Table 5: Texas Counties Ranked by Anglo Population Size, 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Change in Proportion of Population Population Total Population _____________________ __________________ _________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Harris 1,528,113 1,456,811 -71,302 -4.67 54.23 42.84 2 Dallas 1,115,096 998,543 -116,553 -10.45 60.18 44.99 3 Tarrant 857,272 908,197 50,925 5.94 73.27 62.79 4 Bexar 496,149 506,093 9,944 2.00 41.86 36.33 5 Travis 375,279 465,317 90,038 23.99 65.11 57.28 6 Collin 226,654 379,088 152,434 67.25 85.84 77.11 7 Denton 232,885 333,058 100,173 43.01 85.14 76.93 8 Montgomery 159,436 241,180 81,744 51.27 87.50 82.09 9 Williamson 110,724 185,788 75,064 67.79 79.35 74.33 10 Fort Bend 121,245 166,758 45,513 37.54 53.79 47.05 11 Brazoria 139,683 159,797 20,114 14.40 72.86 66.09 12 Galveston 144,852 159,589 14,737 10.17 66.63 63.80 13 Lubbock 151,414 152,988 1,574 1.04 68.01 63.06 14 McLennan 134,507 139,187 4,680 3.48 71.13 65.19 15 Bell 124,908 138,933 14,025 11.23 65.37 58.38 16 Jefferson 147,333 131,753 -15,580 -10.57 61.54 52.27 17 Nueces 123,716 120,191 -3,525 -2.85 42.49 38.32 18 Smith 109,853 119,507 9,654 8.79 72.60 68.40 19 El Paso 151,313 118,340 -32,973 -21.79 25.57 17.41 20 Johnson 86,434 106,395 19,961 23.09 88.96 83.91 21 Brazos 87,139 101,786 14,647 16.81 71.51 66.79 22 Wichita 98,127 97,887 -240 -0.24 80.19 74.34 23 Grayson 84,271 94,121 9,850 11.69 88.69 85.10 24 Taylor 92,955 93,065 110 0.12 77.69 73.54 25 Randall 81,364 90,200 8,836 10.86 90.73 86.48 26 Ellis 64,895 80,115 15,220 23.45 76.20 71.94 27 Parker 60,950 79,689 18,739 30.74 94.08 90.05 28 Gregg 80,358 77,503 -2,855 -3.55 76.57 69.59 29 Orange 71,142 73,526 2,384 3.35 88.37 86.54 30 Midland 74,499 72,553 -1,946 -2.61 69.88 62.54 31 Potter 66,877 66,412 -465 -0.70 68.34 58.49 32 Tom Green 67,642 66,200 -1,442 -2.13 68.70 63.65 33 Hays 44,661 63,684 19,023 42.59 68.07 65.26 34 Bowie 61,964 63,259 1,295 2.09 75.88 70.83 35 Ector 74,822 62,823 -11,999 -16.04 62.92 51.87 36 Henderson 51,135 62,642 11,507 22.50 87.36 85.49 37 Hunt 54,118 61,738 7,620 14.08 84.11 80.61 38 Hidalgo 54,259 60,316 6,057 11.16 14.14 10.59 39 Comal 39,233 58,871 19,638 50.05 75.69 75.46 40 Angelina 52,777 55,984 3,207 6.08 75.52 69.87 41 Kaufman 41,225 54,886 13,661 33.14 78.94 76.97 42 Guadalupe 41,454 53,601 12,147 29.30 63.90 60.21 43 Liberty 42,699 52,734 10,035 23.50 80.98 75.17 44 Cameron 45,354 49,368 4,014 8.85 17.44 14.73 45 Coryell 