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Registered Nurses (RN) by County of Practice - September 2009

County  2009 Population  2009 RN Total  Ratio of 2009 Population per RN*  RNs per 100,000 Population  Rank 
Anderson 57,589 347 166 602.5 40
Andrews 14,197 71 200 500.1 65
Angelina 84,608 813 104 960.9 14
Aransas 27,019 43 628 159.1 220
Archer 9,464 10 946 105.7 240
Armstrong 2,267 13 174 573.4 48
Atascosa 45,189 119 380 263.3 176
Austin 28,205 62 455 219.8 197
Bailey 6,361 24 265 377.3 114
Bandera 20,900 27 774 129.2 229
Bastrop 79,038 193 410 244.2 187
Baylor 3,999 22 182 550.1 52
Bee 33,956 108 314 318.1 142
Bell 286,049 2,662 107 930.6 17
Bexar 1,612,972 14,574 111 903.5 22
Blanco 10,139 18 563 177.5 213
Borden 766 1 766 130.5 228
Bosque 17,689 65 272 367.5 118
Bowie 92,641 970 96 1,047.1 9
Brazoria 310,491 1,117 278 359.8 119
Brazos 173,300 1,178 147 679.7 36
Brewster 9,408 51 184 542.1 56
Briscoe 1,862 4 466 214.8 203
Brooks 7,889 17 464 215.5 202
Brown 39,734 233 171 586.4 45
Burleson 18,466 32 577 173.3 215
Burnet 46,080 156 295 338.5 134
Caldwell 38,028 76 500 199.9 208
Calhoun 23,039 96 240 416.7 98
Callahan 14,367 16 898 111.4 237
Cameron 408,951 2,128 192 520.4 61
Camp 13,214 59 224 446.5 83
Carson 6,750 11 614 163.0 219
Cass 30,638 137 224 447.2 82
Castro 7,483 26 288 347.5 126
Chambers 34,810 79 441 226.9 194
Cherokee 49,662 301 165 606.1 39
Childress 7,898 52 152 658.4 37
Clay 11,210 16 701 142.7 227
Cochran 3,499 12 292 343.0 131
Coke 3,909 5 782 127.9 230
Coleman 8,963 22 407 245.5 186
Collin 801,865 4,968 161 619.6 38
Collingsworth 3,161 12 263 379.6 112
Colorado 22,074 117 189 530.0 58
Comal 116,038 574 202 494.7 67
Comanche 14,230 57 250 400.6 103
Concho 3,869 15 258 387.7 108
Cooke 40,414 212 191 524.6 60
Coryell 80,692 164 492 203.2 206
Cottle 1,872 5 374 267.1 173
Crane 4,273 15 285 351.0 122
Crockett 4,545 10 455 220.0 196
Crosby 6,600 17 388 257.6 181
Culberson 2,733 6 456 219.5 198
Dallam 6,729 31 217 460.7 80
Dallas 2,412,431 19,920 121 825.7 25
Dawson 14,830 35 424 236.0 190
Deaf Smith 20,372 61 334 299.4 159
Delta 5,334 20 267 375.0 115
Denton 675,225 2,889 234 427.9 90
De Witt 20,514 99 207 482.6 71
Dickens 2,807 9 312 320.6 140
Dimmit 9,816 30 327 305.6 152
Donley 3,871 10 387 258.3 179
Duval 12,153 24 506 197.5 209
Eastland 18,764 90 208 479.6 73
Ector 131,553 1,061 124 806.5 27
Edwards 2,211 2 1,106 90.5 241
Ellis 153,660 476 323 309.8 150
El Paso 763,712 4,160 184 544.7 53
Erath 39,152 201 195 513.4 63
Falls 18,738 51 367 272.2 170
Fannin 34,419 138 249 400.9 101
Fayette 24,841 105 237 422.7 94
Fisher 4,193 17 247 405.4 100
Floyd 6,979 24 291 343.9 130
Foard 1,583 3 528 189.5 211
Fort Bend 551,328 2,476 223 449.1 81
Franklin 10,808 76 142 703.2 34
Freestone 20,157 77 262 382.0 111
Frio 17,807 45 396 252.7 183
Gaines 16,277 39 417 239.6 188
