
| County |
1990 Estimated Population |
1990 DN Total |
Ratio of 1990 Population per DN* |
Ratio of DNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
48,024 |
20 |
2,401 |
41.6 |
| Andrews |
14,338 |
3 |
4,779 |
20.9 |
| Angelina |
69,884 |
28 |
2,496 |
40.1 |
| Aransas |
17,892 |
3 |
5,964 |
16.8 |
| Archer |
7,973 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
2,021 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
30,533 |
6 |
5,089 |
19.7 |
| Austin |
19,832 |
5 |
3,966 |
25.2 |
| Bailey |
7,064 |
3 |
2,355 |
42.5 |
| Bandera |
10,562 |
3 |
3,521 |
28.4 |
| Bastrop |
38,263 |
7 |
5,466 |
18.3 |
| Baylor |
4,385 |
2 |
2,193 |
45.6 |
| Bee |
25,135 |
5 |
5,027 |
19.9 |
| Bell |
191,088 |
44 |
4,343 |
23.0 |
| Bexar |
1,185,394 |
496 |
2,390 |
41.8 |
| Blanco |
5,972 |
2 |
2,986 |
33.5 |
| Borden |
799 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
15,125 |
4 |
3,781 |
26.4 |
| Bowie |
81,665 |
31 |
2,634 |
38.0 |
| Brazoria |
191,707 |
68 |
2,819 |
35.5 |
| Brazos |
121,862 |
40 |
3,047 |
32.8 |
| Brewster |
8,681 |
2 |
4,341 |
23.0 |
| Briscoe |
1,971 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
8,204 |
1 |
8,204 |
12.2 |
| Brown |
34,371 |
10 |
3,437 |
29.1 |
| Burleson |
13,625 |
3 |
4,542 |
22.0 |
| Burnet |
22,677 |
12 |
1,890 |
52.9 |
| Caldwell |
26,392 |
3 |
8,797 |
11.4 |
| Calhoun |
19,053 |
5 |
3,811 |
26.2 |
| Callahan |
11,859 |
2 |
5,930 |
16.9 |
| Cameron |
260,120 |
44 |
5,912 |
16.9 |
| Camp |
9,904 |
3 |
3,301 |
30.3 |
| Carson |
6,576 |
1 |
6,576 |
15.2 |
| Cass |
29,982 |
11 |
2,726 |
36.7 |
| Castro |
9,070 |
2 |
4,535 |
22.1 |
| Chambers |
20,088 |
3 |
6,696 |
14.9 |
| Cherokee |
41,049 |
14 |
2,932 |
34.1 |
| Childress |
5,953 |
3 |
1,984 |
50.4 |
| Clay |
10,024 |
3 |
3,341 |
29.9 |
| Cochran |
4,377 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,424 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
9,710 |
3 |
3,237 |
30.9 |
| Collin |
264,036 |
105 |
2,515 |
39.8 |
| Collingsworth |
3,573 |
2 |
1,787 |
56.0 |
| Colorado |
18,383 |
8 |
2,298 |
43.5 |
| Comal |
51,832 |
20 |
2,592 |
38.6 |
| Comanche |
13,381 |
3 |
4,460 |
22.4 |
| Concho |
3,044 |
1 |
3,044 |
32.9 |
| Cooke |
30,777 |
8 |
3,847 |
26.0 |
| Coryell |
64,213 |
8 |
8,027 |
12.5 |
| Cottle |
2,247 |
1 |
2,247 |
44.5 |
| Crane |
4,652 |
1 |
4,652 |
21.5 |
| Crockett |
4,078 |
2 |
2,039 |
49.0 |
| Crosby |
7,304 |
2 |
3,652 |
27.4 |
| Culberson |
3,407 |
1 |
3,407 |
29.4 |
| Dallam |
5,461 |
3 |
1,820 |
54.9 |
| Dallas |
1,852,810 |
972 |
1,906 |
52.5 |
| Dawson |
14,349 |
3 |
4,783 |
20.9 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,153 |
5 |
3,831 |
26.1 |
| Delta |
4,857 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
273,525 |
86 |
3,181 |
31.4 |
| De Witt |
18,840 |
4 |
4,710 |
21.2 |
| Dickens |
2,571 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
10,433 |
1 |
10,433 |
9.6 |
| Donley |
3,696 |
1 |
3,696 |
27.1 |
| Duval |
12,918 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Eastland |
