| County |
1997 Projected Population |
1997 PA Totals |
Ratio of 1997 Population per PA* |
Ratio of PA per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
51,303 |
5 |
10,261 |
9.7 |
| Andrews |
15,256 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Angelina |
73,442 |
3 |
24,481 |
4.1 |
| Aransas |
19,298 |
1 |
19,298 |
5.2 |
| Archer |
8,256 |
1 |
8,256 |
12.1 |
| Armstrong |
1,992 |
1 |
1,992 |
50.2 |
| Atascosa |
35,454 |
3 |
11,818 |
8.5 |
| Austin |
20,566 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bailey |
7,362 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bandera |
13,142 |
2 |
6,571 |
15.2 |
| Bastrop |
49,683 |
2 |
24,842 |
4 |
| Baylor |
4,180 |
1 |
4,180 |
23.9 |
| Bee |
29,020 |
9 |
3,224 |
31 |
| Bell |
207,256 |
24 |
8,636 |
11.6 |
| Bexar |
1,324,190 |
112 |
11,823 |
8.5 |
| Blanco |
6,964 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Borden |
811 |
1 |
811 |
123.3 |
| Bosque |
15,922 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bowie |
84,273 |
3 |
28,091 |
3.6 |
| Brazoria |
215,038 |
18 |
11,947 |
8.4 |
| Brazos |
121,225 |
4 |
30,306 |
3.3 |
| Brewster |
10,548 |
8 |
1,319 |
75.8 |
| Briscoe |
1,926 |
1 |
1,926 |
51.9 |
| Brooks |
8,803 |
2 |
4,402 |
22.7 |
| Brown |
34,259 |
4 |
8,565 |
11.7 |
| Burleson |
14,948 |
1 |
14,948 |
6.7 |
| Burnet |
26,799 |
2 |
13,400 |
7.5 |
| Caldwell |
30,919 |
1 |
30,919 |
3.2 |
| Calhoun |
19,908 |
3 |
6,636 |
15.1 |
| Callahan |
11,931 |
2 |
5,966 |
16.8 |
| Cameron |
311,893 |
16 |
19,493 |
5.1 |
| Camp |
10,545 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carson |
6,487 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cass |
29,943 |
1 |
29,943 |
3.3 |
| Castro |
9,471 |
3 |
3,157 |
31.7 |
| Chambers |
20,753 |
5 |
4,151 |
24.1 |
| Cherokee |
43,350 |
9 |
4,817 |
20.8 |
| Childress |
6,931 |
1 |
6,931 |
14.4 |
| Clay |
9,997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cochran |
4,725 |
1 |
4,725 |
21.2 |
| Coke |
3,415 |
1 |
3,415 |
29.3 |
| Coleman |
9,331 |
1 |
9,331 |
10.7 |
| Collin |
375,498 |
26 |
14,442 |
6.9 |
| Collingsworth |
3,434 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Colorado |
18,235 |
3 |
6,078 |
16.5 |
| Comal |
68,414 |
7 |
9,773 |
10.2 |
| Comanche |
13,220 |
1 |
13,220 |
7.6 |
| Concho |
3,243 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cooke |
32,109 |
2 |
16,055 |
6.2 |
| Coryell |
74,402 |
4 |
18,601 |
5.4 |
| Cottle |
2,163 |
1 |
2,163 |
46.2 |
| Crane |
5,018 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Crockett |
4,277 |
1 |
4,277 |
23.4 |
| Crosby |
7,560 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Culberson |
3,944 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dallam |
5,497 |
3 |
1,832 |
54.6 |
| Dallas |
2,099,876 |
153 |
13,725 |
7.3 |
| Dawson |
15,773 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,942 |
1 |
19,942 |
5 |
| Delta |
4,835 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Denton |
368,564 |
24 |
15,357 |
6.5 |
| De Witt |
20,278 |
2 |
10,139 |
9.9 |
| Dickens |
2,489 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dimmit |
