
| County |
2001 Estimated Population |
2001 LVN Total |
Ratio of 2001 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,611 |
264 |
199 |
501.8 |
| Andrews |
15,803 |
58 |
272 |
367.0 |
| Angelina |
74,850 |
370 |
202 |
494.3 |
| Aransas |
19,893 |
49 |
406 |
246.3 |
| Archer |
8,354 |
21 |
398 |
251.4 |
| Armstrong |
1,962 |
12 |
164 |
611.6 |
| Atascosa |
38,393 |
120 |
320 |
312.6 |
| Austin |
20,879 |
59 |
354 |
282.6 |
| Bailey |
7,574 |
16 |
473 |
211.2 |
| Bandera |
14,684 |
30 |
489 |
204.3 |
| Bastrop |
57,552 |
101 |
570 |
175.5 |
| Baylor |
4,058 |
52 |
78 |
1281.4 |
| Bee |
29,639 |
181 |
164 |
610.7 |
| Bell |
216,715 |
1,071 |
202 |
494.2 |
| Bexar |
1,395,919 |
5,174 |
270 |
370.7 |
| Blanco |
7,571 |
22 |
344 |
290.6 |
| Borden |
814 |
1 |
814 |
122.9 |
| Bosque |
16,387 |
121 |
135 |
738.4 |
| Bowie |
85,254 |
482 |
177 |
565.4 |
| Brazoria |
228,728 |
486 |
471 |
212.5 |
| Brazos |
122,184 |
427 |
286 |
349.5 |
| Brewster |
11,296 |
38 |
297 |
336.4 |
| Briscoe |
1,901 |
1 |
1,901 |
52.6 |
| Brooks |
9,106 |
31 |
294 |
340.4 |
| Brown |
33,858 |
270 |
125 |
797.4 |
| Burleson |
15,649 |
42 |
373 |
268.4 |
| Burnet |
28,974 |
81 |
358 |
279.6 |
| Caldwell |
33,184 |
88 |
377 |
265.2 |
| Calhoun |
20,271 |
80 |
253 |
394.7 |
| Callahan |
11,855 |
46 |
258 |
388.0 |
| Cameron |
344,588 |
950 |
363 |
275.7 |
| Camp |
10,864 |
41 |
265 |
377.4 |
| Carson |
6,387 |
20 |
319 |
313.1 |
| Cass |
29,803 |
139 |
214 |
466.4 |
| Castro |
9,687 |
40 |
242 |
412.9 |
| Chambers |
20,915 |
59 |
354 |
282.1 |
| Cherokee |
44,190 |
327 |
135 |
740.0 |
| Childress |
6,788 |
64 |
106 |
942.8 |
| Clay |
9,893 |
26 |
381 |
262.8 |
| Cochran |
4,922 |
11 |
447 |
223.5 |
| Coke |
3,435 |
30 |
115 |
873.4 |
| Coleman |
9,117 |
72 |
127 |
789.7 |
| Collin |
450,399 |
454 |
992 |
100.8 |
| Collingsworth |
3,362 |
30 |
112 |
892.3 |
| Colorado |
18,092 |
95 |
190 |
525.1 |
| Comal |
79,305 |
282 |
281 |
355.6 |
| Comanche |
13,152 |
105 |
125 |
798.4 |
| Concho |
3,368 |
23 |
146 |
682.9 |
| Cooke |
32,618 |
144 |
227 |
441.5 |
| Coryell |
78,927 |
171 |
462 |
216.7 |
| Cottle |
2,111 |
11 |
192 |
521.1 |
| Crane |
5,257 |
12 |
438 |
228.3 |
| Crockett |
4,355 |
9 |
484 |
206.7 |
| Crosby |
7,679 |
31 |
248 |
403.7 |
| Culberson |
4,254 |
8 |
532 |
188.1 |
| Dallam |
5,499 |
35 |
157 |
636.5 |
| Dallas |
2,245,221 |
3,559 |
631 |
158.5 |
| Dawson |
16,408 |
68 |
241 |
414.4 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,364 |
63 |
323 |
309.4 |
| Delta |
4,841 |
24 |
202 |
495.8 |
| Denton |
435,163 |
688 |
633 |
158.1 |
| De Witt |
20,310 |
141 |
144 |
694.2 |
| Dickens |
2,453 |
19 |
129 |
774.6 |
| Dimmit |
11,405 |
32 |
356 |
280.6 |
| Donley |
3,515 |
14 |
251 |
