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HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY DESTINE GIBSON
WORKFORCE BY COUNTY
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, 2022
Profession count
Per 1,000 residents
County rank statewide
Denton County and Dallas County each rank as one of the state’s healthiest counties. Denton County is ranked second out of 244 counties in overall health, while Dallas County is ranked 52 overall.
82 26
529
55
2,616
93
DALLAS COUNTY DENTON COUNTY
35
380
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS, 2022
35W 35E
Profession count
Per 1,000 residents
County rank statewide
75
18
165
17
635
30
6
714
25
20
45
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
2 2 3
35 52
Length of life Overall Quality of life
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic factors
103
• 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
50 55 29 94
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
90
144
SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG COMMUNITY IMPACT
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LEWISVILLE COPPELL EDITION • JUNE 2023
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