
| County |
2007 Population |
2007 DH Total |
Ratio of 2007 Population per DH* |
Ratio of DHs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,578 |
19 |
3,030 |
33.0 |
80 |
| Andrews |
13,687 |
1 |
13,687 |
7.3 |
187 |
| Angelina |
83,674 |
23 |
3,638 |
27.5 |
101 |
| Aransas |
25,077 |
8 |
3,135 |
31.9 |
84 |
| Archer |
9,429 |
2 |
4,715 |
21.2 |
133 |
| Armstrong |
2,221 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
45,479 |
12 |
3,790 |
26.4 |
110 |
| Austin |
27,277 |
6 |
4,546 |
22.0 |
130 |
| Bailey |
7,072 |
2 |
3,536 |
28.3 |
96 |
| Bandera |
20,607 |
3 |
6,869 |
14.6 |
165 |
| Bastrop |
80,134 |
18 |
4,452 |
22.5 |
127 |
| Baylor |
4,088 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bee |
34,213 |
21 |
1,629 |
61.4 |
16 |
| Bell |
260,121 |
116 |
2,242 |
44.6 |
43 |
| Bexar |
1,541,881 |
635 |
2,428 |
41.2 |
55 |
| Blanco |
9,976 |
3 |
3,325 |
30.1 |
91 |
| Borden |
759 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,339 |
6 |
3,057 |
32.7 |
81 |
| Bowie |
93,046 |
41 |
2,269 |
44.1 |
44 |
| Brazoria |
287,432 |
104 |
2,764 |
36.2 |
68 |
| Brazos |
165,086 |
90 |
1,834 |
54.5 |
20 |
| Brewster |
9,508 |
3 |
3,169 |
31.6 |
86 |
| Briscoe |
1,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,491 |
1 |
8,491 |
11.8 |
174 |
| Brown |
39,259 |
11 |
3,569 |
28.0 |
99 |
| Burleson |
18,213 |
1 |
18,213 |
5.5 |
192 |
| Burnet |
41,185 |
18 |
2,288 |
43.7 |
45 |
| Caldwell |
37,830 |
10 |
3,783 |
26.4 |
108 |
| Calhoun |
21,543 |
7 |
3,078 |
32.5 |
82 |
| Callahan |
13,607 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cameron |
393,463 |
79 |
4,981 |
20.1 |
138 |
| Camp |
13,149 |
2 |
6,575 |
15.2 |
162 |
| Carson |
6,532 |
1 |
6,532 |
15.3 |
160 |
| Cass |
30,285 |
6 |
5,048 |
19.8 |
140 |
| Castro |
8,802 |
1 |
8,802 |
11.4 |
177 |
| Chambers |
32,090 |
1 |
32,090 |
3.1 |
196 |
| Cherokee |
49,315 |
11 |
4,483 |
22.3 |
128 |
| Childress |
7,821 |
2 |
3,911 |
25.6 |
112 |
| Clay |
11,402 |
1 |
11,402 |
8.8 |
185 |
| Cochran |
4,017 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,950 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,190 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Collin |
722,692 |
474 |
1,525 |
65.6 |
12 |
| Collingsworth |
3,174 |
2 |
1,587 |
63.0 |
14 |
| Colorado |
22,037 |
10 |
2,204 |
45.4 |
42 |
| Comal |
99,055 |
69 |
1,436 |
69.7 |
8 |
| Comanche |
14,173 |
4 |
3,543 |
28.2 |
97 |
| Concho |
4,017 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
39,578 |
21 |
1,885 |
53.1 |
25 |
| Coryell |
75,228 |
14 |
5,373 |
18.6 |
147 |
| Cottle |
1,880 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,277 |
1 |
4,277 |
23.4 |
121 |
| Crockett |
4,367 |
1 |
4,367 |
22.9 |
124 |
| Crosby |
7,418 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,241 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,641 |
2 |
3,321 |
30.1 |
90 |
| Dallas |
2,327,105 |
973 |
2,392 |
41.8 |
54 |
| Dawson |
15,555 |
3 |
5,185 |
19.3 |
145 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,891 |
5 |
3,978 |
25.1 |
114 |
| Delta |
5,392 |
1 |
5,392 |
18.5 |
149 |
| Denton |
640,347 |
272 |
2,354 |
42.5 |
50 |
| De Witt |
20,562 |
6 |
3,427 |
29.2 |
93 |
| Dickens |
2,908 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,736 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Donley |
