
| County |
2006 Population |
2006 Counselors Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per Counselor* |
Ratio of Counselors per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
28 |
2,060 |
48.5 |
79 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
2 |
6,858 |
14.6 |
180 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
67 |
1,261 |
79.3 |
27 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
15 |
1,613 |
62.0 |
48 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
2 |
1,114 |
89.8 |
16 |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
12 |
3,669 |
27.3 |
130 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
8 |
3,438 |
29.1 |
122 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
2 |
3,508 |
28.5 |
123 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
6 |
3,510 |
28.5 |
124 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
37 |
2,014 |
49.7 |
77 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
4 |
1,009 |
99.1 |
13 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
8 |
4,227 |
23.7 |
150 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
161 |
1,608 |
62.2 |
47 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
1,252 |
1,209 |
82.7 |
25 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
2 |
4,870 |
20.5 |
159 |
| Borden |
758 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
7 |
2,625 |
38.1 |
91 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
61 |
1,499 |
66.7 |
40 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
104 |
2,688 |
37.2 |
96 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
97 |
1,737 |
57.6 |
57 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
15 |
642 |
155.8 |
3 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
2 |
4,219 |
23.7 |
148 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
43 |
921 |
108.5 |
9 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
2 |
9,124 |
11.0 |
193 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
15 |
2,638 |
37.9 |
93 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
17 |
2,338 |
42.8 |
87 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
6 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
131 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
2 |
6,495 |
15.4 |
173 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
93 |
4,219 |
23.7 |
149 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
4 |
3,222 |
31.0 |
115 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
1 |
6,604 |
15.1 |
176 |
| Cass |
30,276 |
8 |
3,785 |
26.4 |
135 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
5 |
6,542 |
15.3 |
175 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
38 |
1,312 |
76.2 |
28 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
1 |
7,891 |
12.7 |
185 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
3 |
3,859 |
25.9 |
138 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
1 |
3,969 |
25.2 |
142 |
| Coke |
3,934 |
4 |
984 |
101.7 |
11 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
1 |
9,061 |
11.0 |
192 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
391 |
1,784 |
56.0 |
64 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
4 |
5,404 |
18.5 |
163 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
57 |
1,671 |
59.9 |
54 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
6 |
2,384 |
41.9 |
88 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
15 |
2,611 |
38.3 |
90 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
26 |
3,103 |
32.2 |
108 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,243 |
1 |
4,243 |
23.6 |
151 |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
4 |
1,847 |
54.1 |
70 |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
1 |
6,682 |
15.0 |
177 |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
2,004 |
1,190 |
84.0 |
22 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
2 |
7,606 |
13.1 |
184 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
4 |
4,867 |
20.5 |
158 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
1 |
5,365 |
18.6 |
162 |
| Denton |
595,367 |
381 |
1,563 |
64.0 |
43 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
7 |
2,962 |
33.8 |
104 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
6 |
1,781 |
56.2 |
62 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,716 |
3 |
4,572 |
21.9 |
156 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
8 |
2,328 |
43.0 |
85 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
69 |
1,840 |
54.3 |
69 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
1 |
2,238 |
44.7 |
82 |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
84 |
1,637 |
61.1 |
51 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
264 |
2,847 |
35.1 |
101 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
31 |
1,164 |
85.9 |
19 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
5 |
3,886 |
25.7 |
140 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
10 |
3,356 |
29.8 |
120 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
4 |
5,899 |
17.0 |
170 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
2 |
4,058 |
24.6 |
145 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
243 |
1,936 |
51.6 |
75 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
3 |
3,153 |
31.7 |
113 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
6 |
3,267 |
30.6 |
117 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
2 |
8,911 |
11.2 |
190 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
1 |
15,395 |
6.5 |
201 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
174 |
1,580 |
63.3 |
44 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
2 |
2,650 |
37.7 |
95 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
12 |
1,885 |
53.1 |
72 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
5 |
1,499 |
66.7 |
39 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
5 |
4,051 |
24.7 |
144 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
6 |
3,754 |
26.6 |
132 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
67 |
1,767 |
56.6 |
59 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
98 |
1,196 |
83.6 |
23 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
5 |
5,225 |
19.1 |
161 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
37 |
2,875 |
34.8 |
102 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
23 |
1,619 |
61.8 |
49 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
4 |
2,126 |
47.0 |
80 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
1 |
5,676 |
17.6 |
166 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
18 |
2,840 |
35.2 |
100 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
2,094 |
1,804 |
55.4 |
67 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
18 |
3,657 |
27.3 |
129 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
1 |
5,688 |
17.6 |
167 |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
4 |
1,531 |
65.3 |
42 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
102 |
1,359 |
73.6 |
30 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
1 |
3,632 |
27.5 |
128 |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
29 |
2,775 |
36.0 |
98 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
215 |
3,263 |
30.6 |
116 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
12 |
2,996 |
33.4 |
106 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
8 |
2,931 |
34.1 |
103 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
34 |
1,438 |
69.5 |
35 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
12 |
2,783 |
35.9 |
99 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
11 |
2,168 |
46.1 |
81 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
9 |
3,822 |
26.2 |
137 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
62 |
1,469 |
68.1 |
37 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Irion |
1,843 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,941 |
1 |
8,941 |
11.2 |
191 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
1 |
15,313 |
6.5 |
199 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
12 |
3,109 |
32.2 |
109 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
3 |
758 |
131.9 |
4 |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
153 |
1,661 |
60.2 |
53 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
14 |
3,012 |
33.2 |
107 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
48 |
3,195 |
31.3 |
