
| County |
1989 Estimated Population |
1989 LVN Total |
Ratio of 1989 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
48,603 |
250 |
194 |
514.4 |
| Andrews |
14,479 |
59 |
245 |
407.5 |
| Angelina |
69,589 |
267 |
261 |
383.7 |
| Aransas |
17,958 |
27 |
665 |
150.4 |
| Archer |
7,965 |
15 |
531 |
188.3 |
| Armstrong |
2,044 |
5 |
409 |
244.6 |
| Atascosa |
30,504 |
72 |
424 |
236.0 |
| Austin |
19,526 |
60 |
325 |
307.3 |
| Bailey |
7,261 |
19 |
382 |
261.7 |
| Bandera |
10,377 |
12 |
865 |
115.6 |
| Bastrop |
38,502 |
72 |
535 |
187.0 |
| Baylor |
4,462 |
49 |
91 |
1098.2 |
| Bee |
25,869 |
92 |
281 |
355.6 |
| Bell |
189,221 |
670 |
282 |
354.1 |
| Bexar |
1,181,294 |
4,487 |
263 |
379.8 |
| Blanco |
6,037 |
16 |
377 |
265.0 |
| Borden |
818 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
15,047 |
89 |
169 |
591.5 |
| Bowie |
81,170 |
395 |
205 |
486.6 |
| Brazoria |
188,101 |
365 |
515 |
194.0 |
| Brazos |
121,126 |
309 |
392 |
255.1 |
| Brewster |
8,695 |
52 |
167 |
598.0 |
| Briscoe |
2,063 |
1 |
2,063 |
48.5 |
| Brooks |
8,393 |
32 |
262 |
381.3 |
| Brown |
34,433 |
240 |
143 |
697.0 |
| Burleson |
13,694 |
39 |
351 |
284.8 |
| Burnet |
22,735 |
76 |
299 |
334.3 |
| Caldwell |
26,811 |
57 |
470 |
212.6 |
| Calhoun |
19,072 |
86 |
222 |
450.9 |
| Callahan |
12,210 |
42 |
291 |
344.0 |
| Cameron |
256,513 |
634 |
405 |
247.2 |
| Camp |
9,874 |
51 |
194 |
516.5 |
| Carson |
6,627 |
12 |
552 |
181.1 |
| Cass |
30,031 |
98 |
306 |
326.3 |
| Castro |
9,303 |
25 |
372 |
268.7 |
| Chambers |
19,876 |
31 |
641 |
156.0 |
| Cherokee |
41,228 |
250 |
165 |
606.4 |
| Childress |
5,960 |
47 |
127 |
788.6 |
| Clay |
10,108 |
27 |
374 |
267.1 |
| Cochran |
4,419 |
18 |
246 |
407.3 |
| Coke |
3,474 |
20 |
174 |
575.7 |
| Coleman |
9,833 |
49 |
201 |
498.3 |
| Collin |
253,560 |
379 |
669 |
149.5 |
| Collingsworth |
3,649 |
16 |
228 |
438.5 |
| Colorado |
18,421 |
83 |
222 |
450.6 |
| Comal |
51,571 |
172 |
300 |
333.5 |
| Comanche |
13,305 |
80 |
166 |
601.3 |
| Concho |
2,980 |
14 |
213 |
469.8 |
| Cooke |
30,051 |
106 |
284 |
352.7 |
| Coryell |
63,639 |
155 |
411 |
243.6 |
| Cottle |
2,322 |
13 |
179 |
559.9 |
| Crane |
4,674 |
14 |
334 |
299.5 |
| Crockett |
4,110 |
10 |
411 |
243.3 |
| Crosby |
7,355 |
28 |
263 |
380.7 |
| Culberson |
3,355 |
6 |
559 |
178.8 |
| Dallam |
5,546 |
22 |
252 |
396.7 |
| Dallas |
1,832,113 |
3,183 |
576 |
173.7 |
| Dawson |
14,636 |
60 |
244 |
409.9 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,187 |
53 |
362 |
276.2 |
| Delta |
5,065 |
19 |
267 |
375.1 |
| Denton |
261,887 |
465 |
563 |
177.6 |
| De Witt |
18,961 |
75 |
253 |
395.5 |
| Dickens |
2,745 |
11 |
250 |
400.7 |
| Dimmit |
10,630 |
