
| County |
1984 Estimated Population |
1984 Dentist Total |
Ratio of 1984 Population per Dentist* |
Ratio of Dentists per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
45,214 |
19 |
2,380 |
42.0 |
| Andrews |
15,756 |
4 |
3,939 |
25.4 |
| Angelina |
68,315 |
21 |
3,253 |
30.7 |
| Aransas |
17,261 |
4 |
4,315 |
23.2 |
| Archer |
8,101 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
2,027 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
28,255 |
7 |
4,036 |
24.8 |
| Austin |
20,585 |
7 |
2,941 |
34.0 |
| Bailey |
7,903 |
5 |
1,581 |
63.3 |
| Bandera |
8,556 |
2 |
4,278 |
23.4 |
| Bastrop |
32,047 |
9 |
3,561 |
28.1 |
| Baylor |
5,155 |
2 |
2,578 |
38.8 |
| Bee |
27,635 |
6 |
4,606 |
21.7 |
| Bell |
174,172 |
45 |
3,870 |
25.8 |
| Bexar |
1,094,802 |
452 |
2,422 |
41.3 |
| Blanco |
4,988 |
2 |
2,494 |
40.1 |
| Borden |
930 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
14,308 |
4 |
3,577 |
28.0 |
| Bowie |
79,193 |
33 |
2,400 |
41.7 |
| Brazoria |
186,330 |
52 |
3,583 |
27.9 |
| Brazos |
118,968 |
32 |
3,718 |
26.9 |
| Brewster |
8,702 |
1 |
8,702 |
11.5 |
| Briscoe |
2,291 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
8,796 |
1 |
8,796 |
11.4 |
| Brown |
35,761 |
11 |
3,251 |
30.8 |
| Burleson |
14,714 |
4 |
3,679 |
27.2 |
| Burnet |
21,360 |
8 |
2,670 |
37.5 |
| Caldwell |
25,699 |
5 |
5,140 |
19.5 |
| Calhoun |
21,211 |
4 |
5,303 |
18.9 |
| Callahan |
12,834 |
2 |
6,417 |
15.6 |
| Cameron |
242,357 |
49 |
4,946 |
20.2 |
| Camp |
9,844 |
4 |
2,461 |
40.6 |
| Carson |
7,286 |
1 |
7,286 |
13.7 |
| Cass |
30,417 |
12 |
2,535 |
39.5 |
| Castro |
10,015 |
2 |
5,008 |
20.0 |
| Chambers |
20,250 |
3 |
6,750 |
14.8 |
| Cherokee |
39,928 |
14 |
2,852 |
35.1 |
| Childress |
6,786 |
2 |
3,393 |
29.5 |
| Clay |
10,306 |
2 |
5,153 |
19.4 |
| Cochran |
4,593 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,745 |
1 |
3,745 |
26.7 |
| Coleman |
10,919 |
3 |
3,640 |
27.5 |
| Collin |
189,061 |
68 |
2,780 |
36.0 |
| Collingsworth |
4,351 |
1 |
4,351 |
23.0 |
| Colorado |
20,428 |
5 |
4,086 |
24.5 |
| Comal |
42,956 |
18 |
2,386 |
41.9 |
| Comanche |
13,453 |
6 |
2,242 |
44.6 |
| Concho |
3,163 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cooke |
29,171 |
8 |
3,646 |
27.4 |
| Coryell |
57,605 |
5 |
11,521 |
8.7 |
| Cottle |
2,797 |
1 |
2,797 |
35.8 |
| Crane |
5,460 |
1 |
5,460 |
18.3 |
| Crockett |
4,942 |
2 |
2,471 |
40.5 |
| Crosby |
8,323 |
2 |
4,162 |
24.0 |
| Culberson |
3,732 |
1 |
3,732 |
26.8 |
| Dallam |
6,380 |
2 |
3,190 |
31.3 |
| Dallas |
1,713,904 |
829 |
2,067 |
48.4 |
| Dawson |
15,880 |
3 |
5,293 |
18.9 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,794 |
3 |
6,931 |
14.4 |
| Delta |
4,970 |
1 |
4,970 |
20.1 |
| Denton |
192,179 |
56 |
3,432 |
29.1 |
| De Witt |
19,965 |
5 |
3,993 |
25.0 |
| Dickens |
3,147 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
11,963 |
1 |
11,963 |
