General Dentists (DN) by County of Residence

General Dentists (DN) by County of Residence - September, 2009

County	2009 Population	2009 DN Total	Ratio of 2009 Population per DN*	Ratio of DN per 100,000 Population	Rank
Anderson	57,589	16	3,599	27.8	86
Andrews	14,197	4	3,549	28.2	82
Angelina	84,608	23	3,679	27.2	91
Aransas	27,019	8	3,377	29.6	73
Archer	9,464	0	-	0.0	-
Armstrong	2,267	0	-	0.0	-
Atascosa	45,189	8	5,649	17.7	161
Austin	28,205	6	4,701	21.3	125
Bailey	6,361	2	3,181	31.4	61
Bandera	20,900	1	20,900	4.8	210
Bastrop	79,038	13	6,080	16.4	169
Baylor	3,999	0	-	0.0	-
Bee	33,956	8	4,245	23.6	108
Bell	286,049	115	2,487	40.2	30
Bexar	1,612,972	749	2,154	46.4	15
Blanco	10,139	3	3,380	29.6	74
Borden	766	0	-	0.0	-
Bosque	17,689	7	2,527	39.6	31
Bowie	92,641	36	2,573	38.9	34
Brazoria	310,491	109	2,849	35.1	42
Brazos	173,300	60	2,888	34.6	43
Brewster	9,408	2	4,704	21.3	126
Briscoe	1,862	0	-	0.0	-
Brooks	7,889	1	7,889	12.7	188
Brown	39,734	9	4,415	22.7	116
Burleson	18,466	2	9,233	10.8	193
Burnet	46,080	21	2,194	45.6	16
Caldwell	38,028	8	4,754	21.0	131
Calhoun	23,039	4	5,760	17.4	163
Callahan	14,367	2	7,184	13.9	181
Cameron	408,951	75	5,453	18.3	155
Camp	13,214	4	3,304	30.3	65
Carson	6,750	1	6,750	14.8	177
Cass	30,638	7	4,377	22.8	113
Castro	7,483	1	7,483	13.4	185
Chambers	34,810	2	17,405	5.7	209
Cherokee	49,662	10	4,966	20.1	140
Childress	7,898	2	3,949	25.3	99
Clay	11,210	0	-	0.0	-
Cochran	3,499	0	-	0.0	-
Coke	3,909	0	-	0.0	-
Coleman	8,963	2	4,482	22.3	121
Collin	801,865	439	1,827	54.7	5
Collingsworth	3,161	0	-	0.0	-
Colorado	22,074	6	3,679	27.2	92
Comal	116,038	56	2,072	48.3	12
Comanche	14,230	3	4,743	21.1	130
Concho	3,869	2	1,935	51.7	7
Cooke	40,414	18	2,245	44.5	17
Coryell	80,692	24	3,362	29.7	71
Cottle	1,872	0	-	0.0	-
Crane	4,273	1	4,273	23.4	109
Crockett	4,545	1	4,545	22.0	123
Crosby	6,600	1	6,600	15.2	175
Culberson	2,733	0	-	0.0	-
Dallam	6,729	1	6,729	14.9	176
Dallas	2,412,431	1,242	1,942	51.5	9
Dawson	14,830	1	14,830	6.7	206
Deaf Smith	20,372	3	6,791	14.7	179
Delta	5,334	1	5,334	18.7	152
Denton	675,225	231	2,923	34.2	47
De Witt	20,514	5	4,103	24.4	104
Dickens	2,807	0	-	0.0	-
Dimmit	9,816	1	9,816	10.2	195
Donley	3,871	0	-	0.0	-
Duval	12,153	0	-	0.0	-
Eastland	18,764	3	6,255	16.0	172
Ector	131,553	33	3,986	25.1	103
Edwards	2,211	0	-	0.0	-
Ellis	153,660	35	4,390	22.8	114
El Paso	763,712	154	4,959	20.2	139
Erath	39,152	11	3,559	28.1	83
Falls	18,738	3	6,246	16.0	171
Fannin	34,419	8	4,302	23.2	111
Fayette	24,841	8	3,105	32.2	56
Fisher	4,193	1	4,193	23.8	105
Floyd	6,979	2	3,490	28.7	79
Foard	1,583	0	-	0.0	-
Fort Bend	551,328	232	2,376	42.1	23
Franklin	10,808	2	5,404	18.5	153
Freestone	20,157	4	5,039	19.8	143
Frio	17,807	4	4,452	22.5	119
Gaines	16,277	1	16,277	6.1	207
