
| County |
2004 Population |
2004 NA Total |
Ratio of 2004 Population per NA* |
Ratio of NAs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
56,809 |
8 |
7,101 |
14.1 |
26 |
| Andrews |
13,470 |
2 |
6,735 |
14.8 |
23 |
| Angelina |
83,005 |
15 |
5,534 |
18.1 |
16 |
| Aransas |
23,628 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Archer |
9,447 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,197 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
42,226 |
1 |
42,226 |
2.4 |
128 |
| Austin |
26,145 |
1 |
26,145 |
3.8 |
115 |
| Bailey |
6,873 |
1 |
6,873 |
14.5 |
24 |
| Bandera |
19,881 |
2 |
9,941 |
10.1 |
49 |
| Bastrop |
68,506 |
3 |
22,835 |
4.4 |
104 |
| Baylor |
4,063 |
2 |
2,032 |
49.2 |
1 |
| Bee |
33,328 |
3 |
11,109 |
9.0 |
54 |
| Bell |
251,884 |
50 |
5,038 |
19.9 |
13 |
| Bexar |
1,473,775 |
62 |
23,771 |
4.2 |
106 |
| Blanco |
9,270 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Borden |
745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
17,951 |
1 |
17,951 |
5.6 |
87 |
| Bowie |
90,768 |
29 |
3,130 |
31.9 |
2 |
| Brazoria |
266,690 |
10 |
26,669 |
3.7 |
117 |
| Brazos |
162,350 |
16 |
10,147 |
9.9 |
50 |
| Brewster |
9,361 |
1 |
9,361 |
10.7 |
42 |
| Briscoe |
1,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,272 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brown |
38,918 |
2 |
19,459 |
5.1 |
93 |
| Burleson |
17,623 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Burnet |
37,688 |
2 |
18,844 |
5.3 |
90 |
| Caldwell |
37,073 |
2 |
18,537 |
5.4 |
88 |
| Calhoun |
21,761 |
1 |
21,761 |
4.6 |
100 |
| Callahan |
12,968 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cameron |
372,610 |
31 |
12,020 |
8.3 |
60 |
| Camp |
12,436 |
1 |
12,436 |
8.0 |
65 |
| Carson |
6,573 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cass |
30,329 |
1 |
30,329 |
3.3 |
121 |
| Castro |
8,614 |
1 |
8,614 |
11.6 |
38 |
| Chambers |
30,400 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cherokee |
48,717 |
2 |
24,359 |
4.1 |
108 |
| Childress |
7,836 |
2 |
3,918 |
25.5 |
8 |
| Clay |
11,385 |
1 |
11,385 |
8.8 |
56 |
| Cochran |
3,874 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,121 |
1 |
9,121 |
11.0 |
40 |
| Collin |
623,088 |
23 |
27,091 |
3.7 |
118 |
| Collingsworth |
3,246 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,173 |
6 |
3,529 |
28.3 |
4 |
| Comal |
89,275 |
4 |
22,319 |
4.5 |
101 |
| Comanche |
14,188 |
2 |
7,094 |
14.1 |
25 |
| Concho |
4,078 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
38,188 |
2 |
19,094 |
5.2 |
91 |
| Coryell |
78,749 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cottle |
1,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,161 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crockett |
4,321 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crosby |
7,291 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallas |
2,325,350 |
148 |
15,712 |
6.4 |
81 |
| Dawson |
15,156 |
1 |
15,156 |
6.6 |
79 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,183 |
2 |
9,592 |
10.4 |
46 |
| Delta |
5,373 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
537,303 |
22 |
24,423 |
4.1 |
109 |
| De Witt |
20,468 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dickens |
2,744 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,549 |
1 |
10,549 |
9.5 |
52 |
| Donley |
3,851 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,527 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Eastland |
18,498 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ector |
124,819 |
12 |
10,402 |
9.6 |
51 |
| Edwards |
2,215 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
128,224 |
10 |
12,822 |
7.8 |
66 |
| El Paso |
726,708 |
45 |
16,149 |
6.2 |
82 |
| Erath |
35,268 |
1 |
35,268 |
2.8 |
125 |
| Falls |
19,114 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fannin |
32,782 |
1 |
32,782 |
3.1 |
123 |
| Fayette |
22,927 |
2 |
11,464 |
8.7 |
57 |
| Fisher |
4,319 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Floyd |
8,010 |
2 |
4,005 |
25.0 |
9 |
| Foard |
1,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
429,187 |
17 |
25,246 |
4.0 |
112 |
| Franklin |
9,462 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Freestone |
18,995 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Frio |
17,304 |
1 |
17,304 |
5.8 |
86 |
| Gaines |
15,077 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Galveston |
266,546 |
17 |
15,679 |
6.4 |
80 |
| Garza |
5,162 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
21,978 |
3 |
7,326 |
13.7 |
27 |
| Glasscock |
1,458 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,312 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gonzales |
