
| County |
2004 Projected Population |
2004 DH Total |
Ratio of 2004 Population per DH* |
Ratio of DHs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
56,809 |
23 |
2,470 |
40.5 |
47 |
| Andrews |
13,470 |
1 |
13,470 |
7.4 |
184 |
| Angelina |
83,005 |
20 |
4,150 |
24.1 |
111 |
| Aransas |
23,628 |
6 |
3,938 |
25.4 |
104 |
| Archer |
9,447 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,197 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
42,226 |
8 |
5,278 |
18.9 |
135 |
| Austin |
26,145 |
5 |
5,229 |
19.1 |
133 |
| Bailey |
6,873 |
2 |
3,437 |
29.1 |
85 |
| Bandera |
19,881 |
2 |
9,941 |
10.1 |
178 |
| Bastrop |
68,506 |
13 |
5,270 |
19.0 |
134 |
| Baylor |
4,063 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bee |
33,328 |
18 |
1,852 |
54.0 |
20 |
| Bell |
251,884 |
100 |
2,519 |
39.7 |
50 |
| Bexar |
1,473,775 |
565 |
2,608 |
38.3 |
55 |
| Blanco |
9,270 |
4 |
2,318 |
43.1 |
43 |
| Borden |
745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
17,951 |
4 |
4,488 |
22.3 |
118 |
| Bowie |
90,768 |
29 |
3,130 |
31.9 |
75 |
| Brazoria |
266,690 |
99 |
2,694 |
37.1 |
60 |
| Brazos |
162,350 |
87 |
1,866 |
53.6 |
21 |
| Brewster |
9,361 |
2 |
4,681 |
21.4 |
119 |
| Briscoe |
1,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,272 |
1 |
8,272 |
12.1 |
168 |
| Brown |
38,918 |
10 |
3,892 |
25.7 |
101 |
| Burleson |
17,623 |
3 |
5,874 |
17.0 |
145 |
| Burnet |
37,688 |
17 |
2,217 |
45.1 |
39 |
| Caldwell |
37,073 |
10 |
3,707 |
27.0 |
95 |
| Calhoun |
21,761 |
5 |
4,352 |
23.0 |
116 |
| Callahan |
12,968 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cameron |
372,610 |
76 |
4,903 |
20.4 |
124 |
| Camp |
12,436 |
1 |
12,436 |
8.0 |
182 |
| Carson |
6,573 |
1 |
6,573 |
15.2 |
156 |
| Cass |
30,329 |
6 |
5,055 |
19.8 |
129 |
| Castro |
8,614 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Chambers |
30,400 |
1 |
30,400 |
3.3 |
193 |
| Cherokee |
48,717 |
12 |
4,060 |
24.6 |
107 |
| Childress |
7,836 |
2 |
3,918 |
25.5 |
103 |
| Clay |
11,385 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cochran |
3,874 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,121 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Collin |
623,088 |
391 |
1,594 |
62.8 |
12 |
| Collingsworth |
3,246 |
1 |
3,246 |
30.8 |
78 |
| Colorado |
21,173 |
8 |
2,647 |
37.8 |
58 |
| Comal |
89,275 |
51 |
1,750 |
57.1 |
16 |
| Comanche |
14,188 |
4 |
3,547 |
28.2 |
88 |
| Concho |
4,078 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
38,188 |
14 |
2,728 |
36.7 |
61 |
| Coryell |
78,749 |
12 |
6,562 |
15.2 |
155 |
| Cottle |
1,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,161 |
1 |
4,161 |
24.0 |
112 |
| Crockett |
4,321 |
1 |
4,321 |
23.1 |
114 |
| Crosby |
7,291 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
4 |
1,633 |
61.2 |
13 |
| Dallas |
2,325,350 |
929 |
2,503 |
40.0 |
48 |
| Dawson |
15,156 |
3 |
5,052 |
19.8 |
128 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,183 |
4 |
4,796 |
20.9 |
123 |
| Delta |
5,373 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
537,303 |
255 |
2,107 |
47.5 |
33 |
| De Witt |
20,468 |
6 |
3,411 |
29.3 |
83 |
| Dickens |
2,744 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,549 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Donley |
