Nurse Practitioners, 2015
Nurse Practitioners, 2015
NPs by County - September, 2015
County |
2015 Population |
2015 NP Total |
Ratio of 2015 Population to NP |
Ratio of NPs to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
Anderson |
60,367 |
19 |
3,177.2 |
31.5 |
84 |
Andrews |
16,133 |
7 |
2,304.7 |
43.4 |
55 |
Angelina |
90,596 |
33 |
2,745.3 |
36.4 |
71 |
Aransas |
24,738 |
5 |
4,947.6 |
20.2 |
157 |
Archer |
9,502 |
1 |
9,502.0 |
10.5 |
200 |
Armstrong |
1,969 |
1 |
1,969.0 |
50.8 |
37 |
Atascosa |
50,278 |
6 |
8,379.7 |
11.9 |
194 |
Austin |
32,238 |
5 |
6,447.6 |
15.5 |
179 |
Bailey |
7,799 |
2 |
3,899.5 |
25.6 |
124 |
Bandera |
22,792 |
4 |
5,698.0 |
17.6 |
168 |
Bastrop |
86,175 |
19 |
4,535.5 |
22.0 |
147 |
Baylor |
3,721 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Bee |
32,698 |
10 |
3,269.8 |
30.6 |
89 |
Bell |
352,210 |
219 |
1,608.3 |
62.2 |
20 |
Bexar |
1,882,834 |
886 |
2,125.1 |
47.1 |
45 |
Blanco |
11,742 |
6 |
1,957.0 |
51.1 |
36 |
Borden |
673 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Bosque |
19,338 |
10 |
1,933.8 |
51.7 |
35 |
Bowie |
93,848 |
72 |
1,303.4 |
76.7 |
9 |
Brazoria |
358,855 |
86 |
4,172.7 |
24.0 |
135 |
Brazos |
214,672 |
63 |
3,407.5 |
29.3 |
97 |
Brewster |
9,752 |
6 |
1,625.3 |
61.5 |
22 |
Briscoe |
1,676 |
1 |
1,676.0 |
59.7 |
25 |
Brooks |
7,502 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Brown |
39,488 |
14 |
2,820.6 |
35.5 |
75 |
Burleson |
18,482 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Burnet |
47,386 |
12 |
3,948.8 |
25.3 |
127 |
Caldwell |
43,322 |
5 |
8,664.4 |
11.5 |
196 |
Calhoun |
23,298 |
6 |
3,883.0 |
25.8 |
122 |
Callahan |
14,129 |
7 |
2,018.4 |
49.5 |
38 |
Cameron |
449,166 |
117 |
3,839.0 |
26.0 |
118 |
Camp |
13,421 |
2 |
6,710.5 |
14.9 |
181 |
Carson |
6,354 |
3 |
2,118.0 |
47.2 |
42 |
Cass |
31,323 |
8 |
3,915.4 |
25.5 |
126 |
Castro |
8,500 |
3 |
2,833.3 |
35.3 |
76 |
Chambers |
40,945 |
5 |
8,189.0 |
12.2 |
193 |
Cherokee |
54,099 |
17 |
3,182.3 |
31.4 |
86 |
Childress |
7,262 |
6 |
1,210.3 |
82.6 |
3 |
Clay |
11,224 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Cochran |
3,302 |
1 |
3,302.0 |
30.3 |
90 |
Coke |
3,213 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Coleman |
9,061 |
4 |
2,265.3 |
44.1 |
52 |
Collin |
949,673 |
422 |
2,250.4 |
44.4 |
51 |
Collingsworth |
3,147 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Colorado |
21,785 |
3 |
7,261.7 |
13.8 |
188 |
Comal |
128,347 |
35 |
3,667.1 |
27.3 |
110 |
Comanche |
14,425 |
3 |
4,808.3 |
20.8 |
151 |
Concho |
4,207 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Cooke |
40,075 |
19 |
2,109.2 |
47.4 |
