
| County |
2005 Population |
2005 EMS Total |
Ratio of 2005 Population per EMS* |
Ratio of EMS per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,241 |
129 |
444 |
225.4 |
191 |
| Andrews |
13,596 |
48 |
283 |
353.0 |
88 |
| Angelina |
83,733 |
214 |
391 |
255.6 |
161 |
| Aransas |
23,900 |
56 |
427 |
234.3 |
185 |
| Archer |
9,583 |
39 |
246 |
407.0 |
71 |
| Armstrong |
2,216 |
29 |
76 |
1,308.7 |
6 |
| Atascosa |
43,141 |
115 |
375 |
266.6 |
150 |
| Austin |
26,829 |
89 |
301 |
331.7 |
100 |
| Bailey |
6,943 |
24 |
289 |
345.7 |
94 |
| Bandera |
20,470 |
114 |
180 |
556.9 |
34 |
| Bastrop |
71,450 |
138 |
518 |
193.1 |
212 |
| Baylor |
4,052 |
10 |
405 |
246.8 |
174 |
| Bee |
33,586 |
60 |
560 |
178.6 |
225 |
| Bell |
255,441 |
666 |
384 |
260.7 |
156 |
| Bexar |
1,493,724 |
2,487 |
601 |
166.5 |
235 |
| Blanco |
9,498 |
41 |
232 |
431.7 |
60 |
| Borden |
754 |
14 |
54 |
1,856.8 |
3 |
| Bosque |
18,162 |
74 |
245 |
407.4 |
70 |
| Bowie |
91,123 |
225 |
405 |
246.9 |
173 |
| Brazoria |
273,161 |
750 |
364 |
274.6 |
142 |
| Brazos |
165,921 |
496 |
335 |
298.9 |
123 |
| Brewster |
9,510 |
41 |
232 |
431.1 |
61 |
| Briscoe |
1,855 |
27 |
69 |
1,455.5 |
4 |
| Brooks |
8,354 |
18 |
464 |
215.5 |
199 |
| Brown |
39,269 |
71 |
553 |
180.8 |
222 |
| Burleson |
17,941 |
41 |
438 |
228.5 |
189 |
| Burnet |
38,623 |
146 |
265 |
378.0 |
80 |
| Caldwell |
38,401 |
93 |
413 |
242.2 |
177 |
| Calhoun |
22,029 |
101 |
218 |
458.5 |
50 |
| Callahan |
12,978 |
54 |
240 |
416.1 |
65 |
| Cameron |
382,445 |
517 |
740 |
135.2 |
246 |
| Camp |
12,647 |
30 |
422 |
237.2 |
183 |
| Carson |
6,584 |
56 |
118 |
850.5 |
18 |
| Cass |
30,303 |
90 |
337 |
297.0 |
124 |
| Castro |
8,685 |
34 |
255 |
391.5 |
77 |
| Chambers |
31,551 |
68 |
464 |
215.5 |
198 |
| Cherokee |
49,289 |
75 |
657 |
152.2 |
244 |
| Childress |
7,858 |
23 |
342 |
292.7 |
129 |
| Clay |
11,481 |
37 |
310 |
322.3 |
111 |
| Cochran |
3,925 |
10 |
393 |
254.8 |
163 |
| Coke |
3,928 |
25 |
157 |
636.5 |
27 |
| Coleman |
9,084 |
26 |
349 |
286.2 |
132 |
| Collin |
659,619 |
1,140 |
579 |
172.8 |
229 |
| Collingsworth |
3,268 |
26 |
126 |
795.6 |
23 |
| Colorado |
21,383 |
74 |
289 |
346.1 |
93 |
| Comal |
92,244 |
328 |
281 |
355.6 |
86 |
| Comanche |
14,247 |
47 |
303 |
329.9 |
101 |
| Concho |
4,099 |
21 |
195 |
512.3 |
40 |
| Cooke |
38,678 |
113 |
342 |
292.2 |
131 |
| Coryell |
79,725 |
150 |
532 |
188.1 |
219 |
| Cottle |
1,894 |
