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Nurse Practitioners, 2024
| County |
2024 Total Population |
2024 NP Total |
Ratio of Population to NP |
Ratio of NPs to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,947 |
41 |
1,413.3 |
70.8 |
80 |
| Andrews |
26,744 |
14 |
1,910.3 |
52.3 |
125 |
| Angelina |
91,535 |
112 |
817.3 |
122.4 |
23 |
| Aransas |
29,800 |
17 |
1,752.9 |
57.0 |
110 |
| Archer |
8,185 |
1 |
8,185.0 |
12.2 |
228 |
| Armstrong |
1,953 |
1 |
1,953.0 |
51.2 |
126 |
| Atascosa |
55,190 |
24 |
2,299.6 |
43.5 |
153 |
| Austin |
31,156 |
14 |
2,225.4 |
44.9 |
149 |
| Bailey |
7,936 |
4 |
1,984.0 |
50.4 |
129 |
| Bandera |
21,519 |
5 |
4,303.8 |
23.2 |
208 |
| Bastrop |
91,201 |
32 |
2,850.0 |
35.1 |
174 |
| Baylor |
3,611 |
2 |
1,805.5 |
55.4 |
115 |
| Bee |
35,408 |
19 |
1,863.6 |
53.7 |
121 |
| Bell |
370,791 |
495 |
749.1 |
133.5 |
19 |
| Bexar |
2,255,958 |
2,436 |
926.1 |
108.0 |
39 |
| Blanco |
11,913 |
1 |
11,913.0 |
8.4 |
231 |
| Borden |
702 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Bosque |
17,576 |
5 |
3,515.2 |
28.4 |
198 |
| Bowie |
92,331 |
169 |
546.3 |
183.0 |
6 |
| Brazoria |
404,564 |
238 |
1,699.8 |
58.8 |
105 |
| Brazos |
245,955 |
169 |
1,455.4 |
68.7 |
84 |
| Brewster |
9,002 |
7 |
1,286.0 |
77.8 |
68 |
| Briscoe |
1,537 |
1 |
1,537.0 |
65.1 |
92 |
| Brooks |
7,138 |
3 |
2,379.3 |
42.0 |
158 |
| Brown |
38,992 |
35 |
1,114.1 |
89.8 |
51 |
| Burleson |
17,980 |
3 |
5,993.3 |
16.7 |
220 |
| Burnet |
50,447 |
31 |
1,627.3 |
61.5 |
99 |
| Caldwell |
46,919 |
16 |
2,932.4 |
34.1 |
178 |
| Calhoun |
23,277 |
17 |
1,369.2 |
73.0 |
73 |
| Callahan |
13,508 |
6 |
2,251.3 |
44.4 |
151 |
| Cameron |
433,732 |
340 |
1,275.7 |
78.4 |
65 |
| Camp |
13,712 |
5 |
2,742.4 |
36.5 |
169 |
| Carson |
5,729 |
3 |
1,909.7 |
52.4 |
124 |
| Cass |
30,029 |
14 |
2,144.9 |
46.6 |
144 |
| Castro |
6,758 |
6 |
1,126.3 |
88.8 |
52 |
| Chambers |
46,162 |
33 |
1,398.8 |
71.5 |
78 |
| Cherokee |
52,445 |
53 |
989.5 |
101.1 |
42 |
| Childress |
7,028 |
4 |
1,757.0 |
56.9 |
111 |
| Clay |
9,357 |
3 |
3,119.0 |
32.1 |
184 |
| Cochran |
3,449 |
2 |
1,724.5 |
58.0 |
107 |
| Coke |
3,188 |
1 |
3,188.0 |
31.4 |
185 |
| Coleman |
8,345 |
3 |
2,781.7 |
35.9 |
170 |
| Collin |
1,164,788 |
1,360 |
856.5 |
116.8 |
30 |
| Collingsworth |
3,296 |
2 |
1,648.0 |
60.7 |
102 |
| Colorado |
21,391 |
6 |
3,565.2 |
28.0 |
200 |
| Comal |
167,889 |
146 |
1,149.9 |
87.0 |
55 |
| Comanche |
12,652 |
12 |
1,054.3 |
94.8 |
49 |
| Concho |
4,157 |
2 |
2,078.5 |
48.1 |
138 |
| Cooke |
40,187 |
33 |
1,217.8 |
82.1 |
60 |
| Coryell |
