
| County |
2005 Projected Population |
2005 LCDC Total |
Ratio of 2005 Population per LCDC* |
Ratio of LCDC per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,241 |
14 |
4,089 |
24.5 |
43 |
| Andrews |
13,596 |
1 |
13,596 |
7.4 |
161 |
| Angelina |
83,733 |
24 |
3,489 |
28.7 |
26 |
| Aransas |
23,900 |
5 |
4,780 |
20.9 |
65 |
| Archer |
9,583 |
1 |
9,583 |
10.4 |
134 |
| Armstrong |
2,216 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
43,141 |
4 |
10,785 |
9.3 |
146 |
| Austin |
26,829 |
2 |
13,415 |
7.5 |
159 |
| Bailey |
6,943 |
1 |
6,943 |
14.4 |
109 |
| Bandera |
20,470 |
3 |
6,823 |
14.7 |
107 |
| Bastrop |
71,450 |
20 |
3,573 |
28.0 |
32 |
| Baylor |
4,052 |
2 |
2,026 |
49.4 |
7 |
| Bee |
33,586 |
5 |
6,717 |
14.9 |
103 |
| Bell |
255,441 |
48 |
5,322 |
18.8 |
76 |
| Bexar |
1,493,724 |
285 |
5,241 |
19.1 |
74 |
| Blanco |
9,498 |
1 |
9,498 |
10.5 |
132 |
| Borden |
754 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,162 |
1 |
18,162 |
5.5 |
171 |
| Bowie |
91,123 |
20 |
4,556 |
21.9 |
54 |
| Brazoria |
273,161 |
64 |
4,268 |
23.4 |
47 |
| Brazos |
165,921 |
25 |
6,637 |
15.1 |
100 |
| Brewster |
9,510 |
2 |
4,755 |
21.0 |
61 |
| Briscoe |
1,855 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,354 |
2 |
4,177 |
23.9 |
44 |
| Brown |
39,269 |
21 |
1,870 |
53.5 |
6 |
| Burleson |
17,941 |
1 |
17,941 |
5.6 |
170 |
| Burnet |
38,623 |
15 |
2,575 |
38.8 |
13 |
| Caldwell |
38,401 |
5 |
7,680 |
13.0 |
120 |
| Calhoun |
22,029 |
4 |
5,507 |
18.2 |
80 |
| Callahan |
12,978 |
1 |
12,978 |
7.7 |
158 |
| Cameron |
382,445 |
32 |
11,951 |
8.4 |
152 |
| Camp |
12,647 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Carson |
6,584 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cass |
30,303 |
3 |
10,101 |
9.9 |
139 |
| Castro |
8,685 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Chambers |
31,551 |
4 |
7,888 |
12.7 |
122 |
| Cherokee |
49,289 |
7 |
7,041 |
14.2 |
110 |
| Childress |
7,858 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Clay |
11,481 |
2 |
5,741 |
17.4 |
86 |
| Cochran |
3,925 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,928 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,084 |
2 |
4,542 |
22.0 |
53 |
| Collin |
659,619 |
55 |
11,993 |
8.3 |
153 |
| Collingsworth |
3,268 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,383 |
2 |
10,692 |
9.4 |
144 |
| Comal |
92,244 |
14 |
6,589 |
15.2 |
97 |
| Comanche |
14,247 |
4 |
3,562 |
28.1 |
30 |
| Concho |
4,099 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
38,678 |
5 |
7,736 |
12.9 |
121 |
| Coryell |
79,725 |
21 |
3,796 |
26.3 |
36 |
| Cottle |
1,894 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,202 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crockett |
4,390 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crosby |
7,342 |
1 |
7,342 |
13.6 |
113 |
| Culberson |
3,167 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,599 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallas |
2,354,691 |
381 |
6,180 |
16.2 |
91 |
| Dawson |
15,186 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Deaf Smith |
19,335 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Delta |
5,363 |
1 |
5,363 |
18.6 |
77 |
| Denton |
565,845 |
57 |
9,927 |
10.1 |
138 |
| De Witt |
20,598 |
3 |
6,866 |
14.6 |
108 |
| Dickens |