41 |
Coryell |
81,321 |
39 |
2,085.2 |
48.0 |
40 |
Cottle |
1,572 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Crane |
4,847 |
1 |
4,847.0 |
20.6 |
152 |
Crockett |
3,918 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Crosby |
6,640 |
3 |
2,213.3 |
45.2 |
49 |
Culberson |
2,568 |
2 |
1,284.0 |
77.9 |
8 |
Dallam |
7,407 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Dallas |
2,496,859 |
1,640 |
1,522.5 |
65.7 |
16 |
Dawson |
14,359 |
4 |
3,589.8 |
27.9 |
107 |
Deaf Smith |
20,982 |
5 |
4,196.4 |
23.8 |
136 |
Delta |
5,505 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Denton |
789,094 |
245 |
3,220.8 |
31.0 |
87 |
De Witt |
20,472 |
6 |
3,412.0 |
29.3 |
98 |
Dickens |
2,493 |
2 |
1,246.5 |
80.2 |
6 |
Dimmit |
10,473 |
2 |
5,236.5 |
19.1 |
163 |
Donley |
3,781 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Duval |
12,247 |
3 |
4,082.3 |
24.5 |
130 |
Eastland |
19,259 |
5 |
3,851.8 |
26.0 |
119 |
Ector |
148,260 |
66 |
2,246.4 |
44.5 |
50 |
Edwards |
2,119 |
1 |
2,119.0 |
47.2 |
43 |
Ellis |
173,277 |
34 |
5,096.4 |
19.6 |
160 |
El Paso |
873,513 |
356 |
2,453.7 |
40.8 |
62 |
Erath |
39,534 |
11 |
3,594.0 |
27.8 |
108 |
Falls |
18,632 |
5 |
3,726.4 |
26.8 |
112 |
Fannin |
35,790 |
8 |
4,473.8 |
22.4 |
146 |
Fayette |
26,381 |
6 |
4,396.8 |
22.7 |
142 |
Fisher |
3,943 |
3 |
1,314.3 |
76.1 |
10 |
Floyd |
6,579 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Foard |
1,355 |
1 |
1,355.0 |
73.8 |
11 |
Fort Bend |
724,104 |
213 |
3,399.5 |
29.4 |
95 |
Franklin |
11,220 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Freestone |
20,931 |
6 |
3,488.5 |
28.7 |
103 |
Frio |
18,668 |
7 |
2,666.9 |
37.5 |
68 |
Gaines |
19,515 |
4 |
4,878.8 |
20.5 |
154 |
Galveston |
312,880 |
188 |
1,664.3 |
60.1 |
24 |
Garza |
6,738 |
2 |
3,369.0 |
29.7 |
93 |
Gillespie |
27,231 |
12 |
2,269.3 |
44.1 |
53 |
Glasscock |
1,293 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Goliad |
7,856 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Gonzales |
21,128 |
5 |
4,225.6 |
23.7 |
138 |
Gray |
23,611 |
8 |
2,951.4 |
33.9 |
78 |
Grayson |
127,097 |
52 |
2,444.2 |
40.9 |
61 |
Gregg |
128,803 |
81 |
1,590.2 |
62.9 |
19 |
Grimes |
28,642 |
6 |
4,773.7 |
20.9 |
150 |
Guadalupe |
155,621 |
28 |
5,557.9 |
18.0 |
166 |
Hale |
37,400 |
11 |
3,400.0 |
29.4 |
96 |
Hall |
3,346 |
1 |
3,346.0 |
29.9 |
92 |
Hamilton |
8,654 |
2 |
4,327.0 |
23.1 |
140 |
Hansford |
6,050 |
1 |
6,050.0 |
16.5 |
176 |
Hardeman |
4,313 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Hardin |
58,521 |
19 |
3,080.1 |
32.5 |
82 |
Harris |
4,471,427 |
2,473 |
1,808.1 |
55.3 |
32 |
Harrison |
68,889 |
14 |
