
| County |
2004 Projected Population |
2004 SLP & ISLP Total |
Ratio of 2004 Population per SLP & ISLP* |
Ratio of SLPs & ISLPs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
56,809 |
11 |
5,164 |
19.3 |
129 |
| Andrews |
13,470 |
4 |
3,368 |
29.6 |
62 |
| Angelina |
83,005 |
26 |
3,193 |
31.3 |
54 |
| Aransas |
23,628 |
3 |
7,876 |
12.6 |
167 |
| Archer |
9,447 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Armstrong |
2,197 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Atascosa |
42,226 |
7 |
6,032 |
16.5 |
144 |
| Austin |
26,145 |
5 |
5,229 |
19.1 |
131 |
| Bailey |
6,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bandera |
19,881 |
4 |
4,970 |
20.1 |
119 |
| Bastrop |
68,506 |
15 |
4,567 |
21.8 |
111 |
| Baylor |
4,063 |
1 |
4,063 |
24.6 |
94 |
| Bee |
33,328 |
5 |
6,666 |
15.0 |
149 |
| Bell |
251,884 |
66 |
3,816 |
26.2 |
86 |
| Bexar |
1,473,775 |
559 |
2,636 |
37.9 |
35 |
| Blanco |
9,270 |
1 |
9,270 |
10.7 |
181 |
| Borden |
745 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
17,951 |
6 |
2,992 |
33.4 |
46 |
| Bowie |
90,768 |
38 |
2,389 |
41.8 |
26 |
| Brazoria |
266,690 |
60 |
4,445 |
22.4 |
108 |
| Brazos |
162,350 |
36 |
4,510 |
22.1 |
109 |
| Brewster |
9,361 |
5 |
1,872 |
53.4 |
11 |
| Briscoe |
1,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Brooks |
8,272 |
1 |
8,272 |
12.0 |
169 |
| Brown |
38,918 |
11 |
3,538 |
28.2 |
71 |
| Burleson |
17,623 |
2 |
8,812 |
11.3 |
177 |
| Burnet |
37,688 |
7 |
5,384 |
18.5 |
135 |
| Caldwell |
37,073 |
11 |
3,370 |
29.6 |
63 |
| Calhoun |
21,761 |
4 |
5,440 |
18.3 |
137 |
| Callahan |
12,968 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cameron |
372,610 |
74 |
5,035 |
19.8 |
123 |
| Camp |
12,436 |
1 |
12,436 |
8.0 |
189 |
| Carson |
6,573 |
2 |
3,287 |
30.4 |
58 |
| Cass |
30,329 |
8 |
3,791 |
26.3 |
83 |
| Castro |
8,614 |
1 |
8,614 |
11.6 |
174 |
| Chambers |
30,400 |
3 |
10,133 |
9.8 |
186 |
| Cherokee |
48,717 |
9 |
5,413 |
18.4 |
136 |
| Childress |
7,836 |
1 |
7,836 |
12.7 |
166 |
| Clay |
11,385 |
4 |
2,846 |
35.1 |
42 |
| Cochran |
3,874 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coke |
3,912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Coleman |
9,121 |
1 |
9,121 |
10.9 |
179 |
| Collin |
623,088 |
374 |
1,666 |
60.0 |
7 |
| Collingsworth |
3,246 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Colorado |
21,173 |
1 |
21,173 |
4.7 |
196 |
| Comal |
89,275 |
37 |
2,413 |
41.4 |
27 |
| Comanche |
14,188 |
4 |
3,547 |
28.1 |
73 |
| Concho |
4,078 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Cooke |
38,188 |
6 |
6,365 |
15.7 |
146 |
| Coryell |
78,749 |
5 |
15,750 |
6.3 |
192 |
| Cottle |
1,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crane |
4,161 |
1 |
4,161 |
24.0 |
99 |
| Crockett |
4,321 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Crosby |
7,291 |
6 |
1,215 |
82.2 |
5 |
| Culberson |
3,129 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
2 |
3,266 |
30.6 |
57 |
| Dallas |
2,325,350 |
965 |
2,410 |
41.4 |
28 |
| Dawson |
15,156 |
3 |
5,052 |
19.7 |
126 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,183 |
7 |
2,740 |
36.4 |
38 |
| Delta |
5,373 |
1 |
5,373 |
18.6 |
133 |
| Denton |
537,303 |
240 |
2,239 |
44.6 |
20 |
| De Witt |
20,468 |
5 |
4,094 |
24.4 |
95 |
| Dickens |
2,744 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Dimmit |
10,549 |
