
| County |
2002 Population |
2002 DN Total |
Ratio of 2002 Population per DN* |
Ratio of DN per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,838 |
13 |
4,064 |
24.6 |
| Andrews |
15,935 |
4 |
3,984 |
25.1 |
| Angelina |
75,181 |
25 |
3,007 |
33.3 |
| Aransas |
20,031 |
6 |
3,339 |
30.0 |
| Archer |
8,371 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
1,948 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
39,135 |
8 |
4,892 |
20.4 |
| Austin |
20,951 |
6 |
3,492 |
28.6 |
| Bailey |
7,615 |
2 |
3,808 |
26.3 |
| Bandera |
15,087 |
1 |
15,087 |
6.6 |
| Bastrop |
59,656 |
9 |
6,628 |
15.1 |
| Baylor |
4,026 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bee |
29,795 |
6 |
4,966 |
20.1 |
| Bell |
219,291 |
76 |
2,885 |
34.7 |
| Bexar |
1,412,932 |
619 |
2,283 |
43.8 |
| Blanco |
7,707 |
3 |
2,569 |
38.9 |
| Borden |
815 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
16,526 |
6 |
2,754 |
36.3 |
| Bowie |
85,429 |
33 |
2,589 |
38.6 |
| Brazoria |
232,115 |
69 |
3,364 |
29.7 |
| Brazos |
122,583 |
55 |
2,229 |
44.9 |
| Brewster |
11,450 |
2 |
5,725 |
17.5 |
| Briscoe |
1,900 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
9,179 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brown |
33,751 |
10 |
3,375 |
29.6 |
| Burleson |
15,815 |
4 |
3,954 |
25.3 |
| Burnet |
29,549 |
18 |
1,642 |
60.9 |
| Caldwell |
33,763 |
7 |
4,823 |
20.7 |
| Calhoun |
20,360 |
5 |
4,072 |
24.6 |
| Callahan |
11,826 |
2 |
5,913 |
16.9 |
| Cameron |
352,948 |
62 |
5,693 |
17.6 |
| Camp |
10,940 |
3 |
3,647 |
27.4 |
| Carson |
6,354 |
1 |
6,354 |
15.7 |
| Cass |
29,749 |
8 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
| Castro |
9,723 |
1 |
9,723 |
10.3 |
| Chambers |
20,963 |
3 |
6,988 |
14.3 |
| Cherokee |
44,387 |
10 |
4,439 |
22.5 |
| Childress |
6,753 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Clay |
9,854 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cochran |
4,975 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,437 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
2 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
| Collin |
470,163 |
284 |
1,656 |
60.4 |
| Collingsworth |
3,349 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
18,080 |
5 |
3,616 |
27.7 |
| Comal |
82,175 |
34 |
2,417 |
41.4 |
| Comanche |
13,138 |
4 |
3,285 |
30.4 |
| Concho |
3,404 |
1 |
3,404 |
29.4 |
| Cooke |
32,723 |
15 |
2,182 |
45.8 |
| Coryell |
80,097 |
12 |
6,675 |
15.0 |
| Cottle |
2,102 |
1 |
2,102 |
47.6 |
| Crane |
5,316 |
1 |
5,316 |
18.8 |
| Crockett |
4,375 |
1 |
4,375 |
22.9 |
| Crosby |
7,695 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Culberson |
4,335 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dallam |
5,492 |
2 |
2,746 |
36.4 |
| Dallas |
2,282,988 |
1,070 |
2,134 |
46.9 |
| Dawson |
16,397 |
2 |
8,199 |
12.2 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,451 |
3 |
6,817 |
14.7 |
| Delta |
4,837 |
1 |
4,837 |
20.7 |
| Denton |
452,954 |
148 |
3,061 |
32.7 |
| De Witt |
20,307 |
5 |
4,061 |
24.6 |
| Dickens |
