
| County |
2003 Projected Population |
2003 LVN Total |
Ratio of 2003 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
55,912 |
252 |
222 |
450.7 |
| Andrews |
13,288 |
66 |
201 |
496.7 |
| Angelina |
81,930 |
399 |
205 |
487.0 |
| Aransas |
23,053 |
45 |
512 |
195.2 |
| Archer |
9,100 |
21 |
433 |
230.8 |
| Armstrong |
2,147 |
10 |
215 |
465.8 |
| Atascosa |
40,614 |
125 |
325 |
307.8 |
| Austin |
24,165 |
63 |
384 |
260.7 |
| Bailey |
6,712 |
10 |
671 |
149.0 |
| Bandera |
18,701 |
43 |
435 |
229.9 |
| Bastrop |
62,616 |
108 |
580 |
172.5 |
| Baylor |
4,003 |
51 |
78 |
1,274.0 |
| Bee |
32,937 |
176 |
187 |
534.4 |
| Bell |
251,068 |
1,124 |
223 |
447.7 |
| Bexar |
1,441,796 |
5,239 |
275 |
363.4 |
| Blanco |
8,821 |
19 |
464 |
215.4 |
| Borden |
741 |
1 |
741 |
135.0 |
| Bosque |
17,459 |
118 |
148 |
675.9 |
| Bowie |
89,979 |
514 |
175 |
571.2 |
| Brazoria |
254,813 |
484 |
526 |
189.9 |
| Brazos |
157,631 |
441 |
357 |
279.8 |
| Brewster |
9,058 |
37 |
245 |
408.5 |
| Briscoe |
1,799 |
4 |
450 |
222.3 |
| Brooks |
8,150 |
39 |
209 |
478.5 |
| Brown |
38,113 |
281 |
136 |
737.3 |
| Burleson |
16,975 |
48 |
354 |
282.8 |
| Burnet |
36,322 |
76 |
478 |
209.2 |
| Caldwell |
34,310 |
100 |
343 |
291.5 |
| Calhoun |
21,196 |
87 |
244 |
410.5 |
| Callahan |
13,028 |
39 |
334 |
299.4 |
| Cameron |
358,644 |
972 |
369 |
271.0 |
| Camp |
11,845 |
47 |
252 |
396.8 |
| Carson |
6,517 |
16 |
407 |
245.5 |
| Cass |
30,303 |
132 |
230 |
435.6 |
| Castro |
8,515 |
27 |
315 |
317.1 |
| Chambers |
27,560 |
47 |
586 |
170.5 |
| Cherokee |
47,603 |
339 |
140 |
712.1 |
| Childress |
7,722 |
51 |
151 |
660.5 |
| Clay |
11,107 |
38 |
292 |
342.1 |
| Cochran |
3,811 |
8 |
476 |
209.9 |
| Coke |
3,809 |
28 |
136 |
735.1 |
| Coleman |
9,153 |
63 |
145 |
688.3 |
| Collin |
543,005 |
563 |
964 |
103.7 |
| Collingsworth |
3,167 |
27 |
117 |
852.5 |
| Colorado |
20,520 |
97 |
212 |
472.7 |
| Comal |
83,584 |
289 |
289 |
345.8 |
| Comanche |
14,042 |
107 |
131 |
762.0 |
| Concho |
4,029 |
23 |
175 |
570.9 |
| Cooke |
36,997 |
152 |
243 |
410.8 |
| Coryell |
79,312 |
197 |
403 |
248.4 |
| Cottle |
1,873 |
11 |
170 |
587.3 |
| Crane |
4,115 |
12 |
343 |
291.6 |
| Crockett |
4,202 |
9 |
467 |
214.2 |
| Crosby |
7,245 |
27 |
268 |
372.7 |
| Culberson |
3,094 |
6 |
516 |
193.9 |
| Dallam |
6,406 |
34 |
188 |
530.8 |
| Dallas |
2,321,199 |
3,557 |
653 |
153.2 |
| Dawson |
15,118 |
54 |
280 |
357.2 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,110 |
62 |
308 |
324.4 |
| Delta |
5,291 |
23 |
230 |
434.7 |
| Denton |
480,339 |
725 |
663 |
150.9 |
| De Witt |
20,111 |
154 |
131 |
765.8 |
| Dickens |
2,736 |
14 |
195 |
511.7 |
| Dimmit |
10,456 |
45 |
232 |
