Table 5.28 Health Personnel for the State of Texas and Council of Government Regions in Texas in 2000 and Projections for 2010 and 2040 Using the Population Projection That Assumes 1990-2000 Rates of Net Migration (1.0 Scenario) ________________________________________________________________________________ Race/Ethnicity of Person Served Health ____________________________________________ Personnel Anglo Black Hispanic Other Total ________________________________________________________________________________ State of Texas 2000 Actual Physicians 23,805 574 2,482 4,905 31,766 Dentists 6,601 148 297 371 7,417 Optometrists 1,697 48 159 273 2,177 Pharmacists 12,940 1,680 1,344 236 16,200 Registered Nurses 103,016 8,788 9,160 10,244 131,208 Veterinarians 4,450 15 31 16 4,512 Podiatrists 708 73 49 60 890 Total 153,217 11,326 13,522 16,105 194,170 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 16,032 1,146 11,412 1,941 30,531 Dentists 4,433 290 1,364 146 6,233 Optometrists 1,150 100 729 108 2,087 Pharmacists 8,706 3,343 6,171 96 18,316 Registered Nurses 69,338 17,492 42,070 4,057 132,957 Veterinarians 2,995 33 146 7 3,181 Podiatrists 480 142 219 24 865 Total 103,134 22,546 62,111 6,379 194,170 2010 Physicians 16,926 1,352 17,386 3,308 38,972 Dentists 4,693 347 2,071 255 7,366 Optometrists 1,205 114 1,123 186 2,628 Pharmacists 9,215 3,961 9,409 154 22,739 Registered Nurses 73,239 20,677 64,111 6,919 164,946 Veterinarians 3,169 37 218 14 3,438 Podiatrists 514 171 338 38 1,061 Total 108,961 26,659 94,656 10,874 241,150 2040 Physicians 17,692 1,893 51,186 12,577 83,348 Dentists 4,905 480 6,107 952 12,444 Optometrists 1,250 161 3,285 697 5,393 Pharmacists 9,618 5,514 27,699 605 43,436 Registered Nurses 76,550 28,865 188,745 26,264 320,424 Veterinarians 3,307 45 635 45 4,032 Podiatrists 534 244 1,008 147 1,933 Total 113,856 37,202 278,665 41,287 471,010 Panhandle Regional Planning Commission 2000 Actual Physicians 460 10 46 96 612 Dentists 133 2 6 5 146 Optometrists 34 1 5 6 46 Pharmacists 252 34 27 2 315 Registered Nurses 1,983 171 173 200 2,527 Veterinarians 87 0 2 1 90 Podiatrists 12 2 2 1 17 Total 2,961 220 261 311 3,753 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 407 8 164 18 597 Dentists 112 2 20 1 135 Optometrists 31 0 11 2 44 Pharmacists 221 25 92 0 338 Registered Nurses 1,754 139 604 47 2,544 Veterinarians 80 0 4 0 84 Podiatrists 9 1 1 0 11 Total 2,614 175 896 68 3,753 2010 Physicians 408 9 233 28 678 Dentists 112 2 32 1 147 Optometrists 28 1 15 2 46 Pharmacists 221 29 129 1 380 Registered Nurses 1,762 155 869 67 2,853 Veterinarians 79 0 3 0 82 Podiatrists 10 1 3 0 14 Total 2,620 197 1,284 99 4,200 2040 Physicians 310 12 554 80 956 Dentists 88 2 65 6 161 Optometrists 22 2 36 4 64 Pharmacists 173 37 297 3 510 Registered Nurses 1,348 194 2,044 172 3,758 Veterinarians 60 0 5 1 66 Podiatrists 7 1 10 0 18 Total 2,008 248 3,011 266 5,533 South Plains Association of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 430 12 46 87 575 Dentists 120 4 7 5 136 Optometrists 30 1 3 3 37 Pharmacists 233 31 26 4 294 Registered Nurses 1,867 158 161 191 2,377 Veterinarians 82 1 1 0 84 Podiatrists 14 1 0 1 16 Total 2,776 208 244 291 3,519 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 322 10 215 13 560 Dentists 89 3 25 1 118 Optometrists 23 1 12 1 37 Pharmacists 177 32 118 1 328 Registered Nurses 1,393 182 794 32 2,401 Veterinarians 60 0 2 0 62 Podiatrists 9 1 