| County |
1987 Estimated Population |
1987 LVN Total |
Ratio of 1987 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
46,262 |
203 |
227.9 |
438.8 |
| Andrews |
15,325 |
87 |
176.1 |
567.7 |
| Angelina |
68,308 |
233 |
293.2 |
341.1 |
| Aransas |
17,971 |
19 |
945.8 |
105.7 |
| Archer |
7,979 |
14 |
569.9 |
175.5 |
| Armstrong |
2,176 |
6 |
362.7 |
275.7 |
| Atascosa |
29,914 |
80 |
373.9 |
267.4 |
| Austin |
20,230 |
60 |
337.2 |
296.6 |
| Bailey |
7,478 |
26 |
287.6 |
347.7 |
| Bandera |
9,798 |
17 |
576.4 |
173.5 |
| Bastrop |
38,076 |
58 |
656.5 |
152.3 |
| Baylor |
4,742 |
47 |
100.9 |
991.1 |
| Bee |
26,538 |
97 |
273.6 |
365.5 |
| Bell |
185,489 |
620 |
299.2 |
334.3 |
| Bexar |
1,177,587 |
4,216 |
279.3 |
358.0 |
| Blanco |
5,688 |
25 |
227.5 |
439.5 |
| Borden |
816 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
14,865 |
91 |
163.4 |
612.2 |
| Bowie |
80,891 |
340 |
237.9 |
420.3 |
| Brazoria |
185,845 |
350 |
531.0 |
188.3 |
| Brazos |
122,262 |
262 |
466.6 |
214.3 |
| Brewster |
8,417 |
48 |
175.4 |
570.3 |
| Briscoe |
1,976 |
3 |
658.7 |
151.8 |
| Brooks |
8,603 |
26 |
330.9 |
302.2 |
| Brown |
34,397 |
219 |
157.1 |
636.7 |
| Burleson |
14,270 |
36 |
396.4 |
252.3 |
| Burnet |
24,118 |
77 |
313.2 |
319.3 |
| Caldwell |
27,358 |
61 |
448.5 |
223.0 |
| Calhoun |
20,318 |
76 |
267.3 |
374.1 |
| Callahan |
12,626 |
41 |
308.0 |
324.7 |
| Cameron |
253,715 |
569 |
445.9 |
224.3 |
| Camp |
9,883 |
45 |
219.6 |
455.3 |
| Carson |
7,004 |
9 |
778.2 |
128.5 |
| Cass |
30,149 |
93 |
324.2 |
308.5 |
| Castro |
9,522 |
35 |
272.1 |
367.6 |
| Chambers |
20,043 |
31 |
646.5 |
154.7 |
| Cherokee |
40,846 |
241 |
169.5 |
590.0 |
| Childress |
6,448 |
46 |
140.2 |
713.4 |
| Clay |
9,984 |
25 |
399.4 |
250.4 |
| Cochran |
4,276 |
18 |
237.6 |
421.0 |
| Coke |
3,556 |
26 |
136.8 |
731.2 |
| Coleman |
10,123 |
57 |
177.6 |
563.1 |
| Collin |
230,458 |
270 |
853.5 |
117.2 |
| Collingsworth |
3,796 |
17 |
223.3 |
447.8 |
| Colorado |
19,564 |
84 |
232.9 |
429.4 |
| Comal |
49,110 |
141 |
348.3 |
287.1 |
| Comanche |
13,291 |
81 |
164.1 |
609.4 |
| Concho |
2,943 |
11 |
267.5 |
373.8 |
| Cooke |
30,539 |
84 |
363.6 |
275.1 |
| Coryell |
60,858 |
153 |
397.8 |
251.4 |
| Cottle |
2,450 |
18 |
136.1 |
734.7 |
| Crane |
4,880 |
9 |
542.2 |
184.4 |
| Crockett |
4,481 |
12 |
373.4 |
267.8 |
| Crosby |
7,473 |
23 |
324.9 |
307.8 |
| Culberson |
3,588 |
6 |
598.0 |
167.2 |
| Dallam |
5,701 |
20 |
285.1 |
350.8 |
| Dallas |
1,816,639 |
3,166 |
573.8 |
174.3 |
| Dawson |
15,015 |
51 |
294.4 |
339.7 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,704 |
45 |
437.9 |
228.4 |
| Delta |
4,796 |
12 |
399.7 |
250.2 |
| Denton |
242,479 |
392 |
618.6 |
161.7 |
| De Witt |
19,245 |
87 |
221.2 |
452.1 |
| Dickens |
2,802 |
8 |
350.3 |
285.5 |
| Dimmit |
11,288 |
32 |
352.8 |
283.5 |
