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Nurse Practitioners, 2020
County |
2020 Total Population |
2020 NP Total |
Ratio of 2020 Population to NP |
Ratio of NPs to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
Anderson |
58,199 |
36 |
1,617 |
61.9 |
86 |
Andrews |
22,269 |
12 |
1,856 |
53.9 |
112 |
Angelina |
90,437 |
82 |
1,103 |
90.7 |
39 |
Aransas |
27,699 |
16 |
1,731 |
57.8 |
97 |
Archer |
8,344 |
7 |
1,192 |
83.9 |
46 |
Armstrong |
1,948 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Atascosa |
51,831 |
23 |
2,254 |
44.4 |
147 |
Austin |
30,402 |
9 |
3,378 |
29.6 |
189 |
Bailey |
7,692 |
2 |
3,846 |
26 |
198 |
Bandera |
21,246 |
14 |
1,518 |
65.9 |
75 |
Bastrop |
86,105 |
34 |
2,533 |
39.5 |
158 |
Baylor |
3,624 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Bee |
34,445 |
13 |
2,650 |
37.7 |
160 |
Bell |
353,629 |
338 |
1,046 |
95.6 |
32 |
Bexar |
2,093,502 |
1,669 |
1,254 |
79.8 |
55 |
Blanco |
11,504 |
4 |
2,876 |
34.8 |
173 |
Borden |
685 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Bosque |
17,765 |
5 |
3,553 |
28.1 |
194 |
Bowie |
92,570 |
145 |
638 |
156.6 |
2 |
Brazoria |
375,869 |
404 |
930 |
107.5 |
21 |
Brazos |
229,410 |
124 |
1,850 |
54.1 |
111 |
Brewster |
9,133 |
5 |
1,827 |
54.7 |
109 |
Briscoe |
1,568 |
1 |
1,568 |
63.8 |
81 |
Brooks |
7,175 |
2 |
3,588 |
27.9 |
195 |
Brown |
38,923 |
24 |
1,622 |
61.7 |
87 |
Burleson |
17,718 |
3 |
5,906 |
16.9 |
218 |
Burnet |
48,196 |
24 |
2,008 |
49.8 |
129 |
Caldwell |
44,284 |
12 |
3,690 |
27.1 |
196 |
Calhoun |
22,840 |
14 |
1,631 |
61.3 |
89 |
Callahan |
13,456 |
10 |
1,346 |
74.3 |
60 |
Cameron |
427,881 |
270 |
1,585 |
63.1 |
84 |
Camp |
13,322 |
7 |
1,903 |
52.5 |
118 |
Carson |
5,799 |
4 |
1,450 |
69 |
69 |
Cass |
30,327 |
17 |
1,784 |
56.1 |
101 |
Castro |
7,103 |
2 |
3,552 |
28.2 |
193 |
Chambers |
42,320 |
27 |
1,567 |
63.8 |
80 |
Cherokee |
52,178 |
63 |
828 |
120.7 |
11 |
Childress |
7,062 |
8 |
883 |
113.3 |
14 |
Clay |
9,787 |
2 |
4,894 |
20.4 |
213 |
Cochran |
3,348 |
2 |
1,674 |
59.7 |
92 |
Coke |
3,215 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Coleman |
8,478 |
4 |
2,120 |
47.2 |
137 |
Collin |
1,039,369 |
1,102 |
943 |
106 |
23 |
Collingsworth |
3,210 |
2 |
1,605 |
62.3 |
85 |
Colorado |
21,273 |
8 |
2,659 |
37.6 |
161 |
Comal |
147,330 |
160 |
921 |
108.6 |
19 |
Comanche |
13,075 |
4 |
3,269 |
30.6 |
187 |
Concho |
4,147 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Cooke |
39,727 |
32 |
1,241 |
80.5 |
52 |
Coryell |
78,317 |
18 |
4,351 |
23 |
206 |
Cottle |
1,510 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Crane |
6,209 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Crockett |
4,040 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Crosby |
6,464 |
1 |
6,464 |
15.5 |
220 |
Culberson |
2,245 |
2 |
1,123 |
89.1 |
40 |
Dallam |
7,237 |
1 |
7,237 |
13.8 |
222 |
Dallas |
2,734,111 |
2,607 |
1,049 |
95.4 |
33 |
Dawson |
13,592 |
5 |
2,718 |
36.8 |
165 |
De Witt |
21,737 |
7 |
3,105 |
32.2 |
182 |
Deaf Smith |
