State Market Insights
By Category
All Pharmacies
5,596
Retail
4,247
Specialty
491
Hospital
142
LTC
547
MailOrder
99
Wholesale
46
Remote
24
Market Scale
Population
29,243,342
Density (all) /10k
1.91
Density (retail) /10k
1.45
Pharmacy Desert Counties
88
Avg. VigilScale™
55/100
Avg. Enrollment Age
13 yrs
Chain Mix
Solo (1)
1,662
Small Group (2–9)
657
Mid Chain (10–49)
199
Large Chain (50+)
926
Mega Chain
2,152
Special Designations
Independent
1,662
Sterile Compounding
181
3PL Distributor
1
Tele-Pharmacy
25
Government Owned
140
Non-Profit
137
Top Chains
WALGREENS
14%
CVS
13%
WALMART
9%
Texas Pharmacy Landscape
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Texas State Board of Pharmacy
State Regulator
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Texas PMP
Official Program Information
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program requirements and information
Texas PMP
Clinical Login
Look up patient prescription history before dispensing controlled substances
Texas PMP
Data Submission Portal
Submit prescription dispensing data to state monitoring database
Quick Facts
Key regulatory requirements and practice standards
Pharmacist-Technician Ratio
State regulations require a pharmacist-to-technician ratio of 1:6 (Class A) to maintain safe pharmacy operations.
Continuing Education
Pharmacists must complete 30 hrs biennially (2 law, 1 human trafficking) of continuing education to maintain active licensure.
Technician Requirements
Pharmacy technicians in this state must meet the following requirement: National Certification Mandatory.
Intern Supervision
Pharmacy intern supervision follows this standard: 1:1.
Remote Pharmacy
Remote pharmacy work and telepharmacy services are governed by these rules: Permitted.
Vaccine Authority
Pharmacist authority to administer vaccines: Independent for Flu (7+).
Regulatory Warnings
Compliance requirements and monitoring obligations
Pharmacist in Charge Notification
When a Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) changes, the pharmacy must notify the state board within the following timeframe: 10 days (Requires drug inventory).
Prescription Monitoring Reporting
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) reporting requirements: Next business day.
PMP Query Requirements
Before dispensing controlled substances, pharmacists must check the Prescription Monitoring Program: Mandatory for Opioids/Benzos.
Board Inspection Focus
State pharmacy board inspections frequently focus on: Mandatory check of PMP database before every dispense of a target drug..
Top Cities by Pharmacy Count
Largest pharmacy markets in Texas
HOUSTON
706 pharmacies
SAN ANTONIO
320 pharmacies
DALLAS
256 pharmacies
AUSTIN
177 pharmacies
FORT WORTH
128 pharmacies
EL PASO
123 pharmacies
PLANO
103 pharmacies
SUGAR LAND
80 pharmacies
KATY
78 pharmacies
ARLINGTON
70 pharmacies
LUBBOCK
58 pharmacies
SPRING
58 pharmacies
TYLER
54 pharmacies
PEARLAND
53 pharmacies
CORPUS CHRISTI
52 pharmacies
IRVING
51 pharmacies
MISSOURI CITY
50 pharmacies
FRISCO
49 pharmacies
RICHMOND
48 pharmacies
AMARILLO
47 pharmacies
CYPRESS
46 pharmacies
MCKINNEY
41 pharmacies
MCALLEN
39 pharmacies
GARLAND
38 pharmacies
STAFFORD
37 pharmacies
RICHARDSON
36 pharmacies
PASADENA
35 pharmacies
ROUND ROCK
34 pharmacies
CONROE
33 pharmacies
BROWNSVILLE
32 pharmacies
LAREDO
31 pharmacies
HUMBLE
31 pharmacies
LONGVIEW
30 pharmacies
BEAUMONT
30 pharmacies
DENTON
29 pharmacies
NEW BRAUNFELS
28 pharmacies
TOMBALL
28 pharmacies
THE WOODLANDS
28 pharmacies
MESQUITE
28 pharmacies
ROSENBERG
26 pharmacies
GRAND PRAIRIE
26 pharmacies
COLLEGE STATION
25 pharmacies
CARROLLTON
25 pharmacies
SAN ANGELO
25 pharmacies
MIDLAND
25 pharmacies
WACO
24 pharmacies
ALLEN
24 pharmacies
ODESSA
24 pharmacies
HARLINGEN
24 pharmacies
LEAGUE CITY
24 pharmacies
ABILENE
23 pharmacies
EDINBURG
23 pharmacies
LEWISVILLE
22 pharmacies
Browse by County
All counties sorted by pharmacy count
Harris County
