
| County |
2002 Population |
2002 RN Total |
Ratio of 2002 Population per RN* |
RNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,838 |
350 |
151 |
662.4 |
| Andrews |
15,935 |
69 |
231 |
433.0 |
| Angelina |
75,181 |
672 |
112 |
893.8 |
| Aransas |
20,031 |
32 |
626 |
159.8 |
| Archer |
8,371 |
10 |
837 |
119.5 |
| Armstrong |
1,948 |
7 |
278 |
359.3 |
| Atascosa |
39,135 |
93 |
421 |
237.6 |
| Austin |
20,951 |
53 |
395 |
253.0 |
| Bailey |
7,615 |
29 |
263 |
380.8 |
| Bandera |
15,087 |
29 |
520 |
192.2 |
| Bastrop |
59,656 |
125 |
477 |
209.5 |
| Baylor |
4,026 |
29 |
139 |
720.3 |
| Bee |
29,795 |
118 |
253 |
396.0 |
| Bell |
219,291 |
2,045 |
107 |
932.6 |
| Bexar |
1,412,932 |
11,336 |
125 |
802.3 |
| Blanco |
7,707 |
13 |
593 |
168.7 |
| Borden |
815 |
1 |
815 |
122.7 |
| Bosque |
16,526 |
60 |
275 |
363.1 |
| Bowie |
85,429 |
880 |
97 |
1,030.1 |
| Brazoria |
232,115 |
732 |
317 |
315.4 |
| Brazos |
122,583 |
862 |
142 |
703.2 |
| Brewster |
11,450 |
51 |
225 |
445.4 |
| Briscoe |
1,900 |
3 |
633 |
157.9 |
| Brooks |
9,179 |
19 |
483 |
207.0 |
| Brown |
33,751 |
230 |
147 |
681.5 |
| Burleson |
15,815 |
30 |
527 |
189.7 |
| Burnet |
29,549 |
121 |
244 |
409.5 |
| Caldwell |
33,763 |
70 |
482 |
207.3 |
| Calhoun |
20,360 |
76 |
268 |
373.3 |
| Callahan |
11,826 |
21 |
563 |
177.6 |
| Cameron |
352,948 |
1,474 |
239 |
417.6 |
| Camp |
10,940 |
45 |
243 |
411.3 |
| Carson |
6,354 |
7 |
908 |
110.2 |
| Cass |
29,749 |
118 |
252 |
396.7 |
| Castro |
9,723 |
33 |
295 |
339.4 |
| Chambers |
20,963 |
42 |
499 |
200.4 |
| Cherokee |
44,387 |
295 |
150 |
664.6 |
| Childress |
6,753 |
35 |
193 |
518.3 |
| Clay |
9,854 |
22 |
448 |
223.3 |
| Cochran |
4,975 |
12 |
415 |
241.2 |
| Coke |
3,437 |
12 |
286 |
349.1 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
33 |
275 |
364.2 |
| Collin |
470,163 |
2,623 |
179 |
557.9 |
| Collingsworth |
3,349 |
8 |
419 |
238.9 |
| Colorado |
18,080 |
98 |
184 |
542.0 |
| Comal |
82,175 |
367 |
224 |
446.6 |
| Comanche |
13,138 |
51 |
258 |
388.2 |
| Concho |
3,404 |
16 |
213 |
470.0 |
| Cooke |
32,723 |
181 |
181 |
553.1 |
| Coryell |
80,097 |
137 |
585 |
171.0 |
| Cottle |
2,102 |
5 |
420 |
237.9 |
| Crane |
5,316 |
21 |
253 |
395.0 |
| Crockett |
4,375 |
7 |
625 |
160.0 |
| Crosby |
7,695 |
18 |
428 |
233.9 |
| Culberson |
4,335 |
5 |
867 |
115.3 |
| Dallam |
5,492 |
43 |
128 |
783.0 |
| Dallas |
2,282,988 |
17,156 |
133 |
751.5 |
| Dawson |
16,397 |
39 |
420 |
237.8 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,451 |
66 |
310 |
322.7 |
| Delta |
4,837 |
12 |
403 |
248.1 |
| Denton |
452,954 |
1,832 |
247 |
404.5 |
| De Witt |
20,307 |
89 |
228 |
438.3 |
| Dickens |
2,448 |
13 |
188 |
531.0 |
| Dimmit |
11,484 |
