
| County |
2005 Population |
2005 RCP Total |
Ratio of 2005 Population per RCP* |
Ratio of RCPs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,241 |
32 |
1,789 |
55.9 |
42 |
| Andrews |
13,596 |
9 |
1,511 |
66.2 |
30 |
| Angelina |
83,733 |
99 |
846 |
118.2 |
8 |
| Aransas |
23,900 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Archer |
9,583 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,216 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
43,141 |
5 |
8,628 |
11.6 |
165 |
| Austin |
26,829 |
2 |
13,415 |
7.5 |
177 |
| Bailey |
6,943 |
1 |
6,943 |
14.4 |
156 |
| Bandera |
20,470 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bastrop |
71,450 |
10 |
7,145 |
14.0 |
158 |
| Baylor |
4,052 |
1 |
4,052 |
24.7 |
111 |
| Bee |
33,586 |
13 |
2,584 |
38.7 |
63 |
| Bell |
255,441 |
194 |
1,317 |
75.9 |
22 |
| Bexar |
1,493,724 |
1,042 |
1,434 |
69.8 |
26 |
| Blanco |
9,498 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Borden |
754 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,162 |
3 |
6,054 |
16.5 |
147 |
| Bowie |
91,123 |
179 |
509 |
196.4 |
1 |
| Brazoria |
273,161 |
46 |
5,938 |
16.8 |
145 |
| Brazos |
165,921 |
56 |
2,963 |
33.8 |
75 |
| Brewster |
9,510 |
3 |
3,170 |
31.5 |
80 |
| Briscoe |
1,855 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,354 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brown |
39,269 |
20 |
1,963 |
50.9 |
48 |
| Burleson |
17,941 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Burnet |
38,623 |
10 |
3,862 |
25.9 |
103 |
| Caldwell |
38,401 |
10 |
3,840 |
26.0 |
102 |
| Calhoun |
22,029 |
12 |
1,836 |
54.5 |
46 |
| Callahan |
12,978 |
1 |
12,978 |
7.7 |
175 |
| Cameron |
382,445 |
158 |
2,421 |
41.3 |
60 |
| Camp |
12,647 |
6 |
2,108 |
47.4 |
51 |
| Carson |
6,584 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cass |
30,303 |
15 |
2,020 |
49.5 |
49 |
| Castro |
8,685 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Chambers |
31,551 |
4 |
7,888 |
12.7 |
160 |
| Cherokee |
49,289 |
15 |
3,286 |
30.4 |
83 |
| Childress |
7,858 |
3 |
2,619 |
38.2 |
67 |
| Clay |
11,481 |
5 |
2,296 |
43.6 |
56 |
| Cochran |
3,925 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,928 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,084 |
7 |
1,298 |
77.1 |
21 |
| Collin |
659,619 |
183 |
3,604 |
27.7 |
93 |
| Collingsworth |
3,268 |
2 |
1,634 |
61.2 |
33 |
| Colorado |
21,383 |
6 |
3,564 |
28.1 |
91 |
| Comal |
92,244 |
30 |
3,075 |
32.5 |
78 |
| Comanche |
14,247 |
4 |
3,562 |
28.1 |
89 |
| Concho |
4,099 |
1 |
4,099 |
24.4 |
114 |
| Cooke |
38,678 |
10 |
3,868 |
25.9 |
104 |
| Coryell |
79,725 |
10 |
7,973 |
12.5 |
161 |
| Cottle |
1,894 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,202 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crockett |
4,390 |
1 |
4,390 |
22.8 |
119 |
| Crosby |
7,342 |
4 |
1,836 |
54.5 |
45 |
| Culberson |
3,167 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,599 |
5 |
1,320 |
75.8 |
23 |
| Dallas |
2,354,691 |
1,622 |
1,452 |
68.9 |
27 |
| Dawson |
15,186 |
3 |
5,062 |
19.8 |
133 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,335 |
4 |
4,834 |
20.7 |
129 |
| Delta |
5,363 |
1 |
5,363 |
18.6 |
139 |
| Denton |
565,845 |
156 |
3,627 |
27.6 |
95 |
| De Witt |
20,598 |
16 |
1,287 |
77.7 |
20 |
| Dickens |
2,741 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,615 |
