| County |
1979 Estimated Population |
1979 Chiro Totals |
Ratio of 1979 Population per Chiro* |
Ratio of Chiro per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
37,322 |
3 |
12,441 |
8.0 |
| Andrews |
13,027 |
1 |
13,027 |
7.7 |
| Angelina |
62,683 |
4 |
15,671 |
6.4 |
| Aransas |
13,724 |
1 |
13,724 |
7.3 |
| Archer |
7,118 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
1,979 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
24,429 |
2 |
12,215 |
8.2 |
| Austin |
17,337 |
2 |
8,669 |
11.5 |
| Bailey |
8,202 |
1 |
8,202 |
12.2 |
| Bandera |
6,845 |
1 |
6,845 |
14.6 |
| Bastrop |
23,978 |
1 |
23,978 |
4.2 |
| Baylor |
4,954 |
2 |
2,477 |
40.4 |
| Bee |
25,703 |
2 |
12,852 |
7.8 |
| Bell |
154,548 |
10 |
15,455 |
6.5 |
| Bexar |
972,967 |
72 |
13,513 |
7.4 |
| Blanco |
4,575 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Borden |
855 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
13,170 |
1 |
13,170 |
7.6 |
| Bowie |
74,553 |
6 |
12,426 |
8.0 |
| Brazoria |
163,457 |
14 |
11,676 |
8.6 |
| Brazos |
90,027 |
4 |
22,507 |
4.4 |
| Brewster |
7,599 |
1 |
7,599 |
13.2 |
| Briscoe |
2,607 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
8,387 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brown |
32,336 |
5 |
6,467 |
15.5 |
| Burleson |
12,079 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Burnet |
17,159 |
2 |
8,580 |
11.7 |
| Caldwell |
23,389 |
1 |
23,389 |
4.3 |
| Calhoun |
19,403 |
2 |
9,702 |
10.3 |
| Callahan |
10,713 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cameron |
202,785 |
13 |
15,599 |
6.4 |
| Camp |
9,146 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Carson |
6,643 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cass |
28,893 |
2 |
14,447 |
6.9 |
| Castro |
10,539 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Chambers |
17,900 |
1 |
17,900 |
5.6 |
| Cherokee |
37,515 |
3 |
12,505 |
8.0 |
| Childress |
6,915 |
2 |
3,458 |
28.9 |
| Clay |
9,434 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cochran |
4,876 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,185 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
10,423 |
1 |
10,423 |
9.6 |
| Collin |
136,806 |
4 |
34,202 |
2.9 |
| Collingsworth |
4,661 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
18,707 |
2 |
9,354 |
10.7 |
| Comal |
35,215 |
6 |
5,869 |
17.0 |
| Comanche |
12,543 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Concho |
2,917 |
1 |
2,917 |
34.3 |
| Cooke |
27,236 |
3 |
9,079 |
11.0 |
| Coryell |
54,621 |
2 |
27,311 |
3.7 |
| Cottle |
2,978 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crane |
4,556 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crockett |
4,535 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crosby |
8,882 |
1 |
8,882 |
11.3 |
| Culberson |
3,324 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dallam |
6,473 |
2 |
3,237 |
30.9 |
| Dallas |
1,533,483 |
86 |
17,831 |
5.6 |
| Dawson |
16,225 |
2 |
8,113 |
12.3 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,947 |
2 |
10,474 |
9.5 |
| Delta |
4,849 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
136,369 |
10 |
13,637 |
7.3 |
| De Witt |
18,878 |
3 |
6,293 |
15.9 |
| Dickens |
3,562 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
11,131 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Donley |
4,036 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Duval |
12,440 |
1 |
12,440 |
8.0 |
| Eastland |
19,337 |
1 |
19,337 |
5.2 |
| Ector |
113,012 |
9 |
12,557 |
8.0 |
| Edwards |
2,033 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
58,444 |
4 |
14,611 |
6.8 |
| El Paso |
467,833 |
18 |
25,991 |
3.8 |
| Erath |
22,114 |
4 |
5,529 |
18.1 |
| Falls |
17,882 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fannin |
24,125 |
3 |
8,042 |
12.4 |
| Fayette |
18,715 |
2 |
9,358 |
10.7 |
| Fisher |
5,936 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Floyd |
9,955 |
1 |
9,955 |
10.0 |
| Foard |
2,171 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
122,982 |
6 |
20,497 |
4.9 |
| Franklin |
6,732 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Freestone |
14,454 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Frio |
13,524 |
1 |
13,524 |
7.4 |
| Gaines |
12,994 |
1 |
12,994 |
7.7 |
| Galveston |
193,323 |
11 |
17,575 |
5.7 |
| Garza |
