Table 18: Texas Counties Ranked by Black Proportion of County Total Population, 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Change in Proportion of Population Population Total Population _____________________ __________________ _________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Jefferson 73,779 85,267 11,488 15.57 30.82 33.83 2 Waller 8,738 9,603 865 9.90 37.36 29.40 3 Houston 6,272 6,486 214 3.41 29.34 27.97 4 San Augustine 2,236 2,499 263 11.76 27.95 27.93 5 Falls 4,732 5,094 362 7.65 26.72 27.42 6 Morris 3,220 3,166 -54 -1.68 24.39 24.26 7 Marion 3,093 2,644 -449 -14.52 30.98 24.17 8 Harrison 15,960 14,990 -970 -6.08 27.76 24.13 9 Robertson 4,197 3,858 -339 -8.08 27.06 24.11 10 Walker 12,050 14,844 2,794 23.19 23.67 24.04 11 Anderson 11,091 13,006 1,915 17.27 23.09 23.60 12 Bowie 17,697 21,055 3,358 18.97 21.67 23.58 13 Madison 2,547 2,945 398 15.63 23.30 22.76 14 Coryell 13,293 16,723 3,430 25.80 20.70 22.30 15 Bell 34,977 49,800 14,823 42.38 18.30 20.93 16 Newton 3,027 3,124 97 3.20 22.31 20.73 17 Dallas 362,130 454,103 91,973 25.40 19.54 20.47 18 Gregg 19,835 22,358 2,523 12.72 18.90 20.07 19 Grimes 4,552 4,716 164 3.60 24.18 20.02 20 Fort Bend 45,678 70,810 25,132 55.02 20.26 19.98 21 Cass 6,020 5,999 -21 -0.35 20.08 19.71 22 Shelby 4,710 4,927 217 4.61 21.38 19.53 23 Limestone 4,127 4,263 136 3.30 19.70 19.33 24 Rusk 8,924 9,148 224 2.51 20.40 19.31 26 Camp 2,349 2,222 -127 -5.41 23.72 19.24 26 Smith 31,289 33,607 2,318 7.41 20.68 19.24 27 Freestone 2,999 3,392 393 13.10 18.96 18.98 28 Washington 5,427 5,670 243 4.48 20.75 18.67 29 Harris 527,964 630,184 102,220 19.36 18.73 18.53 30 Jasper 5,852 6,386 534 9.13 18.82 17.94 31 Red River 2,857 2,566 -291 -10.19 19.96 17.93 32 Panola 4,042 4,061 19 0.47 18.34 17.85 33 Navarro 7,523 7,651 128 1.70 18.84 16.96 34 Nacogdoches 8,948 9,947 999 11.16 16.34 16.80 35 Cherokee 6,858 7,545 687 10.02 16.71 16.17 36 Galveston 37,414 38,868 1,454 3.89 17.21 15.54 37 McLennan 29,036 32,735 3,699 12.74 15.35 15.33 38 Burleson 2,392 2,481 89 3.72 17.56 15.06 39 Wharton 6,166 6,112 -54 -0.88 15.43 14.84 40 Angelina 10,551 11,845 1,294 12.26 15.10 14.78 41 Colorado 3,060 3,001 -59 -1.93 16.65 14.72 42 Childress 318 1,099 781 245.60 5.34 14.30 43 Lamar 6,369 6,653 284 4.46 14.49 13.72 44 Polk 3,848 5,422 1,574 40.90 12.54 13.18 45 Tarrant 138,302 188,144 49,842 36.04 11.82 13.01 46 Liberty 6,821 9,115 2,294 33.63 12.94 12.99 47 Matagorda 5,030 4,872 -158 -3.14 13.62 12.84 48 Mitchell 362 1,240 878 242.54 4.52 12.79 49 San Jacinto 2,534 2,830 296 11.68 15.48 12.72 50 Tyler 1,986 2,538 552 27.79 11.93 12.16 51 Lee 1,752 1,902 150 8.56 13.63 12.15 52 Trinity 1,642 1,659 17 1.04 14.35 12.04 53 Jones 651 2,396 1,745 