
| County |
2004 Population |
2004 RN Total |
Ratio of 2004 Population per RN* |
RNs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
56,809 |
352 |
161 |
619.6 |
36 |
| Andrews |
13,470 |
65 |
207 |
482.6 |
61 |
| Angelina |
83,005 |
703 |
118 |
846.9 |
19 |
| Aransas |
23,628 |
38 |
622 |
160.8 |
210 |
| Archer |
9,447 |
8 |
1,181 |
84.7 |
241 |
| Armstrong |
2,197 |
5 |
439 |
227.6 |
188 |
| Atascosa |
42,226 |
109 |
387 |
258.1 |
169 |
| Austin |
26,145 |
62 |
422 |
237.1 |
182 |
| Bailey |
6,873 |
24 |
286 |
349.2 |
115 |
| Bandera |
19,881 |
33 |
602 |
166.0 |
208 |
| Bastrop |
68,506 |
157 |
436 |
229.2 |
187 |
| Baylor |
4,063 |
27 |
150 |
664.5 |
32 |
| Bee |
33,328 |
115 |
290 |
345.1 |
121 |
| Bell |
251,884 |
2,164 |
116 |
859.1 |
18 |
| Bexar |
1,473,775 |
12,110 |
122 |
821.7 |
21 |
| Blanco |
9,270 |
12 |
773 |
129.4 |
228 |
| Borden |
745 |
1 |
745 |
134.2 |
224 |
| Bosque |
17,951 |
72 |
249 |
401.1 |
89 |
| Bowie |
90,768 |
946 |
96 |
1,042.2 |
5 |
| Brazoria |
266,690 |
780 |
342 |
292.5 |
155 |
| Brazos |
162,350 |
914 |
178 |
563.0 |
44 |
| Brewster |
9,361 |
54 |
173 |
576.9 |
42 |
| Briscoe |
1,842 |
3 |
614 |
162.9 |
209 |
| Brooks |
8,272 |
21 |
394 |
253.9 |
176 |
| Brown |
38,918 |
222 |
175 |
570.4 |
43 |
| Burleson |
17,623 |
30 |
587 |
170.2 |
206 |
| Burnet |
37,688 |
130 |
290 |
344.9 |
122 |
| Caldwell |
37,073 |
80 |
463 |
215.8 |
194 |
| Calhoun |
21,761 |
78 |
279 |
358.4 |
107 |
| Callahan |
12,968 |
19 |
683 |
146.5 |
218 |
| Cameron |
372,610 |
1,597 |
233 |
428.6 |
76 |
| Camp |
12,436 |
47 |
265 |
377.9 |
96 |
| Carson |
6,573 |
9 |
730 |
136.9 |
221 |
| Cass |
30,329 |
122 |
249 |
402.3 |
88 |
| Castro |
8,614 |
31 |
278 |
359.9 |
105 |
| Chambers |
30,400 |
46 |
661 |
151.3 |
216 |
| Cherokee |
48,717 |
295 |
165 |
605.5 |
38 |
| Childress |
7,836 |
46 |
170 |
587.0 |
40 |
| Clay |
11,385 |
20 |
569 |
175.7 |
204 |
| Cochran |
3,874 |
10 |
387 |
258.1 |
170 |
| Coke |
3,912 |
13 |
301 |
332.3 |
129 |
| Coleman |
9,121 |
32 |
285 |
350.8 |
113 |
| Collin |
623,088 |
3,130 |
199 |
502.3 |
55 |
| Collingsworth |
3,246 |
10 |
325 |
308.1 |
148 |
| Colorado |
21,173 |
105 |
202 |
495.9 |
59 |
| Comal |
89,275 |
412 |
217 |
461.5 |
68 |
| Comanche |
14,188 |
51 |
278 |
359.5 |
106 |
| Concho |
4,078 |
15 |
272 |
367.8 |
101 |
| Cooke |
38,188 |
192 |
199 |
502.8 |
54 |
| Coryell |
78,749 |
154 |
511 |
195.6 |
199 |
| Cottle |
1,888 |
5 |
378 |
264.8 |
166 |
| Crane |
