Primary Care Physicians (PC) by County of Practice - September, 2006
| County |
2006
Population |
2006 PC
Total |
Ratio of
2006 Population per PC* |
Ratio of
PC per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
43 |
1,342 |
74.5 |
35 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
10 |
1,372 |
72.9 |
44 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
68 |
1,242 |
80.5 |
27 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
8 |
3,024 |
33.1 |
157 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
1 |
9,720 |
10.3 |
223 |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
17 |
2,590 |
38.6 |
138 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
8 |
3,438 |
29.1 |
180 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
4 |
1,754 |
57.0 |
79 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
3 |
7,021 |
14.2 |
221 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
25 |
2,980 |
33.6 |
156 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
4 |
1,009 |
99.1 |
9 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
16 |
2,114 |
47.3 |
105 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
220 |
1,177 |
85.0 |
18 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
1,195 |
1,267 |
78.9 |
30 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
4 |
2,435 |
41.1 |
130 |
| Borden |
758 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
6 |
3,063 |
32.7 |
160 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
88 |
1,039 |
96.2 |
10 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
119 |
2,350 |
42.6 |
124 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
151 |
1,116 |
89.6 |
14 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
4 |
2,408 |
41.5 |
128 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
2 |
4,219 |
23.7 |
201 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
32 |
1,238 |
80.8 |
26 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
3 |
6,082 |
16.4 |
217 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
29 |
1,364 |
73.3 |
40 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
11 |
3,613 |
27.7 |
186 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
14 |
1,594 |
62.7 |
65 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
1 |
12,989 |
7.7 |
224 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
258 |
1,521 |
65.8 |
61 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
10 |
1,289 |
77.6 |
31 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cass |
30,276 |
11 |
2,752 |
36.3 |
146 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
3 |
2,918 |
34.3 |
152 |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
7 |
4,673 |
21.4 |
206 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
29 |
1,719 |
58.2 |
75 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
8 |
986 |
101.4 |
7 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
3 |
3,859 |
25.9 |
192 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
1 |
3,969 |
25.2 |
196 |
| Coke |
3,934 |
1 |
3,934 |
25.4 |
195 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
4 |
2,265 |
44.1 |
118 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
568 |
1,228 |
81.4 |
24 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
2 |
1,638 |
61.1 |
69 |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
15 |
1,441 |
69.4 |
51 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
59 |
1,614 |
62.0 |
66 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
12 |
1,192 |
83.9 |
20 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
1 |
4,116 |
24.3 |
197 |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
19 |
2,061 |
48.5 |
101 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
14 |
5,763 |
17.4 |
215 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,243 |
1 |
4,243 |
23.6 |
202 |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
1 |
4,456 |
22.4 |
205 |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
2 |
3,695 |
27.1 |
187 |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
1,883 |
1,267 |
78.9 |
29 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
3 |
5,071 |
19.7 |
209 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
6 |
3,245 |
30.8 |
170 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
595,367 |
315 |
1,890 |
52.9 |
88 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
12 |
1,728 |
57.9 |
76 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
6 |
1,781 |
56.2 |
80 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
1 |
3,848 |
26.0 |
191 |
| Duval |
13,716 |
1 |
13,716 |
7.3 |
226 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
9 |
2,069 |
48.3 |
102 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
75 |
1,693 |
59.1 |
72 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
1 |
2,238 |
44.7 |
117 |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
62 |
2,218 |
45.1 |
113 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
329 |
2,284 |
43.8 |
122 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
22 |
1,640 |
61.0 |
70 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
3 |
6,476 |
15.4 |
220 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
13 |
2,581 |
38.7 |
137 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
16 |
1,475 |
67.8 |
54 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
3 |
1,431 |
69.9 |
50 |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
6 |
1,353 |
73.9 |
37 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
245 |
1,921 |
52.1 |
91 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
8 |
1,182 |
84.6 |
19 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
8 |
2,450 |
40.8 |
133 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
8 |
2,228 |
44.9 |
114 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
5 |
3,079 |
32.5 |
164 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
187 |
1,470 |
68.0 |
53 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
1 |
5,299 |
18.9 |
210 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
27 |
838 |
119.4 |
3 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
1 |
7,494 |
13.3 |
222 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
