
| County |
2006 Population |
2006 RN Total |
Ratio of 2006 Population per RN* |
RNs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,688 |
336 |
172 |
582.4 |
39 |
| Andrews |
13,715 |
68 |
202 |
495.8 |
58 |
| Angelina |
84,472 |
734 |
115 |
868.9 |
17 |
| Aransas |
24,192 |
39 |
620 |
161.2 |
217 |
| Archer |
9,720 |
12 |
810 |
123.5 |
233 |
| Armstrong |
2,228 |
5 |
446 |
224.4 |
191 |
| Atascosa |
44,029 |
116 |
380 |
263.5 |
165 |
| Austin |
27,504 |
65 |
423 |
236.3 |
181 |
| Bailey |
7,016 |
27 |
260 |
384.8 |
101 |
| Bandera |
21,062 |
32 |
658 |
151.9 |
222 |
| Bastrop |
74,510 |
168 |
444 |
225.5 |
188 |
| Baylor |
4,036 |
25 |
161 |
619.4 |
35 |
| Bee |
33,819 |
116 |
292 |
343.0 |
121 |
| Bell |
258,953 |
2,245 |
115 |
867.0 |
18 |
| Bexar |
1,514,039 |
13,024 |
116 |
860.2 |
21 |
| Blanco |
9,740 |
15 |
649 |
154.0 |
219 |
| Borden |
758 |
1 |
758 |
131.9 |
227 |
| Bosque |
18,375 |
73 |
252 |
397.3 |
93 |
| Bowie |
91,466 |
943 |
97 |
1,031.0 |
9 |
| Brazoria |
279,602 |
876 |
319 |
313.3 |
140 |
| Brazos |
168,445 |
975 |
173 |
578.8 |
41 |
| Brewster |
9,630 |
53 |
182 |
550.4 |
49 |
| Briscoe |
1,868 |
4 |
467 |
214.1 |
198 |
| Brooks |
8,437 |
21 |
402 |
248.9 |
177 |
| Brown |
39,621 |
229 |
173 |
578.0 |
42 |
| Burleson |
18,247 |
33 |
553 |
180.9 |
213 |
| Burnet |
39,565 |
136 |
291 |
343.7 |
120 |
| Caldwell |
39,748 |
79 |
503 |
198.8 |
205 |
| Calhoun |
22,315 |
84 |
266 |
376.4 |
102 |
| Callahan |
12,989 |
20 |
649 |
154.0 |
220 |
| Cameron |
392,377 |
1,772 |
221 |
451.6 |
74 |
| Camp |
12,888 |
44 |
293 |
341.4 |
123 |
| Carson |
6,604 |
10 |
660 |
151.4 |
223 |
| Cass |
30,276 |
126 |
240 |
416.2 |
86 |
| Castro |
8,755 |
25 |
350 |
285.6 |
153 |
| Chambers |
32,708 |
48 |
681 |
146.8 |
225 |
| Cherokee |
49,852 |
289 |
172 |
579.7 |
40 |
| Childress |
7,891 |
45 |
175 |
570.3 |
44 |
| Clay |
11,578 |
21 |
551 |
181.4 |
212 |
| Cochran |
3,969 |
10 |
397 |
252.0 |
176 |
| Coke |
3,934 |
10 |
393 |
254.2 |
173 |
| Coleman |
9,061 |
29 |
312 |
320.1 |
137 |
| Collin |
697,668 |
3,603 |
194 |
516.4 |
54 |
| Collingsworth |
3,276 |
11 |
298 |
335.8 |
126 |
| Colorado |
21,616 |
103 |
210 |
476.5 |
65 |
| Comal |
95,238 |
458 |
208 |
480.9 |
64 |
| Comanche |
14,306 |
58 |
247 |
405.4 |
92 |
| Concho |
4,116 |
11 |
374 |
267.2 |
160 |
| Cooke |
39,167 |
216 |
181 |
551.5 |
47 |
| Coryell |
80,681 |
167 |
483 |
207.0 |
200 |
| Cottle |
1,895 |
6 |
316 |
316.6 |
139 |
| Crane |
4,243 |
15 |
