
| County |
2005 Projected Population |
2005 LVN Total |
Ratio of 2005 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVNs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,241 |
242 |
237 |
422.8 |
96 |
| Andrews |
13,596 |
59 |
230 |
434.0 |
94 |
| Angelina |
83,733 |
437 |
192 |
521.9 |
57 |
| Aransas |
23,900 |
51 |
469 |
213.4 |
201 |
| Archer |
9,583 |
17 |
564 |
177.4 |
219 |
| Armstrong |
2,216 |
10 |
222 |
451.3 |
89 |
| Atascosa |
43,141 |
112 |
385 |
259.6 |
169 |
| Austin |
26,829 |
63 |
426 |
234.8 |
187 |
| Bailey |
6,943 |
13 |
534 |
187.2 |
213 |
| Bandera |
20,470 |
38 |
539 |
185.6 |
214 |
| Bastrop |
71,450 |
115 |
621 |
161.0 |
226 |
| Baylor |
4,052 |
51 |
79 |
1,258.6 |
2 |
| Bee |
33,586 |
169 |
199 |
503.2 |
67 |
| Bell |
255,441 |
1,210 |
211 |
473.7 |
83 |
| Bexar |
1,493,724 |
5,365 |
278 |
359.2 |
120 |
| Blanco |
9,498 |
15 |
633 |
157.9 |
228 |
| Borden |
754 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,162 |
104 |
175 |
572.6 |
41 |
| Bowie |
91,123 |
467 |
195 |
512.5 |
63 |
| Brazoria |
273,161 |
452 |
604 |
165.5 |
223 |
| Brazos |
165,921 |
470 |
353 |
283.3 |
162 |
| Brewster |
9,510 |
45 |
211 |
473.2 |
84 |
| Briscoe |
1,855 |
3 |
618 |
161.7 |
225 |
| Brooks |
8,354 |
43 |
194 |
514.7 |
60 |
| Brown |
39,269 |
291 |
135 |
741.0 |
14 |
| Burleson |
17,941 |
40 |
449 |
223.0 |
196 |
| Burnet |
38,623 |
78 |
495 |
202.0 |
207 |
| Caldwell |
38,401 |
97 |
396 |
252.6 |
177 |
| Calhoun |
22,029 |
92 |
239 |
417.6 |
101 |
| Callahan |
12,978 |
29 |
448 |
223.5 |
195 |
| Cameron |
382,445 |
1,063 |
360 |
277.9 |
165 |
| Camp |
12,647 |
36 |
351 |
284.7 |
161 |
| Carson |
6,584 |
12 |
549 |
182.3 |
217 |
| Cass |
30,303 |
144 |
210 |
475.2 |
81 |
| Castro |
8,685 |
29 |
299 |
333.9 |
134 |
| Chambers |
31,551 |
46 |
686 |
145.8 |
230 |
| Cherokee |
49,289 |
343 |
144 |
695.9 |
21 |
| Childress |
7,858 |
60 |
131 |
763.6 |
11 |
| Clay |
11,481 |
33 |
348 |
287.4 |
159 |
| Cochran |
3,925 |
10 |
393 |
254.8 |
174 |
| Coke |
3,928 |
22 |
179 |
560.1 |
44 |
| Coleman |
9,084 |
53 |
171 |
583.4 |
38 |
| Collin |
659,619 |
590 |
1,118 |
89.4 |
246 |
| Collingsworth |
3,268 |
20 |
163 |
612.0 |
30 |
| Colorado |
21,383 |
88 |
243 |
411.5 |
104 |
| Comal |
92,244 |
275 |
335 |
298.1 |
153 |
| Comanche |
14,247 |
106 |
134 |
744.0 |
13 |
| Concho |
4,099 |
22 |
186 |
536.7 |
52 |
| Cooke |
38,678 |
152 |
254 |
393.0 |
110 |
| Coryell |
79,725 |
181 |
440 |
227.0 |
192 |
| Cottle |
1,894 |
