Table 7: Texas Counties Ranked by Hispanic Population Size, 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Change in Proportion of Population Population Total Population _____________________ __________________ _________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Harris 644,935 1,119,751 474,816 73.62 22.88 32.93 2 Bexar 589,180 757,033 167,853 28.49 49.70 54.35 3 Dallas 315,630 662,729 347,099 109.97 17.04 29.87 4 El Paso 411,619 531,654 120,035 29.16 69.58 78.23 5 Hidalgo 326,972 503,100 176,128 53.87 85.25 88.35 6 Tarrant 139,879 285,290 145,411 103.95 11.95 19.73 7 Cameron 212,995 282,736 69,741 32.74 81.88 84.34 8 Travis 121,689 229,048 107,359 88.22 21.11 28.20 9 Webb 125,069 182,070 57,001 45.58 93.87 94.28 10 Nueces 152,051 174,951 22,900 15.06 52.23 55.78 11 Fort Bend 43,892 74,871 30,979 70.58 19.47 21.12 12 Lubbock 51,011 66,609 15,598 30.58 22.91 27.45 13 Brazoria 33,797 55,063 21,266 62.92 17.63 22.78 14 Denton 19,013 52,619 33,606 176.75 6.95 12.15 15 Starr 39,390 52,278 12,888 32.72 97.22 97.54 16 Ector 37,315 51,306 13,991 37.49 31.37 42.36 17 Collin 18,158 50,510 32,352 178.17 6.88 10.27 18 Galveston 30,962 44,939 13,977 45.14 14.24 17.96 19 Maverick 34,024 44,938 10,914 32.08 93.53 95.01 20 Williamson 20,004 42,990 22,986 114.91 14.33 17.20 21 Bell 24,995 39,701 14,706 58.84 13.08 16.68 22 McLennan 23,643 38,233 14,590 61.71 12.50 17.91 23 Montgomery 13,237 37,150 23,913 180.65 7.27 12.65 24 Val Verde 27,299 33,849 6,550 23.99 70.50 75.46 25 Midland 22,780 33,676 10,896 47.83 21.37 29.03 26 San Patricio 29,809 33,181 3,372 11.31 50.74 49.42 27 Victoria 25,372 32,959 7,587 29.90 34.12 39.20 28 Tom Green 25,501 31,946 6,445 25.27 25.90 30.71 29 Potter 19,246 31,921 12,675 65.86 19.66 28.11 30 Jim Wells 27,201 29,772 2,571 9.45 72.19 75.71 31 Guadalupe 19,246 29,561 10,315 53.60 29.67 33.21 32 Hays 18,249 28,859 10,610 58.14 27.81 29.57 33 Brazos 16,713 27,253 10,540 63.06 13.71 17.88 34 Jefferson 12,629 26,536 13,907 110.12 5.28 10.53 35 Atascosa 16,064 22,620 6,556 40.81 52.61 58.56 36 Taylor 17,511 22,328 4,817 27.51 14.63 17.64 37 Kleberg 18,529 20,635 2,106 11.37 61.20 65.41 38 Ellis 11,243 20,508 9,265 82.41 13.20 18.42 39 Smith 8,986 19,521 10,535 117.24 5.94 11.17 40 Medina 12,134 17,873 5,739 47.30 44.43 45.47 41 Comal 11,864 17,609 5,745 48.42 22.89 22.57 42 Hale 14,428 17,532 3,104 21.51 41.61 47.90 43 Bee 12,909 17,450 4,541 35.18 51.36 53.93 44 Willacy 14,937 17,209 2,272 15.21 84.37 85.69 45 Uvalde 14,104 17,089 2,985 21.16 60.43 65.91 46 Wichita 10,555 16,097 5,542 52.51 8.62 12.23 47 Johnson 7,457 15,375 7,918 106.18 7.67 12.12 48 Bastrop 6,933 13,845 6,912 99.70 18.12 23.98 49 Caldwell 9,988 13,018 3,030 30.34 37.84 40.44 50 Wharton 10,103 12,888 2,785 27.57 25.29 31.29 51 Howard 8,607 12,597 3,990 46.36 26.61 37.46 52 Frio 9,749 11,987 2,238 22.96 72.36 73.76 53 Matagorda 9,088 11,898 2,810 30.92 24.61 31.35 54 Wilson 8,054 11,834 3,780 46.93 35.56 36.52 55 