
| County |
2008 Population |
2008 EMS Total |
Ratio of 2008 Population per EMS* |
Ratio of EMS per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,910 |
115 |
504 |
198.6 |
210 |
| Andrews |
13,777 |
44 |
313 |
319.4 |
111 |
| Angelina |
84,171 |
182 |
462 |
216.2 |
196 |
| Aransas |
25,451 |
62 |
411 |
243.6 |
172 |
| Archer |
9,503 |
57 |
167 |
599.8 |
29 |
| Armstrong |
2,238 |
25 |
90 |
1,117.1 |
9 |
| Atascosa |
46,479 |
123 |
378 |
264.6 |
160 |
| Austin |
27,851 |
82 |
340 |
294.4 |
128 |
| Bailey |
7,142 |
20 |
357 |
280.0 |
141 |
| Bandera |
21,032 |
98 |
215 |
466.0 |
45 |
| Bastrop |
83,889 |
123 |
682 |
146.6 |
242 |
| Baylor |
4,080 |
12 |
340 |
294.1 |
129 |
| Bee |
34,458 |
70 |
492 |
203.1 |
207 |
| Bell |
263,086 |
716 |
367 |
272.2 |
145 |
| Bexar |
1,562,396 |
2,646 |
590 |
169.4 |
229 |
| Blanco |
10,215 |
40 |
255 |
391.6 |
69 |
| Borden |
763 |
13 |
59 |
1,703.8 |
1 |
| Bosque |
18,518 |
68 |
272 |
367.2 |
79 |
| Bowie |
93,518 |
227 |
412 |
242.7 |
174 |
| Brazoria |
294,384 |
781 |
377 |
265.3 |
159 |
| Brazos |
166,821 |
515 |
324 |
308.7 |
119 |
| Brewster |
9,624 |
33 |
292 |
342.9 |
92 |
| Briscoe |
1,873 |
23 |
81 |
1,228.0 |
6 |
| Brooks |
8,557 |
19 |
450 |
222.0 |
187 |
| Brown |
39,487 |
61 |
647 |
154.5 |
238 |
| Burleson |
18,483 |
53 |
349 |
286.7 |
136 |
| Burnet |
42,252 |
159 |
266 |
376.3 |
74 |
| Caldwell |
38,700 |
90 |
430 |
232.6 |
181 |
| Calhoun |
21,629 |
92 |
235 |
425.4 |
55 |
| Callahan |
13,677 |
56 |
244 |
409.4 |
62 |
| Cameron |
401,862 |
571 |
704 |
142.1 |
245 |
| Camp |
13,373 |
25 |
535 |
186.9 |
221 |
| Carson |
6,520 |
44 |
148 |
674.8 |
22 |
| Cass |
30,238 |
88 |
344 |
291.0 |
133 |
| Castro |
8,877 |
32 |
277 |
360.5 |
81 |
| Chambers |
32,995 |
200 |
165 |
606.2 |
27 |
| Cherokee |
49,710 |
82 |
606 |
165.0 |
233 |
| Childress |
7,829 |
17 |
461 |
217.1 |
191 |
| Clay |
11,442 |
52 |
220 |
454.5 |
47 |
| Cochran |
4,062 |
12 |
339 |
295.4 |
127 |
| Coke |
3,960 |
24 |
165 |
606.1 |
28 |
| Coleman |
9,186 |
31 |
296 |
337.5 |
96 |
| Collin |
760,664 |
1,388 |
548 |
182.5 |
224 |
| Collingsworth |
3,174 |
16 |
198 |
504.1 |
40 |
| Colorado |
22,308 |
88 |
254 |
394.5 |
67 |
| Comal |
102,320 |
334 |
306 |
326.4 |
105 |
| Comanche |
14,201 |
38 |
374 |
267.6 |
150 |
| Concho |
4,011 |
14 |
287 |
349.0 |
85 |
| Cooke |
40,048 |
132 |
303 |
329.6 |
99 |
| Coryell |
75,145 |
163 |
461 |
216.9 |
192 |
| Cottle |
1,881 |
11 |
171 |
584.8 |
30 |
| Crane |
4,312 |
24 |
