| County |
1985 Estimated Population |
1985 Optometrist Total |
Ratio of 1985 Population per Optometrist* |
Ratio of Optometrists per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
46,021 |
5 |
9,204 |
10.9 |
| Andrews |
16,348 |
2 |
8,174 |
12.2 |
| Angelina |
68,501 |
7 |
9,786 |
10.2 |
| Aransas |
17,711 |
1 |
17,711 |
5.6 |
| Archer |
8,040 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Armstrong |
2,058 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Atascosa |
28,746 |
1 |
28,746 |
3.5 |
| Austin |
20,796 |
1 |
20,796 |
4.8 |
| Bailey |
7,771 |
1 |
7,771 |
12.9 |
| Bandera |
9,109 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bastrop |
34,542 |
1 |
34,542 |
2.9 |
| Baylor |
4,864 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bee |
26,535 |
3 |
8,845 |
11.3 |
| Bell |
179,514 |
17 |
10,560 |
9.5 |
| Bexar |
1,122,087 |
91 |
12,331 |
8.1 |
| Blanco |
5,377 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Borden |
848 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bosque |
14,429 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bowie |
80,600 |
9 |
8,956 |
11.2 |
| Brazoria |
187,964 |
16 |
11,748 |
8.5 |
| Brazos |
121,901 |
8 |
15,238 |
6.6 |
| Brewster |
8,429 |
1 |
8,429 |
11.9 |
| Briscoe |
2,216 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brooks |
8,649 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brown |
34,927 |
4 |
8,732 |
11.5 |
| Burleson |
14,596 |
1 |
14,596 |
6.9 |
| Burnet |
22,370 |
6 |
3,728 |
26.8 |
| Caldwell |
26,570 |
2 |
13,285 |
7.5 |
| Calhoun |
21,009 |
1 |
21,009 |
4.8 |
| Callahan |
12,747 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cameron |
245,893 |
11 |
22,354 |
4.5 |
| Camp |
9,864 |
1 |
9,864 |
10.1 |
| Carson |
7,165 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cass |
30,413 |
2 |
15,207 |
6.6 |
| Castro |
9,932 |
1 |
9,932 |
10.1 |
| Chambers |
20,812 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cherokee |
40,092 |
3 |
13,364 |
7.5 |
| Childress |
6,534 |
3 |
2,178 |
45.9 |
| Clay |
10,295 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cochran |
4,625 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coke |
3,674 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coleman |
10,618 |
1 |
10,618 |
9.4 |
| Collin |
204,223 |
20 |
10,211 |
9.8 |
| Collingsworth |
4,100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Colorado |
20,426 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Comal |
45,098 |
3 |
15,033 |
6.7 |
| Comanche |
13,377 |
2 |
6,689 |
15 |
| Concho |
3,072 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cooke |
29,394 |
4 |
7,349 |
13.6 |
| Coryell |
60,126 |
3 |
20,042 |
5 |
| Cottle |
2,710 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crane |
5,246 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crockett |
4,721 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crosby |
8,015 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Culberson |
3,602 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dallam |
6,229 |
1 |
6,229 |
16.1 |
| Dallas |
1,760,801 |
162 |
10,869 |
9.2 |
| Dawson |
15,932 |
2 |
7,966 |
12.6 |
| De Witt |
19,760 |
1 |
19,760 |
5.1 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,096 |
3 |
6,699 |
14.9 |
| Delta |
4,779 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Denton |
211,106 |
14 |
15,079 |
6.6 |
| Dickens |
3,074 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dimmit |
11,741 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Donley |
4,043 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Duval |
13,648 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eastland |
20,566 |
3 |
6,855 |
14.6 |
| Ector |
133,231 |
16 |
8,327 |
12 |
| Edwards |
2,224 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| El Paso |
538,811 |
33 |
16,328 |
6.1 |
| Ellis |
73,050 |
5 |
14,610 |
6.8 |
| Erath |
25,683 |
4 |
6,421 |
15.6 |
| Falls |
18,043 |
1 |
18,043 |
5.5 |
| Fannin |
24,674 |
3 |
8,225 |
12.2 |
| Fayette |
21,360 |
6 |
3,560 |
28.1 |
| Fisher |
5,614 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Floyd |
8,887 |
1 |
8,887 |
11.3 |
| Foard |
2,065 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fort Bend |
191,192 |
8 |
23,899 |
4.2 |
| Franklin |
7,546 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Freestone |
17,125 |
2 |
8,563 |
11.7 |
| Frio |
13,894 |
1 |
13,894 |
7.2 |
| Gaines |
15,029 |
2 |
7,515 |
13.3 |
| Galveston |
214,658 |
23 |
9,333 |
10.7 |
| Garza |
5,784 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gillespie |
15,760 |
2 |
7,880 |
12.7 |
