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Registered Nurses, 2016
County |
2016 Population |
2016 RN Total |
Ratio of 2016 Population to RN |
Ratio of RNs to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
Anderson |
60,739 |
399 |
152.2 |
656.9 |
49 |
Andrews |
16,383 |
88 |
186.2 |
537.1 |
76 |
Angelina |
91,314 |
968 |
94.3 |
1,060.10 |
17 |
Aransas |
25,023 |
62 |
403.6 |
247.8 |
199 |
Archer |
9,567 |
18 |
531.5 |
188.1 |
226 |
Armstrong |
1,980 |
8 |
247.5 |
404 |
130 |
Atascosa |
51,408 |
151 |
340.5 |
293.7 |
179 |
Austin |
33,048 |
76 |
434.8 |
230 |
208 |
Bailey |
7,914 |
22 |
359.7 |
278 |
186 |
Bandera |
23,255 |
59 |
394.2 |
253.7 |
196 |
Bastrop |
88,852 |
198 |
448.7 |
222.8 |
217 |
Baylor |
3,721 |
36 |
103.4 |
967.5 |
21 |
Bee |
32,842 |
130 |
252.6 |
395.8 |
135 |
Bell |
360,731 |
3,630 |
99.4 |
1,006.30 |
18 |
Bexar |
1,917,932 |
19,214 |
99.8 |
1,001.80 |
19 |
Blanco |
11,988 |
23 |
521.2 |
191.9 |
224 |
Borden |
680 |
3 |
226.7 |
441.2 |
106 |
Bosque |
19,576 |
75 |
261 |
383.1 |
145 |
Bowie |
94,087 |
1,098 |
85.7 |
1,167.00 |
11 |
Brazoria |
368,706 |
1,728 |
213.4 |
468.7 |
94 |
Brazos |
219,410 |
1,680 |
130.6 |
765.7 |
37 |
Brewster |
9,854 |
54 |
182.5 |
548 |
70 |
Briscoe |
1,676 |
4 |
419 |
238.7 |
204 |
Brooks |
7,533 |
17 |
443.1 |
225.7 |
213 |
Brown |
39,746 |
303 |
131.2 |
762.3 |
40 |
Burleson |
18,721 |
43 |
435.4 |
229.7 |
209 |
Burnet |
48,377 |
297 |
162.9 |
613.9 |
55 |
Caldwell |
44,428 |
95 |
467.7 |
213.8 |
219 |
Calhoun |
23,670 |
105 |
225.4 |
443.6 |
104 |
Callahan |
14,238 |
27 |
527.3 |
189.6 |
225 |
Cameron |
457,823 |
2,486 |
184.2 |
543 |
73 |
Camp |
13,611 |
77 |
176.8 |
565.7 |
67 |
Carson |
6,392 |
8 |
799 |
125.2 |
241 |
Cass |
31,473 |
124 |
253.8 |
394 |
137 |
Castro |
8,586 |
23 |
373.3 |
267.9 |
190 |
Chambers |
42,211 |
117 |
360.8 |
277.2 |
187 |
Cherokee |
54,785 |
351 |
156.1 |
640.7 |
51 |
Childress |
7,298 |
52 |
140.3 |
712.5 |
41 |
Clay |
11,306 |
27 |
418.7 |
238.8 |
203 |
Cochran |
3,343 |
9 |
371.4 |
269.2 |
189 |
Coke |
3,193 |
9 |
354.8 |
281.9 |
182 |
Coleman |
9,100 |
34 |
267.6 |
373.6 |
148 |
Collin |
986,904 |
8,233 |
119.9 |
834.2 |
34 |
Collingsworth |
3,163 |
15 |
210.9 |
474.2 |
90 |
Colorado |
21,978 |
111 |
198 |
505.1 |
84 |
Comal |
132,578 |
852 |
155.6 |
642.6 |
50 |
Comanche |
14,505 |
59 |
245.8 |
406.8 |
129 |
Concho |
4,237 |
12 |
353.1 |
