
| County |
2008 Population |
2008 DH Total |
Ratio of 2008 Population per DH* |
Ratio of DHs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,910 |
23 |
2,518 |
39.7 |
65 |
| Andrews |
13,777 |
1 |
13,777 |
7.3 |
189 |
| Angelina |
84,171 |
20 |
4,209 |
23.8 |
120 |
| Aransas |
25,451 |
10 |
2,545 |
39.3 |
67 |
| Archer |
9,503 |
4 |
2,376 |
42.1 |
55 |
| Armstrong |
2,238 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
46,479 |
13 |
3,575 |
28.0 |
99 |
| Austin |
27,851 |
5 |
5,570 |
18.0 |
153 |
| Bailey |
7,142 |
2 |
3,571 |
28.0 |
98 |
| Bandera |
21,032 |
3 |
7,011 |
14.3 |
165 |
| Bastrop |
83,889 |
15 |
5,593 |
17.9 |
154 |
| Baylor |
4,080 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bee |
34,458 |
19 |
1,814 |
55.1 |
22 |
| Bell |
263,086 |
109 |
2,414 |
41.4 |
56 |
| Bexar |
1,562,396 |
641 |
2,437 |
41.0 |
58 |
| Blanco |
10,215 |
3 |
3,405 |
29.4 |
94 |
| Borden |
763 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,518 |
6 |
3,086 |
32.4 |
84 |
| Bowie |
93,518 |
43 |
2,175 |
46.0 |
42 |
| Brazoria |
294,384 |
118 |
2,495 |
40.1 |
62 |
| Brazos |
166,821 |
92 |
1,813 |
55.1 |
21 |
| Brewster |
9,624 |
2 |
4,812 |
20.8 |
134 |
| Briscoe |
1,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,557 |
1 |
8,557 |
11.7 |
173 |
| Brown |
39,487 |
10 |
3,949 |
25.3 |
110 |
| Burleson |
18,483 |
2 |
9,242 |
10.8 |
177 |
| Burnet |
42,252 |
17 |
2,485 |
40.2 |
60 |
| Caldwell |
38,700 |
10 |
3,870 |
25.8 |
109 |
| Calhoun |
21,629 |
7 |
3,090 |
32.4 |
85 |
| Callahan |
13,677 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cameron |
401,862 |
86 |
4,673 |
21.4 |
132 |
| Camp |
13,373 |
3 |
4,458 |
22.4 |
130 |
| Carson |
6,520 |
1 |
6,520 |
15.3 |
163 |
| Cass |
30,238 |
7 |
4,320 |
23.1 |
123 |
| Castro |
8,877 |
1 |
8,877 |
11.3 |
176 |
| Chambers |
32,995 |
3 |
10,998 |
9.1 |
185 |
| Cherokee |
49,710 |
13 |
3,824 |
26.2 |
108 |
| Childress |
7,829 |
3 |
2,610 |
38.3 |
69 |
| Clay |
11,442 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cochran |
4,062 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,960 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,186 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Collin |
760,664 |
495 |
1,537 |
65.1 |
12 |
| Collingsworth |
3,174 |
2 |
1,587 |
63.0 |
13 |
| Colorado |
22,308 |
11 |
2,028 |
49.3 |
36 |
| Comal |
102,320 |
64 |
1,599 |
62.5 |
15 |
| Comanche |
14,201 |
4 |
3,550 |
28.2 |
97 |
| Concho |
4,011 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
40,048 |
20 |
2,002 |
49.9 |
31 |
| Coryell |
75,145 |
19 |
3,955 |
25.3 |
112 |
| Cottle |
1,881 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,312 |
1 |
4,312 |
23.2 |
122 |
| Crockett |
4,395 |
1 |
4,395 |
22.8 |
126 |
| Crosby |
7,470 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Culberson |
3,274 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,691 |
2 |
3,346 |
29.9 |
92 |
| Dallas |
2,344,905 |
940 |
2,495 |
40.1 |
61 |
| Dawson |
15,608 |
3 |
5,203 |
19.2 |
145 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,058 |
5 |
4,012 |
24.9 |
113 |
| Delta |
5,393 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Denton |
674,765 |
311 |
2,170 |
46.1 |
41 |
| De Witt |
20,638 |
10 |
2,064 |
48.5 |
37 |
| Dickens |