27 |
394 |
254.0 |
| Donley |
3,787 |
13 |
291 |
343.3 |
| Duval |
13,122 |
21 |
625 |
160.0 |
| Eastland |
18,763 |
128 |
147 |
682.2 |
| Ector |
119,730 |
327 |
366 |
273.1 |
| Edwards |
2,174 |
3 |
725 |
138.0 |
| Ellis |
84,490 |
168 |
503 |
198.8 |
| El Paso |
580,983 |
694 |
837 |
119.5 |
| Erath |
27,669 |
135 |
205 |
487.9 |
| Falls |
17,726 |
111 |
160 |
626.2 |
| Fannin |
24,870 |
121 |
206 |
486.5 |
| Fayette |
20,279 |
84 |
241 |
414.2 |
| Fisher |
4,963 |
26 |
191 |
523.9 |
| Floyd |
8,615 |
41 |
210 |
475.9 |
| Foard |
1,824 |
16 |
114 |
877.2 |
| Fort Bend |
214,217 |
359 |
597 |
167.6 |
| Franklin |
7,623 |
23 |
331 |
301.7 |
| Freestone |
15,958 |
60 |
266 |
376.0 |
| Frio |
13,309 |
39 |
341 |
293.0 |
| Gaines |
14,072 |
28 |
503 |
199.0 |
| Galveston |
213,300 |
707 |
302 |
331.5 |
| Garza |
5,169 |
16 |
323 |
309.5 |
| Gillespie |
17,071 |
102 |
167 |
597.5 |
| Glasscock |
1,434 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,005 |
22 |
273 |
366.4 |
| Gonzales |
17,598 |
56 |
314 |
318.2 |
| Gray |
24,715 |
111 |
223 |
449.1 |
| Grayson |
95,502 |
432 |
221 |
452.3 |
| Gregg |
104,461 |
545 |
192 |
521.7 |
| Grimes |
18,753 |
57 |
329 |
304.0 |
| Guadalupe |
63,982 |
125 |
512 |
195.4 |
| Hale |
34,989 |
162 |
216 |
463.0 |
| Hall |
4,020 |
20 |
201 |
497.5 |
| Hamilton |
7,791 |
52 |
150 |
667.4 |
| Hansford |
5,985 |
28 |
214 |
467.8 |
| Hardeman |
5,472 |
33 |
166 |
603.1 |
| Hardin |
41,094 |
108 |
381 |
262.8 |
| Harris |
2,763,967 |
6,522 |
424 |
236.0 |
| Harrison |
57,610 |
181 |
318 |
314.2 |
| Hartley |
3,636 |
1 |
3,636 |
27.5 |
| Haskell |
7,002 |
40 |
175 |
571.3 |
| Hays |
65,420 |
107 |
611 |
163.6 |
| Hemphill |
3,806 |
10 |
381 |
262.7 |
| Henderson |
57,848 |
157 |
368 |
271.4 |
| Hidalgo |
377,101 |
762 |
495 |
202.1 |
| Hill |
26,986 |
146 |
185 |
541.0 |
| Hockley |
24,271 |
70 |
347 |
288.4 |
| Hood |
29,468 |
89 |
331 |
302.0 |
| Hopkins |
29,060 |
102 |
285 |
351.0 |
| Houston |
21,635 |
87 |
249 |
402.1 |
| Howard |
32,853 |
225 |
146 |
684.9 |
| Hudspeth |
2,866 |
1 |
2,866 |
34.9 |
| Hunt |
64,545 |
198 |
326 |
306.8 |
| Hutchinson |
26,058 |
73 |
357 |
280.1 |
| Irion |
1,659 |
2 |
830 |
120.6 |
| Jack |
7,160 |
35 |
205 |
488.8 |
| Jackson |
13,140 |
48 |
274 |
365.3 |
| Jasper |
31,224 |
142 |
220 |
454.8 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,957 |
3 |
652 |
153.3 |
| Jefferson |
238,927 |
1,211 |
197 |
506.8 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,168 |
3 |
1,723 |
58.0 |
| Jim Wells |
37,815 |
145 |
261 |
383.4 |
| Johnson |
97,105 |
291 |
334 |
299.7 |
| Jones |
16,817 |
120 |
140 |
713.6 |
| Karnes |
12,655 |
50 |
253 |
395.1 |
| Kaufman |
51,913 |
