| County |
1980 Estimated Population |
1980 Chiro Total |
Ratio of 1980 Population per Chiro* |
Ratio of Chiro per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
38,381 |
3 |
12,794 |
7.8 |
| Andrews |
13,323 |
1 |
13,323 |
7.5 |
| Angelina |
64,172 |
4 |
16,043 |
6.2 |
| Aransas |
14,260 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Archer |
7,266 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Armstrong |
1,994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Atascosa |
25,055 |
2 |
12,528 |
8 |
| Austin |
17,726 |
2 |
8,863 |
11.3 |
| Bailey |
8,168 |
1 |
8,168 |
12.2 |
| Bandera |
7,084 |
1 |
7,084 |
14.1 |
| Bastrop |
24,726 |
1 |
24,726 |
4 |
| Baylor |
4,919 |
2 |
2,460 |
40.7 |
| Bee |
26,030 |
2 |
13,015 |
7.7 |
| Bell |
157,889 |
7 |
22,556 |
4.4 |
| Bexar |
988,800 |
70 |
14,126 |
7.1 |
| Blanco |
4,681 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Borden |
859 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bosque |
13,401 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bowie |
75,301 |
4 |
18,825 |
5.3 |
| Brazoria |
169,587 |
13 |
13,045 |
7.7 |
| Brazos |
93,588 |
4 |
23,397 |
4.3 |
| Brewster |
7,573 |
1 |
7,573 |
13.2 |
| Briscoe |
2,579 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brooks |
8,428 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brown |
33,057 |
4 |
8,264 |
12.1 |
| Burleson |
12,313 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Burnet |
17,803 |
1 |
17,803 |
5.6 |
| Caldwell |
23,637 |
1 |
23,637 |
4.2 |
| Calhoun |
19,574 |
2 |
9,787 |
10.2 |
| Callahan |
10,992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cameron |
209,727 |
13 |
16,133 |
6.2 |
| Camp |
9,275 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carson |
6,672 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cass |
29,430 |
2 |
14,715 |
6.8 |
| Castro |
10,556 |
4 |
2,639 |
37.9 |
| Chambers |
18,538 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cherokee |
38,127 |
3 |
12,709 |
7.9 |
| Childress |
6,950 |
3 |
2,317 |
43.2 |
| Clay |
9,582 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cochran |
4,825 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coke |
3,196 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coleman |
10,439 |
1 |
10,439 |
9.6 |
| Collin |
144,576 |
7 |
20,654 |
4.8 |
| Collingsworth |
4,648 |
1 |
4,648 |
21.5 |
| Colorado |
18,823 |
2 |
9,412 |
10.6 |
| Comal |
36,446 |
4 |
9,112 |
11 |
| Comanche |
12,617 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Concho |
2,915 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cooke |
27,656 |
3 |
9,219 |
10.8 |
| Coryell |
56,767 |
3 |
18,922 |
5.3 |
| Cottle |
2,947 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crane |
4,600 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crockett |
4,608 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crosby |
8,859 |
1 |
8,859 |
11.3 |
| Culberson |
3,315 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
2 |
3,266 |
30.6 |
| Dallas |
1,556,390 |
91 |
17,103 |
5.8 |
| Dawson |
16,184 |
2 |
8,092 |
12.4 |
| Deaf Smith |
21,165 |
2 |
10,583 |
9.4 |
| Delta |
4,839 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Denton |
143,126 |
8 |
17,891 |
5.6 |
| De Witt |
18,903 |
3 |
6,301 |
15.9 |
| Dickens |
3,539 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dimmit |
11,367 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Donley |
4,075 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Duval |
12,517 |
1 |
12,517 |
8 |
| Eastland |
19,480 |
2 |
9,740 |
10.3 |
| Ector |
115,374 |
9 |
12,819 |
7.8 |
| Edwards |
2,033 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ellis |
59,743 |
4 |
14,936 |
6.7 |
| El Paso |
479,899 |
15 |
31,993 |
3.1 |
| Erath |
22,560 |
4 |
5,640 |
17.7 |
| Falls |
17,946 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fannin |
24,285 |
3 |
8,095 |
12.4 |
| Fayette |
18,832 |
2 |
9,416 |
10.6 |
| Fisher |
5,891 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Floyd |
9,834 |
1 |
9,834 |
10.2 |
| Foard |
2,158 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fort Bend |
130,846 |
7 |
18,692 |
5.3 |
| Franklin |
6,893 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Freestone |
14,830 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Frio |
13,785 |
1 |
13,785 |
7.3 |
| Gaines |
13,150 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Galveston |
195,940 |
14 |
13,996 |
7.1 |
| Garza |
5,336 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gillespie |