3 0 13 Total 2,073 229 1,169 48 3,519 2010 Physicians 304 12 269 20 605 Dentists 84 2 32 1 119 Optometrists 20 2 18 2 42 Pharmacists 167 38 147 0 352 Registered Nurses 1,307 198 1,000 47 2,552 Veterinarians 58 1 3 0 62 Podiatrists 9 1 4 0 14 Total 1,949 254 1,473 70 3,746 2040 Physicians 185 13 391 50 639 Dentists 51 3 46 4 104 Optometrists 14 1 27 3 45 Pharmacists 102 40 212 2 356 Registered Nurses 801 211 1,446 110 2,568 Veterinarians 36 1 5 0 42 Podiatrists 4 1 6 1 12 Total 1,193 270 2,133 170 3,766 NORTEX Regional Planning Commission 2000 Actual Physicians 257 5 27 54 343 Dentists 72 1 4 5 82 Optometrists 17 0 2 5 24 Pharmacists 138 18 15 4 175 Registered Nurses 1,113 96 100 103 1,412 Veterinarians 46 0 0 0 46 Podiatrists 5 0 0 2 7 Total 1,648 120 148 173 2,089 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 259 8 44 13 324 Dentists 70 1 5 1 77 Optometrists 19 1 3 0 23 Pharmacists 141 22 23 1 187 Registered Nurses 1,111 122 160 28 1,421 Veterinarians 49 0 0 0 49 Podiatrists 6 1 1 0 8 Total 1,655 155 236 43 2,089 2010 Physicians 250 8 63 19 340 Dentists 70 2 8 1 81 Optometrists 18 1 3 1 23 Pharmacists 134 24 34 1 193 Registered Nurses 1,085 132 229 41 1,487 Veterinarians 46 0 0 0 46 Podiatrists 7 1 1 0 9 Total 1,610 168 338 63 2,179 2040 Physicians 177 10 144 52 383 Dentists 49 2 15 4 70 Optometrists 13 0 9 3 25 Pharmacists 97 28 78 2 205 Registered Nurses 768 151 529 107 1,555 Veterinarians 34 0 1 0 35 Podiatrists 4 1 2 1 8 Total 1,142 192 778 169 2,281 North Central Texas Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 6,059 149 633 1,247 8,088 Dentists 1,679 38 76 93 1,886 Optometrists 430 12 41 70 553 Pharmacists 3,295 425 340 63 4,123 Registered Nurses 26,231 2,239 2,332 2,608 33,410 Veterinarians 1,133 4 8 4 1,149 Podiatrists 182 18 13 15 228 Total 39,009 2,885 3,443 4,100 49,437 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 4,635 352 1,944 672 7,603 Dentists 1,281 86 235 51 1,653 Optometrists 335 30 125 38 528 Pharmacists 2,518 1,014 1,050 35 4,617 Registered Nurses 20,053 5,290 7,173 1,383 33,899 Veterinarians 861 11 22 3 897 Podiatrists 143 47 40 10 240 Total 29,826 6,830 10,589 2,192 49,437 2010 Physicians 5,127 435 3,563 1,182 10,307 Dentists 1,421 110 422 91 2,044 Optometrists 370 36 232 68 706 Pharmacists 2,789 1,269 1,923 56 6,037 Registered Nurses 22,191 6,603 13,133 2,451 44,378 Veterinarians 959 11 45 6 1,021 Podiatrists 156 60 72 15 303 Total 33,013 8,524 19,390 3,869 64,796 2040 Physicians 6,431 718 16,113 4,861 28,123 Dentists 1,778 185 1,924 367 4,254 Optometrists 458 59 1,032 270 1,819 Pharmacists 3,494 2,094 8,721 236 14,545 Registered Nurses 27,818 10,931 59,409 10,135 108,293 Veterinarians 1,199 19 201 16 1,435 Podiatrists 200 97 320 60 677 Total 41,378 14,103 87,720 15,945 159,146 Ark-Tex Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 310 9 33 64 416 Dentists 86 3 4 5 98 Optometrists 22 1 2 3 28 Pharmacists 168 23 17 3 211 Registered Nurses 1,334 109 120 132 1,695 Veterinarians 57 2 0 0 59 Podiatrists 9 1 0 1 11 Total 1,986 148 176 208 2,518 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 295 20 33 8 356 Dentists 79 9 4 0 92 Optometrists 20 0 1 0 21 Pharmacists 160 63 20 1 244 Registered Nurses 1,271 331 121 17 1,740 Veterinarians 54 2 0 0 56 Podiatrists 8 1 0 0 9 Total 1,887 426 179 26 2,518 2010 Physicians 286 23 49 10 368 Dentists 81 7 5 0 93 Optometrists 19 1 4 0 24 Pharmacists 157 69 28 0 254 Registered