2,931 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,778 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Donley |
4,093 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,756 |
1 |
13,756 |
7.3 |
188 |
| Eastland |
18,880 |
1 |
18,880 |
5.3 |
194 |
| Ector |
129,801 |
36 |
3,606 |
27.7 |
100 |
| Edwards |
2,260 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
147,615 |
39 |
3,785 |
26.4 |
106 |
| El Paso |
755,157 |
209 |
3,613 |
27.7 |
102 |
| Erath |
37,175 |
18 |
2,065 |
48.4 |
38 |
| Falls |
18,872 |
2 |
9,436 |
10.6 |
179 |
| Fannin |
35,462 |
4 |
8,866 |
11.3 |
175 |
| Fayette |
24,098 |
8 |
3,012 |
33.2 |
82 |
| Fisher |
4,160 |
1 |
4,160 |
24.0 |
117 |
| Floyd |
8,147 |
1 |
8,147 |
12.3 |
170 |
| Foard |
1,609 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
510,966 |
216 |
2,366 |
42.3 |
54 |
| Franklin |
10,093 |
5 |
2,019 |
49.5 |
35 |
| Freestone |
19,900 |
2 |
9,950 |
10.1 |
180 |
| Frio |
17,328 |
1 |
17,328 |
5.8 |
191 |
| Gaines |
15,733 |
3 |
5,244 |
19.1 |
147 |
| Galveston |
285,327 |
122 |
2,339 |
42.8 |
50 |
| Garza |
5,292 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
23,649 |
10 |
2,365 |
42.3 |
53 |
| Glasscock |
1,522 |
2 |
761 |
131.4 |
2 |
| Goliad |
7,488 |
3 |
2,496 |
40.1 |
63 |
| Gonzales |
20,327 |
2 |
10,164 |
9.8 |
181 |
| Gray |
22,096 |
15 |
1,473 |
67.9 |
11 |
| Grayson |
120,304 |
51 |
2,359 |
42.4 |
51 |
| Gregg |
117,679 |
96 |
1,226 |
81.6 |
4 |
| Grimes |
26,078 |
4 |
6,520 |
15.3 |
162 |
| Guadalupe |
114,770 |
36 |
3,188 |
31.4 |
87 |
| Hale |
37,661 |
8 |
4,708 |
21.2 |
133 |
| Hall |
3,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,409 |
1 |
8,409 |
11.9 |
172 |
| Hansford |
5,686 |
3 |
1,895 |
52.8 |
24 |
| Hardeman |
4,724 |
2 |
2,362 |
42.3 |
52 |
| Hardin |
51,906 |
18 |
2,884 |
34.7 |
76 |
| Harris |
3,867,607 |
1,300 |
2,975 |
33.6 |
81 |
| Harrison |
63,739 |
14 |
4,553 |
22.0 |
131 |
| Hartley |
5,689 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,050 |
2 |
3,025 |
33.1 |
83 |
| Hays |
156,020 |
47 |
3,320 |
30.1 |
90 |
| Hemphill |
3,506 |
1 |
3,506 |
28.5 |
95 |
| Henderson |
82,291 |
28 |
2,939 |
34.0 |
78 |
| Hidalgo |
749,265 |
81 |
9,250 |
10.8 |
178 |
| Hill |
36,125 |
10 |
3,613 |
27.7 |
101 |
| Hockley |
23,950 |
4 |
5,988 |
16.7 |
157 |
| Hood |
50,239 |
25 |
2,010 |
49.8 |
32 |
| Hopkins |
34,386 |
15 |
2,292 |
43.6 |
44 |
| Houston |
24,075 |
5 |
4,815 |
20.8 |
135 |
| Howard |
33,981 |
21 |
1,618 |
61.8 |
16 |
| Hudspeth |
3,833 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
87,942 |
25 |
3,518 |
28.4 |
96 |
| Hutchinson |
23,070 |
7 |
3,296 |
30.3 |
89 |
| Irion |
1,847 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,948 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jackson |
14,730 |
6 |
2,455 |
40.7 |
59 |
| Jasper |
36,558 |
7 |
5,223 |
19.1 |
146 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,566 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,609 |
143 |
1,773 |
56.4 |
20 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,569 |
1 |
5,569 |
18.0 |
152 |
| Jim Wells |
41,831 |
10 |
4,183 |
23.9 |
118 |
| Johnson |
159,338 |
43 |
3,706 |
27.0 |
104 |
| Jones |
20,777 |
2 |
10,389 |
9.6 |
182 |
| Karnes |
15,969 |
5 |
3,194 |
31.3 |
88 |
| Kaufman |
99,999 |
27 |
3,704 |
27.0 |
103 |
| Kendall |
31,987 |
26 |