283 |
353.5 |
115 |
| Crockett |
4,456 |
12 |
371 |
269.3 |
159 |
| Crosby |
7,389 |
25 |
296 |
338.3 |
124 |
| Culberson |
3,208 |
6 |
535 |
187.0 |
210 |
| Dallam |
6,682 |
41 |
163 |
613.6 |
36 |
| Dallas |
2,385,141 |
18,632 |
128 |
781.2 |
25 |
| Dawson |
15,212 |
33 |
461 |
216.9 |
194 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,467 |
62 |
314 |
318.5 |
138 |
| Delta |
5,365 |
14 |
383 |
261.0 |
169 |
| Denton |
595,367 |
2,240 |
266 |
376.2 |
103 |
| De Witt |
20,733 |
97 |
214 |
467.9 |
67 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
10 |
275 |
364.3 |
107 |
| Dimmit |
10,684 |
23 |
465 |
215.3 |
197 |
| Donley |
3,848 |
15 |
257 |
389.8 |
96 |
| Duval |
13,716 |
16 |
857 |
116.7 |
236 |
| Eastland |
18,624 |
93 |
200 |
499.4 |
56 |
| Ector |
126,989 |
948 |
134 |
746.5 |
28 |
| Edwards |
2,238 |
1 |
2,238 |
44.7 |
248 |
| Ellis |
137,541 |
414 |
332 |
301.0 |
145 |
| El Paso |
751,585 |
3,654 |
206 |
486.2 |
62 |
| Erath |
36,085 |
199 |
181 |
551.5 |
48 |
| Falls |
19,429 |
57 |
341 |
293.4 |
150 |
| Fannin |
33,555 |
142 |
236 |
423.2 |
80 |
| Fayette |
23,595 |
99 |
238 |
419.6 |
83 |
| Fisher |
4,293 |
18 |
239 |
419.3 |
84 |
| Floyd |
8,115 |
29 |
280 |
357.4 |
112 |
| Foard |
1,606 |
3 |
535 |
186.8 |
211 |
| Fort Bend |
470,524 |
1,372 |
343 |
291.6 |
151 |
| Franklin |
9,458 |
67 |
141 |
708.4 |
30 |
| Freestone |
19,603 |
76 |
258 |
387.7 |
97 |
| Frio |
17,821 |
46 |
387 |
258.1 |
170 |
| Gaines |
15,395 |
36 |
428 |
233.8 |
183 |
| Galveston |
274,862 |
2,655 |
104 |
965.9 |
11 |
| Garza |
5,299 |
6 |
883 |
113.2 |
238 |
| Gillespie |
22,614 |
207 |
109 |
915.4 |
15 |
| Glasscock |
1,494 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Goliad |
7,494 |
11 |
681 |
146.8 |
224 |
| Gonzales |
20,255 |
54 |
375 |
266.6 |
162 |
| Gray |
22,522 |
129 |
175 |
572.8 |
43 |
| Grayson |
118,401 |
1,214 |
98 |
1,025.3 |
10 |
| Gregg |
117,233 |
1,367 |
86 |
1,166.1 |
4 |
| Grimes |
26,124 |
50 |
522 |
191.4 |
207 |
| Guadalupe |
106,387 |
298 |
357 |
280.1 |
156 |
| Hale |
37,240 |
115 |
324 |
308.8 |
142 |
| Hall |
3,902 |
6 |
650 |
153.8 |
221 |
| Hamilton |
8,502 |
46 |
185 |
541.0 |
51 |
| Hansford |
5,676 |
28 |
203 |
493.3 |
59 |
| Hardeman |
4,765 |
17 |
280 |
356.8 |
114 |
| Hardin |
51,121 |
102 |
501 |
199.5 |
204 |
| Harris |
3,778,101 |
29,193 |
129 |
772.7 |
27 |
| Harrison |
65,824 |
235 |
280 |
357.0 |
113 |
| Hartley |
5,688 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Haskell |
