Project Overview

This project examines pediatric asthma hospitalizations across Texas counties in 2019 using Texas PUDF inpatient data.

Figure 1. Texas County Map

Table 1. Top 10 Counties by Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations

COUNTY_NAME Pediatric_Hospitalizations
Harris County 1762
Bexar County 1143
Dallas County 1114
Tarrant County 704
El Paso County 503
Hidalgo County 346
Travis County 274
Montgomery County 236
Bell County 228
Denton County 218

Figure 2. Quarterly Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations

Table 2. Validation Against All-Age Asthma Hospitalizations

County All-Age Asthma Hospitalizations Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Pediatric Share (%) Validation Check
Harris County 1987 1762 88.7 Pass
Dallas County 1257 1114 88.6 Pass
Bexar County 1239 1143 92.3 Pass
Tarrant County 803 704 87.7 Pass
El Paso County 549 503 91.6 Pass
Hidalgo County 384 346 90.1 Pass
Travis County 345 274 79.4 Pass
Denton County 260 218 83.8 Pass
Montgomery County 257 236 91.8 Pass
Bell County 241 228 94.6 Pass

Key Findings