
| County |
2008 Population |
2008 RN Total |
Ratio of 2008 Population per RN* |
RNs per 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,910 |
334 |
173 |
576.8 |
43 |
| Andrews |
13,777 |
72 |
191 |
522.6 |
58 |
| Angelina |
84,171 |
786 |
107 |
933.8 |
18 |
| Aransas |
25,451 |
43 |
592 |
169.0 |
217 |
| Archer |
9,503 |
10 |
950 |
105.2 |
242 |
| Armstrong |
2,238 |
11 |
203 |
491.5 |
69 |
| Atascosa |
46,479 |
111 |
419 |
238.8 |
184 |
| Austin |
27,851 |
69 |
404 |
247.7 |
180 |
| Bailey |
7,142 |
25 |
286 |
350.0 |
122 |
| Bandera |
21,032 |
26 |
809 |
123.6 |
233 |
| Bastrop |
83,889 |
186 |
451 |
221.7 |
196 |
| Baylor |
4,080 |
21 |
194 |
514.7 |
62 |
| Bee |
34,458 |
99 |
348 |
287.3 |
161 |
| Bell |
263,086 |
2,478 |
106 |
941.9 |
17 |
| Bexar |
1,562,396 |
14,005 |
112 |
896.4 |
22 |
| Blanco |
10,215 |
20 |
511 |
195.8 |
207 |
| Borden |
763 |
1 |
763 |
131.1 |
230 |
| Bosque |
18,518 |
72 |
257 |
388.8 |
105 |
| Bowie |
93,518 |
945 |
99 |
1,010.5 |
11 |
| Brazoria |
294,384 |
1,030 |
286 |
349.9 |
123 |
| Brazos |
166,821 |
1,099 |
152 |
658.8 |
34 |
| Brewster |
9,624 |
51 |
189 |
529.9 |
54 |
| Briscoe |
1,873 |
4 |
468 |
213.6 |
200 |
| Brooks |
8,557 |
15 |
570 |
175.3 |
215 |
| Brown |
39,487 |
231 |
171 |
585.0 |
42 |
| Burleson |
18,483 |
30 |
616 |
162.3 |
220 |
| Burnet |
42,252 |
150 |
282 |
355.0 |
120 |
| Caldwell |
38,700 |
76 |
509 |
196.4 |
206 |
| Calhoun |
21,629 |
90 |
240 |
416.1 |
89 |
| Callahan |
13,677 |
19 |
720 |
138.9 |
228 |
| Cameron |
401,862 |
1,993 |
202 |
495.9 |
66 |
| Camp |
13,373 |
52 |
257 |
388.8 |
104 |
| Carson |
6,520 |
11 |
593 |
168.7 |
218 |
| Cass |
30,238 |
135 |
224 |
446.5 |
85 |
| Castro |
8,877 |
26 |
341 |
292.9 |
158 |
| Chambers |
32,995 |
83 |
398 |
251.6 |
177 |
| Cherokee |
49,710 |
306 |
162 |
615.6 |
39 |
| Childress |
7,829 |
47 |
167 |
600.3 |
40 |
| Clay |
11,442 |
16 |
715 |
139.8 |
227 |
| Cochran |
4,062 |
13 |
312 |
320.0 |
139 |
| Coke |
3,960 |
7 |
566 |
176.8 |
213 |
| Coleman |
9,186 |
23 |
399 |
250.4 |
179 |
| Collin |
760,664 |
4,746 |
160 |
623.9 |
38 |
| Collingsworth |
3,174 |
13 |
244 |
409.6 |
94 |
| Colorado |
22,308 |
111 |
201 |
497.6 |
65 |
| Comal |
102,320 |
550 |
186 |
537.5 |
53 |
| Comanche |
14,201 |
52 |
273 |
366.2 |
116 |
| Concho |
4,011 |
14 |
287 |
349.0 |
124 |
| Cooke |
40,048 |
211 |
190 |
526.9 |
56 |
| Coryell |
75,145 |
176 |
427 |
234.2 |
187 |
| Cottle |
1,881 |
7 |
269 |
372.1 |
