
| County |
1996 Population |
1996 RN Total |
Ratio of 1996 Population per RN* |
RNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
52,031 |
312 |
167 |
599.6 |
| Andrews |
14,532 |
68 |
214 |
467.9 |
| Angelina |
75,924 |
484 |
157 |
637.5 |
| Aransas |
20,854 |
75 |
278 |
359.6 |
| Archer |
8,594 |
32 |
269 |
372.4 |
| Armstrong |
2,192 |
19 |
115 |
866.8 |
| Atascosa |
34,152 |
74 |
462 |
216.7 |
| Austin |
22,969 |
104 |
221 |
452.8 |
| Bailey |
6,841 |
23 |
297 |
336.2 |
| Bandera |
14,373 |
104 |
138 |
723.6 |
| Bastrop |
46,738 |
184 |
254 |
393.7 |
| Baylor |
4,289 |
32 |
134 |
746.1 |
| Bee |
27,590 |
79 |
349 |
286.3 |
| Bell |
222,146 |
1,363 |
163 |
613.6 |
| Bexar |
1,318,431 |
8,371 |
157 |
634.9 |
| Blanco |
7,352 |
30 |
245 |
408.1 |
| Borden |
762 |
1 |
762 |
131.2 |
| Bosque |
16,595 |
111 |
150 |
668.9 |
| Bowie |
85,080 |
668 |
127 |
785.1 |
| Brazoria |
219,898 |
1,256 |
175 |
571.2 |
| Brazos |
138,093 |
509 |
271 |
368.6 |
| Brewster |
9,290 |
37 |
251 |
398.3 |
| Briscoe |
2,038 |
7 |
291 |
343.5 |
| Brooks |
8,331 |
13 |
641 |
156.0 |
| Brown |
37,283 |
162 |
230 |
434.5 |
| Burleson |
15,136 |
38 |
398 |
251.1 |
| Burnet |
29,426 |
117 |
252 |
397.6 |
| Caldwell |
29,558 |
85 |
348 |
287.6 |
| Calhoun |
20,505 |
62 |
331 |
302.4 |
| Callahan |
12,442 |
81 |
154 |
651.0 |
| Cameron |
312,064 |
1,101 |
283 |
352.8 |
| Camp |
10,965 |
60 |
183 |
547.2 |
| Carson |
6,592 |
31 |
213 |
470.3 |
| Cass |
30,725 |
155 |
198 |
504.5 |
| Castro |
8,395 |
31 |
271 |
369.3 |
| Chambers |
24,330 |
57 |
427 |
234.3 |
| Cherokee |
43,611 |
196 |
223 |
449.4 |
| Childress |
7,462 |
29 |
257 |
388.6 |
| Clay |
10,566 |
37 |
286 |
350.2 |
| Cochran |
4,250 |
11 |
386 |
258.8 |
| Coke |
3,529 |
14 |
252 |
396.7 |
| Coleman |
9,888 |
28 |
353 |
283.2 |
| Collin |
373,095 |
2,204 |
169 |
590.7 |
| Collingsworth |
3,657 |
14 |
261 |
382.8 |
| Colorado |
19,574 |
83 |
236 |
424.0 |
| Comal |
68,525 |
436 |
157 |
636.3 |
| Comanche |
14,072 |
63 |
223 |
447.7 |
| Concho |
3,170 |
21 |
151 |
662.5 |
| Cooke |
33,196 |
252 |
132 |
759.1 |
| Coryell |
74,119 |
208 |
356 |
280.6 |
| Cottle |
2,117 |
6 |
353 |
283.4 |
| Crane |
4,648 |
21 |
221 |
451.8 |
| Crockett |
4,544 |
16 |
284 |
352.1 |
| Crosby |
7,187 |
23 |
312 |
320.0 |
| Culberson |
3,290 |
13 |
253 |
395.1 |
| Dallam |
5,765 |
26 |
222 |
451.0 |
| Dallas |
1,999,926 |
10,912 |
183 |
545.6 |
| Dawson |
15,011 |
32 |
469 |
213.2 |
| Deaf Smith |
19,403 |
50 |
388 |
257.7 |
| Delta |
5,014 |
26 |
193 |
518.5 |
| Denton |
350,905 |
2,062 |
170 |
587.6 |
| De Witt |
20,546 |
77 |
267 |
374.8 |
| Dickens |
2,372 |
7 |
339 |
295.1 |
