
| County |
1978 Estimated Population |
1978 Veterinarian Total |
Ratio of 1978 Population per Veterinarian* |
Ratio of Veterinarians per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
36,259 |
4 |
9,065 |
11 |
| Andrews |
12,734 |
1 |
12,734 |
7.9 |
| Angelina |
61,210 |
6 |
10,202 |
9.8 |
| Aransas |
13,187 |
2 |
6,594 |
15.2 |
| Archer |
6,966 |
2 |
3,483 |
28.7 |
| Armstrong |
1,956 |
1 |
1,956 |
51.1 |
| Atascosa |
23,801 |
4 |
5,950 |
16.8 |
| Austin |
16,946 |
5 |
3,389 |
29.5 |
| Bailey |
8,236 |
1 |
8,236 |
12.1 |
| Bandera |
6,622 |
1 |
6,622 |
15.1 |
| Bastrop |
23,235 |
8 |
2,904 |
34.4 |
| Baylor |
4,980 |
1 |
4,980 |
20.1 |
| Bee |
25,371 |
5 |
5,074 |
19.7 |
| Bell |
151,208 |
18 |
8,400 |
11.9 |
| Bexar |
957,132 |
133 |
7,196 |
13.9 |
| Blanco |
4,458 |
1 |
4,458 |
22.4 |
| Borden |
844 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bosque |
12,934 |
3 |
4,311 |
23.2 |
| Bowie |
73,800 |
8 |
9,225 |
10.8 |
| Brazoria |
157,332 |
21 |
7,492 |
13.3 |
| Brazos |
86,468 |
106 |
816 |
122.6 |
| Brewster |
7,617 |
5 |
1,523 |
65.6 |
| Briscoe |
2,620 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brooks |
8,345 |
2 |
4,173 |
24 |
| Brown |
31,623 |
10 |
3,162 |
31.6 |
| Burleson |
11,852 |
2 |
5,926 |
16.9 |
| Burnet |
16,523 |
5 |
3,305 |
30.3 |
| Caldwell |
23,146 |
4 |
5,787 |
17.3 |
| Calhoun |
19,227 |
2 |
9,614 |
10.4 |
| Callahan |
10,435 |
1 |
10,435 |
9.6 |
| Cameron |
195,851 |
16 |
12,241 |
8.2 |
| Camp |
9,025 |
2 |
4,513 |
22.2 |
| Carson |
6,613 |
1 |
6,613 |
15.1 |
| Cass |
28,373 |
3 |
9,458 |
10.6 |
| Castro |
10,523 |
3 |
3,508 |
28.5 |
| Chambers |
17,271 |
3 |
5,757 |
17.4 |
| Cherokee |
36,903 |
3 |
12,301 |
8.1 |
| Childress |
6,883 |
2 |
3,442 |
29.1 |
| Clay |
9,287 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cochran |
4,923 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coke |
3,175 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coleman |
10,408 |
4 |
2,602 |
38.4 |
| Collin |
129,044 |
24 |
5,377 |
18.6 |
| Collingsworth |
4,669 |
1 |
4,669 |
21.4 |
| Colorado |
18,584 |
4 |
4,646 |
21.5 |
| Comal |
33,996 |
8 |
4,250 |
23.5 |
| Comanche |
12,474 |
5 |
2,495 |
40.1 |
| Concho |
2,922 |
1 |
2,922 |
34.2 |
| Cooke |
26,819 |
5 |
5,364 |
18.6 |
| Coryell |
52,477 |
5 |
10,495 |
9.5 |
| Cottle |
2,999 |
3 |
1,000 |
100 |
| Crane |
4,517 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crockett |
4,470 |
1 |
4,470 |
22.4 |
| Crosby |
8,906 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Culberson |
3,338 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dallam |
6,431 |
2 |
3,216 |
31.1 |
| Dallas |
1,510,578 |
187 |
8,078 |
12.4 |
| Dawson |
16,267 |
3 |
5,422 |
18.4 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,731 |
6 |
3,455 |
28.9 |
| Delta |
4,855 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Denton |
129,626 |
24 |
5,401 |
18.5 |
| DeWitt |
18,858 |
4 |
4,715 |
21.2 |
| Dickens |
3,580 |
2 |
1,790 |
55.9 |
| Dimmit |
10,900 |
1 |
10,900 |
9.2 |
| Donley |
3,987 |
