
| County |
1989 Estimated Population |
1989 Dentist Total |
Ratio of 1989 Population per Dentist* |
Ratio of Dentists per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
48,603 |
20 |
2,430 |
41.1 |
| Andrews |
14,479 |
3 |
4,826 |
20.7 |
| Angelina |
69,589 |
21 |
3,314 |
30.2 |
| Aransas |
17,958 |
3 |
5,986 |
16.7 |
| Archer |
7,965 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
2,044 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
30,504 |
6 |
5,084 |
19.7 |
| Austin |
19,526 |
3 |
6,509 |
15.4 |
| Bailey |
7,261 |
3 |
2,420 |
41.3 |
| Bandera |
10,377 |
3 |
3,459 |
28.9 |
| Bastrop |
38,502 |
8 |
4,813 |
20.8 |
| Baylor |
4,462 |
2 |
2,231 |
44.8 |
| Bee |
25,869 |
4 |
6,467 |
15.5 |
| Bell |
189,221 |
39 |
4,852 |
20.6 |
| Bexar |
1,181,294 |
386 |
3,060 |
32.7 |
| Blanco |
6,037 |
3 |
2,012 |
49.7 |
| Borden |
818 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
15,047 |
5 |
3,009 |
33.2 |
| Bowie |
81,170 |
34 |
2,387 |
41.9 |
| Brazoria |
188,101 |
56 |
3,359 |
29.8 |
| Brazos |
121,126 |
37 |
3,274 |
30.5 |
| Brewster |
8,695 |
2 |
4,348 |
23.0 |
| Briscoe |
2,063 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
8,393 |
1 |
8,393 |
11.9 |
| Brown |
34,433 |
9 |
3,826 |
26.1 |
| Burleson |
13,694 |
2 |
6,847 |
14.6 |
| Burnet |
22,735 |
13 |
1,749 |
57.2 |
| Caldwell |
26,811 |
8 |
3,351 |
29.8 |
| Calhoun |
19,072 |
4 |
4,768 |
21.0 |
| Callahan |
12,210 |
1 |
12,210 |
8.2 |
| Cameron |
256,513 |
40 |
6,413 |
15.6 |
| Camp |
9,874 |
3 |
3,291 |
30.4 |
| Carson |
6,627 |
1 |
6,627 |
15.1 |
| Cass |
30,031 |
10 |
3,003 |
33.3 |
| Castro |
9,303 |
2 |
4,652 |
21.5 |
| Chambers |
19,876 |
1 |
19,876 |
5.0 |
| Cherokee |
41,228 |
9 |
4,581 |
21.8 |
| Childress |
5,960 |
1 |
5,960 |
16.8 |
| Clay |
10,108 |
3 |
3,369 |
29.7 |
| Cochran |
4,419 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,474 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
9,833 |
4 |
2,458 |
40.7 |
| Collin |
253,560 |
90 |
2,817 |
35.5 |
| Collingsworth |
3,649 |
1 |
3,649 |
27.4 |
| Colorado |
18,421 |
4 |
4,605 |
21.7 |
| Comal |
51,571 |
20 |
2,579 |
38.8 |
| Comanche |
13,305 |
3 |
4,435 |
22.5 |
| Concho |
2,980 |
1 |
2,980 |
33.6 |
| Cooke |
30,051 |
9 |
3,339 |
29.9 |
| Coryell |
63,639 |
6 |
10,607 |
9.4 |
| Cottle |
2,322 |
1 |
2,322 |
43.1 |
| Crane |
4,674 |
1 |
4,674 |
21.4 |
| Crockett |
4,110 |
2 |
2,055 |
48.7 |
| Crosby |
7,355 |
2 |
3,678 |
27.2 |
| Culberson |
3,355 |
1 |
3,355 |
29.8 |
| Dallam |
5,546 |
3 |
1,849 |
54.1 |
| Dallas |
1,832,113 |
770 |
2,379 |
42.0 |
| Dawson |
14,636 |
2 |
7,318 |
13.7 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,187 |
3 |
6,396 |
15.6 |
| Delta |
5,065 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
261,887 |
61 |
4,293 |
23.3 |
| De Witt |
18,961 |
3 |
6,320 |
15.8 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
10,630 |
1 |
10,630 |
9.4 |
| Donley |
3,787 |
1 |
