
| County |
2008 Population |
2008 DN Total |
Ratio of 2008 Population per DN* |
Ratio of DN per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,910 |
15 |
3,861 |
25.9 |
93 |
| Andrews |
13,777 |
4 |
3,444 |
29.0 |
75 |
| Angelina |
84,171 |
24 |
3,507 |
28.5 |
76 |
| Aransas |
25,451 |
7 |
3,636 |
27.5 |
83 |
| Archer |
9,503 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,238 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
46,479 |
8 |
5,810 |
17.2 |
162 |
| Austin |
27,851 |
5 |
5,570 |
18.0 |
155 |
| Bailey |
7,142 |
2 |
3,571 |
28.0 |
81 |
| Bandera |
21,032 |
1 |
21,032 |
4.8 |
207 |
| Bastrop |
83,889 |
13 |
6,453 |
15.5 |
172 |
| Baylor |
4,080 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bee |
34,458 |
7 |
4,923 |
20.3 |
135 |
| Bell |
263,086 |
99 |
2,657 |
37.6 |
36 |
| Bexar |
1,562,396 |
723 |
2,161 |
46.3 |
16 |
| Blanco |
10,215 |
3 |
3,405 |
29.4 |
72 |
| Borden |
763 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,518 |
6 |
3,086 |
32.4 |
52 |
| Bowie |
93,518 |
33 |
2,834 |
35.3 |
43 |
| Brazoria |
294,384 |
97 |
3,035 |
33.0 |
51 |
| Brazos |
166,821 |
61 |
2,735 |
36.6 |
40 |
| Brewster |
9,624 |
2 |
4,812 |
20.8 |
130 |
| Briscoe |
1,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,557 |
1 |
8,557 |
11.7 |
190 |
| Brown |
39,487 |
10 |
3,949 |
25.3 |
94 |
| Burleson |
18,483 |
2 |
9,242 |
10.8 |
193 |
| Burnet |
42,252 |
19 |
2,224 |
45.0 |
19 |
| Caldwell |
38,700 |
9 |
4,300 |
23.3 |
112 |
| Calhoun |
21,629 |
4 |
5,407 |
18.5 |
152 |
| Callahan |
13,677 |
2 |
6,839 |
14.6 |
178 |
| Cameron |
401,862 |
67 |
5,998 |
16.7 |
167 |
| Camp |
13,373 |
5 |
2,675 |
37.4 |
37 |
| Carson |
6,520 |
1 |
6,520 |
15.3 |
174 |
| Cass |
30,238 |
8 |
3,780 |
26.5 |
90 |
| Castro |
8,877 |
1 |
8,877 |
11.3 |
192 |
| Chambers |
32,995 |
2 |
16,498 |
6.1 |
204 |
| Cherokee |
49,710 |
10 |
4,971 |
20.1 |
137 |
| Childress |
7,829 |
3 |
2,610 |
38.3 |
33 |
| Clay |
11,442 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cochran |
4,062 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,960 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,186 |
2 |
4,593 |
21.8 |
123 |
| Collin |
760,664 |
416 |
1,829 |
54.7 |
4 |
| Collingsworth |
3,174 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
22,308 |
6 |
3,718 |
26.9 |
88 |
| Comal |
102,320 |
53 |
1,931 |
51.8 |
7 |
| Comanche |
14,201 |
4 |
3,550 |
28.2 |
80 |
| Concho |
4,011 |
2 |
2,006 |
49.9 |
10 |
| Cooke |
40,048 |
16 |
2,503 |
40.0 |
28 |
| Coryell |
75,145 |
22 |
3,416 |
29.3 |
73 |
| Cottle |
1,881 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,312 |
1 |
4,312 |
23.2 |
113 |
| Crockett |
4,395 |
1 |
4,395 |
22.8 |
115 |
| Crosby |
7,470 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,274 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,691 |
2 |
3,346 |
29.9 |
67 |
| Dallas |
2,344,905 |
1,201 |
1,952 |
51.2 |
8 |
| Dawson |
15,608 |
2 |
7,804 |
12.8 |
185 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,058 |
3 |
6,686 |
15.0 |
175 |
| Delta |
5,393 |
1 |
5,393 |
18.5 |
151 |
| Denton |
674,765 |
207 |
3,260 |
30.7 |
62 |
| De Witt |
20,638 |
5 |
4,128 |
24.2 |
104 |
| Dickens |
2,931 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,778 |
1 |
10,778 |
9.3 |
196 |
| Donley |
