| County |
1996 Estimated Population |
1996 PA Totals* |
Ratio of 1996 Population per PA** |
Ratio of PA per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,101 |
7 |
7,443 |
13.4 |
| Andrews |
13,999 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Angelina |
75,882 |
4 |
18,971 |
5.3 |
| Aransas |
21,842 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Archer |
8,256 |
1 |
8,256 |
12.1 |
| Armstrong |
2,142 |
1 |
2,142 |
46.7 |
| Atascosa |
34,683 |
4 |
8,671 |
11.5 |
| Austin |
22,623 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bailey |
6,825 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bandera |
14,290 |
2 |
7,145 |
14.0 |
| Bastrop |
46,982 |
3 |
15,661 |
6.4 |
| Baylor |
4,187 |
1 |
4,187 |
23.9 |
| Bee |
27,695 |
8 |
3,462 |
28.9 |
| Bell |
221,355 |
19 |
11,650 |
8.6 |
| Bexar |
1,313,975 |
111 |
11,838 |
8.4 |
| Blanco |
7,810 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Borden |
766 |
1 |
766 |
130.5 |
| Bosque |
16,672 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bowie |
84,142 |
2 |
42,071 |
2.4 |
| Brazoria |
220,410 |
16 |
13,776 |
7.3 |
| Brazos |
131,494 |
6 |
21,916 |
4.6 |
| Brewster |
9,077 |
7 |
1,297 |
77.1 |
| Briscoe |
1,929 |
1 |
1,929 |
51.8 |
| Brooks |
8,465 |
1 |
8,465 |
11.8 |
| Brown |
36,751 |
3 |
12,250 |
8.2 |
| Burleson |
15,192 |
1 |
15,192 |
6.6 |
| Burnet |
29,562 |
2 |
14,781 |
6.8 |
| Caldwell |
30,767 |
1 |
30,767 |
3.3 |
| Calhoun |
20,730 |
4 |
5,183 |
19.3 |
| Callahan |
12,598 |
3 |
4,199 |
23.8 |
| Cameron |
313,835 |
17 |
18,461 |
5.4 |
| Camp |
10,779 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Carson |
6,677 |
1 |
6,677 |
15.0 |
| Cass |
30,503 |
2 |
15,252 |
6.6 |
| Castro |
8,434 |
2 |
4,217 |
23.7 |
| Chambers |
22,810 |
6 |
3,802 |
26.3 |
| Cherokee |
42,481 |
5 |
8,496 |
11.8 |
| Childress |
7,686 |
1 |
7,686 |
13.0 |
| Clay |
10,406 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cochran |
4,052 |
1 |
4,052 |
24.7 |
| Coke |
3,389 |
1 |
3,389 |
29.5 |
| Coleman |
9,630 |
1 |
9,630 |
10.4 |
| Collin |
373,361 |
25 |
14,934 |
6.7 |
| Collingsworth |
3,299 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
18,669 |
3 |
6,223 |
16.1 |
| Comal |
67,756 |
6 |
11,293 |
8.9 |
| Comanche |
13,526 |
1 |
13,526 |
7.4 |
| Concho |
3,127 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cooke |
32,237 |
2 |
16,119 |
6.2 |
| Coryell |
77,410 |
4 |
19,353 |
5.2 |
| Cottle |
1,976 |
1 |
1,976 |
50.6 |
| Crane |
4,536 |
1 |
4,536 |
22.0 |
| Crockett |
4,376 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Crosby |
7,331 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Culberson |
3,190 |
1 |
3,190 |
31.3 |
| Dallam |
6,255 |
1 |
6,255 |
16.0 |
| Dallas |
1,994,222 |
154 |
12,949 |
7.7 |
| Dawson |
15,125 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,430 |
2 |
9,715 |
10.3 |
| Delta |
4,893 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Denton |
348,870 |
22 |
15,858 |
6.3 |
| De Witt |
19,679 |
2 |
9,840 |
10.2 |
| Dickens |
2,307 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
10,408 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Donley |
3,828 |
2 |
1,914 |
52.2 |