2,741 |
1 |
2,741 |
36.5 |
16 |
| Dimmit |
10,615 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Donley |
3,855 |
1 |
3,855 |
25.9 |
37 |
| Duval |
13,623 |
5 |
2,725 |
36.7 |
15 |
| Eastland |
18,567 |
8 |
2,321 |
43.1 |
12 |
| Ector |
125,884 |
32 |
3,934 |
25.4 |
39 |
| Edwards |
2,228 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
132,813 |
13 |
10,216 |
9.8 |
141 |
| El Paso |
739,145 |
109 |
6,781 |
14.7 |
105 |
| Erath |
35,712 |
10 |
3,571 |
28.0 |
31 |
| Falls |
19,255 |
4 |
4,814 |
20.8 |
67 |
| Fannin |
33,158 |
7 |
4,737 |
21.1 |
59 |
| Fayette |
23,245 |
4 |
5,811 |
17.2 |
88 |
| Fisher |
4,311 |
1 |
4,311 |
23.2 |
48 |
| Floyd |
8,063 |
2 |
4,032 |
24.8 |
42 |
| Foard |
1,604 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
449,778 |
70 |
6,425 |
15.6 |
94 |
| Franklin |
9,459 |
1 |
9,459 |
10.6 |
131 |
| Freestone |
19,297 |
1 |
19,297 |
5.2 |
173 |
| Frio |
17,564 |
3 |
5,855 |
17.1 |
89 |
| Gaines |
15,241 |
1 |
15,241 |
6.6 |
164 |
| Galveston |
270,715 |
91 |
2,975 |
33.6 |
20 |
| Garza |
5,232 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
22,297 |
3 |
7,432 |
13.5 |
116 |
| Glasscock |
1,476 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,409 |
1 |
7,409 |
13.5 |
115 |
| Gonzales |
19,953 |
3 |
6,651 |
15.0 |
101 |
| Gray |
22,557 |
5 |
4,511 |
22.2 |
52 |
| Grayson |
117,047 |
28 |
4,180 |
23.9 |
45 |
| Gregg |
116,156 |
42 |
2,766 |
36.2 |
17 |
| Grimes |
25,682 |
3 |
8,561 |
11.7 |
126 |
| Guadalupe |
103,346 |
12 |
8,612 |
11.6 |
127 |
| Hale |
37,161 |
17 |
2,186 |
45.7 |
9 |
| Hall |
3,883 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,457 |
5 |
1,691 |
59.1 |
4 |
| Hansford |
5,627 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardeman |
4,767 |
1 |
4,767 |
21.0 |
64 |
| Hardin |
50,627 |
5 |
10,125 |
9.9 |
140 |
| Harris |
3,708,107 |
754 |
4,918 |
20.3 |
68 |
| Harrison |
65,200 |
9 |
7,244 |
13.8 |
112 |
| Hartley |
5,668 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,113 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hays |
131,774 |
37 |
3,561 |
28.1 |
29 |
| Hemphill |
3,581 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
79,242 |
12 |
6,604 |
15.1 |
99 |
| Hidalgo |
678,278 |
54 |
12,561 |
8.0 |
155 |
| Hill |
35,311 |
9 |
3,923 |
25.5 |
38 |
| Hockley |
23,316 |
1 |
23,316 |
4.3 |
179 |
| Hood |
47,538 |
10 |
4,754 |
21.0 |
60 |
| Hopkins |
33,159 |
6 |
5,527 |
18.1 |
82 |
| Houston |
23,733 |
2 |
11,867 |
8.4 |
151 |
| Howard |
34,274 |
6 |
5,712 |
17.5 |
85 |
| Hudspeth |
3,636 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
88,642 |
9 |
9,849 |
10.2 |
137 |
| Hutchinson |
23,581 |
1 |
23,581 |
4.2 |
180 |
| Irion |
1,835 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,917 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jackson |
15,146 |
1 |
15,146 |
6.6 |
163 |
| Jasper |
37,034 |
2 |
18,517 |
5.4 |
172 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,263 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,935 |
67 |
3,790 |
26.4 |
35 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,705 |
8 |
5,213 |
19.2 |
72 |
| Johnson |
148,575 |
14 |
10,613 |
9.4 |
143 |
| Jones |
20,874 |
1 |
20,874 |
4.8 |
176 |
| Karnes |
16,400 |
2 |
8,200 |
12.2 |
123 |
| Kaufman |
88,385 |
13 |
6,799 |
14.7 |
106 |
| Kendall |
27,878 |
13 |
2,144 |
