
| County |
2005 Population |
2005 RN Total |
Ratio of 2005 Population per RN* |
RNs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,241 |
348 |
164 |
608.0 |
35 |
| Andrews |
13,596 |
69 |
197 |
507.5 |
53 |
| Angelina |
83,733 |
717 |
117 |
856.3 |
18 |
| Aransas |
23,900 |
36 |
664 |
150.6 |
220 |
| Archer |
9,583 |
10 |
958 |
104.4 |
238 |
| Armstrong |
2,216 |
5 |
443 |
225.6 |
189 |
| Atascosa |
43,141 |
106 |
407 |
245.7 |
177 |
| Austin |
26,829 |
67 |
400 |
249.7 |
174 |
| Bailey |
6,943 |
24 |
289 |
345.7 |
116 |
| Bandera |
20,470 |
32 |
640 |
156.3 |
218 |
| Bastrop |
71,450 |
155 |
461 |
216.9 |
192 |
| Baylor |
4,052 |
27 |
150 |
666.3 |
32 |
| Bee |
33,586 |
115 |
292 |
342.4 |
118 |
| Bell |
255,441 |
2,186 |
117 |
855.8 |
19 |
| Bexar |
1,493,724 |
12,398 |
120 |
830.0 |
21 |
| Blanco |
9,498 |
13 |
731 |
136.9 |
224 |
| Borden |
754 |
1 |
754 |
132.6 |
227 |
| Bosque |
18,162 |
78 |
233 |
429.5 |
80 |
| Bowie |
91,123 |
952 |
96 |
1,044.7 |
5 |
| Brazoria |
273,161 |
825 |
331 |
302.0 |
146 |
| Brazos |
165,921 |
945 |
176 |
569.5 |
39 |
| Brewster |
9,510 |
52 |
183 |
546.8 |
45 |
| Briscoe |
1,855 |
4 |
464 |
215.6 |
193 |
| Brooks |
8,354 |
22 |
380 |
263.3 |
168 |
| Brown |
39,269 |
217 |
181 |
552.6 |
42 |
| Burleson |
17,941 |
30 |
598 |
167.2 |
213 |
| Burnet |
38,623 |
138 |
280 |
357.3 |
113 |
| Caldwell |
38,401 |
80 |
480 |
208.3 |
198 |
| Calhoun |
22,029 |
79 |
279 |
358.6 |
112 |
| Callahan |
12,978 |
21 |
618 |
161.8 |
215 |
| Cameron |
382,445 |
1,671 |
229 |
436.9 |
74 |
| Camp |
12,647 |
43 |
294 |
340.0 |
121 |
| Carson |
6,584 |
11 |
599 |
167.1 |
214 |
| Cass |
30,303 |
120 |
253 |
396.0 |
94 |
| Castro |
8,685 |
28 |
310 |
322.4 |
139 |
| Chambers |
31,551 |
46 |
686 |
145.8 |
221 |
| Cherokee |
49,289 |
293 |
168 |
594.5 |
37 |
| Childress |
7,858 |
43 |
183 |
547.2 |
44 |
| Clay |
11,481 |
21 |
547 |
182.9 |
206 |
| Cochran |
3,925 |
11 |
357 |
280.3 |
156 |
| Coke |
3,928 |
13 |
302 |
331.0 |
129 |
| Coleman |
9,084 |
25 |
363 |
275.2 |
164 |
| Collin |
659,619 |
3,279 |
201 |
497.1 |
55 |
| Collingsworth |
3,268 |
12 |
272 |
367.2 |
106 |
| Colorado |
21,383 |
109 |
196 |
509.8 |
52 |
| Comal |
92,244 |
451 |
205 |
488.9 |
57 |
| Comanche |
14,247 |
56 |
254 |
393.1 |
95 |
| Concho |
4,099 |
15 |
273 |
365.9 |
107 |
| Cooke |
38,678 |
212 |
182 |
548.1 |
43 |
| Coryell |
79,725 |
162 |
492 |
203.2 |
200 |
| Cottle |
1,894 |
4 |
474 |
211.2 |
194 |
| Crane |
4,202 |