4,161 |
18 |
231 |
432.6 |
75 |
| Crockett |
4,321 |
10 |
432 |
231.4 |
185 |
| Crosby |
7,291 |
22 |
331 |
301.7 |
149 |
| Culberson |
3,129 |
5 |
626 |
159.8 |
212 |
| Dallam |
6,531 |
42 |
156 |
643.1 |
33 |
| Dallas |
2,325,350 |
17,768 |
131 |
764.1 |
25 |
| Dawson |
15,156 |
35 |
433 |
230.9 |
186 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,183 |
68 |
282 |
354.5 |
110 |
| Delta |
5,373 |
16 |
336 |
297.8 |
152 |
| Denton |
537,303 |
2,138 |
251 |
397.9 |
90 |
| De Witt |
20,468 |
93 |
220 |
454.4 |
70 |
| Dickens |
2,744 |
15 |
183 |
546.6 |
48 |
| Dimmit |
10,549 |
19 |
555 |
180.1 |
203 |
| Donley |
3,851 |
15 |
257 |
389.5 |
95 |
| Duval |
13,527 |
12 |
1,127 |
88.7 |
240 |
| Eastland |
18,498 |
79 |
234 |
427.1 |
78 |
| Ector |
124,819 |
881 |
142 |
705.8 |
28 |
| Edwards |
2,215 |
4 |
554 |
180.6 |
202 |
| Ellis |
128,224 |
376 |
341 |
293.2 |
154 |
| El Paso |
726,708 |
3,450 |
211 |
474.7 |
64 |
| Erath |
35,268 |
188 |
188 |
533.1 |
49 |
| Falls |
19,114 |
66 |
290 |
345.3 |
120 |
| Fannin |
32,782 |
136 |
241 |
414.9 |
82 |
| Fayette |
22,927 |
91 |
252 |
396.9 |
92 |
| Fisher |
4,319 |
15 |
288 |
347.3 |
118 |
| Floyd |
8,010 |
24 |
334 |
299.6 |
150 |
| Foard |
1,608 |
2 |
804 |
124.4 |
230 |
| Fort Bend |
429,187 |
1,384 |
310 |
322.5 |
137 |
| Franklin |
9,462 |
66 |
143 |
697.5 |
29 |
| Freestone |
18,995 |
66 |
288 |
347.5 |
117 |
| Frio |
17,304 |
41 |
422 |
236.9 |
183 |
| Gaines |
15,077 |
35 |
431 |
232.1 |
184 |
| Galveston |
266,546 |
2,621 |
102 |
983.3 |
11 |
| Garza |
5,162 |
6 |
860 |
116.2 |
234 |
| Gillespie |
21,978 |
209 |
105 |
951.0 |
12 |
| Glasscock |
1,458 |
1 |
1,458 |
68.6 |
247 |
| Goliad |
7,312 |
10 |
731 |
136.8 |
222 |
| Gonzales |
19,677 |
61 |
323 |
310.0 |
147 |
| Gray |
22,585 |
135 |
167 |
597.7 |
39 |
| Grayson |
115,700 |
1,153 |
100 |
996.5 |
8 |
| Gregg |
115,113 |
1,310 |
88 |
1,138.0 |
4 |
| Grimes |
25,241 |
40 |
631 |
158.5 |
214 |
| Guadalupe |
100,342 |
285 |
352 |
284.0 |
161 |
| Hale |
37,060 |
125 |
296 |
337.3 |
127 |
| Hall |
3,862 |
5 |
772 |
129.5 |
227 |
| Hamilton |
8,406 |
51 |
165 |
606.7 |
37 |
| Hansford |
5,579 |
26 |
215 |
466.0 |
67 |
| Hardeman |
4,766 |
15 |
318 |
314.7 |
145 |
| Hardin |
50,134 |
96 |
522 |
191.5 |
200 |
| Harris |
3,642,461 |
27,120 |
134 |
744.6 |
26 |
| Harrison |
64,563 |
240 |
269 |
371.7 |
100 |
| Hartley |
5,650 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,108 |
18 |
339 |
294.7 |
153 |
| Hays |
