
| County |
2008 Population |
2008 PA Total |
Ratio of 2008 Population per PA* |
Ratio of PAs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,910 |
12 |
4,826 |
20.7 |
56 |
| Andrews |
13,777 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Angelina |
84,171 |
16 |
5,261 |
19.0 |
68 |
| Aransas |
25,451 |
2 |
12,726 |
7.9 |
164 |
| Archer |
9,503 |
1 |
9,503 |
10.5 |
134 |
| Armstrong |
2,238 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
46,479 |
5 |
9,296 |
10.8 |
130 |
| Austin |
27,851 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bailey |
7,142 |
1 |
7,142 |
14.0 |
106 |
| Bandera |
21,032 |
2 |
10,516 |
9.5 |
146 |
| Bastrop |
83,889 |
9 |
9,321 |
10.7 |
131 |
| Baylor |
4,080 |
1 |
4,080 |
24.5 |
42 |
| Bee |
34,458 |
10 |
3,446 |
29.0 |
26 |
| Bell |
263,086 |
88 |
2,990 |
33.4 |
17 |
| Bexar |
1,562,396 |
432 |
3,617 |
27.6 |
30 |
| Blanco |
10,215 |
1 |
10,215 |
9.8 |
143 |
| Borden |
763 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,518 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bowie |
93,518 |
17 |
5,501 |
18.2 |
77 |
| Brazoria |
294,384 |
43 |
6,846 |
14.6 |
98 |
| Brazos |
166,821 |
33 |
5,055 |
19.8 |
61 |
| Brewster |
9,624 |
2 |
4,812 |
20.8 |
55 |
| Briscoe |
1,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,557 |
1 |
8,557 |
11.7 |
123 |
| Brown |
39,487 |
11 |
3,590 |
27.9 |
29 |
| Burleson |
18,483 |
2 |
9,242 |
10.8 |
129 |
| Burnet |
42,252 |
5 |
8,450 |
11.8 |
122 |
| Caldwell |
38,700 |
5 |
7,740 |
12.9 |
113 |
| Calhoun |
21,629 |
1 |
21,629 |
4.6 |
185 |
| Callahan |
13,677 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cameron |
401,862 |
60 |
6,698 |
14.9 |
97 |
| Camp |
13,373 |
1 |
13,373 |
7.5 |
167 |
| Carson |
6,520 |
1 |
6,520 |
15.3 |
95 |
| Cass |
30,238 |
1 |
30,238 |
3.3 |
190 |
| Castro |
8,877 |
1 |
8,877 |
11.3 |
128 |
| Chambers |
32,995 |
6 |
5,499 |
18.2 |
76 |
| Cherokee |
49,710 |
4 |
12,428 |
8.0 |
159 |
| Childress |
7,829 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Clay |
11,442 |
1 |
11,442 |
8.7 |
153 |
| Cochran |
4,062 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,960 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,186 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Collin |
760,664 |
146 |
5,210 |
19.2 |
66 |
| Collingsworth |
3,174 |
2 |
1,587 |
63.0 |
7 |
| Colorado |
22,308 |
3 |
7,436 |
13.4 |
108 |
| Comal |
102,320 |
24 |
4,263 |
23.5 |
47 |
| Comanche |
14,201 |
2 |
7,101 |
14.1 |
104 |
| Concho |
4,011 |
1 |
4,011 |
24.9 |
37 |
| Cooke |
40,048 |
4 |
10,012 |
10.0 |
140 |
| Coryell |
75,145 |
29 |
2,591 |
38.6 |
14 |
| Cottle |
1,881 |
1 |
1,881 |
53.2 |
9 |
| Crane |
4,312 |
1 |
4,312 |
23.2 |
49 |
| Crockett |
4,395 |
1 |
4,395 |
22.8 |
50 |
| Crosby |
7,470 |
1 |
7,470 |
13.4 |
109 |
| Culberson |
3,274 |
1 |
3,274 |
30.5 |
21 |
| Dallam |
6,691 |
2 |
3,346 |
29.9 |
23 |
| Dallas |
2,344,905 |
492 |
4,766 |
21.0 |
54 |
| Dawson |
15,608 |
3 |
5,203 |
19.2 |
65 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,058 |
2 |
10,029 |
10.0 |
142 |
| Delta |
5,393 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
674,765 |
78 |
8,651 |
11.6 |
125 |
| De Witt |
20,638 |
2 |
10,319 |
9.7 |
144 |
| Dickens |
2,931 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,778 |
2 |
5,389 |
18.6 |
71 |
| Donley |
4,093 |
2 |
2,047 |
48.9 |
10 |
| Duval |