16 |
263 |
380.8 |
99 |
| Crockett |
4,390 |
11 |
399 |
250.6 |
172 |
| Crosby |
7,342 |
25 |
294 |
340.5 |
120 |
| Culberson |
3,167 |
4 |
792 |
126.3 |
230 |
| Dallam |
6,599 |
40 |
165 |
606.2 |
36 |
| Dallas |
2,354,691 |
18,215 |
129 |
773.6 |
25 |
| Dawson |
15,186 |
35 |
434 |
230.5 |
187 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,335 |
63 |
307 |
325.8 |
137 |
| Delta |
5,363 |
15 |
358 |
279.7 |
157 |
| Denton |
565,845 |
2,139 |
265 |
378.0 |
102 |
| De Witt |
20,598 |
100 |
206 |
485.5 |
58 |
| Dickens |
2,741 |
11 |
249 |
401.3 |
92 |
| Dimmit |
10,615 |
18 |
590 |
169.6 |
212 |
| Donley |
3,855 |
14 |
275 |
363.2 |
110 |
| Duval |
13,623 |
15 |
908 |
110.1 |
237 |
| Eastland |
18,567 |
86 |
216 |
463.2 |
68 |
| Ector |
125,884 |
898 |
140 |
713.4 |
29 |
| Edwards |
2,228 |
2 |
1,114 |
89.8 |
241 |
| Ellis |
132,813 |
407 |
326 |
306.4 |
143 |
| El Paso |
739,145 |
3,528 |
210 |
477.3 |
61 |
| Erath |
35,712 |
194 |
184 |
543.2 |
46 |
| Falls |
19,255 |
57 |
338 |
296.0 |
148 |
| Fannin |
33,158 |
125 |
265 |
377.0 |
103 |
| Fayette |
23,245 |
96 |
242 |
413.0 |
89 |
| Fisher |
4,311 |
14 |
308 |
324.8 |
138 |
| Floyd |
8,063 |
27 |
299 |
334.9 |
125 |
| Foard |
1,604 |
3 |
535 |
187.0 |
204 |
| Fort Bend |
449,778 |
1,250 |
360 |
277.9 |
161 |
| Franklin |
9,459 |
68 |
139 |
718.9 |
28 |
| Freestone |
19,297 |
72 |
268 |
373.1 |
104 |
| Frio |
17,564 |
44 |
399 |
250.5 |
173 |
| Gaines |
15,241 |
36 |
423 |
236.2 |
183 |
| Galveston |
270,715 |
2,627 |
103 |
970.4 |
11 |
| Garza |
5,232 |
4 |
1,308 |
76.5 |
244 |
| Gillespie |
22,297 |
210 |
106 |
941.8 |
14 |
| Glasscock |
1,476 |
1 |
1,476 |
67.8 |
248 |
| Goliad |
7,409 |
9 |
823 |
121.5 |
233 |
| Gonzales |
19,953 |
63 |
317 |
315.7 |
140 |
| Gray |
22,557 |
131 |
172 |
580.8 |
38 |
| Grayson |
117,047 |
1,165 |
100 |
995.3 |
10 |
| Gregg |
116,156 |
1,324 |
88 |
1,139.8 |
4 |
| Grimes |
25,682 |
47 |
546 |
183.0 |
205 |
| Guadalupe |
103,346 |
292 |
354 |
282.5 |
152 |
| Hale |
37,161 |
115 |
323 |
309.5 |
141 |
| Hall |
3,883 |
5 |
777 |
128.8 |
229 |
| Hamilton |
8,457 |
48 |
176 |
567.6 |
40 |
| Hansford |
5,627 |
27 |
208 |
479.8 |
60 |
| Hardeman |
4,767 |
20 |
238 |
419.6 |
86 |
| Hardin |
50,627 |
105 |
482 |
207.4 |
199 |
| Harris |
3,708,107 |
28,135 |
132 |
758.7 |
26 |
| Harrison |
65,200 |
231 |
282 |
354.3 |
115 |
| Hartley |
5,668 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,113 |
20 |
306 |
327.2 |
133 |
| Hays |