3,851 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,527 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Eastland |
18,498 |
2 |
9,249 |
10.8 |
174 |
| Ector |
124,819 |
29 |
4,304 |
23.2 |
113 |
| Edwards |
2,215 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
128,224 |
31 |
4,136 |
24.2 |
110 |
| El Paso |
726,708 |
194 |
3,746 |
26.7 |
96 |
| Erath |
35,268 |
18 |
1,959 |
51.0 |
28 |
| Falls |
19,114 |
1 |
19,114 |
5.2 |
189 |
| Fannin |
32,782 |
4 |
8,196 |
12.2 |
167 |
| Fayette |
22,927 |
7 |
3,275 |
30.5 |
79 |
| Fisher |
4,319 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Floyd |
8,010 |
1 |
8,010 |
12.5 |
165 |
| Foard |
1,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
429,187 |
164 |
2,617 |
38.2 |
57 |
| Franklin |
9,462 |
2 |
4,731 |
21.1 |
122 |
| Freestone |
18,995 |
5 |
3,799 |
26.3 |
99 |
| Frio |
17,304 |
2 |
8,652 |
11.6 |
172 |
| Gaines |
15,077 |
3 |
5,026 |
19.9 |
127 |
| Galveston |
266,546 |
103 |
2,588 |
38.6 |
54 |
| Garza |
5,162 |
1 |
5,162 |
19.4 |
130 |
| Gillespie |
21,978 |
9 |
2,442 |
41.0 |
46 |
| Glasscock |
1,458 |
1 |
1,458 |
68.6 |
6 |
| Goliad |
7,312 |
5 |
1,462 |
68.4 |
7 |
| Gonzales |
19,677 |
7 |
2,811 |
35.6 |
64 |
| Gray |
22,585 |
9 |
2,509 |
39.8 |
49 |
| Grayson |
115,700 |
48 |
2,410 |
41.5 |
45 |
| Gregg |
115,113 |
83 |
1,387 |
72.1 |
3 |
| Grimes |
25,241 |
3 |
8,414 |
11.9 |
170 |
| Guadalupe |
100,342 |
32 |
3,136 |
31.9 |
76 |
| Hale |
37,060 |
10 |
3,706 |
27.0 |
94 |
| Hall |
3,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,406 |
1 |
8,406 |
11.9 |
169 |
| Hansford |
5,579 |
5 |
1,116 |
89.6 |
1 |
| Hardeman |
4,766 |
2 |
2,383 |
42.0 |
44 |
| Hardin |
50,134 |
15 |
3,342 |
29.9 |
81 |
| Harris |
3,642,461 |
1,228 |
2,966 |
33.7 |
69 |
| Harrison |
64,563 |
12 |
5,380 |
18.6 |
138 |
| Hartley |
5,650 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,108 |
1 |
6,108 |
16.4 |
148 |
| Hays |
124,616 |
34 |
3,665 |
27.3 |
92 |
| Hemphill |
3,536 |
1 |
3,536 |
28.3 |
87 |
| Henderson |
78,027 |
20 |
3,901 |
25.6 |
102 |
| Hidalgo |
655,202 |
77 |
8,509 |
11.8 |
171 |
| Hill |
34,671 |
7 |
4,953 |
20.2 |
125 |
| Hockley |
23,180 |
4 |
5,795 |
17.3 |
143 |
| Hood |
46,198 |
18 |
2,567 |
39.0 |
52 |
| Hopkins |
32,928 |
11 |
2,993 |
33.4 |
71 |
| Houston |
23,601 |
5 |
4,720 |
21.2 |
121 |
| Howard |
34,127 |
23 |
1,484 |
67.4 |
8 |
| Hudspeth |
3,577 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
86,211 |
23 |
3,748 |
26.7 |
98 |
| Hutchinson |
23,631 |
12 |
1,969 |
50.8 |
30 |
| Irion |
1,820 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,903 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jackson |
14,991 |
4 |
3,748 |
26.7 |
97 |
| Jasper |
36,752 |
6 |
6,125 |
16.3 |
149 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,253 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,414 |
126 |
2,011 |
49.7 |
31 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,534 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,218 |
6 |
6,870 |
14.6 |
157 |
| Johnson |
144,005 |
40 |
3,600 |
27.8 |
91 |
| Jones |
20,861 |
1 |
20,861 |
4.8 |
190 |
| Karnes |
16,221 |
4 |
4,055 |
24.7 |
106 |
| Kaufman |
84,691 |
25 |
3,388 |
29.5 |
82 |
| Kendall |
27,018 |
19 |
1,422 |
70.3 |
5 |
| Kenedy |
436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,498 |
25 |
1,820 |
54.9 |
19 |
| Kimble |
4,601 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