| Duval |
13,398 |
4 |
3,350 |
29.9 |
| Eastland |
17,926 |
6 |
2,988 |
33.5 |
| Ector |
123,904 |
1 |
123,904 |
0.8 |
| Edwards |
3,493 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
97,203 |
2 |
48,602 |
2.1 |
| El Paso |
685,018 |
29 |
23,621 |
4.2 |
| Erath |
30,843 |
2 |
15,422 |
6.5 |
| Falls |
17,854 |
2 |
8,927 |
11.2 |
| Fannin |
27,340 |
7 |
3,906 |
25.6 |
| Fayette |
21,111 |
2 |
10,556 |
9.5 |
| Fisher |
4,419 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Floyd |
8,250 |
1 |
8,250 |
12.1 |
| Foard |
1,719 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
306,880 |
9 |
34,098 |
2.9 |
| Franklin |
9,312 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Freestone |
17,486 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Frio |
15,849 |
1 |
15,849 |
6.3 |
| Gaines |
14,799 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Galveston |
240,213 |
56 |
4,290 |
23.3 |
| Garza |
4,657 |
2 |
2,329 |
42.9 |
| Gillespie |
19,582 |
1 |
19,582 |
5.1 |
| Glasscock |
1,414 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,524 |
1 |
6,524 |
15.3 |
| Gonzales |
17,514 |
3 |
5,838 |
17.1 |
| Gray |
23,904 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Grayson |
100,306 |
1 |
100,306 |
1.0 |
| Gregg |
112,090 |
2 |
56,045 |
1.8 |
| Grimes |
22,105 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Guadalupe |
75,214 |
5 |
15,043 |
6.6 |
| Hale |
36,523 |
2 |
18,262 |
5.5 |
| Hall |
3,758 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
7,571 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hansford |
5,338 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hardeman |
4,794 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hardin |
47,548 |
3 |
15,849 |
6.3 |
| Harris |
3,114,799 |
209 |
14,903 |
6.7 |
| Harrison |
59,385 |
3 |
19,795 |
5.1 |
| Hartley |
5,243 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
6,207 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hays |
82,733 |
7 |
11,819 |
8.5 |
| Hemphill |
3,613 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Henderson |
65,559 |
2 |
32,780 |
3.1 |
| Hidalgo |
494,890 |
13 |
38,068 |
2.6 |
| Hill |
29,541 |
2 |
14,771 |
6.8 |
| Hockley |
23,907 |
1 |
23,907 |
4.2 |
| Hood |
34,923 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hopkins |
30,332 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Houston |
21,783 |
2 |
10,892 |
9.2 |
| Howard |
32,668 |
3 |
10,889 |
9.2 |
| Hudspeth |
3,204 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
68,315 |
12 |
5,693 |
17.6 |
| Hutchinson |
24,284 |
1 |
24,284 |
4.1 |
| Irion |
1,714 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jack |
7,244 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jackson |
13,621 |
2 |
6,811 |
14.7 |
| Jasper |
32,926 |
7 |
4,704 |
21.3 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,159 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
242,664 |
12 |
20,222 |
4.9 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,018 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
39,683 |
3 |
13,228 |
7.6 |
| Johnson |
110,645 |
4 |
27,661 |
3.6 |
| Jones |
18,934 |
1 |
18,934 |
5.3 |
| Karnes |
12,530 |
