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Dental Hygienists, 2015

Dental Hygienists, 2015

Dental Hygienists (DH) by County - September 2015

County

2015 Population

2015 DH Total

Ratio of 2015 Population to DH

Ratio of DHs to 100,000 Population

Rank

Anderson

60,367

21

2,874.6

34.8

100

Andrews

16,133

0

-

0.0

-

Angelina

90,596

28

3,235.6

30.9

116

Aransas

24,738

7

3,534.0

28.3

130

Archer

9,502

2

4,751.0

21.0

162

Armstrong

1,969

1

1,969.0

50.8

45

Atascosa

50,278

14

3,591.3

27.8

134

Austin

32,238

6

5,373.0

18.6

171

Bailey

7,799

4

1,949.8

51.3

43

Bandera

22,792

2

11,396.0

8.8

200

Bastrop

86,175

25

3,447.0

29.0

125

Baylor

3,721

0

-

0.0

-

Bee

32,698

22

1,486.3

67.3

21

Bell

352,210

144

2,445.9

40.9

77

Bexar

1,882,834

848

2,220.3

45.0

57

Blanco

11,742

5

2,348.4

42.6

67

Borden

673

0

-

0.0

-

Bosque

19,338

6

3,223.0

31.0

115

Bowie

93,848

48

1,955.2

51.1

44

Brazoria

358,855

169

2,123.4

47.1

52

Brazos

214,672

125

1,717.4

58.2

31

Brewster

9,752

2

4,876.0

20.5

166

Briscoe

1,676

0

-

0.0

-

Brooks

7,502

1

7,502.0

13.3

189

Brown

39,488

13

3,037.5

32.9

105

Burleson

18,482

1

18,482.0

5.4

207

Burnet

47,386

24

1,974.4

50.6

46

Caldwell

43,322

10

4,332.2

23.1

152

Calhoun

23,298

6

3,883.0

25.8

143

Callahan

14,129

3

4,709.7

21.2

161

Cameron

449,166

123

3,651.8

27.4

135

Camp

13,421

3

4,473.7

22.4

156

Carson

6,354

2

3,177.0

31.5

113

Cass

31,323

9

3,480.3

28.7

127

Castro

8,500

2

4,250.0

23.5

151

Chambers

40,945

7

5,849.3

17.1

175

Cherokee

54,099

21

2,576.1

38.8

84

Childress

7,262

3

2,420.7

41.3

75

Clay

11,224

4

2,806.0

35.6

98

Cochran

3,302

0

-

0.0

-

Coke

3,213

0

-

0.0

-

Coleman

9,061

1

9,061.0

11.0

194

Collin

949,673

713

1,331.9

75.1

11

Collingsworth

3,147

1

3,147.0

31.8

111

Colorado

21,785

7

3,112.1

32.1

109

Comal

128,347

96

1,336.9

74.8

12

Comanche

14,425

6

2,404.2

41.6

74

Concho

4,207

0

-

0.0

-

Cooke

40,075

27

1,484.3

67.4

20

Coryell

81,321

32

2,541.3

39.4

82

Cottle

1,572

0

-

0.0

-

Crane

4,847

1

4,847.0

20.6

165

Crockett

3,918

1

3,918.0

25.5

144

Crosby

6,640

0

-

0.0

-

Culberson

2,568

0

-

0.0

-

Dallam

7,407

4

1,851.8

54.0

37

Dallas

2,496,859

1,090

2,290.7

43.7

63

Dawson

14,359

1

14,359.0

7.0

203

Deaf Smith

20,982

7

2,997.4

33.4

103

Delta

5,505

0

-

0.0

-

Denton

789,094

411

1,919.9

52.1

41

De Witt

20,472

12

1,706.0

58.6

29

Dickens

2,493

0

-

0.0

-

Dimmit

10,473

0

-

0.0

-

Donley

3,781

1

3,781.0

26.4

140

Duval

12,247

4

3,061.8

32.7

107

Eastland

19,259

3

6,419.7

15.6

181

Ector

148,260

45

3,294.7

30.4

120

Edwards

2,119

0

-

0.0

-

Ellis

173,277

73

2,373.7

42.1

70

El Paso

873,513

252

3,466.3

28.8

126

Erath

39,534

17

2,325.5

43.0

64

Falls

18,632

3

6,210.7

16.1

180

Fannin

35,790

10

3,579.0

27.9

133

Fayette

26,381

16

1,648.8

60.6

27

Fisher

3,943

1

3,943.0

25.4

145

Floyd

6,579

2

3,289.5

30.4

119

Foard

1,355

0

-

0.0

-

Fort Bend

724,104

362

2,000.3

50.0

49

Franklin

11,220

4

2,805.0

35.7

97

Freestone

20,931

6

3,488.5

28.7

128

Frio

18,668

2

9,334.0

10.7

