
| County |
2006 Projected Population |
2006 Vet Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per Vet* |
Ratio of Vets per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
10 |
5,769 |
17.3 |
161 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
2 |
6,858 |
14.6 |
180 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
12 |
7,039 |
14.2 |
184 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
10 |
2,419 |
41.3 |
57 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
4 |
2,430 |
41.2 |
58 |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
2 |
1,114 |
89.8 |
11 |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
9 |
4,892 |
20.4 |
141 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
11 |
2,500 |
40.0 |
62 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
7 |
1,002 |
99.8 |
9 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
14 |
1,504 |
66.5 |
24 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
38 |
1,961 |
51.0 |
40 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
1 |
4,036 |
24.8 |
118 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
12 |
2,818 |
35.5 |
70 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
46 |
5,629 |
17.8 |
159 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
278 |
5,446 |
18.4 |
155 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
8 |
1,218 |
82.1 |
14 |
| Borden |
758 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
6 |
3,063 |
32.7 |
78 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
18 |
5,081 |
19.7 |
146 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
62 |
4,510 |
22.2 |
134 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
183 |
920 |
108.6 |
5 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
6 |
1,605 |
62.3 |
29 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
1 |
8,437 |
11.9 |
201 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
10 |
3,962 |
25.2 |
114 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
14 |
1,303 |
76.7 |
18 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
18 |
2,198 |
45.5 |
50 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
14 |
2,839 |
35.2 |
72 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
5 |
4,463 |
22.4 |
131 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
4 |
3,247 |
30.8 |
85 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
25 |
15,695 |
6.4 |
217 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
5 |
2,578 |
38.8 |
64 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
2 |
3,302 |
30.3 |
87 |
| Cass |
30,276 |
6 |
5,046 |
19.8 |
144 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
4 |
2,189 |
45.7 |
48 |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
1 |
32,708 |
3.1 |
221 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
7 |
7,122 |
14.0 |
187 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
3 |
2,630 |
38.0 |
66 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
2 |
5,789 |
17.3 |
163 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,934 |
1 |
3,934 |
25.4 |
113 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
6 |
1,510 |
66.2 |
25 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
176 |
3,964 |
25.2 |
115 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
7 |
3,088 |
32.4 |
79 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
47 |
2,026 |
49.4 |
43 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
4 |
3,577 |
28.0 |
103 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
11 |
3,561 |
28.1 |
101 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
11 |
7,335 |
13.6 |
189 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,243 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
1 |
4,456 |
22.4 |
130 |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
10 |
668 |
149.7 |
2 |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
372 |
6,412 |
15.6 |
173 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
3 |
5,071 |
19.7 |
145 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
10 |
1,947 |
51.4 |
39 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
3 |
1,788 |
55.9 |
32 |
| Denton |
595,367 |
167 |
3,565 |
28.0 |
102 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
7 |
2,962 |
33.8 |
75 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
1 |
2,745 |
36.4 |
69 |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
1 |
10,684 |
9.4 |
208 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
3 |
1,283 |
78.0 |
16 |
| Duval |
13,716 |
1 |
13,716 |
7.3 |
213 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
5 |
3,725 |
26.8 |
108 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
14 |
9,071 |
11.0 |
203 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
1 |
2,238 |
44.7 |
51 |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
25 |
5,502 |
18.2 |
157 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
72 |
10,439 |
9.6 |
207 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
28 |
1,289 |
77.6 |
17 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
4 |
4,857 |
20.6 |
140 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
9 |
3,728 |
26.8 |
109 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
12 |
1,966 |
50.9 |
41 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
2 |
2,147 |
46.6 |
45 |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
1 |
8,115 |
12.3 |
197 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
1 |
1,606 |
62.3 |
30 |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
97 |
4,851 |
20.6 |
139 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
3 |
3,153 |
31.7 |
82 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
4 |
4,901 |
20.4 |
142 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
4 |
4,455 |
22.4 |
129 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
1 |
15,395 |
6.5 |