18,143 |
10 |
1,814 |
55.1 |
104 |
Delta |
5,367 |
2 |
2,684 |
37.3 |
164 |
Denton |
897,953 |
623 |
1,441 |
69.4 |
68 |
Dickens |
2,174 |
2 |
1,087 |
92 |
37 |
Dimmit |
11,743 |
5 |
2,349 |
42.6 |
150 |
Donley |
3,410 |
2 |
1,705 |
58.7 |
96 |
Duval |
11,796 |
3 |
3,932 |
25.4 |
200 |
Eastland |
18,205 |
10 |
1,821 |
54.9 |
106 |
Ector |
184,841 |
76 |
2,432 |
41.1 |
153 |
Edwards |
1,991 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
El Paso |
876,120 |
729 |
1,202 |
83.2 |
47 |
Ellis |
177,721 |
142 |
1,252 |
79.9 |
53 |
Erath |
41,526 |
15 |
2,768 |
36.1 |
169 |
Falls |
16,603 |
6 |
2,767 |
36.1 |
168 |
Fannin |
34,597 |
18 |
1,922 |
52 |
120 |
Fayette |
26,086 |
8 |
3,261 |
30.7 |
186 |
Fisher |
3,985 |
6 |
664 |
150.6 |
3 |
Floyd |
5,786 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Foard |
1,240 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Fort Bend |
840,383 |
951 |
884 |
113.2 |
16 |
Franklin |
10,924 |
6 |
1,821 |
54.9 |
107 |
Freestone |
19,860 |
8 |
2,483 |
40.3 |
155 |
Frio |
20,023 |
10 |
2,002 |
49.9 |
128 |
Gaines |
22,121 |
5 |
4,424 |
22.6 |
207 |
Galveston |
355,196 |
358 |
992 |
100.8 |
26 |
Garza |
6,784 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Gillespie |
26,191 |
19 |
1,378 |
72.5 |
63 |
Glasscock |
1,365 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Goliad |
7,717 |
3 |
2,572 |
38.9 |
159 |
Gonzales |
21,347 |
7 |
3,050 |
32.8 |
179 |
Gray |
24,252 |
12 |
2,021 |
49.5 |
131 |
Grayson |
131,710 |
98 |
1,344 |
74.4 |
59 |
Gregg |
125,730 |
152 |
827 |
120.9 |
10 |
Grimes |
28,930 |
9 |
3,214 |
31.1 |
183 |
Guadalupe |
170,266 |
97 |
1,755 |
57 |
100 |
Hale |
33,202 |
12 |
2,767 |
36.1 |
167 |
Hall |
3,305 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Hamilton |
8,220 |
4 |
2,055 |
48.7 |
134 |
Hansford |
5,820 |
2 |
2,910 |
34.4 |
175 |
Hardeman |
3,870 |
5 |
774 |
129.2 |
8 |
Hardin |
56,486 |
54 |
1,046 |
95.6 |
31 |
Harris |
4,978,845 |
4,026 |
1,237 |
80.9 |
51 |
Harrison |
68,247 |
31 |
2,202 |
45.4 |
146 |
Hartley |
6,067 |
3 |
2,022 |
49.4 |
132 |
Haskell |
6,197 |
9 |
689 |
145.2 |
4 |
Hays |
234,896 |
126 |
1,864 |
53.6 |
114 |
Hemphill |
4,644 |
4 |
1,161 |
86.1 |
42 |
Henderson |
81,179 |
45 |
1,804 |
55.4 |
102 |
Hidalgo |
870,366 |
514 |
1,693 |
59.1 |
95 |
Hill |
35,673 |
15 |
2,378 |
42 |
151 |
Hockley |
24,636 |
8 |
3,080 |
32.5 |
181 |
Hood |
58,643 |
32 |
1,833 |
54.6 |
110 |
Hopkins |
37,040 |
22 |
1,684 |
59.4 |
93 |
Houston |
22,620 |
7 |
3,231 |
30.9 |
185 |
Howard |
41,236 |
31 |
1,330 |
75.2 |
58 |
Hudspeth |
3,400 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Hunt |
95,324 |
63 |
1,513 |
66.1 |
74 |
Hutchinson |
21,461 |
10 |
2,146 |
46.6 |
139 |
Irion |
1,508 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Jack |
8,841 |
3 |
2,947 |
33.9 |
178 |
Jackson |
15,899 |
8 |
1,987 |
50.3 |
126 |
Jasper |
35,525 |
26 |
1,366 |
73.2 |
61 |
Jeff Davis |
2,113 |
1 |
2,113 |
47.3 |
135 |
Jefferson |
258,678 |
293 |
883 |
113.3 |
15 |
Jim Hogg |