283.2 |
181 |
Cooke |
40,388 |
230 |
175.6 |
569.5 |
66 |
Coryell |
82,355 |
344 |
239.4 |
417.7 |
120 |
Cottle |
1,578 |
1 |
1,578.00 |
63.4 |
251 |
Crane |
4,944 |
17 |
290.8 |
343.9 |
161 |
Crockett |
3,948 |
17 |
232.2 |
430.6 |
112 |
Crosby |
6,746 |
20 |
337.3 |
296.5 |
176 |
Culberson |
2,597 |
11 |
236.1 |
423.6 |
115 |
Dallam |
7,537 |
13 |
579.8 |
172.5 |
230 |
Dallas |
2,524,470 |
24,892 |
101.4 |
986 |
20 |
Dawson |
14,446 |
37 |
390.4 |
256.1 |
194 |
Deaf Smith |
21,311 |
64 |
333 |
300.3 |
171 |
Delta |
5,561 |
34 |
163.6 |
611.4 |
56 |
Denton |
817,359 |
4,551 |
179.6 |
556.8 |
69 |
De Witt |
20,575 |
144 |
142.9 |
699.9 |
43 |
Dickens |
2,491 |
7 |
355.9 |
281 |
183 |
Dimmit |
10,565 |
46 |
229.7 |
435.4 |
111 |
Donley |
3,799 |
5 |
759.8 |
131.6 |
240 |
Duval |
12,313 |
20 |
615.7 |
162.4 |
233 |
Eastland |
19,385 |
94 |
206.2 |
484.9 |
89 |
Ector |
150,463 |
1,274 |
118.1 |
846.7 |
32 |
Edwards |
2,136 |
3 |
712 |
140.4 |
238 |
Ellis |
178,372 |
735 |
242.7 |
412.1 |
125 |
El Paso |
888,912 |
5,946 |
149.5 |
668.9 |
46 |
Erath |
39,942 |
232 |
172.2 |
580.8 |
62 |
Falls |
18,752 |
65 |
288.5 |
346.6 |
159 |
Fannin |
36,169 |
197 |
183.6 |
544.7 |
72 |
Fayette |
26,766 |
120 |
223.1 |
448.3 |
102 |
Fisher |
3,938 |
18 |
218.8 |
457.1 |
96 |
Floyd |
6,591 |
25 |
263.6 |
379.3 |
146 |
Foard |
1,356 |
4 |
339 |
295 |
178 |
Fort Bend |
754,968 |
4,811 |
156.9 |
637.2 |
52 |
Franklin |
11,345 |
34 |
333.7 |
299.7 |
173 |
Freestone |
21,133 |
76 |
278.1 |
359.6 |
154 |
Frio |
18,949 |
83 |
228.3 |
438 |
108 |
Gaines |
19,946 |
56 |
356.2 |
280.8 |
184 |
Galveston |
317,213 |
2,950 |
107.5 |
930 |
24 |
Garza |
6,794 |
16 |
424.6 |
235.5 |
207 |
Gillespie |
27,768 |
256 |
108.5 |
921.9 |
26 |
Glasscock |
1,302 |
2 |
651 |
153.6 |
235 |
Goliad |
7,988 |
20 |
399.4 |
250.4 |
198 |
Gonzales |
21,379 |
79 |
270.6 |
369.5 |
149 |
Gray |
23,869 |
141 |
169.3 |
590.7 |
60 |
Grayson |
128,394 |
1,504 |
85.4 |
1,171.40 |
10 |
Gregg |
130,315 |
1,959 |
66.5 |
1,503.30 |
3 |
Grimes |
29,092 |
65 |
447.6 |
223.4 |
215 |
Guadalupe |
160,756 |
561 |
286.6 |
349 |
157 |
Hale |
37,611 |
153 |
245.8 |
406.8 |
128 |
Hall |
3,335 |
9 |
370.6 |
269.9 |
188 |
Hamilton |
8,679 |
74 |
117.3 |
852.6 |
31 |
Hansford |
6,126 |
33 |
185.6 |
538.7 |
75 |
Hardeman |
4,345 |
26 |
167.1 |
598.4 |
59 |
Hardin |
59,248 |
157 |
377.4 |
265 |
191 |
Harris |
4,551,437 |