180 |
556.6 |
33 |
| Crockett |
4,395 |
25 |
176 |
568.8 |
32 |
| Crosby |
7,470 |
30 |
249 |
401.6 |
64 |
| Culberson |
3,274 |
10 |
327 |
305.4 |
122 |
| Dallam |
6,691 |
25 |
268 |
373.6 |
75 |
| Dallas |
2,344,905 |
2,372 |
989 |
101.2 |
252 |
| Dawson |
15,608 |
26 |
600 |
166.6 |
231 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,058 |
23 |
872 |
114.7 |
249 |
| Delta |
5,393 |
18 |
300 |
333.8 |
98 |
| Denton |
674,765 |
1,236 |
546 |
183.2 |
223 |
| De Witt |
20,638 |
70 |
295 |
339.2 |
94 |
| Dickens |
2,931 |
19 |
154 |
648.2 |
24 |
| Dimmit |
10,778 |
20 |
539 |
185.6 |
222 |
| Donley |
4,093 |
29 |
141 |
708.5 |
20 |
| Duval |
13,756 |
34 |
405 |
247.2 |
170 |
| Eastland |
18,880 |
68 |
278 |
360.2 |
82 |
| Ector |
129,801 |
282 |
460 |
217.3 |
190 |
| Edwards |
2,260 |
12 |
188 |
531.0 |
36 |
| Ellis |
147,615 |
482 |
306 |
326.5 |
104 |
| El Paso |
755,157 |
1,457 |
518 |
192.9 |
214 |
| Erath |
37,175 |
104 |
357 |
279.8 |
142 |
| Falls |
18,872 |
29 |
651 |
153.7 |
239 |
| Fannin |
35,462 |
138 |
257 |
389.1 |
70 |
| Fayette |
24,098 |
84 |
287 |
348.6 |
86 |
| Fisher |
4,160 |
10 |
416 |
240.4 |
175 |
| Floyd |
8,147 |
26 |
313 |
319.1 |
112 |
| Foard |
1,609 |
10 |
161 |
621.5 |
26 |
| Fort Bend |
510,966 |
719 |
711 |
140.7 |
246 |
| Franklin |
10,093 |
20 |
505 |
198.2 |
212 |
| Freestone |
19,900 |
60 |
332 |
301.5 |
124 |
| Frio |
17,328 |
38 |
456 |
219.3 |
189 |
| Gaines |
15,733 |
34 |
463 |
216.1 |
197 |
| Galveston |
285,327 |
935 |
305 |
327.7 |
101 |
| Garza |
5,292 |
25 |
212 |
472.4 |
43 |
| Gillespie |
23,649 |
82 |
288 |
346.7 |
87 |
| Glasscock |
1,522 |
12 |
127 |
788.4 |
17 |
| Goliad |
7,488 |
25 |
300 |
333.9 |
97 |
| Gonzales |
20,327 |
44 |
462 |
216.5 |
193 |
| Gray |
22,096 |
68 |
325 |
307.7 |
120 |
| Grayson |
120,304 |
499 |
241 |
414.8 |
59 |
| Gregg |
117,679 |
251 |
469 |
213.3 |
200 |
| Grimes |
26,078 |
56 |
466 |
214.7 |
198 |
| Guadalupe |
114,770 |
375 |
306 |
326.7 |
102 |
| Hale |
37,661 |
72 |
523 |
191.2 |
218 |
| Hall |
3,842 |
17 |
226 |
442.5 |
49 |
| Hamilton |
8,409 |
29 |
290 |
344.9 |
91 |
| Hansford |
5,686 |
36 |
158 |
633.1 |
25 |
| Hardeman |
4,724 |
20 |
236 |
423.4 |
56 |
| Hardin |
51,906 |
229 |
227 |
441.2 |
50 |
| Harris |
3,867,607 |
7,788 |
497 |
201.4 |
209 |
| Harrison |
63,739 |
183 |
348 |
287.1 |
135 |
| Hartley |
5,689 |
21 |
271 |
369.1 |
78 |
| Haskell |
6,050 |
8 |
756 |
132.2 |
247 |
| Hays |
156,020 |
375 |
416 |
240.4 |
176 |
| Hemphill |
