
| County |
2006 Projected Population |
2006 LVN Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVNs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
243 |
237 |
421.2 |
99 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
55 |
249 |
401.0 |
108 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
481 |
176 |
569.4 |
50 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
59 |
410 |
243.9 |
184 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
16 |
608 |
164.6 |
227 |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
9 |
248 |
403.9 |
105 |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
116 |
380 |
263.5 |
175 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
64 |
430 |
232.7 |
192 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
16 |
439 |
228.1 |
195 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
36 |
585 |
170.9 |
224 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
123 |
606 |
165.1 |
226 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
55 |
73 |
1,362.7 |
1 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
173 |
195 |
511.5 |
66 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
1,230 |
211 |
475.0 |
80 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
5,471 |
277 |
361.4 |
116 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
18 |
541 |
184.8 |
213 |
| Borden |
758 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
120 |
153 |
653.1 |
28 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
472 |
194 |
516.0 |
65 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
473 |
591 |
169.2 |
225 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
474 |
355 |
281.4 |
163 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
47 |
205 |
488.1 |
75 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
2 |
934 |
107.1 |
243 |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
40 |
211 |
474.1 |
81 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
305 |
130 |
769.8 |
15 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
41 |
445 |
224.7 |
199 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
79 |
501 |
199.7 |
208 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
101 |
394 |
254.1 |
180 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
86 |
259 |
385.4 |
111 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
32 |
406 |
246.4 |
183 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
1,083 |
362 |
276.0 |
169 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
42 |
307 |
325.9 |
138 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
12 |
550 |
181.7 |
217 |
| Cass |
30,276 |
146 |
207 |
482.2 |
76 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
27 |
324 |
308.4 |
147 |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
49 |
668 |
149.8 |
230 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
354 |
141 |
710.1 |
22 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
63 |
125 |
798.4 |
13 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
32 |
362 |
276.4 |
167 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
13 |
305 |
327.5 |
137 |
| Coke |
3,934 |
26 |
151 |
660.9 |
26 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
54 |
168 |
596.0 |
42 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
602 |
1,159 |
86.3 |
246 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
22 |
149 |
671.6 |
24 |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
87 |
248 |
402.5 |
107 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
280 |
340 |
294.0 |
156 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
114 |
125 |
796.9 |
14 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
19 |
217 |
461.6 |
86 |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
172 |
228 |
439.1 |
92 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
182 |
443 |
225.6 |
198 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
11 |
172 |
580.5 |
49 |
| Crane |
4,243 |
16 |
265 |
377.1 |
113 |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
13 |
343 |
291.7 |
158 |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
29 |
255 |
392.5 |
110 |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
7 |
458 |
218.2 |
202 |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
36 |
186 |
538.8 |
57 |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
3,835 |
622 |
160.8 |
228 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
57 |
267 |
374.7 |
114 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
61 |
319 |
313.4 |
143 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
16 |
335 |
298.2 |
154 |
| Denton |
595,367 |
747 |
797 |
125.5 |
237 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
170 |
122 |
819.9 |
10 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
8 |
343 |
291.4 |
159 |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
50 |
214 |
468.0 |
83 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
21 |
183 |
545.7 |
54 |
| Duval |
13,716 |
47 |
292 |
342.7 |
127 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
119 |
157 |
639.0 |
30 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
367 |
346 |
289.0 |
160 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
4 |
560 |
178.7 |
220 |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
246 |
559 |
178.9 |
219 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
986 |
762 |
131.2 |
236 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
115 |
314 |
318.7 |
140 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
85 |
229 |
437.5 |
93 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
140 |
240 |
417.2 |
100 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
122 |
193 |
517.1 |
63 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
25 |
172 |
582.3 |
46 |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
39 |
208 |
480.6 |
78 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
7 |
229 |
435.9 |
95 |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
587 |
802 |
124.8 |
238 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
44 |
215 |
465.2 |
84 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
69 |
284 |
352.0 |
125 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
61 |
292 |
342.3 |
128 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
37 |
416 |
240.3 |
