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Registered Nurses, 2017
County |
2017 Population |
2017 RN Total |
Ratio of 2017 Population to RN |
Ratio of RN to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
Anderson |
61,127 |
393 |
155.5 |
642.9 |
53 |
Andrews |
16,667 |
89 |
187.3 |
534 |
76 |
Angelina |
92,034 |
982 |
93.7 |
1,067.00 |
18 |
Aransas |
25,311 |
66 |
383.5 |
260.8 |
194 |
Archer |
9,641 |
17 |
567.1 |
176.3 |
228 |
Armstrong |
1,987 |
8 |
248.4 |
402.6 |
128 |
Atascosa |
52,520 |
155 |
338.8 |
295.1 |
176 |
Austin |
33,876 |
83 |
408.1 |
245 |
197 |
Bailey |
8,029 |
23 |
349.1 |
286.5 |
183 |
Bandera |
23,725 |
66 |
359.5 |
278.2 |
186 |
Bastrop |
91,637 |
215 |
426.2 |
234.6 |
206 |
Baylor |
3,709 |
40 |
92.7 |
1,078.50 |
17 |
Bee |
33,009 |
124 |
266.2 |
375.7 |
144 |
Bell |
369,159 |
3,818 |
96.7 |
1,034.20 |
19 |
Bexar |
1,953,028 |
20,107 |
97.1 |
1,029.50 |
20 |
Blanco |
12,244 |
26 |
470.9 |
212.3 |
216 |
Borden |
686 |
1 |
686 |
145.8 |
237 |
Bosque |
19,808 |
77 |
257.2 |
388.7 |
135 |
Bowie |
94,325 |
1,145 |
82.4 |
1,213.90 |
9 |
Brazoria |
378,766 |
1,867 |
202.9 |
492.9 |
85 |
Brazos |
224,255 |
1,731 |
129.6 |
771.9 |
38 |
Brewster |
9,971 |
55 |
181.3 |
551.6 |
70 |
Briscoe |
1,679 |
4 |
419.8 |
238.2 |
203 |
Brooks |
7,567 |
15 |
504.5 |
198.2 |
222 |
Brown |
39,995 |
310 |
129 |
775.1 |
37 |
Burleson |
18,980 |
43 |
441.4 |
226.6 |
209 |
Burnet |
49,390 |
323 |
152.9 |
654 |
50 |
Caldwell |
45,569 |
98 |
465 |
215.1 |
212 |
Calhoun |
24,071 |
108 |
222.9 |
448.7 |
109 |
Callahan |
14,351 |
21 |
683.4 |
146.3 |
236 |
Cameron |
466,790 |
2,542 |
183.6 |
544.6 |
71 |
Camp |
13,809 |
83 |
166.4 |
601.1 |
60 |
Carson |
6,418 |
9 |
713.1 |
140.2 |
239 |
Cass |
31,624 |
126 |
251 |
398.4 |
130 |
Castro |
8,662 |
21 |
412.5 |
242.4 |
201 |
Chambers |
43,513 |
133 |
327.2 |
305.7 |
173 |
Cherokee |
55,487 |
361 |
153.7 |
650.6 |
51 |
Childress |
7,341 |
52 |
141.2 |
708.4 |
43 |
Clay |
11,389 |
31 |
367.4 |
272.2 |
190 |
Cochran |
3,374 |
8 |
421.8 |
237.1 |
204 |
Coke |
3,158 |
12 |
263.2 |
380 |
142 |
Coleman |
9,147 |
34 |
269 |
371.7 |
145 |
Collin |
1,025,618 |
8,841 |
116 |
862 |
32 |
Collingsworth |
3,183 |
15 |
212.2 |
471.3 |
97 |
Colorado |
22,151 |
113 |
196 |
510.1 |
83 |
Comal |
136,927 |
885 |
154.7 |
646.3 |
52 |
Comanche |
14,577 |
60 |
243 |
411.6 |
124 |
Concho |
