Table 6: Texas Counties Ranked by Black Population Size, 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Change in Proportion of Population Population Total Population _____________________ __________________ _________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Harris 527,964 630,184 102,220 19.36 18.73 18.53 2 Dallas 362,130 454,103 91,973 25.40 19.54 20.47 3 Tarrant 138,302 188,144 49,842 36.04 11.82 13.01 4 Bexar 81,356 100,260 18,904 23.24 6.86 7.20 5 Jefferson 73,779 85,267 11,488 15.57 30.82 33.83 6 Travis 60,998 76,192 15,194 24.91 10.58 9.38 7 Fort Bend 45,678 70,810 25,132 55.02 20.26 19.98 8 Bell 34,977 49,800 14,823 42.38 18.30 20.93 9 Galveston 37,414 38,868 1,454 3.89 17.21 15.54 10 Smith 31,289 33,607 2,318 7.41 20.68 19.24 11 McLennan 29,036 32,735 3,699 12.74 15.35 15.33 12 Denton 13,314 26,290 12,976 97.46 4.87 6.07 13 Collin 10,727 24,509 13,782 128.48 4.06 4.98 14 Gregg 19,835 22,358 2,523 12.72 18.90 20.07 15 Bowie 17,697 21,055 3,358 18.97 21.67 23.58 16 Brazoria 15,425 20,747 5,322 34.50 8.05 8.58 17 El Paso 20,525 19,904 -621 -3.03 3.47 2.93 18 Lubbock 16,646 18,718 2,072 12.45 7.48 7.71 19 Coryell 13,293 16,723 3,430 25.80 20.70 22.30 20 Brazos 13,409 16,468 3,059 22.81 11.00 10.80 21 Harrison 15,960 14,990 -970 -6.08 27.76 24.13 22 Walker 12,050 14,844 2,794 23.19 23.67 24.04 23 Wichita 10,986 13,911 2,925 26.62 8.98 10.57 24 Nueces 11,946 13,294 1,348 11.28 4.10 4.24 25 Williamson 6,537 13,185 6,648 101.70 4.68 5.27 26 Anderson 11,091 13,006 1,915 17.27 23.09 23.60 27 Angelina 10,551 11,845 1,294 12.26 15.10 14.78 28 Potter 8,460 11,524 3,064 36.22 8.64 10.15 29 Montgomery 7,659 10,481 2,822 36.85 4.20 3.57 30 Nacogdoches 8,948 9,947 999 11.16 16.34 16.80 31 Ellis 8,407 9,725 1,318 15.68 9.87 8.73 32 Waller 8,738 9,603 865 9.90 37.36 29.40 33 Rusk 8,924 9,148 224 2.51 20.40 19.31 34 Liberty 6,821 9,115 2,294 33.63 12.94 12.99 35 Taylor 7,336 8,800 1,464 19.96 6.13 6.95 36 Midland 8,016 8,182 166 2.07 7.52 7.05 37 Kaufman 7,233 7,674 441 6.10 13.85 10.76 38 Navarro 7,523 7,651 128 1.70 18.84 16.96 39 Cherokee 6,858 7,545 687 10.02 16.71 16.17 40 Hunt 6,736 7,410 674 10.01 10.47 9.67 41 Orange 6,734 7,226 492 7.31 8.36 8.50 42 Grayson 6,511 6,790 279 4.29 6.85 6.14 43 Lamar 6,369 6,653 284 4.46 14.49 13.72 44 Houston 6,272 6,486 214 3.41 29.34 27.97 45 Jasper 5,852 6,386 534 9.13 18.82 17.94 46 Wharton 6,166 6,112 -54 -0.88 15.43 14.84 47 Cass 6,020 5,999 -21 -0.35 20.08 19.71 48 Washington 5,427 5,670 243 4.48 20.75 18.67 49 Ector 5,391 5,577 186 3.45 4.53 4.60 50 Polk 3,848 5,422 1,574 40.90 12.54 13.18 51 Victoria 4,638 5,319 681 14.68 6.24 6.33 52 Bastrop 4,351 5,110 759 17.44 11.37 