216 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
69 |
3,984 |
25.1 |
117 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
1 |
5,299 |
18.9 |
150 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
18 |
1,256 |
79.6 |
15 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
3 |
2,498 |
40.0 |
61 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
9 |
2,251 |
44.4 |
52 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
6 |
3,754 |
26.6 |
110 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
42 |
2,819 |
35.5 |
71 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
27 |
4,342 |
23.0 |
123 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
19 |
1,375 |
72.7 |
19 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
32 |
3,325 |
30.1 |
90 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
6 |
6,207 |
16.1 |
169 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
6 |
1,417 |
70.6 |
21 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
7 |
811 |
123.3 |
4 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
1 |
4,765 |
21.0 |
137 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
5 |
10,224 |
9.8 |
206 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
583 |
6,480 |
15.4 |
175 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
10 |
6,582 |
15.2 |
176 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
3 |
1,896 |
52.7 |
36 |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
1 |
6,123 |
16.3 |
168 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
43 |
3,223 |
31.0 |
83 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
2 |
1,816 |
55.1 |
33 |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
23 |
3,499 |
28.6 |
97 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
24 |
29,231 |
3.4 |
220 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
7 |
5,136 |
19.5 |
147 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
4 |
5,862 |
17.1 |
164 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
26 |
1,881 |
53.2 |
34 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
21 |
1,590 |
62.9 |
28 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
9 |
2,649 |
37.7 |
67 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
5 |
6,880 |
14.5 |
181 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
1 |
3,697 |
27.0 |
107 |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
13 |
7,007 |
14.3 |
183 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
4 |
5,881 |
17.0 |
165 |
| Irion |
1,843 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,941 |
2 |
4,471 |
22.4 |
132 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
2 |
7,657 |
13.1 |
192 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
9 |
4,146 |
24.1 |
119 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
2 |
1,138 |
87.9 |
12 |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
33 |
7,701 |
13.0 |
194 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
8 |
5,270 |
19.0 |
149 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
42 |
3,651 |
27.4 |
106 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
6 |
3,484 |
28.7 |
95 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
5 |
3,321 |
30.1 |
88 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
21 |
4,389 |
22.8 |
125 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
31 |
927 |
107.8 |
7 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
24 |
1,935 |
51.7 |
37 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
1 |
4,640 |
21.6 |
135 |
| King |
367 |
3 |
122 |
817.4 |
1 |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
2 |
1,771 |
56.5 |
31 |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
8 |
4,233 |
23.6 |
121 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
|
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
8 |
6,252 |
16.0 |
170 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
2 |
7,657 |
13.1 |
193 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
8 |
2,575 |
38.8 |
63 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
1 |
6,473 |
15.4 |
174 |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
8 |
2,452 |
40.8 |
59 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
8 |
2,194 |
45.6 |
49 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
8 |
2,096 |
47.7 |
44 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
13 |
6,285 |
15.9 |
171 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
5 |
4,732 |
21.1 |
136 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
2 |
1,565 |
63.9 |
27 |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
2 |
6,332 |
15.8 |
172 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
5 |
3,793 |
26.4 |
111 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
47 |
5,464 |
18.3 |
156 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
3 |
2,850 |
35.1 |
73 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
42 |
5,328 |
18.8 |
153 |
| McMullen |
863 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,636 |
6 |
2,273 |
44.0 |
55 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
2 |
5,612 |
17.8 |
158 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
3,814 |
4 |
954 |
104.9 |
8 |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
9 |
4,426 |
22.6 |
128 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
2 |
25,755 |
3.9 |
219 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
13 |
3,370 |
29.7 |
93 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
2 |
1,196 |
83.6 |
13 |
| Midland |
119,401 |
30 |
3,980 |
25.1 |
116 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
13 |
2,026 |
49.4 |
42 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
2 |
2,604 |
38.4 |
65 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
2 |
4,981 |
20.1 |
143 |
| Montague |
19,498 |
9 |
2,166 |
46.2 |
46 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
111 |
3,468 |
28.8 |