124,616 |
439 |
284 |
352.3 |
111 |
| Hemphill |
3,536 |
11 |
321 |
311.1 |
146 |
| Henderson |
78,027 |
324 |
241 |
415.2 |
81 |
| Hidalgo |
655,202 |
2,653 |
247 |
404.9 |
86 |
| Hill |
34,671 |
122 |
284 |
351.9 |
112 |
| Hockley |
23,180 |
95 |
244 |
409.8 |
85 |
| Hood |
46,198 |
186 |
248 |
402.6 |
87 |
| Hopkins |
32,928 |
170 |
194 |
516.3 |
51 |
| Houston |
23,601 |
118 |
200 |
500.0 |
56 |
| Howard |
34,127 |
298 |
115 |
873.2 |
17 |
| Hudspeth |
3,577 |
1 |
3,577 |
28.0 |
249 |
| Hunt |
86,211 |
354 |
244 |
410.6 |
83 |
| Hutchinson |
23,631 |
77 |
307 |
325.8 |
134 |
| Irion |
1,820 |
2 |
910 |
109.9 |
236 |
| Jack |
8,903 |
25 |
356 |
280.8 |
162 |
| Jackson |
14,991 |
37 |
405 |
246.8 |
179 |
| Jasper |
36,752 |
160 |
230 |
435.4 |
74 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,253 |
3 |
751 |
133.2 |
225 |
| Jefferson |
253,414 |
2,523 |
100 |
995.6 |
9 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,534 |
7 |
791 |
126.5 |
229 |
| Jim Wells |
41,218 |
185 |
223 |
448.8 |
72 |
| Johnson |
144,005 |
402 |
358 |
279.2 |
164 |
| Jones |
20,861 |
60 |
348 |
287.6 |
158 |
| Karnes |
16,221 |
36 |
451 |
221.9 |
191 |
| Kaufman |
84,691 |
428 |
198 |
505.4 |
53 |
| Kendall |
27,018 |
93 |
291 |
344.2 |
124 |
| Kenedy |
436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
4 |
213 |
468.9 |
65 |
| Kerr |
45,498 |
423 |
108 |
929.7 |
13 |
| Kimble |
4,601 |
22 |
209 |
478.2 |
62 |
| King |
362 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,488 |
6 |
581 |
172.0 |
205 |
| Kleberg |
33,283 |
111 |
300 |
333.5 |
128 |
| Knox |
4,279 |
18 |
238 |
420.7 |
79 |
| Lamar |
49,541 |
511 |
97 |
1,031.5 |
6 |
| Lamb |
15,090 |
54 |
279 |
357.9 |
108 |
| Lampasas |
19,610 |
62 |
316 |
316.2 |
143 |
| La Salle |
6,271 |
7 |
896 |
111.6 |
235 |
| Lavaca |
19,477 |
88 |
221 |
451.8 |
71 |
| Lee |
16,869 |
23 |
733 |
136.3 |
223 |
| Leon |
16,262 |
20 |
813 |
123.0 |
231 |
| Liberty |
77,738 |
190 |
409 |
244.4 |
180 |
| Limestone |
23,121 |
146 |
158 |
631.5 |
35 |
| Lipscomb |
3,104 |
7 |
443 |
225.5 |
190 |
| Live Oak |
12,543 |
13 |
965 |
103.6 |
238 |
| Llano |
18,307 |
84 |
218 |
458.8 |
69 |
| Loving |
67 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
252,941 |
2,902 |
87 |
1,147.3 |
3 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
17 |
398 |
251.1 |
177 |
| McCulloch |
8,447 |
30 |
282 |
355.2 |
109 |
| McLennan |
219,787 |
1,491 |
147 |
678.4 |
30 |
| McMullen |
860 |