10 |
2,026 |
49.4 |
100 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
13 |
1,732 |
57.7 |
77 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
78 |
1,518 |
65.9 |
60 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
117 |
1,002 |
99.8 |
8 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
10 |
2,612 |
38.3 |
142 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
32 |
3,325 |
30.1 |
175 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
19 |
1,960 |
51.0 |
95 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
6 |
1,417 |
70.6 |
48 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
2 |
2,838 |
35.2 |
149 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
6 |
794 |
125.9 |
1 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
13 |
3,932 |
25.4 |
194 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
2,986 |
1,265 |
79.0 |
28 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
29 |
2,270 |
44.1 |
119 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
5 |
1,138 |
87.9 |
17 |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
2 |
3,062 |
32.7 |
159 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
70 |
1,980 |
50.5 |
98 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
3 |
1,211 |
82.6 |
22 |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
41 |
1,963 |
50.9 |
96 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
403 |
1,741 |
57.4 |
78 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
17 |
2,115 |
47.3 |
106 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
9 |
2,605 |
38.4 |
141 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
33 |
1,482 |
67.5 |
56 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
21 |
1,590 |
62.9 |
64 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
10 |
2,385 |
41.9 |
126 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
19 |
1,810 |
55.2 |
82 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
42 |
2,169 |
46.1 |
110 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
11 |
2,139 |
46.8 |
107 |
| Irion |
1,843 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,941 |
4 |
2,235 |
44.7 |
116 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
4 |
3,828 |
26.1 |
190 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
28 |
1,333 |
75.0 |
34 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
1 |
2,275 |
44.0 |
121 |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
196 |
1,297 |
77.1 |
33 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
2 |
2,844 |
35.2 |
150 |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
22 |
1,917 |
52.2 |
90 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
50 |
3,067 |
32.6 |
162 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
5 |
4,181 |
23.9 |
200 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
3 |
5,534 |
18.1 |
211 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
44 |
2,095 |
47.7 |
104 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
21 |
1,369 |
73.0 |
43 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
56 |
829 |
120.6 |
2 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
3 |
1,547 |
64.7 |
63 |
| King |
367 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
13 |
2,605 |
38.4 |
140 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
2 |
2,148 |
46.6 |
108 |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
41 |
1,220 |
82.0 |
23 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
5 |
3,063 |
32.7 |
161 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
9 |
2,289 |
43.7 |
123 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
1 |
6,473 |
15.4 |
219 |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
13 |
1,509 |
66.3 |
58 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
4 |
4,388 |
22.8 |
203 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
3 |
5,590 |
17.9 |
212 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
38 |
2,150 |
46.5 |
109 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
16 |
1,479 |
67.6 |
55 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
2 |
6,332 |
15.8 |
218 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
13 |
1,459 |
68.5 |
52 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
235 |
1,093 |
91.5 |
12 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
2 |
3,428 |
29.2 |
178 |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
5 |
1,710 |
58.5 |
73 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
157 |
1,425 |
70.2 |
49 |
| McMullen |
863 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,636 |
6 |
2,273 |
44.0 |
120 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Martin |
5,083 |
2 |
2,542 |
39.3 |
136 |
| Mason |
3,814 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
26 |
1,532 |
65.3 |
62 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
15 |
3,434 |
29.1 |
179 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
13 |
3,370 |
29.7 |
177 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
1 |
2,391 |
41.8 |
127 |
| Midland |
119,401 |
73 |
1,636 |
61.1 |
68 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
9 |
2,926 |
34.2 |
154 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
2 |
2,604 |
38.4 |
139 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
3 |
3,320 |
30.1 |
173 |
| Montague |
19,498 |
8 |
2,437 |
41.0 |
131 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
274 |
1,405 |
71.2 |
46 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
11 |
1,906 |
52.5 |
89 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
3 |
4,404 |
22.7 |
204 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
57 |
1,106 |
90.4 |
13 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
18 |
2,767 |
36.1 |
147 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
5 |
3,119 |
32.1 |
165 |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
12 |
1,347 |
74.2 |
36 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
291 |
1,121 |
89.2 |
15 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
5 |
1,923 |
52.0 |
92 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
89,253 |
28 |
3,188 |
31.4 |
169 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
