
| County |
1984 Estimated Population |
1984 DH Total |
Ratio of 1984 Population per DH* |
Ratio of DHs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
45,214 |
7 |
6,459 |
15.5 |
| Andrews |
15,756 |
3 |
5,252 |
19.0 |
| Angelina |
68,315 |
9 |
7,591 |
13.2 |
| Aransas |
17,261 |
5 |
3,452 |
29.0 |
| Archer |
8,101 |
1 |
8,101 |
12.3 |
| Armstrong |
2,027 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
28,255 |
2 |
14,128 |
7.1 |
| Austin |
20,585 |
3 |
6,862 |
14.6 |
| Bailey |
7,903 |
1 |
7,903 |
12.7 |
| Bandera |
8,556 |
2 |
4,278 |
23.4 |
| Bastrop |
32,047 |
7 |
4,578 |
21.8 |
| Baylor |
5,155 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bee |
27,635 |
17 |
1,626 |
61.5 |
| Bell |
174,172 |
26 |
6,699 |
14.9 |
| Bexar |
1,094,802 |
335 |
3,268 |
30.6 |
| Blanco |
4,988 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Borden |
930 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
14,308 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bowie |
79,193 |
9 |
8,799 |
11.4 |
| Brazoria |
186,330 |
51 |
3,654 |
27.4 |
| Brazos |
118,968 |
33 |
3,605 |
27.7 |
| 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 |
6 |
5,960 |
16.8 |
| Burleson |
14,714 |
3 |
4,905 |
20.4 |
| Burnet |
21,360 |
4 |
5,340 |
18.7 |
| Caldwell |
25,699 |
3 |
8,566 |
11.7 |
| Calhoun |
21,211 |
3 |
7,070 |
14.1 |
| Callahan |
12,834 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cameron |
242,357 |
20 |
12,118 |
8.3 |
| Camp |
9,844 |
2 |
4,922 |
20.3 |
| Carson |
7,286 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cass |
30,417 |
5 |
6,083 |
16.4 |
| Castro |
10,015 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Chambers |
20,250 |
1 |
20,250 |
4.9 |
| Cherokee |
39,928 |
10 |
3,993 |
25.0 |
| Childress |
6,786 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Clay |
10,306 |
1 |
10,306 |
9.7 |
| Cochran |
4,593 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,745 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
10,919 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Collin |
189,061 |
61 |
3,099 |
32.3 |
| Collingsworth |
4,351 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
20,428 |
1 |
20,428 |
4.9 |
| Comal |
42,956 |
9 |
4,773 |
21.0 |
| Comanche |
13,453 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Concho |
3,163 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cooke |
29,171 |
7 |
4,167 |
24.0 |
| Coryell |
57,605 |
4 |
14,401 |
6.9 |
| Cottle |
2,797 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crane |
5,460 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crockett |
4,942 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crosby |
8,323 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Culberson |
3,732 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dallam |
6,380 |
2 |
3,190 |
31.3 |
| Dallas |
1,713,904 |
671 |
2,554 |
39.2 |
| Dawson |
15,880 |
2 |
7,940 |
12.6 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,794 |
1 |
20,794 |
4.8 |
| Delta |
4,970 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
192,179 |
49 |
3,922 |
25.5 |
| De Witt |
19,965 |
2 |
9,983 |
10.0 |
| Dickens |
3,147 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
11,963 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Donley |
4,175 |
1 |
4,175 |
24.0 |
| Duval |
13,533 |
3 |
4,511 |
22.2 |
| Eastland |
21,031 |
1 |
21,031 |
4.8 |
| Ector |
134,009 |
16 |
8,376 |
11.9 |
| Edwards |
2,263 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
68,403 |
13 |
5,262 |
19.0 |
| El Paso |
529,666 |
103 |
5,142 |
19.4 |
| Erath |
25,488 |
5 |
5,098 |
19.6 |
| Falls |
18,520 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fannin |
24,922 |
1 |
24,922 |
4.0 |
| Fayette |
20,752 |
5 |
4,150 |
24.1 |
| Fisher |
5,636 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Floyd |
9,064 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Foard |
2,041 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
182,142 |
46 |
3,960 |
25.3 |
| Franklin |
7,515 |
1 |
7,515 |
13.3 |
| Freestone |
16,866 |
4 |
4,217 |
23.7 |
| Frio |
13,971 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gaines |
14,559 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Galveston |
213,405 |
37 |
5,768 |
17.3 |
| Garza |
5,824 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gillespie |