Duval 11,267 11,544 277 2.46 87.22 87.99 56 Angelina 6,072 11,496 5,424 89.33 8.69 14.35 57 Randall 6,144 10,718 4,574 74.45 6.85 10.27 58 Deaf Smith 9,356 10,654 1,298 13.87 48.85 57.40 59 Zavala 10,875 10,582 -293 -2.69 89.42 91.22 60 Zapata 7,519 10,328 2,809 37.36 81.03 84.78 61 Pecos 8,331 10,262 1,931 23.18 56.77 61.05 62 Gregg 3,775 10,183 6,408 169.75 3.60 9.14 63 Reeves 11,545 9,640 -1,905 -16.50 72.83 73.38 64 Moore 5,693 9,558 3,865 67.89 31.87 47.50 65 Coryell 6,243 9,424 3,181 50.95 9.72 12.57 66 Walker 5,493 8,712 3,219 58.60 10.79 14.11 67 Dimmit 8,688 8,708 20 0.23 83.27 84.97 68 Hockley 7,654 8,459 805 10.52 31.63 37.24 69 Calhoun 6,893 8,448 1,555 22.56 36.18 40.92 70 Kerr 5,994 8,353 2,359 39.36 16.51 19.13 71 Titus 2,556 7,960 5,404 211.42 10.65 28.31 72 Kaufman 3,340 7,925 4,585 137.28 6.40 11.11 73 Liberty 2,880 7,660 4,780 165.97 5.46 10.92 74 Grayson 2,795 7,519 4,724 169.02 2.94 6.80 75 Gonzales 6,142 7,381 1,239 20.17 35.70 39.62 76 Karnes 5,916 7,324 1,408 23.80 47.50 47.42 77 Brooks 7,338 7,304 -34 -0.46 89.44 91.57 78 Dawson 6,120 7,222 1,102 18.01 42.65 48.19 79 Navarro 2,891 7,113 4,222 146.04 7.24 15.76 80 Anderson 3,953 6,705 2,752 69.62 8.23 12.17 81 Nacogdoches 2,788 6,660 3,872 138.88 5.09 11.25 82 Lamb 5,509 6,393 884 16.05 36.55 43.46 83 Hunt 2,876 6,366 3,490 121.35 4.47 8.31 84 Waller 2,592 6,344 3,752 144.75 11.08 19.42 85 Parker 2,697 6,211 3,514 130.29 4.16 7.02 86 Cherokee 2,697 6,178 3,481 129.07 6.57 13.24 87 Presidio 5,417 6,162 745 13.75 81.62 84.36 88 Brown 3,799 5,793 1,994 52.49 11.05 15.38 89 Terry 5,194 5,626 432 8.32 39.29 44.09 90 De Witt 4,567 5,452 885 19.38 24.24 27.24 91 Wise 2,663 5,248 2,585 97.07 7.68 10.76 92 Andrews 4,552 5,202 650 14.28 31.75 40.00 93 Gaines 4,608 5,175 567 12.30 32.63 35.77 94 Henderson 2,368 5,071 2,703 114.15 4.04 6.92 95 Burnet 2,440 5,044 2,604 106.72 10.76 14.77 96 Erath 2,458 4,959 2,501 101.75 8.78 15.03 97 Parmer 4,096 4,927 831 20.29 41.53 49.19 98 Rockwall 1,500 4,771 3,271 218.07 5.86 11.07 99 Jim Hogg 4,659 4,752 93 2.00 91.19 89.98 100 Live Oak 3,324 4,683 1,359 40.88 34.78 38.05 101 Ward 4,830 4,580 -250 -5.18 36.83 41.98 102 Aransas 3,588 4,571 983 27.40 20.05 20.32 103 Scurry 4,454 4,544 90 2.02 23.90 27.77 104 La Salle 4,068 4,524 456 11.21 77.43 77.12 105 Milam 3,456 4,516 1,060 30.67 15.06 18.63 106 Nolan 4,246 4,431 185 4.36 25.59 28.04 107 Hill 2,230 4,360 2,130 95.52 8.21 13.49 108 Jones 2,786 4,346 1,560 55.99 16.90 20.91 109 Castro 4,187 4,279 92 2.20 46.16 51.65 110 Kendall 2,392 4,248 1,856 77.59 16.40 17.89 111 Colorado 2,833 4,024 1,191 42.04 15.41 19.74 112 Rusk 1,736 3,998 2,262 130.30 3.97 8.44 113 Bowie 1,334 3,992 2,658 199.25 1.63 4.47 114 Brewster 3,702 3,867 165 4.46 42.64 43.62 115 Polk 1,610 3,861 2,251 139.81 5.25 9.39 116 Austin 2,073 3,805 1,732 83.55 10.45 16.13 117 Grimes 2,657 3,787 1,130 42.53 14.11 16.08 118 Palo Pinto 2,301 3,667 1,366 59.37 9.18 13.57 119 Cooke 1,408 3,627 2,219 