4,256 |
15 |
283.7 |
352.4 |
158 |
Cooke |
40,726 |
243 |
167.6 |
596.7 |
64 |
Coryell |
83,448 |
335 |
249.1 |
401.4 |
129 |
Cottle |
1,583 |
2 |
791.5 |
126.3 |
244 |
Crane |
5,054 |
15 |
336.9 |
296.8 |
175 |
Crockett |
3,986 |
17 |
234.5 |
426.5 |
119 |
Crosby |
6,860 |
20 |
343 |
291.5 |
178 |
Culberson |
2,628 |
8 |
328.5 |
304.4 |
174 |
Dallam |
7,660 |
13 |
589.2 |
169.7 |
229 |
Dallas |
2,552,920 |
25,712 |
99.3 |
1,007.20 |
21 |
Dawson |
14,536 |
33 |
440.5 |
227 |
208 |
Deaf Smith |
21,621 |
73 |
296.2 |
337.6 |
162 |
Delta |
5,623 |
25 |
224.9 |
444.6 |
111 |
Denton |
846,738 |
4,733 |
178.9 |
559 |
69 |
De Witt |
20,673 |
141 |
146.6 |
682 |
46 |
Dickens |
2,496 |
5 |
499.2 |
200.3 |
221 |
Dimmit |
10,645 |
51 |
208.7 |
479.1 |
91 |
Donley |
3,827 |
8 |
478.4 |
209 |
218 |
Duval |
12,398 |
24 |
516.6 |
193.6 |
225 |
Eastland |
19,512 |
93 |
209.8 |
476.6 |
94 |
Ector |
152,715 |
1,296 |
117.8 |
848.6 |
33 |
Edwards |
2,144 |
4 |
536 |
186.6 |
227 |
Ellis |
183,618 |
797 |
230.4 |
434.1 |
113 |
El Paso |
904,586 |
6,248 |
144.8 |
690.7 |
45 |
Erath |
40,353 |
242 |
166.7 |
599.7 |
61 |
Falls |
18,879 |
61 |
309.5 |
323.1 |
170 |
Fannin |
36,571 |
199 |
183.8 |
544.1 |
72 |
Fayette |
27,147 |
126 |
215.5 |
464.1 |
98 |
Fisher |
3,931 |
19 |
206.9 |
483.3 |
88 |
Floyd |
6,596 |
23 |
286.8 |
348.7 |
160 |
Foard |
1,364 |
5 |
272.8 |
366.6 |
149 |
Fort Bend |
786,948 |
5,271 |
149.3 |
669.8 |
49 |
Franklin |
11,470 |
33 |
347.6 |
287.7 |
182 |
Freestone |
21,356 |
71 |
300.8 |
332.5 |
165 |
Frio |
19,230 |
91 |
211.3 |
473.2 |
96 |
Gaines |
20,376 |
59 |
345.4 |
289.6 |
181 |
Galveston |
321,627 |
3,096 |
103.9 |
962.6 |
23 |
Garza |
6,836 |
13 |
525.8 |
190.2 |
226 |
Gillespie |
28,288 |
252 |
112.3 |
890.8 |
30 |
Glasscock |
1,316 |
2 |
658 |
152 |
234 |
Goliad |
8,122 |
21 |
386.8 |
258.6 |
195 |
Gonzales |
21,615 |
85 |
254.3 |
393.2 |
134 |
Gray |
24,127 |
144 |
167.5 |
596.8 |
63 |
Grayson |
129,680 |
1,593 |
81.4 |
1,228.40 |
8 |
Gregg |
131,827 |
1,951 |
67.6 |
1,480.00 |
3 |
Grimes |
29,525 |
61 |
484 |
206.6 |
219 |
Guadalupe |
166,027 |
598 |
277.6 |
360.2 |
154 |
Hale |
37,816 |
149 |
253.8 |
394 |
132 |
Hall |
3,334 |
5 |
666.8 |
150 |
235 |
Hamilton |
8,710 |
71 |
122.7 |
815.2 |
34 |
Hansford |
6,224 |
32 |
194.5 |
514.1 |
81 |
Hardeman |
4,365 |
27 |
161.7 |
618.6 |
54 |
Hardin |
59,964 |