19 |
604 |
165.4 |
| Donley |
3,505 |
11 |
319 |
313.8 |
| Duval |
15,065 |
14 |
1,076 |
92.9 |
| Eastland |
17,304 |
79 |
219 |
456.5 |
| Ector |
132,423 |
836 |
158 |
631.3 |
| Edwards |
2,570 |
3 |
857 |
116.7 |
| Ellis |
131,719 |
328 |
402 |
249.0 |
| El Paso |
816,099 |
3,374 |
242 |
413.4 |
| Erath |
31,928 |
182 |
175 |
570.0 |
| Falls |
19,033 |
66 |
288 |
346.8 |
| Fannin |
25,763 |
137 |
188 |
531.8 |
| Fayette |
20,407 |
88 |
232 |
431.2 |
| Fisher |
4,598 |
14 |
328 |
304.5 |
| Floyd |
8,901 |
21 |
424 |
235.9 |
| Foard |
1,659 |
1 |
1,659 |
60.3 |
| Fort Bend |
357,881 |
1,139 |
314 |
318.3 |
| Franklin |
8,224 |
49 |
168 |
595.8 |
| Freestone |
16,977 |
56 |
303 |
329.9 |
| Frio |
16,977 |
40 |
424 |
235.6 |
| Gaines |
15,168 |
37 |
410 |
243.9 |
| Galveston |
237,774 |
2,521 |
94 |
1,060.3 |
| Garza |
5,363 |
7 |
766 |
130.5 |
| Gillespie |
20,525 |
184 |
112 |
896.5 |
| Glasscock |
1,650 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,630 |
10 |
663 |
150.8 |
| Gonzales |
18,469 |
70 |
264 |
379.0 |
| Gray |
21,937 |
133 |
165 |
606.3 |
| Grayson |
97,642 |
1,101 |
89 |
1,127.6 |
| Gregg |
108,677 |
1,226 |
89 |
1,128.1 |
| Grimes |
24,086 |
43 |
560 |
178.5 |
| Guadalupe |
91,452 |
244 |
375 |
266.8 |
| Hale |
35,123 |
129 |
272 |
367.3 |
| Hall |
3,647 |
11 |
332 |
301.6 |
| Hamilton |
7,196 |
45 |
160 |
625.3 |
| Hansford |
5,831 |
24 |
243 |
411.6 |
| Hardeman |
4,922 |
16 |
308 |
325.1 |
| Hardin |
42,669 |
96 |
444 |
225.0 |
| Harris |
3,432,035 |
25,341 |
135 |
738.4 |
| Harrison |
64,961 |
221 |
294 |
340.2 |
| Hartley |
4,824 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
6,461 |
20 |
323 |
309.5 |
| Hays |
96,216 |
388 |
248 |
403.3 |
| Hemphill |
3,649 |
13 |
281 |
356.3 |
| Henderson |
80,791 |
289 |
280 |
357.7 |
| Hidalgo |
584,760 |
2,287 |
256 |
391.1 |
| Hill |
29,279 |
101 |
290 |
345.0 |
| Hockley |
24,673 |
87 |
284 |
352.6 |
| Hood |
46,484 |
151 |
308 |
324.8 |
| Hopkins |
29,856 |
150 |
199 |
502.4 |
| Houston |
22,575 |
121 |
187 |
536.0 |
| Howard |
31,650 |
285 |
111 |
900.5 |
| Hudspeth |
3,496 |
1 |
3,496 |
28.6 |
| Hunt |
75,251 |
339 |
222 |
450.5 |
| Hutchinson |
24,666 |
90 |
274 |
364.9 |
| Irion |
1,768 |
2 |
884 |
113.1 |
| Jack |
6,790 |
28 |
243 |
412.4 |
| Jackson |
13,164 |
34 |
387 |
258.3 |
| Jasper |
31,773 |
171 |
186 |
538.2 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,245 |
3 |
748 |
133.6 |
| Jefferson |
233,082 |
2,480 |
94 |
1,064.0 |
| Jim Hogg |
6,706 |
7 |
958 |
104.4 |
| Jim Wells |
40,440 |
163 |
248 |
403.1 |
| Johnson |
148,664 |
385 |
386 |
259.0 |
| Jones |
18,845 |
54 |
349 |
286.5 |
| Karnes |
15,802 |
41 |
385 |
259.5 |
| Kaufman |
77,415 |
435 |
178 |
561.9 |
| Kendall |
