
| County |
2006 Population |
2006 DN Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per DN* |
Ratio of DN per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
15 |
3,846 |
26.0 |
89 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
5 |
2,743 |
36.5 |
36 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
22 |
3,840 |
26.0 |
88 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
7 |
3,456 |
28.9 |
71 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
8 |
5,504 |
18.2 |
156 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
5 |
5,501 |
18.2 |
154 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
2 |
3,508 |
28.5 |
73 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
2 |
10,531 |
9.5 |
196 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
14 |
5,322 |
18.8 |
150 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bee |
33,819 |
8 |
4,227 |
23.7 |
100 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
97 |
2,670 |
37.5 |
33 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
681 |
2,223 |
45.0 |
14 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
3 |
3,247 |
30.8 |
60 |
| Borden |
758 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
7 |
2,625 |
38.1 |
31 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
34 |
2,690 |
37.2 |
34 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
91 |
3,073 |
32.5 |
48 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
61 |
2,761 |
36.2 |
37 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
2 |
4,815 |
20.8 |
131 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
1 |
8,437 |
11.9 |
187 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
11 |
3,602 |
27.8 |
75 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
2 |
9,124 |
11.0 |
192 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
20 |
1,978 |
50.5 |
5 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
7 |
5,678 |
17.6 |
162 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
4 |
5,579 |
17.9 |
158 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
2 |
6,495 |
15.4 |
172 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
60 |
6,540 |
15.3 |
174 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
5 |
2,578 |
38.8 |
28 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
1 |
6,604 |
15.1 |
177 |
| Cass |
30,276 |
8 |
3,785 |
26.4 |
84 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
1 |
8,755 |
11.4 |
190 |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
3 |
10,903 |
9.2 |
199 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
10 |
4,985 |
20.1 |
136 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
2 |
3,946 |
25.3 |
93 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,934 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
2 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
118 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
367 |
1,901 |
52.6 |
4 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
6 |
3,603 |
27.8 |
76 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
46 |
2,070 |
48.3 |
6 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
3 |
4,769 |
21.0 |
126 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
1 |
4,116 |
24.3 |
97 |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
16 |
2,448 |
40.9 |
23 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
14 |
5,763 |
17.4 |
165 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,243 |
1 |
4,243 |
23.6 |
102 |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
1 |
4,456 |
22.4 |
115 |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
3 |
2,227 |
44.9 |
15 |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
1,146 |
2,081 |
48.0 |
7 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
4 |
3,803 |
26.3 |
85 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
3 |
6,489 |
15.4 |
171 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
1 |
5,365 |
18.6 |
152 |
| Denton |
595,367 |
182 |
3,271 |
30.6 |
62 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
6 |
3,456 |
28.9 |
70 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
1 |
10,684 |
9.4 |
197 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,716 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
4 |
4,656 |
21.5 |
120 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
30 |
4,233 |
23.6 |
101 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
25 |
5,502 |
18.2 |
155 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
119 |
6,316 |
15.8 |
168 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
13 |
2,776 |
36.0 |
38 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
3 |
6,476 |
15.4 |
170 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
6 |
5,593 |
17.9 |
160 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
9 |
2,622 |
38.1 |
30 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
1 |
4,293 |
23.3 |
103 |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
1 |
8,115 |
12.3 |
185 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
169 |
2,784 |
35.9 |
39 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
2 |
4,729 |
21.1 |
124 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
4 |
4,901 |
20.4 |
132 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
4 |
4,455 |
22.4 |
114 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
1 |
15,395 |
6.5 |
205 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
102 |
2,695 |
37.1 |
35 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
1 |
5,299 |
18.9 |
148 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
10 |
2,261 |
44.2 |
16 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
1 |
7,494 |
13.3 |
181 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
5 |
4,051 |
24.7 |
95 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
6 |
3,754 |
26.6 |
83 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
37 |
3,200 |
31.2 |
57 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
74 |
1,584 |
63.1 |
1 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
3 |
8,708 |
11.5 |
189 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
21 |
5,066 |
19.7 |
139 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
7 |
5,320 |
18.8 |
149 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
3 |
2,834 |
35.3 |
40 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
1 |
5,676 |
17.6 |
161 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
2 |
2,383 |
42.0 |
19 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
9 |
5,680 |
17.6 |
163 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
1,754 |
2,154 |
46.4 |
12 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
15 |
4,388 |
22.8 |
110 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
1 |
5,688 |
17.6 |
164 |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
2 |
3,062 |
32.7 |
46 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
39 |
3,553 |
28.1 |
74 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
16 |
5,030 |
19.9 |
137 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
112 |
6,264 |
16.0 |
167 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
7 |
5,136 |
19.5 |
143 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
5 |
4,689 |
21.3 |
122 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
23 |
2,126 |
47.0 |
11 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
7 |
4,770 |
21.0 |
128 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
5 |
4,769 |
21.0 |
127 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
8 |
4,300 |
23.3 |
105 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
23 |
3,960 |
25.3 |
94 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
5 |
4,705 |
21.3 |
123 |
| Irion |
1,843 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,941 |
1 |
8,941 |
11.2 |
191 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
4 |
3,828 |
26.1 |
87 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
10 |
3,731 |
26.8 |
81 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
102 |
2,491 |
40.1 |
25 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
8 |
5,270 |
19.0 |
147 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
35 |
4,381 |
22.8 |
108 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
1 |
20,905 |
4.8 |
207 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
3 |
5,534 |
18.1 |
157 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
17 |
5,422 |
18.4 |
153 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
17 |
1,691 |
59.1 |
2 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
