
| County |
2004 Population |
2004 EMS Total |
Ratio of 2004 Population per EMS* |
Ratio of EMS per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
56,809 |
139 |
409 |
244.7 |
178 |
| Andrews |
13,470 |
57 |
236 |
423.2 |
69 |
| Angelina |
83,005 |
211 |
393 |
254.2 |
167 |
| Aransas |
23,628 |
58 |
407 |
245.5 |
175 |
| Archer |
9,447 |
40 |
236 |
423.4 |
68 |
| Armstrong |
2,197 |
34 |
65 |
1,547.6 |
3 |
| Atascosa |
42,226 |
105 |
402 |
248.7 |
170 |
| Austin |
26,145 |
87 |
301 |
332.8 |
106 |
| Bailey |
6,873 |
28 |
245 |
407.4 |
74 |
| Bandera |
19,881 |
107 |
186 |
538.2 |
39 |
| Bastrop |
68,506 |
139 |
493 |
202.9 |
206 |
| Baylor |
4,063 |
10 |
406 |
246.1 |
172 |
| Bee |
33,328 |
62 |
538 |
186.0 |
221 |
| Bell |
251,884 |
684 |
368 |
271.6 |
154 |
| Bexar |
1,473,775 |
2,418 |
610 |
164.1 |
237 |
| Blanco |
9,270 |
46 |
202 |
496.2 |
51 |
| Borden |
745 |
7 |
106 |
939.6 |
17 |
| Bosque |
17,951 |
81 |
222 |
451.2 |
60 |
| Bowie |
90,768 |
223 |
407 |
245.7 |
174 |
| Brazoria |
266,690 |
732 |
364 |
274.5 |
152 |
| Brazos |
162,350 |
476 |
341 |
293.2 |
137 |
| Brewster |
9,361 |
36 |
260 |
384.6 |
80 |
| Briscoe |
1,842 |
23 |
80 |
1,248.6 |
7 |
| Brooks |
8,272 |
15 |
551 |
181.3 |
228 |
| Brown |
38,918 |
65 |
599 |
167.0 |
235 |
| Burleson |
17,623 |
45 |
392 |
255.3 |
164 |
| Burnet |
37,688 |
144 |
262 |
382.1 |
82 |
| Caldwell |
37,073 |
95 |
390 |
256.3 |
163 |
| Calhoun |
21,761 |
110 |
198 |
505.5 |
49 |
| Callahan |
12,968 |
52 |
249 |
401.0 |
77 |
| Cameron |
372,610 |
520 |
717 |
139.6 |
245 |
| Camp |
12,436 |
28 |
444 |
225.2 |
192 |
| Carson |
6,573 |
65 |
101 |
988.9 |
14 |
| Cass |
30,329 |
100 |
303 |
329.7 |
109 |
| Castro |
8,614 |
28 |
308 |
325.1 |
111 |
| Chambers |
30,400 |
66 |
461 |
217.1 |
202 |
| Cherokee |
48,717 |
80 |
609 |
164.2 |
236 |
| Childress |
7,836 |
24 |
327 |
306.3 |
128 |
| Clay |
11,385 |
47 |
242 |
412.8 |
73 |
| Cochran |
3,874 |
14 |
277 |
361.4 |
95 |
| Coke |
3,912 |
28 |
140 |
715.7 |
26 |
| Coleman |
9,121 |
28 |
326 |
307.0 |
127 |
| Collin |
623,088 |
1,247 |
500 |
200.1 |
209 |
| Collingsworth |
3,246 |
30 |
108 |
924.2 |
18 |
| Colorado |
21,173 |
70 |
302 |
330.6 |
108 |
| Comal |
89,275 |
316 |
283 |
354.0 |
96 |
| Comanche |
14,188 |
52 |
273 |
366.5 |
91 |
| Concho |
4,078 |
22 |
185 |
539.5 |
38 |
| Cooke |
38,188 |
118 |
324 |
309.0 |
125 |
| Coryell |
78,749 |
151 |
522 |
191.7 |
216 |
| Cottle |
1,888 |
6 |
315 |
317.8 |
118 |
| Crane |
4,161 |