| Donley |
3,881 |
16 |
242.6 |
412.3 |
| Duval |
13,634 |
22 |
619.7 |
161.4 |
| Eastland |
19,848 |
140 |
141.8 |
705.4 |
| Ector |
125,179 |
356 |
351.6 |
284.4 |
| Edwards |
2,187 |
3 |
729.0 |
137.2 |
| Ellis |
80,586 |
166 |
485.5 |
206.0 |
| El Paso |
559,473 |
694 |
806.2 |
124.0 |
| Erath |
26,883 |
139 |
193.4 |
517.1 |
| Falls |
17,784 |
123 |
144.6 |
691.6 |
| Fannin |
24,787 |
105 |
236.1 |
423.6 |
| Fayette |
21,440 |
73 |
293.7 |
340.5 |
| Fisher |
5,330 |
28 |
190.4 |
525.3 |
| Floyd |
8,493 |
43 |
197.5 |
506.3 |
| Foard |
1,942 |
25 |
77.7 |
1,287.3 |
| Fort Bend |
197,370 |
311 |
634.6 |
157.6 |
| Franklin |
7,684 |
29 |
265.0 |
377.4 |
| Freestone |
16,784 |
86 |
195.2 |
512.4 |
| Frio |
13,662 |
47 |
290.7 |
344.0 |
| Gaines |
14,128 |
28 |
504.6 |
198.2 |
| Galveston |
210,868 |
730 |
288.9 |
346.2 |
| Garza |
5,620 |
18 |
312.2 |
320.3 |
| Gillespie |
16,655 |
92 |
181.0 |
552.4 |
| Glasscock |
1,370 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
5,860 |
17 |
344.7 |
290.1 |
| Gonzales |
18,379 |
52 |
353.4 |
282.9 |
| Gray |
25,726 |
92 |
279.6 |
357.6 |
| Grayson |
95,719 |
392 |
244.2 |
409.5 |
| Gregg |
106,458 |
461 |
230.9 |
433.0 |
| Grimes |
19,066 |
48 |
397.2 |
251.8 |
| Guadalupe |
61,299 |
118 |
519.5 |
192.5 |
| Hale |
36,102 |
166 |
217.5 |
459.8 |
| Hall |
4,275 |
22 |
194.3 |
514.6 |
| Hamilton |
8,235 |
55 |
149.7 |
667.9 |
| Hansford |
6,104 |
21 |
290.7 |
344.0 |
| Hardeman |
5,888 |
39 |
151.0 |
662.4 |
| Hardin |
41,302 |
106 |
389.6 |
256.6 |
| Harris |
2,745,986 |
6,310 |
435.2 |
229.8 |
| Harrison |
57,375 |
178 |
322.3 |
310.2 |
| Hartley |
3,843 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
7,072 |
42 |
168.4 |
593.9 |
| Hays |
63,260 |
87 |
727.1 |
137.5 |
| Hemphill |
4,122 |
18 |
229.0 |
436.7 |
| Henderson |
56,263 |
130 |
432.8 |
231.1 |
| Hidalgo |
358,309 |
699 |
512.6 |
195.1 |
| Hill |
27,005 |
149 |
181.2 |
551.7 |
| Hockley |
24,310 |
77 |
315.7 |
316.7 |
| Hood |
26,571 |
69 |
385.1 |
259.7 |
| Hopkins |
28,833 |
96 |
300.3 |
333.0 |
| Houston |
21,958 |
93 |
236.1 |
423.5 |
| Howard |
33,944 |
235 |
144.4 |
692.3 |
| Hudspeth |
2,707 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
64,528 |
184 |
350.7 |
285.1 |
| Hutchinson |
26,505 |
92 |
288.1 |
347.1 |
| Irion |
1,760 |
1 |
1760.0 |
56.8 |
| Jack |
7,795 |
35 |
222.7 |
449.0 |
| Jackson |
13,570 |
46 |
295.0 |
339.0 |
| Jasper |
31,728 |
129 |
246.0 |
406.6 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,834 |
3 |
611.3 |
163.6 |
| Jefferson |
242,686 |
1,192 |
203.6 |
491.2 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,181 |
4 |
1295.3 |
77.2 |
| Jim Wells |
39,426 |
128 |
308.0 |
324.7 |
| Johnson |
95,858 |
270 |
355.0 |
281.7 |
| Jones |
17,696 |
127 |
139.3 |
717.7 |
| Karnes |
13,131 |
46 |
285.5 |
350.3 |
| Kaufman |