11,083 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Donley |
3,560 |
1 |
3,560 |
28.1 |
| Duval |
14,382 |
6 |
2,397 |
41.7 |
| Eastland |
17,719 |
4 |
4,430 |
22.6 |
| Ector |
126,022 |
1 |
126,022 |
0.8 |
| Edwards |
2,457 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ellis |
110,387 |
3 |
36,796 |
2.7 |
| El Paso |
715,807 |
26 |
27,531 |
3.6 |
| Erath |
30,178 |
4 |
7,545 |
13.3 |
| Falls |
18,716 |
3 |
6,239 |
16 |
| Fannin |
25,861 |
6 |
4,310 |
23.2 |
| Fayette |
20,314 |
1 |
20,314 |
4.9 |
| Fisher |
4,701 |
1 |
4,701 |
21.3 |
| Floyd |
8,736 |
1 |
8,736 |
11.4 |
| Foard |
1,729 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fort Bend |
297,588 |
11 |
27,053 |
3.7 |
| Franklin |
8,037 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Freestone |
17,046 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Frio |
16,086 |
2 |
8,043 |
12.4 |
| Gaines |
14,820 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Galveston |
230,370 |
58 |
3,972 |
25.2 |
| Garza |
5,262 |
2 |
2,631 |
38 |
| Gillespie |
19,237 |
1 |
19,237 |
5.2 |
| Glasscock |
1,578 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goliad |
6,401 |
1 |
6,401 |
15.6 |
| Gonzales |
17,983 |
2 |
8,992 |
11.1 |
| Gray |
23,192 |
1 |
23,192 |
4.3 |
| Grayson |
96,723 |
2 |
48,362 |
2.1 |
| Gregg |
107,619 |
4 |
26,905 |
3.7 |
| Grimes |
21,887 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Guadalupe |
79,664 |
8 |
9,958 |
10 |
| Hale |
35,206 |
1 |
35,206 |
2.8 |
| Hall |
3,722 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hamilton |
7,423 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hansford |
5,875 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hardeman |
5,066 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hardin |
42,502 |
8 |
5,313 |
18.8 |
| Harris |
3,163,342 |
219 |
14,444 |
6.9 |
| Harrison |
62,120 |
2 |
31,060 |
3.2 |
| Hartley |
4,893 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haskell |
6,624 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hays |
81,218 |
6 |
13,536 |
7.4 |
| Hemphill |
3,666 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Henderson |
70,990 |
1 |
70,990 |
1.4 |
| Hidalgo |
492,619 |
12 |
41,052 |
2.4 |
| Hill |
28,517 |
1 |
28,517 |
3.5 |
| Hockley |
24,479 |
1 |
24,479 |
4.1 |
| Hood |
38,420 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hopkins |
29,535 |
1 |
29,535 |
3.4 |
| Houston |
22,491 |
3 |
7,497 |
13.3 |
| Howard |
32,079 |
2 |
16,040 |
6.2 |
| Hudspeth |
3,259 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunt |
70,414 |
12 |
5,868 |
17 |
| Hutchinson |
25,073 |
3 |
8,358 |
12 |
| Irion |
1,723 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jack |
6,881 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jackson |
13,184 |
2 |
6,592 |
15.2 |
| Jasper |
31,676 |
8 |
3,960 |
25.3 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,130 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jefferson |
237,992 |
13 |
18,307 |
5.5 |
| Jim Hogg |
6,024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jim Wells |
39,376 |
3 |
13,125 |
7.6 |
| Johnson |
125,340 |
6 |
20,890 |
4.8 |
| Jones |
19,043 |