3 |
4,177 |
23.9 |
| Kaufman |
61,834 |
6 |
10,306 |
9.7 |
| Kendall |
19,770 |
1 |
19,770 |
5.1 |
| Kenedy |
433 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
864 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
41,994 |
3 |
13,998 |
7.1 |
| Kimble |
4,196 |
1 |
4,196 |
23.8 |
| King |
338 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,445 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
30,320 |
5 |
6,064 |
16.5 |
| Knox |
4,412 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lamar |
45,387 |
2 |
22,694 |
4.4 |
| Lamb |
14,915 |
1 |
14,915 |
6.7 |
| Lampasas |
17,128 |
1 |
17,128 |
5.8 |
| La Salle |
5,994 |
2 |
2,997 |
33.4 |
| Lavaca |
18,734 |
1 |
18,734 |
5.3 |
| Lee |
14,438 |
1 |
14,438 |
6.9 |
| Leon |
14,119 |
2 |
7,060 |
14.2 |
| Liberty |
62,838 |
6 |
10,473 |
9.5 |
| Limestone |
20,955 |
5 |
4,191 |
23.9 |
| Lipscomb |
3,078 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Live Oak |
10,203 |
1 |
10,203 |
9.8 |
| Llano |
12,979 |
2 |
6,490 |
15.4 |
| Loving |
142 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
231,399 |
25 |
9,256 |
10.8 |
| Lynn |
6,540 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,747 |
1 |
8,747 |
11.4 |
| McLennan |
201,493 |
4 |
50,373 |
2.0 |
| McMullen |
790 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
11,839 |
2 |
5,920 |
16.9 |
| Marion |
10,479 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Martin |
4,959 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mason |
3,613 |
1 |
3,613 |
27.7 |
| Matagorda |
37,981 |
2 |
18,991 |
5.3 |
| Maverick |
46,474 |
2 |
23,237 |
4.3 |
| Medina |
35,480 |
5 |
7,096 |
14.1 |
| Menard |
2,320 |
2 |
1,160 |
86.2 |
| Midland |
115,818 |
4 |
28,955 |
3.5 |
| Milam |
23,977 |
2 |
11,989 |
8.3 |
| Mills |
4,745 |
1 |
4,745 |
21.1 |
| Mitchell |
9,002 |
3 |
3,001 |
33.3 |
| Montague |
17,954 |
7 |
2,565 |
39.0 |
| Montgomery |
245,519 |
15 |
16,368 |
6.1 |
| Moore |
19,346 |
2 |
9,673 |
10.3 |
| Morris |
13,318 |
2 |
6,659 |
15.0 |
| Motley |
1,294 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
56,161 |
6 |
9,360 |
10.7 |
| Navarro |
41,312 |
6 |
6,885 |
14.5 |
| Newton |
14,270 |
1 |
14,270 |
7.0 |
| Nolan |
16,418 |
2 |
8,209 |
12.2 |
| Nueces |
314,743 |
15 |
20,983 |
4.8 |
| Ochiltree |
8,794 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Oldham |
2,237 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
84,228 |
2 |
42,114 |
2.4 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,328 |
1 |
25,328 |
3.9 |
| Panola |
22,735 |
1 |
22,735 |
4.4 |
| Parker |
75,915 |
5 |
15,183 |
6.6 |
| Parmer |
10,407 |
1 |
10,407 |
9.6 |
| Pecos |
16,213 |
3 |
5,404 |
18.5 |
| Polk |
44,890 |
2 |
22,445 |
4.5 |
| Potter |
108,790 |
10 |
10,879 |
9.2 |
| Presidio |
8,129 |
2 |
4,065 |
24.6 |
| Rains |
7,874 |
1 |
7,874 |
12.7 |
| Randall |
97,531 |
1 |
97,531 |
1.0 |
| Reagan |
4,223 |
1 |
4,223 |
23.7 |
| Real |
2,699 |
1 |
2,699 |
37.1 |
| Red River |
13,917 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Reeves |
15,102 |
1 |
15,102 |
6.6 |
| Refugio |
7,889 |
3 |
2,630 |
38.0 |
| Roberts |
975 |
1 |
975 |
102.6 |
| Robertson |
15,492 |
1 |
15,492 |
6.5 |