2 |
1,994 |
50.2 |
| Duval |
12,362 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eastland |
19,207 |
3 |
6,402 |
15.6 |
| Ector |
110,662 |
9 |
12,296 |
8.1 |
| Edwards |
2,023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ellis |
57,143 |
9 |
6,349 |
15.7 |
| El Paso |
455,778 |
45 |
10,128 |
9.9 |
| Erath |
21,679 |
6 |
3,613 |
27.7 |
| Falls |
17,816 |
2 |
8,908 |
11.2 |
| Fannin |
23,972 |
3 |
7,991 |
12.5 |
| Fayette |
18,596 |
5 |
3,719 |
26.9 |
| Fisher |
5,985 |
2 |
2,993 |
33.4 |
| Floyd |
10,078 |
2 |
5,039 |
19.8 |
| Foard |
2,175 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fort Bend |
115,127 |
16 |
7,195 |
13.9 |
| Franklin |
6,571 |
2 |
3,286 |
30.4 |
| Freestone |
14,092 |
2 |
7,046 |
14.2 |
| Frio |
13,260 |
3 |
4,420 |
22.6 |
| Gaines |
12,838 |
1 |
12,838 |
7.8 |
| Galveston |
190,712 |
23 |
8,292 |
12.1 |
| Garza |
5,325 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gillespie |
12,942 |
4 |
3,236 |
30.9 |
| Glasscock |
1,294 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goliad |
5,101 |
1 |
5,101 |
19.6 |
| Gonzales |
16,784 |
6 |
2,797 |
35.7 |
| Gray |
26,502 |
4 |
6,626 |
15.1 |
| Grayson |
88,486 |
13 |
6,807 |
14.7 |
| Gregg |
94,775 |
11 |
8,616 |
11.6 |
| Grimes |
13,235 |
3 |
4,412 |
22.7 |
| Guadalupe |
44,078 |
8 |
5,510 |
18.1 |
| Hale |
36,897 |
2 |
18,449 |
5.4 |
| Hall |
5,685 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hamilton |
8,082 |
3 |
2,694 |
37.1 |
| Hansford |
6,238 |
2 |
3,119 |
32.1 |
| Hardeman |
6,450 |
2 |
3,225 |
31 |
| Hardin |
38,573 |
4 |
9,643 |
10.4 |
| Harris |
2,276,020 |
289 |
7,876 |
12.7 |
| Harrison |
50,775 |
7 |
7,254 |
13.8 |
| Hartley |
3,749 |
3 |
1,250 |
80 |
| Haskell |
7,889 |
1 |
7,889 |
12.7 |
| Hays |
38,004 |
5 |
7,601 |
13.2 |
| Hemphill |
4,860 |
1 |
4,860 |
20.6 |
| Henderson |
39,377 |
7 |
5,625 |
17.8 |
| Hidalgo |
262,890 |
15 |
17,526 |
5.7 |
| Hill |
24,540 |
6 |
4,090 |
24.4 |
| Hockley |
22,668 |
3 |
7,556 |
13.2 |
| Hood |
15,449 |
4 |
3,862 |
25.9 |
| Hopkins |
24,338 |
7 |
3,477 |
28.8 |
| Houston |
21,410 |
4 |
5,353 |
18.7 |
| Howard |
34,069 |
4 |
8,517 |
11.7 |
| Hudspeth |
2,658 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunt |
53,792 |
10 |
5,379 |
18.6 |
| Hutchinson |
25,935 |
3 |
8,645 |
11.6 |
| Irion |
1,304 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jack |
7,290 |
1 |
7,290 |
13.7 |
| Jackson |
13,272 |
1 |
13,272 |
7.5 |
| Jasper |
29,563 |
4 |
7,391 |
13.5 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,617 |
1 |
1,617 |
61.8 |
| Jefferson |
249,715 |
27 |
9,249 |
10.8 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,067 |
1 |
5,067 |
19.7 |
| Jim Wells |
35,806 |
3 |
11,935 |
8.4 |
| Johnson |
63,274 |
12 |
5,273 |
19 |
| Jones |
17,034 |
2 |
8,517 |
11.7 |
| Karnes |
13,565 |
3 |
4,522 |
22.1 |
| Kaufman |
37,691 |
8 |
4,711 |
21.2 |
| Kendall |
9,901 |
5 |
1,980 |
50.5 |
| Kenedy |
586 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent |
1,225 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kerr |
