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Licensed Vocational Nurses, 2016
| County |
2016 Population |
2016 VN Total |
Ratio of 2016 Population to VN |
Ratio of VNs to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
60,739 |
278 |
218.5 |
457.7 |
88 |
| Andrews |
16,383 |
62 |
264.2 |
378.4 |
120 |
| Angelina |
91,314 |
679 |
134.5 |
743.6 |
22 |
| Aransas |
25,023 |
87 |
287.6 |
347.7 |
133 |
| Archer |
9,567 |
12 |
797.3 |
125.4 |
240 |
| Armstrong |
1,980 |
6 |
330 |
303 |
156 |
| Atascosa |
51,408 |
137 |
375.2 |
266.5 |
177 |
| Austin |
33,048 |
61 |
541.8 |
184.6 |
219 |
| Bailey |
7,914 |
21 |
376.9 |
265.4 |
178 |
| Bandera |
23,255 |
52 |
447.2 |
223.6 |
200 |
| Bastrop |
88,852 |
123 |
722.4 |
138.4 |
237 |
| Baylor |
3,721 |
48 |
77.5 |
1,290.00 |
3 |
| Bee |
32,842 |
145 |
226.5 |
441.5 |
93 |
| Bell |
360,731 |
1,471 |
245.2 |
407.8 |
110 |
| Bexar |
1,917,932 |
7,929 |
241.9 |
413.4 |
107 |
| Blanco |
11,988 |
19 |
630.9 |
158.5 |
229 |
| Borden |
680 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Bosque |
19,576 |
110 |
178 |
561.9 |
58 |
| Bowie |
94,087 |
458 |
205.4 |
486.8 |
78 |
| Brazoria |
368,706 |
640 |
576.1 |
173.6 |
226 |
| Brazos |
219,410 |
542 |
404.8 |
247 |
189 |
| Brewster |
9,854 |
30 |
328.5 |
304.4 |
154 |
| Briscoe |
1,676 |
1 |
1,676.00 |
59.7 |
248 |
| Brooks |
7,533 |
43 |
175.2 |
570.8 |
53 |
| Brown |
39,746 |
309 |
128.6 |
777.4 |
18 |
| Burleson |
18,721 |
50 |
374.4 |
267.1 |
176 |
| Burnet |
48,377 |
124 |
390.1 |
256.3 |
180 |
| Caldwell |
44,428 |
146 |
304.3 |
328.6 |
147 |
| Calhoun |
23,670 |
67 |
353.3 |
283.1 |
164 |
| Callahan |
14,238 |
28 |
508.5 |
196.7 |
212 |
| Cameron |
457,823 |
1,565 |
292.5 |
341.8 |
138 |
| Camp |
13,611 |
38 |
358.2 |
279.2 |
167 |
| Carson |
6,392 |
10 |
639.2 |
156.4 |
230 |
| Cass |
31,473 |
118 |
266.7 |
374.9 |
123 |
| Castro |
8,586 |
22 |
390.3 |
256.2 |
181 |
| Chambers |
42,211 |
68 |
620.8 |
161.1 |
228 |
| Cherokee |
54,785 |
337 |
162.6 |
615.1 |
39 |
| Childress |
7,298 |
79 |
92.4 |
1,082.50 |
5 |
| Clay |
11,306 |
31 |
364.7 |
274.2 |
171 |
| Cochran |
3,343 |
16 |
208.9 |
478.6 |
79 |
| Coke |
3,193 |
16 |
199.6 |
501.1 |
75 |
| Coleman |
9,100 |
73 |
124.7 |
802.2 |
14 |
| Collin |
986,904 |
1,518 |
650.1 |
153.8 |
231 |
| Collingsworth |
3,163 |
19 |
166.5 |
600.7 |
43 |
| Colorado |
21,978 |
95 |
231.3 |
432.3 |
100 |
| Comal |
132,578 |
459 |
288.8 |
346.2 |
135 |
| Comanche |
14,505 |
108 |
134.3 |
744.6 |
21 |
| Concho |