Nurses 1,242 355 182 22 1,801 Veterinarians 53 2 1 0 56 Podiatrists 9 1 0 0 10 Total 1,847 458 269 32 2,606 2040 Physicians 199 22 115 19 355 Dentists 54 6 13 1 74 Optometrists 17 2 9 1 29 Pharmacists 106 66 64 0 236 Registered Nurses 862 348 424 42 1,676 Veterinarians 37 0 3 0 40 Podiatrists 5 2 1 0 8 Total 1,280 446 629 63 2,418 East Texas Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 851 20 87 178 1,136 Dentists 234 7 10 14 265 Optometrists 61 1 5 13 80 Pharmacists 464 60 45 9 578 Registered Nurses 3,679 319 330 360 4,688 Veterinarians 160 0 0 0 160 Podiatrists 26 1 3 2 32 Total 5,475 408 480 576 6,939 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 799 58 111 19 987 Dentists 220 13 13 0 246 Optometrists 56 6 8 1 71 Pharmacists 434 169 61 0 664 Registered Nurses 3,450 884 408 44 4,786 Veterinarians 150 3 1 0 154 Podiatrists 24 6 1 0 31 Total 5,133 1,139 603 64 6,939 2010 Physicians 852 62 201 30 1,145 Dentists 236 17 27 2 282 Optometrists 63 6 12 0 81 Pharmacists 464 180 110 2 756 Registered Nurses 3,687 944 746 64 5,441 Veterinarians 159 1 4 0 164 Podiatrists 28 8 2 0 38 Total 5,489 1,218 1,102 98 7,907 2040 Physicians 775 60 991 94 1,920 Dentists 217 15 116 5 353 Optometrists 55 9 64 4 132 Pharmacists 419 175 534 5 1,133 Registered Nurses 3,355 935 3,644 195 8,129 Veterinarians 146 3 12 1 162 Podiatrists 24 7 21 0 52 Total 4,991 1,204 5,382 304 11,881 West Central Texas Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 371 6 39 73 489 Dentists 104 4 2 8 118 Optometrists 24 0 2 5 31 Pharmacists 201 26 19 3 249 Registered Nurses 1,606 140 149 161 2,056 Veterinarians 70 0 0 0 70 Podiatrists 11 0 0 1 12 Total 2,387 176 211 251 3,025 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 353 7 102 9 471 Dentists 96 2 13 0 111 Optometrists 24 2 6 1 33 Pharmacists 194 24 58 0 276 Registered Nurses 1,524 128 381 25 2,058 Veterinarians 66 0 0 0 66 Podiatrists 8 1 1 0 10 Total 2,265 164 561 35 3,025 2010 Physicians 343 9 133 14 499 Dentists 95 2 16 1 114 Optometrists 24 2 6 0 32 Pharmacists 186 27 74 1 288 Registered Nurses 1,479 150 489 36 2,154 Veterinarians 65 0 1 0 66 Podiatrists 8 1 1 0 10 Total 2,200 191 720 52 3,163 2040 Physicians 232 11 204 44 491 Dentists 67 2 24 3 96 Optometrists 14 1 13 2 30 Pharmacists 129 34 109 2 274 Registered Nurses 1,007 173 759 93 2,032 Veterinarians 47 0 1 1 49 Podiatrists 5 1 3 0 9 Total 1,501 222 1,113 145 2,981 Rio Grande Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 804 19 84 167 1,074 Dentists 222 5 9 12 248 Optometrists 57 1 6 8 72 Pharmacists 436 56 47 9 548 Registered Nurses 3,482 298 307 346 4,433 Veterinarians 151 0 1 1 153 Podiatrists 23 3 2 2 30 Total 5,175 382 456 545 6,558 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 184 9 937 28 1,158 Dentists 53 3 110 2 168 Optometrists 12 1 62 2 77 Pharmacists 99 27 503 1 630 Registered Nurses 800 144 3,450 59 4,453 Veterinarians 34 1 12 0 47 Podiatrists 5 1 19 0 25 Total 1,187 186 5,093 92 6,558 2010 Physicians 144 10 1,221 44 1,419 Dentists 42 2 145 3 192 Optometrists 9 1 79 3 92 Pharmacists 77 28 659 2 766 Registered Nurses 628 148 4,500 91 5,367 Veterinarians 28 1 15 1 45 Podiatrists 4 1 25 0 30 Total 932 191 6,644 144 7,911 2040 Physicians 54 8 2,013 119 2,194 Dentists 15 2 240 9 266 Optometrists 4 1 129 6 140 Pharmacists 29 24 1,089 6 1,148 Registered Nurses 235 129 7,422 248 8,034 Veterinarians 10 0 26 1 37 Podiatrists 1 1 39 1 42 Total 348 165 