12 |
158 |
633.6 |
28 |
| Crane |
4,202 |
15 |
280 |
357.0 |
122 |
| Crockett |
4,390 |
13 |
338 |
296.1 |
154 |
| Crosby |
7,342 |
27 |
272 |
367.7 |
117 |
| Culberson |
3,167 |
3 |
1,056 |
94.7 |
244 |
| Dallam |
6,599 |
33 |
200 |
500.1 |
71 |
| Dallas |
2,354,691 |
3,724 |
632 |
158.2 |
227 |
| Dawson |
15,186 |
58 |
262 |
381.9 |
113 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,335 |
58 |
333 |
300.0 |
152 |
| Delta |
5,363 |
15 |
358 |
279.7 |
164 |
| Denton |
565,845 |
757 |
747 |
133.8 |
235 |
| De Witt |
20,598 |
156 |
132 |
757.4 |
12 |
| Dickens |
2,741 |
13 |
211 |
474.3 |
82 |
| Dimmit |
10,615 |
47 |
226 |
442.8 |
91 |
| Donley |
3,855 |
19 |
203 |
492.9 |
72 |
| Duval |
13,623 |
47 |
290 |
345.0 |
126 |
| Eastland |
18,567 |
119 |
156 |
640.9 |
26 |
| Ector |
125,884 |
355 |
355 |
282.0 |
163 |
| Edwards |
2,228 |
4 |
557 |
179.5 |
218 |
| Ellis |
132,813 |
233 |
570 |
175.4 |
220 |
| El Paso |
739,145 |
947 |
781 |
128.1 |
236 |
| Erath |
35,712 |
115 |
311 |
322.0 |
140 |
| Falls |
19,255 |
80 |
241 |
415.5 |
102 |
| Fannin |
33,158 |
140 |
237 |
422.2 |
98 |
| Fayette |
23,245 |
119 |
195 |
511.9 |
64 |
| Fisher |
4,311 |
25 |
172 |
579.9 |
39 |
| Floyd |
8,063 |
46 |
175 |
570.5 |
42 |
| Foard |
1,604 |
7 |
229 |
436.4 |
93 |
| Fort Bend |
449,778 |
546 |
824 |
121.4 |
238 |
| Franklin |
9,459 |
45 |
210 |
475.7 |
80 |
| Freestone |
19,297 |
69 |
280 |
357.6 |
121 |
| Frio |
17,564 |
59 |
298 |
335.9 |
132 |
| Gaines |
15,241 |
30 |
508 |
196.8 |
210 |
| Galveston |
270,715 |
677 |
400 |
250.1 |
180 |
| Garza |
5,232 |
18 |
291 |
344.0 |
127 |
| Gillespie |
22,297 |
150 |
149 |
672.7 |
24 |
| Glasscock |
1,476 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,409 |
24 |
309 |
323.9 |
137 |
| Gonzales |
19,953 |
95 |
210 |
476.1 |
79 |
| Gray |
22,557 |
116 |
194 |
514.3 |
61 |
| Grayson |
117,047 |
591 |
198 |
504.9 |
66 |
| Gregg |
116,156 |
722 |
161 |
621.6 |
29 |
| Grimes |
25,682 |
55 |
467 |
214.2 |
200 |
| Guadalupe |
103,346 |
247 |
418 |
239.0 |
185 |
| Hale |
37,161 |
149 |
249 |
401.0 |
107 |
| Hall |
3,883 |
10 |
388 |
257.5 |
170 |
| Hamilton |
8,457 |
54 |
157 |
638.5 |
27 |
| Hansford |
5,627 |
19 |
296 |
337.7 |
131 |
| Hardeman |
4,767 |
34 |
140 |
713.2 |
17 |
| Hardin |
50,627 |
120 |
422 |
237.0 |
186 |
| Harris |
3,708,107 |
7,612 |
487 |
205.3 |
206 |
| Harrison |
65,200 |
219 |
298 |
335.9 |
133 |
| Hartley |
5,668 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,113 |
