
| County |
2005 Projected Population |
2005 PA Total |
Ratio of 2005 Population per PA* |
Ratio of PAs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,241 |
13 |
4,403 |
22.7 |
49 |
| Andrews |
13,596 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Angelina |
83,733 |
17 |
4,925 |
20.3 |
56 |
| Aransas |
23,900 |
2 |
11,950 |
8.4 |
154 |
| Archer |
9,583 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,216 |
1 |
2,216 |
45.1 |
12 |
| Atascosa |
43,141 |
5 |
8,628 |
11.6 |
120 |
| Austin |
26,829 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bailey |
6,943 |
1 |
6,943 |
14.4 |
94 |
| Bandera |
20,470 |
1 |
20,470 |
4.9 |
184 |
| Bastrop |
71,450 |
7 |
10,207 |
9.8 |
137 |
| Baylor |
4,052 |
1 |
4,052 |
24.7 |
44 |
| Bee |
33,586 |
11 |
3,053 |
32.8 |
22 |
| Bell |
255,441 |
68 |
3,756 |
26.6 |
39 |
| Bexar |
1,493,724 |
332 |
4,499 |
22.2 |
50 |
| Blanco |
9,498 |
1 |
9,498 |
10.5 |
130 |
| Borden |
754 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,162 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bowie |
91,123 |
13 |
7,009 |
14.3 |
95 |
| Brazoria |
273,161 |
33 |
8,278 |
12.1 |
115 |
| Brazos |
165,921 |
23 |
7,214 |
13.9 |
96 |
| Brewster |
9,510 |
5 |
1,902 |
52.6 |
9 |
| Briscoe |
1,855 |
1 |
1,855 |
53.9 |
6 |
| Brooks |
8,354 |
3 |
2,785 |
35.9 |
18 |
| Brown |
39,269 |
13 |
3,021 |
33.1 |
21 |
| Burleson |
17,941 |
2 |
8,971 |
11.1 |
126 |
| Burnet |
38,623 |
2 |
19,312 |
5.2 |
181 |
| Caldwell |
38,401 |
1 |
38,401 |
2.6 |
195 |
| Calhoun |
22,029 |
2 |
11,015 |
9.1 |
145 |
| Callahan |
12,978 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cameron |
382,445 |
50 |
7,649 |
13.1 |
105 |
| Camp |
12,647 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Carson |
6,584 |
1 |
6,584 |
15.2 |
85 |
| Cass |
30,303 |
1 |
30,303 |
3.3 |
193 |
| Castro |
8,685 |
1 |
8,685 |
11.5 |
123 |
| Chambers |
31,551 |
5 |
6,310 |
15.8 |
80 |
| Cherokee |
49,289 |
3 |
16,430 |
6.1 |
172 |
| Childress |
7,858 |
1 |
7,858 |
12.7 |
108 |
| Clay |
11,481 |
2 |
5,741 |
17.4 |
67 |
| Cochran |
3,925 |
1 |
3,925 |
25.5 |
42 |
| Coke |
3,928 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,084 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Collin |
659,619 |
109 |
6,052 |
16.5 |
71 |
| Collingsworth |
3,268 |
1 |
3,268 |
30.6 |
28 |
| Colorado |
21,383 |
2 |
10,692 |
9.4 |
142 |
| Comal |
92,244 |
16 |
5,765 |
17.3 |
68 |
| Comanche |
14,247 |
1 |
14,247 |
7.0 |
162 |
| Concho |
4,099 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
38,678 |
3 |
12,893 |
7.8 |
159 |
| Coryell |
79,725 |
14 |
5,695 |
17.6 |
65 |
| Cottle |
1,894 |
1 |
1,894 |
52.8 |
8 |
| Crane |
4,202 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crockett |
4,390 |
1 |
4,390 |
22.8 |
47 |
| Crosby |
7,342 |
1 |
7,342 |
13.6 |
101 |
| Culberson |
3,167 |
1 |
3,167 |
31.6 |
26 |
| Dallam |
6,599 |
4 |
1,650 |
60.6 |
4 |
| Dallas |
2,354,691 |
394 |
5,976 |
16.7 |
70 |
| Dawson |
15,186 |
2 |
7,593 |
13.2 |
104 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,335 |
1 |
19,335 |
5.2 |
182 |
| Delta |
5,363 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
565,845 |
67 |
8,445 |
11.8 |
118 |
| De Witt |
20,598 |
3 |
6,866 |
14.6 |
93 |
| Dickens |