3,787 |
26.4 |
| Duval |
13,122 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Eastland |
18,763 |
6 |
3,127 |
32.0 |
| Ector |
119,730 |
30 |
3,991 |
25.1 |
| Edwards |
2,174 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
84,490 |
17 |
4,970 |
20.1 |
| El Paso |
580,983 |
119 |
4,882 |
20.5 |
| Erath |
27,669 |
12 |
2,306 |
43.4 |
| Falls |
17,726 |
5 |
3,545 |
28.2 |
| Fannin |
24,870 |
7 |
3,553 |
28.1 |
| Fayette |
20,279 |
7 |
2,897 |
34.5 |
| Fisher |
4,963 |
1 |
4,963 |
20.1 |
| Floyd |
8,615 |
2 |
4,308 |
23.2 |
| Foard |
1,824 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
214,217 |
115 |
1,863 |
53.7 |
| Franklin |
7,623 |
2 |
3,812 |
26.2 |
| Freestone |
15,958 |
3 |
5,319 |
18.8 |
| Frio |
13,309 |
2 |
6,655 |
15.0 |
| Gaines |
14,072 |
2 |
7,036 |
14.2 |
| Galveston |
213,300 |
85 |
2,509 |
39.8 |
| Garza |
5,169 |
1 |
5,169 |
19.3 |
| Gillespie |
17,071 |
5 |
3,414 |
29.3 |
| Glasscock |
1,434 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,005 |
1 |
6,005 |
16.7 |
| Gonzales |
17,598 |
4 |
4,400 |
22.7 |
| Gray |
24,715 |
9 |
2,746 |
36.4 |
| Grayson |
95,502 |
37 |
2,581 |
38.7 |
| Gregg |
104,461 |
65 |
1,607 |
62.2 |
| Grimes |
18,753 |
2 |
9,377 |
10.7 |
| Guadalupe |
63,982 |
11 |
5,817 |
17.2 |
| Hale |
34,989 |
11 |
3,181 |
31.4 |
| Hall |
4,020 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,791 |
3 |
2,597 |
38.5 |
| Hansford |
5,985 |
1 |
5,985 |
16.7 |
| Hardeman |
5,472 |
2 |
2,736 |
36.5 |
| Hardin |
41,094 |
10 |
4,109 |
24.3 |
| Harris |
2,763,967 |
1,018 |
2,715 |
36.8 |
| Harrison |
57,610 |
15 |
3,841 |
26.0 |
| Hartley |
3,636 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
7,002 |
1 |
7,002 |
14.3 |
| Hays |
65,420 |
23 |
2,844 |
35.2 |
| Hemphill |
3,806 |
1 |
3,806 |
26.3 |
| Henderson |
57,848 |
11 |
5,259 |
19.0 |
| Hidalgo |
377,101 |
49 |
7,696 |
13.0 |
| Hill |
26,986 |
5 |
5,397 |
18.5 |
| Hockley |
24,271 |
4 |
6,068 |
16.5 |
| Hood |
29,468 |
7 |
4,210 |
23.8 |
| Hopkins |
29,060 |
12 |
2,422 |
41.3 |
| Houston |
21,635 |
4 |
5,409 |
18.5 |
| Howard |
32,853 |
12 |
2,738 |
36.5 |
| Hudspeth |
2,866 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
64,545 |
18 |
3,586 |
27.9 |
| Hutchinson |
26,058 |
9 |
2,895 |
34.5 |
| Irion |
1,659 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
7,160 |
2 |
3,580 |
27.9 |
| Jackson |
13,140 |
6 |
2,190 |
45.7 |
| Jasper |
31,224 |
12 |
2,602 |
38.4 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,957 |
1 |
1,957 |
51.1 |
| Jefferson |
238,927 |
113 |
2,114 |
47.3 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,168 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
37,815 |
5 |
7,563 |
13.2 |
| Johnson |
97,105 |
21 |
4,624 |
21.6 |
| Jones |
16,817 |
4 |
4,204 |
23.8 |
| Karnes |
12,655 |
4 |
3,164 |
31.6 |
| Kaufman |
51,913 |
21 |
2,472 |
40.5 |
| Kendall |
14,461 |
18 |
803 |
124.5 |
| Kenedy |