131,774 |
394 |
334 |
299.0 |
147 |
| Hemphill |
3,581 |
14 |
256 |
391.0 |
97 |
| Henderson |
79,242 |
345 |
230 |
435.4 |
76 |
| Hidalgo |
678,278 |
2,802 |
242 |
413.1 |
88 |
| Hill |
35,311 |
118 |
299 |
334.2 |
126 |
| Hockley |
23,316 |
95 |
245 |
407.4 |
90 |
| Hood |
47,538 |
182 |
261 |
382.9 |
98 |
| Hopkins |
33,159 |
156 |
213 |
470.5 |
63 |
| Houston |
23,733 |
120 |
198 |
505.6 |
54 |
| Howard |
34,274 |
294 |
117 |
857.8 |
17 |
| Hudspeth |
3,636 |
1 |
3,636 |
27.5 |
250 |
| Hunt |
88,642 |
379 |
234 |
427.6 |
81 |
| Hutchinson |
23,581 |
72 |
328 |
305.3 |
145 |
| Irion |
1,835 |
1 |
1,835 |
54.5 |
249 |
| Jack |
8,917 |
24 |
372 |
269.1 |
166 |
| Jackson |
15,146 |
29 |
522 |
191.5 |
202 |
| Jasper |
37,034 |
160 |
231 |
432.0 |
79 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,263 |
3 |
754 |
132.6 |
228 |
| Jefferson |
253,935 |
2,580 |
98 |
1,016.0 |
8 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,608 |
7 |
801 |
124.8 |
232 |
| Jim Wells |
41,705 |
195 |
214 |
467.6 |
66 |
| Johnson |
148,575 |
428 |
347 |
288.1 |
151 |
| Jones |
20,874 |
91 |
229 |
435.9 |
75 |
| Karnes |
16,400 |
40 |
410 |
243.9 |
178 |
| Kaufman |
88,385 |
411 |
215 |
465.0 |
67 |
| Kendall |
27,878 |
91 |
306 |
326.4 |
135 |
| Kenedy |
441 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
4 |
213 |
468.9 |
65 |
| Kerr |
45,962 |
435 |
106 |
946.4 |
12 |
| Kimble |
4,623 |
20 |
231 |
432.6 |
78 |
| King |
364 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,513 |
6 |
586 |
170.8 |
210 |
| Kleberg |
33,630 |
110 |
306 |
327.1 |
134 |
| Knox |
4,284 |
18 |
238 |
420.2 |
85 |
| Lamar |
49,793 |
516 |
96 |
1,036.3 |
6 |
| Lamb |
15,200 |
54 |
281 |
355.3 |
114 |
| Lampasas |
20,097 |
73 |
275 |
363.2 |
109 |
| La Salle |
6,372 |
8 |
797 |
125.5 |
231 |
| Lavaca |
19,546 |
96 |
204 |
491.1 |
56 |
| Lee |
17,202 |
19 |
905 |
110.5 |
236 |
| Leon |
16,510 |
20 |
826 |
121.1 |
234 |
| Liberty |
79,712 |
190 |
420 |
238.4 |
181 |
| Limestone |
23,379 |
148 |
158 |
633.0 |
34 |
| Lipscomb |
3,118 |
5 |
624 |
160.4 |
217 |
| Live Oak |
12,595 |
17 |
741 |
135.0 |
226 |
| Llano |
18,640 |
90 |
207 |
482.8 |
59 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
254,987 |
2,980 |
86 |
1,168.7 |
3 |
| Lynn |
6,815 |
16 |
426 |
234.8 |
184 |
| McCulloch |
8,492 |
31 |
274 |
365.0 |
108 |
| McLennan |
221,740 |
1,525 |
145 |
687.7 |
30 |
| McMullen |
861 |
2 |
431 |
232.3 |
186 |
| Madison |
13,521 |
40 |