4,726,177 pop · 755 retail · 1.60 density
Dallas County
2,604,053 pop · 366 retail · 1.41 density
Tarrant County
2,113,854 pop · 316 retail · 1.49 density
Bexar County
2,014,059 pop · 255 retail · 1.27 density
Fort Bend County
832,607 pop · 201 retail · 2.41 density
Collin County
1,079,153 pop · 222 retail · 2.06 density
Travis County
1,289,054 pop · 153 retail · 1.19 density
Denton County
914,870 pop · 110 retail · 1.20 density
El Paso County
863,832 pop · 102 retail · 1.18 density
Hidalgo County
873,167 pop · 92 retail · 1.05 density
Montgomery County
629,989 pop · 109 retail · 1.73 density
Williamson County
617,396 pop · 84 retail · 1.36 density
Brazoria County
374,600 pop · 80 retail · 2.14 density
Galveston County
350,801 pop · 72 retail · 2.05 density
Cameron County
421,854 pop · 44 retail · 1.04 density
Smith County
234,667 pop · 48 retail · 2.05 density
Lubbock County
311,509 pop · 46 retail · 1.48 density
Nueces County
353,245 pop · 45 retail · 1.27 density
Bell County
372,821 pop · 40 retail · 1.07 density
Jefferson County
254,942 pop · 30 retail · 1.18 density
Ellis County
195,509 pop · 32 retail · 1.64 density
Brazos County
234,548 pop · 34 retail · 1.45 density
McLennan County
261,090 pop · 32 retail · 1.23 density
Gregg County
124,245 pop · 30 retail · 2.41 density
Hays County
245,351 pop · 28 retail · 1.14 density
Comal County
165,201 pop · 22 retail · 1.33 density
Potter County
117,905 pop · 20 retail · 1.70 density
Grayson County
137,008 pop · 26 retail · 1.90 density
Webb CountyPharmacy Desert
267,282 pop · 26 retail · 0.97 density
Johnson County
182,690 pop · 26 retail · 1.42 density
Midland County
169,393 pop · 18 retail · 1.06 density
Taylor County
143,029 pop · 15 retail · 1.05 density
Bowie County
92,747 pop · 19 retail · 2.05 density
Tom Green County
119,276 pop · 18 retail · 1.51 density
Parker County
151,188 pop · 18 retail · 1.19 density
Rockwall County
110,631 pop · 22 retail · 1.99 density
Hunt County
101,596 pop · 18 retail · 1.77 density
Ector County
162,300 pop · 18 retail · 1.11 density
Guadalupe CountyPharmacy Desert
173,828 pop · 14 retail · 0.81 density
Wichita CountyPharmacy Desert
129,584 pop · 11 retail · 0.85 density
Kaufman County
149,773 pop · 18 retail · 1.20 density
Henderson County
82,627 pop · 16 retail · 1.94 density
Victoria County
91,209 pop · 17 retail · 1.86 density
Liberty County
93,523 pop · 14 retail · 1.50 density
Randall CountyPharmacy Desert
141,489 pop · 14 retail · 0.99 density
Angelina County
86,608 pop · 11 retail · 1.27 density
Orange County
84,761 pop · 12 retail · 1.42 density
Coryell CountyPharmacy Desert
82,927 pop · 7 retail · 0.84 density
Hardin County
56,576 pop · 11 retail · 1.94 density
Lamar County
50,149 pop · 9 retail · 1.79 density
Nacogdoches County
64,768 pop · 9 retail · 1.39 density
Bastrop County
98,435 pop · 10 retail · 1.02 density
Cherokee County
50,824 pop · 8 retail · 1.57 density
Harrison County
69,098 pop · 11 retail · 1.59 density
Kerr CountyPharmacy Desert
52,810 pop · 5 retail · 0.95 density
San Patricio County
68,942 pop · 11 retail · 1.60 density
Van Zandt County
60,053 pop · 10 retail · 1.67 density
Wharton County
41,614 pop · 11 retail · 2.64 density
Polk County
50,536 pop · 9 retail · 1.78 density
Wise CountyPharmacy Desert
70,062 pop · 6 retail · 0.86 density
Wood County
45,341 pop · 9 retail · 1.98 density
Hood County
62,459 pop · 9 retail · 1.44 density
Walker County
77,182 pop · 8 retail · 1.04 density
Hopkins County
37,008 pop · 6 retail · 1.62 density
Kendall CountyPharmacy Desert
45,376 pop · 4 retail · 0.88 density
Titus County
31,301 pop · 7 retail · 2.24 density
Hill County
36,138 pop · 5 retail · 1.38 density
Starr CountyPharmacy Desert
65,716 pop · 5 retail · 0.76 density
Val Verde CountyPharmacy Desert
47,693 pop · 4 retail · 0.84 density
Anderson County
58,077 pop · 6 retail · 1.03 density
Atascosa County
49,403 pop · 6 retail · 1.21 density
Austin County
30,406 pop · 7 retail · 2.30 density