18,488 |
8 |
2,311 |
43.3 |
| Ector |
118,934 |
27 |
4,405 |
22.7 |
| Edwards |
2,266 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
85,167 |
23 |
3,703 |
27.0 |
| El Paso |
591,610 |
115 |
5,144 |
19.4 |
| Erath |
27,991 |
11 |
2,545 |
39.3 |
| Falls |
17,712 |
5 |
3,542 |
28.2 |
| Fannin |
24,804 |
7 |
3,543 |
28.2 |
| Fayette |
20,095 |
11 |
1,827 |
54.7 |
| Fisher |
4,842 |
1 |
4,842 |
20.7 |
| Floyd |
8,497 |
2 |
4,249 |
23.5 |
| Foard |
1,794 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
225,421 |
86 |
2,621 |
38.2 |
| Franklin |
7,802 |
2 |
3,901 |
25.6 |
| Freestone |
15,818 |
4 |
3,955 |
25.3 |
| Frio |
13,472 |
3 |
4,491 |
22.3 |
| Gaines |
14,123 |
3 |
4,708 |
21.2 |
| Galveston |
217,399 |
93 |
2,338 |
42.8 |
| Garza |
5,143 |
1 |
5,143 |
19.4 |
| Gillespie |
17,204 |
7 |
2,458 |
40.7 |
| Glasscock |
1,447 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
5,980 |
1 |
5,980 |
16.7 |
| Gonzales |
17,205 |
4 |
4,301 |
23.2 |
| Gray |
23,967 |
8 |
2,996 |
33.4 |
| Grayson |
95,021 |
32 |
2,969 |
33.7 |
| Gregg |
104,948 |
68 |
1,543 |
64.8 |
| Grimes |
18,828 |
4 |
4,707 |
21.2 |
| Guadalupe |
64,873 |
13 |
4,990 |
20.0 |
| Hale |
34,671 |
11 |
3,152 |
31.7 |
| Hall |
3,905 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,733 |
4 |
1,933 |
51.7 |
| Hansford |
5,848 |
1 |
5,848 |
17.1 |
| Hardeman |
5,283 |
3 |
1,761 |
56.8 |
| Hardin |
41,320 |
4 |
10,330 |
9.7 |
| Harris |
2,818,199 |
1,278 |
2,205 |
45.3 |
| Harrison |
57,483 |
14 |
4,106 |
24.4 |
| Hartley |
3,634 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
6,820 |
2 |
3,410 |
29.3 |
| Hays |
65,614 |
28 |
2,343 |
42.7 |
| Hemphill |
3,720 |
1 |
3,720 |
26.9 |
| Henderson |
58,543 |
15 |
3,903 |
25.6 |
| Hidalgo |
383,545 |
61 |
6,288 |
15.9 |
| Hill |
27,146 |
6 |
4,524 |
22.1 |
| Hockley |
24,199 |
6 |
4,033 |
24.8 |
| Hood |
28,981 |
11 |
2,635 |
38.0 |
| Hopkins |
28,833 |
11 |
2,621 |
38.2 |
| Houston |
21,375 |
4 |
5,344 |
18.7 |
| Howard |
32,343 |
16 |
2,021 |
49.5 |
| Hudspeth |
2,915 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
64,343 |
19 |
3,386 |
29.5 |
| Hutchinson |
25,689 |
9 |
2,854 |
35.0 |
| Irion |
1,629 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
6,981 |
2 |
3,491 |
28.6 |
| Jackson |
13,039 |
5 |
2,608 |
38.3 |
| Jasper |
31,102 |
12 |
2,592 |
38.6 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,946 |
1 |
1,946 |
51.4 |
| Jefferson |
239,397 |
121 |
1,978 |
50.5 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,109 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
37,679 |
5 |
7,536 |
13.3 |
| Johnson |
97,165 |
25 |
3,887 |
25.7 |
| Jones |
16,490 |
4 |
4,123 |
24.3 |
| Karnes |
12,455 |
5 |
2,491 |
40.1 |
| Kaufman |
52,220 |
16 |
3,264 |
30.6 |
| Kendall |
14,589 |
10 |
1,459 |
68.5 |
| Kenedy |
460 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,010 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
36,304 |
18 |
2,017 |
49.6 |
| Kimble |
4,122 |
2 |
2,061 |
48.5 |
