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Licensed Vocational Nurses, 2017
| County |
2017 Population |
2017 LVN Total |
Ratio of 2017 Population to LVN |
Ratio of LVNs to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
61,127 |
280 |
218.3 |
458.1 |
88 |
| Andrews |
16,667 |
64 |
260.4 |
384 |
118 |
| Angelina |
92,034 |
699 |
131.7 |
759.5 |
19 |
| Aransas |
25,311 |
92 |
275.1 |
363.5 |
128 |
| Archer |
9,641 |
13 |
741.6 |
134.8 |
238 |
| Armstrong |
1,987 |
8 |
248.4 |
402.6 |
110 |
| Atascosa |
52,520 |
144 |
364.7 |
274.2 |
165 |
| Austin |
33,876 |
64 |
529.3 |
188.9 |
220 |
| Bailey |
8,029 |
22 |
365 |
274 |
166 |
| Bandera |
23,725 |
47 |
504.8 |
198.1 |
212 |
| Bastrop |
91,637 |
129 |
710.4 |
140.8 |
235 |
| Baylor |
3,709 |
49 |
75.7 |
1,321.10 |
3 |
| Bee |
33,009 |
135 |
244.5 |
409 |
105 |
| Bell |
369,159 |
1,509 |
244.6 |
408.8 |
106 |
| Bexar |
1,953,028 |
8,292 |
235.5 |
424.6 |
99 |
| Blanco |
12,244 |
25 |
489.8 |
204.2 |
209 |
| Borden |
686 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Bosque |
19,808 |
110 |
180.1 |
555.3 |
54 |
| Bowie |
94,325 |
463 |
203.7 |
490.9 |
81 |
| Brazoria |
378,766 |
670 |
565.3 |
176.9 |
226 |
| Brazos |
224,255 |
556 |
403.3 |
247.9 |
183 |
| Brewster |
9,971 |
29 |
343.8 |
290.8 |
158 |
| Briscoe |
1,679 |
1 |
1,679.00 |
59.6 |
247 |
| Brooks |
7,567 |
41 |
184.6 |
541.8 |
56 |
| Brown |
39,995 |
314 |
127.4 |
785.1 |
16 |
| Burleson |
18,980 |
48 |
395.4 |
252.9 |
177 |
| Burnet |
49,390 |
121 |
408.2 |
245 |
186 |
| Caldwell |
45,569 |
136 |
335.1 |
298.4 |
155 |
| Calhoun |
24,071 |
65 |
370.3 |
270 |
167 |
| Callahan |
14,351 |
36 |
398.6 |
250.9 |
179 |
| Cameron |
466,790 |
1,637 |
285.1 |
350.7 |
133 |
| Camp |
13,809 |
38 |
363.4 |
275.2 |
164 |
| Carson |
6,418 |
10 |
641.8 |
155.8 |
229 |
| Cass |
31,624 |
115 |
275 |
363.6 |
127 |
| Castro |
8,662 |
19 |
455.9 |
219.3 |
200 |
| Chambers |
43,513 |
67 |
649.4 |
154 |
231 |
| Cherokee |
55,487 |
347 |
159.9 |
625.4 |
34 |
| Childress |
7,341 |
73 |
100.6 |
994.4 |
5 |
| Clay |
11,389 |
30 |
379.6 |
263.4 |
172 |
| Cochran |
3,374 |
18 |
187.4 |
533.5 |
58 |
| Coke |
3,158 |
18 |
175.4 |
570 |
47 |
| Coleman |
9,147 |
69 |
132.6 |
754.3 |
21 |
| Collin |
1,025,618 |
1,567 |
654.5 |
152.8 |
232 |
| Collingsworth |
3,183 |
26 |
122.4 |
816.8 |
12 |
| Colorado |
22,151 |
90 |
246.1 |
406.3 |
108 |
| Comal |
136,927 |
476 |
287.7 |
347.6 |
135 |
| Comanche |
14,577 |
101 |
144.3 |
692.9 |
28 |
| Concho |
4,256 |
25 |
170.2 |
