Texas Physicians
Estimated Charity Health Care and Bad Debt by County*
1997
| County | Total Charity Care by Physicans | Total Bad Debt by Physicians |
| Anderson | $ 1,354,200 | $ 1,671,400 |
| Andrews | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Angelina | $ 2,708,400 | $ 3,342,800 |
| Aransas | $ 577,200 | $ 712,400 |
| Atascosa | $ 421,800 | $ 520,600 |
| Austin | $ 421,800 | $ 520,600 |
| Bailey | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Bandera | $ 266,400 | $ 328,800 |
| Bastrop | $ 532,800 | $ 657,600 |
| Baylor | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Bee | $ 510,600 | $ 630,200 |
| Bell | $ 17,316,000 | $ 21,372,000 |
| Bexar | $ 88,977,600 | $ 109,819,200 |
| Blanco | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Bosque | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Bowie | $ 6,127,200 | $ 7,562,400 |
| Brazoria | $ 6,460,200 | $ 7,973,400 |
| Brazos | $ 7,059,600 | $ 8,713,200 |
| Brewster | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Brooks | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Brown | $ 1,354,200 | $ 1,671,400 |
| Burleson | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Burnet | $ 976,800 | $ 1,205,600 |
| Caldwell | $ 488,400 | $ 602,800 |
| Calhoun | $ 355,200 | $ 438,400 |
| Callahan | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Cameron | $ 9,279,600 | $ 11,453,200 |
| Camp | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Cass | $ 355,200 | $ 438,400 |
| Castro | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Chambers | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Cherokee | $ 1,398,600 | $ 1,726,200 |
| Childress | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Clay | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Cochran | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Coke | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Coleman | $ 222,000 | $ 274,000 |
| Collin | $ 14,430,000 | $ 17,810,000 |
| Collingsworth | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Colorado | $ 444,000 | $ 548,000 |
| Comal | $ 2,308,800 | $ 2,849,600 |
| Comanche | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Cooke | $ 466,200 | $ 575,400 |
| Coryell | $ 444,000 | $ 548,000 |
| Cottle | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Crane | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Crockett | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Crosby | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Culberson | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Dallam | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Dallas | $ 136,729,800 | $ 168,756,600 |
| Dawson | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| De Witt | $ 222,000 | $ 274,000 |
| Deaf Smith | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Delta | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Denton | $ 7,725,600 | $ 9,535,200 |
| Dimmit | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Donley | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Duval | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Eastland | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Ector | $ 4,795,200 | $ 5,918,400 |
| Edwards | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| El Paso | $ 26,173,800 | $ 32,304,600 |
| Ellis | $ 1,554,000 | $ 1,918,000 |
| Erath | $ 843,600 | $ 1,041,200 |
| Falls | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Fannin | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Fayette | $ 466,200 | $ 575,400 |
| Fisher | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Floyd | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Fort Bend | $ 13,209,000 | $ 16,303,000 |
| Franklin | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Freestone | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Frio | $ 244,200 | $ 301,400 |
| Gaines | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Galveston | $ 29,082,000 | $ 35,894,000 |
| Garza | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Gillespie | $ 1,132,200 | $ 1,397,400 |
| Goliad | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Gonzales | $ 333,000 | $ 411,000 |
| Gray | $ 688,200 | $ 849,400 |
| Garyson | $ 4,795,200 | $ 5,918,400 |
| Gregg | $ 5,194,800 | $ 6,411,600 |
| Grimes | $ 199,800 | $ 246,600 |
| Guadalupe | $ 1,309,800 | $ 1,616,600 |
| Hale | $ 999,000 | $ 1,233,000 |
| Hall | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Hamilton | $ 111,000 | $ 137,000 |
| Hansford | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Hardeman | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Hardin | $ 488,400 | $ 602,800 |
| Harris | $ 221,134,200 | $ 272,931,400 |
| Harrison | $ 1,265,400 | $ 1,561,800 |
| Haskell | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Hays | $ 2,175,600 | $ 2,685,200 |
| Hemphill | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Henderson | $ 1,043,400 | $ 1,287,800 |
| Hidalgo | $ 12,698,400 | $ 15,672,800 |
| Hill | $ 488,400 | $ 602,800 |
| Hockley | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Hood | $ 510,600 | $ 630,200 |
| Hopkins | $ 777,000 | $ 959,000 |
| Houston | $ 333,000 | $ 411,000 |
| Howard | $ 1,332,000 | $ 1,644,000 |
| Hunt | $ 1,287,600 | $ 1,589,200 |
| Hutchinson | $ 466,200 | $ 575,400 |
| Jack | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Jackson | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Jasper | $ 710,400 | $ 876,800 |
| Jeff Davis | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Jefferson | $ 13,275,600 | $ 16,385,200 |
| Jim Hogg | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Jim Wells | $ 599,400 | $ 739,800 |
| Johnson | $ 2,020,200 | $ 2,493,400 |