13,756 |
1 |
13,756 |
7.3 |
169 |
| Eastland |
18,880 |
2 |
9,440 |
10.6 |
133 |
| Ector |
129,801 |
21 |
6,181 |
16.2 |
91 |
| Edwards |
2,260 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
147,615 |
8 |
18,452 |
5.4 |
180 |
| El Paso |
755,157 |
81 |
9,323 |
10.7 |
132 |
| Erath |
37,175 |
2 |
18,588 |
5.4 |
181 |
| Falls |
18,872 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fannin |
35,462 |
9 |
3,940 |
25.4 |
36 |
| Fayette |
24,098 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fisher |
4,160 |
2 |
2,080 |
48.1 |
11 |
| Floyd |
8,147 |
1 |
8,147 |
12.3 |
117 |
| Foard |
1,609 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
510,966 |
45 |
11,355 |
8.8 |
151 |
| Franklin |
10,093 |
2 |
5,047 |
19.8 |
60 |
| Freestone |
19,900 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Frio |
17,328 |
3 |
5,776 |
17.3 |
85 |
| Gaines |
15,733 |
1 |
15,733 |
6.4 |
174 |
| Galveston |
285,327 |
70 |
4,076 |
24.5 |
41 |
| Garza |
5,292 |
1 |
5,292 |
18.9 |
70 |
| Gillespie |
23,649 |
3 |
7,883 |
12.7 |
115 |
| Glasscock |
1,522 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,488 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gonzales |
20,327 |
4 |
5,082 |
19.7 |
63 |
| Gray |
22,096 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Grayson |
120,304 |
28 |
4,297 |
23.3 |
48 |
| Gregg |
117,679 |
31 |
3,796 |
26.3 |
34 |
| Grimes |
26,078 |
1 |
26,078 |
3.8 |
189 |
| Guadalupe |
114,770 |
10 |
11,477 |
8.7 |
154 |
| Hale |
37,661 |
3 |
12,554 |
8.0 |
161 |
| Hall |
3,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,409 |
2 |
4,205 |
23.8 |
44 |
| Hansford |
5,686 |
1 |
5,686 |
17.6 |
80 |
| Hardeman |
4,724 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hardin |
51,906 |
3 |
17,302 |
5.8 |
177 |
| Harris |
3,867,607 |
777 |
4,978 |
20.1 |
59 |
| Harrison |
63,739 |
10 |
6,374 |
15.7 |
93 |
| Hartley |
5,689 |
4 |
1,422 |
70.3 |
3 |
| Haskell |
6,050 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hays |
156,020 |
16 |
9,751 |
10.3 |
135 |
| Hemphill |
3,506 |
1 |
3,506 |
28.5 |
28 |
| Henderson |
82,291 |
6 |
13,715 |
7.3 |
168 |
| Hidalgo |
749,265 |
145 |
5,167 |
19.4 |
64 |
| Hill |
36,125 |
2 |
18,063 |
5.5 |
179 |
| Hockley |
23,950 |
4 |
5,988 |
16.7 |
89 |
| Hood |
50,239 |
9 |
5,582 |
17.9 |
78 |
| Hopkins |
34,386 |
4 |
8,597 |
11.6 |
124 |
| Houston |
24,075 |
1 |
24,075 |
4.2 |
188 |
| Howard |
33,981 |
10 |
3,398 |
29.4 |
25 |
| Hudspeth |
3,833 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
87,942 |
18 |
4,886 |
20.5 |
57 |
| Hutchinson |
23,070 |
1 |
23,070 |
4.3 |
187 |
| Irion |
1,847 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,948 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jackson |
14,730 |
1 |
14,730 |
6.8 |
171 |
| Jasper |
36,558 |
9 |
4,062 |
24.6 |
40 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,566 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,609 |
31 |
8,181 |
12.2 |
118 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,569 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,831 |
6 |
6,972 |
14.3 |
100 |
| Johnson |
159,338 |
8 |
19,917 |
5.0 |
183 |
| Jones |
20,777 |
2 |
10,389 |
9.6 |
145 |
| Karnes |
15,969 |
1 |
15,969 |
6.3 |
176 |
| Kaufman |
99,999 |
10 |
10,000 |
10.0 |
139 |
| Kendall |
31,987 |
4 |
7,997 |
12.5 |
116 |
| Kenedy |
