Table 30: Percent of Population 65 Years of Age or Older for the State of Texas and Counties in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Percent of Population 65 Years of Age or Older, 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Percent of Population 65 Years of Age or Older ______________________________________________ Rank State/County 1990 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________ . State of Texas 10.11 9.94 1 Llano County 34.09 30.66 2 Cottle County 24.17 25.58 3 Gillespie County 24.37 25.51 5 Haskell County 24.60 25.49 5 Kent County 21.49 25.49 6 Sabine County 25.44 24.93 7 Kerr County 24.69 24.87 8 Kinney County 22.09 24.33 9 Coke County 25.58 24.09 10 Baylor County 26.07 24.07 11 Stonewall County 20.72 23.98 12 Motley County 26.24 23.70 13 Hamilton County 27.22 23.58 14 Mason County 24.51 23.52 15 Foard County 25.31 23.12 16 Mills County 26.68 23.10 17 Coleman County 25.72 23.04 19 Fisher County 21.44 22.67 19 Knox County 22.18 22.67 20 Fayette County 23.30 22.01 21 Trinity County 21.85 22.00 22 Collingsworth County 23.73 21.96 23 Menard County 23.71 21.95 24 Lavaca County 23.64 21.83 25 Donley County 25.57 21.73 26 Hall County 26.43 21.50 27 San Augustine County 22.34 21.38 29 Wheeler County 21.79 20.87 29 Wood County 21.02 20.87 30 Kimble County 21.23 20.86 31 Eastland County 22.93 20.85 32 Real County 20.52 20.81 33 Bosque County 24.57 20.55 34 Throckmorton County 22.55 20.54 35 Comanche County 23.53 20.31 36 San Saba County 23.14 20.30 37 Hardeman County 23.09 20.24 38 Leon County 19.80 20.02 39 Montague County 21.96 19.79 40 Aransas County 18.51 19.70 41 Young County 18.29 19.68 42 Red River County 21.83 19.66 43 Runnels County 20.71 19.54 44 McCulloch County 22.27 19.52 45 Briscoe County 20.75 19.27 46 Armstrong County 21.77 19.23 47 Marion County 19.64 19.20 48 Dickens County 25.32 18.97 49 De Witt County 21.10 18.89 50 Colorado County 19.94 18.59 51 Franklin County 18.79 18.53 52 Lipscomb County 16.35 18.42 53 Morris County 16.92 18.29 55 Henderson County 19.21 18.23 55 Shackelford County 20.51 18.23 56 Gray County 17.37 18.14 57 Houston County 19.21 17.97 58 Polk County 20.47 17.96 59 Burnet County 22.48 17.94 60 Hood County 16.11 17.88 61 McMullen County 14.93 17.86 62 Tyler County 20.20 17.83 63 Stephens County 19.22 17.67 64 Delta County 23.59 17.66 65 Terrell County 14.18 17.58 66 Cass County 17.12 17.57 67 Goliad County 16.96 17.48 68 Lamb County 17.81 17.30 69 Hill County 20.94 17.28 70 Milam County 18.72 17.22 71 Van Zandt County 17.86 17.05 72 Callahan County 17.22 17.00 73 Robertson County 18.38 16.97 74 Falls County 19.75 16.87 75 Washington County 17.31 16.86 76 Gonzales County 17.72 16.76 77 Blanco County 20.26 16.70 78 Refugio County 16.25 16.62 79 Shelby County 19.30 16.58 81 Loving County 13.08 16.42 81 Schleicher County 15.42 16.42 82 Freestone County 19.31 16.41 83 Brown County 17.68 16.40 85 Limestone County 18.99 16.39 85 Palo Pinto County 17.02 16.39 86 Nolan County 16.52 16.36 87 Borden County 14.14 16.32 88 Camp County 17.78 16.28 89 Jeff Davis County 18.96 16.27 90 Edwards County 12.49 16.19 91 Wilbarger County 18.77 16.18 92 Bandera County 17.67 16.17 93 Floyd County 16.48 16.16 95 Burleson County 17.47 16.10 95 Rains County 18.08 16.10 96 Fannin County 20.96 16.08 97 Clay County 17.02 16.07 98 Live Oak County 16.37 15.97 100 Jackson County 17.16 15.95 100 Swisher County 16.67 15.95 101 San Jacinto County 15.64 15.94 102 Panola County 15.81 15.81 103 Childress County 22.68 15.76 104 Carson County 15.45 15.70 105 Rusk County 17.23 15.65 106 Crosby County 15.98 15.63 107 Lamar County 17.43 15.61 108 Hutchinson County 14.98 15.60 109 Irion County 13.20 15.58 110 Scurry County 13.28 15.44 111 Jasper County 16.20 15.34 112 Hansford County 12.84 15.24 113 Bailey County 13.73 15.23 114 Hopkins County 16.27 15.19 115 Jack County 18.79 15.18 116 Mitchell County 20.95 15.14 117 Grayson County 16.33 15.12 118 Cherokee County 17.47 15.06 119 Cooke County 15.86 14.89 120 Comal County 16.17 14.83 121 Austin County 17.70 14.82 122 Hemphill