268.05 3.95 11.53 54 Milam 2,884 2,669 -215 -7.45 12.57 11.01 55 De Witt 1,956 2,190 234 11.96 10.38 10.94 56 Austin 2,556 2,551 -5 -0.20 12.89 10.81 57 Brazos 13,409 16,468 3,059 22.81 11.00 10.80 58 Kaufman 7,233 7,674 441 6.10 13.85 10.76 59 Titus 3,188 3,014 -174 -5.46 13.28 10.72 60 Wichita 10,986 13,911 2,925 26.62 8.98 10.57 61 Karnes 343 1,626 1,283 374.05 2.75 10.53 62 Leon 1,601 1,596 -5 -0.31 12.64 10.41 63 Upshur 3,858 3,638 -220 -5.70 12.30 10.31 64 Potter 8,460 11,524 3,064 36.22 8.64 10.15 65 Sabine 1,109 1,058 -51 -4.60 11.57 10.11 66 Chambers 2,540 2,573 33 1.30 12.64 9.88 67 Bee 690 3,169 2,479 359.28 2.75 9.79 68 Hunt 6,736 7,410 674 10.01 10.47 9.67 69 Travis 60,998 76,192 15,194 24.91 10.58 9.38 70 Cottle 196 177 -19 -9.69 8.72 9.30 71 Wilbarger 1,336 1,316 -20 -1.50 8.84 8.97 72 Bastrop 4,351 5,110 759 17.44 11.37 8.85 73 Ellis 8,407 9,725 1,318 15.68 9.87 8.73 74 Dawson 608 1,302 694 114.14 4.24 8.69 75 Delta 400 459 59 14.75 8.24 8.62 77 Brazoria 15,425 20,747 5,322 34.50 8.05 8.58 77 Caldwell 2,675 2,761 86 3.21 10.14 8.58 78 Orange 6,734 7,226 492 7.31 8.36 8.50 79 Gonzales 1,581 1,519 -62 -3.92 9.19 8.15 81 Fannin 1,623 2,538 915 56.38 6.54 8.12 81 Hall 301 307 6 1.99 7.71 8.12 82 Hartley 9 449 440 4888.89 0.25 8.11 84 Dickens 111 223 112 100.90 4.32 8.07 84 Hopkins 2,469 2,579 110 4.46 8.56 8.07 85 Lubbock 16,646 18,718 2,072 12.45 7.48 7.71 86 Jackson 1,195 1,102 -93 -7.78 9.16 7.66 87 Hill 2,492 2,428 -64 -2.57 9.18 7.51 88 Knox 335 308 -27 -8.06 6.93 7.24 89 Bexar 81,356 100,260 18,904 23.24 6.86 7.20 90 Midland 8,016 8,182 166 2.07 7.52 7.05 91 Fayette 1,662 1,522 -140 -8.42 8.27 6.98 93 Hardin 3,459 3,342 -117 -3.38 8.37 6.95 93 Taylor 7,336 8,800 1,464 19.96 6.13 6.95 94 Lavaca 1,316 1,315 -1 -0.08 7.04 6.85 95 Refugio 608 532 -76 -12.50 7.62 6.80 96 Henderson 4,727 4,927 200 4.23 8.07 6.72 97 Victoria 4,638 5,319 681 14.68 6.24 6.33 98 Wood 2,374 2,306 -68 -2.86 8.08 6.27 100 Grayson 6,511 6,790 279 4.29 6.85 6.14 100 Scurry 866 1,005 139 16.05 4.65 6.14 101 Denton 13,314 26,290 12,976 97.46 4.87 6.07 102 Gray 882 1,372 490 55.56 3.68 6.03 103 Swisher 332 495 163 49.10 4.08 5.91 104 Hale 1,766 2,112 346 19.59 5.09 5.77 105 Jack 51 482 431 845.10 0.73 5.50 106 Collingsworth 227 171 -56 -24.67 6.35 5.33 107 Williamson 6,537 13,185 6,648 101.70 4.68 5.27 108 Guadalupe 3,451 4,541 1,090 31.59 5.32 5.10 109 Terry 438 641 203 46.35 3.31 5.02 110 Collin 10,727 24,509 13,782 128.48 4.06 4.98 111 Hardeman 318 235 -83 -26.10 6.02 4.97 112 Cochran 230 183 -47 -20.43 5.25 4.91 113 Garza 306 237 -69 -22.55 5.95 4.86 114 Nolan 732 766 34 4.64 4.41 4.85 115 Frio 141 779 638 452.48 1.05 4.79 116 Goliad 387 325 -62 -16.02 6.47 4.69 117 Ector 5,391 