34 |
180 |
556.2 |
46 |
| Hays |
131,774 |
218 |
604 |
165.4 |
224 |
| Hemphill |
3,581 |
18 |
199 |
502.7 |
68 |
| Henderson |
79,242 |
228 |
348 |
287.7 |
158 |
| Hidalgo |
678,278 |
1,397 |
486 |
206.0 |
204 |
| Hill |
35,311 |
157 |
225 |
444.6 |
90 |
| Hockley |
23,316 |
87 |
268 |
373.1 |
116 |
| Hood |
47,538 |
153 |
311 |
321.8 |
141 |
| Hopkins |
33,159 |
139 |
239 |
419.2 |
100 |
| Houston |
23,733 |
114 |
208 |
480.3 |
77 |
| Howard |
34,274 |
228 |
150 |
665.2 |
25 |
| Hudspeth |
3,636 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
88,642 |
228 |
389 |
257.2 |
171 |
| Hutchinson |
23,581 |
81 |
291 |
343.5 |
128 |
| Irion |
1,835 |
2 |
918 |
109.0 |
242 |
| Jack |
8,917 |
46 |
194 |
515.9 |
59 |
| Jackson |
15,146 |
49 |
309 |
323.5 |
138 |
| Jasper |
37,034 |
198 |
187 |
534.6 |
54 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,263 |
5 |
453 |
220.9 |
197 |
| Jefferson |
253,935 |
1,303 |
195 |
513.1 |
62 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,608 |
13 |
431 |
231.8 |
190 |
| Jim Wells |
41,705 |
222 |
188 |
532.3 |
55 |
| Johnson |
148,575 |
362 |
410 |
243.6 |
183 |
| Jones |
20,874 |
102 |
205 |
488.6 |
74 |
| Karnes |
16,400 |
72 |
228 |
439.0 |
92 |
| Kaufman |
88,385 |
245 |
361 |
277.2 |
166 |
| Kendall |
27,878 |
85 |
328 |
304.9 |
147 |
| Kenedy |
441 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
6 |
142 |
703.4 |
20 |
| Kerr |
45,962 |
380 |
121 |
826.8 |
8 |
| Kimble |
4,623 |
19 |
243 |
411.0 |
105 |
| King |
364 |
2 |
182 |
549.5 |
50 |
| Kinney |
3,513 |
4 |
878 |
113.9 |
241 |
| Kleberg |
33,630 |
170 |
198 |
505.5 |
65 |
| Knox |
4,284 |
31 |
138 |
723.6 |
15 |
| Lamar |
49,793 |
358 |
139 |
719.0 |
16 |
| Lamb |
15,200 |
49 |
310 |
322.4 |
139 |
| Lampasas |
20,097 |
73 |
275 |
363.2 |
119 |
| La Salle |
6,372 |
12 |
531 |
188.3 |
211 |
| Lavaca |
19,546 |
218 |
90 |
1,115.3 |
3 |
| Lee |
17,202 |
44 |
391 |
255.8 |
173 |
| Leon |
16,510 |
43 |
384 |
260.4 |
168 |
| Liberty |
79,712 |
202 |
395 |
253.4 |
176 |
| Limestone |
23,379 |
204 |
115 |
872.6 |
6 |
| Lipscomb |
3,118 |
11 |
283 |
352.8 |
124 |
| Live Oak |
12,595 |
26 |
484 |
206.4 |
203 |
| Llano |
18,640 |
62 |
301 |
332.6 |
135 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
254,987 |
1,244 |
205 |
487.9 |
75 |
| Lynn |
6,815 |
17 |
401 |
249.4 |
182 |
| McCulloch |
8,492 |
60 |
142 |
706.5 |
19 |
| McLennan |
221,740 |
941 |
236 |
424.4 |
95 |
| McMullen |
861 |
2 |
431 |
232.3 |
188 |