Galveston 289,203 2,619 110 905.6 20
Garza 5,203 8 650 153.8 222
Gillespie 25,309 233 109 920.6 18
Glasscock 1,513 1 1,513 66.1 246
Goliad 7,630 13 587 170.4 217
Gonzales 20,191 67 301 331.8 136
Gray 22,843 132 173 577.9 46
Grayson 119,674 1,186 101 991.0 13
Gregg 121,581 1,536 79 1,263.4 4
Grimes 26,152 57 459 218.0 199
Guadalupe 124,383 357 348 287.0 164
Hale 37,174 111 335 298.6 161
Hall 3,836 10 384 260.7 177
Hamilton 8,864 51 174 575.4 47
Hansford 5,222 26 201 497.9 66
Hardeman 4,619 22 210 476.3 76
Hardin 51,842 119 436 229.5 192
Harris 4,016,367 32,006 125 796.9 28
Harrison 67,152 230 292 342.5 132
Hartley 5,786 2 2,893 34.6 250
Haskell 5,912 18 328 304.5 156
Hays 156,605 495 316 316.1 145
Hemphill 3,581 15 239 418.9 97
Henderson 80,456 385 209 478.5 74
Hidalgo 768,405 3,742 205 487.0 69
Hill 36,517 127 288 347.8 125
Hockley 23,778 92 258 386.9 109
Hood 53,182 196 271 368.5 117
Hopkins 34,344 187 184 544.5 54
Houston 24,347 108 225 443.6 85
Howard 33,590 307 109 914.0 19
Hudspeth 3,772 2 1,886 53.0 248
Hunt 88,664 461 192 519.9 62
Hutchinson 23,586 88 268 373.1 116
Irion 1,830 2 915 109.3 238
Jack 9,051 28 323 309.4 151
Jackson 15,280 33 463 216.0 201
Jasper 35,906 189 190 526.4 59
Jeff Davis 2,777 4 694 144.0 225
Jefferson 243,485 2,714 90 1,114.6 6
Jim Hogg 5,495 8 687 145.6 224
Jim Wells 42,220 200 211 473.7 77
Johnson 164,347 520 316 316.4 144
Jones 20,791 55 378 264.5 175
Karnes 16,705 43 388 257.4 182
Kaufman 103,387 510 203 493.3 68
Kendall 34,020 112 304 329.2 137
Kenedy 465 0 - 0.0 -
Kent 862 7 123 812.1 26
Kerr 46,483 481 97 1,034.8 10
Kimble 4,758 20 238 420.3 96
King 374 0 - 0.0 -
Kinney 3,447 4 862 116.0 234
Kleberg 32,105 135 238 420.5 95
Knox 4,238 25 170 589.9 44
Lamar 50,207 542 93 1,079.5 8
Lamb 15,514 45 345 290.1 162
Lampasas 22,088 70 316 316.9 143
La Salle 6,030 5 1,206 82.9 242
Lavaca 19,520 105 186 537.9 57
Lee 17,875 20 894 111.9 236
Leon 16,801 24 700 142.8 226
Liberty 80,721 210 384 260.2 178
Limestone 23,254 180 129 774.1 29
Lipscomb 3,162 4 791 126.5 231
Live Oak 12,421 22 565 177.1 214
Llano 19,105 83 230 434.4 87
Loving 65 0 - 0.0 -
Lubbock 265,963 3,441 77 1,293.8 3
Lynn 5,993 12 499 200.2 207
McCulloch 8,626 31 278 359.4 120
McLennan 231,025 1,721 134 744.9 31
McMullen 875 2 438 228.6 193
Madison 14,332 37 387 258.2 180
Marion 11,039 24 460 217.4 200
Martin 5,251 16 328 304.7 154
Mason 3,829 17 225 444.0 84
Matagorda 38,759 165 235 425.7 92
Maverick 54,461 153 356 280.9 168
Medina 45,015 111 406 246.6 185
Menard 2,436 7 348 287.4 163
Midland 128,116 919 139 717.3 33
Milam 26,248 80 328 304.8 153
Mills 5,452 17 321 311.8 149
Mitchell 9,792 34 288 347.2 127
Montague 20,125 86 234 427.3 91
Montgomery 455,104 2,295 198 504.3 64
Moore 21,022 71 296 337.7 135
Morris 13,500 23 587 170.4 218
Motley 1,423 1 1,423 70.3 244
Nacogdoches 63,669 547 116 859.1 24
Navarro 50,892 236 216 463.7 79