234 |
222 |
450.8 |
| Kendall |
14,461 |
35 |
413 |
242.0 |
| Kenedy |
491 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Kent |
1,010 |
9 |
112 |
891.1 |
| Kerr |
36,241 |
277 |
131 |
764.3 |
| Kimble |
4,129 |
20 |
206 |
484.4 |
| King |
360 |
1 |
360 |
277.8 |
| Kinney |
3,034 |
3 |
1,011 |
98.9 |
| Kleberg |
30,957 |
117 |
265 |
377.9 |
| Knox |
4,809 |
25 |
192 |
519.9 |
| Lamar |
44,047 |
252 |
175 |
572.1 |
| Lamb |
15,492 |
55 |
282 |
355.0 |
| Lampasas |
13,607 |
34 |
400 |
249.9 |
| La Salle |
5,175 |
6 |
863 |
115.9 |
| Lavaca |
18,997 |
156 |
122 |
821.2 |
| Lee |
13,045 |
32 |
408 |
245.3 |
| Leon |
12,678 |
40 |
317 |
315.5 |
| Liberty |
52,238 |
148 |
353 |
283.3 |
| Limestone |
21,119 |
183 |
115 |
866.5 |
| Lipscomb |
3,220 |
6 |
537 |
186.3 |
| Live Oak |
9,559 |
10 |
956 |
104.6 |
| Llano |
11,726 |
56 |
209 |
477.6 |
| Loving |
107 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
222,932 |
1,228 |
182 |
550.8 |
| Lynn |
6,902 |
16 |
431 |
231.8 |
| McCulloch |
9,062 |
55 |
165 |
606.9 |
| McLennan |
187,790 |
670 |
280 |
356.8 |
| McMullen |
816 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Madison |
11,033 |
41 |
269 |
371.6 |
| Marion |
10,033 |
25 |
401 |
249.2 |
| Martin |
5,055 |
17 |
297 |
336.3 |
| Mason |
3,529 |
18 |
196 |
510.1 |
| Matagorda |
37,456 |
119 |
315 |
317.7 |
| Maverick |
35,625 |
53 |
672 |
148.8 |
| Medina |
27,047 |
53 |
510 |
196.0 |
| Menard |
2,358 |
9 |
262 |
381.7 |
| Midland |
106,442 |
256 |
416 |
240.5 |
| Milam |
23,005 |
67 |
343 |
291.2 |
| Mills |
4,570 |
37 |
124 |
809.6 |
| Mitchell |
8,285 |
46 |
180 |
555.2 |
| Montague |
17,387 |
93 |
187 |
534.9 |
| Montgomery |
175,583 |
315 |
557 |
179.4 |
| Moore |
17,874 |
44 |
406 |
246.2 |
| Morris |
13,606 |
63 |
216 |
463.0 |
| Motley |
1,588 |
2 |
794 |
125.9 |
| Nacogdoches |
54,424 |
169 |
322 |
310.5 |
| Navarro |
39,964 |
159 |
251 |
397.9 |
| Newton |
13,683 |
24 |
570 |
175.4 |
| Nolan |
16,844 |
101 |
167 |
599.6 |
| Nueces |
289,746 |
1,368 |
212 |
472.1 |
| Ochiltree |
9,198 |
30 |
307 |
326.2 |
| Oldham |
2,390 |
3 |
797 |
125.5 |
| Orange |
80,318 |
291 |
276 |
362.3 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,179 |
125 |
201 |
496.4 |
| Panola |
21,975 |
94 |
234 |
427.8 |
| Parker |
63,452 |
163 |
389 |
256.9 |
| Parmer |
9,967 |
22 |
453 |
220.7 |
| Pecos |
14,897 |
47 |
317 |
315.5 |
| Polk |
30,069 |
82 |
367 |
272.7 |
| Potter |
98,563 |
640 |
154 |
649.3 |
| Presidio |
6,459 |
5 |
1,292 |
77.4 |
| Rains |
6,631 |
12 |
553 |
181.0 |
| Randall |
90,099 |
18 |
5,006 |
20.0 |
| Reagan |
4,596 |
11 |
418 |
239.3 |
| Real |
2,476 |
5 |
495 |
201.9 |
| Red River |
14,609 |
60 |
243 |
410.7 |