4,093 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,756 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Eastland |
18,880 |
4 |
4,720 |
21.2 |
128 |
| Ector |
129,801 |
32 |
4,056 |
24.7 |
100 |
| Edwards |
2,260 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
147,615 |
29 |
5,090 |
19.6 |
140 |
| El Paso |
755,157 |
135 |
5,594 |
17.9 |
156 |
| Erath |
37,175 |
11 |
3,380 |
29.6 |
70 |
| Falls |
18,872 |
3 |
6,291 |
15.9 |
169 |
| Fannin |
35,462 |
5 |
7,092 |
14.1 |
179 |
| Fayette |
24,098 |
9 |
2,678 |
37.3 |
38 |
| Fisher |
4,160 |
1 |
4,160 |
24.0 |
106 |
| Floyd |
8,147 |
1 |
8,147 |
12.3 |
188 |
| Foard |
1,609 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
510,966 |
200 |
2,555 |
39.1 |
30 |
| Franklin |
10,093 |
2 |
5,047 |
19.8 |
139 |
| Freestone |
19,900 |
4 |
4,975 |
20.1 |
138 |
| Frio |
17,328 |
3 |
5,776 |
17.3 |
161 |
| Gaines |
15,733 |
1 |
15,733 |
6.4 |
203 |
| Galveston |
285,327 |
95 |
3,003 |
33.3 |
48 |
| Garza |
5,292 |
1 |
5,292 |
18.9 |
146 |
| Gillespie |
23,649 |
11 |
2,150 |
46.5 |
15 |
| Glasscock |
1,522 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,488 |
3 |
2,496 |
40.1 |
26 |
| Gonzales |
20,327 |
3 |
6,776 |
14.8 |
177 |
| Gray |
22,096 |
6 |
3,683 |
27.2 |
86 |
| Grayson |
120,304 |
42 |
2,864 |
34.9 |
44 |
| Gregg |
117,679 |
71 |
1,657 |
60.3 |
3 |
| Grimes |
26,078 |
4 |
6,520 |
15.3 |
173 |
| Guadalupe |
114,770 |
22 |
5,217 |
19.2 |
144 |
| Hale |
37,661 |
7 |
5,380 |
18.6 |
150 |
| Hall |
3,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,409 |
3 |
2,803 |
35.7 |
41 |
| Hansford |
5,686 |
1 |
5,686 |
17.6 |
157 |
| Hardeman |
4,724 |
2 |
2,362 |
42.3 |
22 |
| Hardin |
51,906 |
10 |
5,191 |
19.3 |
143 |
| Harris |
3,867,607 |
1,816 |
2,130 |
47.0 |
14 |
| Harrison |
63,739 |
16 |
3,984 |
25.1 |
95 |
| Hartley |
5,689 |
1 |
5,689 |
17.6 |
158 |
| Haskell |
6,050 |
2 |
3,025 |
33.1 |
50 |
| Hays |
156,020 |
39 |
4,001 |
25.0 |
97 |
| Hemphill |
3,506 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
82,291 |
15 |
5,486 |
18.2 |
153 |
| Hidalgo |
749,265 |
122 |
6,142 |
16.3 |
168 |
| Hill |
36,125 |
9 |
4,014 |
24.9 |
98 |
| Hockley |
23,950 |
6 |
3,992 |
25.1 |
96 |
| Hood |
50,239 |
19 |
2,644 |
37.8 |
35 |
| Hopkins |
34,386 |
8 |
4,298 |
23.3 |
111 |
| Houston |
24,075 |
5 |
4,815 |
20.8 |
132 |
| Howard |
33,981 |
8 |
4,248 |
23.5 |
110 |
| Hudspeth |
3,833 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
87,942 |
26 |
3,382 |
29.6 |
71 |
| Hutchinson |
23,070 |
5 |
4,614 |
21.7 |
124 |
| Irion |
1,847 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,948 |
2 |
4,474 |
22.4 |
118 |
| Jackson |
14,730 |
4 |
3,683 |
27.2 |
85 |
| Jasper |
36,558 |
11 |
3,323 |
30.1 |
65 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,566 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,609 |
105 |
2,415 |
41.4 |
24 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,569 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,831 |
9 |
4,648 |
21.5 |
126 |
| Johnson |
159,338 |
36 |
4,426 |
22.6 |
116 |
| Jones |
20,777 |
1 |
20,777 |
4.8 |
206 |
| Karnes |
15,969 |
3 |
5,323 |
18.8 |
148 |
| Kaufman |
99,999 |
17 |
5,882 |
17.0 |
165 |
| Kendall |
31,987 |
23 |
1,391 |
71.9 |
1 |
| Kenedy |
459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