16 |
1,804 |
55.4 |
81 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
12 |
1,950 |
51.3 |
94 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
38 |
2,923 |
34.2 |
153 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
3 |
3,497 |
28.6 |
181 |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
7 |
2,484 |
40.3 |
135 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
23 |
1,984 |
50.4 |
99 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
136 |
881 |
113.5 |
6 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
2 |
4,150 |
24.1 |
199 |
| Rains |
11,452 |
2 |
5,726 |
17.5 |
214 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
41 |
2,836 |
35.3 |
148 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
1 |
3,608 |
27.7 |
185 |
| Real |
3,151 |
1 |
3,151 |
31.7 |
168 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
3 |
4,801 |
20.8 |
207 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
5 |
2,679 |
37.3 |
143 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
3 |
2,734 |
36.6 |
145 |
| Roberts |
926 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
3 |
5,653 |
17.7 |
213 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
46 |
1,366 |
73.2 |
41 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
4 |
2,912 |
34.3 |
151 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
20 |
2,454 |
40.7 |
134 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
3 |
3,533 |
28.3 |
182 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
4 |
2,364 |
42.3 |
125 |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
5 |
4,842 |
20.7 |
208 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
19 |
3,899 |
25.7 |
193 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
2 |
3,251 |
30.8 |
171 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
1 |
3,126 |
32.0 |
166 |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
9 |
1,858 |
53.8 |
85 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
1 |
3,341 |
29.9 |
176 |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
9 |
2,940 |
34.0 |
155 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
1 |
3,323 |
30.1 |
174 |
| Smith |
190,440 |
219 |
870 |
115.0 |
5 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
6 |
1,383 |
72.3 |
45 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
20 |
3,075 |
32.5 |
163 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
7 |
1,409 |
71.0 |
47 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
1 |
1,712 |
58.4 |
74 |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
2 |
2,230 |
44.9 |
115 |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
4 |
2,171 |
46.1 |
111 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
1,201 |
1,362 |
73.4 |
39 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
104 |
1,230 |
81.3 |
25 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,197 |
6 |
2,200 |
45.5 |
112 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
1 |
1,888 |
53.0 |
87 |
| Titus |
30,069 |
20 |
1,503 |
66.5 |
57 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
82 |
1,291 |
77.4 |
32 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
803 |
1,087 |
92.0 |
11 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
4 |
3,588 |
27.9 |
184 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
7 |
3,049 |
32.8 |
158 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
12 |
3,146 |
31.8 |
167 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
2 |
1,823 |
54.9 |
83 |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
18 |
1,514 |
66.1 |
59 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
20 |
2,419 |
41.3 |
129 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
9 |
5,902 |
16.9 |
216 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
79 |
1,127 |
88.7 |
16 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
36 |
1,839 |
54.4 |
84 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
3 |
13,304 |
7.5 |
225 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
3 |
3,803 |
26.3 |
189 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
17 |
1,871 |
53.5 |
86 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
97 |
2,443 |
40.9 |
132 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
32 |
1,366 |
73.2 |
42 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
6 |
850 |
117.6 |
4 |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
99 |
1,353 |
73.9 |
38 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
9 |
1,646 |
60.7 |
71 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
8 |
2,715 |
36.8 |
144 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
212 |
1,622 |
61.6 |
67 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
12 |
3,294 |
30.4 |
172 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
2 |
3,750 |
26.7 |
188 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
27 |
2,085 |
48.0 |
103 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
21 |
1,933 |
51.7 |
93 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
4 |
1,972 |
50.7 |
97 |
| Young |
18,027 |
15 |
1,202 |
83.2 |
21 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
4 |
3,539 |
28.3 |
183 |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
3 |
4,117 |
24.3 |
198 |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
15,895 |
1,476 |
67.7 |
* Data rounded to
nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas
Medical Board - September 20, 2006
Includes: Active primary care physicians with Texas
practice addresses and a practice type of direct patient care. Primary Care Physicians are those
physicians that indicate a primary speciality of: Family Practice/Medicine, General Practice, Internal Medicine,
Pediatrics, Obstetrics and/or Gynecology, or Geriatrics (Geriatrics was included for the first time
in 2004). The mailing address was substituted for those records that did
not contain a practice address.
Excludes: Federal and military physicians, residents
and fellows.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services,
Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center,
November 27, 2006.
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