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