2,741 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,615 |
3 |
3,538 |
28.3 |
34 |
| Donley |
3,855 |
2 |
1,928 |
51.9 |
10 |
| Duval |
13,623 |
2 |
6,812 |
14.7 |
92 |
| Eastland |
18,567 |
4 |
4,642 |
21.5 |
53 |
| Ector |
125,884 |
15 |
8,392 |
11.9 |
117 |
| Edwards |
2,228 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
132,813 |
7 |
18,973 |
5.3 |
179 |
| El Paso |
739,145 |
70 |
10,559 |
9.5 |
141 |
| Erath |
35,712 |
4 |
8,928 |
11.2 |
125 |
| Falls |
19,255 |
3 |
6,418 |
15.6 |
82 |
| Fannin |
33,158 |
9 |
3,684 |
27.1 |
38 |
| Fayette |
23,245 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fisher |
4,311 |
1 |
4,311 |
23.2 |
46 |
| Floyd |
8,063 |
1 |
8,063 |
12.4 |
112 |
| Foard |
1,604 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
449,778 |
37 |
12,156 |
8.2 |
156 |
| Franklin |
9,459 |
2 |
4,730 |
21.1 |
54 |
| Freestone |
19,297 |
1 |
19,297 |
5.2 |
180 |
| Frio |
17,564 |
3 |
5,855 |
17.1 |
69 |
| Gaines |
15,241 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Galveston |
270,715 |
82 |
3,301 |
30.3 |
29 |
| Garza |
5,232 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
22,297 |
2 |
11,149 |
9.0 |
148 |
| Glasscock |
1,476 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,409 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gonzales |
19,953 |
3 |
6,651 |
15.0 |
88 |
| Gray |
22,557 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Grayson |
117,047 |
19 |
6,160 |
16.2 |
74 |
| Gregg |
116,156 |
16 |
7,260 |
13.8 |
99 |
| Grimes |
25,682 |
2 |
12,841 |
7.8 |
158 |
| Guadalupe |
103,346 |
10 |
10,335 |
9.7 |
139 |
| Hale |
37,161 |
6 |
6,194 |
16.1 |
76 |
| Hall |
3,883 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,457 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hansford |
5,627 |
2 |
2,814 |
35.5 |
19 |
| Hardeman |
4,767 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardin |
50,627 |
2 |
25,314 |
4.0 |
190 |
| Harris |
3,708,107 |
610 |
6,079 |
16.5 |
72 |
| Harrison |
65,200 |
9 |
7,244 |
13.8 |
98 |
| Hartley |
5,668 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,113 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hays |
131,774 |
14 |
9,412 |
10.6 |
129 |
| Hemphill |
3,581 |
1 |
3,581 |
27.9 |
36 |
| Henderson |
79,242 |
3 |
26,414 |
3.8 |
191 |
| Hidalgo |
678,278 |
110 |
6,166 |
16.2 |
75 |
| Hill |
35,311 |
2 |
17,656 |
5.7 |
177 |
| Hockley |
23,316 |
3 |
7,772 |
12.9 |
106 |
| Hood |
47,538 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hopkins |
33,159 |
4 |
8,290 |
12.1 |
116 |
| Houston |
23,733 |
2 |
11,867 |
8.4 |
153 |
| Howard |
34,274 |
6 |
5,712 |
17.5 |
66 |
| Hudspeth |
3,636 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
88,642 |
22 |
4,029 |
24.8 |
43 |
| Hutchinson |
23,581 |
2 |
11,791 |
8.5 |
152 |
| Irion |
1,835 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,917 |
1 |
8,917 |
11.2 |
124 |
| Jackson |
15,146 |
2 |
7,573 |
13.2 |
103 |
| Jasper |
37,034 |
13 |
2,849 |
35.1 |
20 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,263 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,935 |
25 |
10,157 |
9.8 |
136 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,705 |
4 |
10,426 |
9.6 |
140 |
| Johnson |
148,575 |
7 |
21,225 |
4.7 |
187 |
| Jones |
20,874 |
1 |
