
| County |
1996 Population |
1996 CNS Total |
Ratio of 1996 Population per CNS* |
CNSs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,031 |
3 |
17,344 |
5.8 |
| Andrews |
14,532 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Angelina |
75,924 |
2 |
37,962 |
2.6 |
| Aransas |
20,854 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Archer |
8,594 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Armstrong |
2,192 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Atascosa |
34,152 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Austin |
22,969 |
1 |
22,969 |
4.4 |
| Bailey |
6,841 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Bandera |
14,373 |
2 |
7,187 |
13.9 |
| Bastrop |
46,738 |
2 |
23,369 |
4.3 |
| Baylor |
4,289 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Bee |
27,590 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Bell |
222,146 |
23 |
9,659 |
10.4 |
| Bexar |
1,318,431 |
153 |
8,617 |
11.6 |
| Blanco |
7,352 |
1 |
7,352 |
13.6 |
| Borden |
762 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Bosque |
16,595 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Bowie |
85,080 |
5 |
17,016 |
5.9 |
| Brazoria |
219,898 |
11 |
19,991 |
5.0 |
| Brazos |
138,093 |
3 |
46,031 |
2.2 |
| Brewster |
9,290 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Briscoe |
2,038 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Brooks |
8,331 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Brown |
37,283 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Burleson |
15,136 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Burnet |
29,426 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Caldwell |
29,558 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Calhoun |
20,505 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Callahan |
12,442 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Cameron |
312,064 |
7 |
44,581 |
2.2 |
| Camp |
10,965 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Carson |
6,592 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Cass |
30,725 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Castro |
8,395 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Chambers |
24,330 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Cherokee |
43,611 |
3 |
14,537 |
6.9 |
| Childress |
7,462 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Clay |
10,566 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Cochran |
4,250 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Coke |
3,529 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Coleman |
9,888 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Collin |
373,095 |
18 |
20,728 |
4.8 |
| Collingsworth |
3,657 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
19,574 |
1 |
19,574 |
5.1 |
| Comal |
68,525 |
4 |
17,131 |
5.8 |
| Comanche |
14,072 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Concho |
3,170 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Cooke |
33,196 |
1 |
33,196 |
3.0 |
| Coryell |
74,119 |
1 |
74,119 |
1.3 |
| Cottle |
2,117 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Crane |
4,648 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Crockett |
4,544 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Crosby |
7,187 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Culberson |
3,290 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Dallam |
5,765 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Dallas |
1,999,926 |
124 |
16,128 |
6.2 |
| Dawson |
15,011 |
1 |
15,011 |
6.7 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,403 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Delta |
5,014 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Denton |
350,905 |
25 |
14,036 |
7.1 |
| De Witt |
20,546 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Dickens |
2,372 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Dimmit |
10,681 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Donley |
3,905 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Duval |
13,543 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Eastland |
19,498 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Ector |
123,211 |
4 |
30,803 |
3.2 |
| Edwards |
2,878 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Ellis |
95,990 |
5 |
19,198 |
5.2 |
| El Paso |
673,893 |
46 |
14,650 |
6.8 |
| Erath |
30,769 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Falls |
18,457 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Fannin |
27,435 |
3 |
9,145 |
10.9 |
| Fayette |
21,756 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Fisher |
4,516 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Floyd |
8,398 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Foard |
1,845 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Fort Bend |
302,017 |
41 |
7,366 |
13.6 |
| Franklin |
8,724 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Freestone |
17,757 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Frio |
15,841 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Gaines |
14,742 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Galveston |
241,981 |
28 |
8,642 |
11.6 |
| Garza |
4,954 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Gillespie |
19,700 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Glasscock |
1,460 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Goliad |
6,570 |
1 |
6,570 |
15.2 |
| Gonzales |
17,754 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Gray |
24,819 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Grayson |
100,611 |
4 |
25,153 |
4.0 |
| Gregg |
111,509 |
6 |
18,585 |
5.4 |
| Grimes |
21,721 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Guadalupe |
73,679 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hale |
36,253 |
1 |
36,253 |
2.8 |
| Hall |
3,972 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hamilton |
8,218 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hansford |
5,478 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hardeman |
5,133 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hardin |
46,367 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Harris |
3,117,376 |
221 |
14,106 |
7.1 |
| Harrison |
60,838 |
1 |
60,838 |
1.6 |
| Hartley |
4,895 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Haskell |
6,463 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hays |
81,563 |
5 |
16,313 |
6.1 |
| Hemphill |
3,805 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Henderson |
65,144 |
3 |
21,715 |
4.6 |
| Hidalgo |
496,485 |
11 |
45,135 |
2.2 |
| Hill |
29,538 |
1 |
29,538 |
3.4 |
| Hockley |
24,209 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hood |
33,113 |
1 |
33,113 |
3.0 |
| Hopkins |
31,012 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Houston |
21,362 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Howard |
33,285 |
4 |
8,321 |
12.0 |
| Hudspeth |
3,245 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Hunt |
69,176 |
1 |
69,176 |
1.4 |
| Hutchinson |
25,907 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Irion |
1,550 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Jack |
7,435 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Jackson |
14,329 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Jasper |
33,944 |
1 |
33,944 |
2.9 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,061 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Jefferson |
245,849 |
9 |
27,317 |
3.7 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,164 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Jim Wells |
39,941 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Johnson |
109,463 |
4 |
27,366 |
3.7 |
| Jones |
18,422 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Karnes |
15,259 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kaufman |
61,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kendall |
19,835 |
9 |
2,204 |
45.4 |
| Kenedy |
