
| County |
1985 Estimated Population |
1985 PCP Total |
Ratio of 1985 Population per PCP* |
Ratio of PCP per 100,000 population |
| Anderson |
46,021 |
25 |
1,841 |
54.3 |
| Andrews |
16,348 |
9 |
1,816 |
55.1 |
| Angelina |
68,501 |
45 |
1,522 |
65.7 |
| Aransas |
17,711 |
8 |
2,214 |
45.2 |
| Archer |
8,040 |
2 |
4,020 |
24.9 |
| Armstrong |
2,058 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Atascosa |
28,746 |
9 |
3,194 |
31.3 |
| Austin |
20,796 |
8 |
2,600 |
38.5 |
| Bailey |
7,771 |
3 |
2,590 |
38.6 |
| Bandera |
9,109 |
2 |
4,555 |
22 |
| Bastrop |
34,542 |
9 |
3,838 |
26.1 |
| Baylor |
4,864 |
3 |
1,621 |
61.7 |
| Bee |
26,535 |
12 |
2,211 |
45.2 |
| Bell |
179,514 |
129 |
1,392 |
71.9 |
| Bexar |
1,122,087 |
690 |
1,626 |
61.5 |
| Blanco |
5,377 |
3 |
1,792 |
55.8 |
| Borden |
848 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bosque |
14,429 |
10 |
1,443 |
69.3 |
| Bowie |
80,600 |
59 |
1,366 |
73.2 |
| Brazoria |
187,964 |
71 |
2,647 |
37.8 |
| Brazos |
121,901 |
64 |
1,905 |
52.5 |
| Brewster |
8,429 |
8 |
1,054 |
94.9 |
| Briscoe |
2,216 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brooks |
8,649 |
4 |
2,162 |
46.2 |
| Brown |
34,927 |
21 |
1,663 |
60.1 |
| Burleson |
14,596 |
3 |
4,865 |
20.6 |
| Burnet |
22,370 |
15 |
1,491 |
67.1 |
| Caldwell |
26,570 |
14 |
1,898 |
52.7 |
| Calhoun |
21,009 |
11 |
1,910 |
52.4 |
| Callahan |
12,747 |
5 |
2,549 |
39.2 |
| Cameron |
245,893 |
110 |
2,235 |
44.7 |
| Camp |
9,864 |
5 |
1,973 |
50.7 |
| Carson |
7,165 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cass |
30,413 |
17 |
1,789 |
55.9 |
| Castro |
9,932 |
2 |
4,966 |
20.1 |
| Chambers |
20,812 |
3 |
6,937 |
14.4 |
| Cherokee |
40,092 |
20 |
2,005 |
49.9 |
| Childress |
6,534 |
5 |
1,307 |
76.5 |
| Clay |
10,295 |
2 |
5,148 |
19.4 |
| Cochran |
4,625 |
2 |
2,313 |
43.2 |
| Coke |
3,674 |
1 |
3,674 |
27.2 |
| Coleman |
10,618 |
5 |
2,124 |
47.1 |
| Collin |
204,223 |
94 |
2,173 |
46 |
| Collingsworth |
4,100 |
1 |
4,100 |
24.4 |
| Colorado |
20,426 |
7 |
2,918 |
34.3 |
| Comal |
45,098 |
30 |
1,503 |
66.5 |
| Comanche |
13,377 |
7 |
1,911 |
52.3 |
| Concho |
3,072 |
2 |
1,536 |
65.1 |
| Cooke |
29,394 |
14 |
2,100 |
47.6 |
| Coryell |
60,126 |
10 |
6,013 |
16.6 |
| Cottle |
2,710 |
1 |
2,710 |
36.9 |
| Crane |
5,246 |
3 |
1,749 |
57.2 |
| Crockett |
4,721 |
1 |
4,721 |
21.2 |
| Crosby |
8,015 |
4 |
2,004 |
49.9 |
| Culberson |
3,602 |
2 |
1,801 |
55.5 |
| Dallam |
6,229 |
3 |
2,076 |
48.2 |
| Dallas |
1,760,801 |
1,262 |
1,395 |
71.7 |
| Dawson |
15,932 |
7 |
2,276 |
43.9 |
| De Witt |
19,760 |
8 |
2,470 |
40.5 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,096 |
5 |
4,019 |
24.9 |
| Delta |
4,779 |
1 |
4,779 |
20.9 |
| Denton |
211,106 |
125 |
1,689 |
59.2 |
| Dickens |
3,074 |
3 |
1,025 |
97.6 |
| Dimmit |
11,741 |
1 |
11,741 |
8.5 |
| Donley |
4,043 |
1 |
4,043 |
24.7 |
| Duval |
13,648 |
5 |
2,730 |
36.6 |
| Eastland |
20,566 |
12 |
1,714 |
58.3 |