2,448 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
11,484 |
1 |
11,484 |
8.7 |
| Donley |
3,505 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Duval |
15,065 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Eastland |
17,304 |
4 |
4,326 |
23.1 |
| Ector |
132,423 |
30 |
4,414 |
22.7 |
| Edwards |
2,570 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
131,719 |
28 |
4,704 |
21.3 |
| El Paso |
816,099 |
120 |
6,801 |
14.7 |
| Erath |
31,928 |
10 |
3,193 |
31.3 |
| Falls |
19,033 |
4 |
4,758 |
21.0 |
| Fannin |
25,763 |
6 |
4,294 |
23.3 |
| Fayette |
20,407 |
9 |
2,267 |
44.1 |
| Fisher |
4,598 |
1 |
4,598 |
21.7 |
| Floyd |
8,901 |
2 |
4,451 |
22.5 |
| Foard |
1,659 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
357,881 |
147 |
2,435 |
41.1 |
| Franklin |
8,224 |
1 |
8,224 |
12.2 |
| Freestone |
16,977 |
4 |
4,244 |
23.6 |
| Frio |
16,977 |
3 |
5,659 |
17.7 |
| Gaines |
15,168 |
1 |
15,168 |
6.6 |
| Galveston |
237,774 |
94 |
2,530 |
39.5 |
| Garza |
5,363 |
1 |
5,363 |
18.6 |
| Gillespie |
20,525 |
8 |
2,566 |
39.0 |
| Glasscock |
1,650 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,630 |
1 |
6,630 |
15.1 |
| Gonzales |
18,469 |
5 |
3,694 |
27.1 |
| Gray |
21,937 |
7 |
3,134 |
31.9 |
| Grayson |
97,642 |
37 |
2,639 |
37.9 |
| Gregg |
108,677 |
72 |
1,509 |
66.3 |
| Grimes |
24,086 |
4 |
6,022 |
16.6 |
| Guadalupe |
91,452 |
19 |
4,813 |
20.8 |
| Hale |
35,123 |
8 |
4,390 |
22.8 |
| Hall |
3,647 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,196 |
3 |
2,399 |
41.7 |
| Hansford |
5,831 |
2 |
2,916 |
34.3 |
| Hardeman |
4,922 |
2 |
2,461 |
40.6 |
| Hardin |
42,669 |
7 |
6,096 |
16.4 |
| Harris |
3,432,035 |
1,635 |
2,099 |
47.6 |
| Harrison |
64,961 |
15 |
4,331 |
23.1 |
| Hartley |
4,824 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
6,461 |
2 |
3,231 |
31.0 |
| Hays |
96,216 |
35 |
2,749 |
36.4 |
| Hemphill |
3,649 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Henderson |
80,791 |
14 |
5,771 |
17.3 |
| Hidalgo |
584,760 |
90 |
6,497 |
15.4 |
| Hill |
29,279 |
6 |
4,880 |
20.5 |
| Hockley |
24,673 |
4 |
6,168 |
16.2 |
| Hood |
46,484 |
13 |
3,576 |
28.0 |
| Hopkins |
29,856 |
10 |
2,986 |
33.5 |
| Houston |
22,575 |
5 |
4,515 |
22.1 |
| Howard |
31,650 |
9 |
3,517 |
28.4 |
| Hudspeth |
3,496 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
75,251 |
22 |
3,421 |
29.2 |
| Hutchinson |
24,666 |
6 |
4,111 |
24.3 |
| Irion |
1,768 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
6,790 |
2 |
3,395 |
29.5 |
| Jackson |
13,164 |
5 |
2,633 |
38.0 |
| Jasper |
31,773 |
9 |
3,530 |
28.3 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,245 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
233,082 |
106 |
2,199 |
45.5 |
| Jim Hogg |
6,706 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
40,440 |
7 |
5,777 |
17.3 |
| Johnson |
148,664 |
32 |
4,646 |
21.5 |
| Jones |
18,845 |
3 |
6,282 |
15.9 |
| Karnes |
15,802 |
4 |
3,951 |
25.3 |
| Kaufman |
77,415 |
15 |
5,161 |
19.4 |
| Kendall |
20,414 |
12 |
1,701 |
58.8 |
| Kenedy |
