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WORKFORCE BY COUNTY HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY DANICA LLOYD & ANNA LOTZ
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, 2022 Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
Montgomery County ranks 27th in Texas for the availability of licensed psychologists in the county. However, this totals approximately 14 psychologists to serve every 100,000 residents in the county, which is facing a mental health crisis, mental health experts have said. Health professions, such as physicians and dentists, however, are more prevalent in the county.
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609
93.4
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS, 2022 Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
LAKE CONROE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
27
93
14.3
45
69
DENTISTS, 2022 Profession count
105
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
23
337
51.7
249
99
SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNITY IMPACT
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HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY?
These rankings of all counties statewide are updated annually but include data from previous years. The factors listed are not comprehensive.
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE: HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE: Length of life
2023 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 RANKED COUNTIES
Quality of life • Poor mental and physical health days reported
HEALTH OUTCOMES
14 10 13
Length of life Overall Quality of life
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic factors
• Smoking and excessive drinking • Obesity • Physical activity • Alcohol-impaired driving deaths • Sexually transmitted infections • Teen births
• Educational attainment levels • Children in poverty • Income inequality • Violent crimes
HEALTH FACTORS
11 20 36 32
Overall
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
Clinical care
Physical environment factors
• Health insurance coverage • Number of physicians, dentists, mental health providers • Preventable hospital stays • Flu vaccinations
• Air pollution • Drinking water violations • Housing problems • Long commutes
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SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG COMMUNITY IMPACT
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CONROE MONTGOMERY EDITION • JUNE 2023
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