
| County |
1986 Estimated Population |
1986 LVN Total |
Ratio of 1986 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVN per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
51,883 |
214 |
242 |
412.5 |
| Andrews |
15,849 |
93 |
170 |
586.8 |
| Angelina |
72,532 |
238 |
305 |
328.1 |
| Aransas |
18,516 |
18 |
1,029 |
97.2 |
| Archer |
8,209 |
15 |
547 |
182.7 |
| Armstrong |
2,054 |
6 |
342 |
292.1 |
| Atascosa |
28,852 |
73 |
395 |
253.0 |
| Austin |
21,259 |
52 |
409 |
244.6 |
| Bailey |
8,534 |
26 |
328 |
304.7 |
| Bandera |
8,836 |
16 |
552 |
181.1 |
| Bastrop |
32,848 |
55 |
597 |
167.4 |
| Baylor |
5,152 |
43 |
120 |
834.6 |
| Bee |
29,720 |
103 |
289 |
346.6 |
| Bell |
176,756 |
634 |
279 |
358.7 |
| Bexar |
1,129,880 |
4,149 |
272 |
367.2 |
| Blanco |
5,403 |
22 |
246 |
407.2 |
| Borden |
931 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
14,524 |
91 |
160 |
626.5 |
| Bowie |
81,210 |
326 |
249 |
401.4 |
| Brazoria |
197,019 |
351 |
561 |
178.2 |
| Brazos |
134,169 |
253 |
530 |
188.6 |
| Brewster |
8,623 |
45 |
192 |
521.9 |
| Briscoe |
2,323 |
1 |
2,323 |
43.0 |
| Brooks |
9,449 |
25 |
378 |
264.6 |
| Brown |
37,215 |
230 |
162 |
618.0 |
| Burleson |
15,954 |
42 |
380 |
263.3 |
| Burnet |
22,638 |
75 |
302 |
331.3 |
| Caldwell |
28,076 |
62 |
453 |
220.8 |
| Calhoun |
23,362 |
75 |
311 |
321.0 |
| Callahan |
13,350 |
46 |
290 |
344.6 |
| Cameron |
254,717 |
550 |
463 |
215.9 |
| Camp |
10,807 |
45 |
240 |
416.4 |
| Carson |
7,372 |
9 |
819 |
122.1 |
| Cass |
31,806 |
93 |
342 |
292.4 |
| Castro |
10,287 |
33 |
312 |
320.8 |
| Chambers |
20,587 |
37 |
556 |
179.7 |
| Cherokee |
41,071 |
251 |
164 |
611.1 |
| Childress |
6,682 |
49 |
136 |
733.3 |
| Clay |
9,953 |
27 |
369 |
271.3 |
| Cochran |
4,752 |
16 |
297 |
336.7 |
| Coke |
3,679 |
26 |
142 |
706.7 |
| Coleman |
10,542 |
57 |
185 |
540.7 |
| Collin |
199,055 |
253 |
787 |
127.1 |
| Collingsworth |
4,241 |
17 |
249 |
400.8 |
| Colorado |
20,280 |
78 |
260 |
384.6 |
| Comal |
45,353 |
136 |
333 |
299.9 |
| Comanche |
13,255 |
76 |
174 |
573.4 |
| Concho |
2,998 |
14 |
214 |
467.0 |
| Cooke |
29,506 |
79 |
373 |
267.7 |
| Coryell |
69,543 |
136 |
511 |
195.6 |
| Cottle |
2,668 |
22 |
121 |
824.6 |
| Crane |
5,181 |
11 |
471 |
212.3 |
| Crockett |
5,265 |
10 |
527 |
189.9 |
| Crosby |
8,586 |
22 |
390 |
256.2 |
| Culberson |
3,699 |
6 |
617 |
162.2 |
| Dallam |
6,780 |
19 |
357 |
280.2 |
| Dallas |
1,767,505 |
3,174 |
557 |
179.6 |
| Dawson |
16,314 |
48 |
340 |
294.2 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,740 |
50 |
395 |
253.3 |
| Delta |
4,978 |
13 |
383 |
261.1 |
| Denton |
184,084 |
381 |
483 |
207.0 |
| De Witt |
20,826 |
92 |
226 |
441.8 |
| Dickens |
3,352 |
9 |
372 |
268.5 |
| Dimmit |
12,622 |