114 |
| Crane |
4,312 |
14 |
308 |
324.7 |
135 |
| Crockett |
4,395 |
9 |
488 |
204.8 |
204 |
| Crosby |
7,470 |
21 |
356 |
281.1 |
163 |
| Culberson |
3,274 |
7 |
468 |
213.8 |
199 |
| Dallam |
6,691 |
32 |
209 |
478.3 |
74 |
| Dallas |
2,344,905 |
19,043 |
123 |
812.1 |
26 |
| Dawson |
15,608 |
30 |
520 |
192.2 |
209 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,058 |
64 |
313 |
319.1 |
140 |
| Delta |
5,393 |
17 |
317 |
315.2 |
141 |
| Denton |
674,765 |
2,695 |
250 |
399.4 |
98 |
| De Witt |
20,638 |
98 |
211 |
474.9 |
76 |
| Dickens |
2,931 |
8 |
366 |
272.9 |
169 |
| Dimmit |
10,778 |
28 |
385 |
259.8 |
173 |
| Donley |
4,093 |
14 |
292 |
342.0 |
126 |
| Duval |
13,756 |
19 |
724 |
138.1 |
229 |
| Eastland |
18,880 |
90 |
210 |
476.7 |
75 |
| Ector |
129,801 |
999 |
130 |
769.6 |
28 |
| Edwards |
2,260 |
2 |
1,130 |
88.5 |
244 |
| Ellis |
147,615 |
461 |
320 |
312.3 |
145 |
| El Paso |
755,157 |
3,969 |
190 |
525.6 |
57 |
| Erath |
37,175 |
205 |
181 |
551.4 |
49 |
| Falls |
18,872 |
59 |
320 |
312.6 |
144 |
| Fannin |
35,462 |
132 |
269 |
372.2 |
113 |
| Fayette |
24,098 |
100 |
241 |
415.0 |
90 |
| Fisher |
4,160 |
12 |
347 |
288.5 |
160 |
| Floyd |
8,147 |
27 |
302 |
331.4 |
132 |
| Foard |
1,609 |
3 |
536 |
186.5 |
210 |
| Fort Bend |
510,966 |
2,500 |
204 |
489.3 |
71 |
| Franklin |
10,093 |
77 |
131 |
762.9 |
30 |
| Freestone |
19,900 |
72 |
276 |
361.8 |
117 |
| Frio |
17,328 |
42 |
413 |
242.4 |
183 |
| Gaines |
15,733 |
35 |
450 |
222.5 |
195 |
| Galveston |
285,327 |
2,614 |
109 |
916.1 |
20 |
| Garza |
5,292 |
8 |
662 |
151.2 |
224 |
| Gillespie |
23,649 |
219 |
108 |
926.0 |
19 |
| Glasscock |
1,522 |
1 |
1,522 |
65.7 |
246 |
| Goliad |
7,488 |
13 |
576 |
173.6 |
216 |
| Gonzales |
20,327 |
61 |
333 |
300.1 |
154 |
| Gray |
22,096 |
131 |
169 |
592.9 |
41 |
| Grayson |
120,304 |
1,210 |
99 |
1,005.8 |
13 |
| Gregg |
117,679 |
1,431 |
82 |
1,216.0 |
4 |
| Grimes |
26,078 |
53 |
492 |
203.2 |
205 |
| Guadalupe |
114,770 |
321 |
358 |
279.7 |
165 |
| Hale |
37,661 |
108 |
349 |
286.8 |
162 |
| Hall |
3,842 |
8 |
480 |
208.2 |
203 |
| Hamilton |
8,409 |
47 |
179 |
558.9 |
48 |
| Hansford |
5,686 |
25 |
227 |
439.7 |
87 |
| Hardeman |
4,724 |
26 |
182 |
550.4 |
50 |
| Hardin |
51,906 |
119 |
436 |
229.3 |
191 |
| Harris |
3,867,607 |
30,538 |
127 |
789.6 |
27 |
| Harrison |
63,739 |
267 |
239 |
418.9 |
88 |
| Hartley |
5,689 |
1 |
5,689 |
17.6 |
250 |
| Haskell |
6,050 |
19 |
318 |
