
| County |
1994 Population |
1994 Veterinarian Total |
Ratio of 1994 Population per Veterinarian* |
Ratio of Veterinarians per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
50,029 |
11 |
4,548 |
22.0 |
| Andrews |
14,386 |
2 |
7,193 |
13.9 |
| Angelina |
73,701 |
11 |
6,700 |
14.9 |
| Aransas |
20,458 |
3 |
6,819 |
14.7 |
| Archer |
8,189 |
2 |
4,095 |
24.4 |
| Armstrong |
2,099 |
2 |
1,050 |
95.3 |
| Atascosa |
32,773 |
8 |
4,097 |
24.4 |
| Austin |
21,710 |
12 |
1,809 |
55.3 |
| Bailey |
6,980 |
2 |
3,490 |
28.7 |
| Bandera |
12,366 |
7 |
1,767 |
56.6 |
| Bastrop |
42,350 |
27 |
1,569 |
63.8 |
| Baylor |
4,294 |
2 |
2,147 |
46.6 |
| Bee |
25,609 |
9 |
2,845 |
35.1 |
| Bell |
212,161 |
37 |
5,734 |
17.4 |
| Bexar |
1,279,620 |
248 |
5,160 |
19.4 |
| Blanco |
6,890 |
4 |
1,723 |
58.1 |
| Borden |
759 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
15,863 |
6 |
2,644 |
37.8 |
| Bowie |
83,435 |
17 |
4,908 |
20.4 |
| Brazoria |
211,248 |
43 |
4,913 |
20.4 |
| Brazos |
135,003 |
146 |
925 |
108.1 |
| Brewster |
9,072 |
1 |
9,072 |
11.0 |
| Briscoe |
1,924 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
8,241 |
2 |
4,121 |
24.3 |
| Brown |
35,530 |
8 |
4,441 |
22.5 |
| Burleson |
14,657 |
6 |
2,443 |
40.9 |
| Burnet |
25,270 |
11 |
2,297 |
43.5 |
| Caldwell |
27,681 |
6 |
4,614 |
21.7 |
| Calhoun |
20,226 |
3 |
6,742 |
14.8 |
| Callahan |
12,237 |
2 |
6,119 |
16.3 |
| Cameron |
292,474 |
25 |
11,699 |
8.5 |
| Camp |
10,566 |
2 |
5,283 |
18.9 |
| Carson |
6,663 |
4 |
1,666 |
60.0 |
| Cass |
30,574 |
6 |
5,096 |
19.6 |
| Castro |
8,647 |
2 |
4,324 |
23.1 |
| Chambers |
22,538 |
2 |
11,269 |
8.9 |
| Cherokee |
42,457 |
7 |
6,065 |
16.5 |
| Childress |
6,267 |
4 |
1,567 |
63.8 |
| Clay |
10,317 |
3 |
3,439 |
29.1 |
| Cochran |
4,320 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,563 |
1 |
3,563 |
28.1 |
| Coleman |
9,799 |
6 |
1,633 |
61.2 |
| Collin |
327,164 |
74 |
4,421 |
22.6 |
| Collingsworth |
3,548 |
2 |
1,774 |
56.4 |
| Colorado |
18,697 |
9 |
2,077 |
48.1 |
| Comal |
61,674 |
19 |
3,246 |
30.8 |
| Comanche |
13,411 |
7 |
1,916 |
52.2 |
| Concho |
2,992 |
1 |
2,992 |
33.4 |
| Cooke |
31,919 |
11 |
2,902 |
34.5 |
| Coryell |
71,038 |
10 |
7,104 |
14.1 |
| Cottle |
2,130 |
1 |
2,130 |
46.9 |
| Crane |
4,693 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crockett |
4,377 |
1 |
4,377 |
22.8 |
| Crosby |
7,265 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Culberson |
3,393 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dallam |
5,743 |
5 |
1,149 |
87.1 |
| Dallas |
1,962,971 |
385 |
5,099 |
19.6 |
| Dawson |
14,975 |
3 |
4,992 |
20.0 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,429 |
8 |
2,429 |
41.2 |
| Delta |
19,170 |
1 |
19,170 |
5.2 |
| Denton |
5,027 |
75 |
67 |
1491.9 |