| Dimmit |
10,681 |
21 |
509 |
196.6 |
| Donley |
3,905 |
16 |
244 |
409.7 |
| Duval |
13,543 |
15 |
903 |
110.8 |
| Eastland |
19,498 |
61 |
320 |
312.9 |
| Ector |
123,211 |
639 |
193 |
518.6 |
| Edwards |
2,878 |
3 |
959 |
104.2 |
| Ellis |
95,990 |
473 |
203 |
492.8 |
| El Paso |
673,893 |
2,701 |
249 |
400.8 |
| Erath |
30,769 |
165 |
186 |
536.3 |
| Falls |
18,457 |
51 |
362 |
276.3 |
| Fannin |
27,435 |
163 |
168 |
594.1 |
| Fayette |
21,756 |
71 |
306 |
326.3 |
| Fisher |
4,516 |
9 |
502 |
199.3 |
| Floyd |
8,398 |
21 |
400 |
250.1 |
| Foard |
1,845 |
5 |
369 |
271.0 |
| Fort Bend |
302,017 |
2,926 |
103 |
968.8 |
| Franklin |
8,724 |
38 |
230 |
435.6 |
| Freestone |
17,757 |
72 |
247 |
405.5 |
| Frio |
15,841 |
27 |
587 |
170.4 |
| Gaines |
14,742 |
26 |
567 |
176.4 |
| Galveston |
241,981 |
2,644 |
92 |
1,092.6 |
| Garza |
4,954 |
7 |
708 |
141.3 |
| Gillespie |
19,700 |
150 |
131 |
761.4 |
| Glasscock |
1,460 |
3 |
487 |
205.5 |
| Goliad |
6,570 |
27 |
243 |
411.0 |
| Gonzales |
17,754 |
52 |
341 |
292.9 |
| Gray |
24,819 |
100 |
248 |
402.9 |
| Grayson |
100,611 |
818 |
123 |
813.0 |
| Gregg |
111,509 |
792 |
141 |
710.3 |
| Grimes |
21,721 |
64 |
339 |
294.6 |
| Guadalupe |
73,679 |
299 |
246 |
405.8 |
| Hale |
36,253 |
107 |
339 |
295.1 |
| Hall |
3,972 |
11 |
361 |
276.9 |
| Hamilton |
8,218 |
53 |
155 |
644.9 |
| Hansford |
5,478 |
26 |
211 |
474.6 |
| Hardeman |
5,133 |
19 |
270 |
370.2 |
| Hardin |
46,367 |
281 |
165 |
606.0 |
| Harris |
3,117,376 |
16,146 |
193 |
517.9 |
| Harrison |
60,838 |
173 |
352 |
284.4 |
| Hartley |
4,895 |
3 |
1,632 |
61.3 |
| Haskell |
6,463 |
28 |
231 |
433.2 |
| Hays |
81,563 |
366 |
223 |
448.7 |
| Hemphill |
3,805 |
14 |
272 |
367.9 |
| Henderson |
65,144 |
324 |
201 |
497.4 |
| Hidalgo |
496,485 |
1,532 |
324 |
308.6 |
| Hill |
29,538 |
146 |
202 |
494.3 |
| Hockley |
24,209 |
105 |
231 |
433.7 |
| Hood |
33,113 |
200 |
166 |
604.0 |
| Hopkins |
31,012 |
111 |
279 |
357.9 |
| Houston |
21,362 |
100 |
214 |
468.1 |
| Howard |
33,285 |
256 |
130 |
769.1 |
| Hudspeth |
3,245 |
3 |
1,082 |
92.4 |
| Hunt |
69,176 |
220 |
314 |
318.0 |
| Hutchinson |
25,907 |
103 |
252 |
397.6 |
| Irion |
1,550 |
6 |
258 |
387.1 |
| Jack |
7,435 |
31 |
240 |
416.9 |
| Jackson |
14,329 |
48 |
299 |
335.0 |
| Jasper |
33,944 |
156 |
218 |
459.6 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,061 |
7 |
294 |
339.6 |
| Jefferson |
245,849 |
1,626 |
151 |
661.4 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,164 |
6 |
861 |
116.2 |
| Jim Wells |
39,941 |
88 |
454 |
220.3 |
| Johnson |
109,463 |
785 |
139 |
717.1 |
| Jones |
18,422 |
67 |
275 |
363.7 |
| Karnes |