196

Gaines

19,515

1

19,515.0

5.1

208

Galveston

312,880

140

2,234.9

44.7

58

Garza

6,738

1

6,738.0

14.8

184

Gillespie

27,231

15

1,815.4

55.1

36

Glasscock

1,293

3

431.0

232.0

1

Goliad

7,856

6

1,309.3

76.4

9

Gonzales

21,128

4

5,282.0

18.9

169

Gray

23,611

18

1,311.7

76.2

10

Grayson

127,097

60

2,118.3

47.2

51

Gregg

128,803

111

1,160.4

86.2

4

Grimes

28,642

5

5,728.4

17.5

174

Guadalupe

155,621

63

2,470.2

40.5

79

Hale

37,400

9

4,155.6

24.1

149

Hall

3,346

0

-

0.0

-

Hamilton

8,654

3

2,884.7

34.7

101

Hansford

6,050

2

3,025.0

33.1

104

Hardeman

4,313

3

1,437.7

69.6

18

Hardin

58,521

25

2,340.8

42.7

65

Harris

4,471,427

1,667

2,682.3

37.3

91

Harrison

68,889

20

3,444.5

29.0

124

Hartley

6,172

2

3,086.0

32.4

108

Haskell

5,971

1

5,971.0

16.7

176

Hays

197,298

76

2,596.0

38.5

87

Hemphill

4,117

1

4,117.0

24.3

146

Henderson

81,372

31

2,624.9

38.1

89

Hidalgo

883,903

133

6,645.9

15.0

183

Hill

37,282

8

4,660.3

21.5

158

Hockley

24,077

5

4,815.4

20.8

163

Hood

56,112

36

1,558.7

64.2

25

Hopkins

36,774

14

2,626.7

38.1

90

Houston

24,515

7

3,502.1

28.6

129

Howard

36,478

27

1,351.0

74.0

13

Hudspeth

3,735

0

-

0.0

-

Hunt

93,347

34

2,745.5

36.4

94

Hutchinson

22,372

7

3,196.0

31.3

114

Irion

1,683

1

1,683.0

59.4

28

Jack

9,382

2

4,691.0

21.3

160

Jackson

14,238

4

3,559.5

28.1

131

Jasper

36,523

12

3,043.6

32.9

106

Jeff Davis

2,434

0

-

0.0

-

Jefferson

259,399

169

1,534.9

65.2

24

Jim Hogg

5,548

0

-

0.0

-

Jim Wells

42,763

18

2,375.7

42.1

71

Johnson

167,760

66

2,541.8

39.3

83

Jones

21,223

4

5,305.8

18.8

170

Karnes

15,557

8

1,944.6

51.4

42

Kaufman

124,238

55

2,258.9

44.3

60

Kendall

38,993

34

1,146.9

87.2

3

Kenedy

438

0

-

0.0

-

Kent

803

0

-

0.0

-

Kerr

53,262

24

2,219.3

45.1

56

Kimble

4,848

0

-

0.0

-

King

293

0

-

0.0

-

Kinney

3,734

1

3,734.0

26.8

138

Kleberg

33,715

7

4,816.4

20.8

164

Knox

3,752

0

-

0.0

-

Lamar

51,516

26

1,981.4

50.5

48

Lamb

14,307

1

14,307.0

7.0

202

Lampasas

7,601

8

950.1

105.2

2

La Salle

21,463

0

-

0.0

-

Lavaca

19,541

8

2,442.6

40.9

76

Lee

17,880

5

3,576.0

28.0

132

Leon

18,131

3

6,043.7

16.5

178

Liberty

82,984

19

4,367.6

22.9

153

Limestone

24,761

10

2,476.1

40.4

81

Lipscomb

3,549

0

-

0.0

-

Live Oak

11,718

5

2,343.6

42.7

66

Llano

20,400

6

3,400.0

29.4

122

Loving

81

0

-

0.0

-

Lubbock

295,257

147

2,008.6

49.8

50

Lynn

6,095

1

6,095.0

16.4

179

McCulloch

8,634

4

2,158.5

46.3

54

McLennan

244,576

104

2,351.7

42.5

68

McMullen

750

0

-

0.0

-

Madison

14,639

2

7,319.5

13.7

187

Marion

11,059

3

3,686.3

27.1

137

Martin

5,182

2

2,591.0

38.6

86

Mason

4,128

1

4,128.0

24.2

147

Matagorda

38,295

17

2,252.6

44.4

59

Maverick

58,947

6

9,824.5

10.2

197

Medina

51,307

11

4,664.3

21.4

159

Menard

2,346

0

-

0.0

-

Midland

147,653

102

1,447.6

69.1

19

Milam

25,759

7

3,679.9

27.2

136

Mills

5,056

1

5,056.0

19.8

168

Mitchell

9,727

3

3,242.3

30.8

117

Montague

20,610

8

2,576.3

38.8

85

Montgomery

548,532

312

1,758.1

56.9

32

Moore

23,849

10

2,384.9

41.9