2 |
5,308 |
18.8 |
138 |
| Donley |
3,855 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,623 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Eastland |
18,567 |
1 |
18,567 |
5.4 |
181 |
| Ector |
125,884 |
160 |
787 |
127.1 |
6 |
| Edwards |
2,228 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
132,813 |
29 |
4,580 |
21.8 |
123 |
| El Paso |
739,145 |
427 |
1,731 |
57.8 |
36 |
| Erath |
35,712 |
14 |
2,551 |
39.2 |
62 |
| Falls |
19,255 |
3 |
6,418 |
15.6 |
151 |
| Fannin |
33,158 |
12 |
2,763 |
36.2 |
72 |
| Fayette |
23,245 |
5 |
4,649 |
21.5 |
124 |
| Fisher |
4,311 |
5 |
862 |
116.0 |
9 |
| Floyd |
8,063 |
1 |
8,063 |
12.4 |
162 |
| Foard |
1,604 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
449,778 |
52 |
8,650 |
11.6 |
166 |
| Franklin |
9,459 |
4 |
2,365 |
42.3 |
57 |
| Freestone |
19,297 |
1 |
19,297 |
5.2 |
183 |
| Frio |
17,564 |
1 |
17,564 |
5.7 |
180 |
| Gaines |
15,241 |
4 |
3,810 |
26.2 |
101 |
| Galveston |
270,715 |
181 |
1,496 |
66.9 |
29 |
| Garza |
5,232 |
1 |
5,232 |
19.1 |
135 |
| Gillespie |
22,297 |
7 |
3,185 |
31.4 |
81 |
| Glasscock |
1,476 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,409 |
1 |
7,409 |
13.5 |
159 |
| Gonzales |
19,953 |
7 |
2,850 |
35.1 |
74 |
| Gray |
22,557 |
13 |
1,735 |
57.6 |
38 |
| Grayson |
117,047 |
66 |
1,773 |
56.4 |
41 |
| Gregg |
116,156 |
113 |
1,028 |
97.3 |
12 |
| Grimes |
25,682 |
6 |
4,280 |
23.4 |
118 |
| Guadalupe |
103,346 |
29 |
3,564 |
28.1 |
90 |
| Hale |
37,161 |
6 |
6,194 |
16.1 |
148 |
| Hall |
3,883 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,457 |
2 |
4,229 |
23.6 |
116 |
| Hansford |
5,627 |
5 |
1,125 |
88.9 |
16 |
| Hardeman |
4,767 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardin |
50,627 |
5 |
10,125 |
9.9 |
170 |
| Harris |
3,708,107 |
2,139 |
1,734 |
57.7 |
37 |
| Harrison |
65,200 |
14 |
4,657 |
21.5 |
125 |
| Hartley |
5,668 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,113 |
2 |
3,057 |
32.7 |
77 |
| Hays |
131,774 |
20 |
6,589 |
15.2 |
152 |
| Hemphill |
3,581 |
1 |
3,581 |
27.9 |
92 |
| Henderson |
79,242 |
17 |
4,661 |
21.5 |
126 |
| Hidalgo |
678,278 |
192 |
3,533 |
28.3 |
88 |
| Hill |
35,311 |
7 |
5,044 |
19.8 |
132 |
| Hockley |
23,316 |
9 |
2,591 |
38.6 |
65 |
| Hood |
47,538 |
9 |
5,282 |
18.9 |
137 |
| Hopkins |
33,159 |
9 |
3,684 |
27.1 |
96 |
| Houston |
23,733 |
7 |
3,390 |
29.5 |
84 |
| Howard |
34,274 |
14 |
2,448 |
40.8 |
61 |
| Hudspeth |
3,636 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
88,642 |
26 |
3,409 |
29.3 |
85 |
| Hutchinson |
23,581 |
5 |
4,716 |
21.2 |
127 |
| Irion |
1,835 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,917 |
1 |
8,917 |
11.2 |
168 |
| Jackson |
15,146 |
5 |
3,029 |
33.0 |
76 |
| Jasper |
37,034 |
12 |
3,086 |
32.4 |
79 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,263 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,935 |
262 |
969 |
103.2 |
10 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,705 |
15 |
2,780 |
36.0 |
73 |
| Johnson |
148,575 |
26 |
5,714 |
17.5 |
142 |
| Jones |
20,874 |
2 |
10,437 |
9.6 |
171 |
| Karnes |
16,400 |
3 |
5,467 |
18.3 |
140 |
| Kaufman |
88,385 |
22 |
4,018 |
24.9 |
108 |
| Kendall |
27,878 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kenedy |
441 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,962 |