46.6 |
8 |
| Kenedy |
441 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,962 |
57 |
806 |
124.0 |
2 |
| Kimble |
4,623 |
1 |
4,623 |
21.6 |
56 |
| King |
364 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,513 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,630 |
5 |
6,726 |
14.9 |
104 |
| Knox |
4,284 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
49,793 |
7 |
7,113 |
14.1 |
111 |
| Lamb |
15,200 |
2 |
7,600 |
13.2 |
118 |
| Lampasas |
20,097 |
11 |
1,827 |
54.7 |
5 |
| La Salle |
6,372 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,546 |
2 |
9,773 |
10.2 |
136 |
| Lee |
17,202 |
6 |
2,867 |
34.9 |
18 |
| Leon |
16,510 |
2 |
8,255 |
12.1 |
124 |
| Liberty |
79,712 |
7 |
11,387 |
8.8 |
149 |
| Limestone |
23,379 |
2 |
11,690 |
8.6 |
150 |
| Lipscomb |
3,118 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,595 |
1 |
12,595 |
7.9 |
156 |
| Llano |
18,640 |
7 |
2,663 |
37.6 |
14 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
254,987 |
76 |
3,355 |
29.8 |
24 |
| Lynn |
6,815 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,492 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McLennan |
221,740 |
44 |
5,040 |
19.8 |
70 |
| McMullen |
861 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,521 |
1 |
13,521 |
7.4 |
160 |
| Marion |
11,192 |
1 |
11,192 |
8.9 |
148 |
| Martin |
5,029 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
3,799 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Matagorda |
39,529 |
7 |
5,647 |
17.7 |
83 |
| Maverick |
50,837 |
4 |
12,709 |
7.9 |
157 |
| Medina |
43,058 |
8 |
5,382 |
18.6 |
78 |
| Menard |
2,378 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
118,732 |
34 |
3,492 |
28.6 |
27 |
| Milam |
25,987 |
4 |
6,497 |
15.4 |
95 |
| Mills |
5,189 |
1 |
5,189 |
19.3 |
71 |
| Mitchell |
9,918 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Montague |
19,427 |
1 |
19,427 |
5.1 |
174 |
| Montgomery |
368,453 |
68 |
5,418 |
18.5 |
79 |
| Moore |
20,827 |
1 |
20,827 |
4.8 |
175 |
| Morris |
13,196 |
2 |
6,598 |
15.2 |
98 |
| Motley |
1,431 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
62,381 |
4 |
15,595 |
6.4 |
166 |
| Navarro |
48,950 |
3 |
16,317 |
6.1 |
168 |
| Newton |
15,527 |
1 |
15,527 |
6.4 |
165 |
| Nolan |
16,102 |
4 |
4,026 |
24.8 |
41 |
| Nueces |
324,053 |
112 |
2,893 |
34.6 |
19 |
| Ochiltree |
9,516 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Oldham |
2,295 |
1 |
2,295 |
43.6 |
11 |
| Orange |
88,591 |
21 |
4,219 |
23.7 |
46 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,534 |
2 |
14,267 |
7.0 |
162 |
| Panola |
23,295 |
1 |
23,295 |
4.3 |
178 |
| Parker |
107,055 |
10 |
10,706 |
9.3 |
145 |
| Parmer |
10,420 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,288 |
2 |
8,644 |
11.6 |
128 |
| Polk |
44,843 |
9 |
4,983 |
20.1 |
69 |
| Potter |
118,748 |
19 |
6,250 |
16.0 |
92 |
| Presidio |
8,126 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,025 |
2 |
5,513 |
18.1 |
81 |
| Randall |
114,355 |
24 |
4,765 |
21.0 |
63 |
| Reagan |
3,560 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,134 |
1 |
3,134 |
31.9 |
21 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
3 |
4,801 |
20.8 |
66 |
| Reeves |
13,362 |
2 |
6,681 |
15.0 |
102 |
| Refugio |
8,147 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Roberts |
