Table 10: Counties Ranked by Percent Change in Hispanic* population: April 1, 1990 - July 1, 1999 Panel A. Ten Counties with the Largest Percentage Increases -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |-----------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Tyler County, Texas - 177 1,128 951 537.3 2 Forsyth County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 635 2,835 2,200 346.5 3 Paulding County, Geogia Atlanta, GA MSA 269 1,177 908 337.5 4 Henry County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 463 1,948 1,485 320.7 5 Hartley County, Texas - 201 817 616 306.5 6 Benton County, Arkansas Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 1,359 4,818 3,459 254.5 7 Jefferson County, Illinois - 157 550 393 250.3 8 Cherokee County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 1,059 3,633 2,574 243.1 9 Coweta County, Georgia Atlanta, GA MSA 385 1,320 935 242.9 10 Christian County, Illinois - 103 346 243 235.9 Panel B. Ten Counties with the Largest Percentage Declines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |-----------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska - 742 512 -230 -31.0 2 Aleutians East Borough, Alaska - 180 156 -24 -13.3 3 Shannon County, South Dakota - 179 160 -19 -10.6 4 San Juan County, Colorado - 118 108 -10 -8.5 5 Harding County, New Mexico - 461 422 -39 -8.5 6 Reeves County, Texas - 11,545 10,804 -741 -6.4 7 Culberson County, Texas - 2,419 2,282 -137 -5.7 8 Upton County, Texas - 1,666 1,573 -93 -5.6 9 Rosebud County, Montana - 225 215 -10 -4.4 10 Terrell County, Texas - 751 718 -33 -4.4 - not part of a metropolitan area * Hispanics may be of any race Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: January 29, 2001