| Reeves |
16,011 |
24 |
667 |
149.9 |
| Refugio |
8,190 |
24 |
341 |
293.0 |
| Roberts |
979 |
1 |
979 |
102.1 |
| Robertson |
15,555 |
36 |
432 |
231.4 |
| Rockwall |
24,743 |
24 |
1,031 |
97.0 |
| Runnels |
11,587 |
54 |
215 |
466.0 |
| Rusk |
43,620 |
155 |
281 |
355.3 |
| Sabine |
9,607 |
25 |
384 |
260.2 |
| San Augustine |
8,155 |
27 |
302 |
331.1 |
| San Jacinto |
16,139 |
15 |
1,076 |
92.9 |
| San Patricio |
58,629 |
116 |
505 |
197.9 |
| San Saba |
5,538 |
24 |
231 |
433.4 |
| Schleicher |
2,834 |
9 |
315 |
317.6 |
| Scurry |
18,546 |
84 |
221 |
452.9 |
| Shackelford |
3,435 |
18 |
191 |
524.0 |
| Shelby |
22,292 |
78 |
286 |
349.9 |
| Sherman |
2,997 |
7 |
428 |
233.6 |
| Smith |
150,880 |
673 |
224 |
446.0 |
| Somervell |
5,766 |
18 |
320 |
312.2 |
| Starr |
39,812 |
42 |
948 |
105.5 |
| Stephens |
9,237 |
48 |
192 |
519.6 |
| Sterling |
1,496 |
9 |
166 |
601.6 |
| Stonewall |
2,083 |
15 |
139 |
720.1 |
| Sutton |
4,147 |
15 |
276 |
361.7 |
| Swisher |
8,424 |
18 |
468 |
213.7 |
| Tarrant |
1,149,532 |
3,195 |
360 |
277.9 |
| Taylor |
120,305 |
676 |
178 |
561.9 |
| Terrell |
1,527 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,433 |
61 |
220 |
454.1 |
| Throckmorton |
1,961 |
16 |
123 |
815.9 |
| Titus |
23,783 |
141 |
169 |
592.9 |
| Tom Green |
99,676 |
455 |
219 |
456.5 |
| Travis |
565,408 |
1,322 |
428 |
233.8 |
| Trinity |
11,518 |
30 |
384 |
260.5 |
| Tyler |
16,646 |
69 |
241 |
414.5 |
| Upshur |
31,229 |
62 |
504 |
198.5 |
| Upton |
4,728 |
23 |
206 |
486.5 |
| Uvalde |
23,478 |
86 |
273 |
366.3 |
| Val Verde |
39,521 |
82 |
482 |
207.5 |
| Van Zandt |
37,879 |
113 |
335 |
298.3 |
| Victoria |
73,568 |
460 |
160 |
625.3 |
| Walker |
51,211 |
237 |
216 |
462.8 |
| Waller |
23,276 |
42 |
554 |
180.4 |
| Ward |
13,587 |
46 |
295 |
338.6 |
| Washington |
26,198 |
153 |
171 |
584.0 |
| Webb |
129,945 |
240 |
541 |
184.7 |
| Wharton |
40,327 |
188 |
215 |
466.2 |
| Wheeler |
6,153 |
45 |
137 |
731.4 |
| Wichita |
122,886 |
860 |
143 |
699.8 |
| Wilbarger |
15,326 |
157 |
98 |
1024.4 |
| Willacy |
17,896 |
25 |
716 |
139.7 |
| Williamson |
135,714 |
234 |
580 |
172.4 |
| Wilson |
22,059 |
37 |
596 |
167.7 |
| Winkler |
8,770 |
38 |
231 |
433.3 |
| Wise |
34,547 |
87 |
397 |
251.8 |
| Wood |
29,160 |
109 |
268 |
373.8 |
| Yoakum |
8,909 |
20 |
445 |
224.5 |
| Young |
18,577 |
139 |
134 |
748.2 |
| Zapata |
9,127 |
7 |
1,304 |
76.7 |
| Zavala |
12,102 |
18 |
672 |
148.7 |
| Texas Total |
16,806,937 |
49,389 |
340 |
293.9 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners, November, 1989.
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, April 3, 2000.
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