| Ector |
133,231 |
58 |
2,297 |
43.5 |
| Edwards |
2,224 |
1 |
2,224 |
45 |
| El Paso |
538,811 |
233 |
2,312 |
43.2 |
| Ellis |
73,050 |
29 |
2,519 |
39.7 |
| Erath |
25,683 |
13 |
1,976 |
50.6 |
| Falls |
18,043 |
7 |
2,578 |
38.8 |
| Fannin |
24,674 |
8 |
3,084 |
32.4 |
| Fayette |
21,360 |
17 |
1,256 |
79.6 |
| Fisher |
5,614 |
4 |
1,404 |
71.3 |
| Floyd |
8,887 |
4 |
2,222 |
45 |
| Foard |
2,065 |
1 |
2,065 |
48.4 |
| Fort Bend |
191,192 |
78 |
2,451 |
40.8 |
| Franklin |
7,546 |
4 |
1,887 |
53 |
| Freestone |
17,125 |
11 |
1,557 |
64.2 |
| Frio |
13,894 |
4 |
3,474 |
28.8 |
| Gaines |
15,029 |
3 |
5,010 |
20 |
| Galveston |
214,658 |
142 |
1,512 |
66.2 |
| Garza |
5,784 |
2 |
2,892 |
34.6 |
| Gillespie |
15,760 |
14 |
1,126 |
88.8 |
| Glasscock |
1,411 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goliad |
5,820 |
1 |
5,820 |
17.2 |
| Gonzales |
18,574 |
9 |
2,064 |
48.5 |
| Gray |
27,692 |
18 |
1,538 |
65 |
| Grayson |
94,826 |
58 |
1,635 |
61.2 |
| Gregg |
109,692 |
83 |
1,322 |
75.7 |
| Grimes |
19,269 |
6 |
3,212 |
31.1 |
| Guadalupe |
55,963 |
21 |
2,665 |
37.5 |
| Hale |
36,510 |
22 |
1,660 |
60.3 |
| Hall |
4,794 |
3 |
1,598 |
62.6 |
| Hamilton |
8,166 |
6 |
1,361 |
73.5 |
| Hansford |
6,488 |
3 |
2,163 |
46.2 |
| Hardeman |
6,323 |
3 |
2,108 |
47.4 |
| Hardin |
42,620 |
10 |
4,262 |
23.5 |
| Harris |
2,747,162 |
2,023 |
1,358 |
73.6 |
| Harrison |
56,876 |
23 |
2,473 |
40.4 |
| Hartley |
4,210 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haskell |
7,402 |
3 |
2,467 |
40.5 |
| Hays |
56,221 |
29 |
1,939 |
51.6 |
| Hemphill |
5,267 |
4 |
1,317 |
75.9 |
| Henderson |
52,839 |
20 |
2,642 |
37.9 |
| Hidalgo |
341,140 |
135 |
2,527 |
39.6 |
| Hill |
26,851 |
15 |
1,790 |
55.9 |
| Hockley |
25,708 |
8 |
3,214 |
31.1 |
| Hood |
23,925 |
16 |
1,495 |
66.9 |
| Hopkins |
28,539 |
15 |
1,903 |
52.6 |
| Houston |
21,725 |
9 |
2,414 |
41.4 |
| Howard |
35,205 |
14 |
2,515 |
39.8 |
| Hudspeth |
2,726 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunt |
63,593 |
20 |
3,180 |
31.5 |
| Hutchinson |
28,696 |
14 |
2,050 |
48.8 |
| Irion |
1,877 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jack |
7,971 |
2 |
3,986 |
25.1 |
| Jackson |
13,894 |
5 |
2,779 |
36 |
| Jasper |
32,289 |
19 |
1,699 |
58.8 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,830 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jefferson |
252,821 |
185 |
1,367 |
73.2 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,449 |
2 |
2,725 |
36.7 |
| Jim Wells |
40,388 |
18 |
2,244 |
44.6 |
| Johnson |
86,970 |
37 |
2,351 |
42.5 |
| Jones |
18,259 |
6 |
3,043 |
32.9 |
| Karnes |
13,345 |
3 |
4,448 |
22.5 |
| Kaufman |
46,498 |
23 |
2,022 |
49.5 |
| Kendall |
12,522 |
6 |
2,087 |
47.9 |
| Kenedy |
567 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent |
1,133 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kerr |
34,588 |
33 |
1,048 |
95.4 |
| Kimble |
4,167 |
2 |
2,084 |
48 |
| King |