587.4 |
40 |
| Cooke |
40,726 |
156 |
261.1 |
383 |
119 |
| Coryell |
83,448 |
322 |
259.2 |
385.9 |
117 |
| Cottle |
1,583 |
1 |
1,583.00 |
63.2 |
246 |
| Crane |
5,054 |
19 |
266 |
375.9 |
122 |
| Crockett |
3,986 |
10 |
398.6 |
250.9 |
178 |
| Crosby |
6,860 |
17 |
403.5 |
247.8 |
184 |
| Culberson |
2,628 |
8 |
328.5 |
304.4 |
152 |
| Dallam |
7,660 |
19 |
403.2 |
248 |
182 |
| Dallas |
2,552,920 |
5,584 |
457.2 |
218.7 |
201 |
| Dawson |
14,536 |
46 |
316 |
316.5 |
148 |
| Deaf Smith |
21,621 |
67 |
322.7 |
309.9 |
149 |
| Delta |
5,623 |
28 |
200.8 |
498 |
79 |
| Denton |
846,738 |
1,235 |
685.6 |
145.9 |
234 |
| De Witt |
20,673 |
171 |
120.9 |
827.2 |
10 |
| Dickens |
2,496 |
3 |
832 |
120.2 |
239 |
| Dimmit |
10,645 |
61 |
174.5 |
573 |
45 |
| Donley |
3,827 |
17 |
225.1 |
444.2 |
92 |
| Duval |
12,398 |
58 |
213.8 |
467.8 |
86 |
| Eastland |
19,512 |
104 |
187.6 |
533 |
59 |
| Ector |
152,715 |
389 |
392.6 |
254.7 |
176 |
| Edwards |
2,144 |
2 |
1,072.00 |
93.3 |
242 |
| Ellis |
183,618 |
362 |
507.2 |
197.1 |
213 |
| El Paso |
904,586 |
1,963 |
460.8 |
217 |
202 |
| Erath |
40,353 |
134 |
301.1 |
332.1 |
143 |
| Falls |
18,879 |
50 |
377.6 |
264.8 |
170 |
| Fannin |
36,571 |
191 |
191.5 |
522.3 |
65 |
| Fayette |
27,147 |
148 |
183.4 |
545.2 |
55 |
| Fisher |
3,931 |
20 |
196.6 |
508.8 |
72 |
| Floyd |
6,596 |
37 |
178.3 |
560.9 |
52 |
| Foard |
1,364 |
7 |
194.9 |
513.2 |
70 |
| Fort Bend |
786,948 |
1,495 |
526.4 |
190 |
219 |
| Franklin |
11,470 |
41 |
279.8 |
357.5 |
130 |
| Freestone |
21,356 |
109 |
195.9 |
510.4 |
71 |
| Frio |
19,230 |
99 |
194.2 |
514.8 |
69 |
| Gaines |
20,376 |
24 |
849 |
117.8 |
240 |
| Galveston |
321,627 |
860 |
374 |
267.4 |
169 |
| Garza |
6,836 |
15 |
455.7 |
219.4 |
199 |
| Gillespie |
28,288 |
143 |
197.8 |
505.5 |
73 |
| Glasscock |
1,316 |
1 |
1,316.00 |
76 |
243 |
| Goliad |
8,122 |
18 |
451.2 |
221.6 |
197 |
| Gonzales |
21,615 |
115 |
188 |
532 |
60 |
| Gray |
24,127 |
148 |
163 |
613.4 |
37 |
| Grayson |
129,680 |
897 |
144.6 |
691.7 |
29 |
| Gregg |
131,827 |
643 |
205 |
487.8 |
83 |
| Grimes |
29,525 |
57 |
518 |
193.1 |
218 |
| Guadalupe |
166,027 |
381 |
435.8 |
229.5 |
192 |
| Hale |
37,816 |
163 |
232 |
431 |
96 |
| Hall |
3,334 |
19 |
175.5 |
569.9 |
48 |
| Hamilton |
8,710 |
56 |
155.5 |
642.9 |
31 |
| Hansford |
6,224 |
26 |
239.4 |
417.7 |
103 |
| Hardeman |
4,365 |
23 |
189.8 |
526.9 |
63 |
| Hardin |
59,964 |
167 |
359.1 |
278.5 |
163 |
| Harris |
4,633,511 |
9,003 |
514.7 |
194.3 |
216 |