157.60 4.57 9.97 120 Floyd 3,381 3,569 188 5.56 39.79 45.93 121 Jackson 2,772 3,551 779 28.10 21.26 24.68 122 Hutchinson 2,509 3,506 997 39.74 9.77 14.70 123 Refugio 3,164 3,490 326 10.30 39.67 44.58 124 Crosby 3,111 3,460 349 11.22 42.59 48.93 125 Runnels 2,740 3,372 632 23.07 24.26 29.33 126 Yoakum 3,217 3,363 146 4.54 36.62 45.93 127 Harrison 1,278 3,316 2,038 159.47 2.22 5.34 128 Gillespie 2,426 3,309 883 36.40 14.10 15.90 129 Van Zandt 1,515 3,201 1,686 111.29 3.99 6.65 130 Winkler 3,172 3,156 -16 -0.50 36.77 44.00 131 Bailey 2,740 3,119 379 13.83 38.79 47.30 132 Orange 1,933 3,073 1,140 58.98 2.40 3.62 133 Wilbarger 2,185 3,015 830 37.99 14.45 20.54 134 Mitchell 2,389 3,009 620 25.95 29.80 31.03 135 Hood 1,353 2,975 1,622 119.88 4.67 7.24 136 Hopkins 1,407 2,967 1,560 110.87 4.88 9.28 137 Gray 1,895 2,959 1,064 56.15 7.91 13.01 138 Swisher 2,496 2,951 455 18.23 30.69 35.22 139 Falls 2,072 2,941 869 41.94 11.70 15.83 140 Comanche 2,205 2,928 723 32.79 16.48 20.88 141 Lynn 2,819 2,923 104 3.69 41.71 44.63 142 Ochiltree 1,641 2,863 1,222 74.47 17.98 31.79 143 Limestone 1,459 2,859 1,400 95.96 6.97 12.97 144 Lee 1,410 2,848 1,438 101.99 10.97 18.19 145 Chambers 1,195 2,810 1,615 135.15 5.95 10.79 146 Fayette 1,702 2,786 1,084 63.69 8.47 12.78 147 Lampasas 1,753 2,677 924 52.71 12.97 15.07 148 Washington 1,158 2,647 1,489 128.58 4.43 8.71 149 Hudspeth 1,935 2,509 574 29.66 66.38 75.03 150 Shelby 539 2,489 1,950 361.78 2.45 9.87 151 Goliad 2,145 2,439 294 13.71 35.87 35.20 152 Burleson 1,624 2,411 787 48.46 11.92 14.64 153 Bandera 1,172 2,384 1,212 103.41 11.10 13.51 154 Robertson 1,904 2,359 455 23.90 12.28 14.74 155 Crockett 2,021 2,242 221 10.94 49.56 54.70 156 McCulloch 2,317 2,219 -98 -4.23 26.40 27.04 157 Lavaca 1,596 2,183 587 36.78 8.54 11.36 158 Culberson 2,419 2,149 -270 -11.16 71.00 72.24 159 Sutton 1,866 2,106 240 12.86 45.13 51.66 160 Bosque 1,430 2,104 674 47.13 9.45 12.23 161 Wood 788 2,102 1,314 166.75 2.68 5.72 162 Madison 1,178 2,042 864 73.34 10.78 15.78 163 Eastland 1,404 1,976 572 40.74 7.59 10.80 164 Martin 1,960 1,925 -35 -1.79 39.55 40.56 165 Young 1,164 1,906 742 63.75 6.42 10.62 166 Garza 1,454 1,810 356 24.48 28.27 37.15 167 Dallam 1,151 1,766 615 53.43 21.08 28.38 169 Crane 1,577 1,753 176 11.16 33.90 43.87 169 Fannin 485 1,753 1,268 261.44 1.96 5.61 170 Houston 965 1,739 774 80.21 4.51 7.50 172 Camp 501 1,707 1,206 240.72 5.06 14.78 172 Kinney 1,570 1,707 137 8.73 50.34 50.52 173 Hansford 1,174 1,690 516 43.95 20.08 31.48 175 Cochran 1,857 1,646 -211 -11.36 42.43 44.13 175 Reagan 1,941 1,646 -295 -15.20 43.00 49.49 176 Concho 1,194 1,639 445 37.27 39.22 41.33 177 Lamar 475 1,614 1,139 239.79 1.08 3.33 178 Childress 853 1,574 721 84.53 14.33 20.47 179 Freestone 619 1,465 846 136.67 3.91 8.20 180 Upton 1,666 1,449 -217 -13.03 37.46 42.57 181 Stephens 767 1,418 651 84.88 8.51 14.66 182 Upshur 641 1,394 753 117.47 2.04 3.95 183 Jasper 594 1,384 790 133.00 1.91 3.89 184 San Saba 998 