
| County |
2002 Estimated Population |
2002 Optometrist Total |
Ratio of 2002 Population per Optometrist* |
Ratio of Optometrists per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,838 |
4 |
13,210 |
7.6 |
| Andrews |
15,935 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Angelina |
75,181 |
8 |
9,398 |
10.6 |
| Aransas |
20,031 |
2 |
10,016 |
10.0 |
| Archer |
8,371 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
1,948 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
39,135 |
2 |
19,568 |
5.1 |
| Austin |
20,951 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bailey |
7,615 |
1 |
7,615 |
13.1 |
| Bandera |
15,087 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bastrop |
59,656 |
5 |
11,931 |
8.4 |
| Baylor |
4,026 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bee |
29,795 |
2 |
14,898 |
6.7 |
| Bell |
219,291 |
32 |
6,853 |
14.6 |
| Bexar |
1,412,932 |
166 |
8,512 |
11.7 |
| Blanco |
7,707 |
1 |
7,707 |
13.0 |
| Borden |
815 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
16,526 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bowie |
85,429 |
15 |
5,695 |
17.6 |
| Brazoria |
232,115 |
31 |
7,488 |
13.4 |
| Brazos |
122,583 |
20 |
6,129 |
16.3 |
| Brewster |
11,450 |
3 |
3,817 |
26.2 |
| Briscoe |
1,900 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
9,179 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brown |
33,751 |
5 |
6,750 |
14.8 |
| Burleson |
15,815 |
1 |
15,815 |
6.3 |
| Burnet |
29,549 |
6 |
4,925 |
20.3 |
| Caldwell |
33,763 |
1 |
33,763 |
3.0 |
| Calhoun |
20,360 |
1 |
20,360 |
4.9 |
| Callahan |
11,826 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cameron |
352,948 |
15 |
23,530 |
4.2 |
| Camp |
10,940 |
1 |
10,940 |
9.1 |
| Carson |
6,354 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cass |
29,749 |
4 |
7,437 |
13.4 |
| Castro |
9,723 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Chambers |
20,963 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cherokee |
44,387 |
3 |
14,796 |
6.8 |
| Childress |
6,753 |
2 |
3,377 |
29.6 |
| Clay |
9,854 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cochran |
4,975 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,437 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Collin |
470,163 |
90 |
5,224 |
19.1 |
| Collingsworth |
3,349 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
18,080 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Comal |
82,175 |
10 |
8,218 |
12.2 |
| Comanche |
13,138 |
1 |
13,138 |
7.6 |
| Concho |
3,404 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cooke |
32,723 |
6 |
5,454 |
18.3 |
| Coryell |
80,097 |
5 |
16,019 |
6.2 |
| Cottle |
2,102 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crane |
5,316 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crockett |
4,375 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crosby |
7,695 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Culberson |
4,335 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dallam |
5,492 |
1 |
5,492 |
18.2 |
| Dallas |
2,282,988 |
254 |
8,988 |
11.1 |
| Dawson |
16,397 |
2 |
8,199 |
12.2 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,451 |
1 |
20,451 |
4.9 |
| Delta |
4,837 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
452,954 |
44 |
10,294 |
9.7 |
| De Witt |
20,307 |
1 |
20,307 |
4.9 |
| Dickens |
2,448 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
11,484 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Donley |
3,505 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Duval |
15,065 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Eastland |
17,304 |
2 |
8,652 |
11.6 |
| Ector |
132,423 |
15 |
8,828 |
11.3 |
| Edwards |
2,570 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
131,719 |
3 |
43,906 |
2.3 |
| El Paso |
816,099 |
50 |
16,322 |
6.1 |
| Erath |
31,928 |
5 |
6,386 |
15.7 |
| Falls |
19,033 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fannin |
25,763 |
1 |
25,763 |
3.9 |
| Fayette |
20,407 |
2 |
10,204 |
9.8 |
| Fisher |
4,598 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Floyd |
8,901 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Foard |
1,659 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
357,881 |
49 |
7,304 |
13.7 |
| Franklin |
8,224 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Freestone |
16,977 |
1 |
16,977 |
5.9 |
| Frio |
16,977 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gaines |
15,168 |
2 |
7,584 |
13.2 |
| Galveston |
237,774 |
36 |
6,605 |
15.1 |
| Garza |
5,363 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gillespie |
20,525 |