| Harrison |
70,179 |
189 |
371.3 |
269.3 |
168 |
| Hartley |
6,225 |
21 |
296.4 |
337.3 |
140 |
| Haskell |
5,996 |
31 |
193.4 |
517 |
67 |
| Hays |
215,576 |
395 |
545.8 |
183.2 |
223 |
| Hemphill |
4,228 |
17 |
248.7 |
402.1 |
111 |
| Henderson |
82,521 |
236 |
349.7 |
286 |
161 |
| Hidalgo |
931,010 |
2,625 |
354.7 |
282 |
162 |
| Hill |
38,112 |
151 |
252.4 |
396.2 |
114 |
| Hockley |
24,467 |
75 |
326.2 |
306.5 |
150 |
| Hood |
58,168 |
205 |
283.7 |
352.4 |
132 |
| Hopkins |
37,465 |
199 |
188.3 |
531.2 |
61 |
| Houston |
24,770 |
97 |
255.4 |
391.6 |
116 |
| Howard |
37,000 |
245 |
151 |
662.2 |
30 |
| Hudspeth |
3,835 |
7 |
547.9 |
182.5 |
224 |
| Hunt |
96,586 |
316 |
305.7 |
327.2 |
145 |
| Hutchinson |
22,448 |
102 |
220.1 |
454.4 |
89 |
| Irion |
1,697 |
1 |
1,697.00 |
58.9 |
248 |
| Jack |
9,502 |
40 |
237.6 |
421 |
101 |
| Jackson |
14,277 |
51 |
279.9 |
357.2 |
131 |
| Jasper |
36,798 |
226 |
162.8 |
614.2 |
36 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,460 |
1 |
2,460.00 |
40.7 |
249 |
| Jefferson |
262,687 |
1,676 |
156.7 |
638 |
32 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,626 |
12 |
468.8 |
213.3 |
204 |
| Jim Wells |
43,490 |
277 |
157 |
636.9 |
33 |
| Johnson |
175,030 |
365 |
479.5 |
208.5 |
207 |
| Jones |
21,647 |
95 |
227.9 |
438.9 |
94 |
| Karnes |
15,853 |
92 |
172.3 |
580.3 |
41 |
| Kaufman |
133,652 |
304 |
439.6 |
227.5 |
194 |
| Kendall |
41,370 |
213 |
194.2 |
514.9 |
68 |
| Kenedy |
450 |
1 |
450 |
222.2 |
196 |
| Kent |
808 |
14 |
57.7 |
1,732.70 |
1 |
| Kerr |
54,742 |
430 |
127.3 |
785.5 |
15 |
| Kimble |
4,917 |
20 |
245.9 |
406.8 |
107 |
| King |
296 |
1 |
296 |
337.8 |
139 |
| Kinney |
3,765 |
11 |
342.3 |
292.2 |
157 |
| Kleberg |
34,388 |
127 |
270.8 |
369.3 |
123 |
| Knox |
3,757 |
30 |
125.2 |
798.5 |
13 |
| Lamar |
52,162 |
460 |
113.4 |
881.9 |
8 |
| Lamb |
14,431 |
53 |
272.3 |
367.3 |
125 |
| Lampasas |
22,231 |
64 |
347.4 |
287.9 |
159 |
| La Salle |
7,837 |
17 |
461 |
216.9 |
203 |
| Lavaca |
19,649 |
167 |
117.7 |
849.9 |
9 |
| Lee |
18,373 |
36 |
510.4 |
195.9 |
214 |
| Leon |
18,670 |
29 |
643.8 |
155.3 |
230 |
| Liberty |
86,047 |
176 |
488.9 |
204.5 |
208 |
| Limestone |
25,304 |
192 |
131.8 |
758.8 |
20 |
| Lipscomb |
3,639 |
8 |
454.9 |
219.8 |
198 |
| Live Oak |
11,769 |
36 |
326.9 |
305.9 |
151 |
| Llano |
20,829 |
55 |
378.7 |
264.1 |
171 |
| Loving |
81 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Lubbock |
302,568 |
1,524 |
198.5 |
503.7 |
77 |
| Lynn |
6,140 |
14 |