459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
841 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
47,512 |
9 |
5,279 |
18.9 |
69 |
| Kimble |
4,646 |
3 |
1,549 |
64.6 |
6 |
| King |
369 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
35,137 |
3 |
11,712 |
8.5 |
157 |
| Knox |
4,227 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
50,641 |
4 |
12,660 |
7.9 |
163 |
| Lamb |
15,386 |
2 |
7,693 |
13.0 |
112 |
| Lampasas |
22,838 |
2 |
11,419 |
8.8 |
152 |
| La Salle |
6,543 |
2 |
3,272 |
30.6 |
20 |
| Lavaca |
19,479 |
3 |
6,493 |
15.4 |
94 |
| Lee |
17,510 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Leon |
17,183 |
3 |
5,728 |
17.5 |
81 |
| Liberty |
82,173 |
14 |
5,870 |
17.0 |
86 |
| Limestone |
23,337 |
2 |
11,669 |
8.6 |
156 |
| Lipscomb |
3,105 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,417 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Llano |
18,842 |
4 |
4,711 |
21.2 |
53 |
| Loving |
65 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
257,690 |
64 |
4,026 |
24.8 |
38 |
| Lynn |
6,876 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,376 |
1 |
8,376 |
11.9 |
120 |
| McLennan |
225,379 |
18 |
12,521 |
8.0 |
160 |
| McMullen |
873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
14,034 |
3 |
4,678 |
21.4 |
52 |
| Marion |
11,270 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Martin |
5,186 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mason |
4,031 |
1 |
4,031 |
24.8 |
39 |
| Matagorda |
39,026 |
4 |
9,757 |
10.2 |
136 |
| Maverick |
53,688 |
7 |
7,670 |
13.0 |
111 |
| Medina |
44,956 |
6 |
7,493 |
13.3 |
110 |
| Menard |
2,565 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
123,362 |
29 |
4,254 |
23.5 |
46 |
| Milam |
26,289 |
4 |
6,572 |
15.2 |
96 |
| Mills |
5,149 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mitchell |
9,917 |
3 |
3,306 |
30.3 |
22 |
| Montague |
20,055 |
2 |
10,028 |
10.0 |
141 |
| Montgomery |
425,757 |
74 |
5,753 |
17.4 |
83 |
| Moore |
21,342 |
2 |
10,671 |
9.4 |
147 |
| Morris |
13,238 |
3 |
4,413 |
22.7 |
51 |
| Motley |
1,419 |
1 |
1,419 |
70.5 |
2 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,735 |
12 |
5,228 |
19.1 |
67 |
| Navarro |
50,322 |
4 |
12,581 |
7.9 |
162 |
| Newton |
15,262 |
1 |
15,262 |
6.6 |
173 |
| Nolan |
15,813 |
1 |
15,813 |
6.3 |
175 |
| Nueces |
323,802 |
46 |
7,039 |
14.2 |
101 |
| Ochiltree |
9,848 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Oldham |
2,309 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
84,937 |
4 |
21,234 |
4.7 |
184 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,343 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Panola |
22,999 |
2 |
11,500 |
8.7 |
155 |
| Parker |
113,774 |
18 |
6,321 |
15.8 |
92 |
| Parmer |
10,546 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Pecos |
17,583 |
1 |
17,583 |
5.7 |
178 |
| Polk |
49,449 |
5 |
9,890 |
10.1 |
137 |
| Potter |
124,416 |
23 |
5,409 |
18.5 |
72 |
| Presidio |
8,402 |
1 |
8,402 |
11.9 |
121 |
| Rains |
11,533 |
2 |
5,767 |
17.3 |
84 |
| Randall |
112,995 |
10 |
11,300 |
8.8 |
150 |
| Reagan |
3,684 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,239 |
2 |
1,620 |
61.7 |
8 |
| Red River |
14,509 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Reeves |
12,717 |
3 |
4,239 |
23.6 |
45 |
| Refugio |
8,239 |
2 |
4,120 |
24.3 |
43 |
| Roberts |
