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Licensed Professional Counselors by County of Practice - September, 2008

County 2008 Population 2008 Counselors Total Ratio of 2008 Population per Counselor* Ratio of Counselors per 100,000 Population Rank
Anderson 57,910 29 1,997 50.1 73
Andrews 13,777 2 6,889 14.5 180
Angelina 84,171 63 1,336 74.8 29
Aransas 25,451 17 1,497 66.8 40
Archer 9,503 1 9,503 10.5 193
Armstrong 2,238 1 2,238 44.7 83
Atascosa 46,479 10 4,648 21.5 153
Austin 27,851 9 3,095 32.3 112
Bailey 7,142 2 3,571 28.0 129
Bandera 21,032 8 2,629 38.0 97
Bastrop 83,889 39 2,151 46.5 80
Baylor 4,080 3 1,360 73.5 31
Bee 34,458 7 4,923 20.3 159
Bell 263,086 172 1,530 65.4 44
Bexar 1,562,396 1,260 1,240 80.6 23
Blanco 10,215 2 5,108 19.6 163
Borden 763 0 - 0.0 -
Bosque 18,518 7 2,645 37.8 99
Bowie 93,518 57 1,641 61.0 49
Brazoria 294,384 99 2,974 33.6 108
Brazos 166,821 98 1,702 58.7 53
Brewster 9,624 12 802 124.7 4
Briscoe 1,873 0 - 0.0 -
Brooks 8,557 2 4,279 23.4 142
Brown 39,487 44 897 111.4 9
Burleson 18,483 0 - 0.0 -
Burnet 42,252 16 2,641 37.9 98
Caldwell 38,700 15 2,580 38.8 95
Calhoun 21,629 7 3,090 32.4 111
Callahan 13,677 1 13,677 7.3 202
Cameron 401,862 102 3,940 25.4 134
Camp 13,373 4 3,343 29.9 120
Carson 6,520 1 6,520 15.3 176
Cass 30,238 7 4,320 23.1 144
Castro 8,877 0 - 0.0 -
Chambers 32,995 10 3,300 30.3 118
Cherokee 49,710 41 1,212 82.5 20
Childress 7,829 1 7,829 12.8 186
Clay 11,442 3 3,814 26.2 132
Cochran 4,062 1 4,062 24.6 138
Coke 3,960 3 1,320 75.8 26
Coleman 9,186 1 9,186 10.9 192
Collin 760,664 498 1,527 65.5 43
Collingsworth 3,174 0 - 0.0 -
Colorado 22,308 3 7,436 13.4 184
Comal 102,320 64 1,599 62.5 46
Comanche 14,201 3 4,734 21.1 157
Concho 4,011 0 - 0.0 -
Cooke 40,048 13 3,081 32.5 110
Coryell 75,145 43 1,748 57.2 56
Cottle 1,881 0 - 0.0 -
Crane 4,312 1 4,312 23.2 143
Crockett 4,395 0 - 0.0 -
Crosby 7,470 4 1,868 53.5 66
Culberson 3,274 0 - 0.0 -
Dallam 6,691 0 - 0.0 -
Dallas 2,344,905 1,911 1,227 81.5 21
Dawson 15,608 3 5,203 19.2 165
Deaf Smith 20,058 5 4,012 24.9 137
Delta 5,393 1 5,393 18.5 168
Denton 674,765 451 1,496 66.8 39
De Witt 20,638 10 2,064 48.5 77
Dickens 2,931 0 - 0.0 -
Dimmit 10,778 6 1,796 55.7 62
Donley 4,093 0 - 0.0 -
Duval 13,756 3 4,585 21.8 151
Eastland 18,880 10 1,888 53.0 67
Ector 129,801 66 1,967 50.8 71
Edwards 2,260 1 2,260 44.2 86
Ellis 147,615 84 1,757 56.9 59
El Paso 755,157 263 2,871 34.8 106
Erath 37,175 31 1,199 83.4 19
Falls 18,872 8 2,359 42.4 88
Fannin 35,462 9 3,940 25.4 135
Fayette 24,098 4 6,025 16.6 174
Fisher 4,160 0 - 0.0 -
Floyd 8,147 0 - 0.0 -
Foard 1,609 0 - 0.0 -
Fort Bend 510,966 240 2,129 47.0 79
Franklin 10,093 4 2,523 39.6 93
Freestone 19,900 7 2,843 35.2 103
Frio 17,328 5 3,466 28.9 123
Gaines 15,733 1 15,733 6.4 205
Galveston 285,327 159 1,795 55.7 61
Garza 5,292 4 1,323 75.6 27
