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Colors represent
GAIN OR LOSE population gains or
POPULATION? losses, by Census tract,
Census figures released between 2000 and 2010
Thursday show Lake 45 Up more than 15 times
SAN JACINTO
population trends in Conroe COUNTY Up 2.5 - 15 times
Harris and seven Up less than 2.5 times
surrounding counties. Census tracts
losing population
59
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
LIBERTY
COUNTY

290

HARRIS 1960 90
COUNTY
Lake
WALLER Houston
COUNTY

146
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COUNTY 45
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GALVESTON Gulf of
35 COUNTY Mexico

BRAZORIA STATEWIDE
COUNTY
2000 2010
Total population 20.8 million 25.1 million
Population change
2000-2010 +20.6%
White 52.4% 45.3%
African-American 11.5% 11.5%
Hispanic/Latino 32.0% 37.6%
Asian 2.7% 3.8%
Population changes in area counties:

BRAZORIA CHAMBERS FORT BEND GALVESTON

2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010
Total population 241,767 313,166 26,031 35,096 354,452 585,375 250,158 291,309
Population change
2000-2010 +29.5% +34.8% +65.1% +16.5%
White 65.4% 53.2% 71.0% 70.6% 46.2% 36.2% 63.1% 59.3%
African-American 8.5% 11.8% 9.7% 8.0% 19.8% 21.1% 15.4% 13.5%
Hispanic/Latino 22.8% 27.7% 10.8% 18.9% 21.1% 23.7% 18.0% 22.4%
Asian 2.0% 5.4% 0.7% 0.9% 11.2% 16.9% 2.1% 2.9%

HARRIS LIBERTY MONTGOMERY WALLER

2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010
Total population 3.4 million 4.1 million 70,154 75,643 293,768 455,746 32,663 43,205
Population change
2000-2010 +20.3% +7.8% +55.1% +32.3%
White 42.1% 33.0% 74.5% 69.2% 81.4% 71.2% 38.4% 44.6%
African-American 18.5% 18.4% 12.8% 10.9% 3.5% 4.1% 29.2% 24.4%
Hispanic/Latino 32.9% 40.8% 10.9% 18.0% 12.6% 20.8% 19.4% 29.0%
Asian 5.1% 6.1% 0.3% 0.4% 1.1% 2.1% 0.4% 0.5%

Since the 2000 Census, two counties have been

added to the Houston metropolitan statistical area:

AUSTIN SAN JACINTO

Total population
2000
23,590
2010
28,417
2000
22,246
2010
26,384
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Population change Search for Census 2010
+20.5% +18.6%
2000-2010
demographic breakdowns for
White 71.9% 65.4% 80.8% 76.6%
African-American 11.1% 9.2% 12.6% 10.1%
every city and county in Texas.
Hispanic/Latino 16.1% 23.4% 4.9% 10.9% chron.com/databases/Census2010Texas
Asian 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; research by Yang Wang and Nolan Hicks Note: White refers to non-Hispanic whites YANG WANG, JAY CARR : C H R O N I C L E