41,955 |
108.5 |
921.8 |
27 |
Harrison |
69,524 |
317 |
219.3 |
456 |
97 |
Hartley |
6,191 |
33 |
187.6 |
533 |
77 |
Haskell |
5,988 |
25 |
239.5 |
417.5 |
121 |
Hays |
206,220 |
972 |
212.2 |
471.3 |
93 |
Hemphill |
4,176 |
24 |
174 |
574.7 |
64 |
Henderson |
81,959 |
442 |
185.4 |
539.3 |
74 |
Hidalgo |
907,355 |
4,739 |
191.5 |
522.3 |
80 |
Hill |
37,688 |
146 |
258.1 |
387.4 |
142 |
Hockley |
24,276 |
104 |
233.4 |
428.4 |
113 |
Hood |
57,122 |
296 |
193 |
518.2 |
82 |
Hopkins |
37,105 |
263 |
141.1 |
708.8 |
42 |
Houston |
24,661 |
112 |
220.2 |
454.2 |
98 |
Howard |
36,737 |
338 |
108.7 |
920.1 |
28 |
Hudspeth |
3,783 |
4 |
945.8 |
105.7 |
245 |
Hunt |
94,944 |
557 |
170.5 |
586.7 |
61 |
Hutchinson |
22,412 |
89 |
251.8 |
397.1 |
134 |
Irion |
1,691 |
5 |
338.2 |
295.7 |
177 |
Jack |
9,435 |
28 |
337 |
296.8 |
175 |
Jackson |
14,253 |
49 |
290.9 |
343.8 |
162 |
Jasper |
36,670 |
200 |
183.4 |
545.4 |
71 |
Jeff Davis |
2,452 |
5 |
490.4 |
203.9 |
222 |
Jefferson |
261,031 |
3,097 |
84.3 |
1,186.40 |
9 |
Jim Hogg |
5,586 |
9 |
620.7 |
161.1 |
234 |
Jim Wells |
43,132 |
204 |
211.4 |
473 |
91 |
Johnson |
171,358 |
659 |
260 |
384.6 |
144 |
Jones |
21,427 |
54 |
396.8 |
252 |
197 |
Karnes |
15,696 |
74 |
212.1 |
471.5 |
92 |
Kaufman |
128,865 |
592 |
217.7 |
459.4 |
95 |
Kendall |
40,169 |
178 |
225.7 |
443.1 |
105 |
Kenedy |
444 |
1 |
444 |
225.2 |
214 |
Kent |
806 |
11 |
73.3 |
1,364.80 |
5 |
Kerr |
53,995 |
599 |
90.1 |
1,109.40 |
15 |
Kimble |
4,890 |
18 |
271.7 |
368.1 |
150 |
King |
295 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
Kinney |
3,745 |
7 |
535 |
186.9 |
227 |
Kleberg |
34,035 |
129 |
263.8 |
379 |
147 |
Knox |
3,753 |
25 |
150.1 |
666.1 |
47 |
Lamar |
51,822 |
575 |
90.1 |
1,109.60 |
14 |
Lamb |
14,366 |
47 |
305.7 |
327.2 |
166 |
Lampasas |
21,841 |
87 |
251 |
398.3 |
133 |
La Salle |
7,718 |
7 |
1,102.60 |
90.7 |
249 |
Lavaca |
19,599 |
102 |
192.1 |
520.4 |
81 |
Lee |
18,131 |
30 |
604.4 |
165.5 |
232 |
Leon |
18,398 |
26 |
707.6 |
141.3 |
237 |
Liberty |
84,504 |
142 |
595.1 |
168 |
231 |
Limestone |
25,044 |
197 |
127.1 |
786.6 |
35 |
Lipscomb |
3,594 |
5 |
718.8 |
139.1 |
239 |
Live Oak |
11,752 |
26 |
452 |
221.2 |
218 |
Llano |
20,617 |
81 |
254.5 |
392.9 |
139 |
Loving |
81 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
Lubbock |
298,916 |
4,238 |
70.5 |
1,417.80 |
4 |
Lynn |
6,116 |
24 |
254.8 |
392.4 |