4,237 |
27 |
156.9 |
637.2 |
34 |
| Cooke |
40,388 |
152 |
265.7 |
376.3 |
121 |
| Coryell |
82,355 |
329 |
250.3 |
399.5 |
112 |
| Cottle |
1,578 |
5 |
315.6 |
316.9 |
152 |
| Crane |
4,944 |
19 |
260.2 |
384.3 |
118 |
| Crockett |
3,948 |
12 |
329 |
304 |
155 |
| Crosby |
6,746 |
20 |
337.3 |
296.5 |
158 |
| Culberson |
2,597 |
9 |
288.6 |
346.6 |
134 |
| Dallam |
7,537 |
18 |
418.7 |
238.8 |
194 |
| Dallas |
2,524,470 |
5,457 |
462.6 |
216.2 |
204 |
| Dawson |
14,446 |
47 |
307.4 |
325.3 |
148 |
| Deaf Smith |
21,311 |
69 |
308.9 |
323.8 |
149 |
| Delta |
5,561 |
29 |
191.8 |
521.5 |
65 |
| Denton |
817,359 |
1,216 |
672.2 |
148.8 |
234 |
| De Witt |
20,575 |
187 |
110 |
908.9 |
7 |
| Dickens |
2,491 |
3 |
830.3 |
120.4 |
241 |
| Dimmit |
10,565 |
61 |
173.2 |
577.4 |
50 |
| Donley |
3,799 |
18 |
211.1 |
473.8 |
81 |
| Duval |
12,313 |
52 |
236.8 |
422.3 |
105 |
| Eastland |
19,385 |
112 |
173.1 |
577.8 |
49 |
| Ector |
150,463 |
379 |
397 |
251.9 |
183 |
| Edwards |
2,136 |
2 |
1,068.00 |
93.6 |
244 |
| Ellis |
178,372 |
360 |
495.5 |
201.8 |
210 |
| El Paso |
888,912 |
1,861 |
477.7 |
209.4 |
207 |
| Erath |
39,942 |
141 |
283.3 |
353 |
129 |
| Falls |
18,752 |
53 |
353.8 |
282.6 |
165 |
| Fannin |
36,169 |
186 |
194.5 |
514.3 |
69 |
| Fayette |
26,766 |
147 |
182.1 |
549.2 |
59 |
| Fisher |
3,938 |
20 |
196.9 |
507.9 |
71 |
| Floyd |
6,591 |
42 |
156.9 |
637.2 |
35 |
| Foard |
1,356 |
7 |
193.7 |
516.2 |
67 |
| Fort Bend |
754,968 |
1,401 |
538.9 |
185.6 |
217 |
| Franklin |
11,345 |
39 |
290.9 |
343.8 |
137 |
| Freestone |
21,133 |
100 |
211.3 |
473.2 |
82 |
| Frio |
18,949 |
100 |
189.5 |
527.7 |
64 |
| Gaines |
19,946 |
24 |
831.1 |
120.3 |
242 |
| Galveston |
317,213 |
831 |
381.7 |
262 |
179 |
| Garza |
6,794 |
15 |
452.9 |
220.8 |
202 |
| Gillespie |
27,768 |
141 |
196.9 |
507.8 |
72 |
| Glasscock |
1,302 |
2 |
651 |
153.6 |
232 |
| Goliad |
7,988 |
17 |
469.9 |
212.8 |
205 |
| Gonzales |
21,379 |
116 |
184.3 |
542.6 |
60 |
| Gray |
23,869 |
144 |
165.8 |
603.3 |
41 |
| Grayson |
128,394 |
840 |
152.9 |
654.2 |
32 |
| Gregg |
130,315 |
636 |
204.9 |
488 |
77 |
| Grimes |
29,092 |
60 |
484.9 |
206.2 |
209 |
| Guadalupe |
160,756 |
396 |
405.9 |
246.3 |
191 |
| Hale |
37,611 |
159 |
236.5 |
422.7 |
103 |
| Hall |
3,335 |
20 |
166.8 |
599.7 |
44 |
| Hamilton |
8,679 |
59 |
147.1 |
679.8 |
30 |
| Hansford |
6,126 |
25 |
245 |
408.1 |
109 |
| Hardeman |
4,345 |
30 |
144.8 |
690.4 |
28 |
| Hardin |
59,248 |
168 |
352.7 |
283.6 |
163 |