79,893 |
36 |
2,219.3 |
45.1 |
148 |
| Cottle |
1,520 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Crane |
7,145 |
1 |
7,145.0 |
14.0 |
222 |
| Crockett |
4,128 |
1 |
4,128.0 |
24.2 |
206 |
| Crosby |
6,619 |
1 |
6,619.0 |
15.1 |
221 |
| Culberson |
2,169 |
6 |
361.5 |
276.6 |
2 |
| Dallam |
7,479 |
1 |
7,479.0 |
13.4 |
223 |
| Dallas |
2,882,853 |
4,148 |
695.0 |
143.9 |
15 |
| Dawson |
13,513 |
5 |
2,702.6 |
37.0 |
166 |
| De Witt |
22,398 |
7 |
3,199.7 |
31.3 |
187 |
| Deaf Smith |
17,786 |
12 |
1,482.2 |
67.5 |
87 |
| Delta |
5,375 |
1 |
5,375.0 |
18.6 |
215 |
| Denton |
1,015,995 |
619 |
1,641.3 |
60.9 |
101 |
| Dickens |
2,082 |
1 |
2,082.0 |
48.0 |
139 |
| Dimmit |
12,652 |
7 |
1,807.4 |
55.3 |
117 |
| Donley |
3,301 |
1 |
3,301.0 |
30.3 |
188 |
| Duval |
11,658 |
2 |
5,829.0 |
17.2 |
218 |
| Eastland |
17,956 |
11 |
1,632.4 |
61.3 |
100 |
| Ector |
209,823 |
115 |
1,824.5 |
54.8 |
118 |
| Edwards |
1,947 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| El Paso |
903,116 |
972 |
929.1 |
107.6 |
40 |
| Ellis |
190,181 |
148 |
1,285.0 |
77.8 |
67 |
| Erath |
43,181 |
15 |
2,878.7 |
34.7 |
175 |
| Falls |
16,183 |
1 |
16,183.0 |
6.2 |
235 |
| Fannin |
34,778 |
16 |
2,173.6 |
46.0 |
146 |
| Fayette |
26,834 |
8 |
3,354.3 |
29.8 |
191 |
| Fisher |
3,979 |
3 |
1,326.3 |
75.4 |
70 |
| Floyd |
5,595 |
2 |
2,797.5 |
35.7 |
173 |
| Foard |
1,231 |
1 |
1,231.0 |
81.2 |
62 |
| Fort Bend |
971,347 |
673 |
1,443.3 |
69.3 |
82 |
| Franklin |
11,012 |
1 |
11,012.0 |
9.1 |
230 |
| Freestone |
19,838 |
6 |
3,306.3 |
30.2 |
189 |
| Frio |
21,269 |
23 |
924.7 |
108.1 |
38 |
| Gaines |
24,199 |
6 |
4,033.2 |
24.8 |
204 |
| Galveston |
383,315 |
429 |
893.5 |
111.9 |
33 |
| Garza |
6,917 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Gillespie |
26,902 |
20 |
1,345.1 |
74.3 |
72 |
| Glasscock |
1,424 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Goliad |
7,953 |
1 |
7,953.0 |
12.6 |
227 |
| Gonzales |
21,936 |
9 |
2,437.3 |
41.0 |
163 |
| Gray |
25,199 |
12 |
2,099.9 |
47.6 |
140 |
| Grayson |
135,722 |
171 |
793.7 |
126.0 |
22 |
| Gregg |
126,837 |
255 |
497.4 |
201.0 |
4 |
| Grimes |
29,751 |
10 |
2,975.1 |
33.6 |
180 |
| Guadalupe |
189,459 |
64 |
2,960.3 |
33.8 |
179 |
| Hale |
31,974 |
16 |
1,998.4 |
50.0 |
131 |
| Hall |
3,295 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Hamilton |
8,196 |
7 |
1,170.9 |
85.4 |
56 |
| Hansford |
5,957 |
2 |
2,978.5 |
33.6 |
181 |
| Hardeman |
3,831 |
6 |
638.5 |
156.6 |
11 |
| Hardin |
57,050 |
27 |
2,113.0 |
47.3 |
142 |
| Harris |
5,352,681 |
6,426 |
833.0 |
120.1 |
27 |