338 |
295.8 |
149 |
| Marion |
11,192 |
19 |
589 |
169.8 |
211 |
| Martin |
5,029 |
13 |
387 |
258.5 |
170 |
| Mason |
3,799 |
9 |
422 |
236.9 |
182 |
| Matagorda |
39,529 |
133 |
297 |
336.5 |
123 |
| Maverick |
50,837 |
107 |
475 |
210.5 |
195 |
| Medina |
43,058 |
95 |
453 |
220.6 |
190 |
| Menard |
2,378 |
5 |
476 |
210.3 |
196 |
| Midland |
118,732 |
886 |
134 |
746.2 |
27 |
| Milam |
25,987 |
59 |
440 |
227.0 |
188 |
| Mills |
5,189 |
16 |
324 |
308.3 |
142 |
| Mitchell |
9,918 |
34 |
292 |
342.8 |
117 |
| Montague |
19,427 |
83 |
234 |
427.2 |
82 |
| Montgomery |
368,453 |
1,542 |
239 |
418.5 |
87 |
| Moore |
20,827 |
58 |
359 |
278.5 |
159 |
| Morris |
13,196 |
24 |
550 |
181.9 |
207 |
| Motley |
1,431 |
1 |
1,431 |
69.9 |
247 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,381 |
485 |
129 |
777.5 |
24 |
| Navarro |
48,950 |
230 |
213 |
469.9 |
64 |
| Newton |
15,527 |
25 |
621 |
161.0 |
216 |
| Nolan |
16,102 |
86 |
187 |
534.1 |
47 |
| Nueces |
324,053 |
2,753 |
118 |
849.6 |
20 |
| Ochiltree |
9,516 |
35 |
272 |
367.8 |
105 |
| Oldham |
2,295 |
4 |
574 |
174.3 |
209 |
| Orange |
88,591 |
289 |
307 |
326.2 |
136 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,534 |
125 |
228 |
438.1 |
73 |
| Panola |
23,295 |
77 |
303 |
330.5 |
130 |
| Parker |
107,055 |
315 |
340 |
294.2 |
150 |
| Parmer |
10,420 |
26 |
401 |
249.5 |
175 |
| Pecos |
17,288 |
47 |
368 |
271.9 |
165 |
| Polk |
44,843 |
149 |
301 |
332.3 |
128 |
| Potter |
118,748 |
1,908 |
62 |
1,606.8 |
1 |
| Presidio |
8,126 |
6 |
1,354 |
73.8 |
245 |
| Rains |
11,025 |
15 |
735 |
136.1 |
225 |
| Randall |
114,355 |
610 |
187 |
533.4 |
48 |
| Reagan |
3,560 |
10 |
356 |
280.9 |
155 |
| Real |
3,134 |
6 |
522 |
191.4 |
203 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
64 |
225 |
444.3 |
71 |
| Reeves |
13,362 |
28 |
477 |
209.5 |
197 |
| Refugio |
8,147 |
23 |
354 |
282.3 |
153 |
| Roberts |
920 |
4 |
230 |
434.8 |
77 |
| Robertson |
16,786 |
23 |
730 |
137.0 |
223 |
| Rockwall |
59,099 |
143 |
413 |
242.0 |
179 |
| Runnels |
11,611 |
44 |
264 |
379.0 |
101 |
| Rusk |
48,783 |
175 |
279 |
358.7 |
111 |
| Sabine |
10,588 |
28 |
378 |
264.5 |
167 |
| San Augustine |
9,387 |
31 |
303 |
330.2 |
131 |
| San Jacinto |
23,908 |
20 |
1,195 |
83.7 |
243 |
| San Patricio |
72,985 |
171 |
427 |
234.3 |
185 |
| San Saba |
6,452 |
18 |
358 |
279.0 |
158 |
| Schleicher |
3,083 |
14 |
220 |
454.1 |
69 |
| Scurry |
16,669 |
56 |
298 |
336.0 |
124 |