8.4 |
| Donley |
4,175 |
1 |
4,175 |
24.0 |
| Duval |
13,533 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Eastland |
21,031 |
6 |
3,505 |
28.5 |
| Ector |
134,009 |
32 |
4,188 |
23.9 |
| Edwards |
2,263 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
68,403 |
18 |
3,800 |
26.3 |
| El Paso |
529,666 |
123 |
4,306 |
23.2 |
| Erath |
25,488 |
11 |
2,317 |
43.2 |
| Falls |
18,520 |
6 |
3,087 |
32.4 |
| Fannin |
24,922 |
7 |
3,560 |
28.1 |
| Fayette |
20,752 |
8 |
2,594 |
38.6 |
| Fisher |
5,636 |
1 |
5,636 |
17.7 |
| Floyd |
9,064 |
2 |
4,532 |
22.1 |
| Foard |
2,041 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
182,142 |
48 |
3,795 |
26.4 |
| Franklin |
7,515 |
2 |
3,758 |
26.6 |
| Freestone |
16,866 |
4 |
4,217 |
23.7 |
| Frio |
13,971 |
2 |
6,986 |
14.3 |
| Gaines |
14,559 |
3 |
4,853 |
20.6 |
| Galveston |
213,405 |
75 |
2,845 |
35.1 |
| Garza |
5,824 |
1 |
5,824 |
17.2 |
| Gillespie |
15,585 |
9 |
1,732 |
57.7 |
| Glasscock |
1,418 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
5,815 |
1 |
5,815 |
17.2 |
| Gonzales |
18,647 |
4 |
4,662 |
21.5 |
| Gray |
27,966 |
9 |
3,107 |
32.2 |
| Grayson |
93,729 |
39 |
2,403 |
41.6 |
| Gregg |
110,164 |
65 |
1,695 |
59.0 |
| Grimes |
18,555 |
4 |
4,639 |
21.6 |
| Guadalupe |
54,034 |
15 |
3,602 |
27.8 |
| Hale |
37,237 |
10 |
3,724 |
26.9 |
| Hall |
4,988 |
1 |
4,988 |
20.0 |
| Hamilton |
8,380 |
3 |
2,793 |
35.8 |
| Hansford |
6,402 |
2 |
3,201 |
31.2 |
| Hardeman |
6,500 |
2 |
3,250 |
30.8 |
| Hardin |
43,271 |
5 |
8,654 |
11.6 |
| Harris |
2,757,358 |
1,154 |
2,389 |
41.9 |
| Harrison |
57,202 |
15 |
3,813 |
26.2 |
| Hartley |
4,136 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
7,611 |
2 |
3,806 |
26.3 |
| Hays |
50,822 |
21 |
2,420 |
41.3 |
| Hemphill |
5,756 |
1 |
5,756 |
17.4 |
| Henderson |
50,543 |
12 |
4,212 |
23.7 |
| Hidalgo |
334,570 |
53 |
6,313 |
15.8 |
| Hill |
27,037 |
6 |
4,506 |
22.2 |
| Hockley |
25,281 |
5 |
5,056 |
19.8 |
| Hood |
22,812 |
5 |
4,562 |
21.9 |
| Hopkins |
28,052 |
10 |
2,805 |
35.6 |
| Houston |
21,665 |
8 |
2,708 |
36.9 |
| Howard |
36,405 |
15 |
2,427 |
41.2 |
| Hudspeth |
2,718 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
62,365 |
22 |
2,835 |
35.3 |
| Hutchinson |
29,516 |
10 |
2,952 |
33.9 |
| Irion |
1,794 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
8,010 |
2 |
4,005 |
25.0 |
| Jackson |
14,029 |
4 |
3,507 |
28.5 |
| Jasper |
32,321 |
12 |
2,693 |
37.1 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,771 |
1 |
1,771 |
56.5 |
| Jefferson |
255,997 |
117 |
2,188 |
45.7 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,385 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
40,304 |
7 |
5,758 |
17.4 |
| Johnson |
82,716 |
22 |
3,760 |
26.6 |
| Jones |
18,476 |
5 |
3,695 |
27.1 |
| Karnes |
13,699 |
4 |
3,425 |
29.2 |
| Kaufman |
45,142 |
17 |
2,655 |
37.7 |
| Kendall |
12,297 |
5 |
2,459 |