50,549 |
251 |
201.4 |
496.5 |
| Kendall |
13,496 |
28 |
482.0 |
207.5 |
| Kenedy |
506 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,092 |
4 |
273.0 |
366.3 |
| Kerr |
35,561 |
257 |
138.4 |
722.7 |
| Kimble |
4,196 |
16 |
262.3 |
381.3 |
| King |
368 |
1 |
368.0 |
271.7 |
| Kinney |
2,937 |
3 |
979.0 |
102.1 |
| Kleberg |
31,904 |
116 |
275.0 |
363.6 |
| Knox |
5,140 |
30 |
171.3 |
583.7 |
| Lamar |
43,582 |
227 |
192.0 |
520.9 |
| Lamb |
15,926 |
57 |
279.4 |
357.9 |
| Lampasas |
13,361 |
44 |
303.7 |
329.3 |
| La Salle |
5,361 |
5 |
1072.2 |
93.3 |
| Lavaca |
19,044 |
152 |
125.3 |
798.2 |
| Lee |
13,997 |
28 |
499.9 |
200.0 |
| Leon |
12,733 |
38 |
335.1 |
298.4 |
| Liberty |
52,868 |
164 |
322.4 |
310.2 |
| Limestone |
21,947 |
157 |
139.8 |
715.4 |
| Lipscomb |
3,540 |
2 |
1770.0 |
56.5 |
| Live Oak |
9,468 |
7 |
1352.6 |
73.9 |
| Llano |
12,123 |
62 |
195.5 |
511.4 |
| Loving |
98 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
220,943 |
1,132 |
195.2 |
512.3 |
| Lynn |
7,023 |
21 |
334.4 |
299.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,839 |
67 |
131.9 |
758.0 |
| McLennan |
186,729 |
650 |
287.3 |
348.1 |
| McMullen |
867 |
1 |
867.0 |
115.3 |
| Madison |
11,420 |
44 |
259.5 |
385.3 |
| Marion |
9,947 |
28 |
355.3 |
281.5 |
| Martin |
5,186 |
13 |
398.9 |
250.7 |
| Mason |
3,521 |
19 |
185.3 |
539.6 |
| Matagorda |
40,232 |
112 |
359.2 |
278.4 |
| Maverick |
35,106 |
52 |
675.1 |
148.1 |
| Medina |
26,169 |
44 |
594.8 |
168.1 |
| Menard |
2,436 |
9 |
270.7 |
369.5 |
| Midland |
107,099 |
233 |
459.7 |
217.6 |
| Milam |
23,694 |
65 |
364.5 |
274.3 |
| Mills |
4,556 |
38 |
119.9 |
834.1 |
| Mitchell |
8,752 |
45 |
194.5 |
514.2 |
| Montague |
18,083 |
77 |
234.8 |
425.8 |
| Montgomery |
169,535 |
265 |
639.8 |
156.3 |
| Moore |
18,322 |
48 |
381.7 |
262.0 |
| Morris |
13,867 |
67 |
207.0 |
483.2 |
| Motley |
1,713 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
53,031 |
154 |
344.4 |
290.4 |
| Navarro |
40,198 |
162 |
248.1 |
403.0 |
| Newton |
13,557 |
27 |
502.1 |
199.2 |
| Nolan |
17,351 |
71 |
244.4 |
409.2 |
| Nueces |
291,024 |
1,353 |
215.1 |
464.9 |
| Ochiltree |
10,082 |
29 |
347.7 |
287.6 |
| Oldham |
2,325 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Orange |
81,579 |
286 |
285.2 |
350.6 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,173 |
132 |
190.7 |
524.4 |
| Panola |
21,771 |
112 |
194.4 |
514.4 |
| Parker |
59,133 |
154 |
384.0 |
260.4 |
| Parmer |
9,965 |
15 |
664.3 |
150.5 |
| Pecos |
15,885 |
40 |
397.1 |
251.8 |
| Polk |
29,835 |
69 |
432.4 |
231.3 |
| Potter |
101,242 |
413 |
245.1 |
407.9 |
| Presidio |
6,091 |
5 |
1218.2 |
82.1 |
| Rains |
6,364 |
6 |
1060.7 |
94.3 |
| Randall |
87,612 |
179 |
489.5 |
204.3 |
| Reagan |
4,729 |
15 |
315.3 |
317.2 |
| Real |
2,288 |
4 |
572.0 |
174.8 |
| Red River |