362 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,488 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,283 |
6 |
5,547 |
18.0 |
140 |
| Knox |
4,279 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
49,541 |
16 |
3,096 |
32.3 |
73 |
| Lamb |
15,090 |
2 |
7,545 |
13.3 |
162 |
| Lampasas |
19,610 |
3 |
6,537 |
15.3 |
154 |
| La Salle |
6,271 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,477 |
7 |
2,782 |
35.9 |
63 |
| Lee |
16,869 |
3 |
5,623 |
17.8 |
142 |
| Leon |
16,262 |
2 |
8,131 |
12.3 |
166 |
| Liberty |
77,738 |
19 |
4,091 |
24.4 |
109 |
| Limestone |
23,121 |
12 |
1,927 |
51.9 |
27 |
| Lipscomb |
3,104 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,543 |
2 |
6,272 |
15.9 |
151 |
| Llano |
18,307 |
3 |
6,102 |
16.4 |
147 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
252,941 |
95 |
2,663 |
37.6 |
59 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,447 |
4 |
2,112 |
47.4 |
35 |
| McLennan |
219,787 |
78 |
2,818 |
35.5 |
65 |
| McMullen |
860 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,411 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Marion |
11,153 |
2 |
5,577 |
17.9 |
141 |
| Martin |
4,977 |
1 |
4,977 |
20.1 |
126 |
| Mason |
3,780 |
2 |
1,890 |
52.9 |
23 |
| Matagorda |
39,205 |
15 |
2,614 |
38.3 |
56 |
| Maverick |
50,135 |
3 |
16,712 |
6.0 |
187 |
| Medina |
42,309 |
9 |
4,701 |
21.3 |
120 |
| Menard |
2,373 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
118,092 |
62 |
1,905 |
52.5 |
24 |
| Milam |
25,621 |
9 |
2,847 |
35.1 |
66 |
| Mills |
5,187 |
1 |
5,187 |
19.3 |
132 |
| Mitchell |
9,873 |
1 |
9,873 |
10.1 |
177 |
| Montague |
19,370 |
3 |
6,457 |
15.5 |
153 |
| Montgomery |
352,556 |
183 |
1,927 |
51.9 |
26 |
| Moore |
20,692 |
9 |
2,299 |
43.5 |
41 |
| Morris |
13,176 |
4 |
3,294 |
30.4 |
80 |
| Motley |
1,430 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
61,608 |
21 |
2,934 |
34.1 |
68 |
| Navarro |
48,105 |
19 |
2,532 |
39.5 |
51 |
| Newton |
15,449 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
16,040 |
1 |
16,040 |
6.2 |
185 |
| Nueces |
321,693 |
149 |
2,159 |
46.3 |
38 |
| Ochiltree |
9,413 |
5 |
1,883 |
53.1 |
22 |
| Oldham |
2,272 |
1 |
2,272 |
44.0 |
40 |
| Orange |
87,915 |
38 |
2,314 |
43.2 |
42 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,237 |
7 |
4,034 |
24.8 |
105 |
| Panola |
23,199 |
11 |
2,109 |
47.4 |
34 |
| Parker |
103,132 |
30 |
3,438 |
29.1 |
86 |
| Parmer |
10,351 |
2 |
5,176 |
19.3 |
131 |
| Pecos |
17,199 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Polk |
44,089 |
7 |
6,298 |
15.9 |
152 |
| Potter |
117,647 |
68 |
1,730 |
57.8 |
14 |
| Presidio |
7,945 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
10,626 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Randall |
112,321 |
75 |
1,498 |
66.8 |
9 |
| Reagan |
3,511 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,115 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,386 |
2 |
7,193 |
13.9 |
160 |
| Reeves |
13,316 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Refugio |
8,087 |
4 |
2,022 |
49.5 |
32 |
| Roberts |
912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,629 |
1 |
16,629 |
6.0 |
186 |
| Rockwall |
55,581 |
31 |
1,793 |
55.8 |
17 |
| Runnels |
11,590 |
2 |
5,795 |
17.3 |
144 |
| Rusk |
48,484 |
7 |
6,926 |
14.4 |
158 |
| Sabine |
10,574 |