Newton 14,920 17 878 113.9 235
Nolan 14,543 87 167 598.2 41
Nueces 322,833 3,279 98 1,015.7 12
Ochiltree 9,880 35 282 354.3 121
Oldham 2,318 7 331 302.0 157
Orange 85,018 294 289 345.8 129
Palo Pinto 29,402 143 206 486.4 70
Panola 24,016 104 231 433.0 88
Parker 115,186 375 307 325.6 139
Parmer 10,213 29 352 284.0 166
Pecos 17,741 48 370 270.6 171
Polk 49,001 188 261 383.7 110
Potter 125,017 2,208 57 1,766.2 1
Presidio 8,542 4 2,136 46.8 249
Rains 10,783 21 513 194.8 210
Randall 118,869 662 180 556.9 50
Reagan 3,142 7 449 222.8 195
Real 3,317 10 332 301.5 158
Red River 14,385 85 169 590.9 43
Reeves 11,276 39 289 345.9 128
Refugio 7,187 23 312 320.0 141
Roberts 941 1 941 106.3 239
Robertson 16,803 26 646 154.7 221
Rockwall 79,754 279 286 349.8 123
Runnels 11,730 47 250 400.7 102
Rusk 49,770 174 286 349.6 124
Sabine 10,831 33 328 304.7 155
San Augustine 9,539 30 318 314.5 146
San Jacinto 27,553 19 1,450 69.0 245
San Patricio 70,665 169 418 239.2 189
San Saba 6,347 19 334 299.4 160
Schleicher 3,168 14 226 441.9 86
Scurry 17,127 58 295 338.6 133
Shackelford 3,446 8 431 232.2 191
Shelby 26,469 83 319 313.6 148
Sherman 3,347 5 669 149.4 223
Smith 202,857 2,794 73 1,377.3 2
Somervell 8,399 59 142 702.5 35
Starr 65,944 118 559 178.9 212
Stephens 10,196 40 255 392.3 106
Sterling 1,464 3 488 204.9 205
Stonewall 1,655 9 184 543.8 55
Sutton 4,584 15 306 327.2 138
Swisher 8,224 22 374 267.5 172
Tarrant 1,780,891 13,310 134 747.4 30
Taylor 130,837 1,420 92 1,085.3 7
Terrell 1,103 0 - 0.0 -
Terry 11,632 44 264 378.3 113
Throckmorton 1,885 9 209 477.5 75
Titus 31,584 301 105 953.0 16
Tom Green 103,881 1,064 98 1,024.2 11
Travis 974,427 8,389 116 860.9 23
Trinity 15,055 26 579 172.7 216
Tyler 22,016 63 349 286.2 165
Upshur 38,003 101 376 265.8 174
Upton 3,173 15 212 472.7 78
Uvalde 27,695 119 233 429.7 89
Val Verde 49,616 156 318 314.4 147
Van Zandt 53,139 146 364 274.8 169
Victoria 88,687 1,038 85 1,170.4 5
Walker 65,255 261 250 400.0 104
Waller 41,352 48 862 116.1 233
Ward 10,020 25 401 249.5 184
Washington 33,141 184 180 555.2 51
Webb 251,096 1,019 246 405.8 99
Wharton 43,560 319 137 732.3 32
Wheeler 5,140 29 177 564.2 49
Wichita 128,119 1,222 105 953.8 15
Wilbarger 15,240 138 110 905.5 21
Willacy 21,865 26 841 118.9 232
Williamson 413,220 1,758 235 425.4 93
Wilson 44,075 125 353 283.6 167
Winkler 6,636 14 474 211.0 204
Wise 60,193 290 208 481.8 72
Wood 44,057 174 253 394.9 105
Yoakum 8,178 32 256 391.3 107
Young 18,573 110 169 592.3 42
Zapata 14,944 11 1,359 73.6 243
Zavala 12,735 8 1,592 62.8 247
Texas Total 24,873,773 169,446 147 681.2

* Data rounded to nearest whole number

Data Source: Texas Board of Nursing, September 18, 2009.

Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, October 9, 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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