6,123 |
21 |
292 |
343.0 |
122 |
| Hays |
138,573 |
417 |
332 |
300.9 |
146 |
| Hemphill |
3,632 |
14 |
259 |
385.5 |
100 |
| Henderson |
80,476 |
369 |
218 |
458.5 |
70 |
| Hidalgo |
701,542 |
3,045 |
230 |
434.0 |
77 |
| Hill |
35,952 |
118 |
305 |
328.2 |
133 |
| Hockley |
23,446 |
99 |
237 |
422.2 |
81 |
| Hood |
48,898 |
181 |
270 |
370.2 |
105 |
| Hopkins |
33,393 |
166 |
201 |
497.1 |
57 |
| Houston |
23,845 |
117 |
204 |
490.7 |
60 |
| Howard |
34,398 |
296 |
116 |
860.5 |
20 |
| Hudspeth |
3,697 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Hunt |
91,085 |
392 |
232 |
430.4 |
78 |
| Hutchinson |
23,525 |
76 |
310 |
323.1 |
135 |
| Irion |
1,843 |
1 |
1,843 |
54.3 |
247 |
| Jack |
8,941 |
23 |
389 |
257.2 |
171 |
| Jackson |
15,313 |
29 |
528 |
189.4 |
209 |
| Jasper |
37,310 |
169 |
221 |
453.0 |
72 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,275 |
3 |
758 |
131.9 |
228 |
| Jefferson |
254,119 |
2,622 |
97 |
1,031.8 |
8 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,687 |
7 |
812 |
123.1 |
234 |
| Jim Wells |
42,163 |
197 |
214 |
467.2 |
68 |
| Johnson |
153,345 |
430 |
357 |
280.4 |
155 |
| Jones |
20,905 |
85 |
246 |
406.6 |
90 |
| Karnes |
16,603 |
38 |
437 |
228.9 |
185 |
| Kaufman |
92,168 |
414 |
223 |
449.2 |
75 |
| Kendall |
28,750 |
95 |
303 |
330.4 |
129 |
| Kenedy |
445 |
1 |
445 |
224.7 |
190 |
| Kent |
853 |
7 |
122 |
820.6 |
24 |
| Kerr |
46,442 |
446 |
104 |
960.3 |
12 |
| Kimble |
4,640 |
21 |
221 |
452.6 |
73 |
| King |
367 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,541 |
6 |
590 |
169.4 |
216 |
| Kleberg |
33,862 |
109 |
311 |
321.9 |
136 |
| Knox |
4,295 |
17 |
253 |
395.8 |
94 |
| Lamar |
50,014 |
524 |
95 |
1,047.7 |
6 |
| Lamb |
15,313 |
57 |
269 |
372.2 |
104 |
| Lampasas |
20,597 |
75 |
275 |
364.1 |
109 |
| La Salle |
6,473 |
8 |
809 |
123.6 |
232 |
| Lavaca |
19,618 |
95 |
207 |
484.2 |
63 |
| Lee |
17,550 |
18 |
975 |
102.6 |
239 |
| Leon |
16,769 |
22 |
762 |
131.2 |
229 |
| Liberty |
81,706 |
193 |
423 |
236.2 |
182 |
| Limestone |
23,661 |
157 |
151 |
663.5 |
34 |
| Lipscomb |
3,129 |
4 |
782 |
127.8 |
231 |
| Live Oak |
12,664 |
22 |
576 |
173.7 |
214 |
| Llano |
18,966 |
88 |
216 |
464.0 |
69 |
| Loving |
66 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
256,791 |
3,098 |
83 |
1,206.4 |
3 |
| Lynn |
6,856 |
13 |
527 |
189.6 |
208 |
| McCulloch |
8,550 |
33 |
259 |
386.0 |
99 |
| McLennan |
223,768 |
1,566 |
143 |
