
| County |
2002 Projected Population |
2002 DH Total |
Ratio of 2002 Population per DH* |
Ratio of DHs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,838 |
19 |
2,781 |
36.0 |
| Andrews |
15,935 |
1 |
15,935 |
6.3 |
| Angelina |
75,181 |
20 |
3,759 |
26.6 |
| Aransas |
20,031 |
5 |
4,006 |
25.0 |
| Archer |
8,371 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
1,948 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
39,135 |
6 |
6,523 |
15.3 |
| Austin |
20,951 |
4 |
5,238 |
19.1 |
| Bailey |
7,615 |
2 |
3,808 |
26.3 |
| Bandera |
15,087 |
3 |
5,029 |
19.9 |
| Bastrop |
59,656 |
10 |
5,966 |
16.8 |
| Baylor |
4,026 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bee |
29,795 |
21 |
1,419 |
70.5 |
| Bell |
219,291 |
94 |
2,333 |
42.9 |
| Bexar |
1,412,932 |
526 |
2,686 |
37.2 |
| Blanco |
7,707 |
4 |
1,927 |
51.9 |
| Borden |
815 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
16,526 |
4 |
4,132 |
24.2 |
| Bowie |
85,429 |
29 |
2,946 |
33.9 |
| Brazoria |
232,115 |
94 |
2,469 |
40.5 |
| Brazos |
122,583 |
84 |
1,459 |
68.5 |
| Brewster |
11,450 |
2 |
5,725 |
17.5 |
| Briscoe |
1,900 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
9,179 |
1 |
9,179 |
10.9 |
| Brown |
33,751 |
9 |
3,750 |
26.7 |
| Burleson |
15,815 |
2 |
7,908 |
12.6 |
| Burnet |
29,549 |
15 |
1,970 |
50.8 |
| Caldwell |
33,763 |
9 |
3,751 |
26.7 |
| Calhoun |
20,360 |
5 |
4,072 |
24.6 |
| Callahan |
11,826 |
2 |
5,913 |
16.9 |
| Cameron |
352,948 |
64 |
5,515 |
18.1 |
| Camp |
10,940 |
1 |
10,940 |
9.1 |
| Carson |
6,354 |
1 |
6,354 |
15.7 |
| Cass |
29,749 |
8 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
| Castro |
9,723 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Chambers |
20,963 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cherokee |
44,387 |
12 |
3,699 |
27.0 |
| Childress |
6,753 |
2 |
3,377 |
29.6 |
| Clay |
9,854 |
1 |
9,854 |
10.1 |
| Cochran |
4,975 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,437 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Collin |
470,163 |
324 |
1,451 |
68.9 |
| Collingsworth |
3,349 |
1 |
3,349 |
29.9 |
| Colorado |
18,080 |
5 |
3,616 |
27.7 |
| Comal |
82,175 |
49 |
1,677 |
59.6 |
| Comanche |
13,138 |
3 |
4,379 |
22.8 |
| Concho |
3,404 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cooke |
32,723 |
14 |
2,337 |
42.8 |
| Coryell |
80,097 |
11 |
7,282 |
13.7 |
| Cottle |
2,102 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 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 |
4 |
1,373 |
72.8 |
| Dallas |
2,282,988 |
915 |
2,495 |
40.1 |
| Dawson |
16,397 |
4 |
4,099 |
24.4 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,451 |
4 |
5,113 |
19.6 |
| Delta |
4,837 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
452,954 |
213 |
2,127 |
47.0 |
| 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 |
1 |
15,065 |
6.6 |
| Eastland |
17,304 |
2 |
8,652 |
11.6 |
| Ector |
132,423 |
25 |
5,297 |
18.9 |
| Edwards |
2,570 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
131,719 |
28 |
4,704 |