19,677 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gray |
22,585 |
1 |
22,585 |
4.4 |
102 |
| Grayson |
115,700 |
21 |
5,510 |
18.2 |
15 |
| Gregg |
115,113 |
30 |
3,837 |
26.1 |
6 |
| Grimes |
25,241 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Guadalupe |
100,342 |
1 |
100,342 |
1.0 |
135 |
| Hale |
37,060 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hall |
3,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,406 |
2 |
4,203 |
23.8 |
10 |
| Hansford |
5,579 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardeman |
4,766 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardin |
50,134 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Harris |
3,642,461 |
300 |
12,142 |
8.2 |
62 |
| Harrison |
64,563 |
5 |
12,913 |
7.7 |
67 |
| Hartley |
5,650 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,108 |
1 |
6,108 |
16.4 |
20 |
| Hays |
124,616 |
5 |
24,923 |
4.0 |
111 |
| Hemphill |
3,536 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
78,027 |
7 |
11,147 |
9.0 |
55 |
| Hidalgo |
655,202 |
34 |
19,271 |
5.2 |
92 |
| Hill |
34,671 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hockley |
23,180 |
1 |
23,180 |
4.3 |
105 |
| Hood |
46,198 |
6 |
7,700 |
13.0 |
30 |
| Hopkins |
32,928 |
4 |
8,232 |
12.1 |
34 |
| Houston |
23,601 |
3 |
7,867 |
12.7 |
33 |
| Howard |
34,127 |
4 |
8,532 |
11.7 |
37 |
| Hudspeth |
3,577 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
86,211 |
4 |
21,553 |
4.6 |
98 |
| Hutchinson |
23,631 |
2 |
11,816 |
8.5 |
59 |
| Irion |
1,820 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,903 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jackson |
14,991 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jasper |
36,752 |
3 |
12,251 |
8.2 |
63 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,253 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,414 |
13 |
19,493 |
5.1 |
94 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,534 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,218 |
3 |
13,739 |
7.3 |
74 |
| Johnson |
144,005 |
4 |
36,001 |
2.8 |
126 |
| Jones |
20,861 |
1 |
20,861 |
4.8 |
96 |
| Karnes |
16,221 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kaufman |
84,691 |
6 |
14,115 |
7.1 |
75 |
| Kendall |
27,018 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kenedy |
436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,498 |
2 |
22,749 |
4.4 |
103 |
| Kimble |
4,601 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
362 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,488 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,283 |
1 |
33,283 |
3.0 |
124 |
| Knox |
4,279 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
49,541 |
8 |
6,193 |
16.1 |
21 |
| Lamb |
15,090 |
1 |
15,090 |
6.6 |
78 |
| Lampasas |
19,610 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| La Salle |
6,271 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,477 |
2 |
9,739 |
10.3 |
48 |
| Lee |
16,869 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Leon |
16,262 |
1 |
16,262 |
6.1 |
84 |
| Liberty |
77,738 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Limestone |
23,121 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lipscomb |
3,104 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,543 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Llano |
18,307 |
2 |
9,154 |
10.9 |
41 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
252,941 |
4 |
63,235 |
1.6 |
133 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,447 |
1 |
8,447 |
11.8 |
36 |
| McLennan |
219,787 |
17 |
12,929 |
7.7 |
68 |
| McMullen |
860 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,411 |
1 |
13,411 |
7.5 |
73 |
| Marion |
11,153 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Martin |
4,977 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
3,780 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Matagorda |
39,205 |
3 |
13,068 |
7.7 |
70 |
| Maverick |
50,135 |
1 |
50,135 |
2.0 |
129 |
| Medina |
42,309 |
2 |
21,155 |
4.7 |
97 |
| Menard |
2,373 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
118,092 |
10 |
11,809 |
8.5 |
58 |
| Milam |
25,621 |
1 |
25,621 |
3.9 |
113 |
| Mills |
5,187 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mitchell |
9,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Montague |
19,370 |
2 |
9,685 |
10.3 |
47 |
| Montgomery |
352,556 |
19 |
18,556 |
5.4 |
89 |
| Moore |
20,692 |
1 |
20,692 |
4.8 |
95 |
| Morris |
13,176 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Motley |
1,430 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
61,608 |
12 |
5,134 |
19.5 |
14 |
| Navarro |
48,105 |
2 |
24,053 |
4.2 |
107 |
| Newton |
15,449 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