388 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kinney |
2,711 |
1 |
2,711 |
36.9 |
| Kleberg |
33,991 |
15 |
2,266 |
44.1 |
| Knox |
5,444 |
1 |
5,444 |
18.4 |
| La Salle |
5,787 |
2 |
2,894 |
34.6 |
| Lamar |
43,438 |
29 |
1,498 |
66.8 |
| Lamb |
17,147 |
9 |
1,905 |
52.5 |
| Lampasas |
13,012 |
5 |
2,602 |
38.4 |
| Lavaca |
19,525 |
10 |
1,953 |
51.2 |
| Lee |
14,089 |
4 |
3,522 |
28.4 |
| Leon |
13,034 |
3 |
4,345 |
23 |
| Liberty |
53,773 |
18 |
2,987 |
33.5 |
| Limestone |
22,006 |
16 |
1,375 |
72.7 |
| Lipscomb |
4,157 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Live Oak |
9,598 |
1 |
9,598 |
10.4 |
| Llano |
11,885 |
5 |
2,377 |
42.1 |
| Loving |
85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lubbock |
219,679 |
162 |
1,356 |
73.7 |
| Lynn |
7,810 |
2 |
3,905 |
25.6 |
| Madison |
11,557 |
5 |
2,311 |
43.3 |
| Marion |
10,218 |
6 |
1,703 |
58.7 |
| Martin |
5,396 |
4 |
1,349 |
74.1 |
| Mason |
3,658 |
2 |
1,829 |
54.7 |
| Matagorda |
40,331 |
19 |
2,123 |
47.1 |
| Maverick |
34,734 |
7 |
4,962 |
20.2 |
| McCulloch |
9,195 |
6 |
1,533 |
65.3 |
| McLennan |
183,162 |
95 |
1,928 |
51.9 |
| McMullen |
920 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Medina |
24,762 |
7 |
3,537 |
28.3 |
| Menard |
2,319 |
4 |
580 |
172.5 |
| Midland |
108,602 |
61 |
1,780 |
56.2 |
| Milam |
24,187 |
12 |
2,016 |
49.6 |
| Mills |
4,652 |
1 |
4,652 |
21.5 |
| Mitchell |
9,092 |
2 |
4,546 |
22 |
| Montague |
18,458 |
9 |
2,051 |
48.8 |
| Montgomery |
168,587 |
57 |
2,958 |
33.8 |
| Moore |
18,181 |
9 |
2,020 |
49.5 |
| Morris |
14,336 |
8 |
1,792 |
55.8 |
| Motley |
1,650 |
1 |
1,650 |
60.6 |
| Nacogdoches |
51,414 |
42 |
1,224 |
81.7 |
| Navarro |
39,391 |
26 |
1,515 |
66 |
| Newton |
13,376 |
2 |
6,688 |
15 |
| Nolan |
17,807 |
10 |
1,781 |
56.2 |
| Nueces |
291,730 |
219 |
1,332 |
75.1 |
| Ochiltree |
11,140 |
2 |
5,570 |
18 |
| Oldham |
2,464 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orange |
84,969 |
27 |
3,147 |
31.8 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,934 |
13 |
1,995 |
50.1 |
| Panola |
22,071 |
7 |
3,153 |
31.7 |
| Parker |
54,281 |
18 |
3,016 |
33.2 |
| Parmer |
10,395 |
4 |
2,599 |
38.5 |
| Pecos |
17,026 |
7 |
2,432 |
41.1 |
| Polk |
28,460 |
10 |
2,846 |
35.1 |
| Potter |
104,192 |
89 |
1,171 |
85.4 |
| Presidio |
5,726 |
2 |
2,863 |
34.9 |
| Rains |
5,839 |
1 |
5,839 |
17.1 |
| Randall |
83,537 |
41 |
2,037 |
49.1 |
| Reagan |
5,223 |
3 |
1,741 |
57.4 |
| Real |
2,422 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Red River |
15,559 |
5 |
3,112 |
32.1 |
| Reeves |
17,029 |
6 |
2,838 |
35.2 |
| Refugio |
8,885 |
2 |
4,443 |
22.5 |
| Roberts |
1,124 |
1 |
1,124 |
89 |
| Robertson |
16,229 |
4 |
4,057 |
24.6 |
| Rockwall |
20,718 |
9 |
2,302 |
43.4 |
| Runnels |
12,553 |
6 |
2,092 |
47.8 |
| Rusk |
43,927 |
16 |
2,745 |
36.4 |
| Sabine |
9,514 |
1 |
9,514 |
10.5 |
| San Augustine |
8,488 |
3 |
2,829 |
35.3 |
| San Jacinto |
14,662 |
2 |
