
| County |
2004 Population |
2004 DN Total |
Ratio of 2004 Population per DN* |
Ratio of DN per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
56,809 |
16 |
3,551 |
28.2 |
77 |
| Andrews |
13,470 |
5 |
2,694 |
37.1 |
34 |
| Angelina |
83,005 |
25 |
3,320 |
30.1 |
67 |
| Aransas |
23,628 |
6 |
3,938 |
25.4 |
94 |
| Archer |
9,447 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,197 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
42,226 |
9 |
4,692 |
21.3 |
125 |
| Austin |
26,145 |
4 |
6,536 |
15.3 |
172 |
| Bailey |
6,873 |
2 |
3,437 |
29.1 |
72 |
| Bandera |
19,881 |
2 |
9,941 |
10.1 |
195 |
| Bastrop |
68,506 |
10 |
6,851 |
14.6 |
176 |
| Baylor |
4,063 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bee |
33,328 |
6 |
5,555 |
18.0 |
154 |
| Bell |
251,884 |
88 |
2,862 |
34.9 |
40 |
| Bexar |
1,473,775 |
636 |
2,317 |
43.2 |
17 |
| Blanco |
9,270 |
3 |
3,090 |
32.4 |
52 |
| Borden |
745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
17,951 |
7 |
2,564 |
39.0 |
25 |
| Bowie |
90,768 |
34 |
2,670 |
37.5 |
31 |
| Brazoria |
266,690 |
77 |
3,464 |
28.9 |
74 |
| Brazos |
162,350 |
56 |
2,899 |
34.5 |
42 |
| Brewster |
9,361 |
2 |
4,681 |
21.4 |
124 |
| Briscoe |
1,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,272 |
1 |
8,272 |
12.1 |
187 |
| Brown |
38,918 |
11 |
3,538 |
28.3 |
76 |
| Burleson |
17,623 |
3 |
5,874 |
17.0 |
162 |
| Burnet |
37,688 |
20 |
1,884 |
53.1 |
3 |
| Caldwell |
37,073 |
8 |
4,634 |
21.6 |
122 |
| Calhoun |
21,761 |
4 |
5,440 |
18.4 |
152 |
| Callahan |
12,968 |
2 |
6,484 |
15.4 |
170 |
| Cameron |
372,610 |
53 |
7,030 |
14.2 |
178 |
| Camp |
12,436 |
4 |
3,109 |
32.2 |
55 |
| Carson |
6,573 |
1 |
6,573 |
15.2 |
174 |
| Cass |
30,329 |
8 |
3,791 |
26.4 |
85 |
| Castro |
8,614 |
1 |
8,614 |
11.6 |
191 |
| Chambers |
30,400 |
3 |
10,133 |
9.9 |
197 |
| Cherokee |
48,717 |
11 |
4,429 |
22.6 |
118 |
| Childress |
7,836 |
1 |
7,836 |
12.8 |
185 |
| Clay |
11,385 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cochran |
3,874 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,121 |
2 |
4,561 |
21.9 |
120 |
| Collin |
623,088 |
324 |
1,923 |
52.0 |
6 |
| Collingsworth |
3,246 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,173 |
5 |
4,235 |
23.6 |
108 |
| Comal |
89,275 |
46 |
1,941 |
51.5 |
7 |
| Comanche |
14,188 |
3 |
4,729 |
21.1 |
128 |
| Concho |
4,078 |
1 |
4,078 |
24.5 |
101 |
| Cooke |
38,188 |
16 |
2,387 |
41.9 |
19 |
| Coryell |
78,749 |
11 |
7,159 |
14.0 |
180 |
| Cottle |
1,888 |
1 |
1,888 |
53.0 |
4 |
| Crane |
4,161 |
1 |
4,161 |
24.0 |
107 |
| Crockett |
4,321 |
1 |
4,321 |
23.1 |
115 |
| Crosby |
7,291 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
2 |
3,266 |
30.6 |
64 |
| Dallas |
2,325,350 |
1,099 |
2,116 |
47.3 |
13 |
| Dawson |
15,156 |
4 |
3,789 |
26.4 |
84 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,183 |
3 |
6,394 |
15.6 |
167 |
| Delta |
5,373 |
1 |
5,373 |
18.6 |
147 |
| Denton |
537,303 |
172 |
3,124 |
32.0 |
58 |
| De Witt |
20,468 |
5 |
4,094 |
24.4 |
103 |
| Dickens |
2,744 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,549 |
1 |
10,549 |
9.5 |
199 |
| Donley |
3,851 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,527 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Eastland |