42,681 46,287 3,606 8.45 66.47 61.74 46 Victoria 43,835 44,893 1,058 2.41 58.95 53.38 47 Harrison 39,907 43,356 3,449 8.64 69.43 69.81 48 Hardin 37,006 43,230 6,224 16.82 89.56 89.93 49 Van Zandt 34,786 43,120 8,334 23.96 91.68 89.57 50 Wise 31,340 42,395 11,055 35.27 90.37 86.88 51 Nacogdoches 42,575 41,934 -641 -1.51 77.76 70.83 52 Lamar 36,546 39,496 2,950 8.07 83.16 81.43 53 Bastrop 26,665 38,169 11,504 43.14 69.69 66.12 54 Hood 27,251 37,492 10,241 37.58 94.03 91.22 55 Walker 32,856 37,397 4,541 13.82 64.52 60.55 56 Rockwall 22,981 36,087 13,106 57.03 89.76 83.77 57 Anderson 32,665 34,970 2,305 7.06 68.02 63.45 58 Kerr 29,303 34,097 4,794 16.36 80.72 78.11 59 Rusk 32,899 33,924 1,025 3.12 75.23 71.61 60 Cherokee 31,201 32,568 1,367 4.38 76.01 69.80 61 Wood 26,069 32,059 5,990 22.98 88.73 87.23 62 San Patricio 27,669 31,206 3,537 12.78 47.10 46.48 63 Cooke 27,864 31,107 3,243 11.64 90.54 85.55 64 Polk 24,531 31,001 6,470 26.37 79.94 75.37 65 Brown 28,814 30,013 1,199 4.16 83.84 79.66 66 Upshur 26,714 29,933 3,219 12.05 85.16 84.82 67 Navarro 29,120 29,837 717 2.46 72.94 66.12 68 Burnet 19,814 28,258 8,444 42.62 87.38 82.76 69 Jasper 24,529 27,554 3,025 12.33 78.86 77.38 70 Erath 25,123 27,461 2,338 9.31 89.75 83.21 71 Fannin 22,466 26,593 4,127 18.37 90.57 85.12 72 Hopkins 24,755 26,123 1,368 5.53 85.86 81.74 73 Hill 22,310 25,338 3,028 13.57 82.19 78.40 74 Cass 23,464 23,709 245 1.04 78.26 77.89 75 Palo Pinto 21,707 22,371 664 3.06 86.64 82.77 76 Wharton 23,501 21,949 -1,552 -6.60 58.82 53.29 77 Washington 19,321 21,608 2,287 11.84 73.87 71.15 78 Chambers 16,170 20,339 4,169 25.78 80.50 78.14 79 Medina 14,928 20,214 5,286 35.41 54.65 51.44 80 Matagorda 21,878 20,119 -1,759 -8.04 59.25 53.00 81 Wilson 14,273 19,936 5,663 39.68 63.01 61.51 82 Hutchinson 22,098 19,361 -2,737 -12.39 86.02 81.15 83 Howard 22,226 19,327 -2,899 -13.04 68.72 57.47 84 Kendall 12,052 19,244 7,192 59.67 82.60 81.06 85 San Jacinto 13,319 18,151 4,832 36.28 81.35 81.60 86 Gray 20,841 18,106 -2,735 -13.12 86.95 79.61 87 Montague 16,632 17,859 1,227 7.38 96.29 93.42 88 Panola 17,429 17,744 315 1.81 79.11 77.97 89 Shelby 16,719 17,644 925 5.53 75.87 69.95 90 Tyler 14,426 17,426 3,000 20.80 86.67 83.49 91 Fayette 16,678 17,359 681 4.08 83.00 79.61 92 Gillespie 14,676 17,357 2,681 18.27 85.31 83.39 93 Austin 15,125 17,076 1,951 12.90 76.27 72.39 94 Titus 18,128 16,879 -1,249 -6.89 75.50 60.03 95 Milam 16,528 16,878 350 2.12 72.03 69.64 96 Aransas 13,306 16,810 3,504 26.33 