438.6 |
228 |
193 |
| McCulloch |
8,798 |
47 |
187.2 |
534.2 |
57 |
| McLennan |
248,752 |
1,160 |
214.4 |
466.3 |
87 |
| McMullen |
759 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Madison |
15,040 |
50 |
300.8 |
332.4 |
142 |
| Marion |
11,220 |
101 |
111.1 |
900.2 |
6 |
| Martin |
5,347 |
27 |
198 |
505 |
75 |
| Mason |
4,155 |
21 |
197.9 |
505.4 |
74 |
| Matagorda |
38,879 |
131 |
296.8 |
336.9 |
141 |
| Maverick |
60,789 |
246 |
247.1 |
404.7 |
109 |
| Medina |
53,517 |
127 |
421.4 |
237.3 |
189 |
| Menard |
2,380 |
12 |
198.3 |
504.2 |
76 |
| Midland |
152,189 |
456 |
333.7 |
299.6 |
154 |
| Milam |
26,178 |
118 |
221.8 |
450.8 |
90 |
| Mills |
5,121 |
25 |
204.8 |
488.2 |
82 |
| Mitchell |
9,853 |
52 |
189.5 |
527.8 |
62 |
| Montague |
20,950 |
117 |
179.1 |
558.5 |
53 |
| Montgomery |
590,851 |
1,054 |
560.6 |
178.4 |
225 |
| Moore |
24,636 |
64 |
384.9 |
259.8 |
173 |
| Morris |
13,625 |
25 |
545 |
183.5 |
222 |
| Motley |
1,212 |
9 |
134.7 |
742.6 |
22 |
| Nacogdoches |
70,491 |
302 |
233.4 |
428.4 |
97 |
| Navarro |
53,020 |
211 |
251.3 |
398 |
113 |
| Newton |
14,388 |
36 |
399.7 |
250.2 |
180 |
| Nolan |
15,883 |
114 |
139.3 |
717.7 |
25 |
| Nueces |
365,275 |
1,379 |
264.9 |
377.5 |
121 |
| Ochiltree |
11,930 |
25 |
477.2 |
209.6 |
206 |
| Oldham |
2,165 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Orange |
86,261 |
299 |
288.5 |
346.6 |
136 |
| Palo Pinto |
30,638 |
128 |
239.4 |
417.8 |
102 |
| Panola |
25,325 |
113 |
224.1 |
446.2 |
91 |
| Parker |
145,104 |
355 |
408.7 |
244.7 |
187 |
| Parmer |
11,687 |
22 |
531.2 |
188.2 |
221 |
| Pecos |
16,661 |
101 |
165 |
606.2 |
38 |
| Polk |
49,954 |
213 |
234.5 |
426.4 |
98 |
| Potter |
130,334 |
923 |
141.2 |
708.2 |
26 |
| Presidio |
8,485 |
6 |
1,414.20 |
70.7 |
244 |
| Rains |
12,461 |
17 |
733 |
136.4 |
236 |
| Randall |
135,116 |
217 |
622.7 |
160.6 |
228 |
| Reagan |
3,747 |
15 |
249.8 |
400.3 |
112 |
| Real |
3,418 |
17 |
201.1 |
497.4 |
80 |
| Red River |
13,345 |
77 |
173.3 |
577 |
43 |
| Reeves |
14,605 |
50 |
292.1 |
342.3 |
138 |
| Refugio |
7,488 |
39 |
192 |
520.8 |
66 |
| Roberts |
988 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Robertson |
18,666 |
46 |
405.8 |
246.4 |
185 |
| Rockwall |
103,544 |
234 |
442.5 |
226 |
195 |
| Runnels |
10,846 |
61 |
177.8 |
562.4 |
51 |
| Rusk |
60,164 |
176 |
341.8 |
292.5 |
156 |
| Sabine |
11,763 |
51 |
230.6 |
433.6 |
95 |
| San Augustine |
9,238 |
67 |
137.9 |
725.3 |
24 |
| San Jacinto |
30,578 |
32 |
955.6 |
104.7 |