10,958 390 11,861 Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission 2000 Actual Physicians 431 7 43 90 571 Dentists 120 3 4 11 138 Optometrists 32 1 3 5 41 Pharmacists 233 32 23 3 291 Registered Nurses 1,861 155 171 181 2,368 Veterinarians 78 0 0 0 78 Podiatrists 13 5 1 2 21 Total 2,768 203 245 292 3,508 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 296 9 253 11 569 Dentists 81 1 33 0 115 Optometrists 21 1 13 1 36 Pharmacists 161 26 138 0 325 Registered Nurses 1,283 138 942 26 2,389 Veterinarians 58 0 5 0 63 Podiatrists 7 1 3 0 11 Total 1,907 176 1,387 38 3,508 2010 Physicians 263 9 327 15 614 Dentists 71 2 38 2 113 Optometrists 17 0 22 0 39 Pharmacists 146 27 177 0 350 Registered Nurses 1,135 148 1,208 37 2,528 Veterinarians 51 0 5 0 56 Podiatrists 6 1 5 0 12 Total 1,689 187 1,782 54 3,712 2040 Physicians 136 9 516 38 699 Dentists 38 2 65 3 108 Optometrists 7 0 34 2 43 Pharmacists 75 26 284 2 387 Registered Nurses 586 143 1,915 84 2,728 Veterinarians 26 0 6 0 32 Podiatrists 2 1 8 0 11 Total 870 181 2,828 129 4,008 Concho Valley Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 171 2 18 33 224 Dentists 46 0 4 2 52 Optometrists 14 0 0 1 15 Pharmacists 93 14 9 2 118 Registered Nurses 725 64 66 75 930 Veterinarians 32 1 0 0 33 Podiatrists 7 1 0 0 8 Total 1,088 82 97 113 1,380 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 136 2 82 4 224 Dentists 42 1 7 1 51 Optometrists 8 0 8 0 16 Pharmacists 73 6 42 0 121 Registered Nurses 593 35 298 9 935 Veterinarians 28 0 1 0 29 Podiatrists 3 0 1 0 4 Total 883 44 439 14 1,380 2010 Physicians 130 2 104 7 243 Dentists 40 1 13 0 54 Optometrists 9 0 6 1 16 Pharmacists 71 7 58 0 136 Registered Nurses 573 39 387 14 1,013 Veterinarians 28 0 0 0 28 Podiatrists 3 0 2 0 5 Total 854 49 570 22 1,495 2040 Physicians 87 3 165 19 274 Dentists 24 0 22 1 47 Optometrists 6 1 9 1 17 Pharmacists 46 7 90 1 144 Registered Nurses 375 44 612 40 1,071 Veterinarians 15 0 1 0 16 Podiatrists 2 0 3 0 5 Total 555 55 902 62 1,574 Heart of Texas Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 369 7 39 74 489 Dentists 101 1 4 5 111 Optometrists 26 0 1 4 31 Pharmacists 198 24 22 3 247 Registered Nurses 1,591 141 141 161 2,034 Veterinarians 68 0 0 0 68 Podiatrists 12 1 1 1 15 Total 2,365 174 208 248 2,995 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 315 23 90 11 439 Dentists 86 6 10 0 102 Optometrists 23 2 5 1 31 Pharmacists 170 67 49 0 286 Registered Nurses 1,358 351 330 25 2,064 Veterinarians 59 0 1 0 60 Podiatrists 10 2 1 0 13 Total 2,021 451 486 37 2,995 2010 Physicians 312 25 147 17 501 Dentists 86 7 16 1 110 Optometrists 22 1 11 1 35 Pharmacists 171 75 78 1 325 Registered Nurses 1,349 382 540 38 2,309 Veterinarians 58 1 2 0 61 Podiatrists 10 2 2 0 14 Total 2,008 493 796 58 3,355 2040 Physicians 231 26 462 56 775 Dentists 65 7 54 4 130 Optometrists 17 2 31 3 53 Pharmacists 125 77 251 3 456 Registered Nurses 1,005 400 1,702 119 3,226 Veterinarians 43 0 7 0 50 Podiatrists 8 3 9 1 21 Total 1,494 515 2,516 186 4,711 Capital Area Planning Council 2000 Actual Physicians 1,536 38 160 318 2,052 Dentists 426 10 19 26 481 Optometrists 111 4 11 17 143 Pharmacists 833 108 87 16 1,044 Registered Nurses 6,654 568 591 658 8,471 Veterinarians 289 0 3 2 294 Podiatrists 46 4 3 3 56 Total 9,895 732 874 1,040 12,541 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 1,228 49 584 150 2,011 Dentists 340 13 69 11 433 Optometrists 87 4 38 9 138 