5 |
379 |
264.0 |
153 |
| Crane |
4,202 |
24 |
175 |
571.2 |
31 |
| Crockett |
4,390 |
26 |
169 |
592.3 |
28 |
| Crosby |
7,342 |
33 |
222 |
449.5 |
55 |
| Culberson |
3,167 |
9 |
352 |
284.2 |
135 |
| Dallam |
6,599 |
28 |
236 |
424.3 |
62 |
| Dallas |
2,354,691 |
2,634 |
894 |
111.9 |
249 |
| Dawson |
15,186 |
34 |
447 |
223.9 |
195 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,335 |
20 |
967 |
103.4 |
252 |
| Delta |
5,363 |
14 |
383 |
261.0 |
155 |
| Denton |
565,845 |
1,055 |
536 |
186.4 |
220 |
| De Witt |
20,598 |
76 |
271 |
369.0 |
83 |
| Dickens |
2,741 |
20 |
137 |
729.7 |
25 |
| Dimmit |
10,615 |
18 |
590 |
169.6 |
234 |
| Donley |
3,855 |
33 |
117 |
856.0 |
17 |
| Duval |
13,623 |
35 |
389 |
256.9 |
158 |
| Eastland |
18,567 |
77 |
241 |
414.7 |
66 |
| Ector |
125,884 |
303 |
415 |
240.7 |
178 |
| Edwards |
2,228 |
12 |
186 |
538.6 |
37 |
| Ellis |
132,813 |
430 |
309 |
323.8 |
109 |
| El Paso |
739,145 |
1,323 |
559 |
179.0 |
224 |
| Erath |
35,712 |
91 |
392 |
254.8 |
162 |
| Falls |
19,255 |
24 |
802 |
124.6 |
248 |
| Fannin |
33,158 |
124 |
267 |
374.0 |
81 |
| Fayette |
23,245 |
76 |
306 |
327.0 |
104 |
| Fisher |
4,311 |
15 |
287 |
347.9 |
92 |
| Floyd |
8,063 |
35 |
230 |
434.1 |
59 |
| Foard |
1,604 |
9 |
178 |
561.1 |
32 |
| Fort Bend |
449,778 |
501 |
898 |
111.4 |
250 |
| Franklin |
9,459 |
21 |
450 |
222.0 |
196 |
| Freestone |
19,297 |
51 |
378 |
264.3 |
152 |
| Frio |
17,564 |
35 |
502 |
199.3 |
207 |
| Gaines |
15,241 |
30 |
508 |
196.8 |
210 |
| Galveston |
270,715 |
909 |
298 |
335.8 |
96 |
| Garza |
5,232 |
27 |
194 |
516.1 |
39 |
| Gillespie |
22,297 |
69 |
323 |
309.5 |
117 |
| Glasscock |
1,476 |
12 |
123 |
813.0 |
22 |
| Goliad |
7,409 |
23 |
322 |
310.4 |
116 |
| Gonzales |
19,953 |
48 |
416 |
240.6 |
179 |
| Gray |
22,557 |
71 |
318 |
314.8 |
114 |
| Grayson |
117,047 |
482 |
243 |
411.8 |
69 |
| Gregg |
116,156 |
350 |
332 |
301.3 |
122 |
| Grimes |
25,682 |
44 |
584 |
171.3 |
232 |
| Guadalupe |
103,346 |
270 |
383 |
261.3 |
154 |
| Hale |
37,161 |
87 |
427 |
234.1 |
186 |
| Hall |
3,883 |
19 |
204 |
489.3 |
47 |
| Hamilton |
8,457 |
34 |
249 |
402.0 |
74 |
| Hansford |
5,627 |
33 |
171 |
586.5 |
29 |
| Hardeman |
4,767 |
21 |
227 |
440.5 |
58 |
| Hardin |
50,627 |
230 |
220 |
454.3 |
52 |
| Harris |
3,708,107 |
7,309 |
507 |
197.1 |
209 |
| Harrison |
65,200 |
153 |
426 |
234.7 |
184 |
| Hartley |
5,668 |
16 |
354 |
282.3 |
138 |
| Haskell |