| De Witt |
320,790 |
9 |
35,643 |
2.8 |
| Dickens |
2,467 |
1 |
2,467 |
40.5 |
| Dimmit |
10,729 |
1 |
10,729 |
9.3 |
| Donley |
3,800 |
3 |
1,267 |
78.9 |
| Duval |
13,228 |
1 |
13,228 |
7.6 |
| Eastland |
18,728 |
7 |
2,675 |
37.4 |
| Ector |
122,658 |
14 |
8,761 |
11.4 |
| Edwards |
2,831 |
2 |
1,416 |
70.6 |
| Ellis |
91,608 |
20 |
4,580 |
21.8 |
| El Paso |
650,114 |
76 |
8,554 |
11.7 |
| Erath |
29,431 |
18 |
1,635 |
61.2 |
| Falls |
17,988 |
3 |
5,996 |
16.7 |
| Fannin |
25,226 |
8 |
3,153 |
31.7 |
| Fayette |
21,206 |
11 |
1,928 |
51.9 |
| Fisher |
4,646 |
1 |
4,646 |
21.5 |
| Floyd |
8,187 |
1 |
8,187 |
12.2 |
| Foard |
1,748 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
274,765 |
49 |
5,607 |
17.8 |
| Franklin |
8,407 |
4 |
2,102 |
47.6 |
| Freestone |
16,679 |
3 |
5,560 |
18.0 |
| Frio |
15,238 |
3 |
5,079 |
19.7 |
| Gaines |
14,435 |
2 |
7,218 |
13.9 |
| Galveston |
233,461 |
54 |
4,323 |
23.1 |
| Garza |
5,016 |
1 |
5,016 |
19.9 |
| Gillespie |
18,892 |
11 |
1,717 |
58.2 |
| Glasscock |
1,475 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,112 |
1 |
6,112 |
16.4 |
| Gonzales |
17,300 |
12 |
1,442 |
69.4 |
| Gray |
24,181 |
6 |
4,030 |
24.8 |
| Grayson |
97,135 |
26 |
3,736 |
26.8 |
| Gregg |
109,502 |
26 |
4,212 |
23.7 |
| Grimes |
20,894 |
13 |
1,607 |
62.2 |
| Guadalupe |
69,651 |
19 |
3,666 |
27.3 |
| Hale |
35,543 |
6 |
5,924 |
16.9 |
| Hall |
4,016 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,880 |
4 |
1,970 |
50.8 |
| Hansford |
5,557 |
4 |
1,389 |
72.0 |
| Hardeman |
5,155 |
1 |
5,155 |
19.4 |
| Hardin |
45,355 |
7 |
6,479 |
15.4 |
| Harris |
3,039,460 |
508 |
5,983 |
16.7 |
| Harrison |
59,348 |
8 |
7,419 |
13.5 |
| Hartley |
3,636 |
1 |
3,636 |
27.5 |
| Haskell |
6,733 |
1 |
6,733 |
14.9 |
| Hays |
74,229 |
27 |
2,749 |
36.4 |
| Hemphill |
3,711 |
2 |
1,856 |
53.9 |
| Henderson |
62,288 |
11 |
5,663 |
17.7 |
| Hidalgo |
458,246 |
24 |
19,094 |
5.2 |
| Hill |
28,514 |
7 |
4,073 |
24.5 |
| Hockley |
24,500 |
4 |
6,125 |
16.3 |
| Hood |
30,660 |
13 |
2,358 |
42.4 |
| Hopkins |
30,636 |
21 |
1,459 |
68.5 |
| Houston |
21,722 |
4 |
5,431 |
18.4 |
| Howard |
32,661 |
8 |
4,083 |
24.5 |
| Hudspeth |
3,032 |
1 |
3,032 |
33.0 |
| Hunt |
67,114 |
13 |
5,163 |
19.4 |
| Hutchinson |
25,630 |
5 |
5,126 |
19.5 |
| Irion |
1,575 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
7,201 |
1 |
7,201 |
13.9 |
| Jackson |
14,328 |
3 |
4,776 |
20.9 |
| Jasper |
32,414 |
9 |
3,602 |
27.8 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,064 |
3 |
688 |
145.3 |
| Jefferson |
245,991 |
33 |
7,454 |
13.4 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,091 |
1 |
5,091 |
19.6 |
| Jim Wells |
39,414 |
10 |
3,941 |
25.4 |
| Johnson |
104,045 |
28 |
3,716 |
26.9 |
| Jones |
16,689 |
6 |
2,782 |
36.0 |