26,882 |
7 |
3,840 |
26 |
| Kimble |
4,036 |
2 |
2,018 |
49.6 |
| King |
432 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kinney |
2,229 |
1 |
2,229 |
44.9 |
| Kleberg |
33,312 |
5 |
6,662 |
15 |
| Knox |
5,455 |
2 |
2,728 |
36.7 |
| Lamar |
40,934 |
7 |
5,848 |
17.1 |
| Lamb |
18,487 |
3 |
6,162 |
16.2 |
| Lampasas |
11,466 |
3 |
3,822 |
26.2 |
| La Salle |
5,411 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lavaca |
18,786 |
5 |
3,757 |
26.6 |
| Lee |
10,371 |
1 |
10,371 |
9.6 |
| Leon |
9,423 |
2 |
4,712 |
21.2 |
| Liberty |
44,276 |
5 |
8,855 |
11.3 |
| Limestone |
19,800 |
4 |
4,950 |
20.2 |
| Lipscomb |
3,706 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Live Oak |
9,023 |
3 |
3,008 |
33.2 |
| Llano |
9,532 |
4 |
2,383 |
42 |
| Loving |
88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lubbock |
205,177 |
30 |
6,839 |
14.6 |
| Lynn |
8,706 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| McCulloch |
8,700 |
3 |
2,900 |
34.5 |
| McLennan |
166,114 |
24 |
6,921 |
14.4 |
| McMullen |
879 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Madison |
10,028 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Marion |
9,995 |
1 |
9,995 |
10 |
| Martin |
4,704 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mason |
3,618 |
2 |
1,809 |
55.3 |
| Matagorda |
35,845 |
8 |
4,481 |
22.3 |
| Maverick |
28,737 |
1 |
28,737 |
3.5 |
| Medina |
22,581 |
7 |
3,226 |
31 |
| Menard |
2,409 |
1 |
2,409 |
41.5 |
| Midland |
79,197 |
9 |
8,800 |
11.4 |
| Milam |
22,194 |
6 |
3,699 |
27 |
| Mills |
4,424 |
1 |
4,424 |
22.6 |
| Mitchell |
9,082 |
2 |
4,541 |
22 |
| Montague |
16,993 |
4 |
4,248 |
23.5 |
| Montgomery |
112,680 |
10 |
11,268 |
8.9 |
| Moore |
16,075 |
5 |
3,215 |
31.1 |
| Morris |
14,168 |
2 |
7,084 |
14.1 |
| Motley |
1,986 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nacogdoches |
44,706 |
8 |
5,588 |
17.9 |
| Navarro |
34,489 |
5 |
6,898 |
14.5 |
| Newton |
12,935 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nolan |
17,135 |
1 |
17,135 |
5.8 |
| Nueces |
262,082 |
32 |
8,190 |
12.2 |
| Ochiltree |
9,612 |
3 |
3,204 |
31.2 |
| Oldham |
2,267 |
1 |
2,267 |
44.1 |
| Orange |
81,314 |
8 |
10,164 |
9.8 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,047 |
4 |
6,262 |
16 |
| Panola |
19,761 |
2 |
9,881 |
10.1 |
| Parker |
42,461 |
8 |
5,308 |
18.8 |
| Parmer |
10,934 |
2 |
5,467 |
18.3 |
| Pecos |
14,448 |
3 |
4,816 |
20.8 |
| Polk |
22,414 |
3 |
7,471 |
13.4 |
| Potter |
97,008 |
12 |
8,084 |
12.4 |
| Presidio |
5,118 |
2 |
2,559 |
39.1 |
| Rains |
4,621 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Randall |
70,826 |
17 |
4,166 |
24 |
| Reagan |
3,955 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Real |
2,377 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Red River |
15,743 |
2 |
7,872 |
12.7 |
| Reeves |
15,948 |
1 |
15,948 |
6.3 |
| Refugio |
9,332 |
2 |
4,666 |
21.4 |
| Roberts |
1,139 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Robertson |
14,603 |
2 |
7,302 |
13.7 |
