Registered Nurses, 2015

Registered Nurses (RNs) by County - September, 2015

County

2015 Population

2015 RN Total

Ratio of 2015 Population to RN

Ratio of RNs to 100,000 Population

Rank

Anderson

60,367

385

156.8

637.8

48

Andrews

16,133

88

183.3

545.5

69

Angelina

90,596

955

94.9

1,054.1

18

Aransas

24,738

59

419.3

238.5

205

Archer

9,502

19

500.1

200.0

221

Armstrong

1,969

6

328.2

304.7

177

Atascosa

50,278

138

364.3

274.5

192

Austin

32,238

69

467.2

214.0

214

Bailey

7,799

24

325.0

307.7

174

Bandera

22,792

55

414.4

241.3

204

Bastrop

86,175

174

495.3

201.9

220

Baylor

3,721

38

97.9

1,021.2

19

Bee

32,698

133

245.8

406.8

123

Bell

352,210

3,536

99.6

1,003.9

20

Bexar

1,882,834

18,392

102.4

976.8

21

Blanco

11,742

25

469.7

212.9

216

Borden

673

2

336.5

297.2

181

Bosque

19,338

73

264.9

377.5

136

Bowie

93,848

1,055

89.0

1,124.2

13

Brazoria

358,855

1,557

230.5

433.9

107

Brazos

214,672

1,616

132.8

752.8

39

Brewster

9,752

48

203.2

492.2

82

Briscoe

1,676

3

558.7

179.0

226

Brooks

7,502

13

577.1

173.3

229

Brown

39,488

295

133.9

747.1

40

Burleson

18,482

33

560.1

178.6

227

Burnet

47,386

232

204.3

489.6

84

Caldwell

43,322

93

465.8

214.7

213

Calhoun

23,298

101

230.7

433.5

109

Callahan

14,129

32

441.5

226.5

211

Cameron

449,166

2,451

183.3

545.7

68

Camp

13,421

45

298.2

335.3

156

Carson

6,354

10

635.4

157.4

231

Cass

31,323

134

233.8

427.8

112

Castro

8,500

25

340.0

294.1

184

Chambers

40,945

103

397.5

251.6

199

Cherokee

54,099

334

162.0

617.4

51

Childress

7,262

50

145.2

688.5

43

Clay

11,224

26

431.7

231.6

208

Cochran

3,302

9

366.9

272.6

193

Coke

3,213

11

292.1

342.4

153

Coleman

9,061

35

258.9

386.3

129

Collin

949,673

7,750

122.5

816.1

34

Collingsworth

3,147

15

209.8

476.6

92

Colorado

21,785

106

205.5

486.6

87

Comal

128,347

774

165.8

603.1

53

Comanche

14,425

54

267.1

374.4

138

Concho

4,207

13

323.6

309.0

173

Cooke

40,075

227

176.5

566.4

62

Coryell

81,321

348

233.7

427.9

111

Cottle

1,572

1

1,572.0

63.6

250

Crane

4,847

16

302.9

330.1

161

Crockett

3,918

15

261.2

382.8

132

Crosby

6,640

21

316.2

316.3

169

Culberson

2,568

12

214.0

467.3

95

Dallam

7,407

9

823.0

121.5

240

Dallas

2,496,859

23,749

105.1

951.2

22

Dawson

14,359

46

312.2

320.4

167

Deaf Smith

20,982

64

327.8

305.0

176

Delta

5,505

33

166.8

599.5

55

Denton

789,094

4,415

178.7

559.5

65

De Witt

20,472

139

147.3

679.0

44

Dickens

2,493

7

356.1

280.8

188

Dimmit

10,473

45

232.7

429.7

110

Donley

3,781

7

540.1

185.1

224

Duval

12,247

17

720.4

138.8

234

Eastland

19,259

93

207.1

482.9

90

Ector

148,260

1,232

120.3

831.0

32

Edwards

2,119

2

1,059.5

94.4

247

Ellis

173,277

681

254.4

393.0

128

El Paso

873,513

5,695

153.4

652.0

47

Erath

39,534

220

179.7

556.5

66

Falls

18,632

58

321.2

311.3

171

Fannin

35,790

190

188.4

530.9

73

Fayette

26,381

142

185.8

538.3

71

Fisher

3,943

16

246.4

405.8

124

Floyd

6,579

23

286.0

349.6

150

Foard

1,355

4

338.8

295.2

183

Fort Bend

724,104

4,321

167.6

596.7

56

Franklin

11,220

45

249.3

401.1

125

Freestone

20,931

79

264.9

377.4

137

Frio

18,668

68

274.5

364.3

144

Gaines

19,515

55

354.8

281.8

187