5,577 186 3.45 4.53 4.60 118 Ward 432 491 59 13.66 3.29 4.50 119 Donley 127 167 40 31.50 3.44 4.36 120 Lamb 794 635 -159 -20.03 5.27 4.32 121 Nueces 11,946 13,294 1,348 11.28 4.10 4.24 122 Tom Green 3,955 4,385 430 10.87 4.02 4.22 123 Pecos 51 707 656 1286.27 0.35 4.21 124 Brown 1,530 1,549 19 1.24 4.45 4.11 125 Howard 1,174 1,357 183 15.59 3.63 4.04 126 Motley 68 57 -11 -16.18 4.44 4.00 127 Franklin 349 375 26 7.45 4.47 3.96 128 Crosby 297 271 -26 -8.75 4.07 3.83 129 Hockley 997 860 -137 -13.74 4.12 3.79 130 Hays 2,091 3,653 1,562 74.70 3.19 3.74 131 Kleberg 955 1,134 179 18.74 3.15 3.59 132 Montgomery 7,659 10,481 2,822 36.85 4.20 3.57 133 Baylor 180 139 -41 -22.78 4.10 3.40 134 Foard 73 55 -18 -24.66 4.07 3.39 135 Stonewall 88 57 -31 -35.23 4.37 3.37 136 Floyd 313 260 -53 -16.93 3.68 3.35 137 Rockwall 851 1,431 580 68.16 3.32 3.32 138 La Salle 52 193 141 271.15 0.99 3.29 139 Cooke 1,151 1,159 8 0.70 3.74 3.19 140 Lampasas 241 554 313 129.88 1.78 3.12 141 Van Zandt 1,451 1,466 15 1.03 3.82 3.05 143 Reagan 108 101 -7 -6.48 2.39 3.04 143 Stephens 234 294 60 25.64 2.60 3.04 145 Crane 128 119 -9 -7.03 2.75 2.98 145 Rains 284 272 -12 -4.23 4.23 2.98 146 El Paso 20,525 19,904 -621 -3.03 3.47 2.93 147 Haskell 239 174 -65 -27.20 3.50 2.86 148 San Patricio 863 1,906 1,043 120.86 1.47 2.84 149 Fisher 186 118 -68 -36.56 3.84 2.72 150 Calhoun 542 551 9 1.66 2.84 2.67 153 Lynn 222 172 -50 -22.52 3.28 2.63 153 San Saba 13 163 150 1153.85 0.24 2.63 153 Wheeler 145 139 -6 -4.14 2.47 2.63 154 Johnson 2,449 3,274 825 33.69 2.52 2.58 155 Palo Pinto 783 678 -105 -13.41 3.13 2.51 156 Hutchinson 661 590 -71 -10.74 2.57 2.47 157 Briscoe 68 43 -25 -36.76 3.45 2.40 158 Castro 259 196 -63 -24.32 2.86 2.37 159 Coleman 244 217 -27 -11.07 2.51 2.35 161 Eastland 395 420 25 6.33 2.14 2.30 161 Live Oak 3 283 280 9333.33 0.03 2.30 162 Oldham 9 49 40 444.44 0.40 2.24 163 Gaines 324 317 -7 -2.16 2.29 2.19 164 Medina 71 838 767 1080.28 0.26 2.13 166 Bosque 312 348 36 11.54 2.06 2.02 166 Willacy 73 406 333 456.16 0.41 2.02 167 Coke 4 77 73 1825.00 0.12 1.99 168 Reeves 340 253 -87 -25.59 2.14 1.93 170 Parker 570 1,657 1,087 190.70 0.88 1.87 170 Winkler 155 134 -21 -13.55 1.80 1.87 171 Kerr 752 777 25 3.32 2.07 1.78 172 Martin 87 82 -5 -5.75 1.76 1.73 173 Dallam 102 105 3 2.94 1.87 1.69 175 Andrews 259 211 -48 -18.53 1.81 1.62 175 Upton 88 55 -33 -37.50 1.98 1.62 176 Burnet 255 551 296 116.08 1.12 1.61 177 Randall 1,082 1,670 588 54.34 1.21 1.60 178 Runnels 181 180 -1 -0.55 1.60 1.57 179 Hemphill 7 52 45 642.86 0.19 1.55 180 Aransas 301 344 43 14.29 1.68 1.53 181 McCulloch 151 125 -26 -17.22 1.72 1.52 182 Val Verde 680 656 -24 -3.53 1.76 1.46 183 Deaf Smith 287 260 -27 -9.41 1.50 1.40 184 Kinney 48 47 -1 -2.08 1.54 1.39 185 Wise 387 648 261 67.44 1.12 1.33 186 Young 260 236 -24 -9.23 1.43 1.32 187 Mills 10 67 57 570.00 0.22 1.30 188 Bailey 117 85 -32 -27.35 1.66 1.29 190 Schleicher 24 37 13 54.17 0.80 1.26 190 Yoakum 85 92 7 8.24 0.97 1.26 191 Wilson 235 393 158 67.23 1.04 1.21 192 McMullen 0 10 10 . 