140 |
McCulloch |
8,710 |
29 |
300.3 |
333 |
165 |
McLennan |
246,680 |
2,087 |
118.2 |
846 |
33 |
McMullen |
755 |
2 |
377.5 |
264.9 |
192 |
Madison |
14,850 |
39 |
380.8 |
262.6 |
193 |
Marion |
11,151 |
47 |
237.3 |
421.5 |
117 |
Martin |
5,258 |
32 |
164.3 |
608.6 |
57 |
Mason |
4,145 |
17 |
243.8 |
410.1 |
126 |
Matagorda |
38,581 |
196 |
196.8 |
508 |
83 |
Maverick |
59,874 |
216 |
277.2 |
360.8 |
152 |
Medina |
52,408 |
146 |
359 |
278.6 |
185 |
Menard |
2,352 |
6 |
392 |
255.1 |
195 |
Midland |
149,888 |
1,145 |
130.9 |
763.9 |
39 |
Milam |
25,967 |
117 |
221.9 |
450.6 |
100 |
Mills |
5,084 |
20 |
254.2 |
393.4 |
138 |
Mitchell |
9,780 |
41 |
238.5 |
419.2 |
118 |
Montague |
20,779 |
83 |
250.3 |
399.4 |
132 |
Montgomery |
569,235 |
4,355 |
130.7 |
765.1 |
38 |
Moore |
24,262 |
96 |
252.7 |
395.7 |
136 |
Morris |
13,529 |
24 |
563.7 |
177.4 |
228 |
Motley |
1,216 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
Nacogdoches |
69,514 |
618 |
112.5 |
889 |
29 |
Navarro |
52,236 |
259 |
201.7 |
495.8 |
85 |
Newton |
14,409 |
14 |
1,029.20 |
97.2 |
247 |
Nolan |
15,789 |
95 |
166.2 |
601.7 |
58 |
Nueces |
361,555 |
3,951 |
91.5 |
1,092.80 |
16 |
Ochiltree |
11,667 |
40 |
291.7 |
342.8 |
163 |
Oldham |
2,146 |
12 |
178.8 |
559.2 |
68 |
Orange |
85,684 |
261 |
328.3 |
304.6 |
170 |
Palo Pinto |
30,285 |
150 |
201.9 |
495.3 |
86 |
Panola |
25,122 |
105 |
239.3 |
418 |
119 |
Parker |
140,735 |
565 |
249.1 |
401.5 |
131 |
Parmer |
11,462 |
37 |
309.8 |
322.8 |
167 |
Pecos |
16,527 |
75 |
220.4 |
453.8 |
99 |
Polk |
49,287 |
219 |
225.1 |
444.3 |
103 |
Potter |
128,970 |
2,677 |
48.2 |
2,075.70 |
1 |
Presidio |
8,397 |
9 |
933 |
107.2 |
244 |
Rains |
12,239 |
29 |
422 |
236.9 |
206 |
Randall |
132,939 |
548 |
242.6 |
412.2 |
124 |
Reagan |
3,684 |
15 |
245.6 |
407.2 |
127 |
Real |
3,408 |
6 |
568 |
176.1 |
229 |
Red River |
13,286 |
58 |
229.1 |
436.5 |
109 |
Reeves |
14,494 |
46 |
315.1 |
317.4 |
169 |
Refugio |
7,479 |
26 |
287.7 |
347.6 |
158 |
Roberts |
980 |
2 |
490 |
204.1 |
221 |
Robertson |
18,380 |
27 |
680.7 |
146.9 |
236 |
Rockwall |
99,630 |
780 |
127.7 |
782.9 |
36 |
Runnels |
10,792 |
47 |
229.6 |
435.5 |
110 |
Rusk |
59,148 |
228 |
259.4 |
385.5 |
143 |
Sabine |
11,617 |
39 |
297.9 |
335.7 |
164 |
San Augustine |
9,196 |
39 |
235.8 |
424.1 |
114 |
San Jacinto |
29,984 |
28 |
1,070.90 |
93.4 |
248 |
San Patricio |
67,055 |