Pharmacists 667 146 314 6 1,133 Registered Nurses 5,314 758 2,148 311 8,531 Veterinarians 228 1 7 1 237 Podiatrists 38 6 12 2 58 Total 7,902 977 3,172 490 12,541 2010 Physicians 1,553 64 1,027 249 2,893 Dentists 431 15 123 20 589 Optometrists 111 6 66 14 197 Pharmacists 846 189 555 11 1,601 Registered Nurses 6,718 983 3,788 521 12,010 Veterinarians 289 2 13 2 306 Podiatrists 49 8 20 3 80 Total 9,997 1,267 5,592 820 17,676 2040 Physicians 2,622 124 4,064 1,006 7,816 Dentists 726 33 485 77 1,321 Optometrists 185 8 259 55 507 Pharmacists 1,426 361 2,199 49 4,035 Registered Nurses 11,343 1,879 14,981 2,101 30,304 Veterinarians 486 2 51 2 541 Podiatrists 84 17 81 12 194 Total 16,872 2,424 22,120 3,302 44,718 Brazos Valley Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 304 9 31 64 408 Dentists 85 2 5 4 96 Optometrists 23 1 2 3 29 Pharmacists 167 22 19 2 210 Registered Nurses 1,321 109 116 133 1,679 Veterinarians 57 0 1 0 58 Podiatrists 8 1 0 0 9 Total 1,965 144 174 206 2,489 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 259 18 71 21 369 Dentists 72 4 9 1 86 Optometrists 20 2 4 1 27 Pharmacists 141 53 38 1 233 Registered Nurses 1,126 273 266 49 1,714 Veterinarians 48 0 1 0 49 Podiatrists 9 1 1 0 11 Total 1,675 351 390 73 2,489 2010 Physicians 287 19 106 29 441 Dentists 80 6 12 2 100 Optometrists 19 2 8 2 31 Pharmacists 159 56 58 1 274 Registered Nurses 1,242 307 392 64 2,005 Veterinarians 53 0 1 0 54 Podiatrists 9 1 1 0 11 Total 1,849 391 578 98 2,916 2040 Physicians 294 23 258 66 641 Dentists 81 5 32 6 124 Optometrists 21 1 16 4 42 Pharmacists 159 65 140 3 367 Registered Nurses 1,274 339 953 144 2,710 Veterinarians 55 0 5 0 60 Podiatrists 9 2 3 1 15 Total 1,893 435 1,407 224 3,959 Deep East Texas Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 405 10 43 82 540 Dentists 112 2 7 6 127 Optometrists 29 1 2 6 38 Pharmacists 221 29 25 6 281 Registered Nurses 1,762 150 152 175 2,239 Veterinarians 74 0 0 0 74 Podiatrists 11 1 2 1 15 Total 2,614 193 231 276 3,314 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 379 28 53 10 470 Dentists 107 7 6 2 122 Optometrists 26 3 3 0 32 Pharmacists 206 80 30 0 316 Registered Nurses 1,642 425 197 22 2,286 Veterinarians 72 0 1 0 73 Podiatrists 13 2 0 0 15 Total 2,445 545 290 34 3,314 2010 Physicians 413 31 86 13 543 Dentists 116 7 11 2 136 Optometrists 28 2 5 0 35 Pharmacists 227 87 48 0 362 Registered Nurses 1,789 458 317 28 2,592 Veterinarians 77 2 1 0 80 Podiatrists 14 2 1 0 17 Total 2,664 589 469 43 3,765 2040 Physicians 407 31 284 32 754 Dentists 115 6 34 2 157 Optometrists 28 3 19 1 51 Pharmacists 223 87 153 2 465 Registered Nurses 1,766 452 1,047 71 3,336 Veterinarians 77 1 2 0 80 Podiatrists 12 2 6 0 20 Total 2,628 582 1,545 108 4,863 South East Texas Regional Planning Commission 2000 Actual Physicians 440 11 46 90 587 Dentists 122 3 7 7 139 Optometrists 31 1 2 5 39 Pharmacists 240 31 25 4 300 Registered Nurses 1,900 161 169 190 2,420 Veterinarians 83 1 0 1 85 Podiatrists 14 1 0 1 16 Total 2,830 209 249 298 3,586 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 359 46 52 28 485 Dentists 101 11 7 3 122 Optometrists 24 4 3 1 32 Pharmacists 196 133 28 2 359 Registered Nurses 1,556 690 195 59 2,500 Veterinarians 67 3 1 0 71 Podiatrists 11 5 1 0 17 Total 2,314 892 287 93 3,586 2010 Physicians 337 50 89 47 523 Dentists 94 12 11 4 121 Optometrists 23 5 6 2 36 Pharmacists 183 145 49 2 379 Registered Nurses 1,458 759 