
| County |
1983 Estimated Population |
1983 Dentist Total |
Ratio of 1983 Population per Dentist* |
Ratio of Dentists per 100,000 population |
| Anderson |
41,670 |
14 |
2,976 |
33.6 |
| Andrews |
14,300 |
4 |
3,575 |
28 |
| Angelina |
69,187 |
25 |
2,767 |
36.1 |
| Aransas |
16,001 |
4 |
4,000 |
25 |
| Archer |
7,834 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Armstrong |
2,033 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Atascosa |
27,571 |
6 |
4,595 |
21.8 |
| Austin |
19,200 |
6 |
3,200 |
31.3 |
| Bailey |
8,424 |
4 |
2,106 |
47.5 |
| Bandera |
7,881 |
2 |
3,941 |
25.4 |
| Bastrop |
27,379 |
11 |
2,489 |
40.2 |
| Baylor |
4,826 |
2 |
2,413 |
41.4 |
| Bee |
27,497 |
6 |
4,583 |
21.8 |
| Bell |
169,309 |
62 |
2,731 |
36.6 |
| Bexar |
1,045,419 |
545 |
1,918 |
52.1 |
| Blanco |
5,044 |
2 |
2,522 |
39.7 |
| Borden |
862 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bosque |
14,161 |
4 |
3,540 |
28.2 |
| Bowie |
77,526 |
41 |
1,891 |
52.9 |
| Brazoria |
193,837 |
59 |
3,285 |
30.4 |
| Brazos |
95,590 |
36 |
2,655 |
37.7 |
| Brewster |
7,562 |
2 |
3,781 |
26.4 |
| Briscoe |
2,564 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brooks |
8,667 |
1 |
8,667 |
11.5 |
| Brown |
35,515 |
13 |
2,732 |
36.6 |
| Burleson |
13,064 |
4 |
3,266 |
30.6 |
| Burnet |
20,098 |
10 |
2,010 |
49.8 |
| Caldwell |
24,499 |
6 |
4,083 |
24.5 |
| Calhoun |
20,086 |
5 |
4,017 |
24.9 |
| Callahan |
12,167 |
2 |
6,084 |
16.4 |
| Cameron |
239,893 |
54 |
4,442 |
22.5 |
| Camp |
9,845 |
3 |
3,282 |
30.5 |
| Carson |
6,790 |
1 |
6,790 |
14.7 |
| Cass |
31,356 |
12 |
2,613 |
38.3 |
| Castro |
11,222 |
2 |
5,611 |
17.8 |
| Chambers |
21,190 |
3 |
7,063 |
14.2 |
| Cherokee |
40,272 |
15 |
2,685 |
37.2 |
| Childress |
7,080 |
2 |
3,540 |
28.2 |
| Clay |
10,130 |
1 |
10,130 |
9.9 |
| Cochran |
4,952 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coke |
3,205 |
1 |
3,205 |
31.2 |
| Coleman |
10,503 |
4 |
2,626 |
38.1 |
| Collin |
176,656 |
156 |
1,132 |
88.3 |
| Collingsworth |
4,664 |
2 |
2,332 |
42.9 |
| Colorado |
19,195 |
4 |
4,799 |
20.8 |
| Comal |
41,256 |
25 |
1,650 |
60.6 |
| Comanche |
12,882 |
5 |
2,576 |
38.8 |
| Concho |
2,964 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cooke |
28,910 |
9 |
3,212 |
31.1 |
| Coryell |
61,840 |
9 |
6,871 |
14.6 |
| Cottle |
2,891 |
1 |
2,891 |
34.6 |
| Crane |
4,840 |
1 |
4,840 |
20.7 |
| Crockett |
4,972 |
2 |
2,486 |
40.2 |
| Crosby |
9,258 |
2 |
4,629 |
21.6 |
| Culberson |
3,814 |
1 |
3,814 |
26.2 |
| Dallam |
6,723 |
2 |
3,362 |
29.7 |
| Dallas |
1,634,836 |
915 |
1,787 |
56 |
| Dawson |
16,173 |
3 |
5,391 |
18.5 |
| Deaf Smith |
22,812 |
5 |
4,562 |
21.9 |
| Delta |
4,858 |
1 |
4,858 |
20.6 |
| Denton |
170,729 |
55 |
3,104 |
32.2 |
| De Witt |
19,105 |
5 |
3,821 |
26.2 |
| Dickens |
3,521 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dimmit |
12,284 |
1 |
12,284 |
8.1 |
| Donley |
4,240 |
1 |
4,240 |
23.6 |
| Duval |
13,038 |
1 |
13,038 |
7.7 |