4,920.6 |
20.3 |
156 |
Hartley |
6,172 |
1 |
6,172.0 |
16.2 |
177 |
Haskell |
5,971 |
2 |
2,985.5 |
33.5 |
79 |
Hays |
197,298 |
62 |
3,182.2 |
31.4 |
85 |
Hemphill |
4,117 |
1 |
4,117.0 |
24.3 |
131 |
Henderson |
81,372 |
24 |
3,390.5 |
29.5 |
94 |
Hidalgo |
883,903 |
251 |
3,521.5 |
28.4 |
105 |
Hill |
37,282 |
7 |
5,326.0 |
18.8 |
164 |
Hockley |
24,077 |
7 |
3,439.6 |
29.1 |
99 |
Hood |
56,112 |
14 |
4,008.0 |
25.0 |
128 |
Hopkins |
36,774 |
11 |
3,343.1 |
29.9 |
91 |
Houston |
24,515 |
2 |
12,257.5 |
8.2 |
202 |
Howard |
36,478 |
23 |
1,586.0 |
63.1 |
17 |
Hudspeth |
3,735 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Hunt |
93,347 |
32 |
2,917.1 |
34.3 |
77 |
Hutchinson |
22,372 |
3 |
7,457.3 |
13.4 |
191 |
Irion |
1,683 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Jack |
9,382 |
1 |
9,382.0 |
10.7 |
199 |
Jackson |
14,238 |
2 |
7,119.0 |
14.0 |
184 |
Jasper |
36,523 |
15 |
2,434.9 |
41.1 |
60 |
Jeff Davis |
2,434 |
1 |
2,434.0 |
41.1 |
59 |
Jefferson |
259,399 |
213 |
1,217.8 |
82.1 |
5 |
Jim Hogg |
5,548 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Jim Wells |
42,763 |
11 |
3,887.5 |
25.7 |
123 |
Johnson |
167,760 |
26 |
6,452.3 |
15.5 |
180 |
Jones |
21,223 |
10 |
2,122.3 |
47.1 |
44 |
Karnes |
15,557 |
2 |
7,778.5 |
12.9 |
192 |
Kaufman |
124,238 |
36 |
3,451.1 |
29.0 |
100 |
Kendall |
38,993 |
13 |
2,999.5 |
33.3 |
80 |
Kenedy |
438 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Kent |
803 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Kerr |
53,262 |
28 |
1,902.2 |
52.6 |
34 |
Kimble |
4,848 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
King |
293 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Kinney |
3,734 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Kleberg |
33,715 |
5 |
6,743.0 |
14.8 |
183 |
Knox |
3,752 |
3 |
1,250.7 |
80.0 |
7 |
Lamar |
51,516 |
30 |
1,717.2 |
58.2 |
27 |
Lamb |
14,307 |
2 |
7,153.5 |
14.0 |
185 |
Lampasas |
7,601 |
2 |
3,800.5 |
26.3 |
116 |
La Salle |
21,463 |
3 |
7,154.3 |
14.0 |
186 |
Lavaca |
19,541 |
5 |
3,908.2 |
25.6 |
125 |
Lee |
17,880 |
2 |
8,940.0 |
11.2 |
197 |
Leon |
18,131 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Liberty |
82,984 |
17 |
4,881.4 |
20.5 |
155 |
Limestone |
24,761 |
6 |
4,126.8 |
24.2 |
133 |
Lipscomb |
3,549 |
1 |
3,549.0 |
28.2 |
106 |
Live Oak |
11,718 |
2 |
5,859.0 |
17.1 |
171 |
Llano |
20,400 |
1 |
20,400.0 |
4.9 |
207 |
Loving |
81 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Lubbock |
295,257 |
247 |
1,195.4 |
83.7 |
2 |
Lynn |
6,095 |
3 |
2,031.7 |
49.2 |
39 |
McCulloch |
8,634 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
McLennan |