| Harris |
4,551,437 |
8,912 |
510.7 |
195.8 |
214 |
| Harrison |
69,524 |
186 |
373.8 |
267.5 |
175 |
| Hartley |
6,191 |
21 |
294.8 |
339.2 |
139 |
| Haskell |
5,988 |
36 |
166.3 |
601.2 |
42 |
| Hays |
206,220 |
374 |
551.4 |
181.4 |
223 |
| Hemphill |
4,176 |
21 |
198.9 |
502.9 |
73 |
| Henderson |
81,959 |
228 |
359.5 |
278.2 |
168 |
| Hidalgo |
907,355 |
2,511 |
361.4 |
276.7 |
170 |
| Hill |
37,688 |
152 |
247.9 |
403.3 |
111 |
| Hockley |
24,276 |
78 |
311.2 |
321.3 |
151 |
| Hood |
57,122 |
207 |
276 |
362.4 |
128 |
| Hopkins |
37,105 |
186 |
199.5 |
501.3 |
74 |
| Houston |
24,661 |
97 |
254.2 |
393.3 |
113 |
| Howard |
36,737 |
231 |
159 |
628.8 |
36 |
| Hudspeth |
3,783 |
5 |
756.6 |
132.2 |
238 |
| Hunt |
94,944 |
315 |
301.4 |
331.8 |
143 |
| Hutchinson |
22,412 |
103 |
217.6 |
459.6 |
87 |
| Irion |
1,691 |
1 |
1,691.00 |
59.1 |
249 |
| Jack |
9,435 |
41 |
230.1 |
434.6 |
96 |
| Jackson |
14,253 |
56 |
254.5 |
392.9 |
115 |
| Jasper |
36,670 |
217 |
169 |
591.8 |
45 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,452 |
2 |
1,226.00 |
81.6 |
245 |
| Jefferson |
261,031 |
1,637 |
159.5 |
627.1 |
37 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,586 |
13 |
429.7 |
232.7 |
197 |
| Jim Wells |
43,132 |
281 |
153.5 |
651.5 |
33 |
| Johnson |
171,358 |
354 |
484.1 |
206.6 |
208 |
| Jones |
21,427 |
89 |
240.8 |
415.4 |
106 |
| Karnes |
15,696 |
92 |
170.6 |
586.1 |
46 |
| Kaufman |
128,865 |
282 |
457 |
218.8 |
203 |
| Kendall |
40,169 |
179 |
224.4 |
445.6 |
92 |
| Kenedy |
444 |
1 |
444 |
225.2 |
199 |
| Kent |
806 |
14 |
57.6 |
1,737.00 |
1 |
| Kerr |
53,995 |
433 |
124.7 |
801.9 |
15 |
| Kimble |
4,890 |
19 |
257.4 |
388.5 |
117 |
| King |
295 |
1 |
295 |
339 |
140 |
| Kinney |
3,745 |
7 |
535 |
186.9 |
216 |
| Kleberg |
34,035 |
113 |
301.2 |
332 |
142 |
| Knox |
3,753 |
32 |
117.3 |
852.7 |
10 |
| Lamar |
51,822 |
432 |
120 |
833.6 |
11 |
| Lamb |
14,366 |
53 |
271.1 |
368.9 |
126 |
| Lampasas |
21,841 |
62 |
352.3 |
283.9 |
162 |
| La Salle |
7,718 |
14 |
551.3 |
181.4 |
222 |
| Lavaca |
19,599 |
163 |
120.2 |
831.7 |
12 |
| Lee |
18,131 |
38 |
477.1 |
209.6 |
206 |
| Leon |
18,398 |
31 |
593.5 |
168.5 |
227 |
| Liberty |
84,504 |
160 |
528.2 |
189.3 |
215 |
| Limestone |
25,044 |
199 |
125.8 |
794.6 |
17 |
| Lipscomb |
3,594 |
11 |
326.7 |
306.1 |
153 |
| Live Oak |
11,752 |
33 |
356.1 |
280.8 |
166 |
| Llano |
20,617 |
56 |
368.2 |
271.6 |
173 |
| Loving |
81 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
