
| County |
1976 Estimated Population |
1976 LVN Total |
Ratio of 1976 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVN per 100,000 population |
| Anderson |
27,130 |
146 |
186 |
538.1 |
| Andrews |
12,202 |
79 |
154 |
647.4 |
| Angelina |
53,205 |
194 |
274 |
364.6 |
| Aransas |
9,973 |
9 |
1,108 |
90.2 |
| Archer |
5,637 |
13 |
434 |
230.6 |
| Armstrong |
1,826 |
4 |
457 |
219.1 |
| Atascosa |
19,096 |
54 |
354 |
282.8 |
| Austin |
13,552 |
39 |
347 |
287.8 |
| Bailey |
8,946 |
21 |
426 |
234.7 |
| Bandera |
4,705 |
9 |
523 |
191.3 |
| Bastrop |
17,071 |
39 |
438 |
228.5 |
| Baylor |
4,919 |
33 |
149 |
670.9 |
| Bee |
23,148 |
59 |
392 |
254.9 |
| Bell |
129,621 |
329 |
394 |
253.8 |
| Bexar |
911,604 |
2,819 |
323 |
309.2 |
| Blanco |
3,458 |
16 |
216 |
462.7 |
| Borden |
878 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
10,500 |
86 |
122 |
819.0 |
| Bowie |
70,258 |
194 |
362 |
276.1 |
| Brazoria |
127,870 |
170 |
752 |
132.9 |
| Brazos |
63,240 |
148 |
427 |
234.0 |
| Brewster |
8,018 |
26 |
308 |
324.3 |
| Briscoe |
2,750 |
2 |
1,375 |
72.7 |
| Brooks |
8,246 |
14 |
589 |
169.8 |
| Brown |
25,278 |
191 |
132 |
755.6 |
| Burleson |
9,604 |
16 |
600 |
166.6 |
| Burnet |
11,372 |
57 |
200 |
501.2 |
| Caldwell |
21,312 |
34 |
627 |
159.5 |
| Calhoun |
20,662 |
64 |
323 |
309.7 |
| Callahan |
7,862 |
28 |
281 |
356.1 |
| Cameron |
150,352 |
336 |
447 |
223.5 |
| Camp |
7,948 |
28 |
284 |
352.3 |
| Carson |
6,300 |
28 |
225 |
444.4 |
| Cass |
24,148 |
72 |
335 |
298.2 |
| Castro |
12,148 |
26 |
467 |
214.0 |
| Chambers |
13,304 |
28 |
475 |
210.5 |
| Cherokee |
30,878 |
179 |
173 |
579.7 |
| Childress |
5,974 |
30 |
199 |
502.2 |
| Clay |
7,797 |
15 |
520 |
192.4 |
| Cochran |
5,495 |
15 |
366 |
273.0 |
| Coke |
2,937 |
22 |
134 |
749.1 |
| Coleman |
9,451 |
59 |
160 |
624.3 |
| Collin |
77,452 |
162 |
478 |
209.2 |
| Collingsworth |
4,330 |
10 |
433 |
230.9 |
| Colorado |
17,520 |
50 |
350 |
285.4 |
| Comal |
25,770 |
75 |
344 |
291.0 |
| Comanche |
11,314 |
51 |
222 |
450.8 |
| Concho |
2,686 |
6 |
448 |
223.4 |
| Cooke |
23,792 |
65 |
366 |
273.2 |
| Coryell |
37,821 |
65 |
582 |
171.9 |
| Cottle |
2,959 |
12 |
247 |
405.5 |
| Crane |
4,316 |
13 |
332 |
301.2 |
| Crockett |
4,010 |
5 |
802 |
124.7 |
| Crosby |
9,435 |
19 |
497 |
201.4 |
| Culberson |
4,040 |
3 |
1,347 |
74.3 |
| Dallam |
5,987 |
15 |
399 |
250.5 |
| Dallas |
1,564,082 |
2,577 |
607 |
164.8 |
| Dawson |
16,851 |
46 |
366 |
273.0 |
| Deaf Smith |
22,500 |
36 |
625 |
160.0 |
| Delta |
4,477 |
13 |
344 |
290.4 |
| Denton |
85,780 |
190 |
451 |
221.5 |
| De Witt |
17,905 |
83 |
216 |
463.6 |
| Dickens |
3,432 |
7 |