699.8 |
31 |
| McMullen |
863 |
1 |
863 |
115.9 |
237 |
| Madison |
13,636 |
42 |
325 |
308.0 |
144 |
| Marion |
11,224 |
23 |
488 |
204.9 |
201 |
| Martin |
5,083 |
14 |
363 |
275.4 |
157 |
| Mason |
3,814 |
10 |
381 |
262.2 |
168 |
| Matagorda |
39,833 |
131 |
304 |
328.9 |
132 |
| Maverick |
51,509 |
116 |
444 |
225.2 |
189 |
| Medina |
43,811 |
92 |
476 |
210.0 |
199 |
| Menard |
2,391 |
8 |
299 |
334.6 |
128 |
| Midland |
119,401 |
886 |
135 |
742.0 |
29 |
| Milam |
26,336 |
63 |
418 |
239.2 |
179 |
| Mills |
5,207 |
18 |
289 |
345.7 |
118 |
| Mitchell |
9,961 |
35 |
285 |
351.4 |
116 |
| Montague |
19,498 |
71 |
275 |
364.1 |
108 |
| Montgomery |
384,991 |
1,677 |
230 |
435.6 |
76 |
| Moore |
20,964 |
63 |
333 |
300.5 |
147 |
| Morris |
13,212 |
26 |
508 |
196.8 |
206 |
| Motley |
1,428 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Nacogdoches |
63,040 |
490 |
129 |
777.3 |
26 |
| Navarro |
49,807 |
237 |
210 |
475.8 |
66 |
| Newton |
15,594 |
27 |
578 |
173.1 |
215 |
| Nolan |
16,165 |
86 |
188 |
532.0 |
52 |
| Nueces |
326,193 |
2,892 |
113 |
886.6 |
16 |
| Ochiltree |
9,615 |
39 |
247 |
405.6 |
91 |
| Oldham |
2,319 |
5 |
464 |
215.6 |
196 |
| Orange |
89,253 |
291 |
307 |
326.0 |
134 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,865 |
131 |
220 |
453.8 |
71 |
| Panola |
23,397 |
79 |
296 |
337.7 |
125 |
| Parker |
111,082 |
327 |
340 |
294.4 |
149 |
| Parmer |
10,492 |
28 |
375 |
266.9 |
161 |
| Pecos |
17,389 |
44 |
395 |
253.0 |
175 |
| Polk |
45,621 |
158 |
289 |
346.3 |
117 |
| Potter |
119,866 |
1,979 |
61 |
1,651.0 |
1 |
| Presidio |
8,299 |
6 |
1,383 |
72.3 |
245 |
| Rains |
11,452 |
16 |
716 |
139.7 |
226 |
| Randall |
116,294 |
617 |
188 |
530.6 |
53 |
| Reagan |
3,608 |
8 |
451 |
221.7 |
193 |
| Real |
3,151 |
7 |
450 |
222.2 |
192 |
| Red River |
14,404 |
74 |
195 |
513.7 |
55 |
| Reeves |
13,397 |
32 |
419 |
238.9 |
180 |
| Refugio |
8,201 |
21 |
391 |
256.1 |
172 |
| Roberts |
926 |
2 |
463 |
216.0 |
195 |
| Robertson |
16,959 |
22 |
771 |
129.7 |
230 |
| Rockwall |
62,825 |
159 |
395 |
253.1 |
174 |
| Runnels |
11,646 |
46 |
253 |
395.0 |
95 |
| Rusk |
49,082 |
177 |
277 |
360.6 |
110 |
| Sabine |
10,599 |
35 |
303 |
330.2 |
130 |
| San Augustine |
9,455 |
25 |
378 |
264.4 |
164 |
| San Jacinto |
24,208 |
19 |
1,274 |
78.5 |
244 |
| San Patricio |
74,072 |
168 |
441 |
226.8 |
186 |
| San Saba |
6,502 |
15 |
433 |
230.7 |
184 |
| Schleicher |
3,126 |
13 |
240 |
415.9 |
87 |
| Scurry |