18,498 |
6 |
3,083 |
32.4 |
51 |
| Ector |
124,819 |
30 |
4,161 |
24.0 |
106 |
| Edwards |
2,215 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
128,224 |
24 |
5,343 |
18.7 |
146 |
| El Paso |
726,708 |
117 |
6,211 |
16.1 |
163 |
| Erath |
35,268 |
9 |
3,919 |
25.5 |
90 |
| Falls |
19,114 |
4 |
4,779 |
20.9 |
131 |
| Fannin |
32,782 |
5 |
6,556 |
15.3 |
173 |
| Fayette |
22,927 |
9 |
2,547 |
39.3 |
24 |
| Fisher |
4,319 |
1 |
4,319 |
23.2 |
114 |
| Floyd |
8,010 |
2 |
4,005 |
25.0 |
96 |
| Foard |
1,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
429,187 |
169 |
2,540 |
39.4 |
23 |
| Franklin |
9,462 |
2 |
4,731 |
21.1 |
129 |
| Freestone |
18,995 |
4 |
4,749 |
21.1 |
130 |
| Frio |
17,304 |
4 |
4,326 |
23.1 |
116 |
| Gaines |
15,077 |
1 |
15,077 |
6.6 |
205 |
| Galveston |
266,546 |
96 |
2,777 |
36.0 |
36 |
| Garza |
5,162 |
1 |
5,162 |
19.4 |
140 |
| Gillespie |
21,978 |
9 |
2,442 |
41.0 |
20 |
| Glasscock |
1,458 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,312 |
1 |
7,312 |
13.7 |
181 |
| Gonzales |
19,677 |
5 |
3,935 |
25.4 |
93 |
| Gray |
22,585 |
6 |
3,764 |
26.6 |
82 |
| Grayson |
115,700 |
39 |
2,967 |
33.7 |
45 |
| Gregg |
115,113 |
69 |
1,668 |
59.9 |
1 |
| Grimes |
25,241 |
3 |
8,414 |
11.9 |
188 |
| Guadalupe |
100,342 |
18 |
5,575 |
17.9 |
155 |
| Hale |
37,060 |
7 |
5,294 |
18.9 |
145 |
| Hall |
3,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,406 |
4 |
2,102 |
47.6 |
11 |
| Hansford |
5,579 |
1 |
5,579 |
17.9 |
156 |
| Hardeman |
4,766 |
2 |
2,383 |
42.0 |
18 |
| Hardin |
50,134 |
8 |
6,267 |
16.0 |
165 |
| Harris |
3,642,461 |
1,696 |
2,148 |
46.6 |
14 |
| Harrison |
64,563 |
16 |
4,035 |
24.8 |
98 |
| Hartley |
5,650 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,108 |
2 |
3,054 |
32.7 |
50 |
| Hays |
124,616 |
36 |
3,462 |
28.9 |
73 |
| Hemphill |
3,536 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
78,027 |
17 |
4,590 |
21.8 |
121 |
| Hidalgo |
655,202 |
102 |
6,424 |
15.6 |
169 |
| Hill |
34,671 |
7 |
4,953 |
20.2 |
137 |
| Hockley |
23,180 |
4 |
5,795 |
17.3 |
161 |
| Hood |
46,198 |
16 |
2,887 |
34.6 |
41 |
| Hopkins |
32,928 |
10 |
3,293 |
30.4 |
65 |
| Houston |
23,601 |
5 |
4,720 |
21.2 |
127 |
| Howard |
34,127 |
9 |
3,792 |
26.4 |
86 |
| Hudspeth |
3,577 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
86,211 |
22 |
3,919 |
25.5 |
91 |
| Hutchinson |
23,631 |
6 |
3,939 |
25.4 |
95 |
| Irion |
1,820 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,903 |
1 |
8,903 |
11.2 |
192 |
| Jackson |
14,991 |
5 |
2,998 |
33.4 |
47 |
| Jasper |
36,752 |
9 |
4,084 |
24.5 |
102 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,253 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,414 |
103 |
2,460 |
40.6 |
21 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,534 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,218 |
6 |
6,870 |
14.6 |
177 |
| Johnson |
144,005 |
35 |
4,114 |
24.3 |
104 |
| Jones |
20,861 |
2 |
10,431 |
9.6 |
198 |
| Karnes |
16,221 |
3 |
5,407 |
18.5 |
149 |
| Kaufman |
84,691 |
15 |
5,646 |
17.7 |
159 |
| Kendall |
27,018 |
16 |
1,689 |
59.2 |
2 |
| Kenedy |
436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,498 |
22 |
2,068 |