4,067 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,690 |
1 |
13,690 |
7.3 |
188 |
| Eastland |
18,811 |
1 |
18,811 |
5.3 |
193 |
| Ector |
128,642 |
34 |
3,784 |
26.4 |
109 |
| Edwards |
2,250 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
142,519 |
38 |
3,751 |
26.7 |
104 |
| El Paso |
745,609 |
207 |
3,602 |
27.8 |
100 |
| Erath |
36,748 |
19 |
1,934 |
51.7 |
29 |
| Falls |
18,814 |
1 |
18,814 |
5.3 |
194 |
| Fannin |
34,933 |
6 |
5,822 |
17.2 |
154 |
| Fayette |
23,776 |
9 |
2,642 |
37.9 |
63 |
| Fisher |
4,182 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Floyd |
8,095 |
1 |
8,095 |
12.4 |
171 |
| Foard |
1,611 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
489,074 |
207 |
2,363 |
42.3 |
52 |
| Franklin |
10,010 |
4 |
2,503 |
40.0 |
58 |
| Freestone |
19,650 |
3 |
6,550 |
15.3 |
161 |
| Frio |
17,220 |
1 |
17,220 |
5.8 |
190 |
| Gaines |
15,589 |
3 |
5,196 |
19.2 |
146 |
| Galveston |
280,796 |
118 |
2,380 |
42.0 |
53 |
| Garza |
5,244 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
23,271 |
10 |
2,327 |
43.0 |
48 |
| Glasscock |
1,505 |
2 |
753 |
132.9 |
1 |
| Goliad |
7,415 |
4 |
1,854 |
53.9 |
22 |
| Gonzales |
20,114 |
5 |
4,023 |
24.9 |
116 |
| Gray |
22,175 |
12 |
1,848 |
54.1 |
21 |
| Grayson |
119,071 |
52 |
2,290 |
43.7 |
46 |
| Gregg |
116,789 |
99 |
1,180 |
84.8 |
3 |
| Grimes |
25,761 |
5 |
5,152 |
19.4 |
144 |
| Guadalupe |
111,304 |
34 |
3,274 |
30.5 |
89 |
| Hale |
37,590 |
9 |
4,177 |
23.9 |
119 |
| Hall |
3,836 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,377 |
3 |
2,792 |
35.8 |
69 |
| Hansford |
5,645 |
6 |
941 |
106.3 |
2 |
| Hardeman |
4,721 |
2 |
2,361 |
42.4 |
51 |
| Hardin |
51,495 |
19 |
2,710 |
36.9 |
65 |
| Harris |
3,801,506 |
1,322 |
2,876 |
34.8 |
73 |
| Harrison |
63,554 |
14 |
4,540 |
22.0 |
129 |
| Hartley |
5,677 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,046 |
2 |
3,023 |
33.1 |
78 |
| Hays |
147,834 |
40 |
3,696 |
27.1 |
102 |
| Hemphill |
3,489 |
1 |
3,489 |
28.7 |
94 |
| Henderson |
81,143 |
31 |
2,618 |
38.2 |
62 |
| Hidalgo |
725,105 |
84 |
8,632 |
11.6 |
175 |
| Hill |
35,635 |
10 |
3,564 |
28.1 |
98 |
| Hockley |
23,821 |
4 |
5,955 |
16.8 |
155 |
| Hood |
49,041 |
25 |
1,962 |
51.0 |
32 |
| Hopkins |
34,098 |
14 |
2,436 |
41.1 |
57 |
| Houston |
23,940 |
6 |
3,990 |
25.1 |
115 |
| Howard |
33,970 |
25 |
1,359 |
73.6 |
6 |
| Hudspeth |
3,768 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
86,471 |
23 |
3,760 |
26.6 |
105 |
| Hutchinson |
23,192 |
11 |
2,108 |
47.4 |
40 |
| Irion |
1,839 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,925 |
1 |
8,925 |
11.2 |
178 |
| Jackson |
14,695 |
5 |
2,939 |
34.0 |
75 |
| Jasper |
36,479 |
6 |
6,080 |
16.4 |
156 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,531 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,369 |
131 |
1,934 |
51.7 |
30 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,537 |
1 |
5,537 |
18.1 |
152 |
| Jim Wells |
41,535 |
11 |
3,776 |
26.5 |
107 |
| Johnson |
154,808 |
41 |
3,776 |
26.5 |
106 |
| Jones |
20,777 |
10 |
2,078 |
48.1 |
37 |
| Karnes |
15,893 |
5 |
3,179 |
31.5 |
87 |
| Kaufman |
95,889 |
21 |
4,566 |
21.9 |
131 |
| Kendall |
30,871 |
24 |
1,286 |
77.7 |
5 |
| Kenedy |
454 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
47,029 |
25 |
1,881 |
53.2 |
24 |
| Kimble |
4,630 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