21.3 |
| El Paso |
816,099 |
176 |
4,637 |
21.6 |
| Erath |
31,928 |
15 |
2,129 |
47.0 |
| Falls |
19,033 |
2 |
9,517 |
10.5 |
| Fannin |
25,763 |
2 |
12,882 |
7.8 |
| Fayette |
20,407 |
9 |
2,267 |
44.1 |
| Fisher |
4,598 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Floyd |
8,901 |
1 |
8,901 |
11.2 |
| Foard |
1,659 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
357,881 |
138 |
2,593 |
38.6 |
| Franklin |
8,224 |
1 |
8,224 |
12.2 |
| Freestone |
16,977 |
4 |
4,244 |
23.6 |
| Frio |
16,977 |
2 |
8,489 |
11.8 |
| Gaines |
15,168 |
2 |
7,584 |
13.2 |
| Galveston |
237,774 |
93 |
2,557 |
39.1 |
| Garza |
5,363 |
1 |
5,363 |
18.6 |
| Gillespie |
20,525 |
8 |
2,566 |
39.0 |
| Glasscock |
1,650 |
1 |
1,650 |
60.6 |
| Goliad |
6,630 |
4 |
1,658 |
60.3 |
| Gonzales |
18,469 |
5 |
3,694 |
27.1 |
| Gray |
21,937 |
8 |
2,742 |
36.5 |
| Grayson |
97,642 |
51 |
1,915 |
52.2 |
| Gregg |
108,677 |
81 |
1,342 |
74.5 |
| Grimes |
24,086 |
3 |
8,029 |
12.5 |
| Guadalupe |
91,452 |
28 |
3,266 |
30.6 |
| Hale |
35,123 |
8 |
4,390 |
22.8 |
| Hall |
3,647 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,196 |
1 |
7,196 |
13.9 |
| Hansford |
5,831 |
4 |
1,458 |
68.6 |
| Hardeman |
4,922 |
2 |
2,461 |
40.6 |
| Hardin |
42,669 |
11 |
3,879 |
25.8 |
| Harris |
3,432,035 |
1,197 |
2,867 |
34.9 |
| Harrison |
64,961 |
11 |
5,906 |
16.9 |
| Hartley |
4,824 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
6,461 |
1 |
6,461 |
15.5 |
| Hays |
96,216 |
21 |
4,582 |
21.8 |
| Hemphill |
3,649 |
1 |
3,649 |
27.4 |
| Henderson |
80,791 |
20 |
4,040 |
24.8 |
| Hidalgo |
584,760 |
63 |
9,282 |
10.8 |
| Hill |
29,279 |
10 |
2,928 |
34.2 |
| Hockley |
24,673 |
5 |
4,935 |
20.3 |
| Hood |
46,484 |
18 |
2,582 |
38.7 |
| Hopkins |
29,856 |
10 |
2,986 |
33.5 |
| Houston |
22,575 |
4 |
5,644 |
17.7 |
| Howard |
31,650 |
17 |
1,862 |
53.7 |
| Hudspeth |
3,496 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
75,251 |
21 |
3,583 |
27.9 |
| Hutchinson |
24,666 |
14 |
1,762 |
56.8 |
| Irion |
1,768 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
6,790 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jackson |
13,164 |
5 |
2,633 |
38.0 |
| Jasper |
31,773 |
7 |
4,539 |
22.0 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,245 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
233,082 |
122 |
1,911 |
52.3 |
| Jim Hogg |
6,706 |
1 |
6,706 |
14.9 |
| Jim Wells |
40,440 |
5 |
8,088 |
12.4 |
| Johnson |
148,664 |
35 |
4,248 |
23.5 |
| Jones |
18,845 |
1 |
18,845 |
5.3 |
| Karnes |
15,802 |
4 |
3,951 |
25.3 |
| Kaufman |
77,415 |
16 |
4,838 |
20.7 |
| Kendall |
20,414 |
16 |
1,276 |
78.4 |
| Kenedy |
544 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
973 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
43,659 |
29 |
1,505 |
66.4 |
| Kimble |
4,103 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| King |
390 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,399 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
32,816 |
4 |
8,204 |
12.2 |
| Knox |