48.4 |
9 |
| Kimble |
4,601 |
2 |
2,301 |
43.5 |
16 |
| King |
362 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,488 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,283 |
12 |
2,774 |
36.1 |
35 |
| Knox |
4,279 |
1 |
4,279 |
23.4 |
111 |
| Lamar |
49,541 |
16 |
3,096 |
32.3 |
53 |
| Lamb |
15,090 |
3 |
5,030 |
19.9 |
139 |
| Lampasas |
19,610 |
4 |
4,903 |
20.4 |
135 |
| La Salle |
6,271 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,477 |
4 |
4,869 |
20.5 |
134 |
| Lee |
16,869 |
3 |
5,623 |
17.8 |
158 |
| Leon |
16,262 |
3 |
5,421 |
18.4 |
150 |
| Liberty |
77,738 |
16 |
4,859 |
20.6 |
133 |
| Limestone |
23,121 |
4 |
5,780 |
17.3 |
160 |
| Lipscomb |
3,104 |
1 |
3,104 |
32.2 |
54 |
| Live Oak |
12,543 |
2 |
6,272 |
15.9 |
166 |
| Llano |
18,307 |
5 |
3,661 |
27.3 |
79 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
252,941 |
90 |
2,810 |
35.6 |
37 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
2 |
3,385 |
29.5 |
69 |
| McCulloch |
8,447 |
4 |
2,112 |
47.4 |
12 |
| McLennan |
219,787 |
68 |
3,232 |
30.9 |
61 |
| McMullen |
860 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,411 |
4 |
3,353 |
29.8 |
68 |
| Marion |
11,153 |
1 |
11,153 |
9.0 |
202 |
| Martin |
4,977 |
1 |
4,977 |
20.1 |
138 |
| Mason |
3,780 |
1 |
3,780 |
26.5 |
83 |
| Matagorda |
39,205 |
7 |
5,601 |
17.9 |
157 |
| Maverick |
50,135 |
5 |
10,027 |
10.0 |
196 |
| Medina |
42,309 |
5 |
8,462 |
11.8 |
189 |
| Menard |
2,373 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
118,092 |
39 |
3,028 |
33.0 |
48 |
| Milam |
25,621 |
6 |
4,270 |
23.4 |
110 |
| Mills |
5,187 |
2 |
2,594 |
38.6 |
27 |
| Mitchell |
9,873 |
1 |
9,873 |
10.1 |
194 |
| Montague |
19,370 |
6 |
3,228 |
31.0 |
60 |
| Montgomery |
352,556 |
118 |
2,988 |
33.5 |
46 |
| Moore |
20,692 |
4 |
5,173 |
19.3 |
141 |
| Morris |
13,176 |
4 |
3,294 |
30.4 |
66 |
| Motley |
1,430 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
61,608 |
18 |
3,423 |
29.2 |
71 |
| Navarro |
48,105 |
12 |
4,009 |
24.9 |
97 |
| Newton |
15,449 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
16,040 |
6 |
2,673 |
37.4 |
32 |
| Nueces |
321,693 |
114 |
2,822 |
35.4 |
38 |
| Ochiltree |
9,413 |
3 |
3,138 |
31.9 |
59 |
| Oldham |
2,272 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
87,915 |
24 |
3,663 |
27.3 |
80 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,237 |
6 |
4,706 |
21.2 |
126 |
| Panola |
23,199 |
5 |
4,640 |
21.6 |
123 |
| Parker |
103,132 |
19 |
5,428 |
18.4 |
151 |
| Parmer |
10,351 |
2 |
5,176 |
19.3 |
142 |
| Pecos |
17,199 |
2 |
8,600 |
11.6 |
190 |
| Polk |
44,089 |
8 |
5,511 |
18.1 |
153 |
| Potter |
117,647 |
40 |
2,941 |
34.0 |
44 |
| Presidio |
7,945 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
10,626 |
1 |
10,626 |
9.4 |
201 |
| Randall |
112,321 |
42 |
2,674 |
37.4 |
33 |
| Reagan |
3,511 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,115 |
1 |
3,115 |
32.1 |
57 |
| Red River |
14,386 |
3 |
4,795 |
20.9 |
132 |
| Reeves |
13,316 |
1 |
13,316 |
7.5 |
204 |
| Refugio |
8,087 |
2 |
4,044 |
24.7 |
100 |
| Roberts |
912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,629 |
1 |
16,629 |
6.0 |
206 |
| Rockwall |
55,581 |
29 |
1,917 |
52.2 |
5 |
| Runnels |
11,590 |