398.3 |
| Duval |
14,941 |
38 |
393 |
254.3 |
| Eastland |
17,390 |
121 |
144 |
695.8 |
| Ector |
131,005 |
326 |
402 |
248.8 |
| Edwards |
2,547 |
2 |
1,274 |
78.5 |
| Ellis |
127,238 |
261 |
488 |
205.1 |
| El Paso |
795,276 |
873 |
911 |
109.8 |
| Erath |
31,604 |
132 |
239 |
417.7 |
| Falls |
18,961 |
107 |
177 |
564.3 |
| Fannin |
25,793 |
159 |
162 |
616.4 |
| Fayette |
20,377 |
127 |
160 |
623.3 |
| Fisher |
4,615 |
34 |
136 |
736.7 |
| Floyd |
8,878 |
33 |
269 |
371.7 |
| Foard |
1,671 |
11 |
152 |
658.3 |
| Fort Bend |
345,233 |
503 |
686 |
145.7 |
| Franklin |
8,188 |
50 |
164 |
610.6 |
| Freestone |
16,989 |
68 |
250 |
400.3 |
| Frio |
16,815 |
64 |
263 |
380.6 |
| Gaines |
15,097 |
28 |
539 |
185.5 |
| Galveston |
236,450 |
673 |
351 |
284.6 |
| Garza |
5,344 |
17 |
314 |
318.1 |
| Gillespie |
20,273 |
132 |
154 |
651.1 |
| Glasscock |
1,637 |
1 |
1,637 |
61.1 |
| Goliad |
6,589 |
24 |
275 |
364.2 |
| Gonzales |
18,369 |
104 |
177 |
566.2 |
| Gray |
22,173 |
123 |
180 |
554.7 |
| Grayson |
97,507 |
559 |
174 |
573.3 |
| Gregg |
108,504 |
696 |
156 |
641.5 |
| Grimes |
23,627 |
48 |
492 |
203.2 |
| Guadalupe |
89,021 |
237 |
376 |
266.2 |
| Hale |
35,146 |
164 |
214 |
466.6 |
| Hall |
3,656 |
18 |
203 |
492.3 |
| Hamilton |
7,245 |
55 |
132 |
759.1 |
| Hansford |
5,832 |
25 |
233 |
428.7 |
| Hardeman |
4,959 |
29 |
171 |
584.8 |
| Hardin |
42,668 |
127 |
336 |
297.6 |
| Harris |
3,376,128 |
7,170 |
471 |
212.4 |
| Harrison |
64,394 |
244 |
264 |
378.9 |
| Hartley |
4,849 |
1 |
4,849 |
20.6 |
| Haskell |
6,487 |
44 |
147 |
678.3 |
| Hays |
93,297 |
198 |
471 |
212.2 |
| Hemphill |
3,661 |
18 |
203 |
491.7 |
| Henderson |
78,769 |
211 |
373 |
267.9 |
| Hidalgo |
565,188 |
1,181 |
479 |
209.0 |
| Hill |
29,128 |
156 |
187 |
535.6 |
| Hockley |
24,626 |
84 |
293 |
341.1 |
| Hood |
44,773 |
143 |
313 |
319.4 |
| Hopkins |
29,793 |
137 |
217 |
459.8 |
| Houston |
22,572 |
103 |
219 |
456.3 |
| Howard |
31,745 |
201 |
158 |
633.2 |
| Hudspeth |
3,449 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
74,255 |
235 |
316 |
316.5 |
| Hutchinson |
24,733 |
77 |
321 |
311.3 |
| Irion |
1,754 |
4 |
439 |
228.1 |
| Jack |
6,808 |
43 |
158 |
631.6 |
| Jackson |
13,171 |
56 |
235 |
425.2 |
| Jasper |
31,772 |
182 |
175 |
572.8 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,227 |
4 |
557 |
179.6 |
| Jefferson |
234,099 |
1,283 |
182 |
548.1 |
| Jim Hogg |
6,570 |
13 |
505 |
197.9 |
| Jim Wells |
40,246 |
237 |
170 |
588.9 |
| Johnson |
143,729 |
348 |
413 |
242.1 |
| Jones |
18,901 |
110 |
172 |
582.0 |
| Karnes |
15,778 |
78 |
202 |
494.4 |
| Kaufman |
75,003 |
258 |
291 |
344.0 |
| Kendall |
19,906 |
77 |
259 |
386.8 |
| Kenedy |
535 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