4,714 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lamar |
43,682 |
16 |
2,730 |
36.6 |
| Lamb |
14,547 |
2 |
7,274 |
13.7 |
| Lampasas |
14,772 |
5 |
2,954 |
33.8 |
| La Salle |
6,587 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lavaca |
17,801 |
6 |
2,967 |
33.7 |
| Lee |
15,416 |
3 |
5,139 |
19.5 |
| Leon |
16,645 |
1 |
16,645 |
6.0 |
| Liberty |
61,379 |
15 |
4,092 |
24.4 |
| Limestone |
21,943 |
10 |
2,194 |
45.6 |
| Lipscomb |
3,050 |
1 |
3,050 |
32.8 |
| Live Oak |
10,125 |
2 |
5,063 |
19.8 |
| Llano |
12,553 |
2 |
6,277 |
15.9 |
| Loving |
115 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
228,437 |
85 |
2,687 |
37.2 |
| Lynn |
6,867 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,913 |
4 |
2,228 |
44.9 |
| McLennan |
194,234 |
74 |
2,625 |
38.1 |
| McMullen |
871 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
12,183 |
2 |
6,092 |
16.4 |
| Marion |
10,474 |
2 |
5,237 |
19.1 |
| Martin |
5,578 |
1 |
5,578 |
17.9 |
| Mason |
3,262 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Matagorda |
38,873 |
21 |
1,851 |
54.0 |
| Maverick |
46,880 |
2 |
23,440 |
4.3 |
| Medina |
35,784 |
5 |
7,157 |
14.0 |
| Menard |
2,277 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Midland |
135,229 |
56 |
2,415 |
41.4 |
| Milam |
23,363 |
8 |
2,920 |
34.2 |
| Mills |
4,437 |
1 |
4,437 |
22.5 |
| Mitchell |
9,069 |
1 |
9,069 |
11.0 |
| Montague |
15,638 |
4 |
3,910 |
25.6 |
| Montgomery |
253,567 |
139 |
1,824 |
54.8 |
| Moore |
19,324 |
9 |
2,147 |
46.6 |
| Morris |
12,716 |
2 |
6,358 |
15.7 |
| Motley |
1,398 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
58,200 |
15 |
3,880 |
25.8 |
| Navarro |
45,208 |
14 |
3,229 |
31.0 |
| Newton |
14,728 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
17,099 |
3 |
5,700 |
17.5 |
| Nueces |
323,095 |
144 |
2,244 |
44.6 |
| Ochiltree |
9,106 |
3 |
3,035 |
32.9 |
| Oldham |
2,193 |
2 |
1,097 |
91.2 |
| Orange |
81,667 |
35 |
2,333 |
42.9 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,440 |
6 |
4,573 |
21.9 |
| Panola |
24,190 |
11 |
2,199 |
45.5 |
| Parker |
102,542 |
31 |
3,308 |
30.2 |
| Parmer |
10,630 |
4 |
2,658 |
37.6 |
| Pecos |
17,960 |
1 |
17,960 |
5.6 |
| Polk |
39,097 |
5 |
7,819 |
12.8 |
| Potter |
110,634 |
63 |
1,756 |
56.9 |
| Presidio |
9,198 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rains |
8,413 |
1 |
8,413 |
11.9 |
| Randall |
113,815 |
71 |
1,603 |
62.4 |
| Reagan |
5,400 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Real |
2,547 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Red River |
13,593 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Reeves |
17,395 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Refugio |
8,175 |
3 |
2,725 |
36.7 |
| Roberts |
1,016 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
17,480 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rockwall |
44,914 |
33 |
1,361 |
73.5 |
| Runnels |
11,444 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rusk |
46,455 |
10 |
4,646 |
21.5 |
| Sabine |
10,297 |
2 |
5,149 |
19.4 |
| San Augustine |
