Texas Estimated Consumer Health Care Spending
by Comptroller Economic Region
1998
| Comptroller Economic Region | 1998 Population Estimate by Area | Percent of Population Total | Estimated Out-of-Pocket Spending* |
| High Plains | 773,976 | 3.92% | $ 548,374 |
| Northwest Texas | 550,362 | 2.79% | $ 389,940 |
| Metroplex | 5,051,202 | 25.56% | $ 3,578,857 |
| Upper East Texas | 978,488 | 4.95% | $ 693,274 |
| Southeast Texas | 723,631 | 3.66% | $ 512,704 |
| Gulf Coast | 4,576,076 | 23.16% | $ 3,242,222 |
| Central Texas | 2,116,610 | 10.71% | $ 1,499,652 |
| South Texas (Upper) | 2,068,987 | 10.47% | $ 1,465,910 |
| South Texas (Lower) | 1,662,317 | 8.41% | $ 1,177,778 |
| West Texas | 541,802 | 2.74% | $ 383,875 |
| Upper Rio Grande | 716,163 | 3.62% | $ 507,413 |
| State of Texas | 19,759,614 | 100.00% | $ 14,000,000 |
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Sources: U.S. Health Care Finance Authority. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts * Estimated allocation by region by percentage of population. |
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