982 |
8 |
123 |
814.7 |
| Kerr |
43,092 |
376 |
115 |
872.6 |
| Kimble |
4,104 |
24 |
171 |
584.8 |
| King |
388 |
2 |
194 |
515.5 |
| Kinney |
3,379 |
3 |
1,126 |
88.8 |
| Kleberg |
32,632 |
166 |
197 |
508.7 |
| Knox |
4,718 |
34 |
139 |
720.6 |
| Lamar |
43,762 |
357 |
123 |
815.8 |
| Lamb |
14,578 |
53 |
275 |
363.6 |
| Lampasas |
14,687 |
55 |
267 |
374.5 |
| La Salle |
6,526 |
11 |
593 |
168.6 |
| Lavaca |
17,882 |
223 |
80 |
1247.1 |
| Lee |
15,183 |
43 |
353 |
283.2 |
| Leon |
16,289 |
58 |
281 |
356.1 |
| Liberty |
60,895 |
227 |
268 |
372.8 |
| Limestone |
21,860 |
186 |
118 |
850.9 |
| Lipscomb |
3,051 |
4 |
763 |
131.1 |
| Live Oak |
10,111 |
36 |
281 |
356.0 |
| Llano |
12,508 |
71 |
176 |
567.6 |
| Loving |
115 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
227,942 |
1,223 |
186 |
536.5 |
| Lynn |
6,875 |
18 |
382 |
261.8 |
| McCulloch |
8,893 |
60 |
148 |
674.7 |
| McLennan |
193,756 |
828 |
234 |
427.3 |
| McMullen |
869 |
1 |
869 |
115.1 |
| Madison |
12,105 |
57 |
212 |
470.9 |
| Marion |
10,444 |
41 |
255 |
392.6 |
| Martin |
5,523 |
16 |
345 |
289.7 |
| Mason |
3,269 |
16 |
204 |
489.4 |
| Matagorda |
38,738 |
150 |
258 |
387.2 |
| Maverick |
46,015 |
103 |
447 |
223.8 |
| Medina |
35,240 |
106 |
332 |
300.8 |
| Menard |
2,285 |
12 |
190 |
525.2 |
| Midland |
132,717 |
366 |
363 |
275.8 |
| Milam |
23,321 |
81 |
288 |
347.3 |
| Mills |
4,445 |
21 |
212 |
472.4 |
| Mitchell |
9,092 |
74 |
123 |
813.9 |
| Montague |
15,784 |
130 |
121 |
823.6 |
| Montgomery |
247,470 |
518 |
478 |
209.3 |
| Moore |
19,204 |
61 |
315 |
317.6 |
| Morris |
12,756 |
57 |
224 |
446.8 |
| Motley |
1,415 |
2 |
708 |
141.3 |
| Nacogdoches |
57,697 |
224 |
258 |
388.2 |
| Navarro |
44,736 |
155 |
289 |
346.5 |
| Newton |
14,670 |
40 |
367 |
272.7 |
| Nolan |
17,073 |
124 |
138 |
726.3 |
| Nueces |
320,833 |
1,375 |
233 |
428.6 |
| Ochiltree |
9,107 |
29 |
314 |
318.4 |
| Oldham |
2,197 |
4 |
549 |
182.1 |
| Orange |
81,806 |
330 |
248 |
403.4 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,235 |
148 |
184 |
543.4 |
| Panola |
24,037 |
109 |
221 |
453.5 |
| Parker |
98,904 |
210 |
471 |
212.3 |
| Parmer |
10,577 |
21 |
504 |
198.5 |
| Pecos |
17,859 |
76 |
235 |
425.6 |
| Polk |
38,671 |
127 |
304 |
328.4 |
| Potter |
109,645 |
660 |
166 |
601.9 |
| Presidio |
8,962 |
4 |
2,241 |
44.6 |
| Rains |
8,268 |
20 |
413 |
241.9 |
| Randall |
111,778 |
249 |
449 |
222.8 |
| Reagan |
5,311 |
10 |
531 |
188.3 |
| Real |
2,541 |
19 |
134 |
747.7 |
| Red River |
13,666 |
77 |
177 |
563.4 |
| Reeves |
17,288 |
29 |
596 |
167.7 |
| Refugio |
8,174 |
38 |
215 |
464.9 |
| Roberts |
1,018 |
2 |
509 |
196.5 |
| Robertson |
17,318 |
43 |
403 |
248.3 |
| Rockwall |
43,022 |