430.4 |
| Donley |
3,803 |
27 |
141 |
710.0 |
| Duval |
13,336 |
46 |
290 |
344.9 |
| Eastland |
18,254 |
115 |
159 |
630.0 |
| Ector |
124,404 |
350 |
355 |
281.3 |
| Edwards |
2,210 |
5 |
442 |
226.2 |
| Ellis |
118,024 |
246 |
480 |
208.4 |
| El Paso |
714,326 |
923 |
774 |
129.2 |
| Erath |
34,048 |
118 |
289 |
346.6 |
| Falls |
18,793 |
95 |
198 |
505.5 |
| Fannin |
31,763 |
142 |
224 |
447.1 |
| Fayette |
22,022 |
133 |
166 |
603.9 |
| Fisher |
4,307 |
25 |
172 |
580.5 |
| Floyd |
7,862 |
36 |
218 |
457.9 |
| Foard |
1,604 |
10 |
160 |
623.4 |
| Fort Bend |
382,794 |
620 |
617 |
162.0 |
| Franklin |
9,465 |
40 |
237 |
422.6 |
| Freestone |
18,035 |
78 |
231 |
432.5 |
| Frio |
16,826 |
63 |
267 |
374.4 |
| Gaines |
14,917 |
29 |
514 |
194.4 |
| Galveston |
256,067 |
701 |
365 |
273.8 |
| Garza |
4,931 |
15 |
329 |
304.2 |
| Gillespie |
20,957 |
135 |
155 |
644.2 |
| Glasscock |
1,442 |
1 |
1,442 |
69.3 |
| Goliad |
7,026 |
23 |
305 |
327.4 |
| Gonzales |
18,931 |
115 |
165 |
607.5 |
| Gray |
22,508 |
133 |
169 |
590.9 |
| Grayson |
112,650 |
581 |
194 |
515.8 |
| Gregg |
113,531 |
689 |
165 |
606.9 |
| Grimes |
24,385 |
51 |
478 |
209.1 |
| Guadalupe |
94,187 |
255 |
369 |
270.7 |
| Hale |
37,410 |
160 |
234 |
427.7 |
| Hall |
3,752 |
15 |
250 |
399.8 |
| Hamilton |
8,198 |
57 |
144 |
695.3 |
| Hansford |
5,443 |
22 |
247 |
404.2 |
| Hardeman |
4,685 |
35 |
134 |
747.1 |
| Hardin |
49,414 |
135 |
366 |
273.2 |
| Harris |
3,563,988 |
7,293 |
489 |
204.6 |
| Harrison |
63,669 |
248 |
257 |
389.5 |
| Hartley |
5,590 |
1 |
5,590 |
17.9 |
| Haskell |
5,968 |
31 |
193 |
519.4 |
| Hays |
107,994 |
208 |
519 |
192.6 |
| Hemphill |
3,383 |
19 |
178 |
561.6 |
| Henderson |
76,443 |
207 |
369 |
270.8 |
| Hidalgo |
619,383 |
1,291 |
480 |
208.4 |
| Hill |
33,257 |
147 |
226 |
442.0 |
| Hockley |
23,228 |
95 |
245 |
409.0 |
| Hood |
43,217 |
159 |
272 |
367.9 |
| Hopkins |
32,343 |
137 |
236 |
423.6 |
| Houston |
23,137 |
96 |
241 |
414.9 |
| Howard |
33,837 |
236 |
143 |
697.5 |
| Hudspeth |
3,483 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
80,399 |
222 |
362 |
276.1 |
| Hutchinson |
23,937 |
91 |
263 |
380.2 |
| Irion |
1,803 |
3 |
601 |
166.4 |
| Jack |
8,836 |
42 |
210 |
475.3 |
| Jackson |
14,664 |
56 |
262 |
381.9 |
| Jasper |
36,430 |
187 |
195 |
513.3 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,242 |
5 |
448 |
223.0 |
| Jefferson |
254,398 |
1,210 |
210 |
475.6 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,355 |
10 |
536 |
186.7 |
| Jim Wells |
40,250 |
238 |
169 |
591.3 |
| Johnson |
133,794 |
387 |
346 |
289.3 |
| Jones |
20,887 |
96 |
218 |
459.6 |
| Karnes |
15,867 |
71 |
223 |
447.5 |
| Kaufman |
76,211 |
260 |