74.37 74.72 97 Hale 18,181 16,668 -1,513 -8.32 52.45 45.54 98 Waller 11,956 16,447 4,491 37.56 51.12 50.36 99 Caldwell 13,547 16,149 2,602 19.21 51.33 50.15 100 Llano 11,098 15,976 4,878 43.95 95.42 93.74 101 Eastland 16,605 15,784 -821 -4.94 89.82 86.26 102 Young 16,597 15,655 -942 -5.68 91.57 87.25 103 Lavaca 15,716 15,632 -84 -0.53 84.09 81.37 104 Atascosa 14,194 15,488 1,294 9.12 46.49 40.09 105 Bandera 9,276 15,004 5,728 61.75 87.82 85.03 106 Grimes 11,554 14,904 3,350 28.99 61.36 63.28 107 Houston 14,042 14,841 799 5.69 65.70 64.02 108 Limestone 15,239 14,819 -420 -2.76 72.75 67.20 109 Bosque 13,320 14,641 1,321 9.92 88.07 85.10 110 Lampasas 11,321 14,280 2,959 26.14 83.73 80.40 111 Jones 12,970 13,857 887 6.84 78.65 66.67 112 Hockley 15,410 13,261 -2,149 -13.95 63.68 58.37 113 Colorado 12,437 13,256 819 6.59 67.65 65.01 114 Freestone 12,124 12,892 768 6.33 76.65 72.16 115 Leon 10,507 12,428 1,921 18.28 82.96 81.04 116 De Witt 12,265 12,250 -15 -0.12 65.10 61.22 117 Callahan 11,289 11,912 623 5.52 95.19 92.31 118 Bee 11,211 11,498 287 2.56 44.60 35.53 119 Burleson 9,543 11,476 1,933 20.26 70.04 69.68 120 Trinity 9,485 11,363 1,878 19.80 82.87 82.46 121 Newton 10,329 11,240 911 8.82 76.12 74.57 122 Red River 11,107 10,971 -136 -1.22 77.57 76.65 123 Comanche 11,109 10,954 -155 -1.40 83.02 78.10 124 Calhoun 11,021 10,879 -142 -1.29 57.85 52.69 125 Lee 9,650 10,797 1,147 11.89 75.07 68.96 126 Scurry 13,214 10,723 -2,491 -18.85 70.91 65.55 127 Nolan 11,524 10,531 -993 -8.62 69.45 66.64 128 Falls 10,843 10,451 -392 -3.62 61.21 56.27 129 Clay 9,642 10,435 793 8.22 96.19 94.81 130 Moore 11,707 10,169 -1,538 -13.14 65.53 50.54 131 Wilbarger 11,437 10,153 -1,284 -11.23 75.63 69.18 132 Val Verde 10,418 9,914 -504 -4.84 26.90 22.11 133 Webb 7,427 9,706 2,279 30.69 5.57 5.02 134 Robertson 9,373 9,687 314 3.35 60.42 60.55 135 Jackson 9,047 9,617 570 6.30 69.39 66.82 136 Gonzales 9,398 9,603 205 2.18 54.62 51.56 137 Morris 9,660 9,298 -362 -3.75 73.19 71.26 138 Sabine 8,339 9,178 839 10.06 86.99 87.66 139 Kleberg 10,279 9,160 -1,119 -10.89 33.96 29.03 140 Jim Wells 10,092 9,085 -1,007 -9.98 26.78 23.10 141 Gaines 9,096 8,894 -202 -2.22 64.41 61.48 142 Uvalde 9,030 8,574 -456 -5.05 38.69 33.08 143 Archer 7,733 8,340 607 7.85 96.99 94.19 144 Rains 6,234 8,249 2,015 32.32 92.84 90.25 145 Franklin 7,040 8,171 1,131 16.07 90.23 86.40 146 Marion 6,696 7,919 1,223 18.26 67.07 72.38 147 Stephens 7,950 7,910 -40 -0.50 88.24 81.76 148 Madison 7,127 7,857 730 10.24 