40.7 |
| Kenedy |
556 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,210 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
33,082 |
23 |
1,438 |
69.5 |
| Kimble |
4,222 |
2 |
2,111 |
47.4 |
| King |
393 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
2,667 |
1 |
2,667 |
37.5 |
| Kleberg |
34,974 |
8 |
4,372 |
22.9 |
| Knox |
5,630 |
1 |
5,630 |
17.8 |
| Lamar |
43,652 |
14 |
3,118 |
32.1 |
| Lamb |
17,729 |
5 |
3,546 |
28.2 |
| Lampasas |
12,923 |
4 |
3,231 |
31.0 |
| La Salle |
5,969 |
1 |
5,969 |
16.8 |
| Lavaca |
19,544 |
8 |
2,443 |
40.9 |
| Lee |
13,945 |
3 |
4,648 |
21.5 |
| Leon |
12,240 |
3 |
4,080 |
24.5 |
| Liberty |
54,031 |
14 |
3,859 |
25.9 |
| Limestone |
21,536 |
8 |
2,692 |
37.1 |
| Lipscomb |
4,393 |
1 |
4,393 |
22.8 |
| Live Oak |
9,730 |
3 |
3,243 |
30.8 |
| Llano |
11,600 |
3 |
3,867 |
25.9 |
| Loving |
89 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
221,096 |
72 |
3,071 |
32.6 |
| Lynn |
7,885 |
2 |
3,943 |
25.4 |
| McCulloch |
8,973 |
3 |
2,991 |
33.4 |
| McLennan |
181,305 |
59 |
3,073 |
32.5 |
| McMullen |
912 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
11,793 |
3 |
3,931 |
25.4 |
| Marion |
10,592 |
1 |
10,592 |
9.4 |
| Martin |
5,426 |
1 |
5,426 |
18.4 |
| Mason |
3,679 |
1 |
3,679 |
27.2 |
| Matagorda |
39,646 |
13 |
3,050 |
32.8 |
| Maverick |
34,803 |
1 |
34,803 |
2.9 |
| Medina |
24,278 |
7 |
3,468 |
28.8 |
| Menard |
2,489 |
1 |
2,489 |
40.2 |
| Midland |
106,495 |
38 |
2,803 |
35.7 |
| Milam |
23,876 |
5 |
4,775 |
20.9 |
| Mills |
4,715 |
2 |
2,358 |
42.4 |
| Mitchell |
9,412 |
3 |
3,137 |
31.9 |
| Montague |
18,439 |
6 |
3,073 |
32.5 |
| Montgomery |
165,148 |
39 |
4,235 |
23.6 |
| Moore |
18,130 |
6 |
3,022 |
33.1 |
| Morris |
14,708 |
5 |
2,942 |
34.0 |
| Motley |
1,739 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
51,091 |
15 |
3,406 |
29.4 |
| Navarro |
39,094 |
11 |
3,554 |
28.1 |
| Newton |
13,485 |
1 |
13,485 |
7.4 |
| Nolan |
17,928 |
8 |
2,241 |
44.6 |
| Nueces |
290,731 |
99 |
2,937 |
34.1 |
| Ochiltree |
11,035 |
4 |
2,759 |
36.2 |
| Oldham |
2,475 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
85,763 |
24 |
3,573 |
28.0 |
| Palo Pinto |
26,010 |
7 |
3,716 |
26.9 |
| Panola |
22,364 |
5 |
4,473 |
22.4 |
| Parker |
51,327 |
10 |
5,133 |
19.5 |
| Parmer |
10,398 |
2 |
5,199 |
19.2 |
| Pecos |
16,973 |
3 |
5,658 |
17.7 |
| Polk |
28,530 |
5 |
5,706 |
17.5 |
| Potter |
104,695 |
60 |
1,745 |
57.3 |
| Presidio |
5,786 |
2 |
2,893 |
34.6 |
| Rains |
5,781 |
1 |
5,781 |
17.3 |
| Randall |
82,429 |
6 |
13,738 |
7.3 |
| Reagan |
4,950 |
1 |
4,950 |
20.2 |
| Real |
2,507 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Red River |
15,755 |
3 |
5,252 |
19.0 |
| Reeves |
17,075 |
3 |
5,692 |
17.6 |
| Refugio |
9,115 |
2 |
4,558 |
21.9 |
| Roberts |
1,112 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
16,077 |
4 |
4,019 |
24.9 |
| Rockwall |