| Madison |
13,521 |
51 |
265 |
377.2 |
114 |
| Marion |
11,192 |
55 |
203 |
491.4 |
73 |
| Martin |
5,029 |
20 |
251 |
397.7 |
108 |
| Mason |
3,799 |
21 |
181 |
552.8 |
48 |
| Matagorda |
39,529 |
121 |
327 |
306.1 |
146 |
| Maverick |
50,837 |
117 |
435 |
230.1 |
191 |
| Medina |
43,058 |
97 |
444 |
225.3 |
193 |
| Menard |
2,378 |
11 |
216 |
462.6 |
86 |
| Midland |
118,732 |
404 |
294 |
340.3 |
130 |
| Milam |
25,987 |
78 |
333 |
300.2 |
151 |
| Mills |
5,189 |
24 |
216 |
462.5 |
87 |
| Mitchell |
9,918 |
58 |
171 |
584.8 |
36 |
| Montague |
19,427 |
115 |
169 |
592.0 |
33 |
| Montgomery |
368,453 |
638 |
578 |
173.2 |
222 |
| Moore |
20,827 |
52 |
401 |
249.7 |
181 |
| Morris |
13,196 |
53 |
249 |
401.6 |
106 |
| Motley |
1,431 |
2 |
716 |
139.8 |
231 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,381 |
257 |
243 |
412.0 |
103 |
| Navarro |
48,950 |
160 |
306 |
326.9 |
136 |
| Newton |
15,527 |
36 |
431 |
231.9 |
189 |
| Nolan |
16,102 |
112 |
144 |
695.6 |
22 |
| Nueces |
324,053 |
1,370 |
237 |
422.8 |
97 |
| Ochiltree |
9,516 |
24 |
397 |
252.2 |
179 |
| Oldham |
2,295 |
5 |
459 |
217.9 |
198 |
| Orange |
88,591 |
266 |
333 |
300.3 |
150 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,534 |
143 |
200 |
501.2 |
69 |
| Panola |
23,295 |
106 |
220 |
455.0 |
88 |
| Parker |
107,055 |
225 |
476 |
210.2 |
202 |
| Parmer |
10,420 |
13 |
802 |
124.8 |
237 |
| Pecos |
17,288 |
67 |
258 |
387.6 |
112 |
| Polk |
44,843 |
154 |
291 |
343.4 |
129 |
| Potter |
118,748 |
721 |
165 |
607.2 |
31 |
| Presidio |
8,126 |
4 |
2,032 |
49.2 |
247 |
| Rains |
11,025 |
22 |
501 |
199.5 |
209 |
| Randall |
114,355 |
235 |
487 |
205.5 |
205 |
| Reagan |
3,560 |
11 |
324 |
309.0 |
145 |
| Real |
3,134 |
15 |
209 |
478.6 |
78 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
80 |
180 |
555.4 |
47 |
| Reeves |
13,362 |
39 |
343 |
291.9 |
156 |
| Refugio |
8,147 |
26 |
313 |
319.1 |
142 |
| Roberts |
920 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,786 |
43 |
390 |
256.2 |
172 |
| Rockwall |
59,099 |
61 |
969 |
103.2 |
243 |
| Runnels |
11,611 |
61 |
190 |
525.4 |
56 |
| Rusk |
48,783 |
142 |
344 |
291.1 |
157 |
| Sabine |
10,588 |
31 |
342 |
292.8 |
155 |
| San Augustine |
9,387 |
54 |
174 |
575.3 |
40 |
| San Jacinto |
23,908 |
28 |
854 |
117.1 |
239 |
| San Patricio |
72,985 |
137 |
533 |
187.7 |
212 |
| San Saba |
6,452 |
35 |
184 |
542.5 |
51 |
| Schleicher |
3,083 |
13 |
237 |
421.7 |
99 |
| Scurry |
16,669 |
