
| County |
2002 Projected Population |
2002 Vet Total |
Ratio of 2002 Population per Vet* |
Ratio of Vets per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,838 |
11 |
4,803 |
20.8 |
| Andrews |
15,935 |
3 |
5,312 |
18.8 |
| Angelina |
75,181 |
12 |
6,265 |
16.0 |
| Aransas |
20,031 |
6 |
3,339 |
30.0 |
| Archer |
8,371 |
3 |
2,790 |
35.8 |
| Armstrong |
1,948 |
2 |
974 |
102.7 |
| Atascosa |
39,135 |
8 |
4,892 |
20.4 |
| Austin |
20,951 |
12 |
1,746 |
57.3 |
| Bailey |
7,615 |
4 |
1,904 |
52.5 |
| Bandera |
15,087 |
10 |
1,509 |
66.3 |
| Bastrop |
59,656 |
37 |
1,612 |
62.0 |
| Baylor |
4,026 |
1 |
4,026 |
24.8 |
| Bee |
29,795 |
8 |
3,724 |
26.9 |
| Bell |
219,291 |
44 |
4,984 |
20.1 |
| Bexar |
1,412,932 |
269 |
5,253 |
19.0 |
| Blanco |
7,707 |
6 |
1,285 |
77.9 |
| Borden |
815 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
16,526 |
6 |
2,754 |
36.3 |
| Bowie |
85,429 |
19 |
4,496 |
22.2 |
| Brazoria |
232,115 |
61 |
3,805 |
26.3 |
| Brazos |
122,583 |
219 |
560 |
178.7 |
| Brewster |
11,450 |
3 |
3,817 |
26.2 |
| Briscoe |
1,900 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
9,179 |
1 |
9,179 |
10.9 |
| Brown |
33,751 |
10 |
3,375 |
29.6 |
| Burleson |
15,815 |
10 |
1,582 |
63.2 |
| Burnet |
29,549 |
17 |
1,738 |
57.5 |
| Caldwell |
33,763 |
8 |
4,220 |
23.7 |
| Calhoun |
20,360 |
4 |
5,090 |
19.6 |
| Callahan |
11,826 |
3 |
3,942 |
25.4 |
| Cameron |
352,948 |
25 |
14,118 |
7.1 |
| Camp |
10,940 |
2 |
5,470 |
18.3 |
| Carson |
6,354 |
2 |
3,177 |
31.5 |
| Cass |
29,749 |
6 |
4,958 |
20.2 |
| Castro |
9,723 |
2 |
4,862 |
20.6 |
| Chambers |
20,963 |
3 |
6,988 |
14.3 |
| Cherokee |
44,387 |
7 |
6,341 |
15.8 |
| Childress |
6,753 |
3 |
2,251 |
44.4 |
| Clay |
9,854 |
2 |
4,927 |
20.3 |
| Cochran |
4,975 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,437 |
1 |
3,437 |
29.1 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
5 |
1,812 |
55.2 |
| Collin |
470,163 |
149 |
3,155 |
31.7 |
| Collingsworth |
3,349 |
2 |
1,675 |
59.7 |
| Colorado |
18,080 |
5 |
3,616 |
27.7 |
| Comal |
82,175 |
42 |
1,957 |
51.1 |
| Comanche |
13,138 |
9 |
1,460 |
68.5 |
| Concho |
3,404 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cooke |
32,723 |
18 |
1,818 |
55.0 |
| Coryell |
80,097 |
7 |
11,442 |
8.7 |
| Cottle |
2,102 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crane |
5,316 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 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 |
8 |
687 |
145.7 |
| Dallas |
2,282,988 |
411 |
5,555 |
18.0 |
| Dawson |
16,397 |
2 |
8,199 |
12.2 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,451 |
11 |
1,859 |
53.8 |
| Delta |
4,837 |
1 |
4,837 |
20.7 |
| Denton |
452,954 |
160 |
2,831 |
35.3 |
| De Witt |
20,307 |
8 |
2,538 |
39.4 |
| Dickens |
2,448 |
1 |
2,448 |
40.8 |
| Dimmit |
11,484 |
1 |
11,484 |
8.7 |