| Rockwall |
34,320 |
4 |
8,580 |
11.7 |
| Runnels |
11,338 |
2 |
5,669 |
17.6 |
| Rusk |
45,460 |
2 |
22,730 |
4.4 |
| Sabine |
10,487 |
2 |
5,244 |
19.1 |
| San Augustine |
8,049 |
2 |
4,025 |
24.8 |
| San Jacinto |
19,958 |
2 |
9,979 |
10.0 |
| San Patricio |
68,011 |
9 |
7,557 |
13.2 |
| San Saba |
6,257 |
1 |
6,257 |
16.0 |
| Schleicher |
3,087 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
18,299 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Shackelford |
3,282 |
2 |
1,641 |
60.9 |
| Shelby |
22,678 |
3 |
7,559 |
13.2 |
| Sherman |
2,825 |
1 |
2,825 |
35.4 |
| Smith |
164,654 |
9 |
18,295 |
5.5 |
| Somervell |
6,037 |
1 |
6,037 |
16.6 |
| Starr |
54,002 |
6 |
9,000 |
11.1 |
| Stephens |
9,794 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sterling |
1,426 |
1 |
1,426 |
70.1 |
| Stonewall |
1,790 |
1 |
1,790 |
55.9 |
| Sutton |
4,418 |
1 |
4,418 |
22.6 |
| Swisher |
8,471 |
1 |
8,471 |
11.8 |
| Tarrant |
1,300,157 |
49 |
26,534 |
3.8 |
| Taylor |
121,404 |
16 |
7,588 |
13.2 |
| Terrell |
1,234 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,015 |
2 |
6,508 |
15.4 |
| Throckmorton |
1,779 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Titus |
24,925 |
2 |
12,463 |
8.0 |
| Tom Green |
102,024 |
5 |
20,405 |
4.9 |
| Travis |
681,783 |
60 |
11,363 |
8.8 |
| Trinity |
12,367 |
3 |
4,122 |
24.3 |
| Tyler |
19,963 |
1 |
19,963 |
5.0 |
| Upshur |
34,760 |
2 |
17,380 |
5.8 |
| Upton |
3,804 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
25,249 |
6 |
4,208 |
23.8 |
| Val Verde |
42,843 |
2 |
21,422 |
4.7 |
| Van Zandt |
42,570 |
4 |
10,643 |
9.4 |
| Victoria |
81,624 |
5 |
16,325 |
6.1 |
| Walker |
54,298 |
17 |
3,194 |
31.3 |
| Waller |
26,458 |
1 |
26,458 |
3.8 |
| Ward |
11,998 |
1 |
11,998 |
8.3 |
| Washington |
28,651 |
7 |
4,093 |
24.4 |
| Webb |
177,029 |
2 |
88,515 |
1.1 |
| Wharton |
40,075 |
9 |
4,453 |
22.5 |
| Wheeler |
5,314 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wichita |
129,352 |
15 |
8,623 |
11.6 |
| Wilbarger |
14,204 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Willacy |
19,416 |
1 |
19,416 |
5.2 |
| Williamson |
198,444 |
9 |
22,049 |
4.5 |
| Wilson |
28,866 |
2 |
14,433 |
6.9 |
| Winkler |
7,972 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Wise |
40,370 |
4 |
10,093 |
9.9 |
| Wood |
33,520 |
6 |
5,587 |
17.9 |
| Yoakum |
8,313 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Young |
17,535 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zapata |
11,105 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zavala |
12,190 |
1 |
12,190 |
8.2 |
| Texas Total |
19,091,207 |
1,371 |
13,925 |
7.2 |
* 78 PAs had either out-of-state mailing addresses or their addresses were unknown.
** Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, September 1, 1996; Population Data: U.S. Bureau of the Census website.
Extracted from the 1996 TSBME report by the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of State Health Data and Policy Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center - 8/18/99.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, February 13, 2004.
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