| Glasscock |
1,411 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goliad |
5,820 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gonzales |
18,574 |
2 |
9,287 |
10.8 |
| Gray |
27,692 |
5 |
5,538 |
18.1 |
| Grayson |
94,826 |
10 |
9,483 |
10.5 |
| Gregg |
109,692 |
13 |
8,438 |
11.9 |
| Grimes |
19,269 |
1 |
19,269 |
5.2 |
| Guadalupe |
55,963 |
5 |
11,193 |
8.9 |
| Hale |
36,510 |
5 |
7,302 |
13.7 |
| Hall |
4,794 |
1 |
4,794 |
20.9 |
| Hamilton |
8,166 |
1 |
8,166 |
12.2 |
| Hansford |
6,488 |
1 |
6,488 |
15.4 |
| Hardeman |
6,323 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hardin |
42,620 |
1 |
42,620 |
2.3 |
| Harris |
2,747,162 |
297 |
9,250 |
10.8 |
| Harrison |
56,876 |
4 |
14,219 |
7 |
| Hartley |
4,210 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haskell |
7,402 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hays |
56,221 |
6 |
9,370 |
10.7 |
| Hemphill |
5,267 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Henderson |
52,839 |
2 |
26,420 |
3.8 |
| Hidalgo |
341,140 |
15 |
22,743 |
4.4 |
| Hill |
26,851 |
2 |
13,426 |
7.4 |
| Hockley |
25,708 |
2 |
12,854 |
7.8 |
| Hood |
23,925 |
3 |
7,975 |
12.5 |
| Hopkins |
28,539 |
2 |
14,270 |
7 |
| Houston |
21,725 |
2 |
10,863 |
9.2 |
| Howard |
35,205 |
6 |
5,868 |
17 |
| Hudspeth |
2,726 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunt |
63,593 |
4 |
15,898 |
6.3 |
| Hutchinson |
28,696 |
5 |
5,739 |
17.4 |
| Irion |
1,877 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jack |
7,971 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jackson |
13,894 |
1 |
13,894 |
7.2 |
| Jasper |
32,289 |
4 |
8,072 |
12.4 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,830 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jefferson |
252,821 |
20 |
12,641 |
7.9 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,449 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jim Wells |
40,388 |
5 |
8,078 |
12.4 |
| Johnson |
86,970 |
9 |
9,663 |
10.3 |
| Jones |
18,259 |
2 |
9,130 |
11 |
| Karnes |
13,345 |
1 |
13,345 |
7.5 |
| Kaufman |
46,498 |
2 |
23,249 |
4.3 |
| Kendall |
12,522 |
2 |
6,261 |
16 |
| Kenedy |
567 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent |
1,133 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kerr |
34,588 |
5 |
6,918 |
14.5 |
| Kimble |
4,167 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| King |
388 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kinney |
2,711 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kleberg |
33,991 |
1 |
33,991 |
2.9 |
| Knox |
5,444 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| La Salle |
5,787 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lamar |
43,438 |
5 |
8,688 |
11.5 |
| Lamb |
17,147 |
2 |
8,574 |
11.7 |
| Lampasas |
13,012 |
1 |
13,012 |
7.7 |
| Lavaca |
19,525 |
3 |
6,508 |
15.4 |
| Lee |
14,089 |
1 |
14,089 |
7.1 |
| Leon |
13,034 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Liberty |
53,773 |
4 |
13,443 |
7.4 |
| Limestone |
22,006 |
2 |
11,003 |
9.1 |
| Lipscomb |
4,157 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Live Oak |
9,598 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Llano |
11,885 |
1 |
11,885 |
8.4 |
| Loving |
85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lubbock |
219,679 |
35 |
6,277 |
15.9 |
| Lynn |
7,810 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Madison |
11,557 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Marion |
10,218 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Martin |
5,396 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mason |
3,658 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Matagorda |
40,331 |
3 |
13,444 |
7.4 |
| Maverick |
34,734 |
1 |
34,734 |
2.9 |
| McCulloch |
9,195 |
1 |
9,195 |
10.9 |
| McLennan |
183,162 |
17 |
10,774 |
9.3 |
| McMullen |
920 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Medina |
24,762 |
3 |
8,254 |
12.1 |
| Menard |
2,319 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Midland |
108,602 |
9 |
12,067 |
8.3 |
| Milam |
24,187 |
1 |
24,187 |
4.1 |
| Mills |
4,652 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mitchell |
9,092 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Montague |
18,458 |
3 |
6,153 |
16.3 |
| Montgomery |
168,587 |
10 |
16,859 |
5.9 |
| Moore |
18,181 |
3 |
6,060 |
16.5 |
| Morris |
14,336 |
1 |
14,336 |
7 |
| Motley |
1,650 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nacogdoches |
51,414 |
6 |
8,569 |
11.7 |
| Navarro |
39,391 |
5 |
7,878 |
12.7 |
| Newton |
13,376 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nolan |
