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