3,506 |
13 |
270 |
370.8 |
76 |
| Henderson |
82,291 |
170 |
484 |
206.6 |
204 |
| Hidalgo |
749,265 |
783 |
957 |
104.5 |
250 |
| Hill |
36,125 |
118 |
306 |
326.6 |
103 |
| Hockley |
23,950 |
50 |
479 |
208.8 |
202 |
| Hood |
50,239 |
178 |
282 |
354.3 |
83 |
| Hopkins |
34,386 |
126 |
273 |
366.4 |
80 |
| Houston |
24,075 |
64 |
376 |
265.8 |
156 |
| Howard |
33,981 |
54 |
629 |
158.9 |
235 |
| Hudspeth |
3,833 |
21 |
183 |
547.9 |
34 |
| Hunt |
87,942 |
304 |
289 |
345.7 |
89 |
| Hutchinson |
23,070 |
101 |
228 |
437.8 |
51 |
| Irion |
1,847 |
15 |
123 |
812.1 |
16 |
| Jack |
8,948 |
31 |
289 |
346.4 |
88 |
| Jackson |
14,730 |
63 |
234 |
427.7 |
54 |
| Jasper |
36,558 |
95 |
385 |
259.9 |
163 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,566 |
25 |
103 |
974.3 |
12 |
| Jefferson |
253,609 |
721 |
352 |
284.3 |
137 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,569 |
8 |
696 |
143.7 |
244 |
| Jim Wells |
41,831 |
92 |
455 |
219.9 |
188 |
| Johnson |
159,338 |
430 |
371 |
269.9 |
147 |
| Jones |
20,777 |
65 |
320 |
312.8 |
116 |
| Karnes |
15,969 |
27 |
591 |
169.1 |
230 |
| Kaufman |
99,999 |
379 |
264 |
379.0 |
72 |
| Kendall |
31,987 |
152 |
210 |
475.2 |
42 |
| Kenedy |
459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
253 |
| Kent |
841 |
12 |
70 |
1,426.9 |
3 |
| Kerr |
47,512 |
97 |
490 |
204.2 |
206 |
| Kimble |
4,646 |
18 |
258 |
387.4 |
71 |
| King |
369 |
4 |
92 |
1,084.0 |
10 |
| Kinney |
3,436 |
10 |
344 |
291.0 |
132 |
| Kleberg |
35,137 |
88 |
399 |
250.4 |
169 |
| Knox |
4,227 |
16 |
264 |
378.5 |
73 |
| Lamar |
50,641 |
209 |
242 |
412.7 |
60 |
| Lamb |
15,386 |
78 |
197 |
507.0 |
39 |
| Lampasas |
22,838 |
75 |
305 |
328.4 |
100 |
| La Salle |
6,543 |
8 |
818 |
122.3 |
248 |
| Lavaca |
19,479 |
63 |
309 |
323.4 |
108 |
| Lee |
17,510 |
57 |
307 |
325.5 |
106 |
| Leon |
17,183 |
68 |
253 |
395.7 |
66 |
| Liberty |
82,173 |
220 |
374 |
267.7 |
149 |
| Limestone |
23,337 |
68 |
343 |
291.4 |
130 |
| Lipscomb |
3,105 |
36 |
86 |
1,159.4 |
8 |
| Live Oak |
12,417 |
33 |
376 |
265.8 |
157 |
| Llano |
18,842 |
39 |
483 |
207.0 |
203 |
| Loving |
65 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
254 |
| Lubbock |
257,690 |
707 |
364 |
274.4 |
144 |
| Lynn |
6,876 |
27 |
255 |
392.7 |
68 |
| McCulloch |
8,376 |
27 |
310 |
322.3 |
109 |
| McLennan |
225,379 |
598 |
377 |
265.3 |
158 |
| McMullen |
873 |
11 |
79 |
1,260.0 |
5 |
| Madison |
14,034 |
21 |
668 |
149.6 |
241 |
| Marion |
