West South Central States

Demographics

As of 2000, the West South Central States had a combined population of 31,444,850. This number was estimated to increase 7.21% to 33,710,634 by 2005. The West South Central region covers 426,094 square miles (1,103,580 km2) of land, and has an average population density of 73.80 people per square mile.

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**States in the West South Central Region**
State	2005 Est.	Land Area	Density
Arkansas	2,779,154 (4th)	52,068 (3rd)	51.34 (3rd)
Louisiana	4,523,628 (2nd)	43,562 (4th)	102.59 (1st)
Oklahoma	3,547,884 (3rd)	68,667 (2nd)	50.25 (4th)
Texas	22,859,968 (1st)	261,797 (1st)	79.65 (2nd)

**Largest Cities in the West South Central Region**
	City	2000 Pop.
1	Houston, Texas	2,144,491
2	San Antonio, Texas	1,296,682
3	Dallas, Texas	1,232,940
4	Austin, Texas	715,893
5	Fort Worth, Texas	653,320
6	El Paso, Texas	609,415
7	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	537,734
8	New Orleans, Louisiana	484,674
9	Tulsa, Oklahoma	393,050
10	Arlington, Texas	332,969
11	Corpus Christi, Texas	277,454
12	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	227,818
13	Plano, Texas	222,030
14	Garland, Texas	215,768
15	Shreveport, Louisiana	200,145
16	Lubbock, Texas	199,564
17	Irving, Texas	191,615
18	Little Rock, Arkansas	183,000
19	Laredo, Texas	176,576
20	Amarillo, Texas	173,627
21	Pasadena, Texas	141,674
22	Brownsville, Texas	139,722
23	Grand Prairie, Texas	127,427
24	Mesquite, Texas	124,523
25	Abilene, Texas	115,930
26	Beaumont, Texas	113,866
27	Waco, Texas	113,726
28	Lafayette, Louisiana	110,257
29	Carrollton, Texas	109,576
30	McAllen, Texas	109,576

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