8.85 53 Falls 4,732 5,094 362 7.65 26.72 27.42 55 Henderson 4,727 4,927 200 4.23 8.07 6.72 55 Shelby 4,710 4,927 217 4.61 21.38 19.53 56 Matagorda 5,030 4,872 -158 -3.14 13.62 12.84 57 Grimes 4,552 4,716 164 3.60 24.18 20.02 58 Guadalupe 3,451 4,541 1,090 31.59 5.32 5.10 59 Tom Green 3,955 4,385 430 10.87 4.02 4.22 60 Limestone 4,127 4,263 136 3.30 19.70 19.33 61 Panola 4,042 4,061 19 0.47 18.34 17.85 62 Robertson 4,197 3,858 -339 -8.08 27.06 24.11 63 Hays 2,091 3,653 1,562 74.70 3.19 3.74 64 Upshur 3,858 3,638 -220 -5.70 12.30 10.31 65 Freestone 2,999 3,392 393 13.10 18.96 18.98 66 Hardin 3,459 3,342 -117 -3.38 8.37 6.95 67 Johnson 2,449 3,274 825 33.69 2.52 2.58 68 Bee 690 3,169 2,479 359.28 2.75 9.79 69 Morris 3,220 3,166 -54 -1.68 24.39 24.26 70 Newton 3,027 3,124 97 3.20 22.31 20.73 71 Titus 3,188 3,014 -174 -5.46 13.28 10.72 72 Colorado 3,060 3,001 -59 -1.93 16.65 14.72 73 Madison 2,547 2,945 398 15.63 23.30 22.76 74 San Jacinto 2,534 2,830 296 11.68 15.48 12.72 75 Caldwell 2,675 2,761 86 3.21 10.14 8.58 76 Milam 2,884 2,669 -215 -7.45 12.57 11.01 77 Marion 3,093 2,644 -449 -14.52 30.98 24.17 78 Hopkins 2,469 2,579 110 4.46 8.56 8.07 79 Chambers 2,540 2,573 33 1.30 12.64 9.88 80 Red River 2,857 2,566 -291 -10.19 19.96 17.93 81 Austin 2,556 2,551 -5 -0.20 12.89 10.81 83 Fannin 1,623 2,538 915 56.38 6.54 8.12 83 Tyler 1,986 2,538 552 27.79 11.93 12.16 84 San Augustine 2,236 2,499 263 11.76 27.95 27.93 85 Burleson 2,392 2,481 89 3.72 17.56 15.06 86 Hill 2,492 2,428 -64 -2.57 9.18 7.51 87 Jones 651 2,396 1,745 268.05 3.95 11.53 88 Wood 2,374 2,306 -68 -2.86 8.08 6.27 89 Camp 2,349 2,222 -127 -5.41 23.72 19.24 90 De Witt 1,956 2,190 234 11.96 10.38 10.94 91 Hale 1,766 2,112 346 19.59 5.09 5.77 92 Hidalgo 518 2,052 1,534 296.14 0.14 0.36 93 San Patricio 863 1,906 1,043 120.86 1.47 2.84 94 Lee 1,752 1,902 150 8.56 13.63 12.15 95 Randall 1,082 1,670 588 54.34 1.21 1.60 96 Trinity 1,642 1,659 17 1.04 14.35 12.04 97 Parker 570 1,657 1,087 190.70 0.88 1.87 98 Karnes 343 1,626 1,283 374.05 2.75 10.53 99 Leon 1,601 1,596 -5 -0.31 12.64 10.41 100 Brown 1,530 1,549 19 1.24 4.45 4.11 101 Fayette 1,662 1,522 -140 -8.42 8.27 6.98 102 Gonzales 1,581 1,519 -62 -3.92 9.19 8.15 103 Van Zandt 1,451 1,466 15 1.03 3.82 3.05 104 Rockwall 851 1,431 580 68.16 3.32 3.32 105 Gray 882 1,372 490 55.56 3.68 6.03 106 Howard 1,174 1,357 183 15.59 3.63 4.04 107 Wilbarger 1,336 1,316 -20 -1.50 8.84 8.97 108 Lavaca 1,316 1,315 -1 -0.08 7.04 6.85 109 Dawson 608 1,302 694 114.14 4.24 8.69 110 Mitchell 362 1,240 878 242.54 4.52 12.79 111 Cooke 1,151 1,159 8 0.70 3.74 3.19 112 Kleberg 955 1,134 179 18.74 3.15 3.59 113 Jackson 1,195 1,102 -93 -7.78 9.16 7.66 