24 |
173 |
576.8 |
34 |
| Crockett |
4,321 |
26 |
166 |
601.7 |
32 |
| Crosby |
7,291 |
32 |
228 |
438.9 |
65 |
| Culberson |
3,129 |
7 |
447 |
223.7 |
195 |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
38 |
172 |
581.8 |
33 |
| Dallas |
2,325,350 |
2,435 |
955 |
104.7 |
251 |
| Dawson |
15,156 |
35 |
433 |
230.9 |
186 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,183 |
21 |
913 |
109.5 |
250 |
| Delta |
5,373 |
12 |
448 |
223.3 |
196 |
| Denton |
537,303 |
1,010 |
532 |
188.0 |
219 |
| De Witt |
20,468 |
79 |
259 |
386.0 |
79 |
| Dickens |
2,744 |
21 |
131 |
765.3 |
24 |
| Dimmit |
10,549 |
20 |
527 |
189.6 |
217 |
| Donley |
3,851 |
38 |
101 |
986.8 |
16 |
| Duval |
13,527 |
38 |
356 |
280.9 |
149 |
| Eastland |
18,498 |
84 |
220 |
454.1 |
59 |
| Ector |
124,819 |
309 |
404 |
247.6 |
171 |
| Edwards |
2,215 |
14 |
158 |
632.1 |
28 |
| Ellis |
128,224 |
416 |
308 |
324.4 |
112 |
| El Paso |
726,708 |
1,363 |
533 |
187.6 |
220 |
| Erath |
35,268 |
90 |
392 |
255.2 |
165 |
| Falls |
19,114 |
26 |
735 |
136.0 |
246 |
| Fannin |
32,782 |
115 |
285 |
350.8 |
97 |
| Fayette |
22,927 |
77 |
298 |
335.8 |
104 |
| Fisher |
4,319 |
16 |
270 |
370.5 |
87 |
| Floyd |
8,010 |
37 |
216 |
461.9 |
56 |
| Foard |
1,608 |
8 |
201 |
497.5 |
50 |
| Fort Bend |
429,187 |
510 |
842 |
118.8 |
249 |
| Franklin |
9,462 |
28 |
338 |
295.9 |
134 |
| Freestone |
18,995 |
57 |
333 |
300.1 |
131 |
| Frio |
17,304 |
38 |
455 |
219.6 |
200 |
| Gaines |
15,077 |
36 |
419 |
238.8 |
183 |
| Galveston |
266,546 |
895 |
298 |
335.8 |
105 |
| Garza |
5,162 |
24 |
215 |
464.9 |
54 |
| Gillespie |
21,978 |
71 |
310 |
323.1 |
114 |
| Glasscock |
1,458 |
13 |
112 |
891.6 |
19 |
| Goliad |
7,312 |
20 |
366 |
273.5 |
153 |
| Gonzales |
19,677 |
49 |
402 |
249.0 |
169 |
| Gray |
22,585 |
74 |
305 |
327.7 |
110 |
| Grayson |
115,700 |
480 |
241 |
414.9 |
72 |
| Gregg |
115,113 |
341 |
338 |
296.2 |
133 |
| Grimes |
25,241 |
43 |
587 |
170.4 |
232 |
| Guadalupe |
100,342 |
253 |
397 |
252.1 |
168 |
| Hale |
37,060 |
90 |
412 |
242.8 |
181 |
| Hall |
3,862 |
18 |
215 |
466.1 |
53 |
| Hamilton |
8,406 |
32 |
263 |
380.7 |
83 |
| Hansford |
5,579 |
34 |
164 |
609.4 |
31 |
| Hardeman |
4,766 |
21 |
227 |
440.6 |
64 |
| Hardin |
50,134 |
208 |
241 |
414.9 |
71 |
| Harris |
3,642,461 |
7,088 |
514 |
194.6 |
214 |
| Harrison |
64,563 |
158 |
409 |
244.7 |
177 |
| Hartley |
5,650 |
16 |
353 |
283.2 |
146 |
| Haskell |
6,108 |
14 |
436 |
229.2 |
189 |
| Hays |
