
| County |
2006 Population |
2006 SW Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per SW* |
Ratio of SWs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
26 |
2,219 |
45.1 |
76 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
3 |
4,572 |
21.9 |
167 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
79 |
1,069 |
93.5 |
18 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
9 |
2,688 |
37.2 |
101 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
2 |
4,860 |
20.6 |
169 |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
1 |
2,228 |
44.9 |
77 |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
8 |
5,504 |
18.2 |
177 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
2 |
13,752 |
7.3 |
209 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
1 |
7,016 |
14.3 |
192 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
4 |
5,266 |
19.0 |
174 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
30 |
2,484 |
40.3 |
89 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
3 |
1,345 |
74.3 |
37 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
11 |
3,074 |
32.5 |
120 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
277 |
935 |
107.0 |
12 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
1,361 |
1,112 |
89.9 |
22 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
1 |
9,740 |
10.3 |
204 |
| Borden |
758 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
7 |
2,625 |
38.1 |
96 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
34 |
2,690 |
37.2 |
102 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
81 |
3,452 |
29.0 |
132 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
79 |
2,132 |
46.9 |
69 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
3 |
3,210 |
31.2 |
127 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
2 |
4,219 |
23.7 |
152 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
46 |
861 |
116.1 |
10 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
1 |
18,247 |
5.5 |
213 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
13 |
3,043 |
32.9 |
119 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
14 |
2,839 |
35.2 |
112 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
5 |
4,463 |
22.4 |
162 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
6 |
2,165 |
46.2 |
71 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
138 |
2,843 |
35.2 |
113 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
3 |
4,296 |
23.3 |
157 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
3 |
2,201 |
45.4 |
75 |
| Cass |
30,276 |
7 |
4,325 |
23.1 |
158 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
2 |
4,378 |
22.8 |
160 |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
1 |
32,708 |
3.1 |
214 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
52 |
959 |
104.3 |
14 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
3 |
2,630 |
38.0 |
97 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
2 |
5,789 |
17.3 |
185 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
4 |
992 |
100.8 |
15 |
| Coke |
3,934 |
2 |
1,967 |
50.8 |
65 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
2 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
166 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
265 |
2,633 |
38.0 |
98 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
1 |
3,276 |
30.5 |
129 |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
6 |
3,603 |
27.8 |
136 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
83 |
1,147 |
87.2 |
25 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
8 |
1,788 |
55.9 |
57 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
1 |
4,116 |
24.3 |
149 |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
14 |
2,798 |
35.7 |
110 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
18 |
4,482 |
22.3 |
165 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,243 |
1 |
4,243 |
23.6 |
154 |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
2 |
3,695 |
27.1 |
139 |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
1,778 |
1,341 |
74.5 |
36 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
2 |
7,606 |
13.1 |
197 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
10 |
1,947 |
51.4 |
62 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
2 |
2,683 |
37.3 |
100 |
| Denton |
595,367 |
244 |
2,440 |
41.0 |
86 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
8 |
2,592 |
38.6 |
93 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
1 |
2,745 |
36.4 |
105 |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
2 |
5,342 |
18.7 |
176 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
3 |
1,283 |
78.0 |
31 |
| Duval |
13,716 |
2 |
6,858 |
14.6 |
190 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
11 |
1,693 |
59.1 |
53 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
53 |
2,396 |
41.7 |
85 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
53 |
2,595 |
38.5 |
94 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
388 |
1,937 |
51.6 |
61 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
28 |
1,289 |
77.6 |
32 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
7 |
2,776 |
36.0 |
108 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
24 |
1,398 |
71.5 |
39 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
5 |
4,719 |
21.2 |
168 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
2 |
4,058 |
24.6 |
148 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
1 |
1,606 |
62.3 |
47 |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
169 |
2,784 |
35.9 |
109 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
3 |
3,153 |
31.7 |
124 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
2 |
9,802 |
10.2 |
205 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
2 |
8,911 |
11.2 |
203 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
1 |
15,395 |
6.5 |
211 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
195 |
1,410 |
70.9 |
41 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
1 |
5,299 |
18.9 |
175 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
21 |
1,077 |
92.9 |
19 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
1 |
7,494 |
13.3 |
195 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
5 |
4,051 |
24.7 |
147 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
10 |
2,252 |
44.4 |
78 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
84 |
1,410 |
70.9 |
40 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
95 |
1,234 |
81.0 |
30 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
5 |
5,225 |
19.1 |
173 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
49 |
2,171 |
46.1 |
72 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
16 |
2,328 |
43.0 |
80 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
1 |
3,902 |
25.6 |
142 |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
5 |
1,700 |
58.8 |
55 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
2 |
2,838 |
35.2 |
111 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
2 |
2,383 |
42.0 |
84 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
10 |
5,112 |
19.6 |
172 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
2,629 |
1,437 |
69.6 |
43 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
19 |
3,464 |
28.9 |
133 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
1 |
5,688 |
17.6 |
182 |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
5 |
1,225 |
81.7 |
29 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
105 |
1,320 |
75.8 |
33 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
32 |
2,515 |
39.8 |
91 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
368 |
1,906 |
52.5 |
59 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
13 |
2,766 |
36.2 |
106 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
6 |
3,908 |
25.6 |
143 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
29 |
1,686 |
59.3 |
51 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
23 |
1,452 |
68.9 |
44 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
6 |
3,974 |
25.2 |
145 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
37 |
930 |
107.6 |
11 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
69 |
1,320 |
75.8 |
34 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
6 |
3,921 |
25.5 |
144 |
| Irion |
1,843 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,941 |
2 |
4,471 |
22.4 |
164 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
1 |
15,313 |
6.5 |
210 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
19 |
1,964 |
50.9 |
64 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
2 |
1,138 |
87.9 |
24 |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
186 |
1,366 |