841 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
47,512 |
25 |
1,900 |
52.6 |
6 |
| Kimble |
4,646 |
1 |
4,646 |
21.5 |
125 |
| King |
369 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
35,137 |
11 |
3,194 |
31.3 |
60 |
| Knox |
4,227 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
50,641 |
17 |
2,979 |
33.6 |
47 |
| Lamb |
15,386 |
2 |
7,693 |
13.0 |
183 |
| Lampasas |
22,838 |
5 |
4,568 |
21.9 |
121 |
| La Salle |
6,543 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,479 |
4 |
4,870 |
20.5 |
133 |
| Lee |
17,510 |
4 |
4,378 |
22.8 |
114 |
| Leon |
17,183 |
3 |
5,728 |
17.5 |
159 |
| Liberty |
82,173 |
16 |
5,136 |
19.5 |
141 |
| Limestone |
23,337 |
4 |
5,834 |
17.1 |
163 |
| Lipscomb |
3,105 |
1 |
3,105 |
32.2 |
53 |
| Live Oak |
12,417 |
3 |
4,139 |
24.2 |
105 |
| Llano |
18,842 |
9 |
2,094 |
47.8 |
13 |
| Loving |
65 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
257,690 |
98 |
2,629 |
38.0 |
34 |
| Lynn |
6,876 |
2 |
3,438 |
29.1 |
74 |
| McCulloch |
8,376 |
2 |
4,188 |
23.9 |
108 |
| McLennan |
225,379 |
71 |
3,174 |
31.5 |
59 |
| McMullen |
873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
14,034 |
4 |
3,509 |
28.5 |
77 |
| Marion |
11,270 |
1 |
11,270 |
8.9 |
198 |
| Martin |
5,186 |
1 |
5,186 |
19.3 |
142 |
| Mason |
4,031 |
1 |
4,031 |
24.8 |
99 |
| Matagorda |
39,026 |
8 |
4,878 |
20.5 |
134 |
| Maverick |
53,688 |
4 |
13,422 |
7.5 |
202 |
| Medina |
44,956 |
11 |
4,087 |
24.5 |
101 |
| Menard |
2,565 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
123,362 |
41 |
3,009 |
33.2 |
49 |
| Milam |
26,289 |
5 |
5,258 |
19.0 |
145 |
| Mills |
5,149 |
2 |
2,575 |
38.8 |
31 |
| Mitchell |
9,917 |
2 |
4,959 |
20.2 |
136 |
| Montague |
20,055 |
6 |
3,343 |
29.9 |
66 |
| Montgomery |
425,757 |
147 |
2,896 |
34.5 |
45 |
| Moore |
21,342 |
4 |
5,336 |
18.7 |
149 |
| Morris |
13,238 |
4 |
3,310 |
30.2 |
64 |
| Motley |
1,419 |
1 |
1,419 |
70.5 |
2 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,735 |
20 |
3,137 |
31.9 |
56 |
| Navarro |
50,322 |
11 |
4,575 |
21.9 |
122 |
| Newton |
15,262 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
15,813 |
5 |
3,163 |
31.6 |
58 |
| Nueces |
323,802 |
115 |
2,816 |
35.5 |
42 |
| Ochiltree |
9,848 |
3 |
3,283 |
30.5 |
63 |
| Oldham |
2,309 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
84,937 |
24 |
3,539 |
28.3 |
79 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,343 |
6 |
4,724 |
21.2 |
129 |
| Panola |
22,999 |
6 |
3,833 |
26.1 |
92 |
| Parker |
113,774 |
31 |
3,670 |
27.2 |
84 |
| Parmer |
10,546 |
1 |
10,546 |
9.5 |
194 |
| Pecos |
17,583 |
3 |
5,861 |
17.1 |
164 |
| Polk |
49,449 |
14 |
3,532 |
28.3 |
78 |
| Potter |
124,416 |
40 |
3,110 |
32.2 |
54 |
| Presidio |
8,402 |
1 |
8,402 |
11.9 |
189 |
| Rains |
11,533 |
1 |
11,533 |
8.7 |
200 |
| Randall |
112,995 |
52 |
2,173 |
46.0 |
17 |
| Reagan |
3,684 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,239 |
1 |
3,239 |
30.9 |
61 |
| Red River |
14,509 |
2 |
7,255 |
13.8 |
181 |
| Reeves |
12,717 |
2 |
6,359 |
15.7 |
171 |
| Refugio |
8,239 |
2 |
4,120 |
24.3 |
103 |
| Roberts |
936 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,898 |
1 |
16,898 |
5.9 |
205 |
| Rockwall |
74,926 |
40 |
1,873 |
53.4 |
5 |
| Runnels |
11,497 |
2 |