187 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
700 |
393 |
254.7 |
179 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
19 |
279 |
358.6 |
121 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
151 |
150 |
667.7 |
25 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
27 |
278 |
360.3 |
117 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
99 |
205 |
488.8 |
74 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
117 |
192 |
519.5 |
62 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
636 |
186 |
537.2 |
58 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
726 |
161 |
619.3 |
33 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
59 |
443 |
225.8 |
197 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
255 |
417 |
239.7 |
188 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
164 |
227 |
440.4 |
91 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
14 |
279 |
358.8 |
120 |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
52 |
164 |
611.6 |
37 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
23 |
247 |
405.2 |
104 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
36 |
132 |
755.5 |
16 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
117 |
437 |
228.9 |
194 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
7,799 |
484 |
206.4 |
205 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
217 |
303 |
329.7 |
136 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
39 |
157 |
636.9 |
31 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
237 |
585 |
171.0 |
223 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
16 |
227 |
440.5 |
90 |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
243 |
331 |
302.0 |
152 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
1,491 |
471 |
212.5 |
204 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
145 |
248 |
403.3 |
106 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
83 |
282 |
354.0 |
123 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
163 |
300 |
333.3 |
131 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
148 |
226 |
443.2 |
89 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
110 |
217 |
461.3 |
87 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
233 |
148 |
677.4 |
23 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
236 |
386 |
259.1 |
177 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
80 |
294 |
340.1 |
129 |
| Irion |
1,843 |
2 |
922 |
108.5 |
241 |
| Jack |
8,941 |
44 |
203 |
492.1 |
72 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
47 |
326 |
306.9 |
149 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
211 |
177 |
565.5 |
51 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
5 |
455 |
219.8 |
201 |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
1,344 |
189 |
528.9 |
59 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
16 |
355 |
281.3 |
164 |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
230 |
183 |
545.5 |
55 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
362 |
424 |
236.1 |
191 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
106 |
197 |
507.1 |
68 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
70 |
237 |
421.6 |
98 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
251 |
367 |
272.3 |
170 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
90 |
319 |
313.0 |
144 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
853 |
8 |
107 |
937.9 |
6 |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
380 |
122 |
818.2 |
11 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
21 |
221 |
452.6 |
88 |
| King |
367 |
2 |
184 |
545.0 |
56 |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
3 |
1,180 |
84.7 |
247 |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
170 |
199 |
502.0 |
69 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
32 |
134 |
745.1 |
17 |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
366 |
137 |
731.8 |
18 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
51 |
300 |
333.1 |
133 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
68 |
303 |
330.1 |
135 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
13 |
498 |
200.8 |
207 |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
216 |
91 |
1,101.0 |
3 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
47 |
373 |
267.8 |
173 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
52 |
322 |
310.1 |
146 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
203 |
402 |
248.5 |
182 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
201 |
118 |
849.5 |
7 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
9 |
348 |
287.6 |
162 |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
23 |
551 |
181.6 |
218 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
67 |
283 |
353.3 |
124 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
1,264 |
203 |
492.2 |
71 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
18 |
381 |
262.5 |
176 |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
61 |
140 |
713.5 |
21 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
977 |
229 |
436.6 |
94 |
| McMullen |
863 |
2 |
432 |
231.7 |
193 |
| Madison |
13,636 |
49 |
278 |
359.3 |
118 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
58 |
194 |
516.7 |
64 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
18 |
282 |
354.1 |
122 |
| Mason |
3,814 |
23 |
166 |
603.0 |
40 |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
125 |
319 |
313.8 |
142 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
128 |
402 |
248.5 |
181 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
99 |
443 |
226.0 |
196 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
14 |
171 |
585.5 |
44 |
| Midland |
119,401 |
404 |
296 |
338.4 |
130 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
81 |
325 |
307.6 |
148 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
25 |
208 |
480.1 |
79 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
61 |
163 |
612.4 |
36 |
| Montague |
19,498 |
128 |
152 |
656.5 |
27 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
671 |
574 |
174.3 |
222 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
54 |
388 |
257.6 |
178 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
50 |
264 |
378.4 |
112 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
2 |
714 |
140.1 |