| Karnes |
12,399 |
6 |
2,067 |
48.4 |
| Kaufman |
57,692 |
22 |
2,622 |
38.1 |
| Kendall |
17,739 |
13 |
1,365 |
73.3 |
| Kenedy |
396 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
962 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
39,645 |
19 |
2,087 |
47.9 |
| Kimble |
4,252 |
2 |
2,126 |
47.0 |
| King |
397 |
1 |
397 |
251.9 |
| Kinney |
3,227 |
2 |
1,614 |
62.0 |
| Kleberg |
30,969 |
5 |
6,194 |
16.1 |
| Knox |
4,690 |
1 |
4,690 |
21.3 |
| Lamar |
5,556 |
14 |
397 |
252.0 |
| Lamb |
44,763 |
3 |
14,921 |
6.7 |
| Lampasas |
15,019 |
4 |
3,755 |
26.6 |
| La Salle |
14,931 |
1 |
14,931 |
6.7 |
| Lavaca |
19,329 |
8 |
2,416 |
41.4 |
| Lee |
13,599 |
8 |
1,700 |
58.8 |
| Leon |
13,410 |
5 |
2,682 |
37.3 |
| Liberty |
58,682 |
15 |
3,912 |
25.6 |
| Limestone |
21,155 |
6 |
3,526 |
28.4 |
| Lipscomb |
3,096 |
2 |
1,548 |
64.6 |
| Live Oak |
10,113 |
2 |
5,057 |
19.8 |
| Llano |
12,142 |
10 |
1,214 |
82.4 |
| Loving |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
232,269 |
43 |
5,402 |
18.5 |
| Lynn |
6,590 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
11,624 |
7 |
1,661 |
60.2 |
| McLennan |
10,069 |
32 |
315 |
317.8 |
| McMullen |
5,091 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
3,403 |
3 |
1,134 |
88.2 |
| Marion |
38,748 |
1 |
38,748 |
2.6 |
| Martin |
42,790 |
1 |
42,790 |
2.3 |
| Mason |
8,497 |
3 |
2,832 |
35.3 |
| Matagorda |
198,079 |
10 |
19,808 |
5.0 |
| Maverick |
781 |
1 |
781 |
128.0 |
| Medina |
30,403 |
17 |
1,788 |
55.9 |
| Menard |
2,376 |
3 |
792 |
126.3 |
| Midland |
114,382 |
25 |
4,575 |
21.9 |
| Milam |
23,932 |
6 |
3,989 |
25.1 |
| Mills |
4,707 |
2 |
2,354 |
42.5 |
| Mitchell |
7,740 |
5 |
1,548 |
64.6 |
| Montague |
17,676 |
5 |
3,535 |
28.3 |
| Montgomery |
219,372 |
37 |
5,929 |
16.9 |
| Moore |
18,966 |
3 |
6,322 |
15.8 |
| Morris |
13,215 |
1 |
13,215 |
7.6 |
| Motley |
1,542 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
57,126 |
14 |
4,080 |
24.5 |
| Navarro |
41,016 |
6 |
6,836 |
14.6 |
| Newton |
13,812 |
1 |
13,812 |
7.2 |
| Nolan |
16,508 |
4 |
4,127 |
24.2 |
| Nueces |
307,541 |
53 |
5,803 |
17.2 |
| Ochiltree |
8,939 |
2 |
4,470 |
22.4 |
| Oldham |
2,390 |
1 |
2,390 |
41.8 |
| Orange |
84,891 |
10 |
8,489 |
11.8 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,511 |
3 |
8,504 |
11.8 |
| Panola |
22,543 |
5 |
4,509 |
22.2 |
| Parker |
70,163 |
31 |
2,263 |
44.2 |
| Parmer |
10,197 |
3 |
3,399 |
29.4 |
| Pecos |
14,749 |
3 |
4,916 |
20.3 |
| Polk |
36,067 |
6 |
6,011 |
16.6 |
| Potter |
102,867 |
22 |
4,676 |
21.4 |
| Presidio |
7,412 |
3 |
2,471 |
40.5 |
| Rains |
7,198 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Randall |
96,070 |
25 |
3,843 |
26.0 |
| Reagan |
4,610 |
1 |
4,610 |
21.7 |
| Real |
2,549 |
1 |
2,549 |
39.2 |
