How many physicians are in Texas?

30,720
physicians employed in Texas in May 2025 (BLS estimate for Physicians, All Other, SOC 29-1229).

30,720 physicians were employed in Texas in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 105.4 per 100,000 residents and ranks Texas 1 of 50 states with data. Texas accounts for 9% of the 340,360 physicians counted across all states.

1 of 50rank by headcount
105.4per 100,000 residents (rank 19)
1,075with a published business email
29,145,505Texas residents (2020 Census)

Texas compared with the states around it

#StatePhysiciansPer 100,000
1Texas30,720105.4
2California25,53064.6
3Pennsylvania23,800183

The full ranking of all 50 states is on the physicians page. Largest: Texas with 30,720. Highest per capita: District of Columbia at 284.2 per 100,000.

How many publish a business email?

1,075 physicians in Texas have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 3.5% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's Texas physicians list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.

Questions

How many physicians are in Texas?

30,720 physicians were employed in Texas in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 105.4 per 100,000 residents and ranks Texas 1 of 50 states with data.

Is that the number of licensed physicians in Texas?

No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.

When is this updated?

The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS480000000000029122901 (Physicians, All Other, Texas), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 50 published state estimates.