293 |
341.2 |
| Kendall |
25,287 |
76 |
333 |
300.5 |
| Kenedy |
432 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kent |
846 |
8 |
106 |
945.6 |
| Kerr |
43,958 |
391 |
112 |
889.5 |
| Kimble |
4,468 |
21 |
213 |
470.0 |
| King |
360 |
2 |
180 |
555.6 |
| Kinney |
3,372 |
4 |
843 |
118.6 |
| Kleberg |
33,100 |
170 |
195 |
513.6 |
| Knox |
4,206 |
34 |
124 |
808.4 |
| Lamar |
48,771 |
335 |
146 |
686.9 |
| Lamb |
14,892 |
54 |
276 |
362.6 |
| Lampasas |
18,402 |
62 |
297 |
336.9 |
| La Salle |
6,064 |
10 |
606 |
164.9 |
| Lavaca |
19,026 |
242 |
79 |
1,271.9 |
| Lee |
16,209 |
47 |
345 |
290.0 |
| Leon |
15,667 |
60 |
261 |
383.0 |
| Liberty |
73,556 |
216 |
341 |
293.7 |
| Limestone |
22,376 |
190 |
118 |
849.1 |
| Lipscomb |
3,047 |
7 |
435 |
229.7 |
| Live Oak |
12,459 |
26 |
479 |
208.7 |
| Llano |
16,722 |
77 |
217 |
460.5 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
248,217 |
1,183 |
210 |
476.6 |
| Lynn |
6,669 |
23 |
290 |
344.9 |
| McCulloch |
8,181 |
69 |
119 |
843.4 |
| McLennan |
217,707 |
839 |
259 |
385.4 |
| McMullen |
865 |
2 |
433 |
231.2 |
| Madison |
13,223 |
58 |
228 |
438.6 |
| Marion |
11,039 |
48 |
230 |
434.8 |
| Martin |
4,857 |
16 |
304 |
329.4 |
| Mason |
3,696 |
21 |
176 |
568.2 |
| Matagorda |
38,653 |
143 |
270 |
370.0 |
| Maverick |
49,808 |
109 |
457 |
218.8 |
| Medina |
41,397 |
110 |
376 |
265.7 |
| Menard |
2,350 |
14 |
168 |
595.7 |
| Midland |
118,314 |
375 |
316 |
317.0 |
| Milam |
24,569 |
87 |
282 |
354.1 |
| Mills |
5,119 |
26 |
197 |
507.9 |
| Mitchell |
9,691 |
59 |
164 |
608.8 |
| Montague |
19,286 |
117 |
165 |
606.7 |
| Montgomery |
318,270 |
615 |
518 |
193.2 |
| Moore |
20,940 |
43 |
487 |
205.3 |
| Morris |
13,024 |
61 |
214 |
468.4 |
| Motley |
1,416 |
5 |
283 |
353.1 |
| Nacogdoches |
60,402 |
236 |
256 |
390.7 |
| Navarro |
46,260 |
181 |
256 |
391.3 |
| Newton |
15,329 |
54 |
284 |
352.3 |
| Nolan |
16,010 |
127 |
126 |
793.3 |
| Nueces |
325,133 |
1,336 |
243 |
410.9 |
| Ochiltree |
9,204 |
26 |
354 |
282.5 |
| Oldham |
2,236 |
3 |
745 |
134.2 |
| Orange |
86,392 |
308 |
280 |
356.5 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,547 |
142 |
194 |
515.5 |
| Panola |
22,913 |
110 |
208 |
480.1 |
| Parker |
93,286 |
234 |
399 |
250.8 |
| Parmer |
10,158 |
19 |
535 |
187.0 |
| Pecos |
17,070 |
77 |
222 |
451.1 |
| Polk |
42,434 |
135 |
314 |
318.1 |
| Potter |
117,724 |
665 |
177 |
564.9 |
| Presidio |
7,591 |
5 |
1,518 |
65.9 |
| Rains |
9,512 |
19 |
501 |
199.7 |
| Randall |
107,961 |
275 |
393 |
254.7 |
| Reagan |
3,443 |
13 |
265 |
377.6 |
| Real |
3,037 |
9 |
337 |
296.3 |
| Red River |
14,272 |
86 |
166 |
602.6 |
| Reeves |
13,395 |
32 |
419 |
238.9 |
| Refugio |