65.20 60.72 149 Runnels 8,340 7,853 -487 -5.84 73.85 68.32 150 Coleman 8,288 7,661 -627 -7.57 85.36 82.95 151 Lamb 8,700 7,606 -1,094 -12.57 57.72 51.71 152 Camp 7,015 7,559 544 7.75 70.83 65.45 153 Hamilton 7,284 7,544 260 3.57 94.19 91.68 154 Deaf Smith 9,417 7,535 -1,882 -19.99 49.16 40.60 155 Jack 6,668 7,515 847 12.70 95.52 85.75 156 Andrews 9,281 7,421 -1,860 -20.04 64.72 57.07 157 Live Oak 6,158 7,279 1,121 18.20 64.45 59.13 158 Blanco 5,038 7,000 1,962 38.94 84.35 83.16 159 Terry 7,486 6,421 -1,065 -14.23 56.64 50.32 160 Dawson 7,569 6,391 -1,178 -15.56 52.75 42.65 161 Karnes 6,136 6,378 242 3.94 49.27 41.29 162 San Augustine 5,607 6,095 488 8.70 70.09 68.13 163 Ochiltree 7,373 6,029 -1,344 -18.23 80.77 66.95 164 Carson 6,158 5,944 -214 -3.48 93.64 91.22 165 McCulloch 6,289 5,819 -470 -7.47 71.64 70.93 166 Somervell 4,547 5,807 1,260 27.71 84.83 85.29 167 Ward 7,728 5,751 -1,977 -25.58 58.93 52.72 168 Pecos 6,209 5,712 -497 -8.00 42.31 33.98 169 Mitchell 5,241 5,372 131 2.50 65.38 55.39 170 Childress 4,736 4,959 223 4.71 79.56 64.50 171 Parmer 5,600 4,925 -675 -12.05 56.77 49.17 172 Swisher 5,254 4,890 -364 -6.93 64.60 58.37 173 Brewster 4,833 4,795 -38 -0.79 55.68 54.08 174 Delta 4,344 4,664 320 7.37 89.43 87.55 175 San Saba 4,373 4,651 278 6.36 80.97 75.19 176 Haskell 5,229 4,632 -597 -11.42 76.67 76.02 177 Wheeler 5,297 4,415 -882 -16.65 90.10 83.55 178 Mills 4,029 4,395 366 9.08 88.92 85.32 179 Hartley 3,388 4,296 908 26.80 93.23 77.59 180 Dallam 4,157 4,290 133 3.20 76.12 68.95 181 Goliad 3,420 4,139 719 21.02 57.19 59.75 182 Floyd 4,759 3,890 -869 -18.26 56.01 50.05 183 Winkler 5,236 3,845 -1,391 -26.57 60.70 53.60 184 Yoakum 5,442 3,818 -1,624 -29.84 61.93 52.14 185 Castro 4,574 3,777 -797 -17.42 50.43 45.58 186 Hardeman 4,331 3,762 -569 -13.14 81.98 79.64 187 Refugio 4,181 3,740 -441 -10.55 52.42 47.78 188 Hansford 4,637 3,632 -1,005 -21.67 79.29 67.64 189 Baylor 3,848 3,529 -319 -8.29 87.76 86.22 190 Kimble 3,330 3,502 172 5.17 80.78 78.37 191 Lynn 3,683 3,403 -280 -7.60 54.51 51.95 192 Donley 3,415 3,385 -30 -0.88 92.39 88.43 193 Frio 3,509 3,378 -131 -3.73 26.05 20.79 194 Bailey 4,184 3,359 -825 -19.72 59.22 50.94 195 Crosby 3,869 3,319 -550 -14.22 52.97 46.93 196 Fisher 3,652 3,271 -381 -10.43 75.43 75.30 197 Reeves 3,909 3,155 -754 -19.29 24.66 24.01 198 Coke 2,977 3,098 121 4.06 86.95 80.18 199 Shackelford 3,016 3,027 11 0.36 90.96 91.68 200 Mason 2,734 2,925 191 6.99 79.87 78.25 201 Knox 3,396 2,852 -544 -16.02 70.21 67.06 