16,725 |
56 |
299 |
334.8 |
127 |
| Shackelford |
3,341 |
10 |
334 |
299.3 |
148 |
| Shelby |
26,461 |
75 |
353 |
283.4 |
154 |
| Sherman |
3,323 |
3 |
1,108 |
90.3 |
243 |
| Smith |
190,440 |
2,530 |
75 |
1,328.5 |
2 |
| Somervell |
8,299 |
47 |
177 |
566.3 |
46 |
| Starr |
61,508 |
95 |
647 |
154.5 |
218 |
| Stephens |
9,866 |
42 |
235 |
425.7 |
79 |
| Sterling |
1,455 |
4 |
364 |
274.9 |
158 |
| Stonewall |
1,712 |
10 |
171 |
584.1 |
37 |
| Sutton |
4,459 |
16 |
279 |
358.8 |
111 |
| Swisher |
8,685 |
23 |
378 |
264.8 |
163 |
| Tarrant |
1,635,837 |
11,426 |
143 |
698.5 |
32 |
| Taylor |
127,885 |
1,345 |
95 |
1,051.7 |
5 |
| Terrell |
1,098 |
1 |
1,098 |
91.1 |
242 |
| Terry |
13,197 |
41 |
322 |
310.7 |
141 |
| Throckmorton |
1,888 |
11 |
172 |
582.6 |
38 |
| Titus |
30,069 |
280 |
107 |
931.2 |
13 |
| Tom Green |
105,888 |
982 |
108 |
927.4 |
14 |
| Travis |
873,093 |
7,228 |
121 |
827.9 |
23 |
| Trinity |
14,351 |
29 |
495 |
202.1 |
203 |
| Tyler |
21,345 |
56 |
381 |
262.4 |
167 |
| Upshur |
37,748 |
77 |
490 |
204.0 |
202 |
| Upton |
3,646 |
15 |
243 |
411.4 |
89 |
| Uvalde |
27,246 |
115 |
237 |
422.1 |
82 |
| Val Verde |
48,375 |
149 |
325 |
308.0 |
143 |
| Van Zandt |
53,114 |
132 |
402 |
248.5 |
178 |
| Victoria |
89,034 |
932 |
96 |
1,046.8 |
7 |
| Walker |
66,201 |
256 |
259 |
386.7 |
98 |
| Waller |
39,913 |
37 |
1,079 |
92.7 |
241 |
| Ward |
11,408 |
30 |
380 |
263.0 |
166 |
| Washington |
31,799 |
173 |
184 |
544.0 |
50 |
| Webb |
236,952 |
874 |
271 |
368.9 |
106 |
| Wharton |
43,718 |
293 |
149 |
670.2 |
33 |
| Wheeler |
5,100 |
29 |
176 |
568.6 |
45 |
| Wichita |
133,986 |
1,121 |
120 |
836.7 |
22 |
| Wilbarger |
14,815 |
128 |
116 |
864.0 |
19 |
| Willacy |
21,720 |
21 |
1,034 |
96.7 |
240 |
| Williamson |
343,927 |
1,185 |
290 |
344.5 |
119 |
| Wilson |
39,524 |
115 |
344 |
291.0 |
152 |
| Winkler |
7,500 |
17 |
441 |
226.7 |
187 |
| Wise |
56,299 |
232 |
243 |
412.1 |
88 |
| Wood |
40,585 |
169 |
240 |
416.4 |
85 |
| Yoakum |
7,889 |
26 |
303 |
329.6 |
131 |
| Young |
18,027 |
88 |
205 |
488.2 |
61 |
| Zapata |
14,156 |
17 |
833 |
120.1 |
235 |
| Zavala |
12,350 |
8 |
1,544 |
64.8 |
246 |
| Texas Total |
23,464,827 |
149,948 |
156 |
639.0 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, September 7, 2006.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, September 11, 2006.
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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