114 Childress 318 1,099 781 245.60 5.34 14.30 115 Sabine 1,109 1,058 -51 -4.60 11.57 10.11 116 Scurry 866 1,005 139 16.05 4.65 6.14 117 Cameron 567 995 428 75.49 0.22 0.30 118 Hockley 997 860 -137 -13.74 4.12 3.79 119 Medina 71 838 767 1080.28 0.26 2.13 120 Comal 421 791 370 87.89 0.81 1.01 121 Frio 141 779 638 452.48 1.05 4.79 122 Kerr 752 777 25 3.32 2.07 1.78 123 Nolan 732 766 34 4.64 4.41 4.85 124 Pecos 51 707 656 1286.27 0.35 4.21 125 Palo Pinto 783 678 -105 -13.41 3.13 2.51 126 Val Verde 680 656 -24 -3.53 1.76 1.46 127 Wise 387 648 261 67.44 1.12 1.33 128 Terry 438 641 203 46.35 3.31 5.02 129 Lamb 794 635 -159 -20.03 5.27 4.32 130 Hutchinson 661 590 -71 -10.74 2.57 2.47 131 Lampasas 241 554 313 129.88 1.78 3.12 133 Burnet 255 551 296 116.08 1.12 1.61 133 Calhoun 542 551 9 1.66 2.84 2.67 134 Refugio 608 532 -76 -12.50 7.62 6.80 135 Swisher 332 495 163 49.10 4.08 5.91 136 Ward 432 491 59 13.66 3.29 4.50 137 Jack 51 482 431 845.10 0.73 5.50 138 Delta 400 459 59 14.75 8.24 8.62 139 Hartley 9 449 440 4888.89 0.25 8.11 140 Eastland 395 420 25 6.33 2.14 2.30 141 Willacy 73 406 333 456.16 0.41 2.02 142 Wilson 235 393 158 67.23 1.04 1.21 143 Franklin 349 375 26 7.45 4.47 3.96 144 Bosque 312 348 36 11.54 2.06 2.02 145 Aransas 301 344 43 14.29 1.68 1.53 147 Goliad 387 325 -62 -16.02 6.47 4.69 147 Webb 68 325 257 377.94 0.05 0.17 148 Gaines 324 317 -7 -2.16 2.29 2.19 149 Knox 335 308 -27 -8.06 6.93 7.24 150 Hall 301 307 6 1.99 7.71 8.12 151 Stephens 234 294 60 25.64 2.60 3.04 152 Erath 192 291 99 51.56 0.69 0.88 153 Live Oak 3 283 280 9333.33 0.03 2.30 154 Rains 284 272 -12 -4.23 4.23 2.98 155 Crosby 297 271 -26 -8.75 4.07 3.83 157 Deaf Smith 287 260 -27 -9.41 1.50 1.40 157 Floyd 313 260 -53 -16.93 3.68 3.35 158 Reeves 340 253 -87 -25.59 2.14 1.93 159 Garza 306 237 -69 -22.55 5.95 4.86 160 Young 260 236 -24 -9.23 1.43 1.32 161 Hardeman 318 235 -83 -26.10 6.02 4.97 162 Dickens 111 223 112 100.90 4.32 8.07 163 Coleman 244 217 -27 -11.07 2.51 2.35 164 Andrews 259 211 -48 -18.53 1.81 1.62 165 Atascosa 108 207 99 91.67 0.35 0.54 166 Castro 259 196 -63 -24.32 2.86 2.37 167 La Salle 52 193 141 271.15 0.99 3.29 168 Jim Wells 191 190 -1 -0.52 0.51 0.48 169 Cochran 230 183 -47 -20.43 5.25 4.91 170 Runnels 181 180 -1 -0.55 1.60 1.57 171 Cottle 196 177 -19 -9.69 8.72 9.30 172 Haskell 239 174 -65 -27.20 3.50 2.86 173 Lynn 222 172 -50 -22.52 3.28 2.63 174 Collingsworth 227 171 -56 -24.67 6.35 5.33 175 Donley 127 167 40 31.50 3.44 4.36 176 San Saba 13 163 150 1153.85 0.24 2.63 177 Hood 52 150 98 188.46 0.18 0.36 179 Baylor 180 139 -41 -22.78 4.10 3.40 179 Wheeler 145 139 -6 -4.14 2.47 2.63 180 Winkler 155 134 -21 -13.55 1.80 1.87 181 McCulloch 