
| County |
2006 Population |
2006 EMS Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per EMS* |
Ratio of EMS per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
133 |
434 |
230.6 |
186 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
47 |
292 |
342.7 |
95 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
201 |
420 |
237.9 |
183 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
61 |
397 |
252.1 |
172 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
44 |
221 |
452.7 |
51 |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
29 |
77 |
1,301.6 |
4 |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
111 |
397 |
252.1 |
173 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
82 |
335 |
298.1 |
122 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
29 |
242 |
413.3 |
65 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
108 |
195 |
512.8 |
35 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
138 |
540 |
185.2 |
225 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
12 |
336 |
297.3 |
124 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
71 |
476 |
209.9 |
205 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
668 |
388 |
258.0 |
159 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
2,601 |
582 |
171.8 |
234 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
37 |
263 |
379.9 |
77 |
| Borden |
758 |
12 |
63 |
1,583.1 |
2 |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
72 |
255 |
391.8 |
73 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
235 |
389 |
256.9 |
160 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
772 |
362 |
276.1 |
142 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
489 |
344 |
290.3 |
130 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
35 |
275 |
363.4 |
84 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
24 |
78 |
1,284.8 |
5 |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
18 |
469 |
213.3 |
202 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
64 |
619 |
161.5 |
241 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
51 |
358 |
279.5 |
138 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
140 |
283 |
353.8 |
89 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
96 |
414 |
241.5 |
180 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
95 |
235 |
425.7 |
59 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
51 |
255 |
392.6 |
72 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
554 |
708 |
141.2 |
246 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
29 |
444 |
225.0 |
191 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
50 |
132 |
757.1 |
20 |
| Cass |
30,276 |
82 |
369 |
270.8 |
150 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
33 |
265 |
376.9 |
79 |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
71 |
461 |
217.1 |
199 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
71 |
702 |
142.4 |
245 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
20 |
395 |
253.5 |
169 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
36 |
322 |
310.9 |
116 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
10 |
397 |
252.0 |
174 |
| Coke |
3,934 |
23 |
171 |
584.6 |
25 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
25 |
362 |
275.9 |
143 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
1,285 |
543 |
184.2 |
227 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
19 |
172 |
580.0 |
28 |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
73 |
296 |
337.7 |
101 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
358 |
266 |
375.9 |
80 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
41 |
349 |
286.6 |
134 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
21 |
196 |
510.2 |
37 |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
114 |
344 |
291.1 |
129 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
157 |
514 |
194.6 |
217 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
9 |
211 |
474.9 |
43 |
| Crane |
4,243 |
22 |
193 |
518.5 |
32 |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
23 |
194 |
516.2 |
34 |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
31 |
238 |
419.5 |
63 |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
8 |
401 |
249.4 |
176 |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
35 |
191 |
523.8 |
31 |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
2,572 |
927 |
107.8 |
252 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
31 |
491 |
203.8 |
210 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
21 |
927 |
107.9 |
251 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
19 |
282 |
354.1 |
88 |
| Denton |
595,367 |
1,042 |
571 |
175.0 |
232 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
77 |
269 |
371.4 |
81 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
25 |
110 |
910.7 |
16 |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
20 |
534 |
187.2 |
222 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
32 |
120 |
831.6 |
18 |
| Duval |
13,716 |
35 |
392 |
255.2 |
165 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
72 |
259 |
386.6 |
76 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
297 |
428 |
233.9 |
185 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
13 |
172 |
580.9 |
27 |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
476 |
289 |
346.1 |
93 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
1,343 |
560 |
178.7 |
230 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
90 |
401 |
249.4 |
175 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
25 |
777 |
128.7 |
247 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
141 |
238 |
420.2 |
62 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
80 |
295 |
339.1 |
99 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
13 |
330 |
302.8 |
118 |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
30 |
271 |
369.7 |
82 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
11 |
146 |
684.9 |
23 |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
565 |
833 |
120.1 |
250 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
26 |
364 |
274.9 |
144 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
48 |
408 |
244.9 |
179 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
33 |
540 |
185.2 |
226 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
38 |
405 |
246.8 |
178 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
953 |
288 |