298,916 |
1,485 |
201.3 |
496.8 |
76 |
| Lynn |
6,116 |
15 |
407.7 |
245.3 |
192 |
| McCulloch |
8,710 |
49 |
177.8 |
562.6 |
57 |
| McLennan |
246,680 |
1,113 |
221.6 |
451.2 |
91 |
| McMullen |
755 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Madison |
14,850 |
52 |
285.6 |
350.2 |
130 |
| Marion |
11,151 |
99 |
112.6 |
887.8 |
9 |
| Martin |
5,258 |
25 |
210.3 |
475.5 |
80 |
| Mason |
4,145 |
24 |
172.7 |
579 |
48 |
| Matagorda |
38,581 |
130 |
296.8 |
337 |
141 |
| Maverick |
59,874 |
233 |
257 |
389.2 |
116 |
| Medina |
52,408 |
132 |
397 |
251.9 |
184 |
| Menard |
2,352 |
12 |
196 |
510.2 |
70 |
| Midland |
149,888 |
447 |
335.3 |
298.2 |
157 |
| Milam |
25,967 |
113 |
229.8 |
435.2 |
95 |
| Mills |
5,084 |
22 |
231.1 |
432.7 |
99 |
| Mitchell |
9,780 |
53 |
184.5 |
541.9 |
61 |
| Montague |
20,779 |
127 |
163.6 |
611.2 |
40 |
| Montgomery |
569,235 |
1,043 |
545.8 |
183.2 |
220 |
| Moore |
24,262 |
58 |
418.3 |
239.1 |
193 |
| Morris |
13,529 |
25 |
541.2 |
184.8 |
218 |
| Motley |
1,216 |
5 |
243.2 |
411.2 |
108 |
| Nacogdoches |
69,514 |
301 |
230.9 |
433 |
98 |
| Navarro |
52,236 |
199 |
262.5 |
381 |
119 |
| Newton |
14,409 |
36 |
400.3 |
249.8 |
187 |
| Nolan |
15,789 |
113 |
139.7 |
715.7 |
25 |
| Nueces |
361,555 |
1,359 |
266 |
375.9 |
122 |
| Ochiltree |
11,667 |
26 |
448.7 |
222.9 |
201 |
| Oldham |
2,146 |
1 |
2,146.00 |
46.6 |
250 |
| Orange |
85,684 |
284 |
301.7 |
331.5 |
144 |
| Palo Pinto |
30,285 |
128 |
236.6 |
422.7 |
104 |
| Panola |
25,122 |
114 |
220.4 |
453.8 |
90 |
| Parker |
140,735 |
330 |
426.5 |
234.5 |
196 |
| Parmer |
11,462 |
21 |
545.8 |
183.2 |
221 |
| Pecos |
16,527 |
114 |
145 |
689.8 |
29 |
| Polk |
49,287 |
211 |
233.6 |
428.1 |
101 |
| Potter |
128,970 |
896 |
143.9 |
694.7 |
27 |
| Presidio |
8,397 |
6 |
1,399.50 |
71.5 |
246 |
| Rains |
12,239 |
16 |
764.9 |
130.7 |
239 |
| Randall |
132,939 |
231 |
575.5 |
173.8 |
225 |
| Reagan |
3,684 |
16 |
230.3 |
434.3 |
97 |
| Real |
3,408 |
16 |
213 |
469.5 |
84 |
| Red River |
13,286 |
75 |
177.1 |
564.5 |
55 |
| Reeves |
14,494 |
50 |
289.9 |
345 |
136 |
| Refugio |
7,479 |
40 |
187 |
534.8 |
62 |
| Roberts |
980 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Robertson |
18,380 |
46 |
399.6 |
250.3 |
186 |
| Rockwall |
99,630 |
234 |
425.8 |
234.9 |
195 |
| Runnels |
10,792 |
62 |
174.1 |
574.5 |
52 |
| Rusk |
59,148 |
170 |
347.9 |
287.4 |
161 |
| Sabine |
11,617 |
53 |
219.2 |
456.2 |
89 |
| San Augustine |
9,196 |
68 |
135.2 |
739.5 |
23 |