3 |
3,516 |
28.4 |
70 |
| Donley |
3,851 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Duval |
13,527 |
4 |
3,382 |
29.5 |
67 |
| Eastland |
18,498 |
1 |
18,498 |
5.4 |
195 |
| Ector |
124,819 |
34 |
3,671 |
27.2 |
77 |
| Edwards |
2,215 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Ellis |
128,224 |
30 |
4,274 |
23.3 |
102 |
| El Paso |
726,708 |
244 |
2,978 |
33.5 |
45 |
| Erath |
35,268 |
7 |
5,038 |
19.8 |
124 |
| Falls |
19,114 |
4 |
4,779 |
20.9 |
114 |
| Fannin |
32,782 |
8 |
4,098 |
24.4 |
96 |
| Fayette |
22,927 |
5 |
4,585 |
21.8 |
112 |
| Fisher |
4,319 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Floyd |
8,010 |
2 |
4,005 |
24.9 |
91 |
| Foard |
1,608 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Fort Bend |
429,187 |
111 |
3,867 |
25.8 |
87 |
| Franklin |
9,462 |
4 |
2,366 |
42.2 |
25 |
| Freestone |
18,995 |
5 |
3,799 |
26.3 |
84 |
| Frio |
17,304 |
1 |
17,304 |
5.7 |
194 |
| Gaines |
15,077 |
3 |
5,026 |
19.8 |
125 |
| Galveston |
266,546 |
97 |
2,748 |
36.3 |
39 |
| Garza |
5,162 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Gillespie |
21,978 |
7 |
3,140 |
31.8 |
51 |
| Glasscock |
1,458 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,312 |
2 |
3,656 |
27.3 |
75 |
| Gonzales |
19,677 |
4 |
4,919 |
20.3 |
118 |
| Gray |
22,585 |
3 |
7,528 |
13.2 |
158 |
| Grayson |
115,700 |
40 |
2,893 |
34.5 |
43 |
| Gregg |
115,113 |
64 |
1,799 |
55.5 |
10 |
| Grimes |
25,241 |
3 |
8,414 |
11.8 |
172 |
| Guadalupe |
100,342 |
22 |
4,561 |
21.9 |
110 |
| Hale |
37,060 |
8 |
4,633 |
21.5 |
113 |
| Hall |
3,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,406 |
2 |
4,203 |
23.7 |
100 |
| Hansford |
5,579 |
1 |
5,579 |
17.9 |
139 |
| Hardeman |
4,766 |
4 |
1,192 |
83.9 |
4 |
| Hardin |
50,134 |
10 |
5,013 |
19.9 |
122 |
| Harris |
3,642,461 |
1,188 |
3,066 |
32.6 |
48 |
| Harrison |
64,563 |
17 |
3,798 |
26.3 |
85 |
| Hartley |
5,650 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,108 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hays |
124,616 |
51 |
2,443 |
40.9 |
31 |
| Hemphill |
3,536 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Henderson |
78,027 |
10 |
7,803 |
12.8 |
164 |
| Hidalgo |
655,202 |
190 |
3,448 |
28.9 |
68 |
| Hill |
34,671 |
4 |
8,668 |
11.5 |
176 |
| Hockley |
23,180 |
6 |
3,863 |
25.8 |
88 |
| Hood |
46,198 |
13 |
3,554 |
28.1 |
74 |
| Hopkins |
32,928 |
10 |
3,293 |
30.3 |
60 |
| Houston |
23,601 |
7 |
3,372 |
29.6 |
64 |
| Howard |
34,127 |
6 |
5,688 |
17.5 |
140 |
| Hudspeth |
3,577 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
86,211 |
18 |
4,790 |
20.8 |
115 |
| Hutchinson |
23,631 |
7 |
3,376 |
29.6 |
65 |
| Irion |
1,820 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jack |
8,903 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jackson |
14,991 |
4 |
3,748 |
26.6 |
81 |
| Jasper |
36,752 |
4 |
9,188 |
10.8 |
180 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,253 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jefferson |
253,414 |
69 |
3,673 |
27.2 |
78 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,534 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Jim Wells |
41,218 |
11 |
3,747 |
26.6 |
82 |
| Johnson |
144,005 |
33 |
4,364 |
22.9 |
105 |
| Jones |
20,861 |
2 |
10,431 |
9.5 |
187 |
| Karnes |
16,221 |
1 |
16,221 |
6.1 |
193 |
| Kaufman |
84,691 |
17 |
4,982 |
20.0 |