151 125 -26 -17.22 1.72 1.52 182 Crane 128 119 -9 -7.03 2.75 2.98 183 Fisher 186 118 -68 -36.56 3.84 2.72 184 Dallam 102 105 3 2.94 1.87 1.69 186 Parmer 113 101 -12 -10.62 1.15 1.01 186 Reagan 108 101 -7 -6.48 2.39 3.04 187 Brewster 77 99 22 28.57 0.89 1.12 188 Moore 79 97 18 22.78 0.44 0.48 189 Yoakum 85 92 7 8.24 0.97 1.26 190 Uvalde 35 89 54 154.29 0.15 0.34 191 Bailey 117 85 -32 -27.35 1.66 1.29 192 Martin 87 82 -5 -5.75 1.76 1.73 194 Coke 4 77 73 1825.00 0.12 1.99 194 Kendall 49 77 28 57.14 0.34 0.32 195 Dimmit 50 76 26 52.00 0.48 0.74 196 Blanco 56 71 15 26.79 0.94 0.84 197 Comanche 10 69 59 590.00 0.07 0.49 198 Mills 10 67 57 570.00 0.22 1.30 199 Bandera 23 62 39 169.57 0.22 0.35 201 Duval 8 58 50 625.00 0.06 0.44 201 Llano 22 58 36 163.64 0.19 0.34 203 Motley 68 57 -11 -16.18 4.44 4.00 203 Stonewall 88 57 -31 -35.23 4.37 3.37 204 Maverick 13 56 43 330.77 0.04 0.12 206 Foard 73 55 -18 -24.66 4.07 3.39 206 Upton 88 55 -33 -37.50 1.98 1.62 207 Carson 11 53 42 381.82 0.17 0.81 208 Hemphill 7 52 45 642.86 0.19 1.55 209 Oldham 9 49 40 444.44 0.40 2.24 210 Kinney 48 47 -1 -2.08 1.54 1.39 211 Zavala 284 46 -238 -83.80 2.34 0.40 212 Clay 33 45 12 36.36 0.33 0.41 213 Briscoe 68 43 -25 -36.76 3.45 2.40 214 Callahan 2 41 39 1950.00 0.02 0.32 215 Concho 14 39 25 178.57 0.46 0.98 216 Schleicher 24 37 13 54.17 0.80 1.26 217 Gillespie 29 36 7 24.14 0.17 0.17 218 Montague 4 32 28 700.00 0.02 0.17 219 Crockett 31 24 -7 -22.58 0.76 0.59 222 Jim Hogg 3 22 19 633.33 0.06 0.42 222 Somervell 10 22 12 120.00 0.19 0.32 222 Zapata 1 22 21 2100.00 0.01 0.18 223 Culberson 2 19 17 850.00 0.06 0.64 224 Jeff Davis 6 18 12 200.00 0.31 0.82 225 Sherman 4 16 12 300.00 0.14 0.50 226 Presidio 2 15 13 650.00 0.03 0.21 227 Lipscomb 1 14 13 1300.00 0.03 0.46 229 Archer 11 13 2 18.18 0.14 0.15 229 Hamilton 2 13 11 550.00 0.03 0.16 230 Sutton 1 12 11 1100.00 0.02 0.29 231 Shackelford 12 11 -1 -8.33 0.36 0.33 234 McMullen 0 10 10 . 0.00 1.18 234 Menard 7 10 3 42.86 0.31 0.42 234 Ochiltree 2 10 8 400.00 0.02 0.11 235 Hansford 0 9 9 . 0.00 0.17 239 Glasscock 0 7 7 . 0.00 0.50 239 Hudspeth 9 7 -2 -22.22 0.31 0.21 239 Real 0 7 7 . 0.00 0.23 239 Starr 9 7 -2 -22.22 0.02 0.01 240 Mason 6 6 0 0.00 0.18 0.16 242 Armstrong 0 5 5 . 0.00 0.23 242 Brooks 2 5 3 150.00 0.02 0.06 244 Irion 2 4 2 100.00 0.12 0.23 244 Kimble 2 4 2 100.00 0.05 0.09 246 Edwards 0 3 3 . 0.00 0.14 246 Roberts 0 3 3 . 0.00 0.34 247 Kent 6 2 -4 -66.67 0.59 0.23 250 Borden 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.14 250 Sterling 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.07 250 Throckmorton 0 1 1 . 0.00 0.05 254 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________