| Harrison |
69,130 |
30 |
2,304.3 |
43.4 |
154 |
| Hartley |
6,117 |
6 |
1,019.5 |
98.1 |
45 |
| Haskell |
6,374 |
7 |
910.6 |
109.8 |
34 |
| Hays |
274,435 |
149 |
1,841.8 |
54.3 |
119 |
| Hemphill |
5,163 |
5 |
1,032.6 |
96.8 |
47 |
| Henderson |
81,818 |
51 |
1,604.3 |
62.3 |
95 |
| Hidalgo |
906,624 |
653 |
1,388.4 |
72.0 |
76 |
| Hill |
35,636 |
15 |
2,375.7 |
42.1 |
157 |
| Hockley |
25,280 |
12 |
2,106.7 |
47.5 |
141 |
| Hood |
61,659 |
48 |
1,284.6 |
77.8 |
66 |
| Hopkins |
37,579 |
28 |
1,342.1 |
74.5 |
71 |
| Houston |
22,206 |
16 |
1,387.9 |
72.1 |
75 |
| Howard |
44,245 |
48 |
921.8 |
108.5 |
37 |
| Hudspeth |
3,396 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Hunt |
99,237 |
79 |
1,256.2 |
79.6 |
63 |
| Hutchinson |
21,357 |
12 |
1,779.8 |
56.2 |
113 |
| Irion |
1,496 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jack |
8,787 |
3 |
2,929.0 |
34.1 |
177 |
| Jackson |
16,662 |
7 |
2,380.3 |
42.0 |
159 |
| Jasper |
35,182 |
25 |
1,407.3 |
71.1 |
79 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,030 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jefferson |
260,469 |
415 |
627.6 |
159.3 |
9 |
| Jim Hogg |
4,969 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jim Wells |
43,508 |
29 |
1,500.3 |
66.7 |
90 |
| Johnson |
180,523 |
104 |
1,735.8 |
57.6 |
108 |
| Jones |
19,588 |
16 |
1,224.3 |
81.7 |
61 |
| Karnes |
15,753 |
8 |
1,969.1 |
50.8 |
128 |
| Kaufman |
135,511 |
78 |
1,737.3 |
57.6 |
109 |
| Kendall |
53,557 |
44 |
1,217.2 |
82.2 |
59 |
| Kenedy |
494 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kent |
808 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kerr |
53,363 |
92 |
580.0 |
172.4 |
8 |
| Kimble |
4,208 |
1 |
4,208.0 |
23.8 |
207 |
| King |
323 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kinney |
3,444 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kleberg |
30,737 |
19 |
1,617.7 |
61.8 |
98 |
| Knox |
4,043 |
4 |
1,010.8 |
98.9 |
44 |
| La Salle |
9,000 |
2 |
4,500.0 |
22.2 |
210 |
| Lamar |
49,816 |
70 |
711.7 |
140.5 |
17 |
| Lamb |
12,306 |
5 |
2,461.2 |
40.6 |
164 |
| Lampasas |
21,602 |
9 |
2,400.2 |
41.7 |
162 |
| Lavaca |
21,679 |
13 |
1,667.6 |
60.0 |
103 |
| Lee |
17,971 |
3 |
5,990.3 |
16.7 |
219 |
| Leon |
18,105 |
6 |
3,017.5 |
33.1 |
182 |
| Liberty |
89,433 |
32 |
2,794.8 |
35.8 |
172 |
| Limestone |
23,552 |
23 |
1,024.0 |
97.7 |
46 |
| Lipscomb |
3,809 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Live Oak |
12,245 |
1 |
12,245.0 |
8.2 |
233 |
| Llano |
19,527 |
7 |
2,789.6 |
35.8 |
171 |
| Loving |
