| County |
1978 Population |
1978 Chiro Total |
Ratio of 1978 Population per Chiro* |
Ratio of Chiro per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
36,259 |
3 |
12,086 |
8.3 |
| Andrews |
12,734 |
1 |
12,734 |
7.9 |
| Angelina |
61,210 |
3 |
20,403 |
4.9 |
| Aransas |
13,187 |
1 |
13,187 |
7.6 |
| Archer |
6,966 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
1,956 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
23,801 |
2 |
11,901 |
8.4 |
| Austin |
16,946 |
2 |
8,473 |
11.8 |
| Bailey |
8,236 |
1 |
8,236 |
12.1 |
| Bandera |
6,622 |
1 |
6,622 |
15.1 |
| Bastrop |
23,235 |
1 |
23,235 |
4.3 |
| Baylor |
4,980 |
2 |
2,490 |
40.2 |
| Bee |
25,371 |
2 |
12,686 |
7.9 |
| Bell |
151,208 |
8 |
18,901 |
5.3 |
| Bexar |
957,132 |
69 |
13,871 |
7.2 |
| Blanco |
4,458 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Borden |
844 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
12,934 |
1 |
12,934 |
7.7 |
| Bowie |
73,800 |
7 |
10,543 |
9.5 |
| Brazoria |
157,332 |
14 |
11,238 |
8.9 |
| Brazos |
86,468 |
4 |
21,617 |
4.6 |
| Brewster |
7,617 |
1 |
7,617 |
13.1 |
| Briscoe |
2,620 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
8,345 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brown |
31,623 |
5 |
6,325 |
15.8 |
| Burleson |
11,852 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Burnet |
16,523 |
2 |
8,262 |
12.1 |
| Caldwell |
23,146 |
1 |
23,146 |
4.3 |
| Calhoun |
19,227 |
2 |
9,614 |
10.4 |
| Callahan |
10,435 |
1 |
10,435 |
9.6 |
| Cameron |
195,851 |
10 |
19,585 |
5.1 |
| Camp |
9,025 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Carson |
6,613 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cass |
28,373 |
2 |
14,187 |
7.0 |
| Castro |
10,523 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Chambers |
17,271 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cherokee |
36,903 |
3 |
12,301 |
8.1 |
| Childress |
6,883 |
2 |
3,442 |
29.1 |
| Clay |
9,287 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cochran |
4,923 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,175 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
10,408 |
1 |
10,408 |
9.6 |
| Collin |
129,044 |
4 |
32,261 |
3.1 |
| Collingsworth |
4,669 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
18,584 |
2 |
9,292 |
10.8 |
| Comal |
33,996 |
4 |
8,499 |
11.8 |
| Comanche |
12,474 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Concho |
2,922 |
1 |
2,922 |
34.2 |
| Cooke |
26,819 |
3 |
8,940 |
11.2 |
| Coryell |
52,477 |
2 |
26,239 |
3.8 |
| Cottle |
2,999 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crane |
4,517 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crockett |
4,470 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crosby |
8,906 |
1 |
8,906 |
11.2 |
| Culberson |
3,338 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dallam |
6,431 |
2 |
3,216 |
31.1 |
| Dallas |
1,510,578 |
85 |
17,772 |
5.6 |
| Dawson |
16,267 |
2 |
8,134 |
12.3 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,731 |
2 |
10,366 |
9.6 |
| Delta |
4,855 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
129,626 |
10 |
12,963 |
7.7 |
| De Witt |
18,858 |
3 |
6,286 |
15.9 |
| Dickens |
3,580 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
10,900 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Donley |
3,987 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Duval |
12,362 |
1 |
12,362 |
8.1 |
| Eastland |
19,207 |
1 |
19,207 |
5.2 |
| Ector |
110,662 |
10 |
11,066 |
9.0 |
| Edwards |
2,023 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
57,143 |
3 |
19,048 |
5.2 |
| El Paso |
455,778 |
17 |
26,810 |
3.7 |
| Erath |
21,679 |
4 |
5,420 |
18.5 |
| Falls |
17,816 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fannin |
23,972 |
3 |
7,991 |
12.5 |
| Fayette |
18,596 |
2 |
9,298 |
10.8 |
| Fisher |
5,985 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Floyd |
10,078 |
1 |
10,078 |
9.9 |
| Foard |
2,175 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
115,127 |
6 |
19,188 |
5.2 |
| Franklin |
6,571 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Freestone |
14,092 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Frio |
13,260 |
1 |
13,260 |
7.5 |
| Gaines |
12,838 |
1 |
12,838 |
7.8 |
| Galveston |
190,712 |
11 |
17,337 |
5.8 |
| Garza |