Gillespie 23,649 14 1,689 59.2 51
Glasscock 1,522 0 - 0.0 -
Goliad 7,488 6 1,248 80.1 24
Gonzales 20,327 3 6,776 14.8 178
Gray 22,096 7 3,157 31.7 116
Grayson 120,304 68 1,769 56.5 60
Gregg 117,679 88 1,337 74.8 30
Grimes 26,078 3 8,693 11.5 190
Guadalupe 114,770 51 2,250 44.4 84
Hale 37,661 25 1,506 66.4 41
Hall 3,842 0 - 0.0 -
Hamilton 8,409 6 1,402 71.4 33
Hansford 5,686 1 5,686 17.6 171
Hardeman 4,724 1 4,724 21.2 156
Hardin 51,906 19 2,732 36.6 101
Harris 3,867,607 2,085 1,855 53.9 65
Harrison 63,739 24 2,656 37.7 100
Hartley 5,689 2 2,845 35.2 104
Haskell 6,050 3 2,017 49.6 74
Hays 156,020 133 1,173 85.2 17
Hemphill 3,506 1 3,506 28.5 126
Henderson 82,291 27 3,048 32.8 109
Hidalgo 749,265 215 3,485 28.7 124
Hill 36,125 10 3,613 27.7 130
Hockley 23,950 12 1,996 50.1 72
Hood 50,239 26 1,932 51.8 68
Hopkins 34,386 12 2,866 34.9 105
Houston 24,075 11 2,189 45.7 82
Howard 33,981 8 4,248 23.5 141
Hudspeth 3,833 0 - 0.0 -
Hunt 87,942 61 1,442 69.4 35
Hutchinson 23,070 2 11,535 8.7 198
Irion 1,847 0 - 0.0 -
Jack 8,948 0 - 0.0 -
Jackson 14,730 2 7,365 13.6 183
Jasper 36,558 10 3,656 27.4 131
Jeff Davis 2,566 3 855 116.9 7
Jefferson 253,609 140 1,811 55.2 64
Jim Hogg 5,569 0 - 0.0 -
Jim Wells 41,831 12 3,486 28.7 125
Johnson 159,338 48 3,320 30.1 119
Jones 20,777 6 3,463 28.9 122
Karnes 15,969 3 5,323 18.8 166
Kaufman 99,999 42 2,381 42.0 89
Kendall 31,987 29 1,103 90.7 15
Kenedy 459 0 - 0.0 -
Kent 841 0 - 0.0 -
Kerr 47,512 58 819 122.1 5
Kimble 4,646 0 - 0.0 -
King 369 0 - 0.0 -
Kinney 3,436 1 3,436 29.1 121
Kleberg 35,137 20 1,757 56.9 57
Knox 4,227 0 - 0.0 -
Lamar 50,641 29 1,746 57.3 55
Lamb 15,386 3 5,129 19.5 164
Lampasas 22,838 10 2,284 43.8 87
La Salle 6,543 1 6,543 15.3 177
Lavaca 19,479 2 9,740 10.3 194
Lee 17,510 9 1,946 51.4 70
Leon 17,183 2 8,592 11.6 189
Liberty 82,173 14 5,870 17.0 172
Limestone 23,337 2 11,669 8.6 199
Lipscomb 3,105 0 - 0.0 -
Live Oak 12,417 4 3,104 32.2 113
Llano 18,842 0 - 0.0 -
Loving 65 0 - 0.0 -
Lubbock 257,690 235 1,097 91.2 14
Lynn 6,876 1 6,876 14.5 179
McCulloch 8,376 6 1,396 71.6 32
McLennan 225,379 152 1,483 67.4 37
McMullen 873 0 - 0.0 -
Madison 14,034 3 4,678 21.4 154
Marion 11,270 1 11,270 8.9 195
Martin 5,186 0 - 0.0 -
Mason 4,031 0 - 0.0 -
Matagorda 39,026 10 3,903 25.6 133
Maverick 53,688 9 5,965 16.8 173
Medina 44,956 9 4,995 20.0 161
Menard 2,565 1 2,565 39.0 94
Midland 123,362 81 1,523 65.7 42
Milam 26,289 6 4,382 22.8 146
Mills 5,149 9 572 174.8 1
Mitchell 9,917 0 - 0.0 -
Montague 20,055 5 4,011 24.9 136
Montgomery 425,757 220 1,935 51.7 69
Moore 21,342 4 5,336 18.7 167
Morris 13,238 3 4,413 22.7 148
Motley 1,419 0 - 0.0 -
Nacogdoches 62,735 49 1,280 78.1 25
Navarro 50,322 28 1,797 55.6 63
Newton 15,262 1 15,262 6.6 204
Nolan 15,813 9 1,757 56.9 58
Nueces 323,802 299 1,083 92.3 13
Ochiltree 9,848 6 1,641 60.9 50