544 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
973 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
43,659 |
22 |
1,985 |
50.4 |
| Kimble |
4,103 |
2 |
2,052 |
48.7 |
| King |
390 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,399 |
2 |
1,700 |
58.8 |
| Kleberg |
32,816 |
10 |
3,282 |
30.5 |
| Knox |
4,714 |
1 |
4,714 |
21.2 |
| Lamar |
43,682 |
16 |
2,730 |
36.6 |
| Lamb |
14,547 |
3 |
4,849 |
20.6 |
| Lampasas |
14,772 |
3 |
4,924 |
20.3 |
| La Salle |
6,587 |
4 |
1,647 |
60.7 |
| Lavaca |
17,801 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lee |
15,416 |
3 |
5,139 |
19.5 |
| Leon |
16,645 |
3 |
5,548 |
18.0 |
| Liberty |
61,379 |
16 |
3,836 |
26.1 |
| Limestone |
21,943 |
4 |
5,486 |
18.2 |
| Lipscomb |
3,050 |
1 |
3,050 |
32.8 |
| Live Oak |
10,125 |
2 |
5,063 |
19.8 |
| Llano |
12,553 |
4 |
3,138 |
31.9 |
| Loving |
115 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
228,437 |
83 |
2,752 |
36.3 |
| Lynn |
6,867 |
2 |
3,434 |
29.1 |
| Mcculloch |
8,913 |
4 |
2,228 |
44.9 |
| Mclennan |
194,234 |
65 |
2,988 |
33.5 |
| Mcmullen |
871 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
12,183 |
4 |
3,046 |
32.8 |
| Marion |
10,474 |
1 |
10,474 |
9.5 |
| Martin |
5,578 |
1 |
5,578 |
17.9 |
| Mason |
3,262 |
1 |
3,262 |
30.7 |
| Matagorda |
38,873 |
8 |
4,859 |
20.6 |
| Maverick |
46,880 |
5 |
9,376 |
10.7 |
| Medina |
35,784 |
6 |
5,964 |
16.8 |
| Menard |
2,277 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Midland |
135,229 |
38 |
3,559 |
28.1 |
| Milam |
23,363 |
5 |
4,673 |
21.4 |
| Mills |
4,437 |
1 |
4,437 |
22.5 |
| Mitchell |
9,069 |
1 |
9,069 |
11.0 |
| Montague |
15,638 |
5 |
3,128 |
32.0 |
| Montgomery |
253,567 |
105 |
2,415 |
41.4 |
| Moore |
19,324 |
4 |
4,831 |
20.7 |
| Morris |
12,716 |
4 |
3,179 |
31.5 |
| Motley |
1,398 |
1 |
1,398 |
71.5 |
| Nacogdoches |
58,200 |
17 |
3,424 |
29.2 |
| Navarro |
45,208 |
12 |
3,767 |
26.5 |
| Newton |
14,728 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
17,099 |
8 |
2,137 |
46.8 |
| Nueces |
323,095 |
110 |
2,937 |
34.0 |
| Ochiltree |
9,106 |
3 |
3,035 |
32.9 |
| Oldham |
2,193 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
81,667 |
25 |
3,267 |
30.6 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,440 |
6 |
4,573 |
21.9 |
| Panola |
24,190 |
5 |
4,838 |
20.7 |
| Parker |
102,542 |
20 |
5,127 |
19.5 |
| Parmer |
10,630 |
2 |
5,315 |
18.8 |
| Pecos |
17,960 |
2 |
8,980 |
11.1 |
| Polk |
39,097 |
10 |
3,910 |
25.6 |
| Potter |
110,634 |
37 |
2,990 |
33.4 |
| Presidio |
9,198 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rains |
8,413 |
1 |
8,413 |
11.9 |
| Randall |
113,815 |
40 |
2,845 |
35.1 |
| Reagan |
5,400 |
1 |
5,400 |
18.5 |
| Real |
2,547 |
1 |
2,547 |
39.3 |
| Red River |
13,593 |
3 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
| Reeves |
17,395 |
3 |
5,798 |
17.2 |
| Refugio |
8,175 |
2 |
4,088 |
24.5 |
| Roberts |
1,016 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
17,480 |
1 |
17,480 |
5.7 |
| Rockwall |
44,914 |
29 |
1,549 |
64.6 |
| Runnels |