5,077 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Jim Wells |
42,890 |
16 |
2,681 |
37.3 |
163 |
Johnson |
171,701 |
99 |
1,734 |
57.7 |
98 |
Jones |
19,735 |
12 |
1,645 |
60.8 |
91 |
Karnes |
15,393 |
5 |
3,079 |
32.5 |
180 |
Kaufman |
125,134 |
103 |
1,215 |
82.3 |
49 |
Kendall |
46,278 |
48 |
964 |
103.7 |
24 |
Kenedy |
476 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Kent |
795 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Kerr |
52,267 |
60 |
871 |
114.8 |
13 |
Kimble |
4,344 |
2 |
2,172 |
46 |
141 |
King |
309 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Kinney |
3,462 |
1 |
3,462 |
28.9 |
192 |
Kleberg |
30,987 |
16 |
1,937 |
51.6 |
122 |
Knox |
3,937 |
4 |
984 |
101.6 |
25 |
La Salle |
8,309 |
2 |
4,155 |
24.1 |
202 |
Lamar |
50,014 |
55 |
909 |
110 |
18 |
Lamb |
12,776 |
7 |
1,825 |
54.8 |
108 |
Lampasas |
21,037 |
16 |
1,315 |
76.1 |
57 |
Lavaca |
20,735 |
11 |
1,885 |
53.1 |
116 |
Lee |
17,595 |
8 |
2,199 |
45.5 |
144 |
Leon |
17,707 |
7 |
2,530 |
39.5 |
157 |
Liberty |
85,284 |
29 |
2,941 |
34 |
177 |
Limestone |
23,544 |
15 |
1,570 |
63.7 |
82 |
Lipscomb |
3,651 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Live Oak |
12,030 |
3 |
4,010 |
24.9 |
201 |
Llano |
19,452 |
13 |
1,496 |
66.8 |
73 |
Loving |
92 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Lubbock |
317,210 |
428 |
741 |
134.9 |
6 |
Lynn |
5,588 |
8 |
699 |
143.2 |
5 |
Madison |
14,527 |
3 |
4,842 |
20.7 |
212 |
Marion |
10,294 |
7 |
1,471 |
68 |
71 |
Martin |
6,044 |
3 |
2,015 |
49.6 |
130 |
Mason |
3,899 |
1 |
3,899 |
25.6 |
199 |
Matagorda |
37,064 |
24 |
1,544 |
64.8 |
78 |
Maverick |
59,938 |
9 |
6,660 |
15 |
221 |
McCulloch |
8,660 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
McLennan |
253,066 |
198 |
1,278 |
78.2 |
56 |
McMullen |
783 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Medina |
50,594 |
31 |
1,632 |
61.3 |
90 |
Menard |
2,188 |
1 |
2,188 |
45.7 |
142 |
Midland |
187,364 |
119 |
1,574 |
63.5 |
83 |
Milam |
24,635 |
9 |
2,737 |
36.5 |
166 |
Mills |
4,870 |
3 |
1,623 |
61.6 |
88 |
Mitchell |
9,865 |
3 |
3,288 |
30.4 |
188 |
Montague |
19,199 |
9 |
2,133 |
46.9 |
138 |
Montgomery |
613,951 |
575 |
1,068 |
93.7 |
36 |
Moore |
21,575 |
4 |
5,394 |
18.5 |
214 |
Morris |
12,448 |
1 |
12,448 |
8 |
226 |
Motley |
1,172 |
1 |
1,172 |
85.3 |
44 |
Nacogdoches |
64,106 |
61 |
1,051 |
95.2 |
34 |
Navarro |
47,985 |
20 |
2,399 |
41.7 |
152 |
Newton |
13,724 |
3 |
4,575 |
21.9 |
209 |
Nolan |
15,642 |
10 |
1,564 |
63.9 |
79 |
Nueces |
383,718 |
368 |
1,043 |
95.9 |
30 |
Ochiltree |
11,309 |
6 |
1,885 |
53.1 |
115 |
Oldham |
2,200 |
1 |
2,200 |
45.5 |
145 |
Orange |
86,155 |
51 |
1,689 |
59.2 |
94 |
Palo Pinto |
27,859 |
20 |
1,393 |
71.8 |
64 |
Panola |
24,576 |
12 |
2,048 |
48.8 |
133 |
Parker |
135,621 |
99 |
1,370 |
73 |
62 |
Parmer |
9,200 |
4 |
2,300 |
43.5 |
148 |
Pecos |
16,533 |
3 |
5,511 |
18.1 |
215 |
Polk |
49,080 |
27 |
1,818 |
55 |
105 |
Potter |
122,706 |
164 |
748 |
133.7 |
7 |
Presidio |
5,906 |
1 |
5,906 |
16.9 |
218 |
Rains |
