
| County |
2004 Projected Population |
2004 PA Total |
Ratio of 2004 Population per PA* |
Ratio of PAs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
56,809 |
16 |
3,551 |
28.2 |
32 |
| Andrews |
13,470 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Angelina |
83,005 |
22 |
3,773 |
26.5 |
35 |
| Aransas |
23,628 |
3 |
7,876 |
12.7 |
108 |
| Archer |
9,447 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,197 |
1 |
2,197 |
45.5 |
13 |
| Atascosa |
42,226 |
2 |
21,113 |
4.7 |
187 |
| Austin |
26,145 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bailey |
6,873 |
1 |
6,873 |
14.5 |
86 |
| Bandera |
19,881 |
2 |
9,941 |
10.1 |
136 |
| Bastrop |
68,506 |
6 |
11,418 |
8.8 |
151 |
| Baylor |
4,063 |
1 |
4,063 |
24.6 |
43 |
| Bee |
33,328 |
12 |
2,777 |
36.0 |
21 |
| Bell |
251,884 |
58 |
4,343 |
23.0 |
51 |
| Bexar |
1,473,775 |
312 |
4,724 |
21.2 |
57 |
| Blanco |
9,270 |
1 |
9,270 |
10.8 |
124 |
| Borden |
745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
17,951 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bowie |
90,768 |
12 |
7,564 |
13.2 |
101 |
| Brazoria |
266,690 |
35 |
7,620 |
13.1 |
104 |
| Brazos |
162,350 |
22 |
7,380 |
13.6 |
98 |
| Brewster |
9,361 |
3 |
3,120 |
32.0 |
24 |
| Briscoe |
1,842 |
1 |
1,842 |
54.3 |
7 |
| Brooks |
8,272 |
3 |
2,757 |
36.3 |
20 |
| Brown |
38,918 |
12 |
3,243 |
30.8 |
26 |
| Burleson |
17,623 |
1 |
17,623 |
5.7 |
177 |
| Burnet |
37,688 |
2 |
18,844 |
5.3 |
179 |
| Caldwell |
37,073 |
1 |
37,073 |
2.7 |
195 |
| Calhoun |
21,761 |
3 |
7,254 |
13.8 |
94 |
| Callahan |
12,968 |
1 |
12,968 |
7.7 |
159 |
| Cameron |
372,610 |
46 |
8,100 |
12.3 |
111 |
| Camp |
12,436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Carson |
6,573 |
1 |
6,573 |
15.2 |
82 |
| Cass |
30,329 |
2 |
15,165 |
6.6 |
169 |
| Castro |
8,614 |
1 |
8,614 |
11.6 |
119 |
| Chambers |
30,400 |
5 |
6,080 |
16.4 |
70 |
| Cherokee |
48,717 |
5 |
9,743 |
10.3 |
133 |
| Childress |
7,836 |
1 |
7,836 |
12.8 |
106 |
| Clay |
11,385 |
1 |
11,385 |
8.8 |
150 |
| Cochran |
3,874 |
2 |
1,937 |
51.6 |
10 |
| Coke |
3,912 |
2 |
1,956 |
51.1 |
11 |
| Coleman |
9,121 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Collin |
623,088 |
112 |
5,563 |
18.0 |
64 |
| Collingsworth |
3,246 |
2 |
1,623 |
61.6 |
4 |
| Colorado |
21,173 |
2 |
10,587 |
9.4 |
140 |
| Comal |
89,275 |
16 |
5,580 |
17.9 |
66 |
| Comanche |
14,188 |
2 |
7,094 |
14.1 |
92 |
| Concho |
4,078 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
38,188 |
2 |
19,094 |
5.2 |
181 |
| Coryell |
78,749 |
14 |
5,625 |
17.8 |
67 |
| Cottle |
1,888 |
1 |
1,888 |
53.0 |
9 |
| Crane |
4,161 |
1 |
4,161 |
24.0 |
44 |
| Crockett |
4,321 |
1 |
4,321 |
23.1 |
48 |
| Crosby |
7,291 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
4 |
1,633 |
61.2 |
5 |
| Dallas |
2,325,350 |
356 |
6,532 |
15.3 |
80 |
| Dawson |
15,156 |
2 |
7,578 |
13.2 |
102 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,183 |
1 |
19,183 |
5.2 |
182 |
| Delta |
5,373 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
537,303 |
56 |
9,595 |
10.4 |
130 |
| De Witt |
20,468 |
2 |
10,234 |
9.8 |
138 |
| Dickens |
2,744 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,549 |
3 |
3,516 |
28.4 |
30 |
| Donley |
3,851 |
1 |
3,851 |
26.0 |
39 |