15,259 |
39 |
391 |
255.6 |
| Kaufman |
61,646 |
385 |
160 |
624.5 |
| Kendall |
19,835 |
254 |
78 |
1,280.6 |
| Kenedy |
418 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Kent |
939 |
2 |
470 |
213.0 |
| Kerr |
42,168 |
320 |
132 |
758.9 |
| Kimble |
4,504 |
15 |
300 |
333.0 |
| King |
357 |
1 |
357 |
280.1 |
| Kinney |
3,389 |
9 |
377 |
265.6 |
| Kleberg |
31,805 |
88 |
361 |
276.7 |
| Knox |
4,708 |
22 |
214 |
467.3 |
| Lamar |
45,656 |
364 |
125 |
797.3 |
| Lamb |
15,162 |
65 |
233 |
428.7 |
| Lampasas |
16,707 |
74 |
226 |
442.9 |
| La Salle |
5,911 |
9 |
657 |
152.3 |
| Lavaca |
20,450 |
103 |
199 |
503.7 |
| Lee |
14,189 |
36 |
394 |
253.7 |
| Leon |
13,775 |
56 |
246 |
406.5 |
| Liberty |
63,173 |
178 |
355 |
281.8 |
| Limestone |
21,307 |
84 |
254 |
394.2 |
| Lipscomb |
3,210 |
8 |
401 |
249.2 |
| Live Oak |
10,476 |
15 |
698 |
143.2 |
| Llano |
12,852 |
73 |
176 |
568.0 |
| Loving |
97 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
| Lubbock |
233,496 |
2,150 |
109 |
920.8 |
| Lynn |
6,769 |
19 |
356 |
280.7 |
| McCulloch |
8,862 |
25 |
354 |
282.1 |
| McLennan |
202,679 |
1,207 |
168 |
595.5 |
| McMullen |
766 |
1 |
766 |
130.5 |
| Madison |
12,283 |
31 |
396 |
252.4 |
| Marion |
10,405 |
29 |
359 |
278.7 |
| Martin |
5,056 |
17 |
297 |
336.2 |
| Mason |
3,578 |
17 |
210 |
475.1 |
| Matagorda |
38,184 |
105 |
364 |
275.0 |
| Maverick |
44,107 |
92 |
479 |
208.6 |
| Medina |
33,471 |
127 |
264 |
379.4 |
| Menard |
2,339 |
8 |
292 |
342.0 |
| Midland |
116,767 |
627 |
186 |
537.0 |
| Milam |
24,556 |
76 |
323 |
309.5 |
| Mills |
4,964 |
35 |
142 |
705.1 |
| Mitchell |
8,862 |
30 |
295 |
338.5 |
| Montague |
18,194 |
87 |
209 |
478.2 |
| Montgomery |
241,855 |
1,109 |
218 |
458.5 |
| Moore |
19,759 |
58 |
341 |
293.5 |
| Morris |
13,485 |
81 |
166 |
600.7 |
| Motley |
1,436 |
7 |
205 |
487.5 |
| Nacogdoches |
59,250 |
374 |
158 |
631.2 |
| Navarro |
42,257 |
237 |
178 |
560.9 |
| Newton |
14,209 |
29 |
490 |
204.1 |
| Nolan |
16,793 |
75 |
224 |
446.6 |
| Nueces |
310,561 |
1,908 |
163 |
614.4 |
| Ochiltree |
9,298 |
34 |
273 |
365.7 |
| Oldham |
2,372 |
16 |
148 |
674.5 |
| Orange |
85,433 |
484 |
177 |
566.5 |
| Palo Pinto |
26,380 |
100 |
264 |
379.1 |
| Panola |
22,643 |
74 |
306 |
326.8 |
| Parker |
73,897 |
436 |
169 |
590.0 |
| Parmer |
10,401 |
23 |
452 |
221.1 |
| Pecos |
16,515 |
40 |
413 |
242.2 |
| Polk |
41,959 |
138 |
304 |
328.9 |
| Potter |
108,765 |
749 |
145 |
688.6 |
| Presidio |
7,285 |
7 |
1,041 |
96.1 |
| Rains |
7,457 |
22 |
339 |
295.0 |
| Randall |
100,400 |
1,188 |
85 |
1,183.3 |
| Reagan |
4,277 |
8 |
535 |
187.0 |
| Real |
2,740 |
17 |