17,807 |
3 |
5,936 |
16.8 |
| Nueces |
291,730 |
23 |
12,684 |
7.9 |
| Ochiltree |
11,140 |
2 |
5,570 |
18 |
| Oldham |
2,464 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orange |
84,969 |
4 |
21,242 |
4.7 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,934 |
2 |
12,967 |
7.7 |
| Panola |
22,071 |
2 |
11,036 |
9.1 |
| Parker |
54,281 |
2 |
27,141 |
3.7 |
| Parmer |
10,395 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pecos |
17,026 |
2 |
8,513 |
11.7 |
| Polk |
28,460 |
4 |
7,115 |
14.1 |
| Potter |
104,192 |
9 |
11,577 |
8.6 |
| Presidio |
5,726 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rains |
5,839 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Randall |
83,537 |
19 |
4,397 |
22.7 |
| Reagan |
5,223 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Real |
2,422 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Red River |
15,559 |
1 |
15,559 |
6.4 |
| Reeves |
17,029 |
1 |
17,029 |
5.9 |
| Refugio |
8,885 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Roberts |
1,124 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Robertson |
16,229 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rockwall |
20,718 |
1 |
20,718 |
4.8 |
| Runnels |
12,553 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rusk |
43,927 |
1 |
43,927 |
2.3 |
| Sabine |
9,514 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| San Augustine |
8,488 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| San Jacinto |
14,662 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| San Patricio |
61,139 |
3 |
20,380 |
4.9 |
| San Saba |
5,814 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Schleicher |
3,260 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scurry |
20,821 |
1 |
20,821 |
4.8 |
| Shackelford |
4,198 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Shelby |
22,814 |
2 |
11,407 |
8.8 |
| Sherman |
3,114 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Smith |
148,977 |
12 |
12,415 |
8.1 |
| Somervell |
4,831 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Starr |
34,278 |
1 |
34,278 |
2.9 |
| Stephens |
10,499 |
2 |
5,250 |
19 |
| Sterling |
1,633 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Stonewall |
2,333 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sutton |
5,498 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Swisher |
8,934 |
1 |
8,934 |
11.2 |
| Tarrant |
1,043,208 |
84 |
12,419 |
8.1 |
| Taylor |
122,466 |
14 |
8,748 |
11.4 |
| Terrell |
1,568 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Terry |
14,733 |
2 |
7,367 |
13.6 |
| Throckmorton |
2,188 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Titus |
23,384 |
3 |
7,795 |
12.8 |
| Tom Green |
96,368 |
13 |
7,413 |
13.5 |
| Travis |
530,518 |
52 |
10,202 |
9.8 |
| Trinity |
11,184 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tyler |
17,424 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Upshur |
31,821 |
2 |
15,911 |
6.3 |
| Upton |
5,490 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uvalde |
24,057 |
2 |
12,029 |
8.3 |
| Val Verde |
39,363 |
2 |
19,682 |
5.1 |
| Van Zandt |
36,311 |
1 |
36,311 |
2.8 |
| Victoria |
75,872 |
9 |
8,430 |
11.9 |
| Walker |
49,836 |
4 |
12,459 |
8 |
| Waller |
23,637 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ward |
15,995 |
1 |
15,995 |
6.3 |
| Washington |
25,948 |
4 |
6,487 |
15.4 |
| Webb |
118,163 |
7 |
16,880 |
5.9 |
| Wharton |
41,561 |
2 |
20,781 |
4.8 |
| Wheeler |
7,344 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wichita |
126,141 |
18 |
7,008 |
14.3 |
| Wilbarger |
16,968 |
3 |
5,656 |
17.7 |
| Willacy |
18,374 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Williamson |
110,654 |
8 |
13,832 |
7.2 |
| Wilson |
19,163 |
1 |
19,163 |
5.2 |
| Winkler |
10,853 |
3 |
3,618 |
27.6 |
| Wise |
31,747 |
2 |
15,874 |
6.3 |
| Wood |
27,632 |
3 |
9,211 |
10.9 |
| Yoakum |
9,524 |
1 |
9,524 |
10.5 |
| Young |
20,686 |
2 |
10,343 |
9.7 |
| Zapata |
8,369 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zavala |
12,121 |
1 |
12,121 |
8.3 |
| Texas Total |
16,272,963 |
1,431 |
11,372 |
8.8 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Optometry, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, Texas Department of Health, 1985. Includes: all active Optometrists with a Texas practice address. Excludes Optometrists with a status code as "inactives," "retired," and "non-respondents". The practice address was used to determine the county. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, September 21, 2001.
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