150 |
399.8 |
250.2 |
196 |
Harris |
4,633,511 |
43,487 |
106.5 |
938.5 |
27 |
Harrison |
70,179 |
318 |
220.7 |
453.1 |
107 |
Hartley |
6,225 |
31 |
200.8 |
498 |
84 |
Haskell |
5,996 |
22 |
272.5 |
366.9 |
148 |
Hays |
215,576 |
1,030 |
209.3 |
477.8 |
92 |
Hemphill |
4,228 |
25 |
169.1 |
591.3 |
65 |
Henderson |
82,521 |
462 |
178.6 |
559.9 |
68 |
Hidalgo |
931,010 |
4,954 |
187.9 |
532.1 |
77 |
Hill |
38,112 |
162 |
235.3 |
425.1 |
120 |
Hockley |
24,467 |
112 |
218.5 |
457.8 |
103 |
Hood |
58,168 |
303 |
192 |
520.9 |
79 |
Hopkins |
37,465 |
269 |
139.3 |
718 |
41 |
Houston |
24,770 |
98 |
252.8 |
395.6 |
131 |
Howard |
37,000 |
352 |
105.1 |
951.4 |
25 |
Hudspeth |
3,835 |
3 |
1,278.30 |
78.2 |
252 |
Hunt |
96,586 |
581 |
166.2 |
601.5 |
58 |
Hutchinson |
22,448 |
86 |
261 |
383.1 |
139 |
Irion |
1,697 |
6 |
282.8 |
353.6 |
156 |
Jack |
9,502 |
36 |
263.9 |
378.9 |
143 |
Jackson |
14,277 |
49 |
291.4 |
343.2 |
161 |
Jasper |
36,798 |
193 |
190.7 |
524.5 |
78 |
Jeff Davis |
2,460 |
6 |
410 |
243.9 |
199 |
Jefferson |
262,687 |
3,137 |
83.7 |
1,194.20 |
10 |
Jim Hogg |
5,626 |
8 |
703.3 |
142.2 |
238 |
Jim Wells |
43,490 |
198 |
219.6 |
455.3 |
104 |
Johnson |
175,030 |
670 |
261.2 |
382.8 |
140 |
Jones |
21,647 |
61 |
354.9 |
281.8 |
185 |
Karnes |
15,853 |
76 |
208.6 |
479.4 |
90 |
Kaufman |
133,652 |
638 |
209.5 |
477.4 |
93 |
Kendall |
41,370 |
200 |
206.9 |
483.4 |
87 |
Kenedy |
450 |
1 |
450 |
222.2 |
211 |
Kent |
808 |
10 |
80.8 |
1,237.60 |
7 |
Kerr |
54,742 |
612 |
89.4 |
1,118.00 |
14 |
Kimble |
4,917 |
19 |
258.8 |
386.4 |
136 |
King |
296 |
0 |
- |
0 |
253 |
Kinney |
3,765 |
8 |
470.6 |
212.5 |
214 |
Kleberg |
34,388 |
132 |
260.5 |
383.9 |
138 |
Knox |
3,757 |
22 |
170.8 |
585.6 |
66 |
Lamar |
52,162 |
588 |
88.7 |
1,127.30 |
13 |
Lamb |
14,431 |
51 |
283 |
353.4 |
157 |
Lampasas |
22,231 |
85 |
261.5 |
382.3 |
141 |
La Salle |
7,837 |
7 |
1,119.60 |
89.3 |
250 |
Lavaca |
19,649 |
105 |
187.1 |
534.4 |
75 |
Lee |
18,373 |
29 |
633.6 |
157.8 |
233 |
Leon |
18,670 |
26 |
718.1 |
139.3 |
240 |
Liberty |
86,047 |
143 |
601.7 |
166.2 |
230 |
Limestone |
25,304 |
182 |
139 |
719.3 |
40 |
Lipscomb |
3,639 |
4 |
909.8 |
109.9 |
246 |
Live Oak |
11,769 |
25 |
470.8 |
212.4 |
215 |
Llano |
20,829 |
64 |
325.5 |
307.3 |
172 |
Loving |
81 |
0 |
- |
0 |
253 |
Lubbock |
302,568 |
4,376 |
69.1 |
1,446.30 |
4 |
Lynn |