| Eastland |
19,932 |
7 |
2,847 |
35.1 |
| Ector |
124,357 |
35 |
3,553 |
28.1 |
| Edwards |
2,196 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ellis |
64,546 |
18 |
3,586 |
27.9 |
| El Paso |
532,218 |
156 |
3,412 |
29.3 |
| Erath |
24,043 |
12 |
2,004 |
49.9 |
| Falls |
18,129 |
5 |
3,626 |
27.6 |
| Fannin |
24,838 |
7 |
3,548 |
28.2 |
| Fayette |
19,276 |
8 |
2,410 |
41.5 |
| Fisher |
5,871 |
1 |
5,871 |
17 |
| Floyd |
10,197 |
2 |
5,099 |
19.6 |
| Foard |
2,111 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fort Bend |
163,528 |
41 |
3,988 |
25.1 |
| Franklin |
7,532 |
3 |
2,511 |
39.8 |
| Freestone |
16,536 |
3 |
5,512 |
18.1 |
| Frio |
14,983 |
1 |
14,983 |
6.7 |
| Gaines |
13,825 |
2 |
6,913 |
14.5 |
| Galveston |
204,491 |
78 |
2,622 |
38.1 |
| Garza |
5,440 |
1 |
5,440 |
18.4 |
| Gillespie |
14,493 |
8 |
1,812 |
55.2 |
| Glasscock |
1,363 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goliad |
5,399 |
1 |
5,399 |
18.5 |
| Gonzales |
17,175 |
4 |
4,294 |
23.3 |
| Gray |
26,091 |
10 |
2,609 |
38.3 |
| Grayson |
91,407 |
45 |
2,031 |
49.2 |
| Gregg |
107,476 |
73 |
1,472 |
67.9 |
| Grimes |
14,213 |
5 |
2,843 |
35.2 |
| Guadalupe |
51,801 |
17 |
3,047 |
32.8 |
| Hale |
39,299 |
12 |
3,275 |
30.5 |
| Hall |
5,535 |
1 |
5,535 |
18.1 |
| Hamilton |
8,675 |
3 |
2,892 |
34.6 |
| Hansford |
6,186 |
2 |
3,093 |
32.3 |
| Hardeman |
6,349 |
2 |
3,175 |
31.5 |
| Hardin |
44,830 |
5 |
8,966 |
11.2 |
| Harris |
2,660,357 |
1,336 |
1,991 |
50.2 |
| Harrison |
54,808 |
16 |
3,426 |
29.2 |
| Hartley |
4,417 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haskell |
7,543 |
2 |
3,772 |
26.5 |
| Hays |
41,664 |
20 |
2,083 |
48 |
| Hemphill |
6,200 |
1 |
6,200 |
16.1 |
| Henderson |
48,932 |
12 |
4,078 |
24.5 |
| Hidalgo |
327,909 |
60 |
5,465 |
18.3 |
| Hill |
25,795 |
6 |
4,299 |
23.3 |
| Hockley |
24,315 |
5 |
4,863 |
20.6 |
| Hood |
21,985 |
6 |
3,664 |
27.3 |
| Hopkins |
26,790 |
10 |
2,679 |
37.3 |
| Houston |
23,684 |
8 |
2,961 |
33.8 |
| Howard |
32,030 |
17 |
1,884 |
53.1 |
| Hudspeth |
3,074 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunt |
57,465 |
22 |
2,612 |
38.3 |
| Hutchinson |
26,700 |
9 |
2,967 |
33.7 |
| Irion |
1,505 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jack |
7,648 |
3 |
2,549 |
39.2 |
| Jackson |
13,494 |
4 |
3,374 |
29.6 |
| Jasper |
32,915 |
11 |
2,992 |
33.4 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,755 |
1 |
1,755 |
57 |
| Jefferson |
251,152 |
138 |
1,820 |
54.9 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,486 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jim Wells |
38,033 |
18 |
2,113 |
47.3 |
| Johnson |
75,979 |
26 |
2,922 |
34.2 |
| Jones |
17,735 |
4 |
4,434 |
22.6 |
| Karnes |
13,679 |
5 |
2,736 |
36.6 |
| Kaufman |
41,633 |
15 |
2,776 |
36 |
| Kendall |
11,878 |
5 |
2,376 |
42.1 |
| Kenedy |
623 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent |
1,087 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kerr |
