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HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY?
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE BY COUNTY
These rankings of all counties statewide are updated annually but include data from previous years. The factors listed are not comprehensive. TRAVIS COUNTY 2023 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 RANKED COUNTIES
The number of primary care physicians employed varies by county. Travis County has more than the neighboring Hays and Williamson Counties with 1,413 total and 105.2 per 100,000 people.
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE:
Primary care physicians, 2022
Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide 13
• LENGTH OF LIFE • QUALITY OF LIFE, such as the number of poor mental and physical health days reported
XXXX 1,413
XXXX 105.2
Physician assistants, 2022
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE:
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide 9
Profession count
6 8
Overall
XXXX 710
XXXX 52.9
• HEALTH BEHAVIORS, such as smoking, obesity, physical activity, excessive drinking, alcohol-impaired driving deaths, sexually transmitted infections and teen births • CLINICAL CARE, including health insurance coverage; number of physicians, dentists and mental health providers; preventable hospital stays; and u vaccinations • SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS, such as educational attainment levels, children in poverty, income inequality and violent crimes • PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS, such as air pollution, drinking water violations, housing problems and long commutes
Length of life Quality of life
27
HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
Travis County saw an almost 15% jump in health care employment in two years.
2-year change +14.99%
HEALTH FACTORS
5 6 4
Overall
Sept. 2020 Sept. 2021 Sept. 2022
Health behaviors
Clinical care
13
Socioeconomic
152
Physical environment
SOURCES: HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT
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