Burnet County
49,684 pop · 6 retail · 1.21 density
Fannin CountyPharmacy Desert
36,052 pop · 3 retail · 0.83 density
Jasper County
33,032 pop · 7 retail · 2.12 density
Maverick County
57,806 pop · 6 retail · 1.04 density
Medina County
51,432 pop · 7 retail · 1.36 density
Navarro County
52,834 pop · 6 retail · 1.14 density
Rusk County
52,755 pop · 6 retail · 1.14 density
Colorado County
20,582 pop · 4 retail · 1.94 density
Cooke County
41,860 pop · 5 retail · 1.19 density
Kleberg County
30,860 pop · 5 retail · 1.62 density
Matagorda County
36,251 pop · 6 retail · 1.66 density
Milam County
25,080 pop · 5 retail · 1.99 density
Andrews County
18,362 pop · 4 retail · 2.18 density
Bee CountyPharmacy Desert
30,977 pop · 3 retail · 0.97 density
Brown CountyPharmacy Desert
38,159 pop · 2 retail · 0.52 density
Caldwell CountyPharmacy Desert
46,141 pop · 3 retail · 0.65 density
Cass County
28,637 pop · 4 retail · 1.40 density
DeWitt County
19,826 pop · 4 retail · 2.02 density
Eastland County
17,812 pop · 4 retail · 2.25 density
Erath CountyPharmacy Desert
42,788 pop · 4 retail · 0.93 density
Fayette County
24,564 pop · 3 retail · 1.22 density
Houston County
22,107 pop · 4 retail · 1.81 density
Howard County
34,488 pop · 4 retail · 1.16 density
Jackson County
15,010 pop · 5 retail · 3.33 density
Lavaca County
20,379 pop · 3 retail · 1.47 density
Limestone County
22,222 pop · 5 retail · 2.25 density
Palo Pinto County
28,569 pop · 5 retail · 1.75 density
Shelby County
24,157 pop · 5 retail · 2.07 density
Uvalde County
24,833 pop · 5 retail · 2.01 density
Waller CountyPharmacy Desert
57,463 pop · 4 retail · 0.70 density
Washington County
35,807 pop · 5 retail · 1.40 density
Willacy County
20,308 pop · 4 retail · 1.97 density
Wilson CountyPharmacy Desert
50,381 pop · 4 retail · 0.79 density
Bosque County
18,404 pop · 2 retail · 1.09 density
Brooks County
7,059 pop · 3 retail · 4.25 density
Burleson County
17,958 pop · 4 retail · 2.23 density
Chambers CountyPharmacy Desert
47,037 pop · 4 retail · 0.85 density
Comanche County
13,651 pop · 3 retail · 2.20 density
Deaf Smith County
18,585 pop · 2 retail · 1.08 density
Gillespie County
26,953 pop · 4 retail · 1.48 density
Gonzales County
19,736 pop · 3 retail · 1.52 density
Gray County
21,272 pop · 3 retail · 1.41 density
Hale County
32,525 pop · 4 retail · 1.23 density
Hamilton County
8,244 pop · 2 retail · 2.43 density
Leon County
15,928 pop · 4 retail · 2.51 density
Morris County
11,993 pop · 4 retail · 3.34 density
Nolan County
14,657 pop · 4 retail · 2.73 density
Trinity County
13,735 pop · 4 retail · 2.91 density
Wilbarger CountyPharmacy Desert
12,795 pop · 1 retail · 0.78 density
Winkler County
7,582 pop · 3 retail · 3.96 density
Zapata County
13,896 pop · 3 retail · 2.16 density
Aransas County
24,048 pop · 3 retail · 1.25 density
Dawson County
12,342 pop · 3 retail · 2.43 density
Dimmit County
8,672 pop · 2 retail · 2.31 density
Franklin County
10,445 pop · 3 retail · 2.87 density
Frio County
18,151 pop · 3 retail · 1.65 density
Gaines County
21,523 pop · 3 retail · 1.39 density
Grimes County
29,442 pop · 3 retail · 1.02 density
Jim Wells CountyPharmacy Desert
39,060 pop · 3 retail · 0.77 density
Karnes County
14,805 pop · 2 retail · 1.35 density
Kimble County
4,316 pop · 3 retail · 6.95 density
Lamb County
13,024 pop · 2 retail · 1.54 density
Madison County
13,556 pop · 3 retail · 2.21 density
Montague County
20,197 pop · 3 retail · 1.49 density
Moore CountyPharmacy Desert
21,284 pop · 2 retail · 0.94 density
Panola County
22,540 pop · 3 retail · 1.33 density
Rains County
12,257 pop · 3 retail · 2.45 density
Reeves County
14,022 pop · 3 retail · 2.14 density
Robertson County
16,912 pop · 3 retail · 1.77 density
San Augustine County
7,920 pop · 3 retail · 3.79 density
San Jacinto CountyPharmacy Desert
27,666 pop · 2 retail · 0.72 density
Scurry County
16,883 pop · 2 retail · 1.18 density
Ward County
11,347 pop · 2 retail · 1.76 density