| Duval |
13,527 |
5 |
2,705 |
37.0 |
18 |
| Eastland |
18,498 |
3 |
6,166 |
16.2 |
73 |
| Ector |
124,819 |
18 |
6,934 |
14.4 |
87 |
| Edwards |
2,215 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
128,224 |
8 |
16,028 |
6.2 |
172 |
| El Paso |
726,708 |
66 |
11,011 |
9.1 |
147 |
| Erath |
35,268 |
4 |
8,817 |
11.3 |
120 |
| Falls |
19,114 |
4 |
4,779 |
20.9 |
58 |
| Fannin |
32,782 |
10 |
3,278 |
30.5 |
27 |
| Fayette |
22,927 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fisher |
4,319 |
2 |
2,160 |
46.3 |
12 |
| Floyd |
8,010 |
1 |
8,010 |
12.5 |
109 |
| Foard |
1,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
429,187 |
40 |
10,730 |
9.3 |
143 |
| Franklin |
9,462 |
1 |
9,462 |
10.6 |
127 |
| Freestone |
18,995 |
1 |
18,995 |
5.3 |
180 |
| Frio |
17,304 |
4 |
4,326 |
23.1 |
49 |
| Gaines |
15,077 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Galveston |
266,546 |
74 |
3,602 |
27.8 |
33 |
| Garza |
5,162 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
21,978 |
2 |
10,989 |
9.1 |
146 |
| Glasscock |
1,458 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,312 |
1 |
7,312 |
13.7 |
95 |
| Gonzales |
19,677 |
3 |
6,559 |
15.2 |
81 |
| Gray |
22,585 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Grayson |
115,700 |
18 |
6,428 |
15.6 |
78 |
| Gregg |
115,113 |
14 |
8,222 |
12.2 |
112 |
| Grimes |
25,241 |
2 |
12,621 |
7.9 |
156 |
| Guadalupe |
100,342 |
10 |
10,034 |
10.0 |
137 |
| Hale |
37,060 |
8 |
4,633 |
21.6 |
54 |
| Hall |
3,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,406 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hansford |
5,579 |
1 |
5,579 |
17.9 |
65 |
| Hardeman |
4,766 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardin |
50,134 |
3 |
16,711 |
6.0 |
174 |
| Harris |
3,642,461 |
550 |
6,623 |
15.1 |
83 |
| Harrison |
64,563 |
6 |
10,761 |
9.3 |
144 |
| Hartley |
5,650 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,108 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hays |
124,616 |
13 |
9,586 |
10.4 |
129 |
| Hemphill |
3,536 |
1 |
3,536 |
28.3 |
31 |
| Henderson |
78,027 |
2 |
39,014 |
2.6 |
196 |
| Hidalgo |
655,202 |
92 |
7,122 |
14.0 |
93 |
| Hill |
34,671 |
1 |
34,671 |
2.9 |
194 |
| Hockley |
23,180 |
4 |
5,795 |
17.3 |
69 |
| Hood |
46,198 |
1 |
46,198 |
2.2 |
198 |
| Hopkins |
32,928 |
4 |
8,232 |
12.1 |
113 |
| Houston |
23,601 |
1 |
23,601 |
4.2 |
190 |
| Howard |
34,127 |
3 |
11,376 |
8.8 |
149 |
| Hudspeth |
3,577 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
86,211 |
20 |
4,311 |
23.2 |
47 |
| Hutchinson |
23,631 |
2 |
11,816 |
8.5 |
154 |
| Irion |
1,820 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,903 |
1 |
8,903 |
11.2 |
121 |
| Jackson |
14,991 |
3 |
4,997 |
20.0 |
60 |
| Jasper |
36,752 |
10 |
3,675 |
27.2 |
34 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,253 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,414 |
27 |
9,386 |
10.7 |
125 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,534 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,218 |
2 |
20,609 |
4.9 |
184 |
| Johnson |
144,005 |
2 |
72,003 |
1.4 |
200 |
| Jones |
20,861 |
1 |
20,861 |
4.8 |
186 |
| Karnes |
16,221 |
1 |
16,221 |
6.2 |
173 |
| Kaufman |
84,691 |
8 |
10,586 |
9.4 |
139 |
| Kendall |