25 |
1,838 |
54.4 |
47 |
| Kimble |
4,623 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
364 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,513 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,630 |
13 |
2,587 |
38.7 |
64 |
| Knox |
4,284 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
49,793 |
48 |
1,037 |
96.4 |
13 |
| Lamb |
15,200 |
4 |
3,800 |
26.3 |
100 |
| Lampasas |
20,097 |
5 |
4,019 |
24.9 |
109 |
| La Salle |
6,372 |
1 |
6,372 |
15.7 |
149 |
| Lavaca |
19,546 |
5 |
3,909 |
25.6 |
105 |
| Lee |
17,202 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Leon |
16,510 |
1 |
16,510 |
6.1 |
178 |
| Liberty |
79,712 |
22 |
3,623 |
27.6 |
94 |
| Limestone |
23,379 |
16 |
1,461 |
68.4 |
28 |
| Lipscomb |
3,118 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,595 |
1 |
12,595 |
7.9 |
174 |
| Llano |
18,640 |
1 |
18,640 |
5.4 |
182 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
254,987 |
262 |
973 |
102.8 |
11 |
| Lynn |
6,815 |
1 |
6,815 |
14.7 |
154 |
| McCulloch |
8,492 |
4 |
2,123 |
47.1 |
53 |
| McLennan |
221,740 |
102 |
2,174 |
46.0 |
54 |
| McMullen |
861 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,521 |
5 |
2,704 |
37.0 |
70 |
| Marion |
11,192 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Martin |
5,029 |
3 |
1,676 |
59.7 |
35 |
| Mason |
3,799 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Matagorda |
39,529 |
9 |
4,392 |
22.8 |
120 |
| Maverick |
50,837 |
13 |
3,911 |
25.6 |
106 |
| Medina |
43,058 |
5 |
8,612 |
11.6 |
164 |
| Menard |
2,378 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
118,732 |
100 |
1,187 |
84.2 |
17 |
| Milam |
25,987 |
2 |
12,994 |
7.7 |
176 |
| Mills |
5,189 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mitchell |
9,918 |
2 |
4,959 |
20.2 |
131 |
| Montague |
19,427 |
12 |
1,619 |
61.8 |
32 |
| Montgomery |
368,453 |
99 |
3,722 |
26.9 |
97 |
| Moore |
20,827 |
12 |
1,736 |
57.6 |
39 |
| Morris |
13,196 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Motley |
1,431 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
62,381 |
59 |
1,057 |
94.6 |
14 |
| Navarro |
48,950 |
13 |
3,765 |
26.6 |
99 |
| Newton |
15,527 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
16,102 |
9 |
1,789 |
55.9 |
43 |
| Nueces |
324,053 |
272 |
1,191 |
83.9 |
19 |
| Ochiltree |
9,516 |
4 |
2,379 |
42.0 |
58 |
| Oldham |
2,295 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
88,591 |
22 |
4,027 |
24.8 |
110 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,534 |
7 |
4,076 |
24.5 |
113 |
| Panola |
23,295 |
11 |
2,118 |
47.2 |
52 |
| Parker |
107,055 |
19 |
5,634 |
17.7 |
141 |
| Parmer |
10,420 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,288 |
3 |
5,763 |
17.4 |
143 |
| Polk |
44,843 |
13 |
3,449 |
29.0 |
86 |
| Potter |
118,748 |
161 |
738 |
135.6 |
3 |
| Presidio |
8,126 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,025 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Randall |
114,355 |
25 |
4,574 |
21.9 |
122 |
| Reagan |
3,560 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,134 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,404 |
9 |
1,600 |
62.5 |
31 |
| Reeves |
13,362 |
2 |
6,681 |
15.0 |
153 |
| Refugio |
8,147 |
2 |
4,074 |
24.5 |
112 |
| Roberts |
920 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,786 |
1 |
16,786 |