20,874 |
4.8 |
186 |
| Karnes |
16,400 |
2 |
8,200 |
12.2 |
114 |
| Kaufman |
88,385 |
7 |
12,626 |
7.9 |
157 |
| Kendall |
27,878 |
2 |
13,939 |
7.2 |
161 |
| Kenedy |
441 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,962 |
7 |
6,566 |
15.2 |
84 |
| Kimble |
4,623 |
2 |
2,312 |
43.3 |
13 |
| King |
364 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,513 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,630 |
5 |
6,726 |
14.9 |
91 |
| Knox |
4,284 |
2 |
2,142 |
46.7 |
11 |
| Lamar |
49,793 |
2 |
24,897 |
4.0 |
189 |
| Lamb |
15,200 |
1 |
15,200 |
6.6 |
166 |
| Lampasas |
20,097 |
3 |
6,699 |
14.9 |
90 |
| La Salle |
6,372 |
1 |
6,372 |
15.7 |
81 |
| Lavaca |
19,546 |
4 |
4,887 |
20.5 |
55 |
| Lee |
17,202 |
1 |
17,202 |
5.8 |
174 |
| Leon |
16,510 |
3 |
5,503 |
18.2 |
62 |
| Liberty |
79,712 |
12 |
6,643 |
15.1 |
87 |
| Limestone |
23,379 |
3 |
7,793 |
12.8 |
107 |
| Lipscomb |
3,118 |
1 |
3,118 |
32.1 |
24 |
| Live Oak |
12,595 |
2 |
6,298 |
15.9 |
79 |
| Llano |
18,640 |
3 |
6,213 |
16.1 |
77 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
254,987 |
50 |
5,100 |
19.6 |
59 |
| Lynn |
6,815 |
2 |
3,408 |
29.3 |
32 |
| McCulloch |
8,492 |
1 |
8,492 |
11.8 |
119 |
| McLennan |
221,740 |
14 |
15,839 |
6.3 |
168 |
| McMullen |
861 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,521 |
3 |
4,507 |
22.2 |
51 |
| Marion |
11,192 |
1 |
11,192 |
8.9 |
149 |
| Martin |
5,029 |
1 |
5,029 |
19.9 |
58 |
| Mason |
3,799 |
1 |
3,799 |
26.3 |
40 |
| Matagorda |
39,529 |
2 |
19,765 |
5.1 |
183 |
| Maverick |
50,837 |
7 |
7,262 |
13.8 |
100 |
| Medina |
43,058 |
7 |
6,151 |
16.3 |
73 |
| Menard |
2,378 |
1 |
2,378 |
42.1 |
14 |
| Midland |
118,732 |
24 |
4,947 |
20.2 |
57 |
| Milam |
25,987 |
3 |
8,662 |
11.5 |
122 |
| Mills |
5,189 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mitchell |
9,918 |
3 |
3,306 |
30.2 |
30 |
| Montague |
19,427 |
6 |
3,238 |
30.9 |
27 |
| Montgomery |
368,453 |
51 |
7,225 |
13.8 |
97 |
| Moore |
20,827 |
1 |
20,827 |
4.8 |
185 |
| Morris |
13,196 |
2 |
6,598 |
15.2 |
86 |
| Motley |
1,431 |
1 |
1,431 |
69.9 |
2 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,381 |
11 |
5,671 |
17.6 |
64 |
| Navarro |
48,950 |
5 |
9,790 |
10.2 |
133 |
| Newton |
15,527 |
1 |
15,527 |
6.4 |
167 |
| Nolan |
16,102 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nueces |
324,053 |
32 |
10,127 |
9.9 |
135 |
| Ochiltree |
9,516 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Oldham |
2,295 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
88,591 |
3 |
29,530 |
3.4 |
192 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,534 |
2 |
14,267 |
7.0 |
163 |
| Panola |
23,295 |
2 |
11,648 |
8.6 |
151 |
| Parker |
107,055 |
5 |
21,411 |
4.7 |
188 |
| Parmer |
10,420 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,288 |
1 |
17,288 |
5.8 |
175 |
| Polk |
44,843 |
6 |
7,474 |
13.4 |
102 |
| Potter |
118,748 |
15 |
7,917 |
12.6 |
111 |
| Presidio |
8,126 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,025 |
1 |
11,025 |
9.1 |
146 |
| Randall |
114,355 |
7 |
16,336 |
6.1 |
171 |
| Reagan |
3,560 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,134 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,404 |
1 |
14,404 |
6.9 |
164 |
| Reeves |