13,532 |
3 |
4,511 |
22.2 |
| Glasscock |
1,304 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goliad |
5,193 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gonzales |
16,883 |
1 |
16,883 |
5.9 |
| Gray |
26,386 |
2 |
13,193 |
7.6 |
| Grayson |
89,796 |
9 |
9,977 |
10 |
| Gregg |
99,487 |
13 |
7,653 |
13.1 |
| Grimes |
13,580 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Guadalupe |
46,708 |
4 |
11,677 |
8.6 |
| Hale |
37,592 |
3 |
12,531 |
8 |
| Hall |
5,594 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hamilton |
8,297 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hansford |
6,209 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hardeman |
6,368 |
1 |
6,368 |
15.7 |
| Hardin |
40,721 |
1 |
40,721 |
2.5 |
| Harris |
2,409,547 |
153 |
15,749 |
6.3 |
| Harrison |
52,265 |
3 |
17,422 |
5.7 |
| Hartley |
3,987 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haskell |
7,725 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hays |
40,594 |
1 |
40,594 |
2.5 |
| Hemphill |
5,304 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Henderson |
42,606 |
4 |
10,652 |
9.4 |
| Hidalgo |
283,229 |
9 |
31,470 |
3.2 |
| Hill |
25,024 |
2 |
12,512 |
8 |
| Hockley |
23,230 |
3 |
7,743 |
12.9 |
| Hood |
17,714 |
3 |
5,905 |
16.9 |
| Hopkins |
25,247 |
3 |
8,416 |
11.9 |
| Houston |
22,299 |
2 |
11,150 |
9 |
| Howard |
33,142 |
3 |
11,047 |
9.1 |
| Hudspeth |
2,728 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunt |
55,248 |
2 |
27,624 |
3.6 |
| Hutchinson |
26,304 |
4 |
6,576 |
15.2 |
| Irion |
1,386 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jack |
7,408 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jackson |
13,352 |
1 |
13,352 |
7.5 |
| Jasper |
30,781 |
2 |
15,391 |
6.5 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,647 |
2 |
824 |
121.4 |
| Jefferson |
250,938 |
10 |
25,094 |
4 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,168 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jim Wells |
36,498 |
1 |
36,498 |
2.7 |
| Johnson |
67,649 |
6 |
11,275 |
8.9 |
| Jones |
17,268 |
1 |
17,268 |
5.8 |
| Karnes |
13,593 |
3 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
| Kaufman |
39,015 |
3 |
13,005 |
7.7 |
| Kendall |
10,635 |
2 |
5,318 |
18.8 |
| Kenedy |
543 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent |
1,145 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kerr |
28,780 |
2 |
14,390 |
6.9 |
| Kimble |
4,063 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| King |
425 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kinney |
2,279 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kleberg |
33,358 |
4 |
8,340 |
12 |
| Knox |
5,329 |
1 |
5,329 |
18.8 |
| Lamar |
42,156 |
2 |
21,078 |
4.7 |
| Lamb |
18,669 |
2 |
9,335 |
10.7 |
| Lampasas |
12,005 |
1 |
12,005 |
8.3 |
| La Salle |
5,514 |
1 |
5,514 |
18.1 |
| Lavaca |
19,004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lee |
10,952 |
1 |
10,952 |
9.1 |
| Leon |
9,594 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Liberty |
47,088 |
5 |
9,418 |
10.6 |
| Limestone |
20,224 |
1 |
20,224 |
4.9 |
| Lipscomb |
3,766 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Live Oak |
9,606 |
1 |
9,606 |
10.4 |
| Llano |
10,144 |
1 |
10,144 |
9.9 |
| Loving |
91 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lubbock |
211,651 |
14 |
15,118 |
6.6 |
| Lynn |
8,605 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| McCulloch |
8,735 |
2 |
4,368 |
22.9 |
| McLennan |
170,755 |
15 |
11,384 |
8.8 |
| McMullen |
789 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Madison |
10,649 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Marion |
10,360 |
1 |
10,360 |
9.7 |
| Martin |
4,684 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mason |
3,683 |
1 |
3,683 |
27.2 |
| Matagorda |
37,828 |
2 |
18,914 |
5.3 |
| Maverick |
31,398 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Medina |
23,164 |
4 |
5,791 |
17.3 |
| Menard |
2,346 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Midland |
82,636 |
5 |
16,527 |
6.1 |
| Milam |
22,732 |
1 |
22,732 |
4.4 |
| Mills |
4,477 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mitchell |
9,088 |
2 |
4,544 |
22 |
| Montague |
17,410 |
2 |
8,705 |
11.5 |
| Montgomery |
128,487 |
6 |
21,415 |
4.7 |
| Moore |
16,575 |
4 |
4,144 |
24.1 |
| Morris |
14,629 |
1 |
14,629 |
6.8 |
| Motley |
1,950 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nacogdoches |
46,786 |
3 |