93 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Lubbock |
336,447 |
534 |
630.1 |
158.7 |
10 |
| Lynn |
5,465 |
8 |
683.1 |
146.4 |
14 |
| Madison |
14,983 |
2 |
7,491.5 |
13.3 |
224 |
| Marion |
10,063 |
2 |
5,031.5 |
19.9 |
213 |
| Martin |
6,655 |
7 |
950.7 |
105.2 |
41 |
| Mason |
3,906 |
1 |
3,906.0 |
25.6 |
203 |
| Matagorda |
36,979 |
29 |
1,275.1 |
78.4 |
64 |
| Maverick |
62,074 |
18 |
3,448.6 |
29.0 |
194 |
| McCulloch |
8,789 |
5 |
1,757.8 |
56.9 |
112 |
| McLennan |
259,984 |
249 |
1,044.1 |
95.8 |
48 |
| McMullen |
787 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Medina |
52,651 |
13 |
4,050.1 |
24.7 |
205 |
| Menard |
2,170 |
1 |
2,170.0 |
46.1 |
145 |
| Midland |
215,652 |
156 |
1,382.4 |
72.3 |
74 |
| Milam |
24,559 |
12 |
2,046.6 |
48.9 |
134 |
| Mills |
4,832 |
3 |
1,610.7 |
62.1 |
96 |
| Mitchell |
10,039 |
5 |
2,007.8 |
49.8 |
133 |
| Montague |
18,964 |
5 |
3,792.8 |
26.4 |
202 |
| Montgomery |
692,840 |
760 |
911.6 |
109.7 |
35 |
| Moore |
21,446 |
12 |
1,787.2 |
56.0 |
114 |
| Morris |
12,186 |
1 |
12,186.0 |
8.2 |
232 |
| Motley |
1,148 |
1 |
1,148.0 |
87.1 |
54 |
| Nacogdoches |
64,226 |
74 |
867.9 |
115.2 |
31 |
| Navarro |
47,879 |
20 |
2,394.0 |
41.8 |
160 |
| Newton |
13,447 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Nolan |
15,831 |
10 |
1,583.1 |
63.2 |
94 |
| Nueces |
402,604 |
516 |
780.2 |
128.2 |
21 |
| Ochiltree |
11,813 |
8 |
1,476.6 |
67.7 |
86 |
| Oldham |
2,236 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Orange |
87,629 |
32 |
2,738.4 |
36.5 |
167 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,651 |
23 |
1,202.2 |
83.2 |
58 |
| Panola |
24,817 |
10 |
2,481.7 |
40.3 |
165 |
| Parker |
144,207 |
77 |
1,872.8 |
53.4 |
122 |
| Parmer |
8,783 |
6 |
1,463.8 |
68.3 |
85 |
| Pecos |
16,764 |
7 |
2,394.9 |
41.8 |
161 |
| Polk |
50,597 |
28 |
1,807.0 |
55.3 |
116 |
| Potter |
122,793 |
299 |
410.7 |
243.5 |
3 |
| Presidio |
5,331 |
1 |
5,331.0 |
18.8 |
214 |
| Rains |
11,518 |
4 |
2,879.5 |
34.7 |
176 |
| Randall |
147,200 |
74 |
1,989.2 |
50.3 |
130 |
| Reagan |
4,632 |
2 |
2,316.0 |
43.2 |
155 |
| Real |
3,426 |
1 |
3,426.0 |
29.2 |
193 |
| Red River |
12,405 |
8 |
1,550.6 |
64.5 |
93 |
| Reeves |
16,578 |
7 |
2,368.3 |
42.2 |
156 |
| Refugio |
7,629 |
1 |
7,629.0 |
13.1 |
225 |
| Roberts |
1,003 |
1 |
1,003.0 |
99.7 |
43 |
| Robertson |
16,977 |
3 |
5,659.0 |
17.7 |
217 |
| Rockwall |
113,802 |
103 |
1,104.9 |
90.5 |
50 |
| Runnels |
11,259 |
5 |
2,251.8 |
44.4 |
152 |
| Rusk |
52,527 |
28 |
1,876.0 |
53.3 |
123 |
| Sabine |
9,569 |
3 |
3,189.7 |
31.4 |
186 |
| San Augustine |
8,225 |