244,576 |
112 |
2,183.7 |
45.8 |
48 |
McMullen |
750 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Madison |
14,639 |
2 |
7,319.5 |
13.7 |
189 |
Marion |
11,059 |
4 |
2,764.8 |
36.2 |
74 |
Martin |
5,182 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Mason |
4,128 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Matagorda |
38,295 |
11 |
3,481.4 |
28.7 |
101 |
Maverick |
58,947 |
8 |
7,368.4 |
13.6 |
190 |
Medina |
51,307 |
6 |
8,551.2 |
11.7 |
195 |
Menard |
2,346 |
1 |
2,346.0 |
42.6 |
56 |
Midland |
147,653 |
58 |
2,545.7 |
39.3 |
65 |
Milam |
25,759 |
14 |
1,839.9 |
54.3 |
33 |
Mills |
5,056 |
2 |
2,528.0 |
39.6 |
64 |
Mitchell |
9,727 |
2 |
4,863.5 |
20.6 |
153 |
Montague |
20,610 |
5 |
4,122.0 |
24.3 |
132 |
Montgomery |
548,532 |
222 |
2,470.9 |
40.5 |
63 |
Moore |
23,849 |
1 |
23,849.0 |
4.2 |
208 |
Morris |
13,438 |
2 |
6,719.0 |
14.9 |
182 |
Motley |
1,216 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Nacogdoches |
68,586 |
26 |
2,637.9 |
37.9 |
67 |
Navarro |
51,464 |
5 |
10,292.8 |
9.7 |
201 |
Newton |
14,431 |
1 |
14,431.0 |
6.9 |
205 |
Nolan |
15,690 |
3 |
5,230.0 |
19.1 |
162 |
Nueces |
357,888 |
203 |
1,763.0 |
56.7 |
29 |
Ochiltree |
11,410 |
2 |
5,705.0 |
17.5 |
169 |
Oldham |
2,128 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Orange |
85,098 |
23 |
3,699.9 |
27.0 |
111 |
Palo Pinto |
29,914 |
8 |
3,739.3 |
26.7 |
113 |
Panola |
24,912 |
4 |
6,228.0 |
16.1 |
178 |
Parker |
136,501 |
23 |
5,934.8 |
16.8 |
172 |
Parmer |
11,258 |
3 |
3,752.7 |
26.6 |
115 |
Pecos |
16,380 |
6 |
2,730.0 |
36.6 |
69 |
Polk |
48,633 |
11 |
4,421.2 |
22.6 |
145 |
Potter |
127,643 |
154 |
828.9 |
120.6 |
1 |
Presidio |
8,314 |
2 |
4,157.0 |
24.1 |
134 |
Rains |
12,019 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Randall |
130,799 |
31 |
4,219.3 |
23.7 |
137 |
Reagan |
3,634 |
1 |
3,634.0 |
27.5 |
109 |
Real |
3,393 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Red River |
13,227 |
3 |
4,409.0 |
22.7 |
143 |
Reeves |
14,398 |
2 |
7,199.0 |
13.9 |
187 |
Refugio |
7,486 |
2 |
3,743.0 |
26.7 |
114 |
Roberts |
975 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Robertson |
18,098 |
2 |
9,049.0 |
11.1 |
198 |
Rockwall |
95,829 |
40 |
2,395.7 |
41.7 |
58 |
Runnels |
10,756 |
2 |
5,378.0 |
18.6 |
165 |
Rusk |
58,150 |
15 |
3,876.7 |
25.8 |
121 |
Sabine |
11,486 |
2 |
5,743.0 |
17.4 |
170 |
San Augustine |
9,151 |
4 |
2,287.8 |
43.7 |
54 |
San Jacinto |
29,386 |
1 |
29,386.0 |
3.4 |
210 |
San Patricio |
66,697 |
14 |
4,764.1 |
21.0 |
149 |
San Saba |
6,296 |
2 |
3,148.0 |
31.8 |
83 |
Schleicher |
3,726 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Scurry |
