2008 Registered Nurses by County of Practice

Registered Nurses by County of Practice - September 2008
County	2008 Population	2008 RN Total	Ratio of 2008 Population per RN*	RNs per 100,000 Population	Rank
Anderson	57,910	334	173	576.8	43
Andrews	13,777	72	191	522.6	58
Angelina	84,171	786	107	933.8	18
Aransas	25,451	43	592	169.0	217
Archer	9,503	10	950	105.2	242
Armstrong	2,238	11	203	491.5	69
Atascosa	46,479	111	419	238.8	184
Austin	27,851	69	404	247.7	180
Bailey	7,142	25	286	350.0	122
Bandera	21,032	26	809	123.6	233
Bastrop	83,889	186	451	221.7	196
Baylor	4,080	21	194	514.7	62
Bee	34,458	99	348	287.3	161
Bell	263,086	2,478	106	941.9	17
Bexar	1,562,396	14,005	112	896.4	22
Blanco	10,215	20	511	195.8	207
Borden	763	1	763	131.1	230
Bosque	18,518	72	257	388.8	105
Bowie	93,518	945	99	1,010.5	11
Brazoria	294,384	1,030	286	349.9	123
Brazos	166,821	1,099	152	658.8	34
Brewster	9,624	51	189	529.9	54
Briscoe	1,873	4	468	213.6	200
Brooks	8,557	15	570	175.3	215
Brown	39,487	231	171	585.0	42
Burleson	18,483	30	616	162.3	220
Burnet	42,252	150	282	355.0	120
Caldwell	38,700	76	509	196.4	206
Calhoun	21,629	90	240	416.1	89
Callahan	13,677	19	720	138.9	228
Cameron	401,862	1,993	202	495.9	66
Camp	13,373	52	257	388.8	104
Carson	6,520	11	593	168.7	218
Cass	30,238	135	224	446.5	85
Castro	8,877	26	341	292.9	158
Chambers	32,995	83	398	251.6	177
Cherokee	49,710	306	162	615.6	39
Childress	7,829	47	167	600.3	40
Clay	11,442	16	715	139.8	227
Cochran	4,062	13	312	320.0	139
Coke	3,960	7	566	176.8	213
Coleman	9,186	23	399	250.4	179
Collin	760,664	4,746	160	623.9	38
Collingsworth	3,174	13	244	409.6	94
Colorado	22,308	111	201	497.6	65
Comal	102,320	550	186	537.5	53
Comanche	14,201	52	273	366.2	116
Concho	4,011	14	287	349.0	124
Cooke	40,048	211	190	526.9	56
Coryell	75,145	176	427	234.2	187
Cottle	1,881	7	269	372.1	114
Crane	4,312	14	308	324.7	135
Crockett	4,395	9	488	204.8	204
Crosby	7,470	21	356	281.1	163
Culberson	3,274	7	468	213.8	199
Dallam	6,691	32	209	478.3	74
Dallas	2,344,905	19,043	123	812.1	26
Dawson	15,608	30	520	192.2	209
Deaf Smith	20,058	64	313	319.1	140
Delta	5,393	17	317	315.2	141
Denton	674,765	2,695	250	399.4	98
De Witt	20,638	98	211	474.9	76
Dickens	2,931	8	366	272.9	169
Dimmit	10,778	28	385	259.8	173
Donley	4,093	14	292	342.0	126
Duval	13,756	19	724	138.1	229
Eastland	18,880	90	210	476.7	75
Ector	129,801	999	130	769.6	28
Edwards	2,260	2	1,130	88.5	244
Ellis	147,615	461	320	312.3	145
El Paso	755,157	3,969	190	525.6	57
Erath	37,175	205	181	551.4	49
Falls	18,872	59	320	312.6	144
Fannin	35,462	132	269	372.2	113
Fayette	24,098	100	241	415.0	90
Fisher	4,160	12	347	288.5	160
Floyd	8,147	27	302	331.4	132
Foard	1,609	3	536	186.5	210
Fort Bend	510,966	2,500	204	489.3	71
Franklin	10,093	77	131	762.9	30
Freestone	19,900	72	276	361.8	117
Frio	17,328	42	413	242.4	183
Gaines	15,733	35	450	222.5	195
Galveston	285,327	2,614	109	916.1	20
Garza	5,292	8	662	151.2	224