120 |
| Kendall |
27,018 |
8 |
3,377 |
29.6 |
66 |
| Kenedy |
436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kerr |
45,498 |
14 |
3,250 |
30.7 |
56 |
| Kimble |
4,601 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| King |
362 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,488 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kleberg |
33,283 |
9 |
3,698 |
27.0 |
80 |
| Knox |
4,279 |
2 |
2,140 |
46.7 |
18 |
| Lamar |
49,541 |
14 |
3,539 |
28.2 |
72 |
| Lamb |
15,090 |
2 |
7,545 |
13.2 |
159 |
| Lampasas |
19,610 |
5 |
3,922 |
25.4 |
89 |
| La Salle |
6,271 |
1 |
6,271 |
15.9 |
145 |
| Lavaca |
19,477 |
2 |
9,739 |
10.2 |
183 |
| Lee |
16,869 |
4 |
4,217 |
23.7 |
101 |
| Leon |
16,262 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Liberty |
77,738 |
10 |
7,774 |
12.8 |
165 |
| Limestone |
23,121 |
3 |
7,707 |
12.9 |
161 |
| Lipscomb |
3,104 |
1 |
3,104 |
32.2 |
49 |
| Live Oak |
12,543 |
4 |
3,136 |
31.8 |
52 |
| Llano |
18,307 |
5 |
3,661 |
27.3 |
76 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
252,941 |
126 |
2,007 |
49.8 |
15 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| McCulloch |
8,447 |
4 |
2,112 |
47.3 |
17 |
| McLennan |
219,787 |
91 |
2,415 |
41.4 |
29 |
| McMullen |
860 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Madison |
13,411 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Marion |
11,153 |
5 |
2,231 |
44.8 |
19 |
| Martin |
4,977 |
1 |
4,977 |
20.0 |
121 |
| Mason |
3,780 |
2 |
1,890 |
52.9 |
12 |
| Matagorda |
39,205 |
8 |
4,901 |
20.4 |
117 |
| Maverick |
50,135 |
4 |
12,534 |
7.9 |
190 |
| Medina |
42,309 |
6 |
7,052 |
14.1 |
152 |
| Menard |
2,373 |
2 |
1,187 |
84.2 |
3 |
| Midland |
118,092 |
30 |
3,936 |
25.4 |
90 |
| Milam |
25,621 |
3 |
8,540 |
11.7 |
173 |
| Mills |
5,187 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Mitchell |
9,873 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Montague |
19,370 |
4 |
4,843 |
20.6 |
116 |
| Montgomery |
352,556 |
110 |
3,205 |
31.2 |
55 |
| Moore |
20,692 |
3 |
6,897 |
14.4 |
151 |
| Morris |
13,176 |
3 |
4,392 |
22.7 |
106 |
| Motley |
1,430 |
2 |
715 |
139.8 |
1 |
| Nacogdoches |
61,608 |
27 |
2,282 |
43.8 |
22 |
| Navarro |
48,105 |
6 |
8,018 |
12.4 |
168 |
| Newton |
15,449 |
2 |
7,725 |
12.9 |
162 |
| Nolan |
16,040 |
9 |
1,782 |
56.1 |
9 |
| Nueces |
321,693 |
114 |
2,822 |
35.4 |
41 |
| Ochiltree |
9,413 |
3 |
3,138 |
31.8 |
53 |
| Oldham |
2,272 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Orange |
87,915 |
15 |
5,861 |
17.0 |
142 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,237 |
7 |
4,034 |
24.7 |
92 |
| Panola |
23,199 |
7 |
3,314 |
30.1 |
61 |
| Parker |
103,132 |
25 |
4,125 |
24.2 |
98 |
| Parmer |
10,351 |
3 |
3,450 |
28.9 |
69 |
| Pecos |
17,199 |
2 |
8,600 |
11.6 |
175 |
| Polk |
44,089 |
8 |
5,511 |
18.1 |
138 |
| Potter |
117,647 |
51 |
2,307 |
43.3 |
23 |
| Presidio |
7,945 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Rains |
10,626 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Randall |
112,321 |
41 |
2,740 |
36.5 |
37 |
| Reagan |
3,511 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Real |
3,115 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Red River |
14,386 |
2 |
7,193 |
13.9 |
155 |
| Reeves |
13,316 |
2 |
6,658 |
15.0 |
150 |
| Refugio |
8,087 |
2 |
4,044 |
24.7 |
93 |
| Roberts |