| Donley |
3,505 |
3 |
1,168 |
85.6 |
| Duval |
15,065 |
1 |
15,065 |
6.6 |
| Eastland |
17,304 |
2 |
8,652 |
11.6 |
| Ector |
132,423 |
13 |
10,186 |
9.8 |
| Edwards |
2,570 |
2 |
1,285 |
77.8 |
| Ellis |
131,719 |
22 |
5,987 |
16.7 |
| El Paso |
816,099 |
78 |
10,463 |
9.6 |
| Erath |
31,928 |
26 |
1,228 |
81.4 |
| Falls |
19,033 |
3 |
6,344 |
15.8 |
| Fannin |
25,763 |
9 |
2,863 |
34.9 |
| Fayette |
20,407 |
12 |
1,701 |
58.8 |
| Fisher |
4,598 |
2 |
2,299 |
43.5 |
| Floyd |
8,901 |
1 |
8,901 |
11.2 |
| Foard |
1,659 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
357,881 |
81 |
4,418 |
22.6 |
| Franklin |
8,224 |
2 |
4,112 |
24.3 |
| Freestone |
16,977 |
5 |
3,395 |
29.5 |
| Frio |
16,977 |
3 |
5,659 |
17.7 |
| Gaines |
15,168 |
2 |
7,584 |
13.2 |
| Galveston |
237,774 |
65 |
3,658 |
27.3 |
| Garza |
5,363 |
2 |
2,682 |
37.3 |
| Gillespie |
20,525 |
17 |
1,207 |
82.8 |
| Glasscock |
1,650 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,630 |
2 |
3,315 |
30.2 |
| Gonzales |
18,469 |
8 |
2,309 |
43.3 |
| Gray |
21,937 |
5 |
4,387 |
22.8 |
| Grayson |
97,642 |
37 |
2,639 |
37.9 |
| Gregg |
108,677 |
31 |
3,506 |
28.5 |
| Grimes |
24,086 |
17 |
1,417 |
70.6 |
| Guadalupe |
91,452 |
28 |
3,266 |
30.6 |
| Hale |
35,123 |
6 |
5,854 |
17.1 |
| Hall |
3,647 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,196 |
6 |
1,199 |
83.4 |
| Hansford |
5,831 |
5 |
1,166 |
85.7 |
| Hardeman |
4,922 |
1 |
4,922 |
20.3 |
| Hardin |
42,669 |
7 |
6,096 |
16.4 |
| Harris |
3,432,035 |
590 |
5,817 |
17.2 |
| Harrison |
64,961 |
11 |
5,906 |
16.9 |
| Hartley |
4,824 |
1 |
4,824 |
20.7 |
| Haskell |
6,461 |
1 |
6,461 |
15.5 |
| Hays |
96,216 |
44 |
2,187 |
45.7 |
| Hemphill |
3,649 |
2 |
1,825 |
54.8 |
| Henderson |
80,791 |
14 |
5,771 |
17.3 |
| Hidalgo |
584,760 |
20 |
29,238 |
3.4 |
| Hill |
29,279 |
6 |
4,880 |
20.5 |
| Hockley |
24,673 |
4 |
6,168 |
16.2 |
| Hood |
46,484 |
22 |
2,113 |
47.3 |
| Hopkins |
29,856 |
22 |
1,357 |
73.7 |
| Houston |
22,575 |
6 |
3,763 |
26.6 |
| Howard |
31,650 |
6 |
5,275 |
19.0 |
| Hudspeth |
3,496 |
1 |
3,496 |
28.6 |
| Hunt |
75,251 |
10 |
7,525 |
13.3 |
| Hutchinson |
24,666 |
3 |
8,222 |
12.2 |
| Irion |
1,768 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
6,790 |
2 |
3,395 |
29.5 |
| Jackson |
13,164 |
1 |
13,164 |
7.6 |
| Jasper |
31,773 |
9 |
3,530 |
28.3 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,245 |
2 |
1,123 |
89.1 |
| Jefferson |
233,082 |
33 |
7,063 |
14.2 |
| Jim Hogg |
6,706 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
40,440 |
8 |
5,055 |
19.8 |
| Johnson |
148,664 |
42 |
3,540 |
28.3 |
| Jones |
18,845 |
3 |
6,282 |
15.9 |
| Karnes |
15,802 |
4 |
3,951 |
25.3 |
| Kaufman |
77,415 |
26 |
2,978 |
33.6 |
| Kendall |
20,414 |
31 |
659 |
151.9 |
| Kenedy |
544 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