27,018 |
2 |
13,509 |
7.4 |
164 |
| Kenedy |
436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,498 |
6 |
7,583 |
13.2 |
103 |
| Kimble |
4,601 |
2 |
2,301 |
43.5 |
15 |
| King |
362 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,488 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,283 |
5 |
6,657 |
15.0 |
84 |
| Knox |
4,279 |
1 |
4,279 |
23.4 |
46 |
| Lamar |
49,541 |
5 |
9,908 |
10.1 |
135 |
| Lamb |
15,090 |
1 |
15,090 |
6.6 |
168 |
| Lampasas |
19,610 |
2 |
9,805 |
10.2 |
134 |
| La Salle |
6,271 |
2 |
3,136 |
31.9 |
25 |
| Lavaca |
19,477 |
3 |
6,492 |
15.4 |
79 |
| Lee |
16,869 |
1 |
16,869 |
5.9 |
175 |
| Leon |
16,262 |
3 |
5,421 |
18.4 |
63 |
| Liberty |
77,738 |
11 |
7,067 |
14.2 |
91 |
| Limestone |
23,121 |
5 |
4,624 |
21.6 |
53 |
| Lipscomb |
3,104 |
1 |
3,104 |
32.2 |
23 |
| Live Oak |
12,543 |
1 |
12,543 |
8.0 |
155 |
| Llano |
18,307 |
3 |
6,102 |
16.4 |
71 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
252,941 |
40 |
6,324 |
15.8 |
76 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
2 |
3,385 |
29.5 |
29 |
| McCulloch |
8,447 |
1 |
8,447 |
11.8 |
116 |
| McLennan |
219,787 |
13 |
16,907 |
5.9 |
176 |
| McMullen |
860 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,411 |
3 |
4,470 |
22.4 |
52 |
| Marion |
11,153 |
1 |
11,153 |
9.0 |
148 |
| Martin |
4,977 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
3,780 |
1 |
3,780 |
26.5 |
36 |
| Matagorda |
39,205 |
2 |
19,603 |
5.1 |
183 |
| Maverick |
50,135 |
6 |
8,356 |
12.0 |
115 |
| Medina |
42,309 |
6 |
7,052 |
14.2 |
89 |
| Menard |
2,373 |
1 |
2,373 |
42.1 |
16 |
| Midland |
118,092 |
17 |
6,947 |
14.4 |
88 |
| Milam |
25,621 |
2 |
12,811 |
7.8 |
157 |
| Mills |
5,187 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mitchell |
9,873 |
3 |
3,291 |
30.4 |
28 |
| Montague |
19,370 |
5 |
3,874 |
25.8 |
41 |
| Montgomery |
352,556 |
48 |
7,345 |
13.6 |
96 |
| Moore |
20,692 |
1 |
20,692 |
4.8 |
185 |
| Morris |
13,176 |
1 |
13,176 |
7.6 |
162 |
| Motley |
1,430 |
1 |
1,430 |
69.9 |
3 |
| Nacogdoches |
61,608 |
10 |
6,161 |
16.2 |
72 |
| Navarro |
48,105 |
6 |
8,018 |
12.5 |
110 |
| Newton |
15,449 |
1 |
15,449 |
6.5 |
170 |
| Nolan |
16,040 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nueces |
321,693 |
30 |
10,723 |
9.3 |
142 |
| Ochiltree |
9,413 |
1 |
9,413 |
10.6 |
126 |
| Oldham |
2,272 |
1 |
2,272 |
44.0 |
14 |
| Orange |
87,915 |
3 |
29,305 |
3.4 |
191 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,237 |
2 |
14,119 |
7.1 |
165 |
| Panola |
23,199 |
2 |
11,600 |
8.6 |
152 |
| Parker |
103,132 |
3 |
34,377 |
2.9 |
193 |
| Parmer |
10,351 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,199 |
3 |
5,733 |
17.4 |
68 |
| Polk |
44,089 |
7 |
6,298 |
15.9 |
75 |
| Potter |
117,647 |
13 |
9,050 |
11.1 |
123 |
| Presidio |
7,945 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
10,626 |
1 |
10,626 |
9.4 |
141 |
| Randall |
112,321 |
5 |
22,464 |
4.5 |
189 |
| Reagan |
3,511 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,115 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,386 |
1 |
14,386 |
7.0 |
167 |
| Reeves |
13,316 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Refugio |
8,087 |
3 |
2,696 |
37.1 |
17 |
| Roberts |
912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,629 |
