Table 22: Population in 1990 and 2000, Numerical and Percent Change in Population 1990 to 2000 in Counties in Texas - Ranked by Numerical Change, 1990-2000 _____________________________________________________________________________ Change in Population Population ______________________ __________________ Rank County 1990 2000 Number Percent _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 Harris 2,818,199 3,400,578 582,379 20.66 2 Dallas 1,852,810 2,218,899 366,089 19.76 3 Tarrant 1,170,103 1,446,219 276,116 23.60 4 Travis 576,407 812,280 235,873 40.92 5 Collin 264,036 491,675 227,639 86.22 6 Bexar 1,185,394 1,392,931 207,537 17.51 7 Hidalgo 383,545 569,463 185,918 48.47 8 Denton 273,525 432,976 159,451 58.29 9 Fort Bend 225,421 354,452 129,031 57.24 10 Montgomery 182,201 293,768 111,567 61.23 11 Williamson 139,551 249,967 110,416 79.12 12 El Paso 591,610 679,622 88,012 14.88 13 Cameron 260,120 335,227 75,107 28.87 14 Webb 133,239 193,117 59,878 44.94 15 Brazoria 191,707 241,767 50,060 26.11 16 Bell 191,088 237,974 46,886 24.54 17 Galveston 217,399 250,158 32,759 15.07 18 Hays 65,614 97,589 31,975 48.73 19 Brazos 121,862 152,415 30,553 25.07 20 Johnson 97,165 126,811 29,646 30.51 21 Ellis 85,167 111,360 26,193 30.75 22 Comal 51,832 78,021 26,189 50.53 23 McLennan 189,123 213,517 24,394 12.90 24 Guadalupe 64,873 89,023 24,150 37.23 25 Parker 64,785 88,495 23,710 36.60 26 Smith 151,309 174,706 23,397 15.46 27 Nueces 291,145 313,645 22,500 7.73 28 Lubbock 222,636 242,628 19,992 8.98 29 Bastrop 38,263 57,733 19,470 50.88 30 Kaufman 52,220 71,313 19,093 36.56 31 Rockwall 25,604 43,080 17,476 68.25 32 Liberty 52,726 70,154 17,428 33.05 33 Potter 97,874 113,546 15,672 16.01 34 Grayson 95,021 110,595 15,574 16.39 35 Henderson 58,543 73,277 14,734 25.17 36 Randall 89,673 104,312 14,639 16.32 37 Wise 34,679 48,793 14,114 40.70 38 Starr 40,518 53,597 13,079 32.28 39 Jefferson 239,397 252,051 12,654 5.29 40 Hunt 64,343 76,596 12,253 19.04 41 Hood 28,981 41,100 12,119 41.82 42 Medina 27,312 39,304 11,992 43.91 43 Burnet 22,677 34,147 11,470 50.58 44 Maverick 36,378 47,297 10,919 30.02 45 Walker 50,917 61,758 10,841 21.29 46 Coryell 64,213 74,978 10,765 16.76 47 Polk 30,687 41,133 10,446 34.04 48 Angelina 69,884 80,130 10,246 14.66 49 Van Zandt 37,944 48,140 10,196 26.87 50 Wilson 22,650 32,408 9,758 43.08 51 Victoria 74,361 84,088 9,727 13.08 52 Midland 106,611 116,009 9,398 8.82 53 Wichita 122,378 131,664 9,286 7.59 54 Waller 23,390 32,663 9,273 39.65 55 Kendall 14,589 23,743 9,154 62.75 56 San Patricio 58,749 67,138 8,389 14.28 57 Atascosa 30,533 38,628 8,095 26.51 58 Bowie 81,665 89,306 7,641 9.36 59 Wood 29,380 36,752 7,372 25.09 60 Kerr 36,304 43,653 7,349 20.24 61 Bee 25,135 32,359 7,224 28.74 62 Anderson 48,024 55,109 7,085 14.75 63 Bandera 10,562 17,645 7,083 67.06 64 Taylor 119,655 126,555 6,900 5.77 65 Hardin 41,320 48,073 6,753 16.34 66 Fannin 24,804 31,242 6,438 25.96 67 Gregg 104,948 111,379 6,431 6.13 68 Val Verde 38,721 44,856 6,135 15.84 69 Chambers 20,088 26,031 5,943 29.58 70 San Jacinto 16,372 22,246 5,874 35.88 71 Caldwell 26,392 32,194 5,802 21.98 72 Cherokee 41,049 46,659 5,610 13.67 73 Cooke 30,777 36,363 5,586 18.15 74 Tom Green 98,458 104,010 5,552 