Calhoun CountyPharmacy Desert
20,127 pop · 2 retail · 0.99 density
Camp County
12,543 pop · 2 retail · 1.59 density
Childress County
6,781 pop · 1 retail · 1.47 density
Crockett CountyPharmacy Desert
2,949 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Culberson County
2,181 pop · 2 retail · 9.17 density
Dallam CountyPharmacy Desert
7,165 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Donley County
3,298 pop · 1 retail · 3.03 density
Falls County
17,013 pop · 2 retail · 1.18 density
Freestone CountyPharmacy Desert
19,599 pop · 1 retail · 0.51 density
Garza County
5,735 pop · 1 retail · 1.74 density
Haskell County
5,408 pop · 1 retail · 1.85 density
Hockley CountyPharmacy Desert
21,495 pop · 2 retail · 0.93 density
Hutchinson CountyPharmacy Desert
20,595 pop · 2 retail · 0.97 density
Jack County
8,588 pop · 1 retail · 1.16 density
Jim Hogg County
4,830 pop · 2 retail · 4.14 density
Jones County
19,758 pop · 2 retail · 1.01 density
Lampasas CountyPharmacy Desert
21,829 pop · 2 retail · 0.92 density
Lee County
17,543 pop · 2 retail · 1.14 density
McCulloch County
7,638 pop · 1 retail · 1.31 density
Mitchell County
8,947 pop · 1 retail · 1.12 density
Ochiltree County
9,924 pop · 2 retail · 2.02 density
Pecos County
15,114 pop · 2 retail · 1.32 density
Somervell County
9,337 pop · 2 retail · 2.14 density
Stephens County
9,260 pop · 1 retail · 1.08 density
Sutton County
3,345 pop · 2 retail · 5.98 density
Tyler County
19,962 pop · 2 retail · 1.00 density
Upshur CountyPharmacy Desert
41,261 pop · 1 retail · 0.24 density
Upton County
3,284 pop · 1 retail · 3.05 density
Wheeler CountyPharmacy Desert
4,980 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Young County
17,903 pop · 2 retail · 1.12 density
Archer County
8,649 pop · 1 retail · 1.16 density
Armstrong CountyPharmacy Desert
1,912 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Bailey CountyPharmacy Desert
6,902 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Bandera CountyPharmacy Desert
21,182 pop · 1 retail · 0.47 density
Baylor County
3,475 pop · 1 retail · 2.88 density
Brewster County
9,454 pop · 1 retail · 1.06 density
Briscoe County
1,290 pop · 1 retail · 7.75 density
Castro CountyPharmacy Desert
7,381 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Clay CountyPharmacy Desert
10,290 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Cochran County
2,529 pop · 1 retail · 3.95 density
Coleman CountyPharmacy Desert
7,808 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Crane CountyPharmacy Desert
4,636 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Crosby County
5,157 pop · 1 retail · 1.94 density
Duval County
9,960 pop · 1 retail · 1.00 density
Floyd County
5,386 pop · 1 retail · 1.86 density
Foard CountyPharmacy Desert
1,075 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Goliad County
7,092 pop · 1 retail · 1.41 density
Hall County
2,847 pop · 1 retail · 3.51 density
Hansford CountyPharmacy Desert
5,270 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Hemphill CountyPharmacy Desert
3,371 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Kinney County
3,157 pop · 1 retail · 3.17 density
Live Oak CountyPharmacy Desert
11,374 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Llano CountyPharmacy Desert
21,637 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Marion County
9,668 pop · 1 retail · 1.03 density
Mason County
3,959 pop · 1 retail · 2.53 density
Menard County
1,964 pop · 1 retail · 5.09 density
Mills CountyPharmacy Desert
4,501 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Motley County
1,223 pop · 1 retail · 8.18 density
Newton CountyPharmacy Desert
12,333 pop · 1 retail · 0.81 density
Parmer CountyPharmacy Desert
9,809 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Reagan CountyPharmacy Desert
3,308 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Red River CountyPharmacy Desert
11,627 pop · 1 retail · 0.86 density
Runnels County