920 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,786 |
1 |
16,786 |
6.0 |
169 |
| Rockwall |
59,099 |
8 |
7,387 |
13.5 |
114 |
| Runnels |
11,611 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rusk |
48,783 |
5 |
9,757 |
10.2 |
135 |
| Sabine |
10,588 |
2 |
5,294 |
18.9 |
75 |
| San Augustine |
9,387 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Jacinto |
23,908 |
1 |
23,908 |
4.2 |
181 |
| San Patricio |
72,985 |
14 |
5,213 |
19.2 |
73 |
| San Saba |
6,452 |
2 |
3,226 |
31.0 |
22 |
| Schleicher |
3,083 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,669 |
2 |
8,335 |
12.0 |
125 |
| Shackelford |
3,352 |
2 |
1,676 |
59.7 |
3 |
| Shelby |
26,230 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sherman |
3,310 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
187,638 |
40 |
4,691 |
21.3 |
58 |
| Somervell |
8,017 |
2 |
4,009 |
24.9 |
40 |
| Starr |
60,176 |
2 |
30,088 |
3.3 |
182 |
| Stephens |
9,835 |
20 |
492 |
203.4 |
1 |
| Sterling |
1,441 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,708 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,399 |
1 |
4,399 |
22.7 |
49 |
| Swisher |
8,648 |
1 |
8,648 |
11.6 |
129 |
| Tarrant |
1,602,624 |
272 |
5,892 |
17.0 |
90 |
| Taylor |
127,539 |
38 |
3,356 |
29.8 |
25 |
| Terrell |
1,092 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,132 |
2 |
6,566 |
15.2 |
96 |
| Throckmorton |
1,879 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,733 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tom Green |
105,560 |
30 |
3,519 |
28.4 |
28 |
| Travis |
863,575 |
236 |
3,659 |
27.3 |
33 |
| Trinity |
14,267 |
3 |
4,756 |
21.0 |
62 |
| Tyler |
21,279 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Upshur |
37,342 |
8 |
4,668 |
21.4 |
57 |
| Upton |
3,595 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
27,022 |
6 |
4,504 |
22.2 |
51 |
| Val Verde |
47,811 |
3 |
15,937 |
6.3 |
167 |
| Van Zandt |
52,262 |
9 |
5,807 |
17.2 |
87 |
| Victoria |
88,202 |
8 |
11,025 |
9.1 |
147 |
| Walker |
65,662 |
20 |
3,283 |
30.5 |
23 |
| Waller |
38,689 |
1 |
38,689 |
2.6 |
183 |
| Ward |
11,322 |
2 |
5,661 |
17.7 |
84 |
| Washington |
31,517 |
3 |
10,506 |
9.5 |
142 |
| Webb |
229,382 |
30 |
7,646 |
13.1 |
119 |
| Wharton |
43,271 |
1 |
43,271 |
2.3 |
184 |
| Wheeler |
5,139 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wichita |
133,656 |
21 |
6,365 |
15.7 |
93 |
| Wilbarger |
14,771 |
4 |
3,693 |
27.1 |
34 |
| Willacy |
21,448 |
1 |
21,448 |
4.7 |
177 |
| Williamson |
326,830 |
73 |
4,477 |
22.3 |
50 |
| Wilson |
38,289 |
4 |
9,572 |
10.4 |
133 |
| Winkler |
7,456 |
1 |
7,456 |
13.4 |
117 |
| Wise |
55,025 |
12 |
4,585 |
21.8 |
55 |
| Wood |
39,921 |
18 |
2,218 |
45.1 |
10 |
| Yoakum |
7,794 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Young |
18,004 |
2 |
9,002 |
11.1 |
130 |
| Zapata |
13,806 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,228 |
1 |
12,228 |
8.2 |
154 |
| Texas Total |
23,002,555 |
4,186 |
5,495 |
18.2 |
| Out of State |
|
147 |
|
|
| Total Licensees |
|
4,333 |
|
|
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Professional Licensing and Certification Unit, Department of State Health Services - August 29, 2005
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, January 10, 2006.
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