HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
WORKFORCE BY COUNTY
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, 2022
Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
Texas had 23,424 registered primary care physicians in 2022, creating a ratio of one primary care physician for every 1,309 Texas residents. Collin and Denton counties surpassed the state ratio.
15
1,121
101.9
82
529
55.4
COLLIN COUNTY DENTON COUNTY
377
PSYCHIATRISTS, 2022
35
380
Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
DNT TOLL
9
154
15
35E
35W
78
75
SRT TOLL
35
55
5.8
N
SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNITY IMPACT
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.
2023 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 RANKED COUNTIES
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE: HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE: Length of life
Quality of life • Poor mental and physical health days reported
HEALTH OUTCOMES
2 2 3
1 1 1
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
4 4 9 6
1 1 1
Overall
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
Clinical care
Physical environment factors
3
• Health insurance coverage • Number of physicians, dentists, mental health providers • Preventable hospital stays • Flu vaccinations
• Air pollution • Drinking water violations • Housing problems • Long commutes
90
73
SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG COMMUNITY IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS The number of people locally employed in health care industries has continued to grow over the past three years.
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
DALLAS FORT WORTH METRO MAY 2022 OCCUPATION ESTIMATES
Sept. 2020 Sept. 2021
Sept. 2022
Annual mean wage
Employment
$37,000 $159,030 $305,300 $229,850 $105,590 $214,670 $87,850 $129,690
2,700 3,470 3,170
Dentists
47,922
2-year change +14.08%
Emergency medical technicians Family medicine physicians Obstetricians and gynecologists
51,136
55,775
540 270
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COMMUNITY IMPACT
Pediatricians
28,049
2-year change +9.60%
4,190 6,620
Physical therapists
29,569
Pharmacists
31,027
66,550
Registered nurses
21
FRISCO EDITION • JUNE 2023
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