20,414 |
88 |
232 |
431.1 |
| Kenedy |
544 |
1 |
544 |
183.8 |
| Kent |
973 |
4 |
243 |
411.1 |
| Kerr |
43,659 |
421 |
104 |
964.3 |
| Kimble |
4,103 |
20 |
205 |
487.4 |
| King |
390 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,399 |
6 |
567 |
176.5 |
| Kleberg |
32,816 |
100 |
328 |
304.7 |
| Knox |
4,714 |
18 |
262 |
381.8 |
| Lamar |
43,682 |
508 |
86 |
1,163.0 |
| Lamb |
14,547 |
53 |
274 |
364.3 |
| Lampasas |
14,772 |
59 |
250 |
399.4 |
| La Salle |
6,587 |
10 |
659 |
151.8 |
| Lavaca |
17,801 |
80 |
223 |
449.4 |
| Lee |
15,416 |
23 |
670 |
149.2 |
| Leon |
16,645 |
20 |
832 |
120.2 |
| Liberty |
61,379 |
191 |
321 |
311.2 |
| Limestone |
21,943 |
132 |
166 |
601.6 |
| Lipscomb |
3,050 |
8 |
381 |
262.3 |
| Live Oak |
10,125 |
12 |
844 |
118.5 |
| Llano |
12,553 |
83 |
151 |
661.2 |
| Loving |
115 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
228,437 |
2,750 |
83 |
1,203.8 |
| Lynn |
6,867 |
15 |
458 |
218.4 |
| McCulloch |
8,913 |
32 |
279 |
359.0 |
| McLennan |
194,234 |
1,451 |
134 |
747.0 |
| McMullen |
871 |
2 |
436 |
229.6 |
| Madison |
12,183 |
33 |
369 |
270.9 |
| Marion |
10,474 |
18 |
582 |
171.9 |
| Martin |
5,578 |
18 |
310 |
322.7 |
| Mason |
3,262 |
8 |
408 |
245.2 |
| Matagorda |
38,873 |
126 |
309 |
324.1 |
| Maverick |
46,880 |
97 |
483 |
206.9 |
| Medina |
35,784 |
100 |
358 |
279.5 |
| Menard |
2,277 |
3 |
759 |
131.8 |
| Midland |
135,229 |
832 |
163 |
615.3 |
| Milam |
23,363 |
53 |
441 |
226.9 |
| Mills |
4,437 |
20 |
222 |
450.8 |
| Mitchell |
9,069 |
36 |
252 |
397.0 |
| Montague |
15,638 |
74 |
211 |
473.2 |
| Montgomery |
253,567 |
1,191 |
213 |
469.7 |
| Moore |
19,324 |
62 |
312 |
320.8 |
| Morris |
12,716 |
29 |
438 |
228.1 |
| Motley |
1,398 |
1 |
1,398 |
71.5 |
| Nacogdoches |
58,200 |
467 |
125 |
802.4 |
| Navarro |
45,208 |
246 |
184 |
544.2 |
| Newton |
14,728 |
15 |
982 |
101.8 |
| Nolan |
17,099 |
77 |
222 |
450.3 |
| Nueces |
323,095 |
2,505 |
129 |
775.3 |
| Ochiltree |
9,106 |
35 |
260 |
384.4 |
| Oldham |
2,193 |
4 |
548 |
182.4 |
| Orange |
81,667 |
267 |
306 |
326.9 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,440 |
133 |
206 |
484.7 |
| Panola |
24,190 |
84 |
288 |
347.3 |
| Parker |
102,542 |
271 |
378 |
264.3 |
| Parmer |
10,630 |
37 |
287 |
348.1 |
| Pecos |
17,960 |
48 |
374 |
267.3 |
| Polk |
39,097 |
144 |
272 |
368.3 |
| Potter |
110,634 |
1,807 |
61 |
1,633.3 |
| Presidio |
9,198 |
5 |
1,840 |
54.4 |
| Rains |
8,413 |
7 |
1,202 |
83.2 |
| Randall |
113,815 |
571 |
199 |
501.7 |
| Reagan |
5,400 |
12 |
450 |
222.2 |
| Real |
2,547 |
3 |
849 |
117.8 |
| Red River |
13,593 |
54 |
252 |
397.3 |
| Reeves |
17,395 |
25 |
696 |
143.7 |
| Refugio |
8,175 |
19 |
430 |
232.4 |
| Roberts |