1 |
19,043 |
5.3 |
| Karnes |
15,654 |
2 |
7,827 |
12.8 |
| Kaufman |
65,895 |
7 |
9,414 |
10.6 |
| Kendall |
17,939 |
1 |
17,939 |
5.6 |
| Kenedy |
507 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent |
1,010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kerr |
40,778 |
3 |
13,593 |
7.4 |
| Kimble |
4,112 |
1 |
4,112 |
24.3 |
| King |
376 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kinney |
3,313 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kleberg |
31,800 |
4 |
7,950 |
12.6 |
| Knox |
4,742 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lamar |
43,962 |
2 |
21,981 |
4.5 |
| Lamb |
14,765 |
1 |
14,765 |
6.8 |
| Lampasas |
14,333 |
1 |
14,333 |
7 |
| La Salle |
6,284 |
1 |
6,284 |
15.9 |
| Lavaca |
18,232 |
3 |
6,077 |
16.5 |
| Lee |
14,312 |
1 |
14,312 |
7 |
| Leon |
14,906 |
2 |
7,453 |
13.4 |
| Liberty |
58,972 |
6 |
9,829 |
10.2 |
| Limestone |
21,523 |
6 |
3,587 |
27.9 |
| Lipscomb |
3,084 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Live Oak |
9,932 |
1 |
9,932 |
10.1 |
| Llano |
12,282 |
2 |
6,141 |
16.3 |
| Loving |
114 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lubbock |
225,977 |
26 |
8,691 |
11.5 |
| Lynn |
6,844 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| McCulloch |
8,836 |
1 |
8,836 |
11.3 |
| McLennan |
191,840 |
2 |
95,920 |
1 |
| McMullen |
865 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Madison |
11,702 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Marion |
10,329 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Martin |
5,321 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mason |
3,328 |
1 |
3,328 |
30 |
| Matagorda |
38,152 |
3 |
12,717 |
7.9 |
| Maverick |
42,472 |
2 |
21,236 |
4.7 |
| Medina |
33,063 |
7 |
4,723 |
21.2 |
| Menard |
2,288 |
2 |
1,144 |
87.4 |
| Midland |
123,056 |
2 |
61,528 |
1.6 |
| Milam |
23,218 |
3 |
7,739 |
12.9 |
| Mills |
4,469 |
1 |
4,469 |
22.4 |
| Mitchell |
9,172 |
2 |
4,586 |
21.8 |
| Montague |
16,342 |
6 |
2,724 |
36.7 |
| Montgomery |
223,236 |
14 |
15,945 |
6.3 |
| Moore |
18,756 |
2 |
9,378 |
10.7 |
| Morris |
12,932 |
3 |
4,311 |
23.2 |
| Motley |
1,456 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nacogdoches |
55,839 |
6 |
9,307 |
10.7 |
| Navarro |
42,926 |
5 |
8,585 |
11.6 |
| Newton |
14,315 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nolan |
16,862 |
1 |
16,862 |
5.9 |
| Nueces |
311,154 |
16 |
19,447 |
5.1 |
| Ochiltree |
9,109 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oldham |
2,237 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orange |
82,063 |
2 |
41,032 |
2.4 |
| Palo Pinto |
26,474 |
1 |
26,474 |
3.8 |
| Panola |
23,376 |
1 |
23,376 |
4.3 |
| Parker |
85,238 |
4 |
21,310 |
4.7 |
| Parmer |
10,347 |
1 |
10,347 |
9.7 |
| Pecos |
17,372 |
3 |
5,791 |
17.3 |
| Polk |
36,882 |
4 |
9,221 |
10.8 |
| Potter |
105,175 |
9 |
11,686 |
8.6 |
| Presidio |
8,075 |
2 |
4,038 |
24.8 |
| Rains |
7,711 |
1 |
7,711 |
13 |
| Randall |
103,742 |
1 |
103,742 |
1 |
| Reagan |
4,990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Real |
2,514 |
1 |
2,514 |
39.8 |
| Red River |
13,940 |
1 |
13,940 |
7.2 |