330 98 2,645 Veterinarians 64 1 1 1 67 Podiatrists 10 7 2 0 19 Total 2,169 979 488 154 3,790 2040 Physicians 216 53 401 161 831 Dentists 60 14 48 12 134 Optometrists 16 4 26 10 56 Pharmacists 116 156 217 7 496 Registered Nurses 935 813 1,481 336 3,565 Veterinarians 40 1 4 1 46 Podiatrists 6 7 8 1 22 Total 1,389 1,048 2,185 528 5,150 Houston-Galveston Area Council 2000 Actual Physicians 5,541 136 580 1,142 7,399 Dentists 1,537 34 69 85 1,725 Optometrists 395 10 38 64 507 Pharmacists 3,011 390 313 55 3,769 Registered Nurses 23,986 2,045 2,131 2,389 30,551 Veterinarians 1,036 3 6 2 1,047 Podiatrists 165 16 12 13 206 Total 35,671 2,634 3,149 3,750 45,204 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 3,450 392 2,379 733 6,954 Dentists 952 100 284 57 1,393 Optometrists 250 35 153 41 479 Pharmacists 1,873 1,136 1,283 38 4,330 Registered Nurses 14,922 5,944 8,766 1,512 31,144 Veterinarians 639 8 31 3 681 Podiatrists 108 55 49 11 223 Total 22,194 7,670 12,945 2,395 45,204 2010 Physicians 3,475 456 4,001 1,252 9,184 Dentists 959 118 475 97 1,649 Optometrists 250 36 259 72 617 Pharmacists 1,887 1,330 2,159 60 5,436 Registered Nurses 15,026 6,919 14,745 2,598 39,288 Veterinarians 649 10 49 4 712 Podiatrists 108 63 83 16 270 Total 22,354 8,932 21,771 4,099 57,156 2040 Physicians 3,072 588 13,547 4,560 21,767 Dentists 850 148 1,616 345 2,959 Optometrists 218 51 868 256 1,393 Pharmacists 1,668 1,705 7,329 220 10,922 Registered Nurses 13,283 8,914 49,939 9,510 81,646 Veterinarians 571 14 170 16 771 Podiatrists 97 78 271 56 502 Total 19,759 11,498 73,740 14,963 119,960 Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission 2000 Actual Physicians 211 5 21 45 282 Dentists 58 0 3 2 63 Optometrists 15 0 1 1 17 Pharmacists 115 16 12 3 146 Registered Nurses 909 78 81 91 1,159 Veterinarians 39 0 1 0 40 Podiatrists 6 1 0 0 7 Total 1,353 100 119 142 1,714 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 156 7 107 5 275 Dentists 43 0 12 0 55 Optometrists 10 0 7 0 17 Pharmacists 85 18 57 1 161 Registered Nurses 672 89 396 14 1,171 Veterinarians 29 0 1 0 30 Podiatrists 4 0 1 0 5 Total 999 114 581 20 1,714 2010 Physicians 150 7 140 7 304 Dentists 40 0 16 0 56 Optometrists 10 2 9 1 22 Pharmacists 82 18 77 1 178 Registered Nurses 647 99 514 18 1,278 Veterinarians 27 0 3 0 30 Podiatrists 5 0 2 0 7 Total 961 126 761 27 1,875 2040 Physicians 102 7 241 22 372 Dentists 29 1 28 2 60 Optometrists 8 0 16 0 24 Pharmacists 55 20 130 1 206 Registered Nurses 444 104 889 48 1,485 Veterinarians 21 1 4 0 26 Podiatrists 1 0 4 0 5 Total 660 133 1,312 73 2,178 Alamo Area Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 2,062 52 217 426 2,757 Dentists 571 15 24 31 641 Optometrists 147 7 13 23 190 Pharmacists 1,121 146 114 20 1,401 Registered Nurses 8,933 756 794 889 11,372 Veterinarians 386 1 4 3 394 Podiatrists 62 6 6 5 79 Total 13,282 983 1,172 1,397 16,834 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 1,114 51 1,529 96 2,790 Dentists 308 14 184 7 513 Optometrists 81 4 98 5 188 Pharmacists 602 155 827 5 1,589 Registered Nurses 4,821 796 5,635 200 11,452 Veterinarians 206 2 20 0 228 Podiatrists 36 6 31 1 74 Total 7,168 1,028 8,324 314 16,834 2010 Physicians 1,180 59 1,952 169 3,360 Dentists 328 18 230 13 589 Optometrists 85 5 126 9 225 Pharmacists 644 178 1,056 8 1,886 Registered Nurses 5,111 927 7,191 352 13,581 Veterinarians 220 2 24 0 246 Podiatrists 36 7 40 3 86 Total 7,604 1,196 