936 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,898 |
3 |
5,633 |
17.8 |
79 |
| Rockwall |
74,926 |
5 |
14,985 |
6.7 |
172 |
| Runnels |
11,497 |
2 |
5,749 |
17.4 |
82 |
| Rusk |
49,464 |
5 |
9,893 |
10.1 |
138 |
| Sabine |
10,871 |
1 |
10,871 |
9.2 |
149 |
| San Augustine |
9,357 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Jacinto |
24,601 |
2 |
12,301 |
8.1 |
158 |
| San Patricio |
72,187 |
10 |
7,219 |
13.9 |
107 |
| San Saba |
6,317 |
2 |
3,159 |
31.7 |
19 |
| Schleicher |
3,140 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,674 |
2 |
8,337 |
12.0 |
119 |
| Shackelford |
3,384 |
1 |
3,384 |
29.6 |
24 |
| Shelby |
26,577 |
2 |
13,289 |
7.5 |
165 |
| Sherman |
3,326 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
196,271 |
56 |
3,505 |
28.5 |
27 |
| Somervell |
8,493 |
3 |
2,831 |
35.3 |
16 |
| Starr |
65,152 |
12 |
5,429 |
18.4 |
75 |
| Stephens |
9,967 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sterling |
1,465 |
1 |
1,465 |
68.3 |
4 |
| Stonewall |
1,704 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,450 |
3 |
1,483 |
67.4 |
5 |
| Swisher |
8,805 |
1 |
8,805 |
11.4 |
127 |
| Tarrant |
1,720,067 |
242 |
7,108 |
14.1 |
105 |
| Taylor |
132,329 |
34 |
3,892 |
25.7 |
35 |
| Terrell |
1,101 |
1 |
1,101 |
90.8 |
1 |
| Terry |
13,404 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Throckmorton |
1,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
31,362 |
4 |
7,841 |
12.8 |
114 |
| Tom Green |
104,179 |
17 |
6,128 |
16.3 |
90 |
| Travis |
916,083 |
186 |
4,925 |
20.3 |
58 |
| Trinity |
14,977 |
6 |
2,496 |
40.1 |
13 |
| Tyler |
21,970 |
1 |
21,970 |
4.6 |
186 |
| Upshur |
37,936 |
2 |
18,968 |
5.3 |
182 |
| Upton |
3,671 |
1 |
3,671 |
27.2 |
31 |
| Uvalde |
28,203 |
4 |
7,051 |
14.2 |
102 |
| Val Verde |
49,532 |
7 |
7,076 |
14.1 |
103 |
| Van Zandt |
53,385 |
4 |
13,346 |
7.5 |
166 |
| Victoria |
88,794 |
15 |
5,920 |
16.9 |
88 |
| Walker |
66,940 |
18 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
32 |
| Waller |
42,576 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ward |
11,391 |
5 |
2,278 |
43.9 |
12 |
| Washington |
32,484 |
6 |
5,414 |
18.5 |
73 |
| Webb |
250,144 |
6 |
41,691 |
2.4 |
191 |
| Wharton |
43,541 |
5 |
8,708 |
11.5 |
126 |
| Wheeler |
5,075 |
1 |
5,075 |
19.7 |
62 |
| Wichita |
126,977 |
34 |
3,735 |
26.8 |
33 |
| Wilbarger |
14,811 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Willacy |
21,675 |
4 |
5,419 |
18.5 |
74 |
| Williamson |
373,961 |
54 |
6,925 |
14.4 |
99 |
| Wilson |
42,816 |
4 |
10,704 |
9.3 |
148 |
| Winkler |
7,567 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Wise |
59,084 |
10 |
5,908 |
16.9 |
87 |
| Wood |
41,462 |
3 |
13,821 |
7.2 |
170 |
| Yoakum |
7,989 |
3 |
2,663 |
37.6 |
15 |
| Young |
18,053 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zapata |
15,435 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,442 |
4 |
3,111 |
32.1 |
18 |
| Texas |
24,178,180 |
4,191 |
5,769 |
17.3 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Medical Board - October 9, 2008.
Includes: all active Physician Assistants with a Texas practice address. The Physician Assistants were sorted by their county of practice. The county was determined based on the zip code. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, November 5, 2008.
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