| Rockwall |
13,034 |
1 |
13,034 |
7.7 |
| Runnels |
11,917 |
3 |
3,972 |
25.2 |
| Rusk |
39,924 |
6 |
6,654 |
15 |
| Sabine |
8,396 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| San Augustine |
8,600 |
1 |
8,600 |
11.6 |
| San Jacinto |
10,491 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| San Patricio |
55,866 |
7 |
7,981 |
12.5 |
| San Saba |
6,077 |
2 |
3,039 |
32.9 |
| Schleicher |
2,752 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scurry |
17,663 |
3 |
5,888 |
17 |
| Shackelford |
3,799 |
2 |
1,900 |
52.6 |
| Shelby |
22,403 |
5 |
4,481 |
22.3 |
| Sherman |
3,270 |
1 |
3,270 |
30.6 |
| Smith |
122,112 |
24 |
5,088 |
19.7 |
| Somervell |
3,882 |
1 |
3,882 |
25.8 |
| Starr |
25,354 |
1 |
25,354 |
3.9 |
| Stephens |
9,627 |
3 |
3,209 |
31.2 |
| Sterling |
1,169 |
1 |
1,169 |
85.5 |
| Stonewall |
2,415 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sutton |
4,739 |
4 |
1,185 |
84.4 |
| Swisher |
9,852 |
1 |
9,852 |
10.2 |
| Tarrant |
831,970 |
98 |
8,489 |
11.8 |
| Taylor |
108,313 |
15 |
7,221 |
13.8 |
| Terrell |
1,676 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Terry |
14,477 |
1 |
14,477 |
6.9 |
| Throckmorton |
2,085 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Titus |
20,488 |
9 |
2,276 |
43.9 |
| Tom Green |
82,041 |
18 |
4,558 |
21.9 |
| Travis |
394,762 |
78 |
5,061 |
19.8 |
| Trinity |
9,086 |
1 |
9,086 |
11 |
| Tyler |
15,456 |
1 |
15,456 |
6.5 |
| Upshur |
27,073 |
4 |
6,768 |
14.8 |
| Upton |
4,640 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uvalde |
21,423 |
5 |
4,285 |
23.3 |
| Val Verde |
34,224 |
8 |
4,278 |
23.4 |
| Van Zandt |
29,575 |
4 |
7,394 |
13.5 |
| Victoria |
65,801 |
7 |
9,400 |
10.6 |
| Walker |
38,969 |
4 |
9,742 |
10.3 |
| Waller |
18,695 |
7 |
2,671 |
37.4 |
| Ward |
13,785 |
2 |
6,893 |
14.5 |
| Washington |
21,366 |
7 |
3,052 |
32.8 |
| Webb |
93,985 |
6 |
15,664 |
6.4 |
| Wharton |
39,542 |
9 |
4,394 |
22.8 |
| Wheeler |
6,997 |
2 |
3,499 |
28.6 |
| Wichita |
120,980 |
19 |
6,367 |
15.7 |
| Wilbarger |
15,815 |
6 |
2,636 |
37.9 |
| Willacy |
17,111 |
3 |
5,704 |
17.5 |
| Williamson |
68,680 |
11 |
6,244 |
16 |
| Wilson |
16,011 |
3 |
5,337 |
18.7 |
| Winkler |
9,880 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wise |
25,198 |
6 |
4,200 |
23.8 |
| Wood |
23,478 |
4 |
5,870 |
17 |
| Yoakum |
8,108 |
1 |
8,108 |
12.3 |
| Young |
18,348 |
3 |
6,116 |
16.4 |
| Zapata |
6,175 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zavala |
11,610 |
1 |
11,610 |
8.6 |
| Texas Total |
13,622,567 |
2,017 |
6,754 |
14.8 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; and, "Texas Health Manpower Report: Veterinarians - 1978," Data Collection and Analysis Division, Bureau of State Health Planning and Resource Development, Texas Department of Health.
Includes all active, licensed veterinarians with a Texas address, excludes 215 inactive veterinarians.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, August 11, 2000.
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