233 |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
256 |
246 |
406.1 |
103 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
175 |
285 |
351.4 |
126 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
37 |
421 |
237.3 |
190 |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
118 |
137 |
730.0 |
19 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
1,386 |
235 |
424.9 |
97 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
23 |
418 |
239.2 |
189 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
5 |
464 |
215.6 |
203 |
| Orange |
89,253 |
262 |
341 |
293.5 |
157 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
142 |
203 |
491.9 |
73 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
119 |
197 |
508.6 |
67 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
218 |
510 |
196.3 |
209 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
14 |
749 |
133.4 |
235 |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
72 |
242 |
414.1 |
102 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
148 |
308 |
324.4 |
139 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
727 |
165 |
606.5 |
38 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
3 |
2,766 |
36.1 |
248 |
| Rains |
11,452 |
21 |
545 |
183.4 |
215 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
240 |
485 |
206.4 |
206 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
7 |
515 |
194.0 |
211 |
| Real |
3,151 |
19 |
166 |
603.0 |
41 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
84 |
171 |
583.2 |
45 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
36 |
372 |
268.7 |
172 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
23 |
357 |
280.5 |
166 |
| Roberts |
926 |
1 |
926 |
108.0 |
242 |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
49 |
346 |
288.9 |
161 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
76 |
827 |
121.0 |
239 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
64 |
182 |
549.5 |
53 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
150 |
327 |
305.6 |
151 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
32 |
331 |
301.9 |
153 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
56 |
169 |
592.3 |
43 |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
25 |
968 |
103.3 |
244 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
145 |
511 |
195.8 |
210 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
28 |
232 |
430.6 |
96 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
13 |
240 |
415.9 |
101 |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
101 |
166 |
603.9 |
39 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
12 |
278 |
359.2 |
119 |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
123 |
215 |
464.8 |
85 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
8 |
415 |
240.7 |
186 |
| Smith |
190,440 |
1,109 |
172 |
582.3 |
47 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
51 |
163 |
614.5 |
35 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
95 |
647 |
154.5 |
229 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
61 |
162 |
618.3 |
34 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
7 |
208 |
481.1 |
77 |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
20 |
86 |
1,168.2 |
2 |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
6 |
743 |
134.6 |
234 |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
24 |
362 |
276.3 |
168 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
3,629 |
451 |
221.8 |
200 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
932 |
137 |
728.8 |
20 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
2 |
549 |
182.1 |
216 |
| Terry |
13,197 |
39 |
338 |
295.5 |
155 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
16 |
118 |
847.5 |
8 |
| Titus |
30,069 |
149 |
202 |
495.5 |
70 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
554 |
191 |
523.2 |
61 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
1,611 |
542 |
184.5 |
214 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
39 |
368 |
271.8 |
171 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
124 |
172 |
580.9 |
48 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
91 |
415 |
241.1 |
185 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
23 |
159 |
630.8 |
32 |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
144 |
189 |
528.5 |
60 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
181 |
267 |
374.2 |
115 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
149 |
356 |
280.5 |
165 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
581 |
153 |
652.6 |
29 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
206 |
321 |
311.2 |
145 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
36 |
1,109 |
90.2 |
245 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
45 |
254 |
394.5 |
109 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
175 |
182 |
550.3 |
52 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
346 |
685 |
146.0 |
232 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
207 |
211 |
473.5 |
82 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
55 |
93 |
1,078.4 |
4 |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
1,119 |
120 |
835.2 |
9 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
153 |
97 |
1,032.7 |
5 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
41 |
530 |
188.8 |
212 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
504 |
682 |
146.5 |
231 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
121 |
327 |
306.1 |
150 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
25 |
300 |
333.3 |
132 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
149 |
378 |
264.7 |
174 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
135 |
301 |
332.6 |
134 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
9 |
877 |
114.1 |
240 |
| Young |
18,027 |
144 |
125 |
798.8 |
12 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
25 |
566 |
176.6 |
221 |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
39 |
317 |
315.8 |
141 |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
63,639 |
369 |
271.2 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source:Texas Board of Nurse Examiners - September 7, 2006.
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, September 19, 2006.
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