5.64 75 Llano 11,631 17,044 5,413 46.54 76 Navarro 39,926 45,124 5,198 13.02 77 Hill 27,146 32,321 5,175 19.06 78 Erath 27,991 33,001 5,010 17.90 79 Grimes 18,828 23,552 4,724 25.09 80 Harrison 57,483 62,110 4,627 8.05 81 Aransas 17,892 22,497 4,605 25.74 82 Lamar 43,949 48,499 4,550 10.35 83 Jasper 31,102 35,604 4,502 14.47 84 Orange 80,509 84,966 4,457 5.54 85 Nacogdoches 54,753 59,203 4,450 8.13 86 Jones 16,490 20,785 4,295 26.05 87 Lampasas 13,521 17,762 4,241 31.37 88 Tyler 16,646 20,871 4,225 25.38 89 Washington 26,154 30,373 4,219 16.13 90 Titus 24,009 28,118 4,109 17.11 91 Upshur 31,370 35,291 3,921 12.50 92 Austin 19,832 23,590 3,758 18.95 93 Rusk 43,735 47,372 3,637 8.32 94 Gillespie 17,204 20,814 3,610 20.98 95 Brown 34,371 37,674 3,303 9.61 96 Shelby 22,034 25,224 3,190 14.48 97 Hopkins 28,833 31,960 3,127 10.85 98 Karnes 12,455 15,446 2,991 24.01 99 Zapata 9,279 12,182 2,903 31.29 100 Burleson 13,625 16,470 2,845 20.88 101 Lee 12,854 15,657 2,803 21.81 102 Frio 13,472 16,252 2,780 20.64 103 Live Oak 9,556 12,309 2,753 28.81 104 Leon 12,665 15,335 2,670 21.08 105 Uvalde 23,340 25,926 2,586 11.08 106 Blanco 5,972 8,418 2,446 40.96 107 Rains 6,715 9,139 2,424 36.10 108 Willacy 17,705 20,082 2,377 13.43 109 Trinity 11,445 13,779 2,334 20.39 110 Moore 17,865 20,121 2,256 12.63 111 Ector 118,934 121,123 2,189 1.84 112 Pecos 14,675 16,809 2,134 14.54 113 Bosque 15,125 17,204 2,079 13.75 114 Freestone 15,818 17,867 2,049 12.95 115 Madison 10,931 12,940 2,009 18.38 116 Colorado 18,383 20,390 2,007 10.92 117 Palo Pinto 25,055 27,026 1,971 7.87 118 Hale 34,671 36,602 1,931 5.57 119 Hartley 3,634 5,537 1,903 52.37 120 Montague 17,274 19,117 1,843 10.67 121 Houston 21,375 23,185 1,810 8.47 122 Jack 6,981 8,763 1,782 25.53 123 Childress 5,953 7,688 1,735 29.14 124 Fayette 20,095 21,804 1,709 8.50 125 Mitchell 8,016 9,698 1,682 20.98 126 Franklin 7,802 9,458 1,656 21.23 127 Jim Wells 37,679 39,326 1,647 4.37 128 Camp 9,904 11,549 1,645 16.61 129 Calhoun 19,053 20,647 1,594 8.37 130 Newton 13,569 15,072 1,503 11.08 131 Somervell 5,360 6,809 1,449 27.03 132 Gonzales 17,205 18,628 1,423 8.27 133 Jackson 13,039 14,391 1,352 10.37 134 Milam 22,946 24,238 1,292 5.63 135 Howard 32,343 33,627 1,284 3.97 136 Kleberg 30,274 31,549 1,275 4.21 137 Wharton 39,955 41,188 1,233 3.09 138 De Witt 18,840 20,013 1,173 6.23 139 Limestone 20,946 22,051 1,105 5.28 140 Callahan 11,859 12,905 1,046 8.82 141 Matagorda 36,928 37,957 1,029 2.79 142 Clay 10,024 11,006 982 9.80 143 Marion 9,984 10,941 957 9.59 144 Goliad 5,980 6,928 948 15.85 145 San Augustine 7,999 8,946 947 11.84 146 Concho 3,044 3,966 922 30.29 147 Sabine 9,586 10,469 883 9.21 148 Archer 7,973 8,854 881 11.05 149 Falls 17,712 18,576 864 4.88 150 San Saba 5,401 6,186 785 14.53 151 Dallam 5,461 6,222 761 13.94 152 Panola 22,035 22,756 721 3.27 153 Presidio 6,637 7,304 667 10.05 154 Stephens 9,010 9,674 664 7.37 155 Comanche 13,381 14,026 645 4.82 156 Dawson 14,349 14,985 636 4.43 157 Real 2,412 3,047 635 26.33 158 Mills 4,531 5,151 620 13.68 159 La Salle 5,254 5,866 612 11.65 160 Lavaca 18,690 19,210 520 2.78 161 Hamilton 7,733 8,229 496 6.41 162 Robertson 15,511 16,000 489 3.15 163 Delta 4,857 5,327 470 9.68 164 Cass 29,982 