6,113 |
10 |
611 |
163.6 |
237 |
| Hays |
131,774 |
330 |
399 |
250.4 |
169 |
| Hemphill |
3,581 |
20 |
179 |
558.5 |
33 |
| Henderson |
79,242 |
189 |
419 |
238.5 |
182 |
| Hidalgo |
678,278 |
659 |
1,029 |
97.2 |
253 |
| Hill |
35,311 |
142 |
249 |
402.1 |
73 |
| Hockley |
23,316 |
56 |
416 |
240.2 |
180 |
| Hood |
47,538 |
167 |
285 |
351.3 |
89 |
| Hopkins |
33,159 |
107 |
310 |
322.7 |
110 |
| Houston |
23,733 |
52 |
456 |
219.1 |
197 |
| Howard |
34,274 |
66 |
519 |
192.6 |
213 |
| Hudspeth |
3,636 |
28 |
130 |
770.1 |
24 |
| Hunt |
88,642 |
263 |
337 |
296.7 |
125 |
| Hutchinson |
23,581 |
106 |
222 |
449.5 |
54 |
| Irion |
1,835 |
20 |
92 |
1,089.9 |
13 |
| Jack |
8,917 |
36 |
248 |
403.7 |
72 |
| Jackson |
15,146 |
64 |
237 |
422.6 |
63 |
| Jasper |
37,034 |
91 |
407 |
245.7 |
175 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,263 |
30 |
75 |
1,325.7 |
5 |
| Jefferson |
253,935 |
718 |
354 |
282.7 |
137 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,608 |
7 |
801 |
124.8 |
247 |
| Jim Wells |
41,705 |
122 |
342 |
292.5 |
130 |
| Johnson |
148,575 |
468 |
317 |
315.0 |
113 |
| Jones |
20,874 |
53 |
394 |
253.9 |
164 |
| Karnes |
16,400 |
26 |
631 |
158.5 |
241 |
| Kaufman |
88,385 |
295 |
300 |
333.8 |
97 |
| Kendall |
27,878 |
139 |
201 |
498.6 |
44 |
| Kenedy |
441 |
1 |
441 |
226.8 |
190 |
| Kent |
853 |
21 |
41 |
2,461.9 |
1 |
| Kerr |
45,962 |
87 |
528 |
189.3 |
215 |
| Kimble |
4,623 |
18 |
257 |
389.4 |
78 |
| King |
364 |
3 |
121 |
824.2 |
19 |
| Kinney |
3,513 |
9 |
390 |
256.2 |
160 |
| Kleberg |
33,630 |
99 |
340 |
294.4 |
128 |
| Knox |
4,284 |
16 |
268 |
373.5 |
82 |
| Lamar |
49,793 |
250 |
199 |
502.1 |
43 |
| Lamb |
15,200 |
82 |
185 |
539.5 |
36 |
| Lampasas |
20,097 |
74 |
272 |
368.2 |
84 |
| La Salle |
6,372 |
16 |
398 |
251.1 |
166 |
| Lavaca |
19,546 |
65 |
301 |
332.5 |
99 |
| Lee |
17,202 |
60 |
287 |
348.8 |
90 |
| Leon |
16,510 |
81 |
204 |
490.6 |
46 |
| Liberty |
79,712 |
252 |
316 |
316.1 |
112 |
| Limestone |
23,379 |
65 |
360 |
278.0 |
140 |
| Lipscomb |
3,118 |
34 |
92 |
1,090.4 |
12 |
| Live Oak |
12,595 |
20 |
630 |
158.8 |
240 |
| Llano |
18,640 |
34 |
548 |
182.4 |
221 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
254,987 |
647 |
394 |
253.7 |
165 |
| Lynn |
6,815 |
27 |
252 |
396.2 |
75 |
| McCulloch |
8,492 |
29 |
293 |
341.5 |
95 |
| McLennan |
221,740 |
678 |
327 |
305.8 |
121 |
| McMullen |
861 |
11 |
78 |