365 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,433 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
34,850 |
8 |
4,356 |
23.0 |
123 |
| Knox |
4,235 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
50,419 |
18 |
2,801 |
35.7 |
70 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
2 |
7,657 |
13.1 |
169 |
| Lampasas |
22,152 |
3 |
7,384 |
13.5 |
167 |
| La Salle |
6,468 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,424 |
11 |
1,766 |
56.6 |
19 |
| Lee |
17,268 |
2 |
8,634 |
11.6 |
176 |
| Leon |
16,925 |
2 |
8,463 |
11.8 |
173 |
| Liberty |
80,589 |
21 |
3,838 |
26.1 |
111 |
| Limestone |
23,172 |
11 |
2,107 |
47.5 |
39 |
| Lipscomb |
3,095 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,427 |
2 |
6,214 |
16.1 |
158 |
| Llano |
18,618 |
2 |
9,309 |
10.7 |
179 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,339 |
110 |
2,330 |
42.9 |
49 |
| Lynn |
6,851 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,361 |
2 |
4,181 |
23.9 |
120 |
| McLennan |
223,520 |
87 |
2,569 |
38.9 |
60 |
| McMullen |
871 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,881 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Marion |
11,230 |
1 |
11,230 |
8.9 |
184 |
| Martin |
5,128 |
1 |
5,128 |
19.5 |
142 |
| Mason |
4,007 |
2 |
2,004 |
49.9 |
34 |
| Matagorda |
38,903 |
16 |
2,431 |
41.1 |
56 |
| Maverick |
52,911 |
2 |
26,456 |
3.8 |
195 |
| Medina |
44,251 |
7 |
6,322 |
15.8 |
159 |
| Menard |
2,529 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
122,329 |
71 |
1,723 |
58.0 |
18 |
| Milam |
25,998 |
7 |
3,714 |
26.9 |
103 |
| Mills |
5,135 |
1 |
5,135 |
19.5 |
143 |
| Mitchell |
9,896 |
1 |
9,896 |
10.1 |
181 |
| Montague |
19,938 |
4 |
4,985 |
20.1 |
139 |
| Montgomery |
407,164 |
209 |
1,948 |
51.3 |
31 |
| Moore |
21,204 |
8 |
2,651 |
37.7 |
64 |
| Morris |
13,208 |
6 |
2,201 |
45.4 |
41 |
| Motley |
1,421 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
62,169 |
22 |
2,826 |
35.4 |
72 |
| Navarro |
49,594 |
16 |
3,100 |
32.3 |
83 |
| Newton |
15,262 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
15,813 |
4 |
3,953 |
25.3 |
113 |
| Nueces |
322,467 |
160 |
2,015 |
49.6 |
35 |
| Ochiltree |
9,746 |
3 |
3,249 |
30.8 |
88 |
| Oldham |
2,293 |
1 |
2,293 |
43.6 |
47 |
| Orange |
85,029 |
43 |
1,977 |
50.6 |
33 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,185 |
7 |
4,026 |
24.8 |
117 |
| Panola |
22,985 |
12 |
1,915 |
52.2 |
26 |
| Parker |
110,363 |
37 |
2,983 |
33.5 |
77 |
| Parmer |
10,478 |
1 |
10,478 |
9.5 |
183 |
| Pecos |
17,504 |
1 |
17,504 |
5.7 |
191 |
| Polk |
48,351 |
10 |
4,835 |
20.7 |
135 |
| Potter |
123,047 |
64 |
1,923 |
52.0 |
28 |
| Presidio |
8,273 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,212 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Randall |
112,068 |
94 |
1,192 |
83.9 |
4 |
| Reagan |
3,636 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,217 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,494 |
3 |
4,831 |
20.7 |
134 |
| Reeves |
12,801 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Refugio |
8,196 |
3 |
2,732 |
36.6 |
67 |
| Roberts |
929 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,773 |
2 |
8,387 |
11.9 |
172 |
| Rockwall |
70,122 |
43 |
1,631 |
61.3 |
17 |
| Runnels |
11,498 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rusk |