973 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
43,659 |
17 |
2,568 |
38.9 |
| Kimble |
4,103 |
3 |
1,368 |
73.1 |
| King |
390 |
3 |
130 |
769.2 |
| Kinney |
3,399 |
2 |
1,700 |
58.8 |
| Kleberg |
32,816 |
7 |
4,688 |
21.3 |
| Knox |
4,714 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lamar |
43,682 |
10 |
4,368 |
22.9 |
| Lamb |
14,547 |
2 |
7,274 |
13.7 |
| Lampasas |
14,772 |
6 |
2,462 |
40.6 |
| La Salle |
6,587 |
1 |
6,587 |
15.2 |
| Lavaca |
17,801 |
6 |
2,967 |
33.7 |
| Lee |
15,416 |
9 |
1,713 |
58.4 |
| Leon |
16,645 |
7 |
2,378 |
42.1 |
| Liberty |
61,379 |
14 |
4,384 |
22.8 |
| Limestone |
21,943 |
7 |
3,135 |
31.9 |
| Lipscomb |
3,050 |
1 |
3,050 |
32.8 |
| Live Oak |
10,125 |
2 |
5,063 |
19.8 |
| Llano |
12,553 |
5 |
2,511 |
39.8 |
| Loving |
115 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
228,437 |
45 |
5,076 |
19.7 |
| Lynn |
6,867 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,913 |
6 |
1,486 |
67.3 |
| McLennan |
194,234 |
37 |
5,250 |
19.0 |
| McMullen |
871 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
12,183 |
10 |
1,218 |
82.1 |
| Marion |
10,474 |
2 |
5,237 |
19.1 |
| Martin |
5,578 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mason |
3,262 |
4 |
816 |
122.6 |
| Matagorda |
38,873 |
11 |
3,534 |
28.3 |
| Maverick |
46,880 |
1 |
46,880 |
2.1 |
| Medina |
35,784 |
10 |
3,578 |
27.9 |
| Menard |
2,277 |
3 |
759 |
131.8 |
| Midland |
135,229 |
32 |
4,226 |
23.7 |
| Milam |
23,363 |
11 |
2,124 |
47.1 |
| Mills |
4,437 |
4 |
1,109 |
90.2 |
| Mitchell |
9,069 |
2 |
4,535 |
22.1 |
| Montague |
15,638 |
7 |
2,234 |
44.8 |
| Montgomery |
253,567 |
84 |
3,019 |
33.1 |
| Moore |
19,324 |
4 |
4,831 |
20.7 |
| Morris |
12,716 |
1 |
12,716 |
7.9 |
| Motley |
1,398 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
58,200 |
15 |
3,880 |
25.8 |
| Navarro |
45,208 |
9 |
5,023 |
19.9 |
| Newton |
14,728 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
17,099 |
3 |
5,700 |
17.5 |
| Nueces |
323,095 |
54 |
5,983 |
16.7 |
| Ochiltree |
9,106 |
3 |
3,035 |
32.9 |
| Oldham |
2,193 |
1 |
2,193 |
45.6 |
| Orange |
81,667 |
10 |
8,167 |
12.2 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,440 |
7 |
3,920 |
25.5 |
| Panola |
24,190 |
7 |
3,456 |
28.9 |
| Parker |
102,542 |
58 |
1,768 |
56.6 |
| Parmer |
10,630 |
3 |
3,543 |
28.2 |
| Pecos |
17,960 |
1 |
17,960 |
5.6 |
| Polk |
39,097 |
5 |
7,819 |
12.8 |
| Potter |
110,634 |
17 |
6,508 |
15.4 |
| Presidio |
9,198 |
2 |
4,599 |
21.7 |
| Rains |
8,413 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Randall |
113,815 |
40 |
2,845 |
35.1 |
| Reagan |
5,400 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Real |
2,547 |
3 |
849 |
117.8 |
| Red River |
13,593 |
2 |
6,797 |
14.7 |
| Reeves |
17,395 |
1 |
17,395 |
5.7 |
| Refugio |
8,175 |
1 |
8,175 |
12.2 |
| Roberts |
1,016 |