6,140 |
26 |
236.2 |
423.5 |
121 |
McCulloch |
8,798 |
24 |
366.6 |
272.8 |
189 |
McLennan |
248,752 |
2,181 |
114.1 |
876.8 |
31 |
McMullen |
759 |
1 |
759 |
131.8 |
242 |
Madison |
15,040 |
40 |
376 |
266 |
193 |
Marion |
11,220 |
51 |
220 |
454.5 |
105 |
Martin |
5,347 |
37 |
144.5 |
692 |
44 |
Mason |
4,155 |
15 |
277 |
361 |
152 |
Matagorda |
38,879 |
202 |
192.5 |
519.6 |
80 |
Maverick |
60,789 |
220 |
276.3 |
361.9 |
151 |
Medina |
53,517 |
145 |
369.1 |
270.9 |
191 |
Menard |
2,380 |
7 |
340 |
294.1 |
177 |
Midland |
152,189 |
1,151 |
132.2 |
756.3 |
39 |
Milam |
26,178 |
112 |
233.7 |
427.8 |
116 |
Mills |
5,121 |
22 |
232.8 |
429.6 |
115 |
Mitchell |
9,853 |
44 |
223.9 |
446.6 |
110 |
Montague |
20,950 |
77 |
272.1 |
367.5 |
147 |
Montgomery |
590,851 |
4,668 |
126.6 |
790 |
35 |
Moore |
24,636 |
97 |
254 |
393.7 |
133 |
Morris |
13,625 |
27 |
504.6 |
198.2 |
223 |
Motley |
1,212 |
2 |
606 |
165 |
231 |
Nacogdoches |
70,491 |
630 |
111.9 |
893.7 |
29 |
Navarro |
53,020 |
285 |
186 |
537.5 |
74 |
Newton |
14,388 |
14 |
1,027.70 |
97.3 |
248 |
Nolan |
15,883 |
95 |
167.2 |
598.1 |
62 |
Nueces |
365,275 |
4,047 |
90.3 |
1,107.90 |
16 |
Ochiltree |
11,930 |
43 |
277.4 |
360.4 |
153 |
Oldham |
2,165 |
10 |
216.5 |
461.9 |
100 |
Orange |
86,261 |
245 |
352.1 |
284 |
184 |
Palo Pinto |
30,638 |
146 |
209.8 |
476.5 |
95 |
Panola |
25,325 |
106 |
238.9 |
418.6 |
122 |
Parker |
145,104 |
633 |
229.2 |
436.2 |
112 |
Parmer |
11,687 |
34 |
343.7 |
290.9 |
179 |
Pecos |
16,661 |
82 |
203.2 |
492.2 |
86 |
Polk |
49,954 |
231 |
216.3 |
462.4 |
99 |
Potter |
130,334 |
2,728 |
47.8 |
2,093.10 |
1 |
Presidio |
8,485 |
7 |
1,212.10 |
82.5 |
251 |
Rains |
12,461 |
25 |
498.4 |
200.6 |
220 |
Randall |
135,116 |
552 |
244.8 |
408.5 |
125 |
Reagan |
3,747 |
18 |
208.2 |
480.4 |
89 |
Real |
3,418 |
8 |
427.3 |
234.1 |
207 |
Red River |
13,345 |
57 |
234.1 |
427.1 |
117 |
Reeves |
14,605 |
48 |
304.3 |
328.7 |
167 |
Refugio |
7,488 |
25 |
299.5 |
333.9 |
163 |
Roberts |
988 |
4 |
247 |
404.9 |
127 |
Robertson |
18,666 |
30 |
622.2 |
160.7 |
232 |
Rockwall |
103,544 |
809 |
128 |
781.3 |
36 |
Runnels |
10,846 |
49 |
221.3 |
451.8 |
108 |
Rusk |
60,164 |
245 |
245.6 |
407.2 |
126 |
Sabine |
11,763 |
37 |
317.9 |
314.5 |
171 |
San Augustine |
9,238 |
40 |
231 |
433 |
114 |
San Jacinto |
30,578 |
29 |
1,054.40 |
94.8 |
249 |