124,616 |
324 |
385 |
260.0 |
162 |
| Hemphill |
3,536 |
19 |
186 |
537.3 |
40 |
| Henderson |
78,027 |
150 |
520 |
192.2 |
215 |
| Hidalgo |
655,202 |
626 |
1,047 |
95.5 |
252 |
| Hill |
34,671 |
140 |
248 |
403.8 |
76 |
| Hockley |
23,180 |
51 |
455 |
220.0 |
199 |
| Hood |
46,198 |
173 |
267 |
374.5 |
85 |
| Hopkins |
32,928 |
104 |
317 |
315.8 |
119 |
| Houston |
23,601 |
52 |
454 |
220.3 |
198 |
| Howard |
34,127 |
69 |
495 |
202.2 |
207 |
| Hudspeth |
3,577 |
30 |
119 |
838.7 |
20 |
| Hunt |
86,211 |
263 |
328 |
305.1 |
129 |
| Hutchinson |
23,631 |
108 |
219 |
457.0 |
57 |
| Irion |
1,820 |
20 |
91 |
1,098.9 |
11 |
| Jack |
8,903 |
36 |
247 |
404.4 |
75 |
| Jackson |
14,991 |
70 |
214 |
466.9 |
52 |
| Jasper |
36,752 |
90 |
408 |
244.9 |
176 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,253 |
31 |
73 |
1,375.9 |
4 |
| Jefferson |
253,414 |
722 |
351 |
284.9 |
144 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,534 |
9 |
615 |
162.6 |
239 |
| Jim Wells |
41,218 |
139 |
297 |
337.2 |
102 |
| Johnson |
144,005 |
447 |
322 |
310.4 |
124 |
| Jones |
20,861 |
51 |
409 |
244.5 |
179 |
| Karnes |
16,221 |
22 |
737 |
135.6 |
247 |
| Kaufman |
84,691 |
325 |
261 |
383.7 |
81 |
| Kendall |
27,018 |
121 |
223 |
447.8 |
61 |
| Kenedy |
436 |
1 |
436 |
229.4 |
188 |
| Kent |
853 |
19 |
45 |
2,227.4 |
1 |
| Kerr |
45,498 |
89 |
511 |
195.6 |
213 |
| Kimble |
4,601 |
21 |
219 |
456.4 |
58 |
| King |
362 |
3 |
121 |
828.7 |
21 |
| Kinney |
3,488 |
10 |
349 |
286.7 |
141 |
| Kleberg |
33,283 |
107 |
311 |
321.5 |
116 |
| Knox |
4,279 |
18 |
238 |
420.7 |
70 |
| Lamar |
49,541 |
260 |
191 |
524.8 |
44 |
| Lamb |
15,090 |
92 |
164 |
609.7 |
30 |
| Lampasas |
19,610 |
72 |
272 |
367.2 |
90 |
| La Salle |
6,271 |
17 |
369 |
271.1 |
155 |
| Lavaca |
19,477 |
61 |
319 |
313.2 |
121 |
| Lee |
16,869 |
62 |
272 |
367.5 |
89 |
| Leon |
16,262 |
88 |
185 |
541.1 |
37 |
| Liberty |
77,738 |
242 |
321 |
311.3 |
123 |
| Limestone |
23,121 |
67 |
345 |
289.8 |
139 |
| Lipscomb |
3,104 |
36 |
86 |
1,159.8 |
8 |
| Live Oak |
12,543 |
19 |
660 |
151.5 |
240 |
| Llano |
18,307 |
42 |
436 |
229.4 |
187 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
252,941 |
643 |
393 |
254.2 |
166 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
27 |
251 |
398.9 |
78 |
| McCulloch |
8,447 |
28 |
302 |
331.5 |
107 |
| McLennan |
219,787 |
690 |
319 |
313.9 |
120 |
| McMullen |
860 |
9 |
96 |
1,046.5 |
12 |
| Madison |
13,411 |
22 |
610 |
164.0 |
238 |