35 |
1,229 |
81.4 |
| Runnels |
11,441 |
64 |
179 |
559.4 |
| Rusk |
46,282 |
154 |
301 |
332.7 |
| Sabine |
10,279 |
38 |
271 |
369.7 |
| San Augustine |
7,946 |
39 |
204 |
490.8 |
| San Jacinto |
21,778 |
28 |
778 |
128.6 |
| San Patricio |
69,945 |
135 |
518 |
193.0 |
| San Saba |
5,417 |
38 |
143 |
701.5 |
| Schleicher |
3,332 |
15 |
222 |
450.2 |
| Scurry |
19,320 |
113 |
171 |
584.9 |
| Shackelford |
3,126 |
18 |
174 |
575.8 |
| Shelby |
21,772 |
114 |
191 |
523.6 |
| Sherman |
2,971 |
5 |
594 |
168.3 |
| Smith |
171,697 |
931 |
184 |
542.2 |
| Somervell |
6,646 |
38 |
175 |
571.8 |
| Starr |
67,506 |
83 |
813 |
123.0 |
| Stephens |
8,965 |
67 |
134 |
747.4 |
| Sterling |
1,548 |
7 |
221 |
452.2 |
| Stonewall |
1,930 |
15 |
129 |
777.2 |
| Sutton |
4,575 |
14 |
327 |
306.0 |
| Swisher |
8,549 |
28 |
305 |
327.5 |
| Tarrant |
1,584,553 |
3,219 |
492 |
203.1 |
| Taylor |
125,066 |
833 |
150 |
666.0 |
| Terrell |
1,546 |
1 |
1,546 |
64.7 |
| Terry |
13,835 |
51 |
271 |
368.6 |
| Throckmorton |
1,795 |
18 |
100 |
1002.8 |
| Titus |
25,619 |
130 |
197 |
507.4 |
| Tom Green |
112,981 |
478 |
236 |
423.1 |
| Travis |
661,147 |
1,457 |
454 |
220.4 |
| Trinity |
13,018 |
40 |
325 |
307.3 |
| Tyler |
19,545 |
120 |
163 |
614.0 |
| Upshur |
33,682 |
89 |
378 |
264.2 |
| Upton |
4,896 |
24 |
204 |
490.2 |
| Uvalde |
26,481 |
141 |
188 |
532.5 |
| Val Verde |
45,303 |
162 |
280 |
357.6 |
| Van Zandt |
43,820 |
148 |
296 |
337.7 |
| Victoria |
81,852 |
577 |
142 |
704.9 |
| Walker |
52,917 |
202 |
262 |
381.7 |
| Waller |
27,173 |
34 |
799 |
125.1 |
| Ward |
13,649 |
50 |
273 |
366.3 |
| Washington |
29,821 |
181 |
165 |
607.0 |
| Webb |
194,353 |
362 |
537 |
186.3 |
| Wharton |
41,114 |
193 |
213 |
469.4 |
| Wheeler |
5,289 |
60 |
88 |
1134.4 |
| Wichita |
129,139 |
1,038 |
124 |
803.8 |
| Wilbarger |
15,348 |
167 |
92 |
1088.1 |
| Willacy |
20,379 |
47 |
434 |
230.6 |
| Williamson |
235,271 |
443 |
531 |
188.3 |
| Wilson |
31,370 |
93 |
337 |
296.5 |
| Winkler |
9,137 |
40 |
228 |
437.8 |
| Wise |
43,596 |
128 |
341 |
293.6 |
| Wood |
33,592 |
165 |
204 |
491.2 |
| Yoakum |
9,557 |
22 |
434 |
230.2 |
| Young |
16,811 |
156 |
108 |
928.0 |
| Zapata |
13,863 |
25 |
555 |
180.3 |
| Zavala |
14,076 |
44 |
320 |
312.6 |
| Total |
20,698,441 |
59,374 |
349 |
286.9 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners, September 2001. Includes all LVNs who are active either full-time or part-time in nursing and have a Texas practice address. Most of the LVNs were categorized by their county of practice address. The county was determined based on the zip code. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, July 8, 2002.
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