5 |
4,105 |
24.4 |
| Glasscock |
1,650 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,630 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gonzales |
18,469 |
1 |
18,469 |
5.4 |
| Gray |
21,937 |
3 |
7,312 |
13.7 |
| Grayson |
97,642 |
18 |
5,425 |
18.4 |
| Gregg |
108,677 |
13 |
8,360 |
12.0 |
| Grimes |
24,086 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Guadalupe |
91,452 |
4 |
22,863 |
4.4 |
| Hale |
35,123 |
5 |
7,025 |
14.2 |
| Hall |
3,647 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,196 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hansford |
5,831 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hardeman |
4,922 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hardin |
42,669 |
2 |
21,335 |
4.7 |
| Harris |
3,432,035 |
540 |
6,356 |
15.7 |
| Harrison |
64,961 |
5 |
12,992 |
7.7 |
| Hartley |
4,824 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
6,461 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hays |
96,216 |
10 |
9,622 |
10.4 |
| Hemphill |
3,649 |
1 |
3,649 |
27.4 |
| Henderson |
80,791 |
5 |
16,158 |
6.2 |
| Hidalgo |
584,760 |
35 |
16,707 |
6.0 |
| Hill |
29,279 |
3 |
9,760 |
10.2 |
| Hockley |
24,673 |
1 |
24,673 |
4.1 |
| Hood |
46,484 |
5 |
9,297 |
10.8 |
| Hopkins |
29,856 |
6 |
4,976 |
20.1 |
| Houston |
22,575 |
2 |
11,288 |
8.9 |
| Howard |
31,650 |
5 |
6,330 |
15.8 |
| Hudspeth |
3,496 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
75,251 |
8 |
9,406 |
10.6 |
| Hutchinson |
24,666 |
2 |
12,333 |
8.1 |
| Irion |
1,768 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
6,790 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jackson |
13,164 |
1 |
13,164 |
7.6 |
| Jasper |
31,773 |
1 |
31,773 |
3.1 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,245 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
233,082 |
25 |
9,323 |
10.7 |
| Jim Hogg |
6,706 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
40,440 |
3 |
13,480 |
7.4 |
| Johnson |
148,664 |
11 |
13,515 |
7.4 |
| Jones |
18,845 |
1 |
18,845 |
5.3 |
| Karnes |
15,802 |
2 |
7,901 |
12.7 |
| Kaufman |
77,415 |
3 |
25,805 |
3.9 |
| Kendall |
20,414 |
4 |
5,104 |
19.6 |
| Kenedy |
544 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
973 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
43,659 |
8 |
5,457 |
18.3 |
| Kimble |
4,103 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| King |
390 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,399 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
32,816 |
1 |
32,816 |
3.0 |
| Knox |
4,714 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lamar |
43,682 |
6 |
7,280 |
13.7 |
| Lamb |
14,547 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lampasas |
14,772 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| La Salle |
6,587 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lavaca |
17,801 |
1 |
17,801 |
5.6 |
| Lee |
15,416 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Leon |
16,645 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Liberty |
61,379 |
5 |
12,276 |
8.1 |
| Limestone |
21,943 |
2 |
10,972 |
9.1 |
| Lipscomb |
3,050 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Live Oak |
10,125 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Llano |
12,553 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Loving |
115 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
228,437 |
32 |
7,139 |
14.0 |
| Lynn |
6,867 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,913 |
1 |
8,913 |
11.2 |
| McLennan |
194,234 |
13 |
14,941 |
6.7 |
| McMullen |
871 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
12,183 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Marion |
10,474 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Martin |
5,578 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mason |
3,262 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Matagorda |
38,873 |
1 |
38,873 |
2.6 |
| Maverick |
46,880 |
2 |
23,440 |
4.3 |
| Medina |
35,784 |
2 |
17,892 |
5.6 |
| Menard |
2,277 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Midland |
135,229 |
12 |
11,269 |
8.9 |
| Milam |
23,363 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mills |
4,437 |
1 |
4,437 |
22.5 |
| Mitchell |
9,069 |
1 |
9,069 |
11.0 |
| Montague |
15,638 |
1 |
15,638 |
6.4 |
| Montgomery |
253,567 |
30 |
8,452 |
11.8 |
| Moore |
19,324 |
1 |
19,324 |
5.2 |
| Morris |
12,716 |
1 |
12,716 |
7.9 |
| Motley |
1,398 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
58,200 |
8 |
7,275 |
13.7 |
| Navarro |
45,208 |
4 |
11,302 |
8.8 |
| Newton |