11,270 |
32 |
352 |
283.9 |
138 |
| Martin |
5,186 |
27 |
192 |
520.6 |
37 |
| Mason |
4,031 |
16 |
252 |
396.9 |
65 |
| Matagorda |
39,026 |
110 |
355 |
281.9 |
140 |
| Maverick |
53,688 |
93 |
577 |
173.2 |
227 |
| Medina |
44,956 |
143 |
314 |
318.1 |
113 |
| Menard |
2,565 |
12 |
214 |
467.8 |
44 |
| Midland |
123,362 |
267 |
462 |
216.4 |
194 |
| Milam |
26,289 |
67 |
392 |
254.9 |
165 |
| Mills |
5,149 |
21 |
245 |
407.8 |
63 |
| Mitchell |
9,917 |
15 |
661 |
151.3 |
240 |
| Montague |
20,055 |
92 |
218 |
458.7 |
46 |
| Montgomery |
425,757 |
950 |
448 |
223.1 |
186 |
| Moore |
21,342 |
58 |
368 |
271.8 |
146 |
| Morris |
13,238 |
42 |
315 |
317.3 |
114 |
| Motley |
1,419 |
12 |
118 |
845.7 |
15 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,735 |
186 |
337 |
296.5 |
125 |
| Navarro |
50,322 |
115 |
438 |
228.5 |
182 |
| Newton |
15,262 |
36 |
424 |
235.9 |
177 |
| Nolan |
15,813 |
40 |
395 |
253.0 |
167 |
| Nueces |
323,802 |
915 |
354 |
282.6 |
139 |
| Ochiltree |
9,848 |
19 |
518 |
192.9 |
215 |
| Oldham |
2,309 |
27 |
86 |
1,169.3 |
7 |
| Orange |
84,937 |
287 |
296 |
337.9 |
95 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,343 |
136 |
208 |
479.8 |
41 |
| Panola |
22,999 |
44 |
523 |
191.3 |
217 |
| Parker |
113,774 |
357 |
319 |
313.8 |
115 |
| Parmer |
10,546 |
39 |
270 |
369.8 |
77 |
| Pecos |
17,583 |
52 |
338 |
295.7 |
126 |
| Polk |
49,449 |
95 |
521 |
192.1 |
216 |
| Potter |
124,416 |
401 |
310 |
322.3 |
110 |
| Presidio |
8,402 |
13 |
646 |
154.7 |
237 |
| Rains |
11,533 |
29 |
398 |
251.5 |
168 |
| Randall |
112,995 |
279 |
405 |
246.9 |
171 |
| Reagan |
3,684 |
16 |
230 |
434.3 |
53 |
| Real |
3,239 |
30 |
108 |
926.2 |
13 |
| Red River |
14,509 |
40 |
363 |
275.7 |
143 |
| Reeves |
12,717 |
21 |
606 |
165.1 |
232 |
| Refugio |
8,239 |
22 |
375 |
267.0 |
152 |
| Roberts |
936 |
14 |
67 |
1,495.7 |
2 |
| Robertson |
16,898 |
45 |
376 |
266.3 |
153 |
| Rockwall |
74,926 |
227 |
330 |
303.0 |
123 |
| Runnels |
11,497 |
28 |
411 |
243.5 |
173 |
| Rusk |
49,464 |
88 |
562 |
177.9 |
226 |
| Sabine |
10,871 |
46 |
236 |
423.1 |
57 |
| San Augustine |
9,357 |
16 |
585 |
171.0 |
228 |
| San Jacinto |
24,601 |
85 |
289 |
345.5 |
90 |
| San Patricio |
72,187 |
169 |
427 |
234.1 |
180 |
| San Saba |
6,317 |
80 |
79 |
1,266.4 |
4 |
| Schleicher |
3,140 |
31 |
101 |
987.3 |
11 |
| Scurry |
16,674 |
52 |
321 |
311.9 |
117 |
| Shackelford |
3,384 |
11 |
308 |
325.1 |
107 |
| Shelby |
26,577 |
60 |
443 |