Galveston

312,880

2,859

109.4

913.8

26

Garza

6,738

16

421.1

237.5

206

Gillespie

27,231

251

108.5

921.7

24

Glasscock

1,293

3

431.0

232.0

207

Goliad

7,856

18

436.4

229.1

209

Gonzales

21,128

71

297.6

336.0

155

Gray

23,611

134

176.2

567.5

61

Grayson

127,097

1,434

88.6

1,128.3

11

Gregg

128,803

1,901

67.8

1,475.9

4

Grimes

28,642

61

469.5

213.0

215

Guadalupe

155,621

526

295.9

338.0

154

Hale

37,400

149

251.0

398.4

126

Hall

3,346

9

371.8

269.0

195

Hamilton

8,654

72

120.2

832.0

31

Hansford

6,050

31

195.2

512.4

78

Hardeman

4,313

26

165.9

602.8

54

Hardin

58,521

161

363.5

275.1

191

Harris

4,471,427

40,094

111.5

896.7

28

Harrison

68,889

315

218.7

457.3

99

Hartley

6,172

27

228.6

437.5

104

Haskell

5,971

23

259.6

385.2

131

Hays

197,298

941

209.7

476.9

91

Hemphill

4,117

20

205.9

485.8

88

Henderson

81,372

416

195.6

511.2

79

Hidalgo

883,903

4,568

193.5

516.8

77

Hill

37,282

158

236.0

423.8

114

Hockley

24,077

99

243.2

411.2

121

Hood

56,112

275

204.0

490.1

83

Hopkins

36,774

254

144.8

690.7

42

Houston

24,515

109

224.9

444.6

100

Howard

36,478

320

114.0

877.2

30

Hudspeth

3,735

2

1,867.5

53.5

251

Hunt

93,347

524

178.1

561.3

64

Hutchinson

22,372

81

276.2

362.1

146

Irion

1,683

5

336.6

297.1

182

Jack

9,382

25

375.3

266.5

197

Jackson

14,238

47

302.9

330.1

160

Jasper

36,523

216

169.1

591.4

57

Jeff Davis

2,434

3

811.3

123.3

239

Jefferson

259,399

3,028

85.7

1,167.3

9

Jim Hogg

5,548

6

924.7

108.1

244

Jim Wells

42,763

207

206.6

484.1

89

Johnson

167,760

628

267.1

374.3

139

Jones

21,223

52

408.1

245.0

202

Karnes

15,557

65

239.3

417.8

117

Kaufman

124,238

570

218.0

458.8

98

Kendall

38,993

172

226.7

441.1

103

Kenedy

438

1

438.0

228.3

210

Kent

803

14

57.4

1,743.5

2

Kerr

53,262

578

92.1

1,085.2

15

Kimble

4,848

17

285.2

350.7

148

King

293

0

-

0.0

-

Kinney

3,734

5

746.8

133.9

235

Kleberg

33,715

128

263.4

379.7

135

Knox

3,752

23

163.1

613.0

52

Lamar

51,516

581

88.7

1,127.8

12

Lamb

14,307

41

349.0

286.6

185

Lampasas

7,601

86

88.4

1,131.4

10

La Salle

21,463

9

2,384.8

41.9

252

Lavaca

19,541

105

186.1

537.3

72

Lee

17,880

25

715.2

139.8

233

Leon

18,131

23

788.3

126.9

237

Liberty

82,984

159

521.9

191.6

223

Limestone

24,761

195

127.0

787.5

35

Lipscomb

3,549

6

591.5

169.1

230

Live Oak

11,718

21

558.0

179.2

225

Llano

20,400

90

226.7

441.2

102

Loving

81

0

-

0.0

-

Lubbock

295,257

4,161

71.0

1,409.3

5

Lynn

6,095

20

304.8

328.1

162

McCulloch

8,634

28

308.4

324.3

163

McLennan

244,576

2,007

121.9

820.6

33

McMullen

750

2

375.0

266.7

196

Madison

14,639

44

332.7

300.6

179

Marion

11,059

44

251.3

397.9

127

Martin

5,182

30

172.7

578.9

59

Mason

4,128

19

217.3

460.3

97

Matagorda

38,295

198

193.4

517.0

75

Maverick

58,947

212

278.1

359.6

147

Medina

51,307

142

361.3

276.8

190

Menard

2,346

6

391.0

255.8

198

Midland

147,653

1,120

131.8

758.5

37

Milam

25,759

122

211.1

473.6

94

Mills

5,056

16

316.0

316.5

168

Mitchell

9,727

40

243.2

411.2

120

Montague

20,610

84

245.4

407.6

122

Montgomery

548,532

4,154

132.0

757.3

38

Moore

23,849

89

268.0

373.2

140

Morris

13,438

33

407.2