0.00 1.18 193 Brewster 77 99 22 28.57 0.89 1.12 195 Comal 421 791 370 87.89 0.81 1.01 195 Parmer 113 101 -12 -10.62 1.15 1.01 196 Concho 14 39 25 178.57 0.46 0.98 197 Erath 192 291 99 51.56 0.69 0.88 198 Blanco 56 71 15 26.79 0.94 0.84 199 Jeff Davis 6 18 12 200.00 0.31 0.82 200 Carson 11 53 42 381.82 0.17 0.81 201 Dimmit 50 76 26 52.00 0.48 0.74 202 Culberson 2 19 17 850.00 0.06 0.64 203 Crockett 31 24 -7 -22.58 0.76 0.59 204 Atascosa 108 207 99 91.67 0.35 0.54 206 Glasscock 0 7 7 . 0.00 0.50 206 Sherman 4 16 12 300.00 0.14 0.50 207 Comanche 10 69 59 590.00 0.07 0.49 209 Jim Wells 191 190 -1 -0.52 0.51 0.48 209 Moore 79 97 18 22.78 0.44 0.48 210 Lipscomb 1 14 13 1300.00 0.03 0.46 211 Duval 8 58 50 625.00 0.06 0.44 213 Jim Hogg 3 22 19 633.33 0.06 0.42 213 Menard 7 10 3 42.86 0.31 0.42 214 Clay 33 45 12 36.36 0.33 0.41 215 Zavala 284 46 -238 -83.80 2.34 0.40 217 Hidalgo 518 2,052 1,534 296.14 0.14 0.36 217 Hood 52 150 98 188.46 0.18 0.36 218 Bandera 23 62 39 169.57 0.22 0.35 221 Llano 22 58 36 163.64 0.19 0.34 221 Roberts 0 3 3 . 0.00 0.34 221 Uvalde 35 89 54 154.29 0.15 0.34 222 Shackelford 12 11 -1 -8.33 0.36 0.33 225 Callahan 2 41 39 1950.00 0.02 0.32 225 Kendall 49 77 28 57.14 0.34 0.32 225 Somervell 10 22 12 120.00 0.19 0.32 226 Cameron 567 995 428 75.49 0.22 0.30 227 Sutton 1 12 11 1100.00 0.02 0.29 231 Armstrong 0 5 5 . 0.00 0.23 231 Irion 2 4 2 100.00 0.12 0.23 231 Kent 6 2 -4 -66.67 0.59 0.23 231 Real 0 7 7 . 0.00 0.23 233 Hudspeth 9 7 -2 -22.22 0.31 0.21 233 Presidio 2 15 13 650.00 0.03 0.21 234 Zapata 1 22 21 2100.00 0.01 0.18 238 Gillespie 29 36 7 24.14 0.17 0.17 238 Hansford 0 9 9 . 0.00 0.17 238 Montague 4 32 28 700.00 0.02 0.17 238 Webb 68 325 257 377.94 0.05 0.17 240 Hamilton 2 13 11 550.00 0.03 0.16 240 Mason 6 6 0 0.00 0.18 0.16 241 Archer 11 13 2 18.18 0.14 0.15 243 Borden 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.14 243 Edwards 0 3 3 . 0.00 0.14 244 Maverick 13 56 43 330.77 0.04 0.12 245 Ochiltree 2 10 8 400.00 0.02 0.11 246 Kimble 2 4 2 100.00 0.05 0.09 247 Sterling 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.07 248 Brooks 2 5 3 150.00 0.02 0.06 249 Throckmorton 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.05 250 Starr 9 7 -2 -22.22 0.02 0.01 254 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 Terrell 1 0 -1 -100.00 0.07 0.00 ___________________________________________________________________________________________