| San Jacinto |
29,984 |
30 |
999.5 |
100.1 |
243 |
| San Patricio |
67,055 |
132 |
508 |
196.9 |
211 |
| San Saba |
6,312 |
22 |
286.9 |
348.5 |
132 |
| Schleicher |
3,758 |
16 |
234.9 |
425.8 |
102 |
| Scurry |
18,083 |
102 |
177.3 |
564.1 |
56 |
| Shackelford |
3,587 |
13 |
275.9 |
362.4 |
127 |
| Shelby |
27,393 |
128 |
214 |
467.3 |
85 |
| Sherman |
3,259 |
5 |
651.8 |
153.4 |
233 |
| Smith |
229,067 |
1,647 |
139.1 |
719 |
24 |
| Somervell |
9,647 |
60 |
160.8 |
622 |
38 |
| Starr |
65,894 |
183 |
360.1 |
277.7 |
169 |
| Stephens |
10,015 |
81 |
123.6 |
808.8 |
13 |
| Sterling |
1,198 |
8 |
149.8 |
667.8 |
31 |
| Stonewall |
1,512 |
24 |
63 |
1,587.30 |
2 |
| Sutton |
4,460 |
11 |
405.5 |
246.6 |
190 |
| Swisher |
8,078 |
22 |
367.2 |
272.3 |
172 |
| Tarrant |
1,991,639 |
5,005 |
397.9 |
251.3 |
185 |
| Taylor |
136,089 |
962 |
141.5 |
706.9 |
26 |
| Terrell |
1,028 |
3 |
342.7 |
291.8 |
159 |
| Terry |
13,092 |
68 |
192.5 |
519.4 |
66 |
| Throckmorton |
1,659 |
15 |
110.6 |
904.2 |
8 |
| Titus |
35,469 |
206 |
172.2 |
580.8 |
47 |
| Tom Green |
113,022 |
651 |
173.6 |
576 |
51 |
| Travis |
1,170,977 |
2,047 |
572 |
174.8 |
224 |
| Trinity |
15,821 |
52 |
304.3 |
328.7 |
146 |
| Tyler |
22,338 |
127 |
175.9 |
568.5 |
54 |
| Upshur |
42,803 |
97 |
441.3 |
226.6 |
198 |
| Upton |
3,688 |
17 |
216.9 |
461 |
86 |
| Uvalde |
27,749 |
147 |
188.8 |
529.7 |
63 |
| Val Verde |
51,636 |
203 |
254.4 |
393.1 |
114 |
| Van Zandt |
55,976 |
163 |
343.4 |
291.2 |
160 |
| Victoria |
90,413 |
678 |
133.4 |
749.9 |
19 |
| Walker |
70,694 |
233 |
303.4 |
329.6 |
145 |
| Waller |
51,530 |
35 |
1,472.30 |
67.9 |
247 |
| Ward |
11,008 |
52 |
211.7 |
472.4 |
83 |
| Washington |
36,116 |
186 |
194.2 |
515 |
68 |
| Webb |
288,922 |
566 |
510.5 |
195.9 |
213 |
| Wharton |
42,519 |
187 |
227.4 |
439.8 |
94 |
| Wheeler |
5,683 |
52 |
109.3 |
915 |
6 |
| Wichita |
132,468 |
1,062 |
124.7 |
801.7 |
16 |
| Wilbarger |
14,359 |
163 |
88.1 |
1,135.20 |
4 |
| Willacy |
24,899 |
62 |
401.6 |
249 |
188 |
| Williamson |
540,242 |
767 |
704.4 |
142 |
235 |
| Wilson |
51,296 |
191 |
268.6 |
372.3 |
124 |
| Winkler |
7,870 |
20 |
393.5 |
254.1 |
182 |
| Wise |
67,865 |
237 |
286.4 |
349.2 |
131 |
| Wood |
46,000 |
148 |
310.8 |
321.7 |
150 |
| Yoakum |
8,854 |
24 |
368.9 |
271.1 |
174 |
| Young |
19,353 |
145 |
133.5 |
749.2 |
20 |
| Zapata |
15,852 |
22 |
720.5 |
138.8 |
236 |
| Zavala |
12,443 |
46 |
270.5 |
369.7 |
125 |
| Texas Total |
28,240,245 |
80,993 |
348.7 |
286.8 |
- |