5,328 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gillespie |
13,234 |
3 |
4,411 |
22.7 |
| Glasscock |
1,301 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
5,147 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gonzales |
16,832 |
1 |
16,832 |
5.9 |
| Gray |
26,440 |
2 |
13,220 |
7.6 |
| Grayson |
89,137 |
9 |
9,904 |
10.1 |
| Gregg |
97,124 |
16 |
6,070 |
16.5 |
| Grimes |
13,405 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Guadalupe |
45,392 |
3 |
15,131 |
6.6 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
3 |
12,413 |
8.1 |
| Hall |
5,635 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
8,183 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hansford |
6,224 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hardeman |
6,414 |
1 |
6,414 |
15.6 |
| Hardin |
39,648 |
1 |
39,648 |
2.5 |
| Harris |
2,342,775 |
148 |
15,830 |
6.3 |
| Harrison |
51,523 |
3 |
17,174 |
5.8 |
| Hartley |
3,865 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
7,802 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hays |
39,297 |
2 |
19,649 |
5.1 |
| Hemphill |
5,079 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Henderson |
40,991 |
3 |
13,664 |
7.3 |
| Hidalgo |
273,057 |
10 |
27,306 |
3.7 |
| Hill |
24,781 |
2 |
12,391 |
8.1 |
| Hockley |
22,946 |
3 |
7,649 |
13.1 |
| Hood |
16,582 |
3 |
5,527 |
18.1 |
| Hopkins |
24,789 |
3 |
8,263 |
12.1 |
| Houston |
21,852 |
1 |
21,852 |
4.6 |
| Howard |
33,608 |
3 |
11,203 |
8.9 |
| Hudspeth |
2,688 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
54,518 |
2 |
27,259 |
3.7 |
| Hutchinson |
26,113 |
4 |
6,528 |
15.3 |
| Irion |
1,344 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
7,350 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jackson |
13,316 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jasper |
30,170 |
1 |
30,170 |
3.3 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,629 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
250,325 |
13 |
19,256 |
5.2 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,118 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
36,151 |
1 |
36,151 |
2.8 |
| Johnson |
65,455 |
6 |
10,909 |
9.2 |
| Jones |
17,150 |
1 |
17,150 |
5.8 |
| Karnes |
13,577 |
3 |
4,526 |
22.1 |
| Kaufman |
38,350 |
3 |
12,783 |
7.8 |
| Kendall |
10,266 |
3 |
3,422 |
29.2 |
| Kenedy |
564 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,185 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
27,830 |
3 |
9,277 |
10.8 |
| Kimble |
4,046 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| King |
430 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
2,258 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
33,337 |
5 |
6,667 |
15.0 |
| Knox |
5,389 |
1 |
5,389 |
18.6 |
| Lamar |
41,546 |
2 |
20,773 |
4.8 |
| Lamb |
18,576 |
2 |
9,288 |
10.8 |
| Lampasas |
11,739 |
1 |
11,739 |
8.5 |
| Lasalle |
5,463 |
1 |
5,463 |
18.3 |
| Lavaca |
18,893 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lee |
10,655 |
2 |
5,328 |
18.8 |
| Leon |
9,508 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Liberty |
45,674 |
4 |
11,419 |
8.8 |
| Limestone |
20,013 |
1 |
20,013 |
5.0 |
| Lipscomb |
3,738 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Live Oak |
9,310 |
1 |
9,310 |
10.7 |
| Llano |
9,839 |
1 |
9,839 |
10.2 |
| Loving |
93 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
208,409 |
17 |
12,259 |
8.2 |
| Lynn |
8,652 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,724 |
2 |
4,362 |
22.9 |
| McLennan |
168,437 |
15 |
11,229 |
8.9 |
| McMullen |
836 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
10,338 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Marion |
10,176 |
1 |
10,176 |
9.8 |
| Martin |
4,698 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mason |
3,650 |
1 |
3,650 |
27.4 |
| Matagorda |
36,832 |
4 |
9,208 |
10.9 |
| Maverick |
30,067 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Medina |
22,873 |
4 |
5,718 |
17.5 |
| Menard |
2,377 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Midland |
80,914 |
4 |
20,229 |
4.9 |
| Milam |
22,457 |
1 |
22,457 |
4.5 |
| Mills |
4,455 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mitchell |
9,091 |
2 |
4,546 |
22.0 |
| Montague |
17,200 |
2 |
8,600 |
11.6 |
| Montgomery |
120,583 |
5 |
24,117 |
4.1 |
| Moore |