314.0 |
143 |
| Hays |
156,020 |
525 |
297 |
336.5 |
129 |
| Hemphill |
3,506 |
18 |
195 |
513.4 |
63 |
| Henderson |
82,291 |
367 |
224 |
446.0 |
86 |
| Hidalgo |
749,265 |
3,508 |
214 |
468.2 |
78 |
| Hill |
36,125 |
125 |
289 |
346.0 |
125 |
| Hockley |
23,950 |
95 |
252 |
396.7 |
100 |
| Hood |
50,239 |
198 |
254 |
394.1 |
101 |
| Hopkins |
34,386 |
169 |
203 |
491.5 |
70 |
| Houston |
24,075 |
109 |
221 |
452.8 |
83 |
| Howard |
33,981 |
296 |
115 |
871.1 |
23 |
| Hudspeth |
3,833 |
1 |
3,833 |
26.1 |
249 |
| Hunt |
87,942 |
436 |
202 |
495.8 |
67 |
| Hutchinson |
23,070 |
82 |
281 |
355.4 |
119 |
| Irion |
1,847 |
2 |
924 |
108.3 |
239 |
| Jack |
8,948 |
25 |
358 |
279.4 |
166 |
| Jackson |
14,730 |
33 |
446 |
224.0 |
194 |
| Jasper |
36,558 |
190 |
192 |
519.7 |
60 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,566 |
3 |
855 |
116.9 |
235 |
| Jefferson |
253,609 |
2,695 |
94 |
1,062.7 |
9 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,569 |
9 |
619 |
161.6 |
221 |
| Jim Wells |
41,831 |
193 |
217 |
461.4 |
81 |
| Johnson |
159,338 |
485 |
329 |
304.4 |
150 |
| Jones |
20,777 |
71 |
293 |
341.7 |
127 |
| Karnes |
15,969 |
39 |
409 |
244.2 |
182 |
| Kaufman |
99,999 |
495 |
202 |
495.0 |
68 |
| Kendall |
31,987 |
104 |
308 |
325.1 |
134 |
| Kenedy |
459 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kent |
841 |
9 |
93 |
1,070.2 |
7 |
| Kerr |
47,512 |
480 |
99 |
1,010.3 |
12 |
| Kimble |
4,646 |
24 |
194 |
516.6 |
61 |
| King |
369 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Kinney |
3,436 |
4 |
859 |
116.4 |
236 |
| Kleberg |
35,137 |
138 |
255 |
392.7 |
103 |
| Knox |
4,227 |
24 |
176 |
567.8 |
47 |
| Lamar |
50,641 |
539 |
94 |
1,064.4 |
8 |
| Lamb |
15,386 |
51 |
302 |
331.5 |
131 |
| Lampasas |
22,838 |
74 |
309 |
324.0 |
136 |
| La Salle |
6,543 |
6 |
1,091 |
91.7 |
243 |
| Lavaca |
19,479 |
98 |
199 |
503.1 |
64 |
| Lee |
17,510 |
19 |
922 |
108.5 |
238 |
| Leon |
17,183 |
25 |
687 |
145.5 |
225 |
| Liberty |
82,173 |
188 |
437 |
228.8 |
193 |
| Limestone |
23,337 |
160 |
146 |
685.6 |
33 |
| Lipscomb |
3,105 |
6 |
518 |
193.2 |
208 |
| Live Oak |
12,417 |
29 |
428 |
233.6 |
189 |
| Llano |
18,842 |
88 |
214 |
467.0 |
79 |
| Loving |
65 |
|
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
257,690 |
3,328 |
77 |
1,291.5 |
3 |
| Lynn |
6,876 |
15 |
458 |
218.2 |
198 |
| McCulloch |
8,376 |
32 |
262 |
382.0 |
109 |
| McLennan |
225,379 |
1,656 |
136 |
734.8 |