202 Garza 3,354 2,798 -556 -16.58 65.22 57.44 203 Hemphill 3,275 2,739 -536 -16.37 88.03 81.74 204 Martin 2,881 2,723 -158 -5.48 58.13 57.37 205 Hall 2,850 2,416 -434 -15.23 72.98 63.88 206 Willacy 2,648 2,404 -244 -9.21 14.95 11.98 207 Lipscomb 2,723 2,368 -355 -13.04 86.64 77.46 208 Real 1,814 2,332 518 28.56 75.20 76.53 209 Collingsworth 2,750 2,323 -427 -15.53 76.97 72.46 210 Sherman 2,302 2,279 -23 -1.00 80.55 71.54 211 Concho 1,827 2,276 449 24.58 60.02 57.39 212 Crane 2,920 2,095 -825 -28.25 62.77 52.42 213 Armstrong 1,951 2,019 68 3.49 96.54 94.00 214 Sutton 2,244 1,937 -307 -13.68 54.27 47.51 215 Cochran 2,275 1,872 -403 -17.71 51.98 50.18 216 Upton 2,666 1,870 -796 -29.86 59.95 54.93 217 Dickens 1,964 1,869 -95 -4.84 76.39 67.67 218 Oldham 2,020 1,860 -160 -7.92 88.67 85.13 219 Crockett 2,016 1,802 -214 -10.62 49.43 43.95 220 Zapata 1,726 1,800 74 4.29 18.60 14.78 221 Maverick 1,571 1,674 103 6.56 4.31 3.54 222 Throckmorton 1,732 1,667 -65 -3.75 92.13 90.11 223 Kinney 1,463 1,615 152 10.39 46.90 47.79 224 Schleicher 1,898 1,602 -296 -15.60 63.48 54.59 225 Menard 1,511 1,577 66 4.37 67.09 66.83 226 Reagan 2,458 1,558 -900 -36.62 54.45 46.84 227 Duval 1,601 1,472 -129 -8.06 12.39 11.22 228 Stonewall 1,677 1,425 -252 -15.03 83.31 84.17 229 Jeff Davis 1,154 1,395 241 20.88 59.30 63.20 230 Dimmit 1,655 1,372 -283 -17.10 15.87 13.39 231 Cottle 1,676 1,360 -316 -18.85 74.59 71.42 232 Briscoe 1,532 1,335 -197 -12.86 77.73 74.58 233 Irion 1,240 1,325 85 6.85 76.13 74.81 234 Foard 1,478 1,290 -188 -12.72 82.38 79.53 235 Motley 1,319 1,186 -133 -10.08 86.09 83.17 236 Edwards 1,076 1,173 97 9.01 47.49 54.25 237 La Salle 1,102 1,123 21 1.91 20.97 19.15 238 Starr 1,001 1,113 112 11.19 2.47 2.08 239 Presidio 1,197 1,098 -99 -8.27 18.03 15.03 240 Glasscock 1,018 978 -40 -3.93 70.35 69.56 241 Sterling 1,067 956 -111 -10.40 74.20 68.63 242 Zavala 954 945 -9 -0.94 7.84 8.15 243 Roberts 988 855 -133 -13.46 96.39 96.39 244 Hudspeth 956 786 -170 -17.78 32.80 23.50 245 Kent 883 778 -105 -11.89 87.43 90.57 246 Culberson 950 773 -177 -18.63 27.88 25.98 247 Brooks 824 641 -183 -22.21 10.05 8.04 248 Borden 669 638 -31 -4.63 83.73 87.52 249 McMullen 493 557 64 12.98 60.34 65.44 250 Terrell 651 530 -121 -18.59 46.17 49.02 251 Jim Hogg 424 479 55 12.97 8.30 9.07 252 King 301 318 17 5.65 85.03 89.33 253 Kenedy 93 84 -9 -9.68 20.21 20.29 254 Loving 93 60 -33 -35.48 86.92 89.55 ___________________________________________________________________________________________