1,016 |
1 |
1,016 |
98.4 |
| Robertson |
17,480 |
20 |
874 |
114.4 |
| Rockwall |
44,914 |
100 |
449 |
222.6 |
| Runnels |
11,444 |
48 |
238 |
419.4 |
| Rusk |
46,455 |
164 |
283 |
353.0 |
| Sabine |
10,297 |
22 |
468 |
213.7 |
| San Augustine |
7,939 |
29 |
274 |
365.3 |
| San Jacinto |
22,272 |
21 |
1,061 |
94.3 |
| San Patricio |
70,924 |
166 |
427 |
234.1 |
| San Saba |
5,409 |
19 |
285 |
351.3 |
| Schleicher |
3,371 |
18 |
187 |
534.0 |
| Scurry |
19,353 |
61 |
317 |
315.2 |
| Shackelford |
3,125 |
6 |
521 |
192.0 |
| Shelby |
21,721 |
63 |
345 |
290.0 |
| Sherman |
2,977 |
3 |
992 |
100.8 |
| Smith |
173,381 |
2,169 |
80 |
1,251.0 |
| Somervell |
6,779 |
43 |
158 |
634.3 |
| Starr |
70,610 |
63 |
1,121 |
89.2 |
| Stephens |
8,909 |
33 |
270 |
370.4 |
| Sterling |
1,558 |
3 |
519 |
192.6 |
| Stonewall |
1,927 |
9 |
214 |
467.0 |
| Sutton |
4,616 |
14 |
330 |
303.3 |
| Swisher |
8,525 |
23 |
371 |
269.8 |
| Tarrant |
1,624,282 |
9,860 |
165 |
607.0 |
| Taylor |
125,416 |
1,178 |
106 |
939.3 |
| Terrell |
1,556 |
1 |
1,556 |
64.3 |
| Terry |
13,838 |
39 |
355 |
281.8 |
| Throckmorton |
1,785 |
6 |
298 |
336.1 |
| Titus |
25,753 |
266 |
97 |
1,032.9 |
| Tom Green |
114,415 |
931 |
123 |
813.7 |
| Travis |
667,953 |
6,487 |
103 |
971.2 |
| Trinity |
13,141 |
27 |
487 |
205.5 |
| Tyler |
19,561 |
52 |
376 |
265.8 |
| Upshur |
33,836 |
62 |
546 |
183.2 |
| Upton |
4,950 |
19 |
261 |
383.8 |
| Uvalde |
26,718 |
123 |
217 |
460.4 |
| Val Verde |
45,818 |
131 |
350 |
285.9 |
| Van Zandt |
44,299 |
116 |
382 |
261.9 |
| Victoria |
82,423 |
852 |
97 |
1,033.7 |
| Walker |
53,101 |
263 |
202 |
495.3 |
| Waller |
27,592 |
28 |
985 |
101.5 |
| Ward |
13,693 |
32 |
428 |
233.7 |
| Washington |
30,156 |
140 |
215 |
464.3 |
| Webb |
200,633 |
695 |
289 |
346.4 |
| Wharton |
41,194 |
225 |
183 |
546.2 |
| Wheeler |
5,239 |
31 |
169 |
591.7 |
| Wichita |
129,379 |
1,071 |
121 |
827.8 |
| Wilbarger |
15,379 |
127 |
121 |
825.8 |
| Willacy |
20,595 |
23 |
895 |
111.7 |
| Williamson |
245,951 |
875 |
281 |
355.8 |
| Wilson |
32,221 |
79 |
408 |
245.2 |
| Winkler |
9,180 |
19 |
483 |
207.0 |
| Wise |
44,375 |
180 |
247 |
405.6 |
| Wood |
33,885 |
156 |
217 |
460.4 |
| Yoakum |
9,635 |
31 |
311 |
321.7 |
| Young |
16,674 |
95 |
176 |
569.7 |
| Zapata |
14,398 |
12 |
1,200 |
83.3 |
| Zavala |
14,231 |
8 |
1,779 |
56.2 |
| Texas Total |
21,056,712 |
132,084 |
159 |
627.3 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, October 16, 2002.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, 12/23/04.
Records were sorted by the county of practice. For those records that did not have a practice address, the mailing address was used.
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