16,328 |
3 |
5,443 |
18.4 |
| Morris |
14,396 |
1 |
14,396 |
6.9 |
| Motley |
1,977 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
45,741 |
2 |
22,871 |
4.4 |
| Navarro |
34,907 |
3 |
11,636 |
8.6 |
| Newton |
13,099 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
17,244 |
4 |
4,311 |
23.2 |
| Nueces |
265,144 |
20 |
13,257 |
7.5 |
| Ochiltree |
9,596 |
1 |
9,596 |
10.4 |
| Oldham |
2,274 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
82,572 |
6 |
13,762 |
7.3 |
| Palo Pinto |
24,551 |
4 |
6,138 |
16.3 |
| Panola |
20,241 |
2 |
10,121 |
9.9 |
| Parker |
43,535 |
3 |
14,512 |
6.9 |
| Parmer |
10,986 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Pecos |
14,531 |
1 |
14,531 |
6.9 |
| Polk |
23,414 |
2 |
11,707 |
8.5 |
| Potter |
97,814 |
9 |
10,868 |
9.2 |
| Presidio |
5,151 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rains |
4,730 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Randall |
72,938 |
12 |
6,078 |
16.5 |
| Reagan |
4,045 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Real |
2,421 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Red River |
15,920 |
1 |
15,920 |
6.3 |
| Reeves |
15,870 |
1 |
15,870 |
6.3 |
| Refugio |
9,312 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Roberts |
1,162 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
14,628 |
1 |
14,628 |
6.8 |
| Rockwall |
13,777 |
1 |
13,777 |
7.3 |
| Runnels |
11,896 |
5 |
2,379 |
42.0 |
| Rusk |
40,650 |
2 |
20,325 |
4.9 |
| Sabine |
8,552 |
1 |
8,552 |
11.7 |
| San Augustine |
8,691 |
1 |
8,691 |
11.5 |
| San Jacinto |
10,959 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| San Patricio |
56,940 |
2 |
28,470 |
3.5 |
| San Saba |
6,136 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Schleicher |
2,788 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
17,923 |
1 |
17,923 |
5.6 |
| Shackelford |
3,852 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shelby |
22,744 |
1 |
22,744 |
4.4 |
| Sherman |
3,225 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Smith |
125,237 |
10 |
12,524 |
8.0 |
| Somervell |
4,019 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Starr |
26,306 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stephens |
9,774 |
1 |
9,774 |
10.2 |
| Sterling |
1,191 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
2,414 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,933 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Swisher |
9,790 |
1 |
9,790 |
10.2 |
| Tarrant |
846,416 |
52 |
16,277 |
6.1 |
| Taylor |
109,620 |
14 |
7,830 |
12.8 |
| Terrell |
1,635 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
14,528 |
3 |
4,843 |
20.6 |
| Throckmorton |
2,070 |
1 |
2,070 |
48.3 |
| Titus |
20,968 |
3 |
6,989 |
14.3 |
| Tom Green |
83,403 |
8 |
10,425 |
9.6 |
| Travis |
407,159 |
24 |
16,965 |
5.9 |
| Trinity |
9,266 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Tyler |
15,842 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Upshur |
27,834 |
1 |
27,834 |
3.6 |
| Upton |
4,623 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
21,933 |
2 |
10,967 |
9.1 |
| Val Verde |
35,062 |
1 |
35,062 |
2.9 |
| Van Zandt |
30,499 |
3 |
10,166 |
9.8 |
| Victoria |
67,297 |
6 |
11,216 |
8.9 |
| Walker |
40,373 |
1 |
40,373 |
2.5 |
| Waller |
19,238 |
1 |
19,238 |
5.2 |
| Ward |
13,883 |
2 |
6,942 |
14.4 |
| Washington |
21,676 |
3 |
7,225 |
13.8 |
| Webb |
96,618 |
1 |
96,618 |
1.0 |
| Wharton |
39,886 |
3 |
13,295 |
7.5 |
| Wheeler |
7,070 |
1 |
7,070 |
14.1 |
| Wichita |
121,028 |
10 |
12,103 |
8.3 |
| Wilbarger |
15,868 |
1 |
15,868 |
6.3 |
| Willacy |
17,307 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Williamson |
72,594 |
6 |
12,099 |
8.3 |
| Wilson |
16,379 |
1 |
16,379 |
6.1 |
| Winkler |
9,916 |
1 |
9,916 |
10.1 |
| Wise |
25,883 |
1 |
25,883 |
3.9 |
| Wood |
24,088 |
3 |
8,029 |
12.5 |
| Yoakum |
8,208 |
1 |
8,208 |
12.2 |
| Young |
18,710 |
2 |
9,355 |
10.7 |
| Zapata |
6,395 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zavala |
11,640 |
1 |
11,640 |
8.6 |
| TOTAL |
13,925,564 |
944 |
14,752 |
6.8 |
*Data rounded to the nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of Health, Texas Health Manpower Report, 1979.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, July 11, 2000.
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