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