10,619 554 19,973 2040 Physicians 1,267 77 3,156 718 5,218 Dentists 351 21 377 54 803 Optometrists 88 6 201 40 335 Pharmacists 690 226 1,708 34 2,658 Registered Nurses 5,477 1,184 11,636 1,496 19,793 Veterinarians 237 2 38 3 280 Podiatrists 39 10 64 8 121 Total 8,149 1,526 17,180 2,353 29,208 South Texas Development Council 2000 Actual Physicians 302 8 30 62 402 Dentists 82 1 4 5 92 Optometrists 23 1 1 3 28 Pharmacists 164 21 16 3 204 Registered Nurses 1,304 111 119 129 1,663 Veterinarians 57 1 0 1 59 Podiatrists 9 1 1 0 11 Total 1,941 144 171 203 2,459 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 20 0 426 4 450 Dentists 5 0 52 0 57 Optometrists 1 0 28 0 29 Pharmacists 10 1 231 0 242 Registered Nurses 83 2 1,570 7 1,662 Veterinarians 4 0 6 0 10 Podiatrists 0 0 9 0 9 Total 123 3 2,322 11 2,459 2010 Physicians 21 0 602 7 630 Dentists 5 0 72 1 78 Optometrists 1 0 39 0 40 Pharmacists 10 1 326 0 337 Registered Nurses 90 2 2,219 14 2,325 Veterinarians 3 0 9 0 12 Podiatrists 0 0 11 0 11 Total 130 3 3,278 22 3,433 2040 Physicians 17 0 1,311 21 1,349 Dentists 6 0 155 2 163 Optometrists 1 0 86 1 88 Pharmacists 10 1 708 1 720 Registered Nurses 76 3 4,833 44 4,956 Veterinarians 3 0 15 0 18 Podiatrists 0 0 27 0 27 Total 113 4 7,135 69 7,321 Coastal Bend Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 628 14 64 129 835 Dentists 174 4 6 10 194 Optometrists 45 2 6 6 59 Pharmacists 342 45 37 3 427 Registered Nurses 2,711 230 242 272 3,455 Veterinarians 117 0 2 0 119 Podiatrists 18 2 1 3 24 Total 4,035 297 358 423 5,113 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 307 10 528 23 868 Dentists 84 2 63 2 151 Optometrists 23 1 33 1 58 Pharmacists 165 30 286 2 483 Registered Nurses 1,325 153 1,943 48 3,469 Veterinarians 58 0 7 0 65 Podiatrists 8 1 10 0 19 Total 1,970 197 2,870 76 5,113 2010 Physicians 302 10 674 38 1,024 Dentists 85 3 79 3 170 Optometrists 21 1 43 1 66 Pharmacists 167 32 364 3 566 Registered Nurses 1,313 168 2,480 81 4,042 Veterinarians 56 0 8 0 64 Podiatrists 9 1 13 0 23 Total 1,953 215 3,661 126 5,955 2040 Physicians 230 12 1,099 134 1,475 Dentists 62 3 131 10 206 Optometrists 16 2 71 8 97 Pharmacists 122 36 594 6 758 Registered Nurses 993 195 4,056 282 5,526 Veterinarians 42 0 14 0 56 Podiatrists 6 1 20 1 28 Total 1,471 249 5,985 441 8,146 Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 2000 Actual Physicians 1,056 26 110 217 1,409 Dentists 294 6 13 16 329 Optometrists 74 2 7 12 95 Pharmacists 574 74 59 10 717 Registered Nurses 4,569 388 407 457 5,821 Veterinarians 198 0 1 0 199 Podiatrists 31 5 2 3 41 Total 6,796 501 599 715 8,611 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 162 1 1,374 17 1,554 Dentists 45 1 165 2 213 Optometrists 11 0 88 1 100 Pharmacists 88 5 741 0 834 Registered Nurses 701 25 5,064 38 5,828 Veterinarians 31 0 17 0 48 Podiatrists 5 0 29 0 34 Total 1,043 32 7,478 58 8,611 2010 Physicians 155 2 1,955 30 2,142 Dentists 43 0 232 3 278 Optometrists 10 0 126 2 138 Pharmacists 85 6 1,058 1 1,150 Registered Nurses 667 28 7,207 66 7,968 Veterinarians 29 0 23 0 52 Podiatrists 5 0 41 0 46 Total 994 36 10,642 102 11,774 2040 Physicians 95 2 4,251 125 4,473 Dentists 27 0 507 10 544 Optometrists 6 1 272 7 286 Pharmacists 52 6 2,300 6 2,364 Registered Nurses 412 33 15,673 261 16,379 Veterinarians 18 0 53 1 72 Podiatrists 3 0 85 1 89 Total 613 42 23,141 411 24,207 Texoma Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 204 5 