7,939 |
1 |
7,939 |
12.6 |
| San Jacinto |
22,272 |
2 |
11,136 |
9.0 |
| San Patricio |
70,924 |
25 |
2,837 |
35.2 |
| San Saba |
5,409 |
2 |
2,705 |
37.0 |
| Schleicher |
3,371 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
19,353 |
3 |
6,451 |
15.5 |
| Shackelford |
3,125 |
3 |
1,042 |
96.0 |
| Shelby |
21,721 |
5 |
4,344 |
23.0 |
| Sherman |
2,977 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Smith |
173,381 |
112 |
1,548 |
64.6 |
| Somervell |
6,779 |
1 |
6,779 |
14.8 |
| Starr |
70,610 |
1 |
70,610 |
1.4 |
| Stephens |
8,909 |
2 |
4,455 |
22.4 |
| 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 |
3 |
2,842 |
35.2 |
| Tarrant |
1,624,282 |
678 |
2,396 |
41.7 |
| Taylor |
125,416 |
38 |
3,300 |
30.3 |
| Terrell |
1,556 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,838 |
1 |
13,838 |
7.2 |
| Throckmorton |
1,785 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
25,753 |
13 |
1,981 |
50.5 |
| Tom Green |
114,415 |
29 |
3,945 |
25.3 |
| Travis |
667,953 |
411 |
1,625 |
61.5 |
| Trinity |
13,141 |
1 |
13,141 |
7.6 |
| Tyler |
19,561 |
2 |
9,781 |
10.2 |
| Upshur |
33,836 |
3 |
11,279 |
8.9 |
| Upton |
4,950 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
26,718 |
6 |
4,453 |
22.5 |
| Val Verde |
45,818 |
10 |
4,582 |
21.8 |
| Van Zandt |
44,299 |
15 |
2,953 |
33.9 |
| Victoria |
82,423 |
39 |
2,113 |
47.3 |
| Walker |
53,101 |
20 |
2,655 |
37.7 |
| Waller |
27,592 |
4 |
6,898 |
14.5 |
| Ward |
13,693 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Washington |
30,156 |
18 |
1,675 |
59.7 |
| Webb |
200,633 |
14 |
14,331 |
7.0 |
| Wharton |
41,194 |
23 |
1,791 |
55.8 |
| Wheeler |
5,239 |
2 |
2,620 |
38.2 |
| Wichita |
129,379 |
91 |
1,422 |
70.3 |
| Wilbarger |
15,379 |
5 |
3,076 |
32.5 |
| Willacy |
20,595 |
2 |
10,298 |
9.7 |
| Williamson |
245,951 |
96 |
2,562 |
39.0 |
| Wilson |
32,221 |
6 |
5,370 |
18.6 |
| Winkler |
9,180 |
1 |
9,180 |
10.9 |
| Wise |
44,375 |
13 |
3,413 |
29.3 |
| Wood |
33,885 |
9 |
3,765 |
26.6 |
| Yoakum |
9,635 |
1 |
9,635 |
10.4 |
| Young |
16,674 |
7 |
2,382 |
42.0 |
| Zapata |
14,398 |
1 |
14,398 |
6.9 |
| Zavala |
14,231 |
1 |
14,231 |
7.0 |
| Total |
21,056,712 |
7,647 |
2,754 |
36.3 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - September 18, 2002
Includes: All Dental Hygienists with a license status code of "active" or "expired," and a Texas "primary address."
Excludes: Dental hygienists with a license status code of "surrender, revoked, retired, deceased, or canceled" (2,011). In addition, 2,662 dental hygienists were not included in this report because they had out-of-state "primary addresses." The hygienists were sorted by the county in which their "primary address" was located. The county was determined based on the zip code of the "primary address," which may be either the resident or practice address.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Health Information Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center, September 19, 2002.
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