15,585 |
2 |
7,793 |
12.8 |
| 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 |
7 |
3,995 |
25.0 |
| Grayson |
93,729 |
21 |
4,463 |
22.4 |
| Gregg |
110,164 |
48 |
2,295 |
43.6 |
| Grimes |
18,555 |
3 |
6,185 |
16.2 |
| Guadalupe |
54,034 |
13 |
4,156 |
24.1 |
| Hale |
37,237 |
10 |
3,724 |
26.9 |
| Hall |
4,988 |
2 |
2,494 |
40.1 |
| Hamilton |
8,380 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hansford |
6,402 |
2 |
3,201 |
31.2 |
| Hardeman |
6,500 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hardin |
43,271 |
4 |
10,818 |
9.2 |
| Harris |
2,757,358 |
841 |
3,279 |
30.5 |
| Harrison |
57,202 |
8 |
7,150 |
14.0 |
| Hartley |
4,136 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
7,611 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hays |
50,822 |
12 |
4,235 |
23.6 |
| Hemphill |
5,756 |
2 |
2,878 |
34.7 |
| Henderson |
50,543 |
13 |
3,888 |
25.7 |
| Hidalgo |
334,570 |
24 |
13,940 |
7.2 |
| Hill |
27,037 |
2 |
13,519 |
7.4 |
| Hockley |
25,281 |
1 |
25,281 |
4.0 |
| Hood |
22,812 |
4 |
5,703 |
17.5 |
| Hopkins |
28,052 |
5 |
5,610 |
17.8 |
| Houston |
21,665 |
3 |
7,222 |
13.8 |
| Howard |
36,405 |
8 |
4,551 |
22.0 |
| Hudspeth |
2,718 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
62,365 |
7 |
8,909 |
11.2 |
| Hutchinson |
29,516 |
11 |
2,683 |
37.3 |
| Irion |
1,794 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
8,010 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jackson |
14,029 |
4 |
3,507 |
28.5 |
| Jasper |
32,321 |
5 |
6,464 |
15.5 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,771 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
255,997 |
81 |
3,160 |
31.6 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,385 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
40,304 |
5 |
8,061 |
12.4 |
| Johnson |
82,716 |
20 |
4,136 |
24.2 |
| Jones |
18,476 |
3 |
6,159 |
16.2 |
| Karnes |
13,699 |
2 |
6,850 |
14.6 |
| Kaufman |
45,142 |
7 |
6,449 |
15.5 |
| Kendall |
12,297 |
6 |
2,050 |
48.8 |
| Kenedy |
556 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,210 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
33,082 |
11 |
3,007 |
33.3 |
| Kimble |
4,222 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| King |
393 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
2,667 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
34,974 |
5 |
6,995 |
14.3 |
| Knox |
5,630 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lamar |
43,652 |
9 |
4,850 |
20.6 |
| Lamb |
17,729 |
1 |
17,729 |
5.6 |
| Lampasas |
12,923 |
2 |
6,462 |
15.5 |
| La Salle |
5,969 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lavaca |
19,544 |
4 |
4,886 |
20.5 |
| Lee |
13,945 |
2 |
6,973 |
14.3 |
| Leon |
12,240 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Liberty |
54,031 |
9 |
6,003 |
16.7 |
| Limestone |
21,536 |
5 |
4,307 |
23.2 |
| Lipscomb |
4,393 |
2 |
2,197 |
45.5 |
| Live Oak |
9,730 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Llano |
11,600 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Loving |
89 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
221,096 |
43 |
5,142 |
19.4 |
| Lynn |
7,885 |
1 |
7,885 |
12.7 |
| McCulloch |
8,973 |
2 |
4,487 |
22.3 |
| McLennan |
181,305 |
32 |
5,666 |
17.6 |
| McMullen |
912 |
1 |
912 |
109.6 |
| Madison |
11,793 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Marion |
10,592 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Martin |
5,426 |
1 |
5,426 |
18.4 |
| Mason |
3,679 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Matagorda |
39,646 |
15 |
2,643 |
37.8 |
| Maverick |
34,803 |
1 |
34,803 |
2.9 |
| Medina |
24,278 |
4 |
6,070 |
16.5 |
| Menard |
2,489 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Midland |
106,495 |
35 |
3,043 |
32.9 |
| Milam |
23,876 |
3 |
7,959 |
12.6 |
| Mills |
4,715 |
1 |
4,715 |
21.2 |
| Mitchell |
9,412 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Montague |
18,439 |
5 |
3,688 |
27.1 |
| Montgomery |
165,148 |
29 |
5,695 |
17.6 |
| Moore |
18,130 |
4 |
4,533 |
22.1 |
| Morris |
14,708 |
1 |
14,708 |
6.8 |
| Motley |
1,739 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
51,091 |
12 |
4,258 |
23.5 |
| Navarro |
39,094 |
7 |
5,585 |
17.9 |
| Newton |
13,485 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
17,928 |
2 |
8,964 |
