Table 8: Population in 1990 and 2000, Numerical and Percent Change in
         Population 1990 to 2000 in Council of Governments Regions in  
         Texas - Ranked by Numerical Change, 1990-2000                            
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                                                                Change in   
                                          Population            Population   
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Rank  Region                             1990        2000     Number  Percent
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   1  North Central Texas           4,111,750   5,309,277   1,197,527   29.12
   2  Houston-Galveston             3,897,146   4,854,454     957,308   24.56
   3  Capital Area                    919,456   1,346,833     427,377   46.48
   4  Alamo Area                    1,487,180   1,807,868     320,688   21.56
   5  Lower Rio Grande Valley         661,370     924,772     263,402   39.83
   6  East Texas                      652,423     745,180      92,757   14.22
   7  Rio Grande                      615,196     704,318      89,122   14.49
   8  South Texas                     188,145     264,177      76,032   40.41
   9  Central Texas                   309,433     374,518      65,085   21.03
  10  Deep East Texas                 305,452     355,862      50,410   16.50
  11  Coastal Bend                    500,805     549,012      48,207    9.63
  12  Brazos Valley                   219,576     267,085      47,509   21.64
  13  Heart of Texas                  285,870     321,536      35,666   12.48
  14  Panhandle                       371,956     402,862      30,906    8.31
  15  Texoma                          150,602     178,200      27,598   18.33
  16  South East Texas                361,226     385,090      23,864    6.61
  17  Ark-Tex                         248,614     270,468      21,854    8.79
  18  Middle Rio Grande               134,085     154,381      20,296   15.14
  19  Golden Crescent                 167,168     183,905      16,737   10.01
  20  South Plains                    362,182     377,871      15,689    4.33
  21  Nortex                          211,586     224,366      12,780    6.04
  22  West Central Texas              312,220     324,901      12,681    4.06
  23  Concho Valley                   142,285     148,212       5,927    4.17
  24  Permian Basin                   370,784     376,672       5,888    1.59
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