5,325 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gillespie |
12,942 |
3 |
4,314 |
23.2 |
| Glasscock |
1,294 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
5,101 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gonzales |
16,784 |
1 |
16,784 |
6.0 |
| Gray |
26,502 |
2 |
13,251 |
7.5 |
| Grayson |
88,486 |
9 |
9,832 |
10.2 |
| Gregg |
94,775 |
17 |
5,575 |
17.9 |
| Grimes |
13,235 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Guadalupe |
44,078 |
3 |
14,693 |
6.8 |
| Hale |
36,897 |
3 |
12,299 |
8.1 |
| Hall |
5,685 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
8,082 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hansford |
6,238 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hardeman |
6,450 |
1 |
6,450 |
15.5 |
| Hardin |
38,573 |
1 |
38,573 |
2.6 |
| Harris |
2,276,020 |
134 |
16,985 |
5.9 |
| Harrison |
50,775 |
3 |
16,925 |
5.9 |
| Hartley |
3,749 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
7,889 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hays |
38,004 |
2 |
19,002 |
5.3 |
| Hemphill |
4,860 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Henderson |
39,377 |
3 |
13,126 |
7.6 |
| Hidalgo |
262,890 |
11 |
23,899 |
4.2 |
| Hill |
24,540 |
3 |
8,180 |
12.2 |
| Hockley |
22,668 |
3 |
7,556 |
13.2 |
| Hood |
15,449 |
3 |
5,150 |
19.4 |
| Hopkins |
24,338 |
3 |
8,113 |
12.3 |
| Houston |
21,410 |
1 |
21,410 |
4.7 |
| Howard |
34,069 |
3 |
11,356 |
8.8 |
| Hudspeth |
2,658 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
53,792 |
3 |
17,931 |
5.6 |
| Hutchinson |
25,935 |
4 |
6,484 |
15.4 |
| Irion |
1,304 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
7,290 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jackson |
13,272 |
1 |
13,272 |
7.5 |
| Jasper |
29,563 |
1 |
29,563 |
3.4 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,617 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
249,715 |
13 |
19,209 |
5.2 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,067 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
35,806 |
1 |
35,806 |
2.8 |
| Johnson |
63,274 |
6 |
10,546 |
9.5 |
| Jones |
17,034 |
1 |
17,034 |
5.9 |
| Karnes |
13,565 |
3 |
4,522 |
22.1 |
| Kaufman |
37,691 |
2 |
18,846 |
5.3 |
| Kendall |
9,901 |
3 |
3,300 |
30.3 |
| Kenedy |
586 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,225 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
26,882 |
2 |
13,441 |
7.4 |
| Kimble |
4,036 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| King |
432 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
2,229 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
33,312 |
5 |
6,662 |
15.0 |
| Knox |
5,455 |
1 |
5,455 |
18.3 |
| Lamar |
40,934 |
2 |
20,467 |
4.9 |
| Lamb |
18,487 |
1 |
18,487 |
5.4 |
| Lampasas |
11,466 |
1 |
11,466 |
8.7 |
| La Salle |
5,411 |
1 |
5,411 |
18.5 |
| Lavaca |
18,786 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lee |
10,371 |
1 |
10,371 |
9.6 |
| Leon |
9,423 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Liberty |
44,276 |
4 |
11,069 |
9.0 |
| Limestone |
19,800 |
1 |
19,800 |
5.1 |
| Lipscomb |
3,706 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Live Oak |
9,023 |
1 |
9,023 |
11.1 |
| Llano |
9,532 |
1 |
9,532 |
10.5 |
| Loving |
88 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
205,177 |
18 |
11,399 |
8.8 |
| Lynn |
8,706 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,700 |
2 |
4,350 |
23.0 |
| McLennan |
166,114 |
16 |
10,382 |
9.6 |
| McMullen |
879 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
10,028 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Marion |
9,995 |
1 |
9,995 |
10.0 |
| Martin |
4,704 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mason |
3,618 |
1 |
3,618 |
27.6 |
| Matagorda |
35,845 |
3 |
11,948 |
8.4 |
| Maverick |
28,737 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Medina |
22,581 |
3 |
7,527 |
13.3 |
| Menard |
2,409 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Midland |
79,197 |
4 |
19,799 |
5.1 |
| Milam |
22,194 |
1 |
22,194 |
4.5 |
| Mills |
4,424 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mitchell |
9,082 |
2 |
4,541 |
22.0 |
| Montague |
16,993 |
2 |
8,497 |
11.8 |
| Montgomery |
112,680 |
5 |
22,536 |
4.4 |
| Moore |
16,075 |
3 |
5,358 |
18.7 |
| Morris |
14,168 |
1 |
14,168 |