7,331 |
13.6 |
| San Patricio |
61,139 |
23 |
2,658 |
37.6 |
| San Saba |
5,814 |
1 |
5,814 |
17.2 |
| Schleicher |
3,260 |
2 |
1,630 |
61.3 |
| Scurry |
20,821 |
9 |
2,313 |
43.2 |
| Shackelford |
4,198 |
1 |
4,198 |
23.8 |
| Shelby |
22,814 |
8 |
2,852 |
35.1 |
| Sherman |
3,114 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Smith |
148,977 |
115 |
1,295 |
77.2 |
| Somervell |
4,831 |
3 |
1,610 |
62.1 |
| Starr |
34,278 |
8 |
4,285 |
23.3 |
| Stephens |
10,499 |
3 |
3,500 |
28.6 |
| Sterling |
1,633 |
3 |
544 |
183.7 |
| Stonewall |
2,333 |
1 |
2,333 |
42.9 |
| Sutton |
5,498 |
2 |
2,749 |
36.4 |
| Swisher |
8,934 |
3 |
2,978 |
33.6 |
| Tarrant |
1,043,208 |
672 |
1,552 |
64.4 |
| Taylor |
122,466 |
79 |
1,550 |
64.5 |
| Terrell |
1,568 |
1 |
1,568 |
63.8 |
| Terry |
14,733 |
5 |
2,947 |
33.9 |
| Throckmorton |
2,188 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Titus |
23,384 |
16 |
1,462 |
68.4 |
| Tom Green |
96,368 |
52 |
1,853 |
54 |
| Travis |
530,518 |
401 |
1,323 |
75.6 |
| Trinity |
11,184 |
3 |
3,728 |
26.8 |
| Tyler |
17,424 |
6 |
2,904 |
34.4 |
| Upshur |
31,821 |
8 |
3,978 |
25.1 |
| Upton |
5,490 |
2 |
2,745 |
36.4 |
| Uvalde |
24,057 |
14 |
1,718 |
58.2 |
| Val Verde |
39,363 |
9 |
4,374 |
22.9 |
| Van Zandt |
36,311 |
9 |
4,035 |
24.8 |
| Victoria |
75,872 |
54 |
1,405 |
71.2 |
| Walker |
49,836 |
31 |
1,608 |
62.2 |
| Waller |
23,637 |
6 |
3,940 |
25.4 |
| Ward |
15,995 |
5 |
3,199 |
31.3 |
| Washington |
25,948 |
17 |
1,526 |
65.5 |
| Webb |
118,163 |
36 |
3,282 |
30.5 |
| Wharton |
41,561 |
28 |
1,484 |
67.4 |
| Wheeler |
7,344 |
4 |
1,836 |
54.5 |
| Wichita |
126,141 |
80 |
1,577 |
63.4 |
| Wilbarger |
16,968 |
12 |
1,414 |
70.7 |
| Willacy |
18,374 |
7 |
2,625 |
38.1 |
| Williamson |
110,654 |
33 |
3,353 |
29.8 |
| Wilson |
19,163 |
5 |
3,833 |
26.1 |
| Winkler |
10,853 |
3 |
3,618 |
27.6 |
| Wise |
31,747 |
11 |
2,886 |
34.6 |
| Wood |
27,632 |
12 |
2,303 |
43.4 |
| Yoakum |
9,524 |
2 |
4,762 |
21 |
| Young |
20,686 |
12 |
1,724 |
58 |
| Zapata |
8,369 |
3 |
2,790 |
35.8 |
| Zavala |
12,121 |
6 |
2,020 |
49.5 |
| Unknown |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Total |
16,272,963 |
9,597 |
1,696 |
59 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, May, 1985. Includes: all active physicians with a Texas practice address and practicing in one of five direct patient care specialties: pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology, internal medicine, family practice, and general practice. Excludes: Federal physicians, residents, and fellows.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of State Health Data and Policy Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center September 10, 1999.
Most of the physicians were categorized by the county of practice address. The county was determined based on the zip code. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county.
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