94 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
3 |
6,988 |
14.3 |
182 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
1 |
13,212 |
7.6 |
211 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
14 |
4,503 |
22.2 |
133 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
13 |
3,831 |
26.1 |
112 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
5 |
3,233 |
30.9 |
84 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
48 |
6,796 |
14.7 |
179 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
1 |
9,615 |
10.4 |
204 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
1 |
2,319 |
43.1 |
56 |
| Orange |
89,253 |
11 |
8,114 |
12.3 |
196 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
5 |
5,773 |
17.3 |
162 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
7 |
3,342 |
29.9 |
92 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
74 |
1,501 |
66.6 |
23 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
3 |
3,497 |
28.6 |
96 |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
2 |
8,695 |
11.5 |
202 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
6 |
7,604 |
13.2 |
191 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
17 |
7,051 |
14.2 |
185 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,452 |
2 |
5,726 |
17.5 |
160 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
39 |
2,982 |
33.5 |
77 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,151 |
1 |
3,151 |
31.7 |
81 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
1 |
14,404 |
6.9 |
215 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
1 |
13,397 |
7.5 |
212 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
1 |
8,201 |
12.2 |
199 |
| Roberts |
926 |
1 |
926 |
108.0 |
6 |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
11 |
1,542 |
64.9 |
26 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
23 |
2,732 |
36.6 |
68 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
6 |
1,941 |
51.5 |
38 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
6 |
8,180 |
12.2 |
198 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
2 |
5,300 |
18.9 |
151 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
1 |
24,208 |
4.1 |
218 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
11 |
6,734 |
14.9 |
178 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
3 |
2,167 |
46.1 |
47 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
1 |
3,126 |
32.0 |
80 |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
2 |
8,363 |
12.0 |
200 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
1 |
3,341 |
29.9 |
91 |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
4 |
6,615 |
15.1 |
177 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
1 |
3,323 |
30.1 |
89 |
| Smith |
190,440 |
44 |
4,328 |
23.1 |
122 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
6 |
1,383 |
72.3 |
20 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
1 |
61,508 |
1.6 |
223 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
3 |
3,289 |
30.4 |
86 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
6 |
743 |
134.6 |
3 |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
2 |
4,343 |
23.0 |
124 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
303 |
5,399 |
18.5 |
154 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
29 |
4,410 |
22.7 |
126 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,197 |
1 |
13,197 |
7.6 |
210 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
1 |
1,888 |
53.0 |
35 |
| Titus |
30,069 |
5 |
6,014 |
16.6 |
166 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
24 |
4,412 |
22.7 |
127 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
248 |
3,521 |
28.4 |
99 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
3 |
4,784 |
20.9 |
138 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
3 |
7,115 |
14.1 |
186 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
9 |
4,194 |
23.8 |
120 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
11 |
2,477 |
40.4 |
60 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
5 |
9,675 |
10.3 |
205 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
10 |
5,311 |
18.8 |
152 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
12 |
7,420 |
13.5 |
190 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
11 |
6,018 |
16.6 |
167 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
14 |
2,851 |
35.1 |
74 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
1 |
11,408 |
8.8 |
209 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
22 |
1,445 |
69.2 |
22 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
6 |
39,492 |
2.5 |
222 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
12 |
3,643 |
27.4 |
105 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
5 |
1,020 |
98.0 |
10 |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
26 |
5,153 |
19.4 |
148 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
5 |
2,963 |
33.7 |
76 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
3 |
7,240 |
13.8 |
188 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
97 |
3,546 |
28.2 |
100 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
11 |
3,593 |
27.8 |
104 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wise |
56,299 |
16 |
3,519 |
28.4 |
98 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
18 |
2,255 |
44.4 |
54 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
1 |
7,889 |
12.7 |
195 |
| Young |
18,027 |
8 |
2,253 |
44.4 |
53 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
1 |
14,156 |
7.1 |
214 |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
4,893 |
4,796 |
20.9 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - September 11, 2006
Includes: All active Veterinarians with a Texas residence address.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, September 25, 2006.
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