31,863 |
22 |
1,448 |
69 |
| Kimble |
4,107 |
2 |
2,054 |
48.7 |
| King |
441 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kinney |
2,501 |
1 |
2,501 |
40 |
| Kleberg |
33,999 |
9 |
3,778 |
26.5 |
| Knox |
5,227 |
1 |
5,227 |
19.1 |
| Lamar |
44,258 |
17 |
2,603 |
38.4 |
| Lamb |
19,168 |
5 |
3,834 |
26.1 |
| Lampasas |
12,975 |
5 |
2,595 |
38.5 |
| Lasalle |
5,731 |
1 |
5,731 |
17.4 |
| Lavaca |
19,338 |
7 |
2,763 |
36.2 |
| Lee |
12,032 |
3 |
4,011 |
24.9 |
| Leon |
10,017 |
3 |
3,339 |
29.9 |
| Liberty |
52,775 |
13 |
4,060 |
24.6 |
| Limestone |
20,816 |
7 |
2,974 |
33.6 |
| Lipscomb |
3,910 |
1 |
3,910 |
25.6 |
| Live Oak |
10,775 |
2 |
5,388 |
18.6 |
| Llano |
11,050 |
3 |
3,683 |
27.1 |
| Loving |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lubbock |
219,671 |
97 |
2,265 |
44.2 |
| Lynn |
8,959 |
2 |
4,480 |
22.3 |
| McCulloch |
8,822 |
3 |
2,941 |
34 |
| McLennan |
177,594 |
75 |
2,368 |
42.2 |
| McMullen |
762 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Madison |
10,719 |
3 |
3,573 |
28 |
| Marion |
11,070 |
1 |
11,070 |
9 |
| Martin |
4,860 |
1 |
4,860 |
20.6 |
| Mason |
3,758 |
2 |
1,879 |
53.2 |
| Matagorda |
41,718 |
11 |
3,793 |
26.4 |
| Maverick |
38,043 |
1 |
38,043 |
2.6 |
| Medina |
24,254 |
6 |
4,042 |
24.7 |
| Menard |
2,335 |
1 |
2,335 |
42.8 |
| Midland |
89,064 |
50 |
1,781 |
56.1 |
| Milam |
23,742 |
9 |
2,638 |
37.9 |
| Mills |
4,548 |
2 |
2,274 |
44 |
| Mitchell |
9,285 |
3 |
3,095 |
32.3 |
| Montague |
18,058 |
6 |
3,010 |
33.2 |
| Montgomery |
160,151 |
35 |
4,576 |
21.9 |
| Moore |
17,431 |
6 |
2,905 |
34.4 |
| Morris |
15,423 |
4 |
3,856 |
25.9 |
| Motley |
1,915 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nacogdoches |
48,472 |
20 |
2,424 |
41.3 |
| Navarro |
36,710 |
15 |
2,447 |
40.9 |
| Newton |
13,837 |
1 |
13,837 |
7.2 |
| Nolan |
17,825 |
7 |
2,546 |
39.3 |
| Nueces |
279,479 |
115 |
2,430 |
41.1 |
| Ochiltree |
9,542 |
4 |
2,386 |
41.9 |
| Oldham |
2,299 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orange |
87,697 |
24 |
3,654 |
27.4 |
| Palo Pinto |
22,966 |
8 |
2,871 |
34.8 |
| Panola |
22,673 |
5 |
4,535 |
22.1 |
| Parker |
48,718 |
10 |
4,872 |
20.5 |
| Parmer |
11,589 |
2 |
5,795 |
17.3 |
| Pecos |
15,420 |
4 |
3,855 |
25.9 |
| Polk |
28,495 |
6 |
4,749 |
21.1 |
| Potter |
101,153 |
75 |
1,349 |
74.1 |
| Presidio |
5,435 |
1 |
5,435 |
18.4 |
| Rains |
5,254 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Randall |
81,654 |
4 |
20,414 |
4.9 |
| Reagan |
4,514 |
1 |
4,514 |
22.2 |
| Real |
2,579 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Red River |
16,791 |
3 |
5,597 |
17.9 |
| Reeves |
16,073 |
4 |
4,018 |
24.9 |
| Refugio |
9,289 |
1 |
9,289 |
10.8 |
| Roberts |
1,279 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Robertson |
14,784 |
5 |
2,957 |
33.8 |
| Rockwall |
17,501 |
11 |
1,591 |
62.9 |
| Runnels |
11,971 |
6 |
1,995 |
50.1 |
| Rusk |
44,219 |
15 |
2,948 |
33.9 |
| Sabine |
9,181 |
2 |