491 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,010 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
36,241 |
22 |
1,647 |
60.7 |
| Kimble |
4,129 |
3 |
1,376 |
72.7 |
| King |
360 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,034 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
30,957 |
7 |
4,422 |
22.6 |
| Knox |
4,809 |
1 |
4,809 |
20.8 |
| Lamar |
44,047 |
15 |
2,936 |
34.1 |
| Lamb |
15,492 |
4 |
3,873 |
25.8 |
| Lampasas |
13,607 |
4 |
3,402 |
29.4 |
| La Salle |
5,175 |
1 |
5,175 |
19.3 |
| Lavaca |
18,997 |
7 |
2,714 |
36.8 |
| Lee |
13,045 |
3 |
4,348 |
23.0 |
| Leon |
12,678 |
2 |
6,339 |
15.8 |
| Liberty |
52,238 |
12 |
4,353 |
23.0 |
| Limestone |
21,119 |
7 |
3,017 |
33.1 |
| Lipscomb |
3,220 |
1 |
3,220 |
31.1 |
| Live Oak |
9,559 |
2 |
4,780 |
20.9 |
| Llano |
11,726 |
4 |
2,932 |
34.1 |
| Loving |
107 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
222,932 |
74 |
3,013 |
33.2 |
| Lynn |
6,902 |
2 |
3,451 |
29.0 |
| McCulloch |
9,062 |
2 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
| McLennan |
187,790 |
54 |
3,478 |
28.8 |
| McMullen |
816 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
11,033 |
3 |
3,678 |
27.2 |
| Marion |
10,033 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Martin |
5,055 |
1 |
5,055 |
19.8 |
| Mason |
3,529 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Matagorda |
37,456 |
10 |
3,746 |
26.7 |
| Maverick |
35,625 |
1 |
35,625 |
2.8 |
| Medina |
27,047 |
6 |
4,508 |
22.2 |
| Menard |
2,358 |
1 |
2,358 |
42.4 |
| Midland |
106,442 |
43 |
2,475 |
40.4 |
| Milam |
23,005 |
4 |
5,751 |
17.4 |
| Mills |
4,570 |
1 |
4,570 |
21.9 |
| Mitchell |
8,285 |
2 |
4,143 |
24.1 |
| Montague |
17,387 |
6 |
2,898 |
34.5 |
| Montgomery |
175,583 |
53 |
3,313 |
30.2 |
| Moore |
17,874 |
4 |
4,469 |
22.4 |
| Morris |
13,606 |
3 |
4,535 |
22.0 |
| Motley |
1,588 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
54,424 |
13 |
4,186 |
23.9 |
| Navarro |
39,964 |
12 |
3,330 |
30.0 |
| Newton |
13,683 |
1 |
13,683 |
7.3 |
| Nolan |
16,844 |
7 |
2,406 |
41.6 |
| Nueces |
289,746 |
97 |
2,987 |
33.5 |
| Ochiltree |
9,198 |
4 |
2,300 |
43.5 |
| Oldham |
2,390 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
80,318 |
20 |
4,016 |
24.9 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,179 |
6 |
4,197 |
23.8 |
| Panola |
21,975 |
5 |
4,395 |
22.8 |
| Parker |
63,452 |
18 |
3,525 |
28.4 |
| Parmer |
9,967 |
2 |
4,984 |
20.1 |
| Pecos |
14,897 |
3 |
4,966 |
20.1 |
| Polk |
30,069 |
6 |
5,012 |
20.0 |
| Potter |
98,563 |
66 |
1,493 |
67.0 |
| Presidio |
6,459 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rains |
6,631 |
1 |
6,631 |
15.1 |
| Randall |
90,099 |
6 |
15,017 |
6.7 |
| Reagan |
4,596 |
1 |
4,596 |
21.8 |
| Real |
2,476 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Red River |
14,609 |
4 |
3,652 |
27.4 |
| Reeves |
16,011 |
4 |
4,003 |
25.0 |
| Refugio |
8,190 |
2 |
4,095 |
24.4 |
