Border Population Data
Population along the U.S.-Mexico border has increased significantly in the past few decades. This growth is demonstrated by the table and chart provided below, which track growth over the past three censuses in both countries in the region that Texas shares with Mexican states.
|
City/Municipio, State |
1990 Population (Census) |
2000 Population (Census) |
1990-2000 %-age Increase |
2010 Population (Census) |
2000-2010 %-age Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, Texas MSA* |
591,610
|
679,622
|
14.9
|
800,647
|
17.8
|
| Ciucad Juárez, Chihuahua |
798,499
|
1,217,818
|
53
|
1,332,131
|
9.4
|
| Presidio, Texas |
3,072
|
4,167
|
35.6
|
4,426
|
6.2
|
| Ojinaga, Chihuahua |
23,910
|
24,313
|
2.0
|
26,304
|
8.2
|
| Del Rio, Texas |
30,705
|
33,867
|
10.3
|
35,591
|
5.1
|
| Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila |
56,3360
|
110,388
|
96.0
|
136,755
|
23.9
|
| Eagle Pass, Texas |
20,651
|
22,413
|
8.5
|
26,248
|
17.1
|
| Piedras Negras, Coahuila |
98,185
|
127,898
|
30.0
|
152,806
|
19.5
|
| Laredo, Texas MSA* |
133,239
|
193,117
|
44.9
|
250,304
|
29.6
|
| Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas |
219,468
|
310,277
|
41.0
|
384,033
|
23.8
|
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas MSA* |
383,545
|
569,463
|
48.5
|
774,769
|
36.1
|
| Reynosa, Tamaulipas |
282,667
|
419,776
|
49.0
|
608,891
|
45.1
|
| Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, Texas MSA* |
260,120
|
335,227
|
28.9
|
406,220
|
21.2
|
| Matamoros, Tamaulipas |
303,293
|
416,428
|
37.0
|
489,193
|
17.5
|
| All seven Texas population centers |
1,422,942
|
1,837,876
|
29.2
|
2,298,205
|
25.0
|
| All seven Mexican population centers |
1,758,448
|
2,602,585
|
48.0
|
3,130,113
|
20.3
|
| Total of seven sister-city pairs |
3,181,390
|
4,440,461
|
77.2
|
5,428,318
|
22.2
|
| For Comparison - State of Texas |
16,986,510
|
20,851,820
|
22.8
|
25,145,561
|
20.6
|
* When a U.S. city has significant numbers of people living near but not in the city, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is delineated, with boundaries beyond the jurisdiction of the city, and populations are determined for those full MSAs. In this table, MSAs are used instead of cities for those population centers where appropriate. In Mexico, the only subdivision of a state is a municipio; municipios are the only unit of local government and together they cover the entire state. In most cases, a municipio is self-contained with respect to population.
Sources: Data on Texas cities and MSAs were obtained from the website of CensusScope, 
accessed on April 5, 2011, except for Presidio, which was obtained at the website of the Texas State Data Center, also accessed on April 5, 2011. Data on Mexican municipios were obtained from the website of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, accessed on April 5, 2011.