72

Morris

13,438

5

2,687.6

37.2

93

Motley

1,216

0

-

0.0

-

Nacogdoches

68,586

21

3,266.0

30.6

118

Navarro

51,464

21

2,450.7

40.8

78

Newton

14,431

2

7,215.5

13.9

186

Nolan

15,690

6

2,615.0

38.2

88

Nueces

357,888

199

1,798.4

55.6

34

Ochiltree

11,410

5

2,282.0

43.8

62

Oldham

2,128

1

2,128.0

47.0

53

Orange

85,098

56

1,519.6

65.8

23

Palo Pinto

29,914

10

2,991.4

33.4

102

Panola

24,912

11

2,264.7

44.2

61

Parker

136,501

63

2,166.7

46.2

55

Parmer

11,258

3

3,752.7

26.6

139

Pecos

16,380

3

5,460.0

18.3

172

Polk

48,633

11

4,421.2

22.6

155

Potter

127,643

85

1,501.7

66.6

22

Presidio

8,314

0

-

0.0

-

Rains

12,019

2

6,009.5

16.6

177

Randall

130,799

108

1,211.1

82.6

7

Reagan

3,634

0

-

0.0

-

Real

3,393

0

-

0.0

-

Red River

13,227

0

-

0.0

-

Reeves

14,398

1

14,398.0

6.9

204

Refugio

7,486

4

1,871.5

53.4

38

Roberts

975

0

-

0.0

-

Robertson

18,098

1

18,098.0

5.5

206

Rockwall

95,829

77

1,244.5

80.4

8

Runnels

10,756

1

10,756.0

9.3

198

Rusk

58,150

15

3,876.7

25.8

142

Sabine

11,486

4

2,871.5

34.8

99

San Augustine

9,151

1

9,151.0

10.9

195

San Jacinto

29,386

4

7,346.5

13.6

188

San Patricio

66,697

27

2,470.3

40.5

80

San Saba

6,296

2

3,148.0

31.8

112

Schleicher

3,726

0

-

0.0

-

Scurry

17,884

1

17,884.0

5.6

205

Shackelford

3,552

2

1,776.0

56.3

33

Shelby

27,068

7

3,866.9

25.9

141

Sherman

3,220

0

-

0.0

-

Smith

225,731

158

1,428.7

70.0

17

Somervell

9,436

3

3,145.3

31.8

110

Starr

65,101

3

21,700.3

4.6

209

Stephens

9,941

2

4,970.5

20.1

167

Sterling

1,193

0

-

0.0

-

Stonewall

1,508

0

-

0.0

-

Sutton

4,417

1

4,417.0

22.6

154

Swisher

8,055

3

2,685.0

37.2

92

Tarrant

1,959,449

1,042

1,880.5

53.2

40

Taylor

135,409

75

1,805.5

55.4

35

Terrell

1,026

0

-

0.0

-

Terry

13,027

2

6,513.5

15.4

182

Throckmorton

1,655

0

-

0.0

-

Titus

34,910

25

1,396.4

71.6

14

Tom Green

112,579

57

1,975.1

50.6

47

Travis

1,144,887

671

1,706.2

58.6

30

Trinity

15,618

0

-

0.0

-

Tyler

22,257

2

11,128.5

9.0

199

Upshur

42,223

10

4,222.3

23.7

150

Upton

3,632

0

-

0.0

-

Uvalde

27,543

8

3,442.9

29.0

123

Val Verde

51,217

11

4,656.1

21.5

157

Van Zandt

55,413

20

2,770.7

36.1

96

Victoria

89,831

63

1,425.9

70.1

16

Walker

70,199

21

3,342.8

29.9

121

Waller

50,082

7

7,154.6

14.0

185

Ward

10,960

0

-

0.0

-

Washington

35,712

19

1,879.6

53.2

39

Webb

282,143

37

7,625.5

13.1

190

Wharton

42,332

36

1,175.9

85.0

5

Wheeler

5,637

1

5,637.0

17.7

173

Wichita

132,279

94

1,407.2

71.1

15

Wilbarger

14,220

6

2,370.0

42.2

69

Willacy

24,444

3

8,148.0

12.3

192

Williamson

518,755

320

1,621.1

61.7

26

Wilson

49,833

12

4,152.8

24.1

148

Winkler

7,755

1

7,755.0

12.9

191

Wise

66,321

24

2,763.4

36.2

95

Wood

45,341

19

2,386.4

41.9

73

Yoakum

8,687

1

8,687.0

11.5

193

Young

19,220

16

1,201.3

83.2

6

Zapata

15,544

0

-

0.0

-

Zavala

12,324

1

12,324.0

8.1

201

Texas Total

27,695,284

12,230

2,264.5

44.2

Data Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - September 2015

Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, November 15, 2015