| Reeves |
16,794 |
1 |
16,794 |
6 |
| Refugio |
8,120 |
3 |
2,707 |
36.9 |
| Roberts |
1,018 |
1 |
1,018 |
98.2 |
| Robertson |
16,692 |
1 |
16,692 |
6 |
| Rockwall |
36,003 |
4 |
9,001 |
11.1 |
| Runnels |
11,377 |
1 |
11,377 |
8.8 |
| Rusk |
45,574 |
4 |
11,394 |
8.8 |
| Sabine |
10,100 |
1 |
10,100 |
9.9 |
| San Augustine |
7,990 |
2 |
3,995 |
25 |
| San Jacinto |
19,781 |
2 |
9,891 |
10.1 |
| San Patricio |
65,953 |
8 |
8,244 |
12.1 |
| San Saba |
5,483 |
1 |
5,483 |
18.2 |
| Schleicher |
3,186 |
1 |
3,186 |
31.4 |
| Scurry |
19,193 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Shackelford |
3,197 |
2 |
1,599 |
62.6 |
| Shelby |
21,926 |
3 |
7,309 |
13.7 |
| Sherman |
2,928 |
1 |
2,928 |
34.2 |
| Smith |
164,778 |
11 |
14,980 |
6.7 |
| Somervell |
6,134 |
1 |
6,134 |
16.3 |
| Starr |
56,311 |
8 |
7,039 |
14.2 |
| Stephens |
9,185 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sterling |
1,514 |
1 |
1,514 |
66.1 |
| Stonewall |
1,975 |
1 |
1,975 |
50.6 |
| Sutton |
4,426 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Swisher |
8,624 |
1 |
8,624 |
11.6 |
| Tarrant |
1,427,664 |
45 |
31,726 |
3.2 |
| Taylor |
123,459 |
15 |
8,231 |
12.1 |
| Terrell |
1,485 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Terry |
13,807 |
1 |
13,807 |
7.2 |
| Throckmorton |
1,832 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Titus |
25,064 |
1 |
25,064 |
4 |
| Tom Green |
107,427 |
5 |
21,485 |
4.7 |
| Travis |
632,922 |
59 |
10,727 |
9.3 |
| Trinity |
12,486 |
3 |
4,162 |
24 |
| Tyler |
18,466 |
1 |
18,466 |
5.4 |
| Upshur |
32,996 |
2 |
16,498 |
6.1 |
| Upton |
4,734 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uvalde |
25,481 |
5 |
5,096 |
19.6 |
| Val Verde |
43,038 |
2 |
21,519 |
4.6 |
| Van Zandt |
41,813 |
4 |
10,453 |
9.6 |
| Victoria |
79,436 |
7 |
11,348 |
8.8 |
| Walker |
51,777 |
18 |
2,877 |
34.8 |
| Waller |
25,644 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ward |
13,438 |
2 |
6,719 |
14.9 |
| Washington |
28,474 |
6 |
4,746 |
21.1 |
| Webb |
170,350 |
1 |
170,350 |
0.6 |
| Wharton |
40,748 |
9 |
4,528 |
22.1 |
| Wheeler |
5,498 |
1 |
5,498 |
18.2 |
| Wichita |
127,370 |
16 |
7,961 |
12.6 |
| Wilbarger |
15,245 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Willacy |
19,408 |
2 |
9,704 |
10.3 |
| Williamson |
196,059 |
7 |
28,008 |
3.6 |
| Wilson |
28,097 |
2 |
14,049 |
7.1 |
| Winkler |
8,927 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wise |
40,518 |
3 |
13,506 |
7.4 |
| Wood |
32,358 |
7 |
4,623 |
21.6 |
| Yoakum |
9,274 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Young |
17,331 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zapata |
11,947 |
1 |
11,947 |
8.4 |
| Zavala |
13,397 |
1 |
13,397 |
7.5 |
| Unknown |
NA |
64 |
NA |
NA |
| Texas Total |
19,307,387 |
1,463 |
13,197 |
7.6 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Date Source: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, May 1997.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of State Health Data and Policy Analysis, Health Professions Resource Center, 10/28/98.
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