| King |
354 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,119 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
30,274 |
9 |
3,364 |
29.7 |
| Knox |
4,837 |
1 |
4,837 |
20.7 |
| Lamar |
43,949 |
17 |
2,585 |
38.7 |
| Lamb |
15,072 |
4 |
3,768 |
26.5 |
| Lampasas |
13,521 |
3 |
4,507 |
22.2 |
| La Salle |
5,254 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lavaca |
18,690 |
7 |
2,670 |
37.5 |
| Lee |
12,854 |
3 |
4,285 |
23.3 |
| Leon |
12,665 |
4 |
3,166 |
31.6 |
| Liberty |
52,726 |
12 |
4,394 |
22.8 |
| Limestone |
20,946 |
7 |
2,992 |
33.4 |
| Lipscomb |
3,143 |
1 |
3,143 |
31.8 |
| Live Oak |
9,556 |
3 |
3,185 |
31.4 |
| Llano |
11,631 |
4 |
2,908 |
34.4 |
| Loving |
107 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
222,636 |
79 |
2,818 |
35.5 |
| Lynn |
6,758 |
2 |
3,379 |
29.6 |
| McCulloch |
8,778 |
2 |
4,389 |
22.8 |
| McLennan |
189,123 |
56 |
3,377 |
29.6 |
| McMullen |
817 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
10,931 |
3 |
3,644 |
27.4 |
| Marion |
9,984 |
1 |
9,984 |
10.0 |
| Martin |
4,956 |
1 |
4,956 |
20.2 |
| Mason |
3,423 |
1 |
3,423 |
29.2 |
| Matagorda |
36,928 |
10 |
3,693 |
27.1 |
| Maverick |
36,378 |
2 |
18,189 |
5.5 |
| Medina |
27,312 |
6 |
4,552 |
22.0 |
| Menard |
2,252 |
2 |
1,126 |
88.8 |
| Midland |
106,611 |
37 |
2,881 |
34.7 |
| Milam |
22,946 |
5 |
4,589 |
21.8 |
| Mills |
4,531 |
2 |
2,266 |
44.1 |
| Mitchell |
8,016 |
2 |
4,008 |
25.0 |
| Montague |
17,274 |
6 |
2,879 |
34.7 |
| Montgomery |
182,201 |
61 |
2,987 |
33.5 |
| Moore |
17,865 |
5 |
3,573 |
28.0 |
| Morris |
13,200 |
3 |
4,400 |
22.7 |
| Motley |
1,532 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
54,753 |
14 |
3,911 |
25.6 |
| Navarro |
39,926 |
10 |
3,993 |
25.0 |
| Newton |
13,569 |
1 |
13,569 |
7.4 |
| Nolan |
16,594 |
8 |
2,074 |
48.2 |
| Nueces |
291,145 |
113 |
2,577 |
38.8 |
| Ochiltree |
9,128 |
5 |
1,826 |
54.8 |
| Oldham |
2,278 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
80,509 |
24 |
3,355 |
29.8 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,055 |
7 |
3,579 |
27.9 |
| Panola |
22,035 |
5 |
4,407 |
22.7 |
| Parker |
64,785 |
14 |
4,628 |
21.6 |
| Parmer |
9,863 |
3 |
3,288 |
30.4 |
| Pecos |
14,675 |
3 |
4,892 |
20.4 |
| Polk |
30,687 |
8 |
3,836 |
26.1 |
| Potter |
97,874 |
29 |
3,375 |
29.6 |
| Presidio |
6,637 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rains |
6,715 |
1 |
6,715 |
14.9 |
| Randall |
89,673 |
43 |
2,085 |
48.0 |
| Reagan |
4,514 |
1 |
4,514 |
22.2 |
| Real |
2,412 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Red River |
14,317 |
3 |
4,772 |
21.0 |
| Reeves |
15,852 |
3 |
5,284 |
18.9 |
| Refugio |
7,976 |
2 |
3,988 |
25.1 |
| Roberts |
1,025 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
15,511 |
3 |
5,170 |
19.3 |
| Rockwall |
25,604 |
10 |
2,560 |
39.1 |
| Runnels |
11,294 |
4 |
2,824 |
35.4 |
| Rusk |
43,735 |
14 |
3,124 |
32.0 |
| Sabine |
9,586 |
3 |
3,195 |
31.3 |
| San Augustine |
7,999 |
1 |
7,999 |
12.5 |
| San Jacinto |