33 |
382 |
261.4 |
| Donley |
4,321 |
19 |
227 |
439.7 |
| Duval |
13,739 |
24 |
572 |
174.7 |
| Eastland |
21,877 |
138 |
159 |
630.8 |
| Ector |
142,835 |
363 |
393 |
254.1 |
| Edwards |
2,272 |
5 |
454 |
220.1 |
| Ellis |
69,275 |
162 |
428 |
233.9 |
| El Paso |
561,057 |
719 |
780 |
128.2 |
| Erath |
25,096 |
133 |
189 |
530.0 |
| Falls |
18,478 |
125 |
148 |
676.5 |
| Fannin |
24,726 |
113 |
219 |
457.0 |
| Fayette |
20,568 |
79 |
260 |
384.1 |
| Fisher |
5,837 |
30 |
195 |
514.0 |
| Floyd |
8,880 |
43 |
207 |
484.2 |
| Foard |
1,993 |
24 |
83 |
1204.2 |
| Fort Bend |
209,053 |
311 |
672 |
148.8 |
| Franklin |
7,743 |
29 |
267 |
374.5 |
| Freestone |
18,101 |
83 |
218 |
458.5 |
| Frio |
14,575 |
48 |
304 |
329.3 |
| Gaines |
13,801 |
25 |
552 |
181.1 |
| Galveston |
220,277 |
747 |
295 |
339.1 |
| Garza |
5,820 |
22 |
265 |
378.0 |
| Gillespie |
15,626 |
93 |
168 |
595.2 |
| Glasscock |
1,337 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
5,941 |
20 |
297 |
336.6 |
| Gonzales |
19,558 |
56 |
349 |
286.3 |
| Gray |
28,082 |
101 |
278 |
359.7 |
| Grayson |
95,960 |
404 |
238 |
421.0 |
| Gregg |
119,573 |
474 |
252 |
396.4 |
| Grimes |
18,179 |
45 |
404 |
247.5 |
| Guadalupe |
55,300 |
112 |
494 |
202.5 |
| Hale |
37,282 |
160 |
233 |
429.2 |
| Hall |
5,066 |
24 |
211 |
473.7 |
| Hamilton |
8,361 |
59 |
142 |
705.7 |
| Hansford |
6,689 |
22 |
304 |
328.9 |
| Hardeman |
6,561 |
35 |
187 |
533.5 |
| Hardin |
44,831 |
104 |
431 |
232.0 |
| Harris |
2,904,465 |
6,383 |
455 |
219.8 |
| Harrison |
60,018 |
174 |
345 |
289.9 |
| Hartley |
3,806 |
1 |
3,806 |
26.3 |
| Haskell |
7,448 |
40 |
186 |
537.1 |
| Hays |
52,826 |
78 |
677 |
147.7 |
| Hemphill |
6,957 |
16 |
435 |
230.0 |
| Henderson |
54,242 |
131 |
414 |
241.5 |
| Hidalgo |
358,459 |
703 |
510 |
196.1 |
| Hill |
27,571 |
148 |
186 |
536.8 |
| Hockley |
25,393 |
70 |
363 |
275.7 |
| Hood |
28,804 |
59 |
488 |
204.8 |
| Hopkins |
28,935 |
99 |
292 |
342.1 |
| Houston |
25,725 |
86 |
299 |
334.3 |
| Howard |
37,410 |
234 |
160 |
625.5 |
| Hudspeth |
2,839 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
65,171 |
182 |
358 |
279.3 |
| Hutchinson |
30,929 |
89 |
348 |
287.8 |
| Irion |
1,818 |
3 |
606 |
165.0 |
| Jack |
7,665 |
33 |
232 |
430.5 |
| Jackson |
14,119 |
48 |
294 |
340.0 |
| Jasper |
33,028 |
125 |
264 |
378.5 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,891 |
2 |
946 |
105.8 |
| Jefferson |
262,577 |
1,163 |
226 |
442.9 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,642 |
4 |
1,411 |
70.9 |
| Jim Wells |
41,710 |
128 |
326 |
306.9 |
| Johnson |
84,999 |
272 |
312 |
320.0 |
| Jones |
18,986 |
128 |
148 |
674.2 |
| Karnes |
13,583 |
45 |
302 |
331.3 |
| Kaufman |
48,673 |
252 |
193 |
517.7 |
| Kendall |