2 |
5,287 |
18.9 |
136 |
| San Augustine |
9,330 |
1 |
9,330 |
10.7 |
175 |
| San Jacinto |
23,592 |
1 |
23,592 |
4.2 |
191 |
| San Patricio |
71,838 |
24 |
2,993 |
33.4 |
70 |
| San Saba |
6,401 |
2 |
3,201 |
31.2 |
77 |
| Schleicher |
3,048 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,597 |
3 |
5,532 |
18.1 |
139 |
| Shackelford |
3,350 |
3 |
1,117 |
89.6 |
2 |
| Shelby |
26,027 |
3 |
8,676 |
11.5 |
173 |
| Sherman |
3,288 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
184,873 |
120 |
1,541 |
64.9 |
11 |
| Somervell |
7,770 |
1 |
7,770 |
12.9 |
164 |
| Starr |
58,814 |
2 |
29,407 |
3.4 |
192 |
| Stephens |
9,792 |
1 |
9,792 |
10.2 |
176 |
| Sterling |
1,429 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,702 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,327 |
1 |
4,327 |
23.1 |
115 |
| Swisher |
8,600 |
3 |
2,867 |
34.9 |
67 |
| Tarrant |
1,570,071 |
743 |
2,113 |
47.3 |
36 |
| Taylor |
127,178 |
41 |
3,102 |
32.2 |
74 |
| Terrell |
1,089 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,064 |
3 |
4,355 |
23.0 |
117 |
| Throckmorton |
1,876 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,400 |
15 |
1,960 |
51.0 |
29 |
| Tom Green |
105,143 |
34 |
3,092 |
32.3 |
72 |
| Travis |
854,084 |
446 |
1,915 |
52.2 |
25 |
| Trinity |
14,161 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tyler |
21,215 |
2 |
10,608 |
9.4 |
180 |
| Upshur |
36,927 |
6 |
6,155 |
16.2 |
150 |
| Upton |
3,550 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
26,812 |
7 |
3,830 |
26.1 |
100 |
| Val Verde |
47,244 |
8 |
5,906 |
16.9 |
146 |
| Van Zandt |
51,432 |
15 |
3,429 |
29.2 |
84 |
| Victoria |
87,398 |
41 |
2,132 |
46.9 |
37 |
| Walker |
64,984 |
16 |
4,062 |
24.6 |
108 |
| Waller |
37,492 |
2 |
18,746 |
5.3 |
188 |
| Ward |
11,235 |
1 |
11,235 |
8.9 |
181 |
| Washington |
31,250 |
18 |
1,736 |
57.6 |
15 |
| Webb |
221,740 |
22 |
10,079 |
9.9 |
179 |
| Wharton |
42,832 |
28 |
1,530 |
65.4 |
10 |
| Wheeler |
5,166 |
2 |
2,583 |
38.7 |
53 |
| Wichita |
133,250 |
96 |
1,388 |
72.0 |
4 |
| Wilbarger |
14,730 |
4 |
3,683 |
27.2 |
93 |
| Willacy |
21,161 |
3 |
7,054 |
14.2 |
159 |
| Williamson |
310,228 |
112 |
2,770 |
36.1 |
62 |
| Wilson |
37,060 |
7 |
5,294 |
18.9 |
137 |
| Winkler |
7,404 |
1 |
7,404 |
13.5 |
161 |
| Wise |
53,754 |
15 |
3,584 |
27.9 |
90 |
| Wood |
39,272 |
11 |
3,570 |
28.0 |
89 |
| Yoakum |
7,698 |
1 |
7,698 |
13.0 |
163 |
| Young |
17,991 |
10 |
1,799 |
55.6 |
18 |
| Zapata |
13,456 |
1 |
13,456 |
7.4 |
183 |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
22,549,142 |
8,261 |
2,730 |
36.6 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - September 20, 2004
Includes: All Dental Hygienists with a license status code of "active" or "expired," and a Texas "primary address."
Excludes: Dental hygienists with a license status code of "surrender, revoked, retired, deceased, or canceled" (4,167). In addition, 812 dental hygienists were not included in this report because they had out-of-state "primary addresses." The hygienists were sorted by the county in which their "primary address" was located. The county was determined based on the zip code of the "primary address," which may be either the resident or practice address.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 2, 2004.
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