30,438 456 1.52 165 Coke 3,424 3,864 440 12.85 166 Hudspeth 2,915 3,344 429 14.72 167 Kimble 4,122 4,468 346 8.39 168 Gaines 14,123 14,467 344 2.44 169 Sherman 2,858 3,186 328 11.48 170 Mason 3,423 3,738 315 9.20 171 Jeff Davis 1,946 2,207 261 13.41 172 Kinney 3,119 3,379 260 8.34 173 Swisher 8,133 8,378 245 3.01 174 Duval 12,918 13,120 202 1.56 175 Runnels 11,294 11,495 201 1.78 176 Dickens 2,571 2,762 191 7.43 177 Brewster 8,681 8,866 185 2.13 178 Jim Hogg 5,109 5,281 172 3.37 179 Parmer 9,863 10,016 153 1.55 180 Irion 1,629 1,771 142 8.72 181 Donley 3,696 3,828 132 3.57 182 Armstrong 2,021 2,148 127 6.28 183 Menard 2,252 2,360 108 4.80 184 McMullen 817 851 34 4.16 185 Crockett 4,078 4,099 21 0.51 186 King 354 356 2 0.56 187 Red River 14,317 14,314 -3 -0.02 188 Shackelford 3,316 3,302 -14 -0.42 189 Throckmorton 1,880 1,850 -30 -1.60 190 Loving 107 67 -40 -37.38 191 Glasscock 1,447 1,406 -41 -2.83 192 Sterling 1,438 1,393 -45 -3.13 193 Kenedy 460 414 -46 -10.00 194 Schleicher 2,990 2,935 -55 -1.84 195 Sutton 4,135 4,077 -58 -1.40 196 Carson 6,576 6,516 -60 -0.91 197 Borden 799 729 -70 -8.76 198 Lipscomb 3,143 3,057 -86 -2.74 199 Oldham 2,278 2,185 -93 -4.08 200 Edwards 2,266 2,162 -104 -4.59 201 Motley 1,532 1,426 -106 -6.92 202 Ochiltree 9,128 9,006 -122 -1.34 203 Hall 3,905 3,782 -123 -3.15 204 Roberts 1,025 887 -138 -13.46 205 Refugio 7,976 7,828 -148 -1.86 206 Kent 1,010 859 -151 -14.95 207 Morris 13,200 13,048 -152 -1.15 208 Foard 1,794 1,622 -172 -9.59 209 Briscoe 1,971 1,790 -181 -9.18 210 Young 18,126 17,943 -183 -1.01 211 Dimmit 10,433 10,248 -185 -1.77 212 Eastland 18,488 18,297 -191 -1.03 213 Lynn 6,758 6,550 -208 -3.08 214 Martin 4,956 4,746 -210 -4.24 215 Brooks 8,204 7,976 -228 -2.78 216 Crosby 7,304 7,072 -232 -3.18 217 Garza 5,143 4,872 -271 -5.27 218 Baylor 4,385 4,093 -292 -6.66 219 Stonewall 2,013 1,693 -320 -15.90 220 Terrell 1,410 1,081 -329 -23.33 221 Cottle 2,247 1,904 -343 -15.26 222 Lamb 15,072 14,709 -363 -2.41 223 Collingsworth 3,573 3,206 -367 -10.27 224 Hemphill 3,720 3,351 -369 -9.92 225 Culberson 3,407 2,975 -432 -12.68 226 Wilbarger 15,121 14,676 -445 -2.94 227 Terry 13,218 12,761 -457 -3.46 228 Bailey 7,064 6,594 -470 -6.65 229 Coleman 9,710 9,235 -475 -4.89 230 Hansford 5,848 5,369 -479 -8.19 231 Fisher 4,842 4,344 -498 -10.29 232 Hardeman 5,283 4,724 -559 -10.58 233 Zavala 12,162 11,600 -562 -4.62 234 McCulloch 8,778 8,205 -573 -6.53 235 Knox 4,837 4,253 -584 -12.07 236 Deaf Smith 19,153 18,561 -592 -3.09 237 Wheeler 5,879 5,284 -595 -10.12 238 Cochran 4,377 3,730 -647 -14.78 239 Crane 4,652 3,996 -656 -14.10 240 Floyd 8,497 7,771 -726 -8.54 241 Haskell 6,820 6,093 -727 -10.66 242 Castro 9,070 8,285 -785 -8.65 243 Nolan 16,594 15,802 -792 -4.77 244 Upton 4,447 3,404 -1,043 -23.45 245 Reagan 4,514 3,326 -1,188 -26.32 246 Gray 23,967 22,744 -1,223 -5.10 247 Andrews 14,338 13,004 -1,334 -9.30 248 Winkler 8,626 7,173 -1,453 -16.84 249 Yoakum 8,786 7,322 -1,464 -16.66 250 Hockley 24,199 22,716 -1,483 -6.13 251 Hutchinson 25,689 23,857 -1,832 -7.13 252 Ward 13,115 10,909 -2,206 -16.82 253 Scurry 18,634 16,361 -2,273 -12.20 254 Reeves 15,852 13,137 -2,715 -17.13 _____________________________________________________________________________