7.1 |
| Motley |
1,986 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
44,706 |
2 |
22,353 |
4.5 |
| Navarro |
34,489 |
4 |
8,622 |
11.6 |
| Newton |
12,935 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
17,135 |
4 |
4,284 |
23.3 |
| Nueces |
262,082 |
21 |
12,480 |
8.0 |
| Ochiltree |
9,612 |
1 |
9,612 |
10.4 |
| Oldham |
2,267 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
81,314 |
6 |
13,552 |
7.4 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,047 |
5 |
5,009 |
20.0 |
| Panola |
19,761 |
1 |
19,761 |
5.1 |
| Parker |
42,461 |
3 |
14,154 |
7.1 |
| Parmer |
10,934 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Pecos |
14,448 |
1 |
14,448 |
6.9 |
| Polk |
22,414 |
2 |
11,207 |
8.9 |
| Potter |
97,008 |
9 |
10,779 |
9.3 |
| Presidio |
5,118 |
1 |
5,118 |
19.5 |
| Rains |
4,621 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Randall |
70,826 |
12 |
5,902 |
16.9 |
| Reagan |
3,955 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Real |
2,377 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Red River |
15,743 |
1 |
15,743 |
6.4 |
| Reeves |
15,948 |
1 |
15,948 |
6.3 |
| Refugio |
9,332 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Roberts |
1,139 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
14,603 |
1 |
14,603 |
6.8 |
| Rockwall |
13,034 |
1 |
13,034 |
7.7 |
| Runnels |
11,917 |
5 |
2,383 |
42.0 |
| Rusk |
39,924 |
2 |
19,962 |
5.0 |
| Sabine |
8,396 |
1 |
8,396 |
11.9 |
| San Augustine |
8,600 |
1 |
8,600 |
11.6 |
| San Jacinto |
10,491 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| San Patricio |
55,866 |
1 |
55,866 |
1.8 |
| San Saba |
6,077 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Schleicher |
2,752 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
17,663 |
1 |
17,663 |
5.7 |
| Shackelford |
3,799 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shelby |
22,403 |
1 |
22,403 |
4.5 |
| Sherman |
3,270 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Smith |
122,112 |
11 |
11,101 |
9.0 |
| Somervell |
3,882 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Starr |
25,354 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stephens |
9,627 |
2 |
4,814 |
20.8 |
| Sterling |
1,169 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
2,415 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,739 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Swisher |
9,852 |
1 |
9,852 |
10.2 |
| Tarrant |
831,970 |
53 |
15,698 |
6.4 |
| Taylor |
108,313 |
15 |
7,221 |
13.8 |
| Terrell |
1,676 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
14,477 |
4 |
3,619 |
27.6 |
| Throckmorton |
2,085 |
1 |
2,085 |
48.0 |
| Titus |
20,488 |
3 |
6,829 |
14.6 |
| Tom Green |
82,041 |
9 |
9,116 |
11.0 |
| Travis |
394,762 |
25 |
15,790 |
6.3 |
| Trinity |
9,086 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Tyler |
15,456 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Upshur |
27,073 |
1 |
27,073 |
3.7 |
| Upton |
4,640 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
21,423 |
2 |
10,712 |
9.3 |
| Val Verde |
34,224 |
1 |
34,224 |
2.9 |
| Van Zandt |
29,575 |
4 |
7,394 |
13.5 |
| Victoria |
65,801 |
7 |
9,400 |
10.6 |
| Walker |
38,969 |
1 |
38,969 |
2.6 |
| Waller |
18,695 |
1 |
18,695 |
5.3 |
| Ward |
13,785 |
2 |
6,893 |
14.5 |
| Washington |
21,366 |
3 |
7,122 |
14.0 |
| Webb |
93,985 |
2 |
46,993 |
2.1 |
| Wharton |
39,542 |
4 |
9,886 |
10.1 |
| Wheeler |
6,997 |
1 |
6,997 |
14.3 |
| Wichita |
120,980 |
10 |
12,098 |
8.3 |
| Wilbarger |
15,815 |
2 |
7,908 |
12.6 |
| Willacy |
17,111 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Williamson |
68,680 |
5 |
13,736 |
7.3 |
| Wilson |
16,011 |
1 |
16,011 |
6.2 |
| Winkler |
9,880 |
1 |
9,880 |
10.1 |
| Wise |
25,198 |
1 |
25,198 |
4.0 |
| Wood |
23,478 |
3 |
7,826 |
12.8 |
| Yoakum |
8,108 |
1 |
8,108 |
12.3 |
| Young |
18,348 |
2 |
9,174 |
10.9 |
| Zapata |
6,175 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zavala |
11,610 |
1 |
11,610 |
8.6 |
| Texas Total |
13,622,567 |
932 |
14,616 |
6.8 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Health Manpower Licensees, Texas Department of Health, April 30, 1978.
Includes: all active Chiropractors.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, February 16, 2001.
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