99 |
168 |
593.9 |
32 |
| Shackelford |
3,352 |
13 |
258 |
387.8 |
111 |
| Shelby |
26,230 |
122 |
215 |
465.1 |
85 |
| Sherman |
3,310 |
8 |
414 |
241.7 |
184 |
| Smith |
187,638 |
1,046 |
179 |
557.5 |
45 |
| Somervell |
8,017 |
47 |
171 |
586.3 |
35 |
| Starr |
60,176 |
84 |
716 |
139.6 |
232 |
| Stephens |
9,835 |
58 |
170 |
589.7 |
34 |
| Sterling |
1,441 |
5 |
288 |
347.0 |
125 |
| Stonewall |
1,708 |
23 |
74 |
1,346.6 |
1 |
| Sutton |
4,399 |
6 |
733 |
136.4 |
234 |
| Swisher |
8,648 |
26 |
333 |
300.6 |
149 |
| Tarrant |
1,602,624 |
3,485 |
460 |
217.5 |
199 |
| Taylor |
127,539 |
907 |
141 |
711.2 |
18 |
| Terrell |
1,092 |
2 |
546 |
183.2 |
215 |
| Terry |
13,132 |
41 |
320 |
312.2 |
143 |
| Throckmorton |
1,879 |
16 |
117 |
851.5 |
7 |
| Titus |
29,733 |
154 |
193 |
517.9 |
58 |
| Tom Green |
105,560 |
528 |
200 |
500.2 |
70 |
| Travis |
863,575 |
1,577 |
548 |
182.6 |
216 |
| Trinity |
14,267 |
36 |
396 |
252.3 |
178 |
| Tyler |
21,279 |
120 |
177 |
563.9 |
43 |
| Upshur |
37,342 |
84 |
445 |
224.9 |
194 |
| Upton |
3,595 |
21 |
171 |
584.1 |
37 |
| Uvalde |
27,022 |
149 |
181 |
551.4 |
49 |
| Val Verde |
47,811 |
170 |
281 |
355.6 |
123 |
| Van Zandt |
52,262 |
144 |
363 |
275.5 |
167 |
| Victoria |
88,202 |
594 |
148 |
673.5 |
23 |
| Walker |
65,662 |
204 |
322 |
310.7 |
144 |
| Waller |
38,689 |
36 |
1,075 |
93.0 |
245 |
| Ward |
11,322 |
45 |
252 |
397.5 |
109 |
| Washington |
31,517 |
169 |
186 |
536.2 |
53 |
| Webb |
229,382 |
336 |
683 |
146.5 |
229 |
| Wharton |
43,271 |
209 |
207 |
483.0 |
76 |
| Wheeler |
5,139 |
51 |
101 |
992.4 |
5 |
| Wichita |
133,656 |
1,096 |
122 |
820.0 |
9 |
| Wilbarger |
14,771 |
153 |
97 |
1,035.8 |
4 |
| Willacy |
21,448 |
43 |
499 |
200.5 |
208 |
| Williamson |
326,830 |
450 |
726 |
137.7 |
233 |
| Wilson |
38,289 |
116 |
330 |
303.0 |
148 |
| Winkler |
7,456 |
28 |
266 |
375.5 |
115 |
| Wise |
55,025 |
140 |
393 |
254.4 |
175 |
| Wood |
39,921 |
146 |
273 |
365.7 |
118 |
| Yoakum |
7,794 |
9 |
866 |
115.5 |
240 |
| Young |
18,004 |
143 |
126 |
794.3 |
10 |
| Zapata |
13,806 |
24 |
575 |
173.8 |
221 |
| Zavala |
12,228 |
35 |
349 |
286.2 |
160 |
| Texas Total |
23,002,555 |
61,886 |
372 |
269.0 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas Board of Nurse Examiners - September 9, 2005.
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 State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, October 27, 2005.
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