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HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY BRIAN RASH
WORKFORCE BY COUNTY
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, 2022
Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
Travis and Williamson counties vary in terms of the number of primary care physicians employed. Travis County ranks the best of the two with 1,413 total and 105.2 per 100,000 people.
41
83.4
526
13
105.2
1,413
WILLIAMSON COUNTY TRAVIS COUNTY
195
29
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, 2022
183
95
Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
71
290
31
290
35
221
21
35
9
52.9
710
304
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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.
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
6 8
3 3 2
Length of life Overall Quality of life
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic factors
27
• 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
5 6 4
3 2 5 2
Overall
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
Clinical care
Physical environment factors
13
• Health insurance coverage • Number of physicians, dentists, mental health providers • Preventable hospital stays • Flu vaccinations
• Air pollution • Drinking water violations • Housing problems • Long commutes
152
150
SOURCES: COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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