Gillespie	23,649	219	108	926.0	19
Glasscock	1,522	1	1,522	65.7	246
Goliad	7,488	13	576	173.6	216
Gonzales	20,327	61	333	300.1	154
Gray	22,096	131	169	592.9	41
Grayson	120,304	1,210	99	1,005.8	13
Gregg	117,679	1,431	82	1,216.0	4
Grimes	26,078	53	492	203.2	205
Guadalupe	114,770	321	358	279.7	165
Hale	37,661	108	349	286.8	162
Hall	3,842	8	480	208.2	203
Hamilton	8,409	47	179	558.9	48
Hansford	5,686	25	227	439.7	87
Hardeman	4,724	26	182	550.4	50
Hardin	51,906	119	436	229.3	191
Harris	3,867,607	30,538	127	789.6	27
Harrison	63,739	267	239	418.9	88
Hartley	5,689	1	5,689	17.6	250
Haskell	6,050	19	318	314.0	143
Hays	156,020	525	297	336.5	129
Hemphill	3,506	18	195	513.4	63
Henderson	82,291	367	224	446.0	86
Hidalgo	749,265	3,508	214	468.2	78
Hill	36,125	125	289	346.0	125
Hockley	23,950	95	252	396.7	100
Hood	50,239	198	254	394.1	101
Hopkins	34,386	169	203	491.5	70
Houston	24,075	109	221	452.8	83
Howard	33,981	296	115	871.1	23
Hudspeth	3,833	1	3,833	26.1	249
Hunt	87,942	436	202	495.8	67
Hutchinson	23,070	82	281	355.4	119
Irion	1,847	2	924	108.3	239
Jack	8,948	25	358	279.4	166
Jackson	14,730	33	446	224.0	194
Jasper	36,558	190	192	519.7	60
Jeff Davis	2,566	3	855	116.9	235
Jefferson	253,609	2,695	94	1,062.7	9
Jim Hogg	5,569	9	619	161.6	221
Jim Wells	41,831	193	217	461.4	81
Johnson	159,338	485	329	304.4	150
Jones	20,777	71	293	341.7	127
Karnes	15,969	39	409	244.2	182
Kaufman	99,999	495	202	495.0	68
Kendall	31,987	104	308	325.1	134
Kenedy	459	0	-	0.0	-
Kent	841	9	93	1,070.2	7
Kerr	47,512	480	99	1,010.3	12
Kimble	4,646	24	194	516.6	61
King	369	0	-	0.0	-
Kinney	3,436	4	859	116.4	236
Kleberg	35,137	138	255	392.7	103
Knox	4,227	24	176	567.8	47
Lamar	50,641	539	94	1,064.4	8
Lamb	15,386	51	302	331.5	131
Lampasas	22,838	74	309	324.0	136
La Salle	6,543	6	1,091	91.7	243
Lavaca	19,479	98	199	503.1	64
Lee	17,510	19	922	108.5	238
Leon	17,183	25	687	145.5	225
Liberty	82,173	188	437	228.8	193
Limestone	23,337	160	146	685.6	33
Lipscomb	3,105	6	518	193.2	208
Live Oak	12,417	29	428	233.6	189
Llano	18,842	88	214	467.0	79
Loving	65		-	0.0	-
Lubbock	257,690	3,328	77	1,291.5	3
Lynn	6,876	15	458	218.2	198
McCulloch	8,376	32	262	382.0	109
McLennan	225,379	1,656	136	734.8	32
McMullen	873	1	873	114.5	237
Madison	14,034	33	425	235.1	186
Marion	11,270	29	389	257.3	174
Martin	5,186	13	399	250.7	178
Mason	4,031	13	310	322.5	137
Matagorda	39,026	150	260	384.4	107
Maverick	53,688	137	392	255.2	175
Medina	44,956	103	436	229.1	192
Menard	2,565	6	428	233.9	188
Midland	123,362	949	130	769.3	29
Milam	26,289	76	346	289.1	159
Mills	5,149	16	322	310.7	147
Mitchell	9,917	39	254	393.3	102
Montague	20,055	80	251	398.9	99
Montgomery	425,757	2,076	205	487.6	72
Moore	21,342	65	328	304.6	149
Morris	13,238	28	473	211.5	201
Motley	1,419	2	710	140.9	226
Nacogdoches	62,735	542	116	864.0	25
Navarro	50,322	226	223	449.1	84
Newton	15,262	20	763	131.0	231
Nolan	15,813	87	182	550.2	51