225.8 |
185 |
| Sherman |
3,326 |
14 |
238 |
420.9 |
58 |
| Smith |
196,271 |
525 |
374 |
267.5 |
151 |
| Somervell |
8,493 |
37 |
230 |
435.7 |
52 |
| Starr |
65,152 |
106 |
615 |
162.7 |
234 |
| Stephens |
9,967 |
21 |
475 |
210.7 |
201 |
| Sterling |
1,465 |
11 |
133 |
750.9 |
18 |
| Stonewall |
1,704 |
7 |
243 |
410.8 |
61 |
| Sutton |
4,450 |
29 |
153 |
651.7 |
23 |
| Swisher |
8,805 |
39 |
226 |
442.9 |
48 |
| Tarrant |
1,720,067 |
3,675 |
468 |
213.7 |
199 |
| Taylor |
132,329 |
312 |
424 |
235.8 |
178 |
| Terrell |
1,101 |
8 |
138 |
726.6 |
19 |
| Terry |
13,404 |
29 |
462 |
216.4 |
195 |
| Throckmorton |
1,873 |
13 |
144 |
694.1 |
21 |
| Titus |
31,362 |
56 |
560 |
178.6 |
225 |
| Tom Green |
104,179 |
244 |
427 |
234.2 |
179 |
| Travis |
916,083 |
2,342 |
391 |
255.7 |
164 |
| Trinity |
14,977 |
38 |
394 |
253.7 |
166 |
| Tyler |
21,970 |
45 |
488 |
204.8 |
205 |
| Upshur |
37,936 |
116 |
327 |
305.8 |
121 |
| Upton |
3,671 |
32 |
115 |
871.7 |
14 |
| Uvalde |
28,203 |
56 |
504 |
198.6 |
211 |
| Val Verde |
49,532 |
129 |
384 |
260.4 |
162 |
| Van Zandt |
53,385 |
276 |
193 |
517.0 |
38 |
| Victoria |
88,794 |
276 |
322 |
310.8 |
118 |
| Walker |
66,940 |
105 |
638 |
156.9 |
236 |
| Waller |
42,576 |
114 |
373 |
267.8 |
148 |
| Ward |
11,391 |
26 |
438 |
228.3 |
183 |
| Washington |
32,484 |
61 |
533 |
187.8 |
220 |
| Webb |
250,144 |
476 |
526 |
190.3 |
219 |
| Wharton |
43,541 |
126 |
346 |
289.4 |
134 |
| Wheeler |
5,075 |
29 |
175 |
571.4 |
31 |
| Wichita |
126,977 |
338 |
376 |
266.2 |
154 |
| Wilbarger |
14,811 |
30 |
494 |
202.6 |
208 |
| Willacy |
21,675 |
49 |
442 |
226.1 |
184 |
| Williamson |
373,961 |
1,089 |
343 |
291.2 |
131 |
| Wilson |
42,816 |
229 |
187 |
534.8 |
35 |
| Winkler |
7,567 |
11 |
688 |
145.4 |
243 |
| Wise |
59,084 |
202 |
292 |
341.9 |
93 |
| Wood |
41,462 |
108 |
384 |
260.5 |
161 |
| Yoakum |
7,989 |
28 |
285 |
350.5 |
84 |
| Young |
18,053 |
48 |
376 |
265.9 |
155 |
| Zapata |
15,435 |
30 |
515 |
194.4 |
213 |
| Zavala |
12,442 |
13 |
957 |
104.5 |
251 |
| Texas Total |
24,178,180 |
52,982 |
456 |
219.1 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Management - September 9, 2008
Includes: All active EMS personnel with a Texas residence/mailing address. The EMS personnel were sorted by their county of residence. The county was determined based on the zip code.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, October 7, 2008.
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