245.6

201

Motley

1,216

1

1,216.0

82.2

249

Nacogdoches

68,586

603

113.7

879.2

29

Navarro

51,464

259

198.7

503.3

80

Newton

14,431

17

848.9

117.8

241

Nolan

15,690

87

180.3

554.5

67

Nueces

357,888

3,827

93.5

1,069.3

17

Ochiltree

11,410

40

285.3

350.6

149

Oldham

2,128

11

193.5

516.9

76

Orange

85,098

281

302.8

330.2

159

Palo Pinto

29,914

146

204.9

488.1

85

Panola

24,912

108

230.7

433.5

108

Parker

136,501

508

268.7

372.2

141

Parmer

11,258

32

351.8

284.2

186

Pecos

16,380

68

240.9

415.1

119

Polk

48,633

225

216.1

462.6

96

Potter

127,643

2,629

48.6

2,059.7

1

Presidio

8,314

9

923.8

108.3

243

Rains

12,019

24

500.8

199.7

222

Randall

130,799

546

239.6

417.4

118

Reagan

3,634

14

259.6

385.3

130

Real

3,393

6

565.5

176.8

228

Red River

13,227

63

210.0

476.3

93

Reeves

14,398

43

334.8

298.7

180

Refugio

7,486

23

325.5

307.2

175

Roberts

975

2

487.5

205.1

219

Robertson

18,098

27

670.3

149.2

232

Rockwall

95,829

732

130.9

763.9

36

Runnels

10,756

47

228.9

437.0

106

Rusk

58,150

213

273.0

366.3

143

Sabine

11,486

38

302.3

330.8

158

San Augustine

9,151

39

234.6

426.2

113

San Jacinto

29,386

30

979.5

102.1

245

San Patricio

66,697

208

320.7

311.9

170

San Saba

6,296

17

370.4

270.0

194

Schleicher

3,726

13

286.6

348.9

151

Scurry

17,884

68

263.0

380.2

134

Shackelford

3,552

11

322.9

309.7

172

Shelby

27,068

93

291.1

343.6

152

Sherman

3,220

9

357.8

279.5

189

Smith

225,731

3,625

62.3

1,605.9

3

Somervell

9,436

54

174.7

572.3

60

Starr

65,101

134

485.8

205.8

218

Stephens

9,941

38

261.6

382.3

133

Sterling

1,193

3

397.7

251.5

200

Stonewall

1,508

11

137.1

729.4

41

Sutton

4,417

16

276.1

362.2

145

Swisher

8,055

26

309.8

322.8

164

Tarrant

1,959,449

17,661

110.9

901.3

27

Taylor

135,409

1,745

77.6

1,288.7

6

Terrell

1,026

1

1,026.0

97.5

246

Terry

13,027

42

310.2

322.4

165

Throckmorton

1,655

11

150.5

664.7

45

Titus

34,910

321

108.8

919.5

25

Tom Green

112,579

1,217

92.5

1,081.0

16

Travis

1,144,887

10,797

106.0

943.1

23

Trinity

15,618

35

446.2

224.1

212

Tyler

22,257

74

300.8

332.5

157

Upshur

42,223

156

270.7

369.5

142

Upton

3,632

18

201.8

495.6

81

Uvalde

27,543

150

183.6

544.6

70

Val Verde

51,217

216

237.1

421.7

116

Van Zandt

55,413

134

413.5

241.8

203

Victoria

89,831

1,150

78.1

1,280.2

7

Walker

70,199

364

192.9

518.5

74

Waller

50,082

63

795.0

125.8

238

Ward

10,960

33

332.1

301.1

178

Washington

35,712

226

158.0

632.8

49

Webb

282,143

1,249

225.9

442.7

101

Wharton

42,332

206

205.5

486.6

86

Wheeler

5,637

33

170.8

585.4

58

Wichita

132,279

1,448

91.4

1,094.7

14

Wilbarger

14,220

172

82.7

1,209.6

8

Willacy

24,444

32

763.9

130.9

236

Williamson

518,755

2,932

176.9

565.2

63

Wilson

49,833

160

311.5

321.1

166

Winkler

7,755

16

484.7

206.3

217

Wise

66,321

434

152.8

654.4

46

Wood

45,341

192

236.2

423.5

115

Yoakum

8,687

38

228.6

437.4

105

Young

19,220

119

161.5

619.1

50

Zapata

15,544

17

914.4

109.4

242

Zavala

12,324

11 

1120.4 

89.3

248

Texas Total

27,695,284

215,436

128.6

777.8

Data Source: Texas Board of Nursing - September 2015

Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, November 15, 2015