490 |
204.0 |
| Dimmit |
9,357 |
12 |
780 |
128.2 |
| Donley |
3,272 |
10 |
327 |
305.6 |
| Duval |
11,665 |
15 |
778 |
128.6 |
| Eastland |
16,696 |
121 |
138 |
724.7 |
| Ector |
108,427 |
281 |
386 |
259.2 |
| Edwards |
2,120 |
2 |
1,060 |
94.3 |
| Ellis |
48,175 |
119 |
405 |
247.0 |
| El Paso |
411,104 |
520 |
791 |
126.5 |
| Erath |
17,637 |
93 |
190 |
527.3 |
| Falls |
16,165 |
84 |
192 |
519.6 |
| Fannin |
21,484 |
89 |
241 |
414.3 |
| Fayette |
16,253 |
33 |
493 |
203.0 |
| Fisher |
5,916 |
30 |
197 |
507.1 |
| Floyd |
11,501 |
26 |
442 |
226.1 |
| Foard |
1,989 |
15 |
133 |
754.1 |
| Fort Bend |
59,291 |
161 |
368 |
271.5 |
| Franklin |
5,096 |
21 |
243 |
412.1 |
| Freestone |
10,440 |
54 |
193 |
517.2 |
| Frio |
11,877 |
28 |
424 |
235.7 |
| Gaines |
12,554 |
21 |
598 |
167.3 |
| Galveston |
185,182 |
610 |
304 |
329.4 |
| Garza |
5,264 |
9 |
585 |
171.0 |
| Gillespie |
10,402 |
55 |
189 |
528.7 |
| Glasscock |
1,228 |
1 |
1,228 |
81.4 |
| Goliad |
4,692 |
23 |
204 |
490.2 |
| Gonzales |
15,904 |
46 |
346 |
289.2 |
| Gray |
27,413 |
92 |
298 |
335.6 |
| Grayson |
87,037 |
307 |
284 |
352.7 |
| Gregg |
79,804 |
301 |
265 |
377.2 |
| Grimes |
11,402 |
36 |
317 |
315.7 |
| Guadalupe |
35,624 |
61 |
584 |
171.2 |
| Hale |
36,433 |
119 |
306 |
326.6 |
| Hall |
5,559 |
25 |
222 |
449.7 |
| Hamilton |
6,456 |
73 |
88 |
1,130.7 |
| Hansford |
7,000 |
11 |
636 |
157.1 |
| Hardeman |
6,349 |
34 |
187 |
535.5 |
| Hardin |
32,750 |
61 |
537 |
186.3 |
| Harris |
2,044,740 |
4,441 |
460 |
217.2 |
| Harrison |
45,096 |
127 |
355 |
281.6 |
| Hartley |
2,978 |
2 |
1,489 |
67.2 |
| Haskell |
7,911 |
36 |
220 |
455.1 |
| Hays |
29,459 |
30 |
982 |
101.8 |
| Hemphill |
3,038 |
10 |
304 |
329.2 |
| Henderson |
27,153 |
78 |
348 |
287.3 |
| Hidalgo |
194,396 |
405 |
480 |
208.3 |
| Hill |
21,335 |
139 |
153 |
651.5 |
| Hockley |
21,102 |
52 |
406 |
246.4 |
| Hood |
6,491 |
27 |
240 |
416.0 |
| Hopkins |
20,538 |
72 |
285 |
350.6 |
| Houston |
17,287 |
57 |
303 |
329.7 |
| Howard |
39,339 |
164 |
240 |
416.9 |
| Hudspeth |
2,340 |
1 |
2,340 |
42.7 |
| Hunt |
49,508 |
118 |
420 |
238.3 |
| Hutchinson |
23,801 |
46 |
517 |
193.3 |
| Irion |
1,026 |
1 |
1,026 |
97.5 |
| Jack |
6,485 |
16 |
405 |
246.7 |
| Jackson |
13,222 |
42 |
315 |
317.7 |
| Jasper |
25,961 |
84 |
309 |
323.6 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,501 |
2 |
751 |
133.2 |
| Jefferson |
256,831 |
821 |
313 |
319.7 |
| Jim Hogg |
4,789 |
2 |
2,395 |
41.8 |
| Jim Wells |
35,398 |
79 |
448 |
223.2 |
| Johnson |
49,478 |
208 |
238 |
420.4 |
| Jones |
15,335 |
120 |
128 |
782.5 |
| Karnes |
13,345 |
46 |
290 |
344.7 |
| Kaufman |
32,880 |