| Shackelford |
3,352 |
11 |
305 |
328.2 |
132 |
| Shelby |
26,230 |
73 |
359 |
278.3 |
160 |
| Sherman |
3,310 |
5 |
662 |
151.1 |
219 |
| Smith |
187,638 |
2,440 |
77 |
1,300.4 |
2 |
| Somervell |
8,017 |
42 |
191 |
523.9 |
51 |
| Starr |
60,176 |
86 |
700 |
142.9 |
222 |
| Stephens |
9,835 |
42 |
234 |
427.0 |
83 |
| Sterling |
1,441 |
4 |
360 |
277.6 |
162 |
| Stonewall |
1,708 |
9 |
190 |
526.9 |
49 |
| Sutton |
4,399 |
15 |
293 |
341.0 |
119 |
| Swisher |
8,648 |
19 |
455 |
219.7 |
191 |
| Tarrant |
1,602,624 |
11,009 |
146 |
686.9 |
31 |
| Taylor |
127,539 |
1,283 |
99 |
1,006.0 |
9 |
| Terrell |
1,092 |
1 |
1,092 |
91.6 |
240 |
| Terry |
13,132 |
37 |
355 |
281.8 |
154 |
| Throckmorton |
1,879 |
8 |
235 |
425.8 |
84 |
| Titus |
29,733 |
281 |
106 |
945.1 |
13 |
| Tom Green |
105,560 |
960 |
110 |
909.4 |
15 |
| Travis |
863,575 |
6,980 |
124 |
808.3 |
23 |
| Trinity |
14,267 |
28 |
510 |
196.3 |
201 |
| Tyler |
21,279 |
54 |
394 |
253.8 |
171 |
| Upshur |
37,342 |
66 |
566 |
176.7 |
208 |
| Upton |
3,595 |
16 |
225 |
445.1 |
70 |
| Uvalde |
27,022 |
119 |
227 |
440.4 |
72 |
| Val Verde |
47,811 |
146 |
327 |
305.4 |
144 |
| Van Zandt |
52,262 |
145 |
360 |
277.4 |
163 |
| Victoria |
88,202 |
901 |
98 |
1,021.5 |
7 |
| Walker |
65,662 |
258 |
255 |
392.9 |
96 |
| Waller |
38,689 |
34 |
1,138 |
87.9 |
242 |
| Ward |
11,322 |
28 |
404 |
247.3 |
176 |
| Washington |
31,517 |
166 |
190 |
526.7 |
50 |
| Webb |
229,382 |
870 |
264 |
379.3 |
100 |
| Wharton |
43,271 |
275 |
157 |
635.5 |
33 |
| Wheeler |
5,139 |
29 |
177 |
564.3 |
41 |
| Wichita |
133,656 |
1,103 |
121 |
825.3 |
22 |
| Wilbarger |
14,771 |
129 |
115 |
873.3 |
16 |
| Willacy |
21,448 |
20 |
1,072 |
93.2 |
239 |
| Williamson |
326,830 |
1,111 |
294 |
339.9 |
122 |
| Wilson |
38,289 |
99 |
387 |
258.6 |
169 |
| Winkler |
7,456 |
18 |
414 |
241.4 |
180 |
| Wise |
55,025 |
221 |
249 |
401.6 |
91 |
| Wood |
39,921 |
159 |
251 |
398.3 |
93 |
| Yoakum |
7,794 |
26 |
300 |
333.6 |
127 |
| Young |
18,004 |
85 |
212 |
472.1 |
62 |
| Zapata |
13,806 |
16 |
863 |
115.9 |
235 |
| Zavala |
12,228 |
9 |
1,359 |
73.6 |
246 |
| Texas Total |
23,002,555 |
144,602 |
159 |
628.6 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, September 9, 2005.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, 11/28/05.
Records were sorted by the county of practice. For those records that did not have a practice address, the mailing address was used.
Return to Previous Page