3 |
2,741.7 |
36.5 |
168 |
| San Jacinto |
29,781 |
2 |
14,890.5 |
6.7 |
234 |
| San Patricio |
74,186 |
36 |
2,060.7 |
48.5 |
135 |
| San Saba |
5,810 |
4 |
1,452.5 |
68.8 |
83 |
| Schleicher |
3,359 |
4 |
839.8 |
119.1 |
28 |
| Scurry |
19,038 |
4 |
4,759.5 |
21.0 |
211 |
| Shackelford |
3,437 |
3 |
1,145.7 |
87.3 |
53 |
| Shelby |
25,389 |
17 |
1,493.5 |
67.0 |
89 |
| Sherman |
3,372 |
1 |
3,372.0 |
29.7 |
192 |
| Smith |
244,705 |
437 |
560.0 |
178.6 |
7 |
| Somervell |
9,695 |
6 |
1,615.8 |
61.9 |
97 |
| Starr |
65,708 |
19 |
3,458.3 |
28.9 |
195 |
| Stephens |
9,560 |
8 |
1,195.0 |
83.7 |
57 |
| Sterling |
1,282 |
2 |
641.0 |
156.0 |
13 |
| Stonewall |
1,530 |
5 |
306.0 |
326.8 |
1 |
| Sutton |
4,466 |
2 |
2,233.0 |
44.8 |
150 |
| Swisher |
7,257 |
2 |
3,628.5 |
27.6 |
201 |
| Tarrant |
2,285,993 |
2,568 |
890.2 |
112.3 |
32 |
| Taylor |
142,360 |
194 |
733.8 |
136.3 |
18 |
| Terrell |
1,057 |
2 |
528.5 |
189.2 |
5 |
| Terry |
13,280 |
4 |
3,320.0 |
30.1 |
190 |
| Throckmorton |
1,493 |
1 |
1,493.0 |
67.0 |
88 |
| Titus |
33,010 |
40 |
825.3 |
121.2 |
25 |
| Tom Green |
129,190 |
141 |
916.2 |
109.1 |
36 |
| Travis |
1,393,318 |
1,830 |
761.4 |
131.3 |
20 |
| Trinity |
13,998 |
4 |
3,499.5 |
28.6 |
197 |
| Tyler |
21,139 |
10 |
2,113.9 |
47.3 |
143 |
| Upshur |
42,648 |
5 |
8,529.6 |
11.7 |
229 |
| Upton |
4,260 |
5 |
852.0 |
117.4 |
29 |
| Uvalde |
28,917 |
14 |
2,065.5 |
48.4 |
136 |
| Val Verde |
47,901 |
28 |
1,710.8 |
58.5 |
106 |
| Van Zandt |
56,626 |
16 |
3,539.1 |
28.3 |
199 |
| Victoria |
102,349 |
123 |
832.1 |
120.2 |
26 |
| Walker |
77,007 |
35 |
2,200.2 |
45.5 |
147 |
| Waller |
53,842 |
7 |
7,691.7 |
13.0 |
226 |
| Ward |
15,226 |
5 |
3,045.2 |
32.8 |
183 |
| Washington |
35,650 |
21 |
1,697.6 |
58.9 |
104 |
| Webb |
285,852 |
205 |
1,394.4 |
71.7 |
77 |
| Wharton |
42,143 |
21 |
2,006.8 |
49.8 |
132 |
| Wheeler |
5,901 |
3 |
1,967.0 |
50.8 |
127 |
| Wichita |
133,281 |
208 |
640.8 |
156.1 |
12 |
| Wilbarger |
12,772 |
18 |
709.6 |
140.9 |
16 |
| Willacy |
22,020 |
4 |
5,505.0 |
18.2 |
216 |
| Williamson |
674,661 |
509 |
1,325.5 |
75.4 |
69 |
| Wilson |
55,845 |
27 |
2,068.3 |
48.3 |
137 |
| Winkler |
10,435 |
3 |
3,478.3 |
28.7 |
196 |
| Wise |
68,481 |
45 |
1,521.8 |
65.7 |
91 |
| Wood |
46,425 |
25 |
1,857.0 |
53.9 |
120 |
| Yoakum |
9,944 |
7 |
1,420.6 |
70.4 |
81 |
| Young |
18,814 |
23 |
818.0 |
122.2 |
24 |
| Zapata |
14,424 |
3 |
4,808.0 |
20.8 |
212 |
| Zavala |
13,068 |
3 |
4,356.0 |
23.0 |
209 |
| Texas Total |
31,685,234 |
32,313 |
980.6 |
102.0 |
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