Health Departments in Texas

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There are 230 Health Departments in Texas, serving a population of 27,419,612 people in an area of 261,181 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 119,215 people, and 1 Health Department per 1,135 square miles.

The state of Texas is ranked 46th in Health Departments per capita, and 42nd in Health Departments per square mile.

Texas Health Statistics

Find Texas Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Texas Population of People With Disabilities

	Texas	United States
People With Disabilities	3,152,865 (11.5%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	1,613,164 (11.6%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	1,539,701 (11.4%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Texas Population by Disability Type

	Texas	United States
Hearing Difficulty	907,611 (3.3%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	679,241 (2.5%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	1,169,936 (4.6%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	1,622,569 (6.4%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	630,720 (2.5%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	1,056,579 (5.2%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Texas Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Texas	United States
Public Health Insurance	7,873,672 (28.7%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	3,621,969 (13.2%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	4,688,942 (17.1%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	589,671 (2.2%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Texas Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Texas	United States
Private Health Insurance	17,101,346 (62.4%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	14,049,232 (51.2%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	3,120,787 (11.4%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	828,247 (3.0%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)