41 |
802 |
124.7 |
| Kendall |
7,224 |
10 |
722 |
138.4 |
| Kenedy |
726 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,348 |
3 |
449 |
222.6 |
| Kerr |
20,001 |
16 |
1,250 |
80.0 |
| Kimble |
3,870 |
8 |
484 |
206.7 |
| King |
435 |
1 |
435 |
229.9 |
| Kinney |
1,967 |
1 |
1,967 |
50.8 |
| Kleberg |
34,483 |
59 |
584 |
171.1 |
| Knox |
5,569 |
17 |
328 |
305.3 |
| Lamar |
35,956 |
149 |
241 |
414.4 |
| Lamb |
17,834 |
58 |
307 |
325.2 |
| Lampasas |
9,161 |
23 |
398 |
251.1 |
| La Salle |
5,053 |
10 |
505 |
197.9 |
| Lavaca |
16,967 |
107 |
159 |
630.6 |
| Lee |
7,620 |
25 |
305 |
328.1 |
| Leon |
8,228 |
18 |
457 |
218.8 |
| Liberty |
34,524 |
109 |
317 |
315.7 |
| Limestone |
16,921 |
85 |
199 |
502.3 |
| Lipscomb |
3,499 |
1 |
3,499 |
28.6 |
| Live Oak |
6,611 |
7 |
944 |
105.9 |
| Llano |
6,968 |
40 |
174 |
574.1 |
| Loving |
163 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
203,054 |
702 |
289 |
345.7 |
| Lynn |
9,219 |
14 |
659 |
151.9 |
| McCulloch |
8,174 |
55 |
149 |
672.9 |
| McLennan |
150,894 |
394 |
383 |
261.1 |
| McMullen |
1,099 |
2 |
550 |
182.0 |
| Madison |
7,616 |
23 |
331 |
302.0 |
| Marion |
8,357 |
21 |
398 |
251.3 |
| Martin |
4,863 |
15 |
324 |
308.5 |
| Mason |
3,112 |
13 |
239 |
417.7 |
| Matagorda |
29,695 |
71 |
418 |
239.1 |
| Maverick |
20,380 |
28 |
728 |
137.4 |
| Medina |
21,229 |
23 |
923 |
108.3 |
| Menard |
2,487 |
7 |
355 |
281.5 |
| Midland |
79,572 |
124 |
642 |
155.8 |
| Milam |
19,474 |
40 |
487 |
205.4 |
| Mills |
3,853 |
39 |
99 |
1,012.2 |
| Mitchell |
8,662 |
42 |
206 |
484.9 |
| Montague |
14,956 |
51 |
293 |
341.0 |
| Montgomery |
57,529 |
125 |
460 |
217.3 |
| Moore |
14,639 |
40 |
366 |
273.2 |
| Morris |
12,852 |
54 |
238 |
420.2 |
| Motley |
1,978 |
2 |
989 |
101.1 |
| Nacogdoches |
37,036 |
111 |
334 |
299.7 |
| Navarro |
29,846 |
137 |
218 |
459.0 |
| Newton |
12,212 |
23 |
531 |
188.3 |
| Nolan |
15,887 |
74 |
215 |
465.8 |
| Nueces |
259,777 |
1,048 |
248 |
403.4 |
| Ochiltree |
10,909 |
12 |
909 |
110.0 |
| Oldham |
2,396 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
80,089 |
211 |
380 |
263.5 |
| Palo Pinto |
30,932 |
97 |
319 |
313.6 |
| Panola |
15,460 |
99 |
156 |
640.4 |
| Parker |
35,303 |
117 |
302 |
331.4 |
| Parmer |
12,121 |
5 |
2,424 |
41.3 |
| Pecos |
15,160 |
23 |
659 |
151.7 |
| Polk |
14,340 |
33 |
435 |
230.1 |
| Potter |
97,102 |
429 |
226 |
441.8 |
| Presidio |
4,742 |
1 |
4,742 |
21.1 |
| Rains |
3,708 |
2 |
1,854 |
53.9 |
| Randall |
70,290 |
18 |
3,905 |
25.6 |
| Reagan |
3,327 |
10 |
333 |
300.6 |
| Real |
2,009 |
1 |
2,009 |
49.8 |
| Red River |
13,383 |
52 |
257 |
388.6 |
| Reeves |
18,545 |