San Patricio |
67,385 |
223 |
302.2 |
330.9 |
166 |
San Saba |
6,351 |
15 |
423.4 |
236.2 |
205 |
Schleicher |
3,792 |
11 |
344.7 |
290.1 |
180 |
Scurry |
18,274 |
64 |
285.5 |
350.2 |
159 |
Shackelford |
3,621 |
10 |
362.1 |
276.2 |
187 |
Shelby |
27,694 |
90 |
307.7 |
325 |
169 |
Sherman |
3,311 |
8 |
413.9 |
241.6 |
202 |
Smith |
232,478 |
3,996 |
58.2 |
1,718.90 |
2 |
Somervell |
9,844 |
67 |
146.9 |
680.6 |
48 |
Starr |
66,659 |
141 |
472.8 |
211.5 |
217 |
Stephens |
10,094 |
39 |
258.8 |
386.4 |
137 |
Sterling |
1,201 |
4 |
300.3 |
333.1 |
164 |
Stonewall |
1,506 |
14 |
107.6 |
929.6 |
28 |
Sutton |
4,505 |
12 |
375.4 |
266.4 |
192 |
Swisher |
8,107 |
29 |
279.6 |
357.7 |
155 |
Tarrant |
2,023,985 |
19,407 |
104.3 |
958.9 |
24 |
Taylor |
136,730 |
1,918 |
71.3 |
1,402.80 |
5 |
Terrell |
1,033 |
2 |
516.5 |
193.6 |
224 |
Terry |
13,150 |
48 |
274 |
365 |
150 |
Throckmorton |
1,655 |
10 |
165.5 |
604.2 |
57 |
Titus |
36,032 |
340 |
106 |
943.6 |
26 |
Tom Green |
113,525 |
1,324 |
85.7 |
1,166.30 |
11 |
Travis |
1,197,053 |
11,541 |
103.7 |
964.1 |
22 |
Trinity |
16,035 |
39 |
411.2 |
243.2 |
200 |
Tyler |
22,401 |
73 |
306.9 |
325.9 |
168 |
Upshur |
43,368 |
98 |
442.5 |
226 |
210 |
Upton |
3,730 |
21 |
177.6 |
563 |
67 |
Uvalde |
27,942 |
152 |
183.8 |
544 |
73 |
Val Verde |
52,041 |
222 |
234.4 |
426.6 |
118 |
Van Zandt |
56,528 |
155 |
364.7 |
274.2 |
188 |
Victoria |
91,033 |
1,243 |
73.2 |
1,365.40 |
6 |
Walker |
71,206 |
365 |
195.1 |
512.6 |
82 |
Waller |
53,094 |
72 |
737.4 |
135.6 |
241 |
Ward |
11,063 |
27 |
409.7 |
244.1 |
198 |
Washington |
36,520 |
249 |
146.7 |
681.8 |
47 |
Webb |
295,933 |
1,357 |
218.1 |
458.5 |
102 |
Wharton |
42,702 |
197 |
216.8 |
461.3 |
101 |
Wheeler |
5,740 |
35 |
164 |
609.8 |
56 |
Wichita |
132,676 |
1,523 |
87.1 |
1,147.90 |
12 |
Wilbarger |
14,495 |
162 |
89.5 |
1,117.60 |
15 |
Willacy |
25,386 |
25 |
1,015.40 |
98.5 |
247 |
Williamson |
562,337 |
3,382 |
166.3 |
601.4 |
59 |
Wilson |
52,760 |
196 |
269.2 |
371.5 |
146 |
Winkler |
7,990 |
17 |
470 |
212.8 |
213 |
Wise |
69,449 |
493 |
140.9 |
709.9 |
42 |
Wood |
46,650 |
195 |
239.2 |
418 |
123 |
Yoakum |
9,026 |
41 |
220.1 |
454.2 |
106 |
Young |
19,483 |
120 |
162.4 |
615.9 |
55 |
Zapata |
16,138 |
21 |
768.5 |
130.1 |
243 |
Zavala |
12,560 |
14 |
897.1 |
111.5 |
245 |
Texas Total |
28,797,290 |
234,027 |
123.1 |
812.6 |
- |