418 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kent |
939 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kerr |
42,168 |
3 |
14,056 |
7.1 |
| Kimble |
4,504 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| King |
357 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kinney |
3,389 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kleberg |
31,805 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Knox |
4,708 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lamar |
45,656 |
1 |
45,656 |
2.2 |
| Lamb |
15,162 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lampasas |
16,707 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| La Salle |
5,911 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lavaca |
20,450 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lee |
14,189 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Leon |
13,775 |
1 |
13,775 |
7.3 |
| Liberty |
63,173 |
1 |
63,173 |
1.6 |
| Limestone |
21,307 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lipscomb |
3,210 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Live Oak |
10,476 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Llano |
12,852 |
1 |
12,852 |
7.8 |
| Loving |
97 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
233,496 |
13 |
17,961 |
5.6 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| McCulloch |
8,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| McLennan |
202,679 |
6 |
33,780 |
3.0 |
| McMullen |
766 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Madison |
12,283 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Marion |
10,405 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Martin |
5,056 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Mason |
3,578 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Matagorda |
38,184 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Maverick |
44,107 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Medina |
33,471 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Menard |
2,339 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Midland |
116,767 |
1 |
116,767 |
0.9 |
| Milam |
24,556 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Mills |
4,964 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Mitchell |
8,862 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Montague |
18,194 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Montgomery |
241,855 |
9 |
26,873 |
3.7 |
| Moore |
19,759 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Morris |
13,485 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Motley |
1,436 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Nacogdoches |
59,250 |
1 |
59,250 |
1.7 |
| Navarro |
42,257 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Newton |
14,209 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Nolan |
16,793 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Nueces |
310,561 |
8 |
38,820 |
2.6 |
| Ochiltree |
9,298 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Oldham |
2,372 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Orange |
85,433 |
3 |
28,478 |
3.5 |
| Palo Pinto |
26,380 |
1 |
26,380 |
3.8 |
| Panola |
22,643 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Parker |
73,897 |
2 |
36,949 |
2.7 |
| Parmer |
10,401 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Pecos |
16,515 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Polk |
41,959 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Potter |
108,765 |
7 |
15,538 |
6.4 |
| Presidio |
7,285 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Rains |
7,457 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Randall |
100,400 |
14 |
7,171 |
13.9 |
| Reagan |
4,277 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Real |
2,740 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Red River |
14,662 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Reeves |
15,309 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Refugio |
8,198 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Roberts |
875 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Robertson |
15,355 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Rockwall |
34,287 |
3 |
11,429 |
8.7 |
| Runnels |
11,928 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Rusk |
45,572 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Sabine |
10,892 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| San Augustine |
8,193 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| San Jacinto |
18,625 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| San Patricio |
66,005 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| San Saba |
5,565 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Schleicher |
3,325 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Scurry |
19,027 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Shackelford |
3,413 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Shelby |
22,857 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Sherman |
3,068 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Smith |
164,547 |
11 |
14,959 |
6.7 |
| Somervell |
5,961 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Starr |
49,206 |
1 |
49,206 |
2.0 |
| Stephens |
9,938 |
2 |
4,969 |
20.1 |
| Sterling |
1,394 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Stonewall |
1,885 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Sutton |
4,531 |
1 |
4,531 |
22.1 |
| Swisher |
8,801 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Tarrant |
1,306,287 |
68 |
19,210 |
5.2 |
| Taylor |
127,440 |
6 |
21,240 |
4.7 |
| Terrell |
1,256 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Terry |
13,361 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Throckmorton |
1,842 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Titus |
26,264 |
1 |
26,264 |
3.8 |
| Tom Green |
104,973 |
5 |
20,995 |
4.8 |
| Travis |
680,541 |
64 |
10,633 |
9.4 |
| Trinity |
12,553 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Tyler |
19,604 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Upshur |
34,520 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Upton |
4,144 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Uvalde |
25,012 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Val Verde |
43,291 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Van Zandt |
42,067 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Victoria |
81,023 |
1 |
81,023 |
1.2 |
| Walker |
56,253 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Waller |
26,577 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Ward |
12,886 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Washington |
29,295 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Webb |
177,147 |
3 |
59,049 |
1.7 |
| Wharton |
41,385 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Wheeler |
5,584 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Wichita |
131,661 |
5 |
26,332 |
3.8 |
| Wilbarger |
15,863 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Willacy |
19,584 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Williamson |
196,190 |
9 |
21,799 |
4.6 |
| Wilson |
26,989 |
1 |
26,989 |
3.7 |
| Winkler |
8,297 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Wise |
40,212 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Wood |
33,312 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Yoakum |
8,646 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Young |
17,796 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Zapata |
10,662 |
1 |
10,662 |
9.4 |
| Zavala |
12,000 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Total Total |
19,128,261 |
1,055 |
18,131 |
5.5 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, September 1996.
Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, 12/23/04.
Records were sorted by the county of residence, based on the mailing address.
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