16,040 |
5 |
3,208 |
31.2 |
3 |
| Nueces |
321,693 |
24 |
13,404 |
7.5 |
72 |
| Ochiltree |
9,413 |
1 |
9,413 |
10.6 |
44 |
| Oldham |
2,272 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
87,915 |
3 |
29,305 |
3.4 |
120 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,237 |
3 |
9,412 |
10.6 |
43 |
| Panola |
23,199 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Parker |
103,132 |
2 |
51,566 |
1.9 |
130 |
| Parmer |
10,351 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,199 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Polk |
44,089 |
5 |
8,818 |
11.3 |
39 |
| Potter |
117,647 |
21 |
5,602 |
17.9 |
17 |
| Presidio |
7,945 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
10,626 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Randall |
112,321 |
3 |
37,440 |
2.7 |
127 |
| Reagan |
3,511 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,115 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,386 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Reeves |
13,316 |
1 |
13,316 |
7.5 |
71 |
| Refugio |
8,087 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Roberts |
912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,629 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rockwall |
55,581 |
2 |
27,791 |
3.6 |
119 |
| Runnels |
11,590 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rusk |
48,484 |
3 |
16,161 |
6.2 |
83 |
| Sabine |
10,574 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Augustine |
9,330 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Jacinto |
23,592 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Patricio |
71,838 |
1 |
71,838 |
1.4 |
134 |
| San Saba |
6,401 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Schleicher |
3,048 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,597 |
1 |
16,597 |
6.0 |
85 |
| Shackelford |
3,350 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,027 |
1 |
26,027 |
3.8 |
114 |
| Sherman |
3,288 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
184,873 |
24 |
7,703 |
13.0 |
31 |
| Somervell |
7,770 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Starr |
58,814 |
1 |
58,814 |
1.7 |
132 |
| Stephens |
9,792 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sterling |
1,429 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,702 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,327 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Swisher |
8,600 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tarrant |
1,570,071 |
206 |
7,622 |
13.1 |
29 |
| Taylor |
127,178 |
20 |
6,359 |
15.7 |
22 |
| Terrell |
1,089 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,064 |
1 |
13,064 |
7.7 |
69 |
| Throckmorton |
1,876 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,400 |
5 |
5,880 |
17.0 |
18 |
| Tom Green |
105,143 |
4 |
26,286 |
3.8 |
116 |
| Travis |
854,084 |
102 |
8,373 |
11.9 |
35 |
| Trinity |
14,161 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tyler |
21,215 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Upshur |
36,927 |
3 |
12,309 |
8.1 |
64 |
| Upton |
3,550 |
1 |
3,550 |
28.2 |
5 |
| Uvalde |
26,812 |
6 |
4,469 |
22.4 |
11 |
| Val Verde |
47,244 |
5 |
9,449 |
10.6 |
45 |
| Van Zandt |
51,432 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Victoria |
87,398 |
6 |
14,566 |
6.9 |
76 |
| Walker |
64,984 |
3 |
21,661 |
4.6 |
99 |
| Waller |
37,492 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ward |
11,235 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Washington |
31,250 |
1 |
31,250 |
3.2 |
122 |
| Webb |
221,740 |
9 |
24,638 |
4.1 |
110 |
| Wharton |
42,832 |
4 |
10,708 |
9.3 |
53 |
| Wheeler |
5,166 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wichita |
133,250 |
18 |
7,403 |
13.5 |
28 |
| Wilbarger |
14,730 |
1 |
14,730 |
6.8 |
77 |
| Willacy |
21,161 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Williamson |
310,228 |
6 |
51,705 |
1.9 |
131 |
| Wilson |
37,060 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Winkler |
7,404 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wise |
53,754 |
9 |
5,973 |
16.7 |
19 |
| Wood |
39,272 |
5 |
7,854 |
12.7 |
32 |
| Yoakum |
7,698 |
2 |
3,849 |
26.0 |
7 |
| Young |
17,991 |
4 |
4,498 |
22.2 |
12 |
| Zapata |
13,456 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
1 |
12,107 |
8.3 |
61 |
| Texas Total |
22,549,142 |
1,653 |
13,641 |
7.3 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, September 29, 2004.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, 12/23/04.
Records were sorted by the county of practice. For those records that did not have a practice address, the mailing address was used.
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