32 |
| McMullen |
873 |
1 |
873 |
114.5 |
237 |
| Madison |
14,034 |
33 |
425 |
235.1 |
186 |
| Marion |
11,270 |
29 |
389 |
257.3 |
174 |
| Martin |
5,186 |
13 |
399 |
250.7 |
178 |
| Mason |
4,031 |
13 |
310 |
322.5 |
137 |
| Matagorda |
39,026 |
150 |
260 |
384.4 |
107 |
| Maverick |
53,688 |
137 |
392 |
255.2 |
175 |
| Medina |
44,956 |
103 |
436 |
229.1 |
192 |
| Menard |
2,565 |
6 |
428 |
233.9 |
188 |
| Midland |
123,362 |
949 |
130 |
769.3 |
29 |
| Milam |
26,289 |
76 |
346 |
289.1 |
159 |
| Mills |
5,149 |
16 |
322 |
310.7 |
147 |
| Mitchell |
9,917 |
39 |
254 |
393.3 |
102 |
| Montague |
20,055 |
80 |
251 |
398.9 |
99 |
| Montgomery |
425,757 |
2,076 |
205 |
487.6 |
72 |
| Moore |
21,342 |
65 |
328 |
304.6 |
149 |
| Morris |
13,238 |
28 |
473 |
211.5 |
201 |
| Motley |
1,419 |
2 |
710 |
140.9 |
226 |
| Nacogdoches |
62,735 |
542 |
116 |
864.0 |
25 |
| Navarro |
50,322 |
226 |
223 |
449.1 |
84 |
| Newton |
15,262 |
20 |
763 |
131.0 |
231 |
| Nolan |
15,813 |
87 |
182 |
550.2 |
51 |
| Nueces |
323,802 |
3,147 |
103 |
971.9 |
15 |
| Ochiltree |
9,848 |
37 |
266 |
375.7 |
111 |
| Oldham |
2,309 |
7 |
330 |
303.2 |
152 |
| Orange |
84,937 |
283 |
300 |
333.2 |
130 |
| Palo Pinto |
28,343 |
148 |
192 |
522.2 |
59 |
| Panola |
22,999 |
95 |
242 |
413.1 |
93 |
| Parker |
113,774 |
457 |
249 |
401.7 |
97 |
| Parmer |
10,546 |
32 |
330 |
303.4 |
151 |
| Pecos |
17,583 |
52 |
338 |
295.7 |
156 |
| Polk |
49,449 |
177 |
279 |
357.9 |
118 |
| Potter |
124,416 |
2,146 |
58 |
1,724.9 |
1 |
| Presidio |
8,402 |
5 |
1,680 |
59.5 |
248 |
| Rains |
11,533 |
21 |
549 |
182.1 |
211 |
| Randall |
112,995 |
642 |
176 |
568.2 |
46 |
| Reagan |
3,684 |
6 |
614 |
162.9 |
219 |
| Real |
3,239 |
8 |
405 |
247.0 |
181 |
| Red River |
14,509 |
83 |
175 |
572.1 |
44 |
| Reeves |
12,717 |
32 |
397 |
251.6 |
176 |
| Refugio |
8,239 |
23 |
358 |
279.2 |
167 |
| Roberts |
936 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
- |
| Robertson |
16,898 |
18 |
939 |
106.5 |
240 |
| Rockwall |
74,926 |
210 |
357 |
280.3 |
164 |
| Runnels |
11,497 |
43 |
267 |
374.0 |
112 |
| Rusk |
49,464 |
161 |
307 |
325.5 |
133 |
| Sabine |
10,871 |
35 |
311 |
322.0 |
138 |
| San Augustine |
9,357 |
29 |
323 |
309.9 |
148 |
| San Jacinto |
24,601 |
38 |
647 |
154.5 |
223 |
| San Patricio |
72,187 |
168 |
430 |
232.7 |
190 |
| San Saba |
6,317 |
17 |
372 |
269.1 |
170 |
| Schleicher |
3,140 |
13 |
242 |
414.0 |
91 |
| Scurry |
16,674 |
64 |