4,591 |
21.8 |
| San Augustine |
9,047 |
3 |
3,016 |
33.2 |
| San Jacinto |
13,409 |
2 |
6,705 |
14.9 |
| San Patricio |
61,958 |
14 |
4,426 |
22.6 |
| San Saba |
6,468 |
2 |
3,234 |
30.9 |
| Schleicher |
3,013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scurry |
19,007 |
5 |
3,801 |
26.3 |
| Shackelford |
4,177 |
1 |
4,177 |
23.9 |
| Shelby |
24,210 |
5 |
4,842 |
20.7 |
| Sherman |
3,053 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Smith |
138,996 |
86 |
1,616 |
61.9 |
| Somervell |
4,756 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Starr |
32,132 |
1 |
32,132 |
3.1 |
| Stephens |
10,557 |
4 |
2,639 |
37.9 |
| Sterling |
1,236 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Stonewall |
2,393 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sutton |
5,849 |
1 |
5,849 |
17.1 |
| Swisher |
9,899 |
3 |
3,300 |
30.3 |
| Tarrant |
908,264 |
443 |
2,050 |
48.8 |
| Taylor |
114,278 |
57 |
2,005 |
49.9 |
| Terrell |
1,659 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Terry |
15,220 |
2 |
7,610 |
13.1 |
| Throckmorton |
2,037 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Titus |
23,172 |
11 |
2,107 |
47.5 |
| Tom Green |
89,256 |
44 |
2,029 |
49.3 |
| Travis |
455,753 |
290 |
1,572 |
63.6 |
| Trinity |
10,143 |
1 |
10,143 |
9.9 |
| Tyler |
17,691 |
5 |
3,538 |
28.3 |
| Upshur |
31,607 |
7 |
4,515 |
22.1 |
| Upton |
4,756 |
1 |
4,756 |
21 |
| Uvalde |
24,695 |
7 |
3,528 |
28.3 |
| Val Verde |
39,752 |
9 |
4,417 |
22.6 |
| Van Zandt |
35,081 |
10 |
3,508 |
28.5 |
| Victoria |
74,043 |
34 |
2,178 |
45.9 |
| Walker |
43,651 |
21 |
2,079 |
48.1 |
| Waller |
21,395 |
3 |
7,132 |
14 |
| Ward |
14,441 |
3 |
4,814 |
20.8 |
| Washington |
23,062 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Webb |
113,948 |
13 |
8,765 |
11.4 |
| Wharton |
41,488 |
18 |
2,305 |
43.4 |
| Wheeler |
7,425 |
3 |
2,475 |
40.4 |
| Wichita |
119,883 |
74 |
1,620 |
61.7 |
| Wilbarger |
16,124 |
7 |
2,303 |
43.4 |
| Willacy |
18,454 |
2 |
9,227 |
10.8 |
| Williamson |
93,151 |
22 |
4,234 |
23.6 |
| Wilson |
18,193 |
5 |
3,639 |
27.5 |
| Winkler |
10,216 |
1 |
10,216 |
9.8 |
| Wise |
29,061 |
6 |
4,844 |
20.6 |
| Wood |
26,995 |
10 |
2,700 |
37 |
| Yoakum |
8,708 |
1 |
8,708 |
11.5 |
| Young |
20,425 |
10 |
2,043 |
49 |
| Zapata |
7,410 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zavala |
12,227 |
1 |
12,227 |
8.2 |
| Texas Total |
15,345,761 |
6,525 |
2,352 |
42.5 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of Health Manpower Special Reports, 1983. Includes all private practice dentists with a Texas mailing address; Excludes non-respondents to employment status and retired dentists. It is unclear from this printed report whether federal dentists were excluded from the total.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of State Health Data and Policy Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center. August 30, 1999.
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