4,516 1,060 30.67 15.06 18.63 150 Lubbock 51,011 66,609 15,598 30.58 22.91 27.45 151 Caldwell 9,988 13,018 3,030 30.34 37.84 40.44 152 Victoria 25,372 32,959 7,587 29.90 34.12 39.20 153 Hudspeth 1,935 2,509 574 29.66 66.38 75.03 154 Carson 354 458 104 29.38 5.38 7.03 155 El Paso 411,619 531,654 120,035 29.16 69.58 78.23 156 Bexar 589,180 757,033 167,853 28.49 49.70 54.35 157 Jackson 2,772 3,551 779 28.10 21.26 24.68 158 Wharton 10,103 12,888 2,785 27.57 25.29 31.29 159 Taylor 17,511 22,328 4,817 27.51 14.63 17.64 160 Aransas 3,588 4,571 983 27.40 20.05 20.32 162 Motley 136 173 37 27.21 8.88 12.13 162 Throckmorton 136 173 37 27.21 7.23 9.35 163 Hemphill 412 522 110 26.70 11.08 15.58 164 Mitchell 2,389 3,009 620 25.95 29.80 31.03 165 Tom Green 25,501 31,946 6,445 25.27 25.90 30.71 166 Garza 1,454 1,810 356 24.48 28.27 37.15 167 Val Verde 27,299 33,849 6,550 23.99 70.50 75.46 168 Robertson 1,904 2,359 455 23.90 12.28 14.74 169 Karnes 5,916 7,324 1,408 23.80 47.50 47.42 170 Pecos 8,331 10,262 1,931 23.18 56.77 61.05 171 Runnels 2,740 3,372 632 23.07 24.26 29.33 172 Frio 9,749 11,987 2,238 22.96 72.36 73.76 173 Calhoun 6,893 8,448 1,555 22.56 36.18 40.92 174 Somervell 749 915 166 22.16 13.97 13.44 175 Hale 14,428 17,532 3,104 21.51 41.61 47.90 176 Uvalde 14,104 17,089 2,985 21.16 60.43 65.91 177 Oldham 200 241 41 20.50 8.78 11.03 178 Schleicher 1,062 1,278 216 20.34 35.52 43.54 179 Parmer 4,096 4,927 831 20.29 41.53 49.19 180 Gonzales 6,142 7,381 1,239 20.17 35.70 39.62 181 Kimble 772 926 154 19.95 18.73 20.73 182 Real 574 688 114 19.86 23.80 22.58 183 De Witt 4,567 5,452 885 19.38 24.24 27.24 184 Swisher 2,496 2,951 455 18.23 30.69 35.22 185 Sterling 366 432 66 18.03 25.45 31.01 186 Dawson 6,120 7,222 1,102 18.01 42.65 48.19 187 Collingsworth 561 655 94 16.76 15.70 20.43 188 Mason 671 783 112 16.69 19.60 20.95 189 Hardeman 589 685 96 16.30 11.15 14.50 190 Lamb 5,509 6,393 884 16.05 36.55 43.46 191 Willacy 14,937 17,209 2,272 15.21 84.37 85.69 192 Nueces 152,051 174,951 22,900 15.06 52.23 55.78 193 Baylor 334 382 48 14.37 7.62 9.33 194 Andrews 4,552 5,202 650 14.28 31.75 40.00 195 Deaf Smith 9,356 10,654 1,298 13.87 48.85 57.40 196 Bailey 2,740 3,119 379 13.83 38.79 47.30 197 Presidio 5,417 6,162 745 13.75 81.62 84.36 198 Foard 233 265 32 13.73 12.99 16.34 199 Goliad 2,145 2,439 294 13.71 35.87 35.20 200 Irion 385 436 51 13.25 23.63 24.62 201 Coleman 1,139 1,289 150 13.17 11.73 13.96 202 Sutton 1,866 2,106 240 12.86 45.13 51.66 203 Gaines 4,608 5,175 567 12.30 32.63 35.77 204 Kleberg 18,529 20,635 2,106 11.37 61.20 65.41 205 San Patricio 29,809 33,181 3,372 11.31 50.74 49.42 206 Crosby 3,111 3,460 349 11.22 42.59 48.93 207 La Salle 4,068 4,524 456 11.21 77.43 77.12 208 Crane 1,577 1,753 176 11.16 33.90 43.87 209 Crockett 2,021 2,242 221 10.94 49.56 54.70 210 Briscoe 367 407 40 10.90 18.62 22.74 211 Hockley 7,654 8,459 805 10.52 31.63 37.24 212 Refugio 3,164 3,490 326 10.30 39.67 44.58 213 Jim Wells 27,201 29,772 2,571 9.45 72.19 75.71 214 Kinney 1,570 1,707 137 8.73 50.34 50.52 215 Terry 5,194 5,626 432 8.32 39.29 44.09 216 Floyd 3,381 3,569 188 5.56 39.79 45.93 217 Yoakum 3,217 3,363 146 4.54 36.62 45.93 218 Brewster 3,702 3,867 165 4.46 42.64 43.62 219 Nolan 4,246 4,431 185 4.36 25.59 28.04 220 Lynn 2,819 2,923 104 3.69 41.71 44.63 221 Menard 726 748 22 3.03 32.24 31.69 222 Duval 11,267 11,544 277 2.46 87.22 87.99 223 Castro 4,187 4,279 92 2.20 46.16 51.65 224 Scurry 4,454 4,544 90 2.02 23.90 27.77 225 Jim Hogg 4,659 4,752 93 2.00 91.19 89.98 226 Jeff Davis 770 783 13 1.69 39.57 35.48 227 Dimmit 8,688 8,708 20 0.23 83.27 84.97 228 Brooks 7,338 7,304 -34 -0.46 89.44 91.57 229 Winkler 3,172 3,156 -16 -0.50 36.77 44.00 230 Glasscock 424 420 -4 -0.94 29.30 29.87 231 Martin 1,960 1,925 -35 -1.79 39.55 40.56 232 Cottle 367 360 -7 -1.91 16.33 18.91 233 Knox 1,088 1,067 -21 -1.93 22.49 25.09 234 Zavala 10,875 10,582 -293 -2.69 89.42 91.22 235 McCulloch 2,317 2,219 -98 -4.23 26.40 27.04 236 Haskell 1,312 1,249 -63 -4.80 19.24 20.50 237 Ward 4,830 4,580 -250 -5.18 36.83 41.98 238 Fisher 997 928 -69 -6.92 20.59 21.36 239 Shackelford 272 251 -21 -7.72 8.20 7.60 240 Kenedy 362 327 -35 -9.67 78.70 78.99 241 Culberson 2,419 2,149 -270 -11.16 71.00 72.24 242 Cochran 1,857 1,646 -211 -11.36 42.43 44.13 243 McMullen 320 282 -38 -11.88 39.17 33.14 244 Upton 1,666 1,449 -217 -13.03 37.46 42.57 245 Reagan 1,941 1,646 -295 -15.20 43.00 49.49 246 Stonewall 237 199 -38 -16.03 11.77 11.75 247 Reeves 11,545 9,640 -1,905 -16.50 72.83 73.38 248 Edwards 1,182 974 -208 -17.60 52.16 45.05 249 Roberts 34 28 -6 -17.65 3.32 3.16 250 Borden 120 87 -33 -27.50 15.02 11.93 251 Terrell 751 525 -226 -30.09 53.26 48.57 252 Kent 120 78 -42 -35.00 11.88 9.08 253 King 53 34 -19 -35.85 14.97 9.55 254 Loving 14 7 -7 -50.00 13.08 10.45 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