13,856 |
25 |
554 |
180.4 |
| Kenedy |
538 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,068 |
4 |
267 |
374.5 |
| Kerr |
34,755 |
236 |
147 |
679.0 |
| Kimble |
4,318 |
16 |
270 |
370.5 |
| King |
485 |
1 |
485 |
206.2 |
| Kinney |
2,508 |
1 |
2,508 |
39.9 |
| Kleberg |
36,255 |
117 |
310 |
322.7 |
| Knox |
5,411 |
30 |
180 |
554.4 |
| Lamar |
45,849 |
250 |
183 |
545.3 |
| Lamb |
17,312 |
58 |
298 |
335.0 |
| Lampasas |
13,860 |
38 |
365 |
274.2 |
| Lasalle |
6,356 |
5 |
1,271 |
78.7 |
| Lavaca |
18,453 |
150 |
123 |
812.9 |
| Lee |
14,619 |
27 |
541 |
184.7 |
| Leon |
11,494 |
36 |
319 |
313.2 |
| Liberty |
56,946 |
172 |
331 |
302.0 |
| Limestone |
21,648 |
158 |
137 |
729.9 |
| Lipscomb |
4,390 |
2 |
2,195 |
45.6 |
| Live Oak |
10,353 |
8 |
1,294 |
77.3 |
| Llano |
12,063 |
57 |
212 |
472.5 |
| Loving |
110 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
229,019 |
1,107 |
207 |
483.4 |
| Lynn |
7,939 |
19 |
418 |
239.3 |
| McCulloch |
8,828 |
70 |
126 |
792.9 |
| McLennan |
187,148 |
625 |
299 |
334.0 |
| McMullen |
639 |
1 |
639 |
156.5 |
| Madison |
13,896 |
45 |
309 |
323.8 |
| Marion |
11,415 |
27 |
423 |
236.5 |
| Martin |
5,350 |
12 |
446 |
224.3 |
| Mason |
3,640 |
23 |
158 |
631.9 |
| Matagorda |
37,865 |
113 |
335 |
298.4 |
| Maverick |
38,977 |
52 |
750 |
133.4 |
| Medina |
25,055 |
44 |
569 |
175.6 |
| Menard |
2,368 |
8 |
296 |
337.8 |
| Midland |
112,120 |
233 |
481 |
207.8 |
| Milam |
23,912 |
66 |
362 |
276.0 |
| Mills |
4671 |
36 |
130 |
770.7 |
| Mitchell |
9,390 |
44 |
213 |
468.6 |
| Montague |
18,905 |
68 |
278 |
359.7 |
| Montgomery |
195,002 |
256 |
762 |
131.3 |
| Moore |
17,920 |
53 |
338 |
295.8 |
| Morris |
15,985 |
70 |
228 |
437.9 |
| Motley |
1,956 |
1 |
1,956 |
51.1 |
| Nacogdoches |
53,514 |
163 |
328 |
304.6 |
| Navarro |
39,198 |
157 |
250 |
400.5 |
| Newton |
13,658 |
23 |
594 |
168.4 |
| Nolan |
18,130 |
78 |
232 |
430.2 |
| Nueces |
309,800 |
1,345 |
230 |
434.2 |
| Ochiltree |
11,805 |
33 |
358 |
279.5 |
| Oldham |
2,644 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
92,435 |
291 |
318 |
314.8 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,228 |
136 |
200 |
499.5 |
| Panola |
24,199 |
107 |
226 |
442.2 |
| Parker |
53,816 |
155 |
347 |
288.0 |
| Parmer |
10,966 |
16 |
685 |
145.9 |
| Pecos |
17,680 |
41 |
431 |
231.9 |
| Polk |
32,699 |
69 |
474 |
211.0 |
| Potter |
109,721 |
407 |
270 |
370.9 |
| Presidio |
5,723 |
5 |
1,145 |
87.4 |
| Rains |
6,126 |
6 |
1,021 |
97.9 |
| Randall |
85,859 |
163 |
527 |
189.8 |
| Reagan |
5,235 |
13 |
403 |
248.3 |
| Real |
2,981 |
3 |
994 |
100.6 |
| Red River |
16,208 |
59 |
275 |
364.0 |
| Reeves |
15,440 |
27 |
572 |
174.9 |
| Refugio |
9,137 |
26 |
351 |
284.6 |
| Roberts |
1,283 |
1 |
1,283 |