15,595 |
6.4 |
| Navarro |
35,323 |
4 |
8,831 |
11.3 |
| Newton |
13,254 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nolan |
17,359 |
4 |
4,340 |
23 |
| Nueces |
268,215 |
20 |
13,411 |
7.5 |
| Ochiltree |
9,588 |
1 |
9,588 |
10.4 |
| Oldham |
2,283 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orange |
83,838 |
5 |
16,768 |
6 |
| Palo Pinto |
24,062 |
2 |
12,031 |
8.3 |
| Panola |
20,724 |
1 |
20,724 |
4.8 |
| Parker |
44,609 |
2 |
22,305 |
4.5 |
| Parmer |
11,038 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pecos |
14,618 |
1 |
14,618 |
6.8 |
| Polk |
24,407 |
2 |
12,204 |
8.2 |
| Potter |
98,637 |
9 |
10,960 |
9.1 |
| Presidio |
5,188 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rains |
4,839 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Randall |
75,062 |
9 |
8,340 |
12 |
| Reagan |
4,135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Real |
2,469 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Red River |
16,101 |
2 |
8,051 |
12.4 |
| Reeves |
15,801 |
1 |
15,801 |
6.3 |
| Refugio |
9,289 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Roberts |
1,187 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Robertson |
14,653 |
1 |
14,653 |
6.8 |
| Rockwall |
14,528 |
1 |
14,528 |
6.9 |
| Runnels |
11,872 |
5 |
2,374 |
42.1 |
| Rusk |
41,382 |
3 |
13,794 |
7.2 |
| Sabine |
8,702 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| San Augustine |
8,785 |
1 |
8,785 |
11.4 |
| San Jacinto |
11,434 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| San Patricio |
58,013 |
2 |
29,007 |
3.4 |
| San Saba |
6,204 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Schleicher |
2,820 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scurry |
18,192 |
1 |
18,192 |
5.5 |
| Shackelford |
3,915 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Shelby |
23,084 |
1 |
23,084 |
4.3 |
| Sherman |
3,174 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Smith |
128,366 |
11 |
11,670 |
8.6 |
| Somervell |
4,154 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Starr |
27,266 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Stephens |
9,926 |
1 |
9,926 |
10.1 |
| Sterling |
1,206 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Stonewall |
2,406 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sutton |
5,130 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Swisher |
9,723 |
1 |
9,723 |
10.3 |
| Tarrant |
860,880 |
49 |
17,569 |
5.7 |
| Taylor |
110,932 |
12 |
9,244 |
10.8 |
| Terrell |
1,595 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Terry |
14,581 |
2 |
7,291 |
13.7 |
| Throckmorton |
2,053 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Titus |
21,442 |
4 |
5,361 |
18.7 |
| Tom Green |
84,784 |
9 |
9,420 |
10.6 |
| Travis |
419,573 |
23 |
18,242 |
5.5 |
| Trinity |
9,450 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tyler |
16,223 |
1 |
16,223 |
6.2 |
| Upshur |
28,595 |
2 |
14,298 |
7 |
| Upton |
4,619 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uvalde |
22,441 |
2 |
11,221 |
8.9 |
| Val Verde |
35,910 |
1 |
35,910 |
2.8 |
| Van Zandt |
31,426 |
3 |
10,475 |
9.5 |
| Victoria |
68,807 |
7 |
9,830 |
10.2 |
| Walker |
41,789 |
2 |
20,895 |
4.8 |
| Waller |
19,798 |
1 |
19,798 |
5.1 |
| Ward |
13,976 |
2 |
6,988 |
14.3 |
| Washington |
21,998 |
3 |
7,333 |
13.6 |
| Webb |
99,258 |
1 |
99,258 |
1 |
| Wharton |
40,242 |
4 |
10,061 |
9.9 |
| Wheeler |
7,137 |
1 |
7,137 |
14 |
| Wichita |
121,082 |
7 |
17,297 |
5.8 |
| Wilbarger |
15,931 |
1 |
15,931 |
6.3 |
| Willacy |
17,495 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Williamson |
76,521 |
7 |
10,932 |
9.1 |
| Wilson |
16,756 |
1 |
16,756 |
6 |
| Winkler |
9,944 |
1 |
9,944 |
10.1 |
| Wise |
26,575 |
1 |
26,575 |
3.8 |
| Wood |
24,697 |
2 |
12,349 |
8.1 |
| Yoakum |
8,299 |
1 |
8,299 |
12 |
| Young |
19,083 |
1 |
19,083 |
5.2 |
| Zapata |
6,628 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zavala |
11,666 |
1 |
11,666 |
8.6 |
| Texas Total |
14,229,191 |
932 |
15,267 |
6.5 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, May, 1980. Includes: all active Chiropractors. The original report was entitled: "Texas Department of Health, Manpower Special Reports, Chiropractors in Texas by Location, by Activity Status, July, 1980."
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of State Health Data and Policy Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center, November 11, 1999.
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