Table 16: Population in 1990 and 2000, Numerical and Percent Change in
          Population 1990 to 2000 in Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 
          Texas - Ranked by Numerical Change, 1990-2000                                
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                                                                Change in 
                                           Population           Population  
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MSA                                     1990        2000      Number Percent
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Houston                              3,322,025   4,177,646   855,621   25.76
Dallas                               2,676,248   3,519,176   842,928   31.50
Austin-San Marcos                      846,227   1,249,763   403,536   47.69
Ft. Worth-Arlington                  1,361,034   1,702,625   341,591   25.10
San Antonio                          1,324,749   1,592,383   267,634   20.20
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission               383,545     569,463   185,918   48.47
El Paso                                591,610     679,622    88,012   14.88
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito       260,120     335,227    75,107   28.87
Laredo                                 133,239     193,117    59,878   44.94
Killeen-Temple                         255,301     312,952    57,651   22.58
Brazoria                               191,707     241,767    50,060   26.11
Galveston-Texas City                   217,399     250,158    32,759   15.07
Corpus Christi                         349,894     380,783    30,889    8.83
Bryan-College Station                  121,862     152,415    30,553   25.07
Amarillo                               187,547     217,858    30,311   16.16
Waco                                   189,123     213,517    24,394   12.90
Beaumont-Port Arthur                   361,226     385,090    23,864    6.61
Tyler                                  151,309     174,706    23,397   15.46
Lubbock                                222,636     242,628    19,992    8.98
Sherman-Denison                         95,021     110,595    15,574   16.39
Longview-Marshall                      193,801     208,780    14,979    7.73
Odessa-Midland                         225,545     237,132    11,587    5.14
Wichita Falls                          130,351     140,518    10,167    7.80
Victoria                                74,361      84,088     9,727   13.08
Texarkana                               81,665      89,306     7,641    9.36
Abilene                                119,655     126,555     6,900    5.77
San Angelo                              98,458     104,010     5,552    5.64
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