| Red River |
14,669 |
2 |
7,335 |
13.6 |
| Reeves |
15,518 |
1 |
15,518 |
6.4 |
| Refugio |
7,970 |
2 |
3,985 |
25.1 |
| Roberts |
927 |
1 |
927 |
107.9 |
| Robertson |
15,308 |
5 |
3,062 |
32.7 |
| Rockwall |
31,016 |
9 |
3,446 |
29.0 |
| Runnels |
11,584 |
5 |
2,317 |
43.2 |
| Rusk |
44,496 |
7 |
6,357 |
15.7 |
| Sabine |
10,413 |
3 |
3,471 |
28.8 |
| San Augustine |
7,899 |
2 |
3,950 |
25.3 |
| San Jacinto |
17,452 |
1 |
17,452 |
5.7 |
| San Patricio |
63,246 |
16 |
3,953 |
25.3 |
| San Saba |
5,651 |
3 |
1,884 |
53.1 |
| Schleicher |
3,091 |
1 |
3,091 |
32.4 |
| Scurry |
18,911 |
4 |
4,728 |
21.2 |
| Shackelford |
3,445 |
1 |
3,445 |
29.0 |
| Shelby |
22,538 |
7 |
3,220 |
31.1 |
| Sherman |
2,982 |
2 |
1,491 |
67.1 |
| Smith |
159,434 |
35 |
4,555 |
22.0 |
| Somervell |
5,599 |
3 |
1,866 |
53.6 |
| Starr |
46,225 |
2 |
23,113 |
4.3 |
| Stephens |
9,101 |
5 |
1,820 |
54.9 |
| Sterling |
1,522 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
1,990 |
1 |
1,990 |
50.3 |
| Sutton |
4,301 |
5 |
860 |
116.3 |
| Swisher |
8,323 |
2 |
4,162 |
24.0 |
| Tarrant |
1,252,315 |
271 |
4,621 |
21.6 |
| Taylor |
124,904 |
29 |
4,307 |
23.2 |
| Terrell |
1,362 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,143 |
2 |
6,572 |
15.2 |
| Throckmorton |
1,850 |
2 |
925 |
108.1 |
| Titus |
25,495 |
13 |
1,961 |
51.0 |
| Tom Green |
102,199 |
31 |
3,297 |
30.3 |
| Travis |
643,437 |
167 |
3,853 |
26.0 |
| Trinity |
12,033 |
2 |
6,017 |
16.6 |
| Tyler |
18,248 |
3 |
6,083 |
16.4 |
| Upshur |
33,280 |
9 |
3,698 |
27.0 |
| Upton |
4,226 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
24,569 |
10 |
2,457 |
40.7 |
| Val Verde |
42,579 |
8 |
5,322 |
18.8 |
| Van Zandt |
40,062 |
10 |
4,006 |
25.0 |
| Victoria |
79,274 |
15 |
5,285 |
18.9 |
| Walker |
54,157 |
8 |
6,770 |
14.8 |
| Waller |
25,426 |
8 |
3,178 |
31.5 |
| Ward |
12,834 |
1 |
12,834 |
7.8 |
| Washington |
28,039 |
14 |
2,003 |
49.9 |
| Webb |
162,706 |
12 |
13,559 |
7.4 |
| Wharton |
41,398 |
16 |
2,587 |
38.6 |
| Wheeler |
5,580 |
3 |
1,860 |
53.8 |
| Wichita |
125,444 |
21 |
5,974 |
16.7 |
| Wilbarger |
15,684 |
6 |
2,614 |
38.3 |
| Willacy |
19,117 |
3 |
6,372 |
15.7 |
| Williamson |
169,168 |
35 |
4,833 |
20.7 |
| Wilson |
25,365 |
7 |
3,624 |
27.6 |
| Winkler |
8,418 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wise |
37,250 |
16 |
2,328 |
43.0 |
| Wood |
31,544 |
13 |
2,426 |
41.2 |
| Yoakum |
8,881 |
2 |
4,441 |
22.5 |
| Young |
17,755 |
9 |
1,973 |
50.7 |
| Zapata |
10,416 |
1 |
10,416 |
9.6 |
| Zavala |
12,214 |
2 |
6,107 |
16.4 |
| Texas Total |
18,378,185 |
3,914 |
4,695 |
21.3 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Office of Policy and Planning, Health Professions Resource Center, July 26, 2001.
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