261 |
383.8 |
108 |
| Shackelford |
3,384 |
12 |
282 |
354.6 |
121 |
| Shelby |
26,577 |
78 |
341 |
293.5 |
157 |
| Sherman |
3,326 |
4 |
832 |
120.3 |
234 |
| Smith |
196,271 |
2,654 |
74 |
1,352.2 |
2 |
| Somervell |
8,493 |
55 |
154 |
647.6 |
35 |
| Starr |
65,152 |
115 |
567 |
176.5 |
214 |
| Stephens |
9,967 |
37 |
269 |
371.2 |
115 |
| Sterling |
1,465 |
5 |
293 |
341.3 |
128 |
| Stonewall |
1,704 |
9 |
189 |
528.2 |
55 |
| Sutton |
4,450 |
14 |
318 |
314.6 |
142 |
| Swisher |
8,805 |
23 |
383 |
261.2 |
172 |
| Tarrant |
1,720,067 |
12,664 |
136 |
736.3 |
31 |
| Taylor |
132,329 |
1,376 |
96 |
1,039.8 |
10 |
| Terrell |
1,101 |
2 |
551 |
181.7 |
212 |
| Terry |
13,404 |
40 |
335 |
298.4 |
155 |
| Throckmorton |
1,873 |
9 |
208 |
480.5 |
73 |
| Titus |
31,362 |
304 |
103 |
969.3 |
16 |
| Tom Green |
104,179 |
1,035 |
101 |
993.5 |
14 |
| Travis |
916,083 |
7,955 |
115 |
868.4 |
24 |
| Trinity |
14,977 |
24 |
624 |
160.2 |
222 |
| Tyler |
21,970 |
60 |
366 |
273.1 |
168 |
| Upshur |
37,936 |
90 |
422 |
237.2 |
185 |
| Upton |
3,671 |
17 |
216 |
463.1 |
80 |
| Uvalde |
28,203 |
129 |
219 |
457.4 |
82 |
| Val Verde |
49,532 |
154 |
322 |
310.9 |
146 |
| Van Zandt |
53,385 |
141 |
379 |
264.1 |
171 |
| Victoria |
88,794 |
1,002 |
89 |
1,128.5 |
5 |
| Walker |
66,940 |
259 |
258 |
386.9 |
106 |
| Waller |
42,576 |
45 |
946 |
105.7 |
241 |
| Ward |
11,391 |
25 |
456 |
219.5 |
197 |
| Washington |
32,484 |
175 |
186 |
538.7 |
52 |
| Webb |
250,144 |
948 |
264 |
379.0 |
110 |
| Wharton |
43,541 |
276 |
158 |
633.9 |
36 |
| Wheeler |
5,075 |
32 |
159 |
630.5 |
37 |
| Wichita |
126,977 |
1,142 |
111 |
899.4 |
21 |
| Wilbarger |
14,811 |
159 |
93 |
1,073.5 |
6 |
| Willacy |
21,675 |
28 |
774 |
129.2 |
232 |
| Williamson |
373,961 |
1,503 |
249 |
401.9 |
96 |
| Wilson |
42,816 |
129 |
332 |
301.3 |
153 |
| Winkler |
7,567 |
16 |
473 |
211.4 |
202 |
| Wise |
59,084 |
278 |
213 |
470.5 |
77 |
| Wood |
41,462 |
167 |
248 |
402.8 |
95 |
| Yoakum |
7,989 |
33 |
242 |
413.1 |
92 |
| Young |
18,053 |
103 |
175 |
570.5 |
45 |
| Zapata |
15,435 |
11 |
1,403 |
71.3 |
245 |
| Zavala |
12,442 |
8 |
1,555 |
64.3 |
247 |
| Texas Total |
24,178,180 |
162,304 |
149 |
671.3 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, September 30, 2008.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, October 13, 2009.
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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