2 |
8,315 |
12.0 |
114 |
| Rockwall |
55,581 |
1 |
55,581 |
1.8 |
199 |
| Runnels |
11,590 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rusk |
48,484 |
5 |
9,697 |
10.3 |
132 |
| Sabine |
10,574 |
2 |
5,287 |
18.9 |
62 |
| San Augustine |
9,330 |
2 |
4,665 |
21.4 |
55 |
| San Jacinto |
23,592 |
2 |
11,796 |
8.5 |
153 |
| San Patricio |
71,838 |
5 |
14,368 |
7.0 |
166 |
| San Saba |
6,401 |
1 |
6,401 |
15.6 |
77 |
| Schleicher |
3,048 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,597 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shackelford |
3,350 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,027 |
2 |
13,014 |
7.7 |
160 |
| Sherman |
3,288 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
184,873 |
48 |
3,852 |
26.0 |
40 |
| Somervell |
7,770 |
2 |
3,885 |
25.7 |
42 |
| Starr |
58,814 |
8 |
7,352 |
13.6 |
97 |
| Stephens |
9,792 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sterling |
1,429 |
1 |
1,429 |
70.0 |
2 |
| Stonewall |
1,702 |
1 |
1,702 |
58.8 |
6 |
| Sutton |
4,327 |
1 |
4,327 |
23.1 |
50 |
| Swisher |
8,600 |
1 |
8,600 |
11.6 |
118 |
| Tarrant |
1,570,071 |
175 |
8,972 |
11.1 |
122 |
| Taylor |
127,178 |
26 |
4,891 |
20.4 |
59 |
| Terrell |
1,089 |
1 |
1,089 |
91.8 |
1 |
| Terry |
13,064 |
1 |
13,064 |
7.7 |
161 |
| Throckmorton |
1,876 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,400 |
1 |
29,400 |
3.4 |
192 |
| Tom Green |
105,143 |
11 |
9,558 |
10.5 |
128 |
| Travis |
854,084 |
128 |
6,673 |
15.0 |
85 |
| Trinity |
14,161 |
3 |
4,720 |
21.2 |
56 |
| Tyler |
21,215 |
1 |
21,215 |
4.7 |
188 |
| Upshur |
36,927 |
2 |
18,464 |
5.4 |
178 |
| Upton |
3,550 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
26,812 |
7 |
3,830 |
26.1 |
37 |
| Val Verde |
47,244 |
3 |
15,748 |
6.4 |
171 |
| Van Zandt |
51,432 |
4 |
12,858 |
7.8 |
158 |
| Victoria |
87,398 |
8 |
10,925 |
9.2 |
145 |
| Walker |
64,984 |
24 |
2,708 |
36.9 |
19 |
| Waller |
37,492 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ward |
11,235 |
6 |
1,873 |
53.4 |
8 |
| Washington |
31,250 |
5 |
6,250 |
16.0 |
74 |
| Webb |
221,740 |
5 |
44,348 |
2.3 |
197 |
| Wharton |
42,832 |
5 |
8,566 |
11.7 |
117 |
| Wheeler |
5,166 |
1 |
5,166 |
19.4 |
61 |
| Wichita |
133,250 |
32 |
4,164 |
24.0 |
45 |
| Wilbarger |
14,730 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Willacy |
21,161 |
3 |
7,054 |
14.2 |
90 |
| Williamson |
310,228 |
32 |
9,695 |
10.3 |
131 |
| Wilson |
37,060 |
5 |
7,412 |
13.5 |
100 |
| Winkler |
7,404 |
1 |
7,404 |
13.5 |
99 |
| Wise |
53,754 |
7 |
7,679 |
13.0 |
105 |
| Wood |
39,272 |
5 |
7,854 |
12.7 |
107 |
| Yoakum |
7,698 |
2 |
3,849 |
26.0 |
38 |
| Young |
17,991 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zapata |
13,456 |
1 |
13,456 |
7.4 |
163 |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
4 |
3,027 |
33.0 |
22 |
| Texas Total |
22,549,142 |
3,128 |
7,209 |
13.9 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners - September, 2004.
Includes: all active Physician Assistants with a Texas practice address. The Physician Assistants 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.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 6, 2004.
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