73.2 |
38 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
1 |
5,687 |
17.6 |
181 |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
18 |
2,342 |
42.7 |
81 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
73 |
2,101 |
47.6 |
68 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
7 |
2,986 |
33.5 |
117 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
4 |
4,151 |
24.1 |
151 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
45 |
2,048 |
48.8 |
67 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
10 |
2,875 |
34.8 |
114 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
62 |
749 |
133.5 |
5 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
367 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
15 |
2,257 |
44.3 |
79 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
2 |
2,148 |
46.6 |
70 |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
46 |
1,087 |
92.0 |
21 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
2 |
7,657 |
13.1 |
198 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
5 |
4,119 |
24.3 |
150 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
9 |
2,180 |
45.9 |
73 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
7 |
2,507 |
39.9 |
90 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
10 |
8,171 |
12.2 |
201 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
14 |
1,690 |
59.2 |
52 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
2 |
6,332 |
15.8 |
189 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
6 |
3,161 |
31.6 |
125 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
243 |
1,057 |
94.6 |
16 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
2 |
4,275 |
23.4 |
156 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
266 |
841 |
118.9 |
9 |
| McMullen |
863 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,636 |
5 |
2,727 |
36.7 |
104 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
2 |
5,612 |
17.8 |
179 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
3,814 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
8 |
4,979 |
20.1 |
170 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
14 |
3,679 |
27.2 |
138 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
7 |
6,259 |
16.0 |
188 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
119,401 |
62 |
1,926 |
51.9 |
60 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
3 |
8,779 |
11.4 |
202 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
7 |
744 |
134.4 |
4 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Montague |
19,498 |
10 |
1,950 |
51.3 |
63 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
147 |
2,619 |
38.2 |
95 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
3 |
6,988 |
14.3 |
191 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
5 |
2,642 |
37.8 |
99 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
66 |
955 |
104.7 |
13 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
17 |
2,930 |
34.1 |
116 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
2 |
7,797 |
12.8 |
199 |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
8 |
2,021 |
49.5 |
66 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
247 |
1,321 |
75.7 |
35 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
3 |
3,205 |
31.2 |
126 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
2 |
1,160 |
86.2 |
26 |
| Orange |
89,253 |
24 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
140 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
10 |
2,887 |
34.6 |
115 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
7 |
3,342 |
29.9 |
130 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
44 |
2,525 |
39.6 |
92 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
3 |
3,497 |
28.6 |
135 |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
1 |
17,389 |
5.8 |
212 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
12 |
3,802 |
26.3 |
141 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
170 |
705 |
141.8 |
3 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,452 |
1 |
11,452 |
8.7 |
207 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
49 |
2,373 |
42.1 |
83 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,151 |
4 |
788 |
126.9 |
7 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
2 |
7,202 |
13.9 |
194 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
3 |
4,466 |
22.4 |
163 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Roberts |
926 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
3 |
5,653 |
17.7 |
180 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
18 |
3,490 |
28.7 |
134 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
10 |
1,165 |
85.9 |
27 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
11 |
4,462 |
22.4 |
161 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
1 |
10,599 |
9.4 |
206 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
4 |
2,364 |
42.3 |
82 |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
4 |
6,052 |
16.5 |
186 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
13 |
5,698 |
17.6 |
183 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
6 |
1,084 |
92.3 |
20 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
3 |
5,575 |
17.9 |
178 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
16 |
1,654 |
60.5 |
48 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
190,440 |
170 |
1,120 |
89.3 |
23 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
3 |
2,766 |
36.1 |
107 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
10 |
6,151 |
16.3 |
187 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
4 |
2,467 |
40.5 |
88 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
1 |
1,712 |
58.4 |
56 |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
2 |
4,343 |
23.0 |
159 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
1,403 |
1,166 |
85.8 |
28 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
157 |
815 |
122.8 |
8 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,197 |
1 |
13,197 |
7.6 |
208 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
30,069 |
18 |
1,671 |
59.9 |
50 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
64 |
1,655 |
60.4 |
49 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
1,704 |
512 |
195.2 |
2 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
2 |
7,176 |
13.9 |
193 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
5 |
4,269 |
23.4 |
155 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
11 |
3,432 |
29.1 |
131 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
1 |
3,646 |
27.4 |
137 |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
9 |
3,027 |
33.0 |
118 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
15 |
3,225 |
31.0 |
128 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
17 |
3,124 |
32.0 |
123 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
63 |
1,413 |
70.8 |
42 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
35 |
1,891 |
52.9 |
58 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
8 |
4,989 |
20.0 |
171 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
2 |
5,704 |
17.5 |
184 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
20 |
1,590 |
62.9 |
45 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
56 |
4,231 |
23.6 |
153 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
11 |
3,974 |
25.2 |
146 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
3 |
1,700 |
58.8 |
54 |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
173 |
774 |
129.1 |
6 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
43 |
345 |
290.2 |
1 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
7 |
3,103 |
32.2 |
122 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
216 |
1,592 |
62.8 |
46 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
18 |
2,196 |
45.5 |
74 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
1 |
7,500 |
13.3 |
196 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
23 |
2,448 |
40.9 |
87 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
15 |
2,706 |
37.0 |
103 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
1 |
7,889 |
12.7 |
200 |
| Young |
18,027 |
17 |
1,060 |
94.3 |
17 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
4 |
3,088 |
32.4 |
121 |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
15,787 |
1,486 |
67.3 |
| Out of State |
|
1,580 |
| Total Licensees |
|
17,367 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Professional Licensing and Certification Unit, Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, November 28, 2006.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 21, 2006.
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