1,230 |
81.3 |
5 |
| Kenedy |
459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
841 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
47,512 |
25 |
1,900 |
52.6 |
25 |
| Kimble |
4,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
369 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
35,137 |
7 |
5,020 |
19.9 |
140 |
| Knox |
4,227 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lamar |
50,641 |
18 |
2,813 |
35.5 |
74 |
| Lamb |
15,386 |
2 |
7,693 |
13.0 |
168 |
| Lampasas |
22,838 |
3 |
7,613 |
13.1 |
167 |
| La Salle |
6,543 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lavaca |
19,479 |
8 |
2,435 |
41.1 |
57 |
| Lee |
17,510 |
4 |
4,378 |
22.8 |
125 |
| Leon |
17,183 |
2 |
8,592 |
11.6 |
174 |
| Liberty |
82,173 |
20 |
4,109 |
24.3 |
114 |
| Limestone |
23,337 |
12 |
1,945 |
51.4 |
28 |
| Lipscomb |
3,105 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,417 |
3 |
4,139 |
24.2 |
116 |
| Llano |
18,842 |
3 |
6,281 |
15.9 |
158 |
| Loving |
65 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
257,690 |
112 |
2,301 |
43.5 |
47 |
| Lynn |
6,876 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,376 |
2 |
4,188 |
23.9 |
119 |
| McLennan |
225,379 |
90 |
2,504 |
39.9 |
64 |
| McMullen |
873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
14,034 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Marion |
11,270 |
2 |
5,635 |
17.7 |
155 |
| Martin |
5,186 |
1 |
5,186 |
19.3 |
144 |
| Mason |
4,031 |
2 |
2,016 |
49.6 |
34 |
| Matagorda |
39,026 |
17 |
2,296 |
43.6 |
45 |
| Maverick |
53,688 |
3 |
17,896 |
5.6 |
193 |
| Medina |
44,956 |
7 |
6,422 |
15.6 |
161 |
| Menard |
2,565 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Midland |
123,362 |
76 |
1,623 |
61.6 |
17 |
| Milam |
26,289 |
9 |
2,921 |
34.2 |
77 |
| Mills |
5,149 |
1 |
5,149 |
19.4 |
143 |
| Mitchell |
9,917 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Montague |
20,055 |
4 |
5,014 |
19.9 |
141 |
| Montgomery |
425,757 |
222 |
1,918 |
52.1 |
27 |
| Moore |
21,342 |
10 |
2,134 |
46.9 |
40 |
| Morris |
13,238 |
6 |
2,206 |
45.3 |
43 |
| Motley |
1,419 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
62,735 |
23 |
2,728 |
36.7 |
71 |
| Navarro |
50,322 |
17 |
2,960 |
33.8 |
79 |
| Newton |
15,262 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nolan |
15,813 |
4 |
3,953 |
25.3 |
111 |
| Nueces |
323,802 |
161 |
2,011 |
49.7 |
33 |
| Ochiltree |
9,848 |
2 |
4,924 |
20.3 |
137 |
| Oldham |
2,309 |
1 |
2,309 |
43.3 |
49 |
| Orange |
84,937 |
43 |
1,975 |
50.6 |
30 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,343 |
10 |
2,834 |
35.3 |
75 |
| Panola |
22,999 |
10 |
2,300 |
43.5 |
46 |
| Parker |
113,774 |
41 |
2,775 |
36.0 |
72 |
| Parmer |
10,546 |
1 |
10,546 |
9.5 |
183 |
| Pecos |
17,583 |
1 |
17,583 |
5.7 |
192 |
| Polk |
49,449 |
9 |
5,494 |
18.2 |
151 |
| Potter |
124,416 |
65 |
1,914 |
52.2 |
26 |
| Presidio |
8,402 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
11,533 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Randall |
112,995 |
97 |
1,165 |
85.8 |
3 |
| Reagan |
3,684 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,239 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,509 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Reeves |