3 |
3,863 |
25.9 |
88 |
| Rusk |
48,484 |
12 |
4,040 |
24.8 |
99 |
| Sabine |
10,574 |
3 |
3,525 |
28.4 |
75 |
| San Augustine |
9,330 |
3 |
3,110 |
32.2 |
56 |
| San Jacinto |
23,592 |
1 |
23,592 |
4.2 |
207 |
| San Patricio |
71,838 |
16 |
4,490 |
22.3 |
119 |
| San Saba |
6,401 |
1 |
6,401 |
15.6 |
168 |
| Schleicher |
3,048 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,597 |
4 |
4,149 |
24.1 |
105 |
| Shackelford |
3,350 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,027 |
5 |
5,205 |
19.2 |
143 |
| Sherman |
3,288 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
184,873 |
71 |
2,604 |
38.4 |
29 |
| Somervell |
7,770 |
2 |
3,885 |
25.7 |
89 |
| Starr |
58,814 |
6 |
9,802 |
10.2 |
193 |
| Stephens |
9,792 |
3 |
3,264 |
30.6 |
63 |
| Sterling |
1,429 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,702 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,327 |
1 |
4,327 |
23.1 |
117 |
| Swisher |
8,600 |
2 |
4,300 |
23.3 |
113 |
| Tarrant |
1,570,071 |
632 |
2,484 |
40.3 |
22 |
| Taylor |
127,178 |
49 |
2,595 |
38.5 |
28 |
| Terrell |
1,089 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,064 |
2 |
6,532 |
15.3 |
171 |
| Throckmorton |
1,876 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,400 |
10 |
2,940 |
34.0 |
43 |
| Tom Green |
105,143 |
31 |
3,392 |
29.5 |
70 |
| Travis |
854,084 |
407 |
2,098 |
47.7 |
10 |
| Trinity |
14,161 |
2 |
7,081 |
14.1 |
179 |
| Tyler |
21,215 |
5 |
4,243 |
23.6 |
109 |
| Upshur |
36,927 |
5 |
7,385 |
13.5 |
182 |
| Upton |
3,550 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
26,812 |
7 |
3,830 |
26.1 |
87 |
| Val Verde |
47,244 |
9 |
5,249 |
19.1 |
144 |
| Van Zandt |
51,432 |
12 |
4,286 |
23.3 |
112 |
| Victoria |
87,398 |
27 |
3,237 |
30.9 |
62 |
| Walker |
64,984 |
18 |
3,610 |
27.7 |
78 |
| Waller |
37,492 |
6 |
6,249 |
16.0 |
164 |
| Ward |
11,235 |
1 |
11,235 |
8.9 |
203 |
| Washington |
31,250 |
12 |
2,604 |
38.4 |
30 |
| Webb |
221,740 |
28 |
7,919 |
12.6 |
186 |
| Wharton |
42,832 |
15 |
2,855 |
35.0 |
39 |
| Wheeler |
5,166 |
2 |
2,583 |
38.7 |
26 |
| Wichita |
133,250 |
44 |
3,028 |
33.0 |
49 |
| Wilbarger |
14,730 |
3 |
4,910 |
20.4 |
136 |
| Willacy |
21,161 |
2 |
10,581 |
9.5 |
200 |
| Williamson |
310,228 |
135 |
2,298 |
43.5 |
15 |
| Wilson |
37,060 |
5 |
7,412 |
13.5 |
183 |
| Winkler |
7,404 |
2 |
3,702 |
27.0 |
81 |
| Wise |
53,754 |
10 |
5,375 |
18.6 |
148 |
| Wood |
39,272 |
10 |
3,927 |
25.5 |
92 |
| Yoakum |
7,698 |
1 |
7,698 |
13.0 |
184 |
| Young |
17,991 |
9 |
1,999 |
50.0 |
8 |
| Zapata |
13,456 |
2 |
6,728 |
14.9 |
175 |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
22,549,142 |
8,057 |
2,799 |
35.7 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - September 20, 2004
Primary Care Dentists:
Includes: Dentists with a status code of "active" or "delinquent," and, a practice type of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry or dental public health.
Excludes: Dentists with a status code as "retired," "revoked," "suspended," "cancelled," "surrendered," or "deceased," and those who are non-primary care, federal, or dental residents.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 2, 2004.
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