5,749 |
17.4 |
160 |
| Rusk |
49,464 |
11 |
4,497 |
22.2 |
119 |
| Sabine |
10,871 |
3 |
3,624 |
27.6 |
82 |
| San Augustine |
9,357 |
4 |
2,339 |
42.7 |
21 |
| San Jacinto |
24,601 |
1 |
24,601 |
4.1 |
208 |
| San Patricio |
72,187 |
15 |
4,812 |
20.8 |
131 |
| San Saba |
6,317 |
2 |
3,159 |
31.7 |
57 |
| Schleicher |
3,140 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,674 |
4 |
4,169 |
24.0 |
107 |
| Shackelford |
3,384 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,577 |
5 |
5,315 |
18.8 |
147 |
| Sherman |
3,326 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
196,271 |
85 |
2,309 |
43.3 |
20 |
| Somervell |
8,493 |
2 |
4,247 |
23.5 |
109 |
| Starr |
65,152 |
5 |
13,030 |
7.7 |
201 |
| Stephens |
9,967 |
5 |
1,993 |
50.2 |
9 |
| Sterling |
1,465 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,704 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,450 |
1 |
4,450 |
22.5 |
117 |
| Swisher |
8,805 |
1 |
8,805 |
11.4 |
191 |
| Tarrant |
1,720,067 |
716 |
2,402 |
41.6 |
23 |
| Taylor |
132,329 |
60 |
2,205 |
45.3 |
18 |
| Terrell |
1,101 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,404 |
2 |
6,702 |
14.9 |
176 |
| Throckmorton |
1,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
31,362 |
10 |
3,136 |
31.9 |
55 |
| Tom Green |
104,179 |
43 |
2,423 |
41.3 |
25 |
| Travis |
916,083 |
451 |
2,031 |
49.2 |
11 |
| Trinity |
14,977 |
2 |
7,489 |
13.4 |
182 |
| Tyler |
21,970 |
4 |
5,493 |
18.2 |
154 |
| Upshur |
37,936 |
6 |
6,323 |
15.8 |
170 |
| Upton |
3,671 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
28,203 |
6 |
4,701 |
21.3 |
127 |
| Val Verde |
49,532 |
11 |
4,503 |
22.2 |
120 |
| Van Zandt |
53,385 |
13 |
4,107 |
24.4 |
102 |
| Victoria |
88,794 |
30 |
2,960 |
33.8 |
46 |
| Walker |
66,940 |
20 |
3,347 |
29.9 |
68 |
| Waller |
42,576 |
4 |
10,644 |
9.4 |
195 |
| Ward |
11,391 |
1 |
11,391 |
8.8 |
199 |
| Washington |
32,484 |
13 |
2,499 |
40.0 |
27 |
| Webb |
250,144 |
32 |
7,817 |
12.8 |
186 |
| Wharton |
43,541 |
13 |
3,349 |
29.9 |
69 |
| Wheeler |
5,075 |
2 |
2,538 |
39.4 |
29 |
| Wichita |
126,977 |
47 |
2,702 |
37.0 |
39 |
| Wilbarger |
14,811 |
4 |
3,703 |
27.0 |
87 |
| Willacy |
21,675 |
2 |
10,838 |
9.2 |
197 |
| Williamson |
373,961 |
181 |
2,066 |
48.4 |
12 |
| Wilson |
42,816 |
6 |
7,136 |
14.0 |
180 |
| Winkler |
7,567 |
2 |
3,784 |
26.4 |
91 |
| Wise |
59,084 |
10 |
5,908 |
16.9 |
166 |
| Wood |
41,462 |
11 |
3,769 |
26.5 |
89 |
| Yoakum |
7,989 |
1 |
7,989 |
12.5 |
187 |
| Young |
18,053 |
7 |
2,579 |
38.8 |
32 |
| Zapata |
15,435 |
2 |
7,718 |
13.0 |
184 |
| Zavala |
12,442 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
24,178,180 |
8,987 |
2,690 |
37.2 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - August 13, 2008
Primary Care Dentists:
Includes: Dentists with a status code of "active" or "expired," and, a practice type of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry or dental public health.
Excludes: Dentists with a status code as "retired," "revoked," "suspended," "cancelled," "surrendered," or "deceased," and those who are non-primary care, federal or military dentists, dental residents, or faculty.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, November 4, 2008.
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