| Marion |
11,153 |
16 |
697 |
143.5 |
242 |
| Martin |
4,977 |
23 |
216 |
462.1 |
55 |
| Mason |
3,780 |
20 |
189 |
529.1 |
41 |
| Matagorda |
39,205 |
103 |
381 |
262.7 |
160 |
| Maverick |
50,135 |
65 |
771 |
129.6 |
248 |
| Medina |
42,309 |
144 |
294 |
340.4 |
100 |
| Menard |
2,373 |
9 |
264 |
379.3 |
84 |
| Midland |
118,092 |
282 |
419 |
238.8 |
182 |
| Milam |
25,621 |
73 |
351 |
284.9 |
143 |
| Mills |
5,187 |
23 |
226 |
443.4 |
63 |
| Mitchell |
9,873 |
18 |
549 |
182.3 |
227 |
| Montague |
19,370 |
105 |
184 |
542.1 |
36 |
| Montgomery |
352,556 |
785 |
449 |
222.7 |
197 |
| Moore |
20,692 |
67 |
309 |
323.8 |
113 |
| Morris |
13,176 |
48 |
275 |
364.3 |
92 |
| Motley |
1,430 |
19 |
75 |
1,328.7 |
5 |
| Nacogdoches |
61,608 |
208 |
296 |
337.6 |
101 |
| Navarro |
48,105 |
100 |
481 |
207.9 |
204 |
| Newton |
15,449 |
38 |
407 |
246.0 |
173 |
| Nolan |
16,040 |
54 |
297 |
336.7 |
103 |
| Nueces |
321,693 |
858 |
375 |
266.7 |
158 |
| Ochiltree |
9,413 |
19 |
495 |
201.8 |
208 |
| Oldham |
2,272 |
45 |
50 |
1,980.6 |
2 |
| Orange |
87,915 |
320 |
275 |
364.0 |
93 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,237 |
159 |
178 |
563.1 |
35 |
| Panola |
23,199 |
48 |
483 |
206.9 |
205 |
| Parker |
103,132 |
293 |
352 |
284.1 |
145 |
| Parmer |
10,351 |
54 |
192 |
521.7 |
45 |
| Pecos |
17,199 |
60 |
287 |
348.9 |
98 |
| Polk |
44,089 |
82 |
538 |
186.0 |
222 |
| Potter |
117,647 |
363 |
324 |
308.6 |
126 |
| Presidio |
7,945 |
23 |
345 |
289.5 |
140 |
| Rains |
10,626 |
34 |
313 |
320.0 |
117 |
| Randall |
112,321 |
332 |
338 |
295.6 |
135 |
| Reagan |
3,511 |
15 |
234 |
427.2 |
66 |
| Real |
3,115 |
36 |
87 |
1,155.7 |
9 |
| Red River |
14,386 |
64 |
225 |
444.9 |
62 |
| Reeves |
13,316 |
29 |
459 |
217.8 |
201 |
| Refugio |
8,087 |
26 |
311 |
321.5 |
115 |
| Roberts |
912 |
9 |
101 |
986.8 |
15 |
| Robertson |
16,629 |
47 |
354 |
282.6 |
147 |
| Rockwall |
55,581 |
164 |
339 |
295.1 |
136 |
| Runnels |
11,590 |
31 |
374 |
267.5 |
157 |
| Rusk |
48,484 |
90 |
539 |
185.6 |
224 |
| Sabine |
10,574 |
21 |
504 |
198.6 |
211 |
| San Augustine |
9,330 |
14 |
666 |
150.1 |
241 |
| San Jacinto |
23,592 |
54 |
437 |
228.9 |
190 |
| San Patricio |
71,838 |
198 |
363 |
275.6 |
151 |
| San Saba |
6,401 |
83 |
77 |
1,296.7 |
6 |
| Schleicher |
3,048 |
31 |
98 |
1,017.1 |
13 |
| Scurry |
16,597 |
50 |
332 |
301.3 |
130 |
| Shackelford |
3,350 |
17 |
197 |
507.5 |
48 |
| Shelby |
26,027 |
52 |
501 |
199.8 |
210 |
| Sherman |