Galveston	289,203	99	2,921	34.2	46
Garza	5,203	1	5,203	19.2	146
Gillespie	25,309	14	1,808	55.3	4
Glasscock	1,513	0	-	0.0	-
Goliad	7,630	2	3,815	26.2	95
Gonzales	20,191	4	5,048	19.8	145
Gray	22,843	6	3,807	26.3	94
Grayson	119,674	45	2,659	37.6	35
Gregg	121,581	76	1,600	62.5	3
Grimes	26,152	4	6,538	15.3	173
Guadalupe	124,383	25	4,975	20.1	141
Hale	37,174	7	5,311	18.8	151
Hall	3,836	0	-	0.0	-
Hamilton	8,864	3	2,955	33.8	49
Hansford	5,222	1	5,222	19.1	147
Hardeman	4,619	2	2,310	43.3	18
Hardin	51,842	11	4,713	21.2	128
Harris	4,016,367	1,869	2,149	46.5	14
Harrison	67,152	17	3,950	25.3	100
Hartley	5,786	2	2,893	34.6	44
Haskell	5,912	2	2,956	33.8	50
Hays	156,605	47	3,332	30.0	68
Hemphill	3,581	0	-	0.0	-
Henderson	80,456	14	5,747	17.4	162
Hidalgo	768,405	130	5,911	16.9	167
Hill	36,517	10	3,652	27.4	90
Hockley	23,778	6	3,963	25.2	102
Hood	53,182	21	2,532	39.5	32
Hopkins	34,344	10	3,434	29.1	77
Houston	24,347	5	4,869	20.5	135
Howard	33,590	7	4,799	20.8	132
Hudspeth	3,772	0	-	0.0	-
Hunt	88,664	26	3,410	29.3	76
Hutchinson	23,586	5	4,717	21.2	129
Irion	1,830	0	-	0.0	-
Jack	9,051	1	9,051	11.0	192
Jackson	15,280	4	3,820	26.2	96
Jasper	35,906	11	3,264	30.6	62
Jeff Davis	2,777	1	2,777	36.0	40
Jefferson	243,485	105	2,319	43.1	19
Jim Hogg	5,495	0	-	0.0	-
Jim Wells	42,220	11	3,838	26.1	98
Johnson	164,347	37	4,442	22.5	118
Jones	20,791	2	10,396	9.6	198
Karnes	16,705	3	5,568	18.0	159
Kaufman	103,387	19	5,441	18.4	154
Kendall	34,020	23	1,479	67.6	2
Kenedy	465	0	-	0.0	-
Kent	862	0	-	0.0	-
Kerr	46,483	24	1,937	51.6	8
Kimble	4,758	2	2,379	42.0	24
King	374	0	-	0.0	-
Kinney	3,447	0	-	0.0	-
Kleberg	32,105	11	2,919	34.3	45
Knox	4,238	0	-	0.0	-
Lamar	50,207	16	3,138	31.9	57
Lamb	15,514	2	7,757	12.9	187
Lampasas	22,088	5	4,418	22.6	117
La Salle	6,030	1	6,030	16.6	168
Lavaca	19,520	4	4,880	20.5	136
Lee	17,875	4	4,469	22.4	120
Leon	16,801	3	5,600	17.9	160
Liberty	80,721	16	5,045	19.8	144
Limestone	23,254	4	5,814	17.2	164
Lipscomb	3,162	1	3,162	31.6	59
Live Oak	12,421	2	6,211	16.1	170
Llano	19,105	8	2,388	41.9	26
Loving	65	0	-	0.0	-
Lubbock	265,963	100	2,660	37.6	36
Lynn	5,993	2	2,997	33.4	52
McCulloch	8,626	2	4,313	23.2	112
McLennan	231,025	77	3,000	33.3	53
McMullen	875	0	-	0.0	-
Madison	14,332	4	3,583	27.9	84
Marion	11,039	1	11,039	9.1	202
Martin	5,251	1	5,251	19.0	148
Mason	3,829	1	3,829	26.1	97
Matagorda	38,759	8	4,845	20.6	134
Maverick	54,461	5	10,892	9.2	200
Medina	45,015	10	4,502	22.2	122
Menard	2,436	0	-	0.0	-
Midland	128,116	47	2,726	36.7	37
Milam	26,248	4	6,562	15.2	174
Mills	5,452	2	2,726	36.7	39
Mitchell	9,792	2	4,896	20.4	137
Montague	20,125	6	3,354	29.8	70
Montgomery	455,104	155	2,936	34.1	48
Moore	21,022	4	5,256	19.0	149
Morris	13,500	4	3,375	29.6	72
Motley	1,423	1	1,423	70.3	1