1 |
860 |
116.3 |
233 |
| Madison |
13,411 |
40 |
335 |
298.3 |
151 |
| Marion |
11,153 |
17 |
656 |
152.4 |
215 |
| Martin |
4,977 |
16 |
311 |
321.5 |
140 |
| Mason |
3,780 |
12 |
315 |
317.5 |
142 |
| Matagorda |
39,205 |
136 |
288 |
346.9 |
119 |
| Maverick |
50,135 |
104 |
482 |
207.4 |
195 |
| Medina |
42,309 |
92 |
460 |
217.4 |
192 |
| Menard |
2,373 |
4 |
593 |
168.6 |
207 |
| Midland |
118,092 |
871 |
136 |
737.6 |
27 |
| Milam |
25,621 |
52 |
493 |
203.0 |
197 |
| Mills |
5,187 |
14 |
371 |
269.9 |
165 |
| Mitchell |
9,873 |
34 |
290 |
344.4 |
123 |
| Montague |
19,370 |
77 |
252 |
397.5 |
91 |
| Montgomery |
352,556 |
1,447 |
244 |
410.4 |
84 |
| Moore |
20,692 |
60 |
345 |
290.0 |
157 |
| Morris |
13,176 |
27 |
488 |
204.9 |
196 |
| Motley |
1,430 |
1 |
1,430 |
69.9 |
246 |
| Nacogdoches |
61,608 |
500 |
123 |
811.6 |
23 |
| Navarro |
48,105 |
225 |
214 |
467.7 |
66 |
| Newton |
15,449 |
23 |
672 |
148.9 |
217 |
| Nolan |
16,040 |
80 |
201 |
498.8 |
57 |
| Nueces |
321,693 |
2,662 |
121 |
827.5 |
20 |
| Ochiltree |
9,413 |
35 |
269 |
371.8 |
99 |
| Oldham |
2,272 |
3 |
757 |
132.0 |
226 |
| Orange |
87,915 |
283 |
311 |
321.9 |
138 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,237 |
138 |
205 |
488.7 |
60 |
| Panola |
23,199 |
81 |
286 |
349.2 |
116 |
| Parker |
103,132 |
295 |
350 |
286.0 |
159 |
| Parmer |
10,351 |
35 |
296 |
338.1 |
126 |
| Pecos |
17,199 |
49 |
351 |
284.9 |
160 |
| Polk |
44,089 |
154 |
286 |
349.3 |
114 |
| Potter |
117,647 |
1,854 |
63 |
1,575.9 |
1 |
| Presidio |
7,945 |
5 |
1,589 |
62.9 |
248 |
| Rains |
10,626 |
15 |
708 |
141.2 |
219 |
| Randall |
112,321 |
617 |
182 |
549.3 |
47 |
| Reagan |
3,511 |
12 |
293 |
341.8 |
125 |
| Real |
3,115 |
5 |
623 |
160.5 |
211 |
| Red River |
14,386 |
60 |
240 |
417.1 |
80 |
| Reeves |
13,316 |
27 |
493 |
202.8 |
198 |
| Refugio |
8,087 |
21 |
385 |
259.7 |
168 |
| Roberts |
912 |
3 |
304 |
328.9 |
131 |
| Robertson |
16,629 |
23 |
723 |
138.3 |
220 |
| Rockwall |
55,581 |
120 |
463 |
215.9 |
193 |
| Runnels |
11,590 |
42 |
276 |
362.4 |
104 |
| Rusk |
48,484 |
177 |
274 |
365.1 |
103 |
| Sabine |
10,574 |
24 |
441 |
227.0 |
189 |
| San Augustine |
9,330 |
30 |
311 |
321.5 |
139 |
| San Jacinto |
23,592 |
17 |
1,388 |
72.1 |
245 |
| San Patricio |
71,838 |
183 |
393 |
254.7 |
174 |
| San Saba |
6,401 |
21 |
305 |
328.1 |
133 |
| Schleicher |
3,048 |
17 |
179 |
557.7 |
45 |
| Scurry |
16,597 |
55 |
302 |
331.4 |
130 |
| Shackelford |