| Jones | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Karnes | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Kaufman | $ 1,043,400 | $ 1,287,800 |
| Kendall | $ 1,665,000 | $ 2,055,000 |
| Kerr | $ 3,352,200 | $ 4,137,400 |
| Kimble | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Kinney | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Kleberg | $ 577,200 | $ 712,400 |
| Knox | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Lamar | $ 2,530,800 | $ 3,123,600 |
| Lamb | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Lampasas | $ 266,400 | $ 328,800 |
| Lavaca | $ 510,600 | $ 630,200 |
| Lee | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Leon | $ 111,000 | $ 137,000 |
| Liberty | $ 888,000 | $ 1,096,000 |
| Limestone | $ 266,400 | $ 328,800 |
| Live Oak | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Llano | $ 577,200 | $ 712,400 |
| Lubbock | $ 20,313,000 | $ 25,071,000 |
| Lynn | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Madison | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Marion | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Martin | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Mason | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Matagorda | $ 777,000 | $ 959,000 |
| Maverick | $ 799,200 | $ 986,400 |
| Mcculloch | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| McLennan | $ 9,612,600 | $ 11,864,200 |
| Medina | $ 266,400 | $ 328,800 |
| Midland | $ 4,662,000 | $ 5,754,000 |
| Milam | $ 288,600 | $ 356,200 |
| Mills | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Mitchell | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Montague | $ 266,400 | $ 328,800 |
| Montgomery | $ 3,640,800 | $ 4,493,600 |
| Moore | $ 288,600 | $ 356,200 |
| Morris | $ 111,000 | $ 137,000 |
| Motley | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Nacogdoches | $ 2,686,200 | $ 3,315,400 |
| Navarro | $ 1,376,400 | $ 1,698,800 |
| Newton | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Nolan | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Nueces | $ 17,715,600 | $ 21,865,200 |
| Ochiltree | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Orange | $ 1,132,200 | $ 1,397,400 |
| Palo Pinto | $ 421,800 | $ 520,600 |
| Panola | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Parker | $ 1,021,200 | $ 1,260,400 |
| Parmer | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Pecos | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Polk | $ 555,000 | $ 685,000 |
| Potter | $ 11,854,800 | $ 14,631,600 |
| Presidio | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Rains | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Randall | $ 355,200 | $ 438,400 |
| Reagan | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Real | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Red River | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Reeves | $ 111,000 | $ 137,000 |
| Refugio | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Roberts | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Robertson | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Rockwall | $ 1,398,600 | $ 1,726,200 |
| Runnels | $ 199,800 | $ 246,600 |
| Rusk | $ 643,800 | $ 794,600 |
| Sabine | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| San Augustine | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| San Jacinto | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| San Patricio | $ 777,000 | $ 959,000 |
| San Saba | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Schleicher | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Scurry | $ 244,200 | $ 301,400 |
| Shakelford | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Shelby | $ 266,400 | $ 328,800 |
| Smith | $ 12,565,200 | $ 15,508,400 |
| Somervell | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Starr | $ 244,200 | $ 301,400 |
| Stephens | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Sterling | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Stonewall | $ 44,400 | $ 54,800 |
| Sutton | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Swisher | $ 88,800 | $ 109,600 |
| Tarrant | $ 50,704,800 | $ 62,581,600 |
| Taylor | $ 5,772,000 | $ 7,124,000 |
| Terry | $ 199,800 | $ 246,600 |
| Titus | $ 865,800 | $ 1,068,600 |
| Tom Green | $ 4,750,800 | $ 5,863,600 |
| Travis | $ 45,221,400 | $ 55,813,800 |
| Trinity | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Tyler | $ 244,200 | $ 301,400 |
| Upshur | $ 355,200 | $ 438,400 |
| Upton | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Uvaled | $ 555,000 | $ 685,000 |
| Val Verde | $ 843,600 | $ 1,041,200 |
| Van Zandt | $ 310,800 | $ 383,600 |
| Victoria | $ 4,706,400 | $ 5,808,800 |
| Walker | $ 1,176,600 | $ 1,452,200 |
| Waller | $ 177,600 | $ 219,200 |
| Ward | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Washington | $ 954,600 | $ 1,178,200 |
| Webb | $ 3,862,800 | $ 4,767,600 |
| Wharton | $ 1,398,600 | $ 1,726,200 |
| Wheeler | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Wichita | $ 7,059,600 | $ 8,713,200 |
| Wilbarger | $ 510,600 | $ 630,200 |
| Willacy | $ 155,400 | $ 191,800 |
| Williamson | $ 4,284,600 | $ 5,288,200 |
| Wilson | $ 244,200 | $ 301,400 |
| Winkler | $ 133,200 | $ 164,400 |
| Wise | $ 333,000 | $ 411,000 |
| Wood | $ 466,200 | $ 575,400 |
| Yoakum | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Young | $ 355,200 | $ 438,400 |
| Zapata | $ 22,200 | $ 27,400 |
| Zavala | $ 66,600 | $ 82,200 |
| Totals | $ 914,062,800 | $ 1,128,167,600 |
| SOURCE: Texas Medical Association. * Estimates of charity and bad debt by Texas physicians were calculated based on a 1998 Survey of Texas Physicians jointly prepared by the Texas Medical Association and MVA Research, Inc. |
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