18,804 |
11 |
1,709 |
58.5 |
| Runnels |
12,753 |
5 |
2,551 |
39.2 |
| Rusk |
43,997 |
14 |
3,143 |
31.8 |
| Sabine |
9,464 |
2 |
4,732 |
21.1 |
| San Augustine |
8,579 |
3 |
2,860 |
35.0 |
| San Jacinto |
14,193 |
2 |
7,097 |
14.1 |
| San Patricio |
61,892 |
16 |
3,868 |
25.9 |
| San Saba |
5,943 |
2 |
2,972 |
33.7 |
| Schleicher |
3,413 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
20,687 |
6 |
3,448 |
29.0 |
| Shackelford |
4,307 |
1 |
4,307 |
23.2 |
| Shelby |
23,083 |
5 |
4,617 |
21.7 |
| Sherman |
3,080 |
1 |
3,080 |
32.5 |
| Smith |
145,036 |
65 |
2,231 |
44.8 |
| Somervell |
4,841 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Starr |
33,375 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stephens |
10,596 |
4 |
2,649 |
37.8 |
| Sterling |
1,584 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
2,466 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
5,673 |
1 |
5,673 |
17.6 |
| Swisher |
8,972 |
2 |
4,486 |
22.3 |
| Tarrant |
1,001,830 |
395 |
2,536 |
39.4 |
| Taylor |
122,280 |
47 |
2,602 |
38.4 |
| Terrell |
1,590 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
14,922 |
2 |
7,461 |
13.4 |
| Throckmorton |
2,401 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
23,219 |
10 |
2,322 |
43.1 |
| Tom Green |
96,156 |
39 |
2,466 |
40.6 |
| Travis |
499,412 |
236 |
2,116 |
47.3 |
| Trinity |
11,011 |
1 |
11,011 |
9.1 |
| Tyler |
17,371 |
4 |
4,343 |
23.0 |
| Upshur |
32,242 |
7 |
4,606 |
21.7 |
| Upton |
5,399 |
3 |
1,800 |
55.6 |
| Uvalde |
24,014 |
5 |
4,803 |
20.8 |
| Val Verde |
39,302 |
7 |
5,615 |
17.8 |
| Van Zandt |
35,454 |
9 |
3,939 |
25.4 |
| Victoria |
75,481 |
26 |
2,903 |
34.4 |
| Walker |
49,044 |
22 |
2,229 |
44.9 |
| Waller |
23,371 |
3 |
7,790 |
12.8 |
| Ward |
15,998 |
2 |
7,999 |
12.5 |
| Washington |
25,483 |
8 |
3,185 |
31.4 |
| Webb |
116,570 |
11 |
10,597 |
9.4 |
| Wharton |
41,616 |
14 |
2,973 |
33.6 |
| Wheeler |
7,797 |
2 |
3,899 |
25.7 |
| Wichita |
125,808 |
50 |
2,516 |
39.7 |
| Wilbarger |
17,007 |
7 |
2,430 |
41.2 |
| Willacy |
18,461 |
2 |
9,231 |
10.8 |
| Williamson |
99,659 |
24 |
4,152 |
24.1 |
| Wilson |
18,775 |
6 |
3,129 |
32.0 |
| Winkler |
11,103 |
2 |
5,552 |
18.0 |
| Wise |
30,395 |
7 |
4,342 |
23.0 |
| Wood |
27,516 |
12 |
2,293 |
43.6 |
| Yoakum |
9,192 |
2 |
4,596 |
21.8 |
| Young |
20,937 |
10 |
2,094 |
47.8 |
| Zapata |
8,166 |
1 |
8,166 |
12.2 |
| Zavala |
12,331 |
1 |
12,331 |
8.1 |
| Texas Total |
16,007,396 |
5,670 |
2,823 |
35.4 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, Texas Department of Health, 1984. *Includes: Primary Care Dentists with a status code of "active" and a self-reported practice type of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, private practice, or dental public health.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, September 21, 2001.
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