1,277.6 |
8 |
| Madison |
13,521 |
23 |
588 |
170.1 |
233 |
| Marion |
11,192 |
16 |
700 |
143.0 |
245 |
| Martin |
5,029 |
23 |
219 |
457.3 |
51 |
| Mason |
3,799 |
17 |
223 |
447.5 |
57 |
| Matagorda |
39,529 |
106 |
373 |
268.2 |
149 |
| Maverick |
50,837 |
79 |
644 |
155.4 |
243 |
| Medina |
43,058 |
150 |
287 |
348.4 |
91 |
| Menard |
2,378 |
11 |
216 |
462.6 |
48 |
| Midland |
118,732 |
284 |
418 |
239.2 |
181 |
| Milam |
25,987 |
70 |
371 |
269.4 |
148 |
| Mills |
5,189 |
20 |
259 |
385.4 |
79 |
| Mitchell |
9,918 |
17 |
583 |
171.4 |
231 |
| Montague |
19,427 |
96 |
202 |
494.2 |
45 |
| Montgomery |
368,453 |
826 |
446 |
224.2 |
194 |
| Moore |
20,827 |
58 |
359 |
278.5 |
139 |
| Morris |
13,196 |
43 |
307 |
325.9 |
106 |
| Motley |
1,431 |
18 |
80 |
1,257.9 |
9 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,381 |
202 |
309 |
323.8 |
108 |
| Navarro |
48,950 |
110 |
445 |
224.7 |
192 |
| Newton |
15,527 |
40 |
388 |
257.6 |
157 |
| Nolan |
16,102 |
44 |
366 |
273.3 |
146 |
| Nueces |
324,053 |
878 |
369 |
270.9 |
147 |
| Ochiltree |
9,516 |
18 |
529 |
189.2 |
216 |
| Oldham |
2,295 |
47 |
49 |
2,047.9 |
2 |
| Orange |
88,591 |
315 |
281 |
355.6 |
87 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,534 |
155 |
184 |
543.2 |
35 |
| Panola |
23,295 |
46 |
506 |
197.5 |
208 |
| Parker |
107,055 |
293 |
365 |
273.7 |
145 |
| Parmer |
10,420 |
43 |
242 |
412.7 |
67 |
| Pecos |
17,288 |
57 |
303 |
329.7 |
102 |
| Polk |
44,843 |
86 |
521 |
191.8 |
214 |
| Potter |
118,748 |
365 |
325 |
307.4 |
118 |
| Presidio |
8,126 |
23 |
353 |
283.0 |
136 |
| Rains |
11,025 |
46 |
240 |
417.2 |
64 |
| Randall |
114,355 |
313 |
365 |
273.7 |
144 |
| Reagan |
3,560 |
19 |
187 |
533.7 |
38 |
| Real |
3,134 |
36 |
87 |
1,148.7 |
10 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
53 |
272 |
368.0 |
85 |
| Reeves |
13,362 |
26 |
514 |
194.6 |
211 |
| Refugio |
8,147 |
25 |
326 |
306.9 |
119 |
| Roberts |
920 |
8 |
115 |
869.6 |
16 |
| Robertson |
16,786 |
48 |
350 |
286.0 |
133 |
| Rockwall |
59,099 |
181 |
327 |
306.3 |
120 |
| Runnels |
11,611 |
29 |
400 |
249.8 |
170 |
| Rusk |
48,783 |
92 |
530 |
188.6 |
217 |
| Sabine |
10,588 |
22 |
481 |
207.8 |
203 |
| San Augustine |
9,387 |
15 |
626 |
159.8 |
239 |
| San Jacinto |
23,908 |
60 |
398 |
251.0 |
167 |
| San Patricio |
72,985 |
181 |
403 |
248.0 |
171 |
| San Saba |
6,452 |
83 |
78 |
1,286.4 |
7 |
| Schleicher |
3,083 |
34 |
91 |