11.2 |
| Nueces |
290,731 |
89 |
3,267 |
30.6 |
| Ochiltree |
11,035 |
3 |
3,678 |
27.2 |
| Oldham |
2,475 |
1 |
2,475 |
40.4 |
| Orange |
85,763 |
20 |
4,288 |
23.3 |
| Palo Pinto |
26,010 |
4 |
6,503 |
15.4 |
| Panola |
22,364 |
6 |
3,727 |
26.8 |
| Parker |
51,327 |
9 |
5,703 |
17.5 |
| Parmer |
10,398 |
3 |
3,466 |
28.9 |
| Pecos |
16,973 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Polk |
28,530 |
1 |
28,530 |
3.5 |
| Potter |
104,695 |
77 |
1,360 |
73.5 |
| Presidio |
5,786 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rains |
5,781 |
1 |
5,781 |
17.3 |
| Randall |
82,429 |
2 |
41,215 |
2.4 |
| Reagan |
4,950 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Real |
2,507 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Red River |
15,755 |
2 |
7,878 |
12.7 |
| Reeves |
17,075 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Refugio |
9,115 |
2 |
4,558 |
21.9 |
| Roberts |
1,112 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
16,077 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rockwall |
18,804 |
8 |
2,351 |
42.5 |
| Runnels |
12,753 |
2 |
6,377 |
15.7 |
| Rusk |
43,997 |
5 |
8,799 |
11.4 |
| Sabine |
9,464 |
2 |
4,732 |
21.1 |
| San Augustine |
8,579 |
1 |
8,579 |
11.7 |
| San Jacinto |
14,193 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| San Patricio |
61,892 |
9 |
6,877 |
14.5 |
| San Saba |
5,943 |
2 |
2,972 |
33.7 |
| Schleicher |
3,413 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
20,687 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shackelford |
4,307 |
1 |
4,307 |
23.2 |
| Shelby |
23,083 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sherman |
3,080 |
1 |
3,080 |
32.5 |
| Smith |
145,036 |
68 |
2,133 |
46.9 |
| Somervell |
4,841 |
1 |
4,841 |
20.7 |
| Starr |
33,375 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stephens |
10,596 |
3 |
3,532 |
28.3 |
| Sterling |
1,584 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
2,466 |
1 |
2,466 |
40.6 |
| Sutton |
5,673 |
1 |
5,673 |
17.6 |
| Swisher |
8,972 |
1 |
8,972 |
11.1 |
| Tarrant |
1,001,830 |
335 |
2,991 |
33.4 |
| Taylor |
122,280 |
26 |
4,703 |
21.3 |
| Terrell |
1,590 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
14,922 |
1 |
14,922 |
6.7 |
| Throckmorton |
2,401 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
23,219 |
8 |
2,902 |
34.5 |
| Tom Green |
96,156 |
19 |
5,061 |
19.8 |
| Travis |
499,412 |
191 |
2,615 |
38.2 |
| Trinity |
11,011 |
1 |
11,011 |
9.1 |
| Tyler |
17,371 |
1 |
17,371 |
5.8 |
| Upshur |
32,242 |
4 |
8,061 |
12.4 |
| Upton |
5,399 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
24,014 |
5 |
4,803 |
20.8 |
| Val Verde |
39,302 |
7 |
5,615 |
17.8 |
| Van Zandt |
35,454 |
5 |
7,091 |
14.1 |
| Victoria |
75,481 |
27 |
2,796 |
35.8 |
| Walker |
49,044 |
7 |
7,006 |
14.3 |
| Waller |
23,371 |
1 |
23,371 |
4.3 |
| Ward |
15,998 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Washington |
25,483 |
8 |
3,185 |
31.4 |
| Webb |
116,570 |
5 |
23,314 |
4.3 |
| Wharton |
41,616 |
18 |
2,312 |
43.3 |
| Wheeler |
7,797 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wichita |
125,808 |
61 |
2,062 |
48.5 |
| Wilbarger |
17,007 |
3 |
5,669 |
17.6 |
| Willacy |
18,461 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Williamson |
99,659 |
8 |
12,457 |
8.0 |
| Wilson |
18,775 |
3 |
6,258 |
16.0 |
| Winkler |
11,103 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wise |
30,395 |
5 |
6,079 |
16.5 |
| Wood |
27,516 |
4 |
6,879 |
14.5 |
| Yoakum |
9,192 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Young |
20,937 |
6 |
3,490 |
28.7 |
| Zapata |
8,166 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zavala |
12,331 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Texas Total |
16,007,396 |
4,141 |
3,866 |
25.9 |
* 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 all dental hygienists with an "active" status code and a Texas practice address. Excludes 236 unknown and 474 out-of-state records. The Dental Hygienists were sorted by the county in which their primary address was located. The county was determined based on the zip code of the primary address, which may be either the residence or practice address.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, September 20, 2001.
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