Nueces	323,802	3,147	103	971.9	15
Ochiltree	9,848	37	266	375.7	111
Oldham	2,309	7	330	303.2	152
Orange	84,937	283	300	333.2	130
Palo Pinto	28,343	148	192	522.2	59
Panola	22,999	95	242	413.1	93
Parker	113,774	457	249	401.7	97
Parmer	10,546	32	330	303.4	151
Pecos	17,583	52	338	295.7	156
Polk	49,449	177	279	357.9	118
Potter	124,416	2,146	58	1,724.9	1
Presidio	8,402	5	1,680	59.5	248
Rains	11,533	21	549	182.1	211
Randall	112,995	642	176	568.2	46
Reagan	3,684	6	614	162.9	219
Real	3,239	8	405	247.0	181
Red River	14,509	83	175	572.1	44
Reeves	12,717	32	397	251.6	176
Refugio	8,239	23	358	279.2	167
Roberts	936	0	-	0.0	-
Robertson	16,898	18	939	106.5	240
Rockwall	74,926	210	357	280.3	164
Runnels	11,497	43	267	374.0	112
Rusk	49,464	161	307	325.5	133
Sabine	10,871	35	311	322.0	138
San Augustine	9,357	29	323	309.9	148
San Jacinto	24,601	38	647	154.5	223
San Patricio	72,187	168	430	232.7	190
San Saba	6,317	17	372	269.1	170
Schleicher	3,140	13	242	414.0	91
Scurry	16,674	64	261	383.8	108
Shackelford	3,384	12	282	354.6	121
Shelby	26,577	78	341	293.5	157
Sherman	3,326	4	832	120.3	234
Smith	196,271	2,654	74	1,352.2	2
Somervell	8,493	55	154	647.6	35
Starr	65,152	115	567	176.5	214
Stephens	9,967	37	269	371.2	115
Sterling	1,465	5	293	341.3	128
Stonewall	1,704	9	189	528.2	55
Sutton	4,450	14	318	314.6	142
Swisher	8,805	23	383	261.2	172
Tarrant	1,720,067	12,664	136	736.3	31
Taylor	132,329	1,376	96	1,039.8	10
Terrell	1,101	2	551	181.7	212
Terry	13,404	40	335	298.4	155
Throckmorton	1,873	9	208	480.5	73
Titus	31,362	304	103	969.3	16
Tom Green	104,179	1,035	101	993.5	14
Travis	916,083	7,955	115	868.4	24
Trinity	14,977	24	624	160.2	222
Tyler	21,970	60	366	273.1	168
Upshur	37,936	90	422	237.2	185
Upton	3,671	17	216	463.1	80
Uvalde	28,203	129	219	457.4	82
Val Verde	49,532	154	322	310.9	146
Van Zandt	53,385	141	379	264.1	171
Victoria	88,794	1,002	89	1,128.5	5
Walker	66,940	259	258	386.9	106
Waller	42,576	45	946	105.7	241
Ward	11,391	25	456	219.5	197
Washington	32,484	175	186	538.7	52
Webb	250,144	948	264	379.0	110
Wharton	43,541	276	158	633.9	36
Wheeler	5,075	32	159	630.5	37
Wichita	126,977	1,142	111	899.4	21
Wilbarger	14,811	159	93	1,073.5	6
Willacy	21,675	28	774	129.2	232
Williamson	373,961	1,503	249	401.9	96
Wilson	42,816	129	332	301.3	153
Winkler	7,567	16	473	211.4	202
Wise	59,084	278	213	470.5	77
Wood	41,462	167	248	402.8	95
Yoakum	7,989	33	242	413.1	92
Young	18,053	103	175	570.5	45
Zapata	15,435	11	1,403	71.3	245
Zavala	12,442	8	1,555	64.3	247
Texas Total	24,178,180	162,304	149	671.3

* Data rounded to nearest whole number

Data Source: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, September 30, 2008.

Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, October 13, 2009.

Records were sorted by the county of practice. For those records that did not have a practice address, the mailing address was used.

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