Nacogdoches	63,669	19	3,351	29.8	69
Navarro	50,892	12	4,241	23.6	107
Newton	14,920	0	-	0.0	-
Nolan	14,543	4	3,636	27.5	89
Nueces	322,833	115	2,807	35.6	41
Ochiltree	9,880	3	3,293	30.4	64
Oldham	2,318	0	-	0.0	-
Orange	85,018	23	3,696	27.1	93
Palo Pinto	29,402	6	4,900	20.4	138
Panola	24,016	5	4,803	20.8	133
Parker	115,186	33	3,490	28.6	80
Parmer	10,213	1	10,213	9.8	197
Pecos	17,741	2	8,871	11.3	191
Polk	49,001	15	3,267	30.6	63
Potter	125,017	41	3,049	32.8	55
Presidio	8,542	0	-	0.0	-
Rains	10,783	1	10,783	9.3	199
Randall	118,869	48	2,476	40.4	29
Reagan	3,142	0	-	0.0	-
Real	3,317	1	3,317	30.1	66
Red River	14,385	2	7,193	13.9	182
Reeves	11,276	1	11,276	8.9	203
Refugio	7,187	2	3,594	27.8	85
Roberts	941	0	-	0.0	-
Robertson	16,803	1	16,803	6.0	208
Rockwall	79,754	42	1,899	52.7	6
Runnels	11,730	2	5,865	17.1	166
Rusk	49,770	10	4,977	20.1	142
Sabine	10,831	3	3,610	27.7	87
San Augustine	9,539	4	2,385	41.9	25
San Jacinto	27,553	2	13,777	7.3	205
San Patricio	70,665	15	4,711	21.2	127
San Saba	6,347	2	3,174	31.5	60
Schleicher	3,168	0	-	0.0	-
Scurry	17,127	4	4,282	23.4	110
Shackelford	3,446	0	-	0.0	-
Shelby	26,469	5	5,294	18.9	150
Sherman	3,347	0	-	0.0	-
Smith	202,857	82	2,474	40.4	28
Somervell	8,399	2	4,200	23.8	106
Starr	65,944	5	13,189	7.6	204
Stephens	10,196	3	3,399	29.4	75
Sterling	1,464	0	-	0.0	-
Stonewall	1,655	0	-	0.0	-
Sutton	4,584	1	4,584	21.8	124
Swisher	8,224	1	8,224	12.2	190
Tarrant	1,780,891	751	2,371	42.2	22
Taylor	130,837	65	2,013	49.7	10
Terrell	1,103	0	-	0.0	-
Terry	11,632	2	5,816	17.2	165
Throckmorton	1,885	0	-	0.0	-
Titus	31,584	10	3,158	31.7	58
Tom Green	103,881	42	2,473	40.4	27
Travis	974,427	478	2,039	49.1	11
Trinity	15,055	2	7,528	13.3	186
Tyler	22,016	4	5,504	18.2	157
Upshur	38,003	4	9,501	10.5	194
Upton	3,173	0	-	0.0	-
Uvalde	27,695	7	3,956	25.3	101
Val Verde	49,616	9	5,513	18.1	158
Van Zandt	53,139	15	3,543	28.2	81
Victoria	88,687	30	2,956	33.8	51
Walker	65,255	19	3,434	29.1	78
Waller	41,352	6	6,892	14.5	180
Ward	10,020	1	10,020	10.0	196
Washington	33,141	14	2,367	42.2	21
Webb	251,096	37	6,786	14.7	178
Wharton	43,560	12	3,630	27.5	88
Wheeler	5,140	2	2,570	38.9	33
Wichita	128,119	47	2,726	36.7	38
Wilbarger	15,240	5	3,048	32.8	54
Willacy	21,865	2	10,933	9.1	201
Williamson	413,220	194	2,130	46.9	13
Wilson	44,075	6	7,346	13.6	183
Winkler	6,636	2	3,318	30.1	67
Wise	60,193	11	5,472	18.3	156
Wood	44,057	10	4,406	22.7	115
Yoakum	8,178	1	8,178	12.2	189
Young	18,573	8	2,322	43.1	20
Zapata	14,944	2	7,472	13.4	184
Zavala	12,735	0	-	0.0	-
Texas	24,873,773	9,401	2,646	37.8

* Data rounded to nearest whole number

Data Source:Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - September 2, 2009

General (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, September 29, 2009.