Table 29: Percent of Population Under 18 Years of Age for the State of Texas
          and Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Texas, 1990 and 2000
          - Ranked by Percent, 2000
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                                 Percent of Population Under 18 Years of Age    
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Rank  State/MSA                                    1990                 2000
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   .  State of Texas                              28.47                28.23
   1  Laredo                                      36.68                36.18
   2  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission                    36.61                35.30
   3  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito            35.31                33.80
   4  El Paso                                     32.59                31.99
   5  Odessa-Midland                              31.55                30.30
   6  Houston                                     28.94                29.20
   7  Victoria                                    30.31                29.14
   8  Corpus Christi                              30.81                28.89
   9  Brazoria                                    29.34                28.58
  10  San Antonio                                 29.04                28.33
  11  Killeen-Temple                              28.19                28.25
  13  Dallas                                      27.13                28.02
  13  Ft. Worth-Arlington                         27.29                28.02
  14  Amarillo                                    28.07                27.09
  15  Longview-Marshall                           27.83                26.81
  16  Galveston-Texas City                        27.55                26.73
  17  Waco                                        26.03                26.62
  18  Tyler                                       26.62                26.61
  19  Abilene                                     27.25                26.60
  20  Beaumont-Port Arthur                        27.63                26.45
  21  San Angelo                                  27.03                26.08
  22  Lubbock                                     26.44                25.66
  23  Austin-San Marcos                           25.55                25.37
  24  Wichita Falls                               26.25                25.35
  25  Sherman-Denison                             25.37                25.29
  26  Texarkana                                   27.18                24.83
  27  Bryan-College Station                       21.48                21.48
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