8 |
2,318 |
43.1 |
| Refugio |
9,610 |
38 |
253 |
395.4 |
| Roberts |
983 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
13,835 |
23 |
602 |
166.2 |
| Rockwall |
7,456 |
17 |
439 |
228.0 |
| Runnels |
11,404 |
38 |
300 |
333.2 |
| Rusk |
32,753 |
141 |
232 |
430.5 |
| Sabine |
7,114 |
12 |
593 |
168.7 |
| San Augustine |
7,820 |
11 |
711 |
140.7 |
| San Jacinto |
6,762 |
7 |
966 |
103.5 |
| San Patricio |
51,181 |
99 |
517 |
193.4 |
| San Saba |
5,121 |
40 |
128 |
781.1 |
| Schleicher |
2,222 |
5 |
444 |
225.0 |
| Scurry |
15,282 |
26 |
588 |
170.1 |
| Shackelford |
3,062 |
63 |
49 |
2,057.5 |
| Shelby |
19,309 |
56 |
345 |
290.0 |
| Sherman |
4,074 |
2 |
2,037 |
49.1 |
| Smith |
102,817 |
409 |
251 |
397.8 |
| Somervell |
2,797 |
9 |
311 |
321.8 |
| Starr |
19,303 |
21 |
919 |
108.8 |
| Stephens |
8,055 |
26 |
310 |
322.8 |
| Sterling |
1,053 |
6 |
176 |
569.8 |
| Stonewall |
2,247 |
6 |
375 |
267.0 |
| Sutton |
3,171 |
17 |
187 |
536.1 |
| Swisher |
11,107 |
15 |
740 |
135.0 |
| Tarrant |
824,485 |
2,158 |
382 |
261.7 |
| Taylor |
104,147 |
335 |
311 |
321.7 |
| Terrell |
1,882 |
3 |
627 |
159.4 |
| Terry |
15,015 |
53 |
283 |
353.0 |
| Throckmorton |
1,984 |
28 |
71 |
1,411.3 |
| Titus |
16,738 |
85 |
197 |
507.8 |
| Tom Green |
73,431 |
313 |
235 |
426.3 |
| Travis |
334,172 |
642 |
521 |
192.1 |
| Trinity |
7,331 |
21 |
349 |
286.5 |
| Tyler |
12,609 |
55 |
229 |
436.2 |
| Upshur |
21,061 |
52 |
405 |
246.9 |
| Upton |
4,753 |
9 |
528 |
189.4 |
| Uvalde |
18,184 |
38 |
479 |
209.0 |
| Val Verde |
29,576 |
48 |
616 |
162.3 |
| Van Zandt |
22,053 |
56 |
394 |
253.9 |
| Victoria |
60,353 |
249 |
242 |
412.6 |
| Walker |
28,506 |
61 |
467 |
214.0 |
| Waller |
14,709 |
29 |
507 |
197.2 |
| Ward |
13,434 |
31 |
433 |
230.8 |
| Washington |
18,353 |
66 |
278 |
359.6 |
| Webb |
75,344 |
162 |
465 |
215.0 |
| Wharton |
37,507 |
137 |
274 |
365.3 |
| Wheeler |
5,982 |
18 |
332 |
300.9 |
| Wichita |
128,873 |
355 |
363 |
275.5 |
| Wilbarger |
14,706 |
95 |
155 |
646.0 |
| Willacy |
15,773 |
27 |
584 |
171.2 |
| Williamson |
37,346 |
149 |
251 |
399.0 |
| Wilson |
13,211 |
26 |
508 |
196.8 |
| Winkler |
9,862 |
58 |
170 |
588.1 |
| Wise |
20,561 |
43 |
478 |
209.1 |
| Wood |
17,946 |
89 |
202 |
495.9 |
| Yoakum |
8,319 |
11 |
756 |
132.2 |
| Young |
14,866 |
112 |
133 |
753.4 |
| Zapata |
4,472 |
3 |
1,491 |
67.1 |
| Zavala |
12,107 |
16 |
757 |
132.2 |
| Texas |
12,331,000 |
31,963 |
386 |
259.2 |
*Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, November 21, 1976.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, August 1, 2000.
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