22 42 273 Dentists 57 1 3 4 65 Optometrists 14 1 1 2 18 Pharmacists 112 14 12 1 139 Registered Nurses 880 74 78 86 1,118 Veterinarians 38 1 0 1 40 Podiatrists 6 0 0 1 7 Total 1,311 96 116 137 1,660 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 219 5 22 8 254 Dentists 62 2 2 1 67 Optometrists 16 0 1 0 17 Pharmacists 119 14 13 0 146 Registered Nurses 951 76 82 18 1,127 Veterinarians 42 1 0 0 43 Podiatrists 6 0 0 0 6 Total 1,415 98 120 27 1,660 2010 Physicians 230 6 37 13 286 Dentists 64 1 5 1 71 Optometrists 17 1 2 1 21 Pharmacists 124 15 21 0 160 Registered Nurses 994 83 138 29 1,244 Veterinarians 43 1 1 0 45 Podiatrists 7 0 0 0 7 Total 1,479 107 204 44 1,834 2040 Physicians 196 6 128 41 371 Dentists 54 2 16 4 76 Optometrists 13 0 8 2 23 Pharmacists 107 16 69 2 194 Registered Nurses 845 88 473 86 1,492 Veterinarians 38 0 1 1 40 Podiatrists 5 1 3 0 9 Total 1,258 113 698 136 2,205 Central Texas Council of Governments 2000 Actual Physicians 427 9 45 90 571 Dentists 117 2 6 6 131 Optometrists 30 0 4 6 40 Pharmacists 233 29 24 5 291 Registered Nurses 1,853 160 162 181 2,356 Veterinarians 80 0 1 0 81 Podiatrists 12 2 0 2 16 Total 2,752 202 242 290 3,486 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 338 33 101 36 508 Dentists 92 9 11 3 115 Optometrists 25 3 6 2 36 Pharmacists 183 96 56 2 337 Registered Nurses 1,456 507 371 75 2,409 Veterinarians 63 1 2 0 66 Podiatrists 10 4 1 0 15 Total 2,167 653 548 118 3,486 2010 Physicians 362 44 158 63 627 Dentists 100 12 20 5 137 Optometrists 27 3 10 4 44 Pharmacists 196 130 86 3 415 Registered Nurses 1,567 679 588 132 2,966 Veterinarians 67 2 2 0 71 Podiatrists 12 5 3 1 21 Total 2,331 875 867 208 4,281 2040 Physicians 328 77 456 249 1,110 Dentists 89 21 55 19 184 Optometrists 22 7 28 14 71 Pharmacists 179 226 249 12 666 Registered Nurses 1,414 1,188 1,686 518 4,806 Veterinarians 61 1 6 1 69 Podiatrists 10 11 8 3 32 Total 2,103 1,531 2,488 816 6,938 Middle Rio Grande Development Council 2000 Actual Physicians 176 5 18 35 234 Dentists 49 0 1 4 54 Optometrists 13 0 1 2 16 Pharmacists 96 12 11 3 122 Registered Nurses 762 68 68 76 974 Veterinarians 32 0 0 0 32 Podiatrists 6 0 0 0 6 Total 1,134 85 99 120 1,438 2000 Projected to Reflect Population's Race/Ethnicity Distribution Physicians 40 0 211 4 255 Dentists 13 0 25 0 38 Optometrists 4 0 13 0 17 Pharmacists 23 1 113 0 137 Registered Nurses 179 10 776 9 974 Veterinarians 9 0 4 0 13 Podiatrists 0 0 4 0 4 Total 268 11 1,146 13 1,438 2010 Physicians 42 0 249 5 296 Dentists 10 1 31 1 43 Optometrists 4 0 16 0 20 Pharmacists 22 1 135 0 158 Registered Nurses 179 11 919 10 1,119 Veterinarians 8 0 4 0 12 Podiatrists 0 0 4 0 4 Total 265 13 1,358 16 1,652 2040 Physicians 29 1 322 10 362 Dentists 9 0 39 2 50 Optometrists 1 0 22 0 23 Pharmacists 16 1 174 0 191 Registered Nurses 128 14 1,192 22 1,356 Veterinarians 5 0 4 0 9 Podiatrists 0 0 6 0 6 Total 188 16 1,759 34 1,997 ___________________________________ Sources: Derived by the authors from Texas Population Estimates and Projections Program, Projections of the Population of Texas and Counties in Texas by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity for 2000-2040, 2001. Texas Department of Health, Health Professions Resource Center [online], 2002. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, State Health Workforce Profiles: Texas, 2000c. ________________________________________________________________________________