3,350 |
11 |
305 |
328.4 |
132 |
| Shelby |
26,027 |
67 |
388 |
257.4 |
172 |
| Sherman |
3,288 |
3 |
1,096 |
91.2 |
239 |
| Smith |
184,873 |
2,351 |
79 |
1,271.7 |
2 |
| Somervell |
7,770 |
43 |
181 |
553.4 |
46 |
| Starr |
58,814 |
71 |
828 |
120.7 |
232 |
| Stephens |
9,792 |
36 |
272 |
367.6 |
102 |
| Sterling |
1,429 |
4 |
357 |
279.9 |
163 |
| Stonewall |
1,702 |
9 |
189 |
528.8 |
50 |
| Sutton |
4,327 |
14 |
309 |
323.5 |
136 |
| Swisher |
8,600 |
22 |
391 |
255.8 |
173 |
| Tarrant |
1,570,071 |
10,603 |
148 |
675.3 |
31 |
| Taylor |
127,178 |
1,258 |
101 |
989.2 |
10 |
| Terrell |
1,089 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Terry |
13,064 |
38 |
344 |
290.9 |
156 |
| Throckmorton |
1,876 |
6 |
313 |
319.8 |
141 |
| Titus |
29,400 |
270 |
109 |
918.4 |
14 |
| Tom Green |
105,143 |
953 |
110 |
906.4 |
15 |
| Travis |
854,084 |
6,852 |
125 |
802.3 |
24 |
| Trinity |
14,161 |
26 |
545 |
183.6 |
201 |
| Tyler |
21,215 |
54 |
393 |
254.5 |
175 |
| Upshur |
36,927 |
59 |
626 |
159.8 |
213 |
| Upton |
3,550 |
18 |
197 |
507.0 |
52 |
| Uvalde |
26,812 |
119 |
225 |
443.8 |
73 |
| Val Verde |
47,244 |
149 |
317 |
315.4 |
144 |
| Van Zandt |
51,432 |
135 |
381 |
262.5 |
167 |
| Victoria |
87,398 |
872 |
100 |
997.7 |
7 |
| Walker |
64,984 |
257 |
253 |
395.5 |
93 |
| Waller |
37,492 |
28 |
1,339 |
74.7 |
244 |
| Ward |
11,235 |
29 |
387 |
258.1 |
171 |
| Washington |
31,250 |
155 |
202 |
496.0 |
58 |
| Webb |
221,740 |
835 |
266 |
376.6 |
98 |
| Wharton |
42,832 |
251 |
171 |
586.0 |
41 |
| Wheeler |
5,166 |
33 |
157 |
638.8 |
34 |
| Wichita |
133,250 |
1,089 |
122 |
817.3 |
22 |
| Wilbarger |
14,730 |
130 |
113 |
882.6 |
16 |
| Willacy |
21,161 |
16 |
1,323 |
75.6 |
243 |
| Williamson |
310,228 |
1,005 |
309 |
324.0 |
135 |
| Wilson |
37,060 |
93 |
398 |
250.9 |
178 |
| Winkler |
7,404 |
18 |
411 |
243.1 |
181 |
| Wise |
53,754 |
211 |
255 |
392.5 |
94 |
| Wood |
39,272 |
168 |
234 |
427.8 |
77 |
| Yoakum |
7,698 |
29 |
265 |
376.7 |
97 |
| Young |
17,991 |
86 |
209 |
478.0 |
63 |
| Zapata |
13,456 |
14 |
961 |
104.0 |
237 |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
10 |
1,211 |
82.6 |
242 |
| Texas Total |
22,549,142 |
140,817 |
160 |
624.5 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, September 29, 2004.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, 12/9/04.
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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