114 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
14 |
1,493 |
67.0 |
38 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
3 |
5,534 |
18.1 |
165 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
35 |
2,633 |
38.0 |
92 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
23 |
1,250 |
80.0 |
26 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
54 |
860 |
116.3 |
7 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
367 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
2 |
1,771 |
56.5 |
60 |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
19 |
1,782 |
56.1 |
63 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
27 |
1,852 |
54.0 |
71 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
1 |
15,313 |
6.5 |
200 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
12 |
1,716 |
58.3 |
56 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
3 |
6,539 |
15.3 |
174 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
10 |
1,755 |
57.0 |
58 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
1 |
16,769 |
6.0 |
203 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
18 |
4,539 |
22.0 |
155 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
2 |
11,831 |
8.5 |
196 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
2 |
6,332 |
15.8 |
172 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
2 |
9,483 |
10.5 |
194 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
221 |
1,162 |
86.1 |
18 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
1 |
6,856 |
14.6 |
179 |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
5 |
1,710 |
58.5 |
55 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
161 |
1,390 |
71.9 |
32 |
| McMullen |
863 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,636 |
4 |
3,409 |
29.3 |
121 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
1 |
11,224 |
8.9 |
195 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
3,814 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
10 |
3,983 |
25.1 |
143 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
7 |
7,358 |
13.6 |
182 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
8 |
5,476 |
18.3 |
164 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
119,401 |
75 |
1,592 |
62.8 |
45 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
7 |
3,762 |
26.6 |
133 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
11 |
473 |
211.3 |
2 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Montague |
19,498 |
5 |
3,900 |
25.6 |
141 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
204 |
1,887 |
53.0 |
73 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
7 |
2,995 |
33.4 |
105 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
3 |
4,404 |
22.7 |
154 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
48 |
1,313 |
76.1 |
29 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
28 |
1,779 |
56.2 |
61 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
1 |
15,594 |
6.4 |
202 |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
9 |
1,796 |
55.7 |
65 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
310 |
1,052 |
95.0 |
14 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
6 |
1,603 |
62.4 |
46 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
6 |
387 |
258.7 |
1 |
| Orange |
89,253 |
23 |
3,881 |
25.8 |
139 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
5 |
5,773 |
17.3 |
169 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
7 |
3,342 |
29.9 |
119 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
42 |
2,645 |
37.8 |
94 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
1 |
17,389 |
5.8 |
204 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
20 |
2,281 |
43.8 |
83 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
142 |
844 |
118.5 |
6 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
1 |
8,299 |
12.0 |
186 |
| Rains |
11,452 |
2 |
5,726 |
17.5 |
168 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
99 |
1,175 |
85.1 |
20 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,151 |
1 |
3,151 |
31.7 |
111 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
1 |
14,404 |
6.9 |
198 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
2 |
4,101 |
24.4 |
147 |
| Roberts |
926 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
2 |
8,480 |
11.8 |
188 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
44 |
1,428 |
70.0 |
33 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
5 |
2,329 |
42.9 |
86 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
13 |
3,776 |
26.5 |
134 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
3 |
3,152 |
31.7 |
112 |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
2 |
12,104 |
8.3 |
197 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
21 |
3,527 |
28.4 |
125 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
4 |
1,626 |
61.5 |
50 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
1 |
3,126 |
32.0 |
110 |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
2 |
8,363 |
12.0 |
187 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
1 |
3,341 |
29.9 |
118 |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
13 |
2,035 |
49.1 |
78 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
190,440 |
126 |
1,511 |
66.2 |
41 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
9 |
922 |
108.4 |
10 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
9 |
6,834 |
14.6 |
178 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
4 |
2,467 |
40.5 |
89 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
1 |
1,455 |
68.7 |
36 |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
1 |
8,685 |
11.5 |
189 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
987 |
1,657 |
60.3 |
52 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
158 |
809 |
123.5 |
5 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,197 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
30,069 |
22 |
1,367 |
73.2 |
31 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
93 |
1,139 |
87.8 |
17 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
967 |
903 |
110.8 |
8 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
4 |
3,588 |
27.9 |
127 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
6 |
3,558 |
28.1 |
126 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
8 |
4,719 |
21.2 |
157 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
19 |
1,434 |
69.7 |
34 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
11 |
4,398 |
22.7 |
153 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
14 |
3,794 |
26.4 |
136 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
75 |
1,187 |
84.2 |
21 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
62 |
1,068 |
93.7 |
15 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
22 |
1,814 |
55.1 |
68 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Washington |
31,799 |
16 |
1,987 |
50.3 |
76 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
58 |
4,085 |
24.5 |
146 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
19 |
2,301 |
43.5 |
84 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
111 |
1,207 |
82.8 |
24 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
15 |
988 |
101.2 |
12 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
3 |
7,240 |
13.8 |
181 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
179 |
1,921 |
52.0 |
74 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
8 |
4,941 |
20.2 |
160 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
1 |
7,500 |
13.3 |
183 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
13 |
4,331 |
23.1 |
152 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
15 |
2,706 |
37.0 |
97 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Young |
18,027 |
10 |
1,803 |
55.5 |
66 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
2 |
6,175 |
16.2 |
171 |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
13,954 |
1,682 |
59.5 |
| Out of State |
|
813 |
| Total Licensees |
|
14,767 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Note: Of the 13,954 Texas total, 11,460 were Licensed Professional Counselors and 2,494 were Licensed Professional Counselor Interns.
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Professional Licensing and Certification Unit - November 28, 2006.
Prepared by:Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 11, 2006.
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