6.0 |
179 |
| Rockwall |
59,099 |
2 |
29,550 |
3.4 |
184 |
| Runnels |
11,611 |
2 |
5,806 |
17.2 |
144 |
| Rusk |
48,783 |
6 |
8,131 |
12.3 |
163 |
| Sabine |
10,588 |
1 |
10,588 |
9.4 |
172 |
| San Augustine |
9,387 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Jacinto |
23,908 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Patricio |
72,985 |
15 |
4,866 |
20.6 |
130 |
| San Saba |
6,452 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Schleicher |
3,083 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,669 |
4 |
4,167 |
24.0 |
115 |
| Shackelford |
3,352 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,230 |
5 |
5,246 |
19.1 |
136 |
| Sherman |
3,310 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
187,638 |
243 |
772 |
129.5 |
5 |
| Somervell |
8,017 |
11 |
729 |
137.2 |
2 |
| Starr |
60,176 |
6 |
10,029 |
10.0 |
169 |
| Stephens |
9,835 |
3 |
3,278 |
30.5 |
82 |
| Sterling |
1,441 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,708 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,399 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Swisher |
8,648 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tarrant |
1,602,624 |
912 |
1,757 |
56.9 |
40 |
| Taylor |
127,539 |
166 |
768 |
130.2 |
4 |
| Terrell |
1,092 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,132 |
5 |
2,626 |
38.1 |
68 |
| Throckmorton |
1,879 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,733 |
25 |
1,189 |
84.1 |
18 |
| Tom Green |
105,560 |
97 |
1,088 |
91.9 |
15 |
| Travis |
863,575 |
419 |
2,061 |
48.5 |
50 |
| Trinity |
14,267 |
3 |
4,756 |
21.0 |
128 |
| Tyler |
21,279 |
5 |
4,256 |
23.5 |
117 |
| Upshur |
37,342 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Upton |
3,595 |
2 |
1,798 |
55.6 |
44 |
| Uvalde |
27,022 |
6 |
4,504 |
22.2 |
121 |
| Val Verde |
47,811 |
7 |
6,830 |
14.6 |
155 |
| Van Zandt |
52,262 |
6 |
8,710 |
11.5 |
167 |
| Victoria |
88,202 |
105 |
840 |
119.0 |
7 |
| Walker |
65,662 |
19 |
3,456 |
28.9 |
87 |
| Waller |
38,689 |
1 |
38,689 |
2.6 |
185 |
| Ward |
11,322 |
5 |
2,264 |
44.2 |
55 |
| Washington |
31,517 |
12 |
2,626 |
38.1 |
69 |
| Webb |
229,382 |
38 |
6,036 |
16.6 |
146 |
| Wharton |
43,271 |
18 |
2,404 |
41.6 |
59 |
| Wheeler |
5,139 |
1 |
5,139 |
19.5 |
134 |
| Wichita |
133,656 |
101 |
1,323 |
75.6 |
24 |
| Wilbarger |
14,771 |
9 |
1,641 |
60.9 |
34 |
| Willacy |
21,448 |
2 |
10,724 |
9.3 |
173 |
| Williamson |
326,830 |
46 |
7,105 |
14.1 |
157 |
| Wilson |
38,289 |
6 |
6,382 |
15.7 |
150 |
| Winkler |
7,456 |
2 |
3,728 |
26.8 |
98 |
| Wise |
55,025 |
20 |
2,751 |
36.3 |
71 |
| Wood |
39,921 |
10 |
3,992 |
25.0 |
107 |
| Yoakum |
7,794 |
3 |
2,598 |
38.5 |
66 |
| Young |
18,004 |
13 |
1,385 |
72.2 |
25 |
| Zapata |
13,806 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,228 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
23,002,555 |
11,768 |
1,955 |
51.2 |
| Out of State |
|
859 |
| Total Licensees |
|
12,627 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Professional Licensing and Certification Unit, September 27, 2005.
Includes all active Respiratory Care Practitioners with a Texas address. The Respiratory Care Practitioners were sorted by their county of practice. 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, November 17, 2005.
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