Oldham 2,309 4 577 173.2 2
Orange 84,937 24 3,539 28.3 128
Palo Pinto 28,343 2 14,172 7.1 203
Panola 22,999 5 4,600 21.7 152
Parker 113,774 39 2,917 34.3 107
Parmer 10,546 0 - 0.0 -
Pecos 17,583 2 8,792 11.4 191
Polk 49,449 19 2,603 38.4 96
Potter 124,416 170 732 136.6 3
Presidio 8,402 1 8,402 11.9 188
Rains 11,533 1 11,533 8.7 197
Randall 112,995 85 1,329 75.2 28
Reagan 3,684 0 - 0.0 -
Real 3,239 1 3,239 30.9 117
Red River 14,509 2 7,255 13.8 182
Reeves 12,717 0 - 0.0 -
Refugio 8,239 1 8,239 12.1 187
Roberts 936 0 - 0.0 -
Robertson 16,898 3 5,633 17.8 170
Rockwall 74,926 44 1,703 58.7 54
Runnels 11,497 1 11,497 8.7 196
Rusk 49,464 14 3,533 28.3 127
Sabine 10,871 2 5,436 18.4 169
San Augustine 9,357 2 4,679 21.4 155
San Jacinto 24,601 4 6,150 16.3 175
San Patricio 72,187 16 4,512 22.2 150
San Saba 6,317 3 2,106 47.5 78
Schleicher 3,140 1 3,140 31.8 115
Scurry 16,674 1 16,674 6.0 206
Shackelford 3,384 2 1,692 59.1 52
Shelby 26,577 13 2,044 48.9 76
Sherman 3,326 0 - 0.0 -
Smith 196,271 128 1,533 65.2 45
Somervell 8,493 9 944 106.0 11
Starr 65,152 9 7,239 13.8 181
Stephens 9,967 4 2,492 40.1 90
Sterling 1,465 1 1,465 68.3 36
Stonewall 1,704 0 - 0.0 -
Sutton 4,450 0 - 0.0 -
Swisher 8,805 2 4,403 22.7 147
Tarrant 1,720,067 1,075 1,600 62.5 47
Taylor 132,329 143 925 108.1 10
Terrell 1,101 0 - 0.0 -
Terry 13,404 1 13,404 7.5 201
Throckmorton 1,873 0 - 0.0 -
Titus 31,362 21 1,493 67.0 38
Tom Green 104,179 91 1,145 87.3 16
Travis 916,083 1,026 893 112.0 8
Trinity 14,977 3 4,992 20.0 160
Tyler 21,970 7 3,139 31.9 114
Upshur 37,936 8 4,742 21.1 158
Upton 3,671 0 - 0.0 -
Uvalde 28,203 20 1,410 70.9 34
Val Verde 49,532 12 4,128 24.2 139
Van Zandt 53,385 12 4,449 22.5 149
Victoria 88,794 72 1,233 81.1 22
Walker 66,940 63 1,063 94.1 12
Waller 42,576 17 2,504 39.9 91
Ward 11,391 0 - 0.0 -
Washington 32,484 16 2,030 49.3 75
Webb 250,144 50 5,003 20.0 162
Wharton 43,541 20 2,177 45.9 81
Wheeler 5,075 0 - 0.0 -
Wichita 126,977 107 1,187 84.3 18
Wilbarger 14,811 18 823 121.5 6
Willacy 21,675 5 4,335 23.1 145
Williamson 373,961 233 1,605 62.3 48
Wilson 42,816 17 2,519 39.7 92
Winkler 7,567 1 7,567 13.2 185
Wise 59,084 14 4,220 23.7 140
Wood 41,462 15 2,764 36.2 102
Yoakum 7,989 0 - 0.0 -
Young 18,053 8 2,257 44.3 85
Zapata 15,435 0 - 0.0 -
Zavala 12,442 1 12,442 8.0 200
Texas Total 24,178,180 14,284 1,693 59.1
Out of State   816
Total Licensees   15,100

* Data rounded to nearest whole number

Note: Of the 14,284 Texas total, 12,167 were Licensed Professional Counselors and 2,117 were Licensed Professional Counselor Interns.

Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Professional Licensing and Certification Unit - September 9, 2008.

Prepared by:Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, October 2, 2008.

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