11,444 |
2 |
5,722 |
17.5 |
| Rusk |
46,455 |
12 |
3,871 |
25.8 |
| Sabine |
10,297 |
3 |
3,432 |
29.1 |
| San Augustine |
7,939 |
3 |
2,646 |
37.8 |
| San Jacinto |
22,272 |
1 |
22,272 |
4.5 |
| San Patricio |
70,924 |
16 |
4,433 |
22.6 |
| San Saba |
5,409 |
1 |
5,409 |
18.5 |
| Schleicher |
3,371 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
19,353 |
4 |
4,838 |
20.7 |
| Shackelford |
3,125 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shelby |
21,721 |
5 |
4,344 |
23.0 |
| Sherman |
2,977 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Smith |
173,381 |
77 |
2,252 |
44.4 |
| Somervell |
6,779 |
2 |
3,390 |
29.5 |
| Starr |
70,610 |
5 |
14,122 |
7.1 |
| Stephens |
8,909 |
3 |
2,970 |
33.7 |
| Sterling |
1,558 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
1,927 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,616 |
1 |
4,616 |
21.7 |
| Swisher |
8,525 |
2 |
4,263 |
23.5 |
| Tarrant |
1,624,282 |
605 |
2,685 |
37.2 |
| Taylor |
125,416 |
50 |
2,508 |
39.9 |
| Terrell |
1,556 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,838 |
2 |
6,919 |
14.5 |
| Throckmorton |
1,785 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
25,753 |
11 |
2,341 |
42.7 |
| Tom Green |
114,415 |
33 |
3,467 |
28.8 |
| Travis |
667,953 |
399 |
1,674 |
59.7 |
| Trinity |
13,141 |
2 |
6,571 |
15.2 |
| Tyler |
19,561 |
4 |
4,890 |
20.4 |
| Upshur |
33,836 |
3 |
11,279 |
8.9 |
| Upton |
4,950 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
26,718 |
7 |
3,817 |
26.2 |
| Val Verde |
45,818 |
9 |
5,091 |
19.6 |
| Van Zandt |
44,299 |
12 |
3,692 |
27.1 |
| Victoria |
82,423 |
26 |
3,170 |
31.5 |
| Walker |
53,101 |
16 |
3,319 |
30.1 |
| Waller |
27,592 |
6 |
4,599 |
21.7 |
| Ward |
13,693 |
2 |
6,847 |
14.6 |
| Washington |
30,156 |
12 |
2,513 |
39.8 |
| Webb |
200,633 |
22 |
9,120 |
11.0 |
| Wharton |
41,194 |
17 |
2,423 |
41.3 |
| Wheeler |
5,239 |
2 |
2,620 |
38.2 |
| Wichita |
129,379 |
46 |
2,813 |
35.6 |
| Wilbarger |
15,379 |
3 |
5,126 |
19.5 |
| Willacy |
20,595 |
2 |
10,298 |
9.7 |
| Williamson |
245,951 |
121 |
2,033 |
49.2 |
| Wilson |
32,221 |
5 |
6,444 |
15.5 |
| Winkler |
9,180 |
2 |
4,590 |
21.8 |
| Wise |
44,375 |
10 |
4,438 |
22.5 |
| Wood |
33,885 |
9 |
3,765 |
26.6 |
| Yoakum |
9,635 |
1 |
9,635 |
10.4 |
| Young |
16,674 |
9 |
1,853 |
54.0 |
| Zapata |
14,398 |
2 |
7,199 |
13.9 |
| Zavala |
14,231 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Texas Total |
21,056,712 |
7,735 |
2,722 |
36.7 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - September 16, 2002
Primary Care Dentists:
Includes: Dentists with a status code of "active" or "delinquent," and, a practice type of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry or dental public health.
Excludes: Dentists with a status code as "retired," "revoked," "suspended," "cancelled," "surrendered," or "deceased," and those who are non-primary care, federal, or dental residents.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 19, 2002.
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