346.7 |
92 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
25 |
212 |
471.8 |
45 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
68 |
333 |
300.7 |
120 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
11 |
136 |
736.3 |
21 |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
22 |
341 |
293.6 |
127 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
50 |
405 |
246.9 |
177 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
68 |
331 |
301.9 |
119 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
473 |
250 |
399.5 |
69 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
326 |
360 |
278.1 |
140 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
57 |
458 |
218.2 |
198 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
297 |
358 |
279.2 |
139 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
78 |
477 |
209.5 |
206 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
17 |
230 |
435.7 |
55 |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
37 |
230 |
435.2 |
56 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
29 |
196 |
510.9 |
36 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
21 |
227 |
440.7 |
53 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
238 |
215 |
465.6 |
49 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
7,537 |
501 |
199.5 |
213 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
146 |
451 |
221.8 |
195 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
16 |
356 |
281.3 |
136 |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
11 |
557 |
179.7 |
229 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
334 |
415 |
241.0 |
181 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
17 |
214 |
468.1 |
47 |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
221 |
364 |
274.6 |
145 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
721 |
973 |
102.8 |
253 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
124 |
290 |
344.9 |
94 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
49 |
478 |
209.0 |
207 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
176 |
278 |
359.9 |
86 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
118 |
283 |
353.4 |
90 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
69 |
346 |
289.4 |
132 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
58 |
593 |
168.6 |
238 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
21 |
176 |
568.0 |
29 |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
264 |
345 |
289.8 |
131 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
108 |
218 |
459.1 |
50 |
| Irion |
1,843 |
19 |
97 |
1,030.9 |
15 |
| Jack |
8,941 |
33 |
271 |
369.1 |
83 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
63 |
243 |
411.4 |
66 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
84 |
444 |
225.1 |
190 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
28 |
81 |
1,230.8 |
6 |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
711 |
357 |
279.8 |
137 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
7 |
812 |
123.1 |
248 |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
115 |
367 |
272.8 |
149 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
453 |
339 |
295.4 |
126 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
89 |
235 |
425.7 |
58 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
27 |
615 |
162.6 |
240 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
281 |
328 |
304.9 |
117 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
149 |
193 |
518.3 |
33 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
1 |
445 |
224.7 |
192 |
| Kent |
853 |
13 |
66 |
1,524.0 |
3 |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
91 |
510 |
195.9 |
216 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
18 |
258 |
387.9 |
75 |
| King |
367 |
4 |
92 |
1,089.9 |
13 |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
9 |
393 |
254.2 |
167 |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
91 |
372 |
268.7 |
152 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
17 |
253 |
395.8 |
70 |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
233 |
215 |
465.9 |
48 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
77 |
199 |
502.8 |
38 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
74 |
278 |
359.3 |
87 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
14 |
462 |
216.3 |
200 |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
66 |
297 |
336.4 |
102 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
58 |
303 |
330.5 |
105 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
83 |
202 |
495.0 |
40 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
257 |
318 |
314.5 |
115 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
62 |
382 |
262.0 |
157 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
36 |
87 |
1,150.5 |
10 |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
22 |
576 |
173.7 |
233 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
39 |
486 |
205.6 |
208 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
666 |
386 |
259.4 |
158 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
29 |
236 |
423.0 |
60 |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
27 |
317 |
315.8 |
114 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
618 |
362 |
276.2 |
141 |
| McMullen |
863 |
10 |
86 |
1,158.7 |
9 |
| Madison |
13,636 |
23 |
593 |
168.7 |
237 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
18 |
624 |
160.4 |
242 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
24 |
212 |
472.2 |
44 |
| Mason |
3,814 |
15 |
254 |
393.3 |
71 |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
102 |
391 |
256.1 |
163 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
82 |
628 |
159.2 |
243 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
153 |
286 |
349.2 |
91 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
12 |
199 |
501.9 |
39 |
| Midland |
119,401 |
275 |
434 |
230.3 |
187 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
70 |
376 |
265.8 |
155 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
22 |
237 |
422.5 |
61 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
20 |
498 |
200.8 |
212 |
| Montague |
19,498 |
105 |
186 |
538.5 |
30 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
861 |
447 |
223.6 |
194 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
60 |
349 |
286.2 |
135 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