49,196 |
10 |
4,920 |
20.3 |
136 |
| Sabine |
10,829 |
2 |
5,415 |
18.5 |
150 |
| San Augustine |
9,318 |
1 |
9,318 |
10.7 |
180 |
| San Jacinto |
24,348 |
4 |
6,087 |
16.4 |
157 |
| San Patricio |
71,659 |
28 |
2,559 |
39.1 |
59 |
| San Saba |
6,294 |
2 |
3,147 |
31.8 |
85 |
| Schleicher |
3,107 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,638 |
1 |
16,638 |
6.0 |
189 |
| Shackelford |
3,378 |
1 |
3,378 |
29.6 |
92 |
| Shelby |
26,403 |
4 |
6,601 |
15.1 |
163 |
| Sherman |
3,310 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
193,217 |
129 |
1,498 |
66.8 |
10 |
| Somervell |
8,260 |
2 |
4,130 |
24.2 |
118 |
| Starr |
63,674 |
1 |
63,674 |
1.6 |
197 |
| Stephens |
9,930 |
2 |
4,965 |
20.1 |
137 |
| Sterling |
1,456 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,703 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,408 |
1 |
4,408 |
22.7 |
126 |
| Swisher |
8,757 |
2 |
4,379 |
22.8 |
125 |
| Tarrant |
1,682,034 |
817 |
2,059 |
48.6 |
36 |
| Taylor |
131,443 |
51 |
2,577 |
38.8 |
61 |
| Terrell |
1,097 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,331 |
2 |
6,666 |
15.0 |
164 |
| Throckmorton |
1,868 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
30,938 |
20 |
1,547 |
64.6 |
13 |
| Tom Green |
104,176 |
37 |
2,816 |
35.5 |
71 |
| Travis |
903,749 |
487 |
1,856 |
53.9 |
23 |
| Trinity |
14,820 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tyler |
21,835 |
3 |
7,278 |
13.7 |
166 |
| Upshur |
37,629 |
7 |
5,376 |
18.6 |
148 |
| Upton |
3,641 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
27,950 |
5 |
5,590 |
17.9 |
153 |
| Val Verde |
49,003 |
9 |
5,445 |
18.4 |
151 |
| Van Zandt |
52,742 |
15 |
3,516 |
28.4 |
95 |
| Victoria |
88,266 |
46 |
1,919 |
52.1 |
27 |
| Walker |
66,514 |
22 |
3,023 |
33.1 |
79 |
| Waller |
41,394 |
4 |
10,349 |
9.7 |
182 |
| Ward |
11,352 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Washington |
32,209 |
20 |
1,610 |
62.1 |
15 |
| Webb |
242,788 |
21 |
11,561 |
8.6 |
186 |
| Wharton |
43,251 |
29 |
1,491 |
67.1 |
9 |
| Wheeler |
5,095 |
1 |
5,095 |
19.6 |
141 |
| Wichita |
127,600 |
90 |
1,418 |
70.5 |
7 |
| Wilbarger |
14,790 |
5 |
2,958 |
33.8 |
76 |
| Willacy |
21,504 |
5 |
4,301 |
23.3 |
122 |
| Williamson |
356,545 |
170 |
2,097 |
47.7 |
38 |
| Wilson |
41,422 |
9 |
4,602 |
21.7 |
132 |
| Winkler |
7,527 |
1 |
7,527 |
13.3 |
168 |
| Wise |
57,776 |
20 |
2,889 |
34.6 |
74 |
| Wood |
40,871 |
15 |
2,725 |
36.7 |
66 |
| Yoakum |
7,918 |
1 |
7,918 |
12.6 |
170 |
| Young |
18,047 |
12 |
1,504 |
66.5 |
11 |
| Zapata |
14,996 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,349 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
23,728,510 |
9,188 |
2,583 |
38.7 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - August 15, 2007
Includes: All Dental Hygienists with a license status code of "active" or "expired," and a Texas "primary address."
Excludes: Dental hygienists with a license status code of "surrender, revoked, retired, deceased, or canceled." The hygienists were sorted by the county in which their "primary address" was located. The county was determined based on the zip code of the "primary address," which may be either the resident or practice address.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, August 30, 2007.
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