1,102.8 |
11 |
| Scurry |
16,669 |
54 |
309 |
324.0 |
107 |
| Shackelford |
3,352 |
15 |
223 |
447.5 |
56 |
| Shelby |
26,230 |
54 |
486 |
205.9 |
204 |
| Sherman |
3,310 |
13 |
255 |
392.7 |
76 |
| Smith |
187,638 |
436 |
430 |
232.4 |
187 |
| Somervell |
8,017 |
37 |
217 |
461.5 |
49 |
| Starr |
60,176 |
95 |
633 |
157.9 |
242 |
| Stephens |
9,835 |
28 |
351 |
284.7 |
134 |
| Sterling |
1,441 |
13 |
111 |
902.2 |
14 |
| Stonewall |
1,708 |
10 |
171 |
585.5 |
30 |
| Sutton |
4,399 |
36 |
122 |
818.4 |
21 |
| Swisher |
8,648 |
39 |
222 |
451.0 |
53 |
| Tarrant |
1,602,624 |
3,375 |
475 |
210.6 |
202 |
| Taylor |
127,539 |
339 |
376 |
265.8 |
151 |
| Terrell |
1,092 |
9 |
121 |
824.2 |
20 |
| Terry |
13,132 |
28 |
469 |
213.2 |
200 |
| Throckmorton |
1,879 |
12 |
157 |
638.6 |
26 |
| Titus |
29,733 |
51 |
583 |
171.5 |
230 |
| Tom Green |
105,560 |
237 |
445 |
224.5 |
193 |
| Travis |
863,575 |
2,218 |
389 |
256.8 |
159 |
| Trinity |
14,267 |
42 |
340 |
294.4 |
127 |
| Tyler |
21,279 |
37 |
575 |
173.9 |
228 |
| Upshur |
37,342 |
122 |
306 |
326.7 |
105 |
| Upton |
3,595 |
32 |
112 |
890.1 |
15 |
| Uvalde |
27,022 |
54 |
500 |
199.8 |
206 |
| Val Verde |
47,811 |
84 |
569 |
175.7 |
227 |
| Van Zandt |
52,262 |
266 |
196 |
509.0 |
41 |
| Victoria |
88,202 |
242 |
364 |
274.4 |
143 |
| Walker |
65,662 |
106 |
619 |
161.4 |
238 |
| Waller |
38,689 |
94 |
412 |
243.0 |
176 |
| Ward |
11,322 |
24 |
472 |
212.0 |
201 |
| Washington |
31,517 |
52 |
606 |
165.0 |
236 |
| Webb |
229,382 |
412 |
557 |
179.6 |
223 |
| Wharton |
43,271 |
107 |
404 |
247.3 |
172 |
| Wheeler |
5,139 |
26 |
198 |
505.9 |
42 |
| Wichita |
133,656 |
368 |
363 |
275.3 |
141 |
| Wilbarger |
14,771 |
34 |
434 |
230.2 |
188 |
| Willacy |
21,448 |
38 |
564 |
177.2 |
226 |
| Williamson |
326,830 |
963 |
339 |
294.6 |
126 |
| Wilson |
38,289 |
158 |
242 |
412.7 |
68 |
| Winkler |
7,456 |
15 |
497 |
201.2 |
205 |
| Wise |
55,025 |
171 |
322 |
310.8 |
115 |
| Wood |
39,921 |
100 |
399 |
250.5 |
168 |
| Yoakum |
7,794 |
26 |
300 |
333.6 |
98 |
| Young |
18,004 |
59 |
305 |
327.7 |
103 |
| Zapata |
13,806 |
26 |
531 |
188.3 |
218 |
| Zavala |
12,228 |
13 |
941 |
106.3 |
251 |
| Texas Total |
23,002,555 |
50,291 |
457 |
218.6 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Management - September 27, 2005
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, October 21, 2005.
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