9,858 pop · 1 retail · 1.01 density
Sabine County
9,980 pop · 1 retail · 1.00 density
San Saba County
5,779 pop · 1 retail · 1.73 density
Shackelford County
3,134 pop · 1 retail · 3.19 density
Sterling County
1,392 pop · 1 retail · 7.18 density
Terry CountyPharmacy Desert
11,816 pop · 1 retail · 0.85 density
Throckmorton County
1,439 pop · 1 retail · 6.95 density
Yoakum CountyPharmacy Desert
7,630 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Zavala County
9,700 pop · 1 retail · 1.03 density
Blanco CountyPharmacy Desert
11,608 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Borden CountyPharmacy Desert
686 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Callahan CountyPharmacy Desert
13,869 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Carson CountyPharmacy Desert
5,801 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Coke CountyPharmacy Desert
3,305 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Collingsworth CountyPharmacy Desert
2,865 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Concho CountyPharmacy Desert
3,235 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Cottle CountyPharmacy Desert
1,647 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Delta CountyPharmacy Desert
5,278 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Dickens CountyPharmacy Desert
1,570 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Edwards CountyPharmacy Desert
1,380 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Fisher CountyPharmacy Desert
3,680 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Glasscock CountyPharmacy Desert
1,068 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Hardeman CountyPharmacy Desert
3,541 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Hartley CountyPharmacy Desert
5,369 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Hudspeth CountyPharmacy Desert
3,329 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Irion CountyPharmacy Desert
1,561 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Jeff Davis CountyPharmacy Desert
1,992 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Kenedy CountyPharmacy Desert
116 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Kent CountyPharmacy Desert
635 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
King CountyPharmacy Desert
216 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Knox CountyPharmacy Desert
3,333 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
La Salle CountyPharmacy Desert
6,965 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Lipscomb CountyPharmacy Desert
3,038 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Loving CountyPharmacy Desert
96 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Lynn CountyPharmacy Desert
5,619 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Martin CountyPharmacy Desert
5,228 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
McMullen CountyPharmacy Desert
670 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Oldham CountyPharmacy Desert
2,171 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Presidio CountyPharmacy Desert
6,168 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Real CountyPharmacy Desert
2,830 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Refugio CountyPharmacy Desert
6,718 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Roberts CountyPharmacy Desert
764 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Schleicher CountyPharmacy Desert
2,474 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Sherman CountyPharmacy Desert
2,414 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Stonewall CountyPharmacy Desert
1,331 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Swisher CountyPharmacy Desert
6,989 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
Terrell CountyPharmacy Desert
862 pop · 0 retail · 0.00 density
* Pharmacy Desert: fewer than 1 retail pharmacy per 10,000 residents, based on 2026 NPI and ROPA billing data.