7,938 |
27 |
294 |
340.1 |
| Roberts |
894 |
2 |
447 |
223.7 |
| Robertson |
16,284 |
42 |
388 |
257.9 |
| Rockwall |
46,742 |
62 |
754 |
132.6 |
| Runnels |
11,545 |
60 |
192 |
519.7 |
| Rusk |
47,726 |
160 |
298 |
335.2 |
| Sabine |
10,460 |
31 |
337 |
296.4 |
| San Augustine |
8,978 |
46 |
195 |
512.4 |
| San Jacinto |
23,193 |
43 |
539 |
185.4 |
| San Patricio |
71,093 |
159 |
447 |
223.7 |
| San Saba |
6,206 |
32 |
194 |
515.6 |
| Schleicher |
2,982 |
13 |
229 |
435.9 |
| Scurry |
16,475 |
117 |
141 |
710.2 |
| Shackelford |
3,332 |
16 |
208 |
480.2 |
| Shelby |
25,584 |
131 |
195 |
512.0 |
| Sherman |
3,273 |
7 |
468 |
213.9 |
| Smith |
178,644 |
975 |
183 |
545.8 |
| Somervell |
7,010 |
52 |
135 |
741.8 |
| Starr |
57,257 |
87 |
658 |
151.9 |
| Stephens |
9,686 |
57 |
170 |
588.5 |
| Sterling |
1,419 |
6 |
237 |
422.8 |
| Stonewall |
1,679 |
21 |
80 |
1,250.7 |
| Sutton |
4,204 |
8 |
526 |
190.3 |
| Swisher |
8,474 |
25 |
339 |
295.0 |
| Tarrant |
1,509,637 |
3,311 |
456 |
219.3 |
| Taylor |
129,482 |
826 |
157 |
637.9 |
| Terrell |
1,100 |
2 |
550 |
181.8 |
| Terry |
13,057 |
44 |
297 |
337.0 |
| Throckmorton |
1,845 |
17 |
109 |
921.4 |
| Titus |
28,969 |
129 |
225 |
445.3 |
| Tom Green |
106,435 |
501 |
212 |
470.7 |
| Travis |
859,210 |
1,512 |
568 |
176.0 |
| Trinity |
13,889 |
49 |
283 |
352.8 |
| Tyler |
21,404 |
133 |
161 |
621.4 |
| Upshur |
36,156 |
90 |
402 |
248.9 |
| Upton |
3,483 |
20 |
174 |
574.2 |
| Uvalde |
26,661 |
144 |
185 |
540.1 |
| Val Verde |
46,831 |
169 |
277 |
360.9 |
| Van Zandt |
49,664 |
152 |
327 |
306.1 |
| Victoria |
86,665 |
587 |
148 |
677.3 |
| Walker |
63,685 |
210 |
303 |
329.7 |
| Waller |
35,095 |
34 |
1,032 |
96.9 |
| Ward |
11,051 |
53 |
209 |
479.6 |
| Washington |
30,906 |
168 |
184 |
543.6 |
| Webb |
211,430 |
352 |
601 |
166.5 |
| Wharton |
41,804 |
197 |
212 |
471.2 |
| Wheeler |
5,186 |
41 |
126 |
790.6 |
| Wichita |
133,561 |
1,047 |
128 |
783.9 |
| Wilbarger |
14,793 |
153 |
97 |
1,034.3 |
| Willacy |
20,768 |
44 |
472 |
211.9 |
| Williamson |
276,245 |
427 |
647 |
154.6 |
| Wilson |
34,651 |
113 |
307 |
326.1 |
| Winkler |
7,258 |
28 |
259 |
385.8 |
| Wise |
51,624 |
147 |
351 |
284.8 |
| Wood |
37,714 |
150 |
251 |
397.7 |
| Yoakum |
7,543 |
20 |
377 |
265.1 |
| Young |
17,936 |
160 |
112 |
892.1 |
| Zapata |
12,686 |
23 |
552 |
181.3 |
| Zavala |
11,900 |
41 |
290 |
344.5 |
| Texas Total |
21,828,569 |
60,666 |
360 |
277.9 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners - September, 2003.
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. 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, March 3, 2004.
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