12,717 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Refugio |
8,239 |
2 |
4,120 |
24.3 |
115 |
| Roberts |
936 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,898 |
1 |
16,898 |
5.9 |
190 |
| Rockwall |
74,926 |
47 |
1,594 |
62.7 |
14 |
| Runnels |
11,497 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rusk |
49,464 |
13 |
3,805 |
26.3 |
107 |
| Sabine |
10,871 |
2 |
5,436 |
18.4 |
150 |
| San Augustine |
9,357 |
3 |
3,119 |
32.1 |
86 |
| San Jacinto |
24,601 |
5 |
4,920 |
20.3 |
136 |
| San Patricio |
72,187 |
26 |
2,776 |
36.0 |
73 |
| San Saba |
6,317 |
1 |
6,317 |
15.8 |
159 |
| Schleicher |
3,140 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,674 |
2 |
8,337 |
12.0 |
171 |
| Shackelford |
3,384 |
1 |
3,384 |
29.6 |
93 |
| Shelby |
26,577 |
6 |
4,430 |
22.6 |
128 |
| Sherman |
3,326 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Smith |
196,271 |
134 |
1,465 |
68.3 |
10 |
| Somervell |
8,493 |
2 |
4,247 |
23.5 |
121 |
| Starr |
65,152 |
2 |
32,576 |
3.1 |
195 |
| Stephens |
9,967 |
2 |
4,984 |
20.1 |
139 |
| Sterling |
1,465 |
2 |
733 |
136.5 |
1 |
| Stonewall |
1,704 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,450 |
1 |
4,450 |
22.5 |
129 |
| Swisher |
8,805 |
2 |
4,403 |
22.7 |
127 |
| Tarrant |
1,720,067 |
825 |
2,085 |
48.0 |
39 |
| Taylor |
132,329 |
52 |
2,545 |
39.3 |
66 |
| Terrell |
1,101 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,404 |
2 |
6,702 |
14.9 |
164 |
| Throckmorton |
1,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
31,362 |
23 |
1,364 |
73.3 |
7 |
| Tom Green |
104,179 |
40 |
2,604 |
38.4 |
68 |
| Travis |
916,083 |
497 |
1,843 |
54.3 |
23 |
| Trinity |
14,977 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Tyler |
21,970 |
2 |
10,985 |
9.1 |
184 |
| Upshur |
37,936 |
6 |
6,323 |
15.8 |
160 |
| Upton |
3,671 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
28,203 |
5 |
5,641 |
17.7 |
156 |
| Val Verde |
49,532 |
10 |
4,953 |
20.2 |
138 |
| Van Zandt |
53,385 |
16 |
3,337 |
30.0 |
91 |
| Victoria |
88,794 |
45 |
1,973 |
50.7 |
29 |
| Walker |
66,940 |
18 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
105 |
| Waller |
42,576 |
8 |
5,322 |
18.8 |
148 |
| Ward |
11,391 |
1 |
11,391 |
8.8 |
186 |
| Washington |
32,484 |
19 |
1,710 |
58.5 |
19 |
| Webb |
250,144 |
21 |
11,912 |
8.4 |
187 |
| Wharton |
43,541 |
32 |
1,361 |
73.5 |
6 |
| Wheeler |
5,075 |
1 |
5,075 |
19.7 |
142 |
| Wichita |
126,977 |
91 |
1,395 |
71.7 |
9 |
| Wilbarger |
14,811 |
5 |
2,962 |
33.8 |
80 |
| Willacy |
21,675 |
5 |
4,335 |
23.1 |
124 |
| Williamson |
373,961 |
219 |
1,708 |
58.6 |
18 |
| Wilson |
42,816 |
8 |
5,352 |
18.7 |
149 |
| Winkler |
7,567 |
1 |
7,567 |
13.2 |
166 |
| Wise |
59,084 |
22 |
2,686 |
37.2 |
70 |
| Wood |
41,462 |
18 |
2,303 |
43.4 |
48 |
| Yoakum |
7,989 |
1 |
7,989 |
12.5 |
169 |
| Young |
18,053 |
13 |
1,389 |
72.0 |
8 |
| Zapata |
15,435 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Zavala |
12,442 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
24,178,180 |
9,372 |
2,580 |
38.8 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - August 13, 2008
Includes: All Dental Hygienists with a license status code of "active" 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, October 28, 2009.
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