241 |
| San Patricio |
67,385 |
131 |
514.4 |
194.4 |
215 |
| San Saba |
6,351 |
22 |
288.7 |
346.4 |
137 |
| Schleicher |
3,792 |
14 |
270.9 |
369.2 |
124 |
| Scurry |
18,274 |
103 |
177.4 |
563.6 |
49 |
| Shackelford |
3,621 |
13 |
278.5 |
359 |
129 |
| Shelby |
27,694 |
117 |
236.7 |
422.5 |
100 |
| Sherman |
3,311 |
7 |
473 |
211.4 |
205 |
| Smith |
232,478 |
1,723 |
134.9 |
741.1 |
23 |
| Somervell |
9,844 |
61 |
161.4 |
619.7 |
35 |
| Starr |
66,659 |
173 |
385.3 |
259.5 |
174 |
| Stephens |
10,094 |
80 |
126.2 |
792.6 |
14 |
| Sterling |
1,201 |
6 |
200.2 |
499.6 |
78 |
| Stonewall |
1,506 |
24 |
62.8 |
1,593.60 |
2 |
| Sutton |
4,505 |
9 |
500.6 |
199.8 |
210 |
| Swisher |
8,107 |
21 |
386 |
259 |
175 |
| Tarrant |
2,023,985 |
5,048 |
400.9 |
249.4 |
181 |
| Taylor |
136,730 |
965 |
141.7 |
705.8 |
27 |
| Terrell |
1,033 |
2 |
516.5 |
193.6 |
217 |
| Terry |
13,150 |
64 |
205.5 |
486.7 |
85 |
| Throckmorton |
1,655 |
10 |
165.5 |
604.2 |
39 |
| Titus |
36,032 |
206 |
174.9 |
571.7 |
46 |
| Tom Green |
113,525 |
655 |
173.3 |
577 |
44 |
| Travis |
1,197,053 |
2,067 |
579.1 |
172.7 |
227 |
| Trinity |
16,035 |
51 |
314.4 |
318.1 |
147 |
| Tyler |
22,401 |
130 |
172.3 |
580.3 |
42 |
| Upshur |
43,368 |
101 |
429.4 |
232.9 |
190 |
| Upton |
3,730 |
21 |
177.6 |
563 |
50 |
| Uvalde |
27,942 |
136 |
205.5 |
486.7 |
84 |
| Val Verde |
52,041 |
199 |
261.5 |
382.4 |
120 |
| Van Zandt |
56,528 |
162 |
348.9 |
286.6 |
160 |
| Victoria |
91,033 |
700 |
130 |
769 |
17 |
| Walker |
71,206 |
235 |
303 |
330 |
144 |
| Waller |
53,094 |
36 |
1,474.80 |
67.8 |
245 |
| Ward |
11,063 |
49 |
225.8 |
442.9 |
93 |
| Washington |
36,520 |
191 |
191.2 |
523 |
64 |
| Webb |
295,933 |
587 |
504.1 |
198.4 |
211 |
| Wharton |
42,702 |
178 |
239.9 |
416.8 |
104 |
| Wheeler |
5,740 |
51 |
112.5 |
888.5 |
7 |
| Wichita |
132,676 |
1,091 |
121.6 |
822.3 |
11 |
| Wilbarger |
14,495 |
165 |
87.8 |
1,138.30 |
4 |
| Willacy |
25,386 |
59 |
430.3 |
232.4 |
191 |
| Williamson |
562,337 |
846 |
664.7 |
150.4 |
233 |
| Wilson |
52,760 |
192 |
274.8 |
363.9 |
126 |
| Winkler |
7,990 |
24 |
332.9 |
300.4 |
153 |
| Wise |
69,449 |
272 |
255.3 |
391.7 |
115 |
| Wood |
46,650 |
150 |
311 |
321.5 |
146 |
| Yoakum |
9,026 |
22 |
410.3 |
243.7 |
188 |
| Young |
19,483 |
149 |
130.8 |
764.8 |
18 |
| Zapata |
16,138 |
22 |
733.5 |
136.3 |
237 |
| Zavala |
12,560 |
44 |
285.5 |
350.3 |
134 |
| Texas Total |
28,797,290 |
82,901 |
347.4 |
287.9 |
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