45 |
294 |
340.6 |
97 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
16 |
89 |
1,120.4 |
11 |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
201 |
314 |
318.8 |
112 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
114 |
437 |
228.9 |
189 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
45 |
347 |
288.6 |
133 |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
48 |
337 |
296.9 |
125 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
878 |
372 |
269.2 |
151 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
16 |
601 |
166.4 |
239 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
38 |
61 |
1,638.6 |
1 |
| Orange |
89,253 |
302 |
296 |
338.4 |
100 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
141 |
205 |
488.5 |
41 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
47 |
498 |
200.9 |
211 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
304 |
365 |
273.7 |
147 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
35 |
300 |
333.6 |
104 |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
59 |
295 |
339.3 |
98 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
90 |
507 |
197.3 |
214 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
402 |
298 |
335.4 |
103 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
21 |
395 |
253.0 |
171 |
| Rains |
11,452 |
47 |
244 |
410.4 |
67 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
297 |
392 |
255.4 |
164 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
15 |
241 |
415.7 |
64 |
| Real |
3,151 |
38 |
83 |
1,206.0 |
7 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
47 |
306 |
326.3 |
110 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
25 |
536 |
186.6 |
224 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
28 |
293 |
341.4 |
96 |
| Roberts |
926 |
10 |
93 |
1,079.9 |
14 |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
45 |
377 |
265.3 |
156 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
206 |
305 |
327.9 |
107 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
31 |
376 |
266.2 |
154 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
90 |
545 |
183.4 |
228 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
40 |
265 |
377.4 |
78 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
16 |
591 |
169.2 |
236 |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
62 |
390 |
256.1 |
162 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
190 |
390 |
256.5 |
161 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
78 |
83 |
1,199.6 |
8 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
35 |
89 |
1,119.6 |
12 |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
55 |
304 |
328.8 |
106 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
13 |
257 |
389.1 |
74 |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
57 |
464 |
215.4 |
201 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
12 |
277 |
361.1 |
85 |
| Smith |
190,440 |
485 |
393 |
254.7 |
166 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
37 |
224 |
445.8 |
52 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
105 |
586 |
170.7 |
235 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
27 |
365 |
273.7 |
148 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
12 |
121 |
824.7 |
19 |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
7 |
245 |
408.9 |
68 |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
32 |
139 |
717.6 |
22 |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
38 |
229 |
437.5 |
54 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
3,455 |
473 |
211.2 |
204 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
324 |
395 |
253.4 |
170 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
7 |
157 |
637.5 |
24 |
| Terry |
13,197 |
26 |
508 |
197.0 |
215 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
11 |
172 |
582.6 |
26 |
| Titus |
30,069 |
44 |
683 |
146.3 |
244 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
250 |
424 |
236.1 |
184 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
2,219 |
393 |
254.2 |
168 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
43 |
334 |
299.6 |
121 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
47 |
454 |
220.2 |
196 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
121 |
312 |
320.5 |
111 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
32 |
114 |
877.7 |
17 |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
61 |
447 |
223.9 |
193 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
99 |
489 |
204.7 |
209 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
257 |
207 |
483.9 |
42 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
261 |
341 |
293.1 |
128 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
117 |
566 |
176.7 |
231 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
85 |
470 |
213.0 |
203 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
22 |
519 |
192.8 |
218 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
61 |
521 |
191.8 |
219 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
452 |
524 |
190.8 |
220 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
117 |
374 |
267.6 |
153 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
24 |
213 |
470.6 |
46 |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
367 |
365 |
273.9 |
146 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
34 |
436 |
229.5 |
188 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
41 |
530 |
188.8 |
221 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
1,023 |
336 |
297.4 |
123 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
169 |
234 |
427.6 |
57 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
14 |
536 |
186.7 |
223 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
184 |
306 |
326.8 |
109 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
97 |
418 |
239.0 |
182 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
25 |
316 |
316.9 |
113 |
| Young |
18,027 |
59 |
306 |
327.3 |
108 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
31 |
457 |
219.0 |
197 |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
15 |
823 |
121.5 |
249 |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
51,353 |
457 |
218.9 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Management - December 22, 2006
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, December 29, 2006.
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