| Roberts |
979 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
15,555 |
5 |
3,111 |
32.1 |
| Rockwall |
24,743 |
14 |
1,767 |
56.6 |
| Runnels |
11,587 |
2 |
5,794 |
17.3 |
| Rusk |
43,620 |
13 |
3,355 |
29.8 |
| Sabine |
9,607 |
3 |
3,202 |
31.2 |
| San Augustine |
8,155 |
2 |
4,078 |
24.5 |
| San Jacinto |
16,139 |
2 |
8,070 |
12.4 |
| San Patricio |
58,629 |
16 |
3,664 |
27.3 |
| San Saba |
5,538 |
2 |
2,769 |
36.1 |
| Schleicher |
2,834 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
18,546 |
6 |
3,091 |
32.4 |
| Shackelford |
3,435 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shelby |
22,292 |
5 |
4,458 |
22.4 |
| Sherman |
2,997 |
2 |
1,499 |
66.7 |
| Smith |
150,880 |
77 |
1,959 |
51.0 |
| Somervell |
5,766 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Starr |
39,812 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stephens |
9,237 |
4 |
2,309 |
43.3 |
| Sterling |
1,496 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
2,083 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,147 |
2 |
2,074 |
48.2 |
| Swisher |
8,424 |
2 |
4,212 |
23.7 |
| Tarrant |
1,149,532 |
415 |
2,770 |
36.1 |
| Taylor |
120,305 |
46 |
2,615 |
38.2 |
| Terrell |
1,527 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,433 |
2 |
6,717 |
14.9 |
| Throckmorton |
1,961 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
23,783 |
9 |
2,643 |
37.8 |
| Tom Green |
99,676 |
35 |
2,848 |
35.1 |
| Travis |
565,408 |
238 |
2,376 |
42.1 |
| Trinity |
11,518 |
2 |
5,759 |
17.4 |
| Tyler |
16,646 |
4 |
4,162 |
24.0 |
| Upshur |
31,229 |
3 |
10,410 |
9.6 |
| Upton |
4,728 |
2 |
2,364 |
42.3 |
| Uvalde |
23,478 |
5 |
4,696 |
21.3 |
| Val Verde |
39,521 |
7 |
5,646 |
17.7 |
| Van Zandt |
37,879 |
12 |
3,157 |
31.7 |
| Victoria |
73,568 |
30 |
2,452 |
40.8 |
| Walker |
51,211 |
15 |
3,414 |
29.3 |
| Waller |
23,276 |
2 |
11,638 |
8.6 |
| Ward |
13,587 |
2 |
6,794 |
14.7 |
| Washington |
26,198 |
8 |
3,275 |
30.5 |
| Webb |
129,945 |
11 |
11,813 |
8.5 |
| Wharton |
40,327 |
12 |
3,361 |
29.8 |
| Wheeler |
6,153 |
2 |
3,077 |
32.5 |
| Wichita |
122,886 |
49 |
2,508 |
39.9 |
| Wilbarger |
15,326 |
4 |
3,832 |
26.1 |
| Willacy |
17,896 |
2 |
8,948 |
11.2 |
| Williamson |
135,714 |
30 |
4,524 |
22.1 |
| Wilson |
22,059 |
7 |
3,151 |
31.7 |
| Winkler |
8,770 |
2 |
4,385 |
22.8 |
| Wise |
34,547 |
6 |
5,758 |
17.4 |
| Wood |
29,160 |
8 |
3,645 |
27.4 |
| Yoakum |
8,909 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Young |
18,577 |
8 |
2,322 |
43.1 |
| Zapata |
9,127 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zavala |
12,102 |
1 |
12,102 |
8.3 |
| Texas Total |
16,806,937 |
5,487 |
3,063 |
32.6 |
* 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 Primary Care Dentists with a status code of "active or delinquent" 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, October 3, 2001.
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