14,728 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
17,099 |
2 |
8,550 |
11.7 |
| Nueces |
323,095 |
36 |
8,975 |
11.1 |
| Ochiltree |
9,106 |
1 |
9,106 |
11.0 |
| Oldham |
2,193 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
81,667 |
4 |
20,417 |
4.9 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,440 |
2 |
13,720 |
7.3 |
| Panola |
24,190 |
3 |
8,063 |
12.4 |
| Parker |
102,542 |
7 |
14,649 |
6.8 |
| Parmer |
10,630 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Pecos |
17,960 |
1 |
17,960 |
5.6 |
| Polk |
39,097 |
3 |
13,032 |
7.7 |
| Potter |
110,634 |
14 |
7,902 |
12.7 |
| Presidio |
9,198 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rains |
8,413 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Randall |
113,815 |
29 |
3,925 |
25.5 |
| 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 |
1 |
17,395 |
5.7 |
| Refugio |
8,175 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Roberts |
1,016 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
17,480 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rockwall |
44,914 |
7 |
6,416 |
15.6 |
| Runnels |
11,444 |
1 |
11,444 |
8.7 |
| Rusk |
46,455 |
3 |
15,485 |
6.5 |
| Sabine |
10,297 |
1 |
10,297 |
9.7 |
| San Augustine |
7,939 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| San Jacinto |
22,272 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| San Patricio |
70,924 |
3 |
23,641 |
4.2 |
| San Saba |
5,409 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Schleicher |
3,371 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
19,353 |
1 |
19,353 |
5.2 |
| Shackelford |
3,125 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shelby |
21,721 |
1 |
21,721 |
4.6 |
| Sherman |
2,977 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Smith |
173,381 |
21 |
8,256 |
12.1 |
| Somervell |
6,779 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Starr |
70,610 |
2 |
35,305 |
2.8 |
| Stephens |
8,909 |
1 |
8,909 |
11.2 |
| Sterling |
1,558 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
1,927 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,616 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Swisher |
8,525 |
2 |
4,263 |
23.5 |
| Tarrant |
1,624,282 |
181 |
8,974 |
11.1 |
| Taylor |
125,416 |
16 |
7,839 |
12.8 |
| Terrell |
1,556 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,838 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Throckmorton |
1,785 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
25,753 |
4 |
6,438 |
15.5 |
| Tom Green |
114,415 |
15 |
7,628 |
13.1 |
| Travis |
667,953 |
109 |
6,128 |
16.3 |
| Trinity |
13,141 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Tyler |
19,561 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Upshur |
33,836 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Upton |
4,950 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
26,718 |
4 |
6,680 |
15.0 |
| Val Verde |
45,818 |
4 |
11,455 |
8.7 |
| Van Zandt |
44,299 |
1 |
44,299 |
2.3 |
| Victoria |
82,423 |
14 |
5,887 |
17.0 |
| Walker |
53,101 |
6 |
8,850 |
11.3 |
| Waller |
27,592 |
1 |
27,592 |
3.6 |
| Ward |
13,693 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Washington |
30,156 |
4 |
7,539 |
13.3 |
| Webb |
200,633 |
8 |
25,079 |
4.0 |
| Wharton |
41,194 |
2 |
20,597 |
4.9 |
| Wheeler |
5,239 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wichita |
129,379 |
23 |
5,625 |
17.8 |
| Wilbarger |
15,379 |
1 |
15,379 |
6.5 |
| Willacy |
20,595 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Williamson |
245,951 |
36 |
6,832 |
14.6 |
| Wilson |
32,221 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Winkler |
9,180 |
1 |
9,180 |
10.9 |
| Wise |
44,375 |
7 |
6,339 |
15.8 |
| Wood |
33,885 |
4 |
8,471 |
11.8 |
| Yoakum |
9,635 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Young |
16,674 |
2 |
8,337 |
12.0 |
| Zapata |
14,398 |
1 |
14,398 |
6.9 |
| Zavala |
14,231 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Total |
21,056,712 |
2,365 |
8,903 |
11.2 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of Health, Division of Professional Licensing and Certification - November, 2002
Includes: All active Optometrists with a Texas practice address. The Optometrists were sorted by their county of practice. The county was determined based on the zip code. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county.
Excludes: Optometrists with a status code as "not renewed", "expired", "canceled", "deceased","inactive", and out of state records (2,356).
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 11, 2002.
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