912 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,629 |
2 |
8,315 |
12.0 |
170 |
| Rockwall |
55,581 |
28 |
1,985 |
50.3 |
14 |
| Runnels |
11,590 |
2 |
5,795 |
17.2 |
141 |
| Rusk |
48,484 |
11 |
4,408 |
22.6 |
107 |
| Sabine |
10,574 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| San Augustine |
9,330 |
1 |
9,330 |
10.7 |
182 |
| San Jacinto |
23,592 |
4 |
5,898 |
16.9 |
143 |
| San Patricio |
71,838 |
14 |
5,131 |
19.4 |
127 |
| San Saba |
6,401 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Schleicher |
3,048 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Scurry |
16,597 |
2 |
8,299 |
12.0 |
171 |
| Shackelford |
3,350 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Shelby |
26,027 |
5 |
5,205 |
19.2 |
130 |
| Sherman |
3,288 |
1 |
3,288 |
30.4 |
59 |
| Smith |
184,873 |
88 |
2,101 |
47.6 |
16 |
| Somervell |
7,770 |
3 |
2,590 |
38.6 |
33 |
| Starr |
58,814 |
6 |
9,802 |
10.2 |
184 |
| Stephens |
9,792 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sterling |
1,429 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Stonewall |
1,702 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Sutton |
4,327 |
1 |
4,327 |
23.1 |
104 |
| Swisher |
8,600 |
2 |
4,300 |
23.2 |
103 |
| Tarrant |
1,570,071 |
607 |
2,587 |
38.6 |
34 |
| Taylor |
127,178 |
73 |
1,742 |
57.3 |
8 |
| Terrell |
1,089 |
1 |
1,089 |
91.8 |
2 |
| Terry |
13,064 |
2 |
6,532 |
15.3 |
147 |
| Throckmorton |
1,876 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Titus |
29,400 |
13 |
2,262 |
44.2 |
21 |
| Tom Green |
105,143 |
38 |
2,767 |
36.1 |
40 |
| Travis |
854,084 |
435 |
1,963 |
50.9 |
13 |
| Trinity |
14,161 |
2 |
7,081 |
14.1 |
153 |
| Tyler |
21,215 |
7 |
3,031 |
32.9 |
47 |
| Upshur |
36,927 |
9 |
4,103 |
24.3 |
97 |
| Upton |
3,550 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Uvalde |
26,812 |
3 |
8,937 |
11.1 |
178 |
| Val Verde |
47,244 |
9 |
5,249 |
19.0 |
132 |
| Van Zandt |
51,432 |
10 |
5,143 |
19.4 |
128 |
| Victoria |
87,398 |
30 |
2,913 |
34.3 |
44 |
| Walker |
64,984 |
10 |
6,498 |
15.3 |
148 |
| Waller |
37,492 |
1 |
37,492 |
2.6 |
197 |
| Ward |
11,235 |
1 |
11,235 |
8.9 |
188 |
| Washington |
31,250 |
10 |
3,125 |
32.0 |
50 |
| Webb |
221,740 |
29 |
7,646 |
13.0 |
160 |
| Wharton |
42,832 |
6 |
7,139 |
14.0 |
154 |
| Wheeler |
5,166 |
4 |
1,292 |
77.4 |
6 |
| Wichita |
133,250 |
50 |
2,665 |
37.5 |
36 |
| Wilbarger |
14,730 |
4 |
3,683 |
27.1 |
79 |
| Willacy |
21,161 |
9 |
2,351 |
42.5 |
24 |
| Williamson |
310,228 |
128 |
2,424 |
41.2 |
30 |
| Wilson |
37,060 |
5 |
7,412 |
13.4 |
157 |
| Winkler |
7,404 |
1 |
7,404 |
13.5 |
156 |
| Wise |
53,754 |
10 |
5,375 |
18.6 |
134 |
| Wood |
39,272 |
4 |
9,818 |
10.1 |
185 |
| Yoakum |
7,698 |
1 |
7,698 |
12.9 |
163 |
| Young |
17,991 |
7 |
2,570 |
38.9 |
32 |
| Zapata |
13,456 |
1 |
13,456 |
7.4 |
191 |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Texas Total |
22,549,142 |
7,554 |
2,985 |
33.5 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Division of Professional Licensing and Certification - October, 2004.
Note: All active status codes were used to create the table. The Speech-Language Pathologists and Intern Speech-Language Pathologists were sorted by their county of practice. The county was determined based on the zip code. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 29, 2005.
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