214 |
313.3 |
319.1 |
168 |
San Saba |
6,312 |
15 |
420.8 |
237.6 |
205 |
Schleicher |
3,758 |
13 |
289.1 |
345.9 |
160 |
Scurry |
18,083 |
65 |
278.2 |
359.5 |
155 |
Shackelford |
3,587 |
8 |
448.4 |
223 |
216 |
Shelby |
27,393 |
97 |
282.4 |
354.1 |
156 |
Sherman |
3,259 |
8 |
407.4 |
245.5 |
201 |
Smith |
229,067 |
3,820 |
60 |
1,667.60 |
2 |
Somervell |
9,647 |
61 |
158.1 |
632.3 |
53 |
Starr |
65,894 |
139 |
474.1 |
210.9 |
220 |
Stephens |
10,015 |
39 |
256.8 |
389.4 |
141 |
Sterling |
1,198 |
5 |
239.6 |
417.4 |
123 |
Stonewall |
1,512 |
13 |
116.3 |
859.8 |
30 |
Sutton |
4,460 |
13 |
343.1 |
291.5 |
180 |
Swisher |
8,078 |
24 |
336.6 |
297.1 |
174 |
Tarrant |
1,991,639 |
18,425 |
108.1 |
925.1 |
25 |
Taylor |
136,089 |
1,832 |
74.3 |
1,346.20 |
6 |
Terrell |
1,028 |
2 |
514 |
194.6 |
223 |
Terry |
13,092 |
48 |
272.8 |
366.6 |
151 |
Throckmorton |
1,659 |
11 |
150.8 |
663.1 |
48 |
Titus |
35,469 |
338 |
104.9 |
952.9 |
23 |
Tom Green |
113,022 |
1,262 |
89.6 |
1,116.60 |
13 |
Travis |
1,170,977 |
11,223 |
104.3 |
958.4 |
22 |
Trinity |
15,821 |
39 |
405.7 |
246.5 |
200 |
Tyler |
22,338 |
67 |
333.4 |
299.9 |
172 |
Upshur |
42,803 |
98 |
436.8 |
229 |
210 |
Upton |
3,688 |
18 |
204.9 |
488.1 |
88 |
Uvalde |
27,749 |
147 |
188.8 |
529.7 |
78 |
Val Verde |
51,636 |
218 |
236.9 |
422.2 |
116 |
Van Zandt |
55,976 |
134 |
417.7 |
239.4 |
202 |
Victoria |
90,413 |
1,207 |
74.9 |
1,335.00 |
7 |
Walker |
70,694 |
372 |
190 |
526.2 |
79 |
Waller |
51,530 |
63 |
817.9 |
122.3 |
242 |
Ward |
11,008 |
25 |
440.3 |
227.1 |
212 |
Washington |
36,116 |
245 |
147.4 |
678.4 |
45 |
Webb |
288,922 |
1,298 |
222.6 |
449.3 |
101 |
Wharton |
42,519 |
210 |
202.5 |
493.9 |
87 |
Wheeler |
5,683 |
35 |
162.4 |
615.9 |
54 |
Wichita |
132,468 |
1,486 |
89.1 |
1,121.80 |
12 |
Wilbarger |
14,359 |
173 |
83 |
1,204.80 |
8 |
Willacy |
24,899 |
28 |
889.3 |
112.5 |
243 |
Williamson |
540,242 |
3,117 |
173.3 |
577 |
63 |
Wilson |
51,296 |
185 |
277.3 |
360.7 |
153 |
Winkler |
7,870 |
18 |
437.2 |
228.7 |
211 |
Wise |
67,865 |
463 |
146.6 |
682.2 |
44 |
Wood |
46,000 |
192 |
239.6 |
417.4 |
122 |
Yoakum |
8,854 |
39 |
227 |
440.5 |
107 |
Young |
19,353 |
111 |
174.4 |
573.6 |
65 |
Zapata |
15,852 |
16 |
990.8 |
100.9 |
246 |
Zavala |
12,443 |
10 |
1,244.30 |
80.4 |
250 |
Texas Total |
28,240,245 |
224,780 |
125.6 |
796 |
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