77.9 |
| Robertson |
16,375 |
30 |
546 |
183.2 |
| Rockwall |
21,526 |
14 |
1,538 |
65.0 |
| Runnels |
12,432 |
54 |
230 |
434.4 |
| Rusk |
46,215 |
165 |
280 |
357.0 |
| Sabine |
10,043 |
16 |
628 |
159.3 |
| San Augustine |
9,110 |
24 |
380 |
263.4 |
| San Jacinto |
16,008 |
10 |
1,601 |
62.5 |
| San Patricio |
64,500 |
138 |
467 |
214.0 |
| San Saba |
6,206 |
34 |
183 |
547.9 |
| Schleicher |
3,422 |
11 |
311 |
321.4 |
| Scurry |
20,866 |
90 |
232 |
431.3 |
| Shackelford |
4,284 |
20 |
214 |
466.9 |
| Shelby |
24,603 |
69 |
357 |
280.5 |
| Sherman |
3,294 |
7 |
471 |
212.5 |
| Smith |
153,991 |
632 |
244 |
410.4 |
| Somervell |
4,893 |
16 |
306 |
327.0 |
| Starr |
34,740 |
32 |
1,086 |
92.1 |
| Stephens |
11,256 |
48 |
235 |
426.4 |
| Sterling |
1,390 |
10 |
139 |
719.4 |
| Stonewall |
2,509 |
10 |
251 |
398.6 |
| Sutton |
6,411 |
16 |
401 |
249.6 |
| Swisher |
8,718 |
19 |
459 |
217.9 |
| Tarrant |
1,041,104 |
3,166 |
329 |
304.1 |
| Taylor |
128,616 |
633 |
203 |
492.2 |
| Terrell |
1,440 |
70 |
21 |
4861.1 |
| Terry |
15,876 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Throckmorton |
2,335 |
23 |
102 |
985.0 |
| Titus |
24,274 |
109 |
223 |
449.0 |
| Tom Green |
100,258 |
447 |
224 |
445.8 |
| Travis |
517,732 |
1,231 |
421 |
237.8 |
| Trinity |
11,760 |
28 |
420 |
238.1 |
| Tyler |
18,545 |
68 |
273 |
366.7 |
| Upshur |
34,781 |
60 |
580 |
172.5 |
| Upton |
5,379 |
19 |
283 |
353.2 |
| Uvalde |
25,385 |
70 |
363 |
275.8 |
| Val Verde |
43,142 |
88 |
490 |
204.0 |
| Van Zandt |
38,234 |
87 |
439 |
227.5 |
| Victoria |
76,964 |
364 |
211 |
472.9 |
| Walker |
55,624 |
174 |
320 |
312.8 |
| Waller |
24,897 |
33 |
754 |
132.5 |
| Ward |
16,110 |
41 |
393 |
254.5 |
| Washington |
25,797 |
141 |
183 |
546.6 |
| Webb |
126,164 |
196 |
644 |
155.4 |
| Wharton |
41,275 |
179 |
231 |
433.7 |
| Wheeler |
8,457 |
39 |
217 |
461.2 |
| Wichita |
130,453 |
676 |
193 |
518.2 |
| Wilbarger |
16,807 |
148 |
114 |
880.6 |
| Willacy |
19,240 |
24 |
802 |
124.7 |
| Williamson |
110,753 |
208 |
532 |
187.8 |
| Wilson |
18,526 |
27 |
686 |
145.7 |
| Winkler |
10,875 |
56 |
194 |
514.9 |
| Wise |
31,782 |
83 |
383 |
261.2 |
| Wood |
29,067 |
103 |
282 |
354.4 |
| Yoakum |
9,811 |
19 |
516 |
193.7 |
| Young |
20,555 |
143 |
144 |
695.7 |
| Zapata |
8,561 |
5 |
1,712 |
58.4 |
| Zavala |
13,015 |
8 |
1,627 |
61.5 |
| Texas Total |
16,754,089 |
46,817 |
358 |
279.4 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners, November, 1986.
Includes: all active Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) practicing in Texas.The practice address was used to determine the county. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, July 17, 2002.
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