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Pharmacies in Texas

How many pharmacies exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 36 Texas counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Pharmacies · Drug stores · Community & compounding pharmacies. Counted together because official statistics use one 446110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 74% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Texas

Pharmacies

2,281

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.8

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

1.0

per 10,000 present

State index

74%

vs. U.S.

Residents

25,028,493

in covered counties

Workers

9,885,661

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 36 Texas counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing pharmacies and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Texas

City	County	Pharmacies	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Sugar Land	Fort Bend County	122–148	855,396	228,133	1.3	122–142%	Above average
Houston	Harris County	551–803	4,866,005	2,159,333	0.9	90–105%	Range spans bands
Plano	Collin County	119–147	1,115,497	422,851	0.9	87–103%	Range spans bands
Pearland	Brazoria County	41–69	410,979	98,139	0.9	86–124%	Range spans bands
Mcallen	Hidalgo County	88–128	891,915	226,099	0.9	85–118%	Range spans bands
Abilene	Taylor County	16–44	154,753	57,557	0.9	84–190%	Range spans bands
League City	Galveston County	37–67	379,923	101,205	0.9	83–128%	Range spans bands
Corpus Christi	Nueces County	34–88	351,950	130,507	0.8	79–153%	Range spans bands
Waxahachie	Ellis County	20–42	222,795	52,087	0.8	78–148%	Range spans bands
Harlingen	Cameron County	39–67	425,007	121,999	0.8	78–118%	Range spans bands
Fort Worth	Tarrant County	200–300	2,091,100	824,477	0.8	77–100%	Below average
Frisco	Denton County	89–121	978,658	345,999	0.8	75–93%	Below average
Dallas	Dallas County	272–426	2,736,443	1,654,497	0.8	74–89%	Below average
Wichita Falls	Wichita County	12–32	136,053	45,003	0.8	73–171%	Range spans bands
Tyler	Smith County	22–58	247,103	98,064	0.7	72–164%	Range spans bands
Weatherford	Parker County	12–28	147,840	33,831	0.7	71–141%	Range spans bands
New Braunfels	Comal County	18–28	215,245	64,040	0.7	71–102%	Range spans bands
Midland	Midland County	15–29	168,494	91,917	0.7	68–86%	Below average
San Antonio	Bexar County	169–271	2,044,549	788,736	0.7	67–97%	Below average
Odessa	Ector County	14–34	171,416	72,071	0.7	65–121%	Range spans bands
San Marcos	Hays County	22–30	286,831	81,054	0.7	65–83%	Below average
Schertz	Guadalupe County	12–26	157,840	50,580	0.7	63–116%	Range spans bands
College Station	Brazos County	18–40	241,659	78,858	0.6	62–96%	Below average
Cedar Park	Williamson County	50–82	691,052	187,105	0.6	62–84%	Below average
Beaumont	Jefferson County	19–57	252,884	102,594	0.6	61–143%	Range spans bands
Lubbock	Lubbock County	23–67	311,047	122,184	0.6	60–128%	Range spans bands
Laredo	Webb County	19–31	269,130	83,205	0.6	59–90%	Range spans bands
Austin	Travis County	97–203	1,302,098	733,329	0.6	56–91%	Range spans bands
Spring	Montgomery County	44–76	671,730	197,300	0.6	55–86%	Range spans bands
Burleson	Johnson County	12–32	215,467	52,226	0.5	48–120%	Range spans bands
Amarillo	Randall County	8–22	144,098	41,104	0.5	47–118%	Range spans bands
Sherman	Grayson County	8–40	148,078	43,079	0.5	46–217%	Range spans bands
El Paso	El Paso County	42–112	871,270	253,085	0.4	41–87%	Range spans bands
Woodway	McLennan County	10–62	270,919	111,818	0.3	30–160%	Range spans bands
Terrell	Kaufman County	3–21	183,309	36,313	0.1	14–91%	Range spans bands
Temple	Bell County	4–46	399,960	95,282	0.1	9–78%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

122%

90%

87%

86%

85%

84%

83%

79%

Most competitors per capita

14%

30%

41%

46%

47%

48%

55%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few pharmacies may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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