County 13.25 14.74 123 Sterling County 12.31 14.64 124 Brewster County 14.02 14.63 125 Jim Hogg County 13.54 14.62 126 Terry County 13.61 14.58 127 Howard County 14.49 14.57 128 Lampasas County 15.72 14.52 129 Roberts County 11.41 14.43 131 Brooks County 13.12 14.42 131 Cochran County 12.54 14.42 133 Lee County 15.90 14.38 133 Navarro County 17.19 14.38 134 Karnes County 17.88 14.37 135 Winkler County 12.76 14.33 137 Upshur County 14.60 14.30 137 Zapata County 14.94 14.30 138 Ward County 11.13 14.28 139 Dawson County 15.52 14.27 141 Newton County 13.47 14.16 141 Upton County 9.42 14.16 142 Garza County 16.14 14.14 143 Smith County 13.77 14.08 144 Duval County 13.10 14.01 145 Lynn County 15.36 13.98 146 Jones County 18.89 13.97 147 Madison County 15.96 13.96 148 Presidio County 13.86 13.92 149 Archer County 13.97 13.91 150 Wharton County 14.40 13.89 151 Kendall County 16.10 13.87 153 Bowie County 14.38 13.79 153 Concho County 19.38 13.79 154 Grimes County 13.71 13.75 155 Uvalde County 12.49 13.63 156 Sherman County 13.61 13.62 157 Jefferson County 14.05 13.60 159 Erath County 15.64 13.43 159 Tom Green County 12.73 13.43 161 Martin County 11.70 13.32 161 Somervell County 11.96 13.32 162 Calhoun County 11.05 13.27 163 Gregg County 13.27 13.25 164 Harrison County 13.54 13.10 166 Crockett County 11.75 12.88 166 Hale County 12.40 12.88 167 McLennan County 13.55 12.86 168 Parmer County 12.48 12.72 170 Castro County 10.02 12.70 170 Wichita County 12.75 12.70 171 Orange County 10.86 12.68 172 Dimmit County 11.59 12.64 173 Hockley County 10.66 12.62 175 Hunt County 14.07 12.61 175 Reeves County 10.33 12.61 176 Angelina County 12.99 12.60 177 Titus County 15.56 12.52 178 Caldwell County 13.60 12.48 179 Andrews County 9.49 12.47 180 Sutton County 10.47 12.46 181 Taylor County 12.02 12.42 183 Matagorda County 11.57 12.41 183 Medina County 14.03 12.41 184 Jim Wells County 11.66 12.38 185 Hardin County 11.76 12.20 187 Deaf Smith County 10.81 12.11 187 Nacogdoches County 11.82 12.11 188 Victoria County 10.92 11.96 189 Randall County 9.93 11.90 190 Hartley County 15.66 11.88 191 Potter County 13.08 11.72 192 Anderson County 12.69 11.67 193 Ochiltree County 10.90 11.66 194 La Salle County 13.44 11.63 195 Midland County 8.94 11.61 196 Willacy County 11.16 11.59 197 Yoakum County 8.70 11.54 198 Wilson County 12.66 11.47 199 Guadalupe County 12.00 11.31 200 Zavala County 10.69 11.27 201 Oldham County 10.54 11.26 202 Culberson County 8.72 11.23 203 Nueces County 10.11 11.16 204 Cameron County 10.58 11.15 205 Galveston County 10.47 11.10 206 Lubbock County 9.88 11.02 207 Val Verde County 9.67 10.95 208 Ector County 9.29 10.93 209 Crane County 9.87 10.91 210 Pecos County 9.85 10.83 211 Atascosa County 11.73 10.80 212 Kaufman County 11.86 10.64 213 Kenedy County 8.91 10.63 214 Wise County 12.51 10.61 216 Frio County 11.05 10.58 216 Kleberg County 9.82 10.58 217 Moore County 9.89 10.56 218 Parker County 10.95 10.53 219 San Patricio County 10.38 10.49 220 King County 6.21 10.39 221 Bexar County 9.90 10.37 222 Gaines County 9.17 10.30 223 Reagan County 7.53 10.28 224 Bastrop County 12.37 10.27 226 Dallam County 14.56 10.25 226 Liberty County 11.74 10.25 227 Bee County 11.39 10.18 228 Johnson County 10.38 9.97 229 Hudspeth County 10.02 9.90 230 El Paso County 8.16 9.72 231 Hidalgo County 10.02 9.71 232 Maverick County 8.47 9.50 233 Waller County 10.95 9.37 234 Ellis County 10.11 9.24 235 Chambers County 9.47 9.03 236 Glasscock County 6.01 8.96 237 Walker County 8.83 8.95 238 Brazoria County 7.80 8.82 239 Bell County 8.76 8.77 240 Montgomery County 8.61 8.70 241 Rockwall County 7.72 8.56 242 Tarrant County 8.33 8.34 243 Starr County 7.05 8.21 244 Dallas County 8.23 8.06 245 Hays County 7.94 7.67 246 Webb County 7.88 7.59 247 Harris County 7.03 7.44 248 Williamson County 7.62 7.36 249 Travis County 7.26 6.75 250 Brazos County 6.66 6.71 251 Coryell County 5.58 5.70 252 Fort Bend County 4.94 5.69 253 Collin County 5.21 5.26 254 Denton County 5.04 5.01 ___________________________________________________________________________________