161 |
620.4 |
| Red River |
14,662 |
67 |
219 |
457.0 |
| Reeves |
15,309 |
22 |
696 |
143.7 |
| Refugio |
8,198 |
32 |
256 |
390.3 |
| Roberts |
875 |
1 |
875 |
114.3 |
| Robertson |
15,355 |
35 |
439 |
227.9 |
| Rockwall |
34,287 |
233 |
147 |
679.6 |
| Runnels |
11,928 |
60 |
199 |
503.0 |
| Rusk |
45,572 |
161 |
283 |
353.3 |
| Sabine |
10,892 |
34 |
320 |
312.2 |
| San Augustine |
8,193 |
27 |
303 |
329.5 |
| San Jacinto |
18,625 |
35 |
532 |
187.9 |
| San Patricio |
66,005 |
258 |
256 |
390.9 |
| San Saba |
5,565 |
20 |
278 |
359.4 |
| Schleicher |
3,325 |
20 |
166 |
601.5 |
| Scurry |
19,027 |
60 |
317 |
315.3 |
| Shackelford |
3,413 |
16 |
213 |
468.8 |
| Shelby |
22,857 |
86 |
266 |
376.3 |
| Sherman |
3,068 |
7 |
438 |
228.2 |
| Smith |
164,547 |
1,363 |
121 |
828.3 |
| Somervell |
5,961 |
23 |
259 |
385.8 |
| Starr |
49,206 |
50 |
984 |
101.6 |
| Stephens |
9,938 |
26 |
382 |
261.6 |
| Sterling |
1,394 |
2 |
697 |
143.5 |
| Stonewall |
1,885 |
5 |
377 |
265.3 |
| Sutton |
4,531 |
10 |
453 |
220.7 |
| Swisher |
8,801 |
22 |
400 |
250.0 |
| Tarrant |
1,306,287 |
7,450 |
175 |
570.3 |
| Taylor |
127,440 |
923 |
138 |
724.3 |
| Terrell |
1,256 |
1 |
1,256 |
79.6 |
| Terry |
13,361 |
30 |
445 |
224.5 |
| Throckmorton |
1,842 |
9 |
205 |
488.6 |
| Titus |
26,264 |
137 |
192 |
521.6 |
| Tom Green |
104,973 |
812 |
129 |
773.5 |
| Travis |
680,541 |
3,912 |
174 |
574.8 |
| Trinity |
12,553 |
45 |
279 |
358.5 |
| Tyler |
19,604 |
51 |
384 |
260.2 |
| Upshur |
34,520 |
159 |
217 |
460.6 |
| Upton |
4,144 |
12 |
345 |
289.6 |
| Uvalde |
25,012 |
70 |
357 |
279.9 |
| Val Verde |
43,291 |
131 |
330 |
302.6 |
| Van Zandt |
42,067 |
193 |
218 |
458.8 |
| Victoria |
81,023 |
560 |
145 |
691.2 |
| Walker |
56,253 |
199 |
283 |
353.8 |
| Waller |
26,577 |
64 |
415 |
240.8 |
| Ward |
12,886 |
42 |
307 |
325.9 |
| Washington |
29,295 |
131 |
224 |
447.2 |
| Webb |
177,147 |
485 |
365 |
273.8 |
| Wharton |
41,385 |
176 |
235 |
425.3 |
| Wheeler |
5,584 |
26 |
215 |
465.6 |
| Wichita |
131,661 |
808 |
163 |
613.7 |
| Wilbarger |
15,863 |
93 |
171 |
586.3 |
| Willacy |
19,584 |
28 |
699 |
143.0 |
| Williamson |
196,190 |
1,042 |
188 |
531.1 |
| Wilson |
26,989 |
119 |
227 |
440.9 |
| Winkler |
8,297 |
20 |
415 |
241.1 |
| Wise |
40,212 |
147 |
274 |
365.6 |
| Wood |
33,312 |
165 |
202 |
495.3 |
| Yoakum |
8,646 |
24 |
360 |
277.6 |
| Young |
17,796 |
87 |
205 |
488.9 |
| Zapata |
10,662 |
13 |
820 |
121.9 |
| Zavala |
12,000 |
13 |
923 |
108.3 |
| Total Total |
19,128,261 |
103,358 |
185 |
540.3 |
* 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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