3,288 |
14 |
235 |
425.8 |
67 |
| Smith |
184,873 |
431 |
429 |
233.1 |
185 |
| Somervell |
7,770 |
41 |
190 |
527.7 |
43 |
| Starr |
58,814 |
84 |
700 |
142.8 |
243 |
| Stephens |
9,792 |
22 |
445 |
224.7 |
193 |
| Sterling |
1,429 |
9 |
159 |
629.8 |
29 |
| Stonewall |
1,702 |
9 |
189 |
528.8 |
42 |
| Sutton |
4,327 |
35 |
124 |
808.9 |
23 |
| Swisher |
8,600 |
44 |
195 |
511.6 |
47 |
| Tarrant |
1,570,071 |
3,357 |
468 |
213.8 |
203 |
| Taylor |
127,178 |
356 |
357 |
279.9 |
150 |
| Terrell |
1,089 |
12 |
91 |
1,101.9 |
10 |
| Terry |
13,064 |
34 |
384 |
260.3 |
161 |
| Throckmorton |
1,876 |
14 |
134 |
746.3 |
25 |
| Titus |
29,400 |
50 |
588 |
170.1 |
233 |
| Tom Green |
105,143 |
237 |
444 |
225.4 |
191 |
| Travis |
854,084 |
2,303 |
371 |
269.6 |
156 |
| Trinity |
14,161 |
40 |
354 |
282.5 |
148 |
| Tyler |
21,215 |
30 |
707 |
141.4 |
244 |
| Upshur |
36,927 |
137 |
270 |
371.0 |
86 |
| Upton |
3,550 |
29 |
122 |
816.9 |
22 |
| Uvalde |
26,812 |
60 |
447 |
223.8 |
194 |
| Val Verde |
47,244 |
84 |
562 |
177.8 |
230 |
| Van Zandt |
51,432 |
265 |
194 |
515.2 |
46 |
| Victoria |
87,398 |
250 |
350 |
286.0 |
142 |
| Walker |
64,984 |
109 |
596 |
167.7 |
234 |
| Waller |
37,492 |
65 |
577 |
173.4 |
231 |
| Ward |
11,235 |
22 |
511 |
195.8 |
212 |
| Washington |
31,250 |
58 |
539 |
185.6 |
225 |
| Webb |
221,740 |
409 |
542 |
184.5 |
226 |
| Wharton |
42,832 |
101 |
424 |
235.8 |
184 |
| Wheeler |
5,166 |
33 |
157 |
638.8 |
27 |
| Wichita |
133,250 |
387 |
344 |
290.4 |
138 |
| Wilbarger |
14,730 |
36 |
409 |
244.4 |
180 |
| Willacy |
21,161 |
38 |
557 |
179.6 |
229 |
| Williamson |
310,228 |
827 |
375 |
266.6 |
159 |
| Wilson |
37,060 |
137 |
271 |
369.7 |
88 |
| Winkler |
7,404 |
14 |
529 |
189.1 |
218 |
| Wise |
53,754 |
168 |
320 |
312.5 |
122 |
| Wood |
39,272 |
117 |
336 |
297.9 |
132 |
| Yoakum |
7,698 |
28 |
275 |
363.7 |
94 |
| Young |
17,991 |
62 |
290 |
344.6 |
99 |
| Zapata |
13,456 |
25 |
538 |
185.8 |
223 |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
11 |
1,101 |
90.9 |
253 |
| Texas Total |
22,549,142 |
49,823 |
453 |
221.0 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Management - September, 2004
Includes: All active EMS personnel with a Texas residence/mailing address. The EMS personnel were sorted by their county of residence. The county was determined based on the zip code.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 3, 2004.
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