17,884 |
3 |
5,961.3 |
16.8 |
173 |
Shackelford |
3,552 |
2 |
1,776.0 |
56.3 |
30 |
Shelby |
27,068 |
7 |
3,866.9 |
25.9 |
120 |
Sherman |
3,220 |
2 |
1,610.0 |
62.1 |
21 |
Smith |
225,731 |
142 |
1,589.7 |
62.9 |
18 |
Somervell |
9,436 |
4 |
2,359.0 |
42.4 |
57 |
Starr |
65,101 |
5 |
13,020.2 |
7.7 |
204 |
Stephens |
9,941 |
2 |
4,970.5 |
20.1 |
158 |
Sterling |
1,193 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Stonewall |
1,508 |
1 |
1,508.0 |
66.3 |
15 |
Sutton |
4,417 |
1 |
4,417.0 |
22.6 |
144 |
Swisher |
8,055 |
2 |
4,027.5 |
24.8 |
129 |
Tarrant |
1,959,449 |
919 |
2,132.2 |
46.9 |
46 |
Taylor |
135,409 |
97 |
1,396.0 |
71.6 |
12 |
Terrell |
1,026 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Terry |
13,027 |
4 |
3,256.8 |
30.7 |
88 |
Throckmorton |
1,655 |
1 |
1,655.0 |
60.4 |
23 |
Titus |
34,910 |
7 |
4,987.1 |
20.1 |
159 |
Tom Green |
112,579 |
64 |
1,759.0 |
56.8 |
28 |
Travis |
1,144,887 |
681 |
1,681.2 |
59.5 |
26 |
Trinity |
15,618 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Tyler |
22,257 |
4 |
5,564.3 |
18.0 |
167 |
Upshur |
42,223 |
7 |
6,031.9 |
16.6 |
174 |
Upton |
3,632 |
3 |
1,210.7 |
82.6 |
4 |
Uvalde |
27,543 |
10 |
2,754.3 |
36.3 |
73 |
Val Verde |
51,217 |
12 |
4,268.1 |
23.4 |
139 |
Van Zandt |
55,413 |
3 |
18,471.0 |
5.4 |
206 |
Victoria |
89,831 |
64 |
1,403.6 |
71.2 |
13 |
Walker |
70,199 |
15 |
4,679.9 |
21.4 |
148 |
Waller |
50,082 |
4 |
12,520.5 |
8.0 |
203 |
Ward |
10,960 |
4 |
2,740.0 |
36.5 |
70 |
Washington |
35,712 |
13 |
2,747.1 |
36.4 |
72 |
Webb |
282,143 |
109 |
2,588.5 |
38.6 |
66 |
Wharton |
42,332 |
7 |
6,047.4 |
16.5 |
175 |
Wheeler |
5,637 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Wichita |
132,279 |
74 |
1,787.6 |
55.9 |
31 |
Wilbarger |
14,220 |
10 |
1,422.0 |
70.3 |
14 |
Willacy |
24,444 |
1 |
24,444.0 |
4.1 |
209 |
Williamson |
518,755 |
172 |
3,016.0 |
33.2 |
81 |
Wilson |
49,833 |
13 |
3,833.3 |
26.1 |
117 |
Winkler |
7,755 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Wise |
66,321 |
19 |
3,490.6 |
28.6 |
104 |
Wood |
45,341 |
13 |
3,487.8 |
28.7 |
102 |
Yoakum |
8,687 |
2 |
4,343.5 |
23.0 |
141 |
Young |
19,220 |
9 |
2,135.6 |
46.8 |
47 |
Zapata |
15,544 |
3 |
5,181.3 |
19.3 |
161 |
Zavala |
12,324 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
Texas Total |
27,695,284 |
12,421 |
2,229.7 |
44.8 |
- |
NPs w/o Texas RN license* |
- |
638 |
- |
- |
- |
* These APRNs could not be matched with Texas RN records and so geographic information on them is unavailable.
Data Source: Texas Board of Nursing - September 2015
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, December 1, 2015