1 |
1,016 |
98.4 |
| Robertson |
17,480 |
9 |
1,942 |
51.5 |
| Rockwall |
44,914 |
19 |
2,364 |
42.3 |
| Runnels |
11,444 |
4 |
2,861 |
35.0 |
| Rusk |
46,455 |
8 |
5,807 |
17.2 |
| Sabine |
10,297 |
2 |
5,149 |
19.4 |
| San Augustine |
7,939 |
1 |
7,939 |
12.6 |
| San Jacinto |
22,272 |
1 |
22,272 |
4.5 |
| San Patricio |
70,924 |
15 |
4,728 |
21.1 |
| San Saba |
5,409 |
2 |
2,705 |
37.0 |
| Schleicher |
3,371 |
1 |
3,371 |
29.7 |
| Scurry |
19,353 |
3 |
6,451 |
15.5 |
| Shackelford |
3,125 |
1 |
3,125 |
32.0 |
| Shelby |
21,721 |
4 |
5,430 |
18.4 |
| Sherman |
2,977 |
1 |
2,977 |
33.6 |
| Smith |
173,381 |
44 |
3,940 |
25.4 |
| Somervell |
6,779 |
5 |
1,356 |
73.8 |
| Starr |
70,610 |
2 |
35,305 |
2.8 |
| Stephens |
8,909 |
4 |
2,227 |
44.9 |
| Sterling |
1,558 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
1,927 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,616 |
5 |
923 |
108.3 |
| Swisher |
8,525 |
2 |
4,263 |
23.5 |
| Tarrant |
1,624,282 |
297 |
5,469 |
18.3 |
| Taylor |
125,416 |
30 |
4,181 |
23.9 |
| Terrell |
1,556 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,838 |
3 |
4,613 |
21.7 |
| Throckmorton |
1,785 |
1 |
1,785 |
56.0 |
| Titus |
25,753 |
13 |
1,981 |
50.5 |
| Tom Green |
114,415 |
23 |
4,975 |
20.1 |
| Travis |
667,953 |
231 |
2,892 |
34.6 |
| Trinity |
13,141 |
4 |
3,285 |
30.4 |
| Tyler |
19,561 |
4 |
4,890 |
20.4 |
| Upshur |
33,836 |
7 |
4,834 |
20.7 |
| Upton |
4,950 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
26,718 |
9 |
2,969 |
33.7 |
| Val Verde |
45,818 |
5 |
9,164 |
10.9 |
| Van Zandt |
44,299 |
10 |
4,430 |
22.6 |
| Victoria |
82,423 |
14 |
5,887 |
17.0 |
| Walker |
53,101 |
11 |
4,827 |
20.7 |
| Waller |
27,592 |
16 |
1,725 |
58.0 |
| Ward |
13,693 |
1 |
13,693 |
7.3 |
| Washington |
30,156 |
25 |
1,206 |
82.9 |
| Webb |
200,633 |
5 |
40,127 |
2.5 |
| Wharton |
41,194 |
15 |
2,746 |
36.4 |
| Wheeler |
5,239 |
6 |
873 |
114.5 |
| Wichita |
129,379 |
27 |
4,792 |
20.9 |
| Wilbarger |
15,379 |
7 |
2,197 |
45.5 |
| Willacy |
20,595 |
3 |
6,865 |
14.6 |
| Williamson |
245,951 |
83 |
2,963 |
33.7 |
| Wilson |
32,221 |
9 |
3,580 |
27.9 |
| Winkler |
9,180 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wise |
44,375 |
16 |
2,773 |
36.1 |
| Wood |
33,885 |
15 |
2,259 |
44.3 |
| Yoakum |
9,635 |
1 |
9,635 |
10.4 |
| Young |
16,674 |
12 |
1,390 |
72.0 |
| Zapata |
14,398 |
1 |
14,398 |
6.9 |
| Zavala |
14,231 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Total |
21,056,712 |
4,775 |
4,410 |
22.7 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - October, 2002
Includes: All Veterinarians with a Texas residence address.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Health Information Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center, October 28, 2002.
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