11,378 |
3 |
3,793 |
26.4 |
197 |
Randall |
138,104 |
139 |
994 |
100.6 |
27 |
Reagan |
4,226 |
2 |
2,113 |
47.3 |
135 |
Real |
3,407 |
1 |
3,407 |
29.4 |
191 |
Red River |
12,610 |
9 |
1,401 |
71.4 |
65 |
Reeves |
15,707 |
8 |
1,963 |
50.9 |
124 |
Refugio |
7,573 |
3 |
2,524 |
39.6 |
156 |
Roberts |
983 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Robertson |
16,888 |
6 |
2,815 |
35.5 |
172 |
Rockwall |
102,243 |
111 |
921 |
108.6 |
20 |
Runnels |
11,009 |
1 |
11,009 |
9.1 |
225 |
Rusk |
52,767 |
19 |
2,777 |
36 |
171 |
Sabine |
9,936 |
1 |
9,936 |
10.1 |
224 |
San Augustine |
8,405 |
2 |
4,203 |
23.8 |
203 |
San Jacinto |
28,844 |
5 |
5,769 |
17.3 |
217 |
San Patricio |
71,325 |
36 |
1,981 |
50.5 |
125 |
San Saba |
5,873 |
3 |
1,958 |
51.1 |
123 |
Schleicher |
3,312 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Scurry |
18,368 |
1 |
18,368 |
5.4 |
227 |
Shackelford |
3,405 |
4 |
851 |
117.5 |
12 |
Shelby |
25,545 |
18 |
1,419 |
70.5 |
66 |
Sherman |
3,276 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
Smith |
235,143 |
295 |
797 |
125.5 |
9 |
Somervell |
9,294 |
9 |
1,033 |
96.8 |
29 |
Starr |
64,731 |
8 |
8,091 |
12.4 |
223 |
Stephens |
9,570 |
5 |
1,914 |
52.2 |
119 |
Sterling |
1,252 |
1 |
1,252 |
79.9 |
54 |
Stonewall |
1,523 |
4 |
381 |
262.6 |
1 |
Sutton |
4,381 |
2 |
2,191 |
45.7 |
143 |
Swisher |
7,414 |
3 |
2,471 |
40.5 |
154 |
Tarrant |
2,143,755 |
1,774 |
1,208 |
82.8 |
48 |
Taylor |
139,457 |
155 |
900 |
111.1 |
17 |
Terrell |
1,054 |
1 |
1,054 |
94.9 |
35 |
Terry |
13,040 |
3 |
4,347 |
23 |
205 |
Throckmorton |
1,519 |
1 |
1,519 |
65.8 |
76 |
Titus |
32,953 |
23 |
1,433 |
69.8 |
67 |
Tom Green |
123,276 |
107 |
1,152 |
86.8 |
41 |
Travis |
1,291,502 |
1,107 |
1,167 |
85.7 |
43 |
Trinity |
14,233 |
3 |
4,744 |
21.1 |
210 |
Tyler |
21,343 |
8 |
2,668 |
37.5 |
162 |
Upshur |
41,655 |
15 |
2,777 |
36 |
170 |
Upton |
3,983 |
2 |
1,992 |
50.2 |
127 |
Uvalde |
27,937 |
13 |
2,149 |
46.5 |
140 |
Val Verde |
48,253 |
25 |
1,930 |
51.8 |
121 |
Van Zandt |
55,469 |
24 |
2,311 |
43.3 |
149 |
Victoria |
97,744 |
95 |
1,029 |
97.2 |
28 |
Walker |
73,997 |
23 |
3,217 |
31.1 |
184 |
Waller |
50,731 |
15 |
3,382 |
29.6 |
190 |
Ward |
13,592 |
3 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
208 |
Washington |
35,155 |
12 |
2,930 |
34.1 |
176 |
Webb |
276,183 |
146 |
1,892 |
52.9 |
117 |
Wharton |
41,941 |
24 |
1,748 |
57.2 |
99 |
Wheeler |
5,783 |
2 |
2,892 |
34.6 |
174 |
Wichita |
133,138 |
143 |
931 |
107.4 |
22 |
Wilbarger |
13,038 |
11 |
1,185 |
84.4 |
45 |
Willacy |
22,134 |
4 |
5,534 |
18.1 |
216 |
Williamson |
589,914 |
479 |
1,232 |
81.2 |
50 |
Wilson |
51,802 |
35 |
1,480 |
67.6 |
72 |
Winkler |
9,295 |
5 |
1,859 |
53.8 |
113 |
Wise |
65,807 |
45 |
1,462 |
68.4 |
70 |
Wood |
45,292 |
25 |
1,812 |
55.2 |
103 |
Yoakum |
9,225 |
6 |
1,538 |
65 |
77 |
Young |
18,712 |
17 |
1,101 |
90.9 |
38 |
Zapata |
14,409 |
3 |
4,803 |
20.8 |
211 |
Zavala |
12,682 |
3 |
4,227 |
23.7 |
204 |
Texas Total |
29,677,668 |
24,008 |
1,236 |
80.9 |
- |