15,204 |
58 |
262.1 |
381.5 |
| Reeves |
16,551 |
25 |
662.0 |
151.0 |
| Refugio |
8,697 |
26 |
334.5 |
299.0 |
| Roberts |
1,077 |
1 |
1077.0 |
92.9 |
| Robertson |
15,735 |
30 |
524.5 |
190.7 |
| Rockwall |
24,081 |
13 |
1852.4 |
54.0 |
| Runnels |
12,200 |
63 |
193.7 |
516.4 |
| Rusk |
43,927 |
163 |
269.5 |
371.1 |
| Sabine |
9,473 |
15 |
631.5 |
158.3 |
| San Augustine |
8,403 |
24 |
350.1 |
285.6 |
| San Jacinto |
15,253 |
12 |
1271.1 |
78.7 |
| San Patricio |
60,681 |
138 |
439.7 |
227.4 |
| San Saba |
5,761 |
36 |
160.0 |
624.9 |
| Schleicher |
2,982 |
11 |
271.1 |
368.9 |
| Scurry |
19,602 |
87 |
225.3 |
443.8 |
| Shackelford |
3,823 |
21 |
182.0 |
549.3 |
| Shelby |
22,413 |
69 |
324.8 |
307.9 |
| Sherman |
2,980 |
6 |
496.7 |
201.3 |
| Smith |
152,386 |
616 |
247.4 |
404.2 |
| Somervell |
5,284 |
18 |
293.6 |
340.7 |
| Starr |
37,492 |
39 |
961.3 |
104.0 |
| Stephens |
10,378 |
43 |
241.3 |
414.3 |
| Sterling |
1,524 |
8 |
190.5 |
524.9 |
| Stonewall |
2,205 |
11 |
200.5 |
498.9 |
| Sutton |
4,668 |
13 |
359.1 |
278.5 |
| Swisher |
8,694 |
20 |
434.7 |
230.0 |
| Tarrant |
1,116,111 |
3,154 |
353.9 |
282.6 |
| Taylor |
123,336 |
650 |
189.7 |
527.0 |
| Terrell |
1,576 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,838 |
68 |
203.5 |
491.4 |
| Throckmorton |
2,057 |
21 |
98.0 |
1,020.9 |
| Titus |
23,518 |
117 |
201.0 |
497.5 |
| Tom Green |
97,493 |
452 |
215.7 |
463.6 |
| Travis |
552,142 |
1,212 |
455.6 |
219.5 |
| Trinity |
11,491 |
33 |
348.2 |
287.2 |
| Tyler |
17,161 |
73 |
235.1 |
425.4 |
| Upshur |
31,364 |
64 |
490.1 |
204.1 |
| Upton |
5,035 |
18 |
279.7 |
357.5 |
| Uvalde |
23,501 |
77 |
305.2 |
327.6 |
| Val Verde |
39,845 |
87 |
458.0 |
218.3 |
| Van Zandt |
37,500 |
96 |
390.6 |
256.0 |
| Victoria |
75,244 |
366 |
205.6 |
486.4 |
| Walker |
51,326 |
194 |
264.6 |
378.0 |
| Waller |
23,323 |
34 |
686.0 |
145.8 |
| Ward |
14,715 |
44 |
334.4 |
299.0 |
| Washington |
26,432 |
145 |
182.3 |
548.6 |
| Webb |
124,525 |
208 |
598.7 |
167.0 |
| Wharton |
40,296 |
180 |
223.9 |
446.7 |
| Wheeler |
6,847 |
42 |
163.0 |
613.4 |
| Wichita |
124,467 |
711 |
175.1 |
571.2 |
| Wilbarger |
16,299 |
149 |
109.4 |
914.2 |
| Willacy |
18,294 |
27 |
677.6 |
147.6 |
| Williamson |
126,561 |
217 |
583.2 |
171.5 |
| Wilson |
20,644 |
28 |
737.3 |
135.6 |
| Winkler |
9,284 |
48 |
193.4 |
517.0 |
| Wise |
34,206 |
84 |
407.2 |
245.6 |
| Wood |
28,746 |
104 |
276.4 |
361.8 |
| Yoakum |
9,188 |
18 |
510.4 |
195.9 |
| Young |
19,703 |
139 |
141.7 |
705.5 |
| Zapata |
8,610 |
6 |
1435.0 |
69.7 |
| Zavala |
12,492 |
11 |
1135.6 |
88.1 |
| Texas |
16,621,944 |
47,006 |
353.6 |
282.8 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners, November, 1987.
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 19, 2002.
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