16,372 |
3 |
5,457 |
18.3 |
| San Patricio |
58,749 |
15 |
3,917 |
25.5 |
| San Saba |
5,401 |
2 |
2,701 |
37.0 |
| Schleicher |
2,990 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
18,634 |
6 |
3,106 |
32.2 |
| Shackelford |
3,316 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shelby |
22,034 |
6 |
3,672 |
27.2 |
| Sherman |
2,858 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Smith |
151,309 |
75 |
2,017 |
49.6 |
| Somervell |
5,360 |
1 |
5,360 |
18.7 |
| Starr |
40,518 |
1 |
40,518 |
2.5 |
| Stephens |
9,010 |
4 |
2,253 |
44.4 |
| Sterling |
1,438 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
2,013 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,135 |
1 |
4,135 |
24.2 |
| Swisher |
8,133 |
2 |
4,067 |
24.6 |
| Tarrant |
1,170,103 |
479 |
2,443 |
40.9 |
| Taylor |
119,655 |
50 |
2,393 |
41.8 |
| Terrell |
1,410 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,218 |
3 |
4,406 |
22.7 |
| Throckmorton |
1,880 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
24,009 |
12 |
2,001 |
50.0 |
| Tom Green |
98,458 |
33 |
2,984 |
33.5 |
| Travis |
576,407 |
278 |
2,073 |
48.2 |
| Trinity |
11,445 |
2 |
5,723 |
17.5 |
| Tyler |
16,646 |
4 |
4,162 |
24.0 |
| Upshur |
31,370 |
4 |
7,843 |
12.8 |
| Upton |
4,447 |
2 |
2,224 |
45.0 |
| Uvalde |
23,340 |
5 |
4,668 |
21.4 |
| Val Verde |
38,721 |
7 |
5,532 |
18.1 |
| Van Zandt |
37,944 |
11 |
3,449 |
29.0 |
| Victoria |
74,361 |
28 |
2,656 |
37.7 |
| Walker |
50,917 |
22 |
2,314 |
43.2 |
| Waller |
23,390 |
2 |
11,695 |
8.6 |
| Ward |
13,115 |
2 |
6,558 |
15.2 |
| Washington |
26,154 |
10 |
2,615 |
38.2 |
| Webb |
133,239 |
15 |
8,883 |
11.3 |
| Wharton |
39,955 |
14 |
2,854 |
35.0 |
| Wheeler |
5,879 |
2 |
2,940 |
34.0 |
| Wichita |
122,378 |
49 |
2,498 |
40.0 |
| Wilbarger |
15,121 |
4 |
3,780 |
26.5 |
| Willacy |
17,705 |
3 |
5,902 |
16.9 |
| Williamson |
139,551 |
37 |
3,772 |
26.5 |
| Wilson |
22,650 |
6 |
3,775 |
26.5 |
| Winkler |
8,626 |
2 |
4,313 |
23.2 |
| Wise |
34,679 |
8 |
4,335 |
23.1 |
| Wood |
29,380 |
10 |
2,938 |
34.0 |
| Yoakum |
8,786 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Young |
18,126 |
6 |
3,021 |
33.1 |
| Zapata |
9,279 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zavala |
12,162 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Texas Total |
16,986,510 |
6,320 |
2,688 |
37.2 |
* Primary Care - includes dentists with a status code of "active" or "delinquent," and, a practice type of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry or dental public health. Excludes dentists with a status code as "retired," "revoked," "suspended," "cancelled," "surrendered," or "deceased," and those who are non-primary care, federal, or dental residents.
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, 1990.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of State Health Data and Policy Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center, May 11, 2001.
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