22 |
2,111 |
47.4 |
10 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
2 |
2,320 |
43.1 |
18 |
| King |
367 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
10 |
3,386 |
29.5 |
67 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
1 |
4,295 |
23.3 |
104 |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
16 |
3,126 |
32.0 |
51 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
3 |
5,104 |
19.6 |
142 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
4 |
5,149 |
19.4 |
144 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
5 |
3,924 |
25.5 |
92 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
4 |
4,388 |
22.8 |
109 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
3 |
5,590 |
17.9 |
159 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
18 |
4,539 |
22.0 |
119 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
5 |
4,732 |
21.1 |
125 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
1 |
3,129 |
32.0 |
52 |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
2 |
6,332 |
15.8 |
169 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
9 |
2,107 |
47.5 |
9 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
90 |
2,853 |
35.0 |
43 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
2 |
3,428 |
29.2 |
69 |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
3 |
2,850 |
35.1 |
42 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
70 |
3,197 |
31.3 |
56 |
| McMullen |
863 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,636 |
4 |
3,409 |
29.3 |
68 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
1 |
11,224 |
8.9 |
200 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
1 |
5,083 |
19.7 |
141 |
| Mason |
3,814 |
1 |
3,814 |
26.2 |
86 |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
8 |
4,979 |
20.1 |
135 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
5 |
10,302 |
9.7 |
195 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
7 |
6,259 |
16.0 |
166 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
119,401 |
42 |
2,843 |
35.2 |
41 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
6 |
4,389 |
22.8 |
111 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
2 |
2,604 |
38.4 |
29 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
1 |
9,961 |
10.0 |
194 |
| Montague |
19,498 |
6 |
3,250 |
30.8 |
61 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
130 |
2,961 |
33.8 |
45 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
4 |
5,241 |
19.1 |
145 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
4 |
3,303 |
30.3 |
64 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
18 |
3,502 |
28.6 |
72 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
11 |
4,528 |
22.1 |
117 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
5 |
3,233 |
30.9 |
59 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
112 |
2,912 |
34.3 |
44 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
3 |
3,205 |
31.2 |
58 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
89,253 |
24 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
80 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
6 |
4,811 |
20.8 |
130 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
5 |
4,679 |
21.4 |
121 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
22 |
5,049 |
19.8 |
138 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
2 |
5,246 |
19.1 |
146 |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
2 |
8,695 |
11.5 |
188 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
9 |
5,069 |
19.7 |
140 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
38 |
3,154 |
31.7 |
55 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
1 |
8,299 |
12.0 |
186 |
| Rains |
11,452 |
1 |
11,452 |
8.7 |
202 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
47 |
2,474 |
40.4 |
24 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,151 |
1 |
3,151 |
31.7 |
53 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
3 |
4,801 |
20.8 |
129 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
1 |
13,397 |
7.5 |
204 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
2 |
4,101 |
24.4 |
96 |
| Roberts |
926 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
1 |
16,959 |
5.9 |
206 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
37 |
1,698 |
58.9 |
3 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
3 |
3,882 |
25.8 |
90 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
10 |
4,908 |
20.4 |
133 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
4 |
2,650 |
37.7 |
32 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
3 |
3,152 |
31.7 |
54 |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
1 |
24,208 |
4.1 |
208 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
15 |
4,938 |
20.3 |
134 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
1 |
6,502 |
15.4 |
173 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
4 |
4,181 |
23.9 |
99 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
4 |
6,615 |
15.1 |
178 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
190,440 |
78 |
2,442 |
41.0 |
21 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
2 |
4,150 |
24.1 |
98 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
5 |
12,302 |
8.1 |
203 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
3 |
3,289 |
30.4 |
63 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
1 |
4,459 |
22.4 |
116 |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
2 |
4,343 |
23.0 |
107 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
671 |
2,438 |
41.0 |
20 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
58 |
2,205 |
45.4 |
13 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,197 |
2 |
6,599 |
15.2 |
176 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
30,069 |
9 |
3,341 |
29.9 |
65 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
34 |
3,114 |
32.1 |
49 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
416 |
2,099 |
47.6 |
8 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
2 |
7,176 |
13.9 |
180 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
4 |
5,336 |
18.7 |
151 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
5 |
7,550 |
13.2 |
182 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
7 |
3,892 |
25.7 |
91 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
11 |
4,398 |
22.7 |
112 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
12 |
4,426 |
22.6 |
113 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
29 |
3,070 |
32.6 |
47 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
18 |
3,678 |
27.2 |
77 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
5 |
7,983 |
12.5 |
184 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
1 |
11,408 |
8.8 |
201 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
13 |
2,446 |
40.9 |
22 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
24 |
9,873 |
10.1 |
193 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
13 |
3,363 |
29.7 |
66 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
2 |
2,550 |
39.2 |
26 |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
43 |
3,116 |
32.1 |
50 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
4 |
3,704 |
27.0 |
79 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
2 |
10,860 |
9.2 |
198 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
150 |
2,293 |
43.6 |
17 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
6 |
6,587 |
15.2 |
175 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
2 |
3,750 |
26.7 |
82 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
13 |
4,331 |
23.1 |
106 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
11 |
3,690 |
27.1 |
78 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
1 |
7,889 |
12.7 |
183 |
| Young |
18,027 |
7 |
2,575 |
38.8 |
27 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
2 |
7,078 |
14.1 |
179 |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
8,453 |
2,776 |
36.0 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - August 30, 2006
Primary Care Dentists:
Includes: Dentists with a status code of "active" or "expired," and, a practice type of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry or dental public health.
Excludes: Dentists with a status code as "retired," "revoked," "suspended," "cancelled," "surrendered," or "deceased," and those who are non-primary care, federal or military dentists, dental residents, or faculty.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, September 25, 2006.
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