1,333 335 33.57 18.48 21.55 185 Blanco 840 1,290 450 53.57 14.07 15.32 186 Coleman 1,139 1,289 150 13.17 11.73 13.96 187 Schleicher 1,062 1,278 216 20.34 35.52 43.54 188 Haskell 1,312 1,249 -63 -4.80 19.24 20.50 189 Hardin 679 1,223 544 80.12 1.64 2.54 190 Leon 509 1,213 704 138.31 4.02 7.91 191 San Jacinto 431 1,084 653 151.51 2.63 4.87 192 Knox 1,088 1,067 -21 -1.93 22.49 25.09 193 Hall 727 1,040 313 43.05 18.62 27.50 194 Montague 548 1,035 487 88.87 3.17 5.41 195 Edwards 1,182 974 -208 -17.60 52.16 45.05 196 Fisher 997 928 -69 -6.92 20.59 21.36 197 Kimble 772 926 154 19.95 18.73 20.73 198 Somervell 749 915 166 22.16 13.97 13.44 199 Llano 453 875 422 93.16 3.89 5.13 200 Sherman 538 874 336 62.45 18.82 27.43 201 Franklin 357 842 485 135.85 4.58 8.90 202 Callahan 489 812 323 66.05 4.12 6.29 203 Panola 477 798 321 67.30 2.16 3.51 205 Jeff Davis 770 783 13 1.69 39.57 35.48 205 Mason 671 783 112 16.69 19.60 20.95 206 Hartley 201 758 557 277.11 5.53 13.69 207 Menard 726 748 22 3.03 32.24 31.69 208 Tyler 177 742 565 319.21 1.06 3.56 209 Jack 232 691 459 197.84 3.32 7.89 210 Real 574 688 114 19.86 23.80 22.58 211 Hardeman 589 685 96 16.30 11.15 14.50 212 Mills 484 671 187 38.64 10.68 13.03 213 Red River 273 669 396 145.05 1.91 4.67 214 Trinity 272 668 396 145.59 2.38 4.85 215 Wheeler 378 664 286 75.66 6.43 12.57 216 Dickens 479 660 181 37.79 18.63 23.90 217 Collingsworth 561 655 94 16.76 15.70 20.43 218 Coke 422 653 231 54.74 12.32 16.90 219 Lipscomb 379 633 254 67.02 12.06 20.71 220 Hamilton 403 610 207 51.36 5.21 7.41 221 Newton 153 571 418 273.20 1.13 3.79 222 Cass 373 526 153 41.02 1.24 1.73 223 Terrell 751 525 -226 -30.09 53.26 48.57 224 Hemphill 412 522 110 26.70 11.08 15.58 225 Rains 158 505 347 219.62 2.35 5.53 226 Morris 239 477 238 99.58 1.81 3.66 227 Carson 354 458 104 29.38 5.38 7.03 228 Irion 385 436 51 13.25 23.63 24.62 229 Sterling 366 432 66 18.03 25.45 31.01 230 Archer 189 431 242 128.04 2.37 4.87 231 Glasscock 424 420 -4 -0.94 29.30 29.87 232 Briscoe 367 407 40 10.90 18.62 22.74 233 Clay 242 404 162 66.94 2.41 3.67 234 Baylor 334 382 48 14.37 7.62 9.33 235 Cottle 367 360 -7 -1.91 16.33 18.91 236 Kenedy 362 327 -35 -9.67 78.70 78.99 237 San Augustine 138 320 182 131.88 1.73 3.58 238 McMullen 320 282 -38 -11.88 39.17 33.14 239 Foard 233 265 32 13.73 12.99 16.34 240 Marion 147 263 116 78.91 1.47 2.40 241 Shackelford 272 251 -21 -7.72 8.20 7.60 242 Donley 139 243 104 74.82 3.76 6.35 243 Oldham 200 241 41 20.50 8.78 11.03 244 Stonewall 237 199 -38 -16.03 11.77 11.75 245 Sabine 111 189 78 70.27 1.16 1.81 247 Motley 136 173 37 27.21 8.88 12.13 247 Throckmorton 136 173 37 27.21 7.23 9.35 248 Delta 67 165 98 146.27 1.38 3.10 249 Armstrong 55 116 61 110.91 2.72 5.40 250 Borden 120 87 -33 -27.50 15.02 11.93 251 Kent 120 78 -42 -35.00 11.88 9.08 252 King 53 34 -19 -35.85 14.97 9.55 253 Roberts 34 28 -6 -17.65 3.32 3.16 254 Loving 14 7 -7 -50.00 13.08 10.45 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