13,362 |
2 |
6,681 |
15.0 |
89 |
| Refugio |
8,147 |
3 |
2,716 |
36.8 |
17 |
| Roberts |
920 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,786 |
3 |
5,595 |
17.9 |
63 |
| Rockwall |
59,099 |
1 |
59,099 |
1.7 |
196 |
| Runnels |
11,611 |
1 |
11,611 |
8.6 |
150 |
| Rusk |
48,783 |
3 |
16,261 |
6.1 |
170 |
| Sabine |
10,588 |
4 |
2,647 |
37.8 |
15 |
| San Augustine |
9,387 |
1 |
9,387 |
10.7 |
128 |
| San Jacinto |
23,908 |
2 |
11,954 |
8.4 |
155 |
| San Patricio |
72,985 |
9 |
8,109 |
12.3 |
113 |
| San Saba |
6,452 |
1 |
6,452 |
15.5 |
83 |
| Schleicher |
3,083 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,669 |
1 |
16,669 |
6.0 |
173 |
| Shackelford |
3,352 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,230 |
2 |
13,115 |
7.6 |
160 |
| Sherman |
3,310 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
187,638 |
54 |
3,475 |
28.8 |
33 |
| Somervell |
8,017 |
3 |
2,672 |
37.4 |
16 |
| Starr |
60,176 |
11 |
5,471 |
18.3 |
61 |
| Stephens |
9,835 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sterling |
1,441 |
1 |
1,441 |
69.4 |
3 |
| Stonewall |
1,708 |
1 |
1,708 |
58.5 |
5 |
| Sutton |
4,399 |
1 |
4,399 |
22.7 |
48 |
| Swisher |
8,648 |
1 |
8,648 |
11.6 |
121 |
| Tarrant |
1,602,624 |
203 |
7,895 |
12.7 |
110 |
| Taylor |
127,539 |
28 |
4,555 |
22.0 |
52 |
| Terrell |
1,092 |
1 |
1,092 |
91.6 |
1 |
| Terry |
13,132 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Throckmorton |
1,879 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,733 |
2 |
14,867 |
6.7 |
165 |
| Tom Green |
105,560 |
11 |
9,596 |
10.4 |
132 |
| Travis |
863,575 |
138 |
6,258 |
16.0 |
78 |
| Trinity |
14,267 |
4 |
3,567 |
28.0 |
35 |
| Tyler |
21,279 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Upshur |
37,342 |
2 |
18,671 |
5.4 |
178 |
| Upton |
3,595 |
1 |
3,595 |
27.8 |
37 |
| Uvalde |
27,022 |
8 |
3,378 |
29.6 |
31 |
| Val Verde |
47,811 |
3 |
15,937 |
6.3 |
169 |
| Van Zandt |
52,262 |
3 |
17,421 |
5.7 |
176 |
| Victoria |
88,202 |
8 |
11,025 |
9.1 |
147 |
| Walker |
65,662 |
21 |
3,127 |
32.0 |
25 |
| Waller |
38,689 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ward |
11,322 |
6 |
1,887 |
53.0 |
7 |
| Washington |
31,517 |
4 |
7,879 |
12.7 |
109 |
| Webb |
229,382 |
7 |
32,769 |
3.1 |
194 |
| Wharton |
43,271 |
4 |
10,818 |
9.2 |
144 |
| Wheeler |
5,139 |
1 |
5,139 |
19.5 |
60 |
| Wichita |
133,656 |
32 |
4,177 |
23.9 |
45 |
| Wilbarger |
14,771 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Willacy |
21,448 |
2 |
10,724 |
9.3 |
143 |
| Williamson |
326,830 |
32 |
10,213 |
9.8 |
138 |
| Wilson |
38,289 |
4 |
9,572 |
10.4 |
131 |
| Winkler |
7,456 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wise |
55,025 |
6 |
9,171 |
10.9 |
127 |
| Wood |
39,921 |
4 |
9,980 |
10.0 |
134 |
| Yoakum |
7,794 |
2 |
3,897 |
25.7 |
41 |
| Young |
18,004 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zapata |
13,806 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,228 |
4 |
3,057 |
32.7 |
23 |
| Texas Total |
23,002,555 |
3,375 |
6,816 |
14.7 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Medical Board - September 19, 2005.
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, October 21, 2005.
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