Registered Nurses, 2012

**Registered Nurses (RN) by County of Practice - August 2012**
County	2012 Population	2012 RN Total	Ratio of 2012 Population per RN*	Ratio of RNs per 100,000 Population	Rank
Anderson	59,135	351	168	593.6	54
Andrews	15,352	76	202	495.0	75
Angelina	88,251	902	98	1,022.1	16
Aransas	23,754	80	297	336.8	147
Archer	9,248	14	661	151.4	233
Armstrong	1,923	10	192	520.0	71
Atascosa	47,063	123	383	261.4	187
Austin	29,945	64	468	213.7	211
Bailey	7,446	21	355	282.0	171
Bandera	21,373	40	534	187.2	219
Bastrop	78,904	188	420	238.3	200
Baylor	3,743	30	125	801.5	34
Bee	32,119	129	249	401.6	114
Bell	326,811	3052	107	933.9	19
Bexar	1,781,499	16509	108	926.7	20
Blanco	11,000	18	611	163.6	227
Borden	648	1	648	154.3	232
Bosque	18,577	70	265	376.8	128
Bowie	93,041	991	94	1,065.1	12
Brazoria	330,783	1295	255	391.5	121
Brazos	203,432	1352	150	664.6	43
Brewster	9,445	46	205	487.0	78
Briscoe	1,646	4	412	243.0	196
Brooks	7,318	14	523	191.3	218
Brown	38,556	271	142	702.9	40
Burleson	17,666	31	570	175.5	224
Burnet	44,635	191	234	427.9	107
Caldwell	40,129	87	461	216.8	208
Calhoun	22,152	100	222	451.4	97
Callahan	13,877	17	816	122.5	236
Cameron	422,765	2368	179	560.1	60
Camp	12,817	69	186	538.3	66
Carson	6,281	10	628	159.2	229
Cass	30,731	147	209	478.3	85
Castro	8,238	20	412	242.8	197
Chambers	37,406	83	451	221.9	206
Cherokee	52,100	337	155	646.8	46
Childress	7,130	55	130	771.4	36
Clay	10,884	29	375	266.4	182
Cochran	3,196	9	355	281.6	172
Coke	3,287	8	411	243.4	195
Coleman	9,008	27	334	299.7	163
Collin	846,672	6264	135	739.8	38
Collingsworth	3,104	13	239	418.8	108
Colorado	21,218	105	202	494.9	76
Comal	116,314	657	177	564.9	59
Comanche	14,121	52	272	368.2	132
Concho	4,209	14	301	332.6	149
Cooke	39,072	225	174	575.9	57
Coryell	77,845	360	216	462.5	90
Cottle	1,522	2	761	131.4	234
Crane	4,556	12	380	263.4	184
Crockett	3,796	12	316	316.1	158
Crosby	6,293	16	393	254.3	191
Culberson	2,458	6	410	244.1	194
Dallam	6,984	15	466	214.8	210
Dallas	2,417,003	21461	113	887.9	24
Dawson	14,054	37	380	263.3	185
Deaf Smith	19,995	58	345	290.1	167
Delta	5,366	26	206	484.5	79
Denton	712,111	3631	196	509.9	73
DeWitt	20,324	130	156	639.6	48
Dickens	2,471	9	275	364.2	135
Dimmit	10,159	33	308	324.8	154
Donley	3,697	8	462	216.4	209
Duval	11,981	22	545	183.6	221
Eastland	18,794	91	207	484.2	81
Ector	141,481	1125	126	795.2	35
Edwards	2,038	2	1,019	98.1	244
El Paso	829,129	4992	166	602.1	53
Ellis	159,078	553	288	347.6	142
Erath	38,658	219	177	566.5	58
Falls	18,229	60	304	329.1	151
Fannin	34,648	160	217	461.8	92
Fayette	25,265	115	220	455.2	93
Fisher	3,974	15	265	377.5	127
Floyd	6,515	24	271	368.4	131
Foard	1,339	3	446	224.0	204
Fort Bend	638,662	3370	190	527.7	68
Franklin	10,850	66	164	608.3	51
Freestone	20,219	83	244	410.5	110
Frio	17,793	49	363	275.4	176
Gaines	18,419	43	428	233.5	202
Galveston	299,774	2584	116	862.0	27
Garza	6,624	11	602	166.1	225
Gillespie	25,793	222	116	860.7	28
Glasscock	1,246	1	1,246	80.3	250
Goliad	7,462	8	933	107.2	239
Gonzales	20,346	67	304	329.3	150
Gray	22,897	128	179	559.0	61
Grayson	123,316	1337	92	1,084.2	10
Gregg	124,410	1768	70	1,421.1	3
Grimes	27,386	57	480	208.1	213
Guadalupe	141,281	402	351	284.5	170
Hale	36,653	137	268	373.8	129
Hall	3,352	8	419	238.7	199
Hamilton	8,590	61	141	710.1	39
Hansford	5,778	27	214	467.3	88
Hardeman	4,205	26	162	618.3	50
Hardin	56,242	140	402	248.9	193
Harris	4,241,215	35381	120	834.2	29
Harrison	66,846	254	263	380.0	125
Hartley	6,119	20	306	326.9	152
Haskell	5,931	18	330	303.5	162
Hays	174,089	792	220	454.9	94
Hemphill	3,927	19	207	483.8	84
Henderson	79,961	387	207	484.0	83
Hidalgo	817,540	4309	190	527.1	69
Hill	35,935	132	272	367.3	134
Hockley	23,393	104	225	444.6	101
Hood	53,116	237	224	446.2	99
Hopkins	35,933	231	156	642.9	47
Houston	23,961	116	207	484.1	82
Howard	35,612	322	111	904.2	22
Hudspeth	3,582	1	3,582	27.9	252
Hunt	89,469	469	191	524.2	70
Hutchinson	22,207	84	264	378.3	126
Irion	1,624	3	541	184.7	220
Jack	9,216	28	329	303.8	161
Jackson	14,126	38	372	269.0	180
Jasper	36,032	201	179	557.8	62
Jeff Davis	2,372	3	791	126.5	235
Jefferson	254,895	2822	90	1,107.1	8
Jim Hogg	5,411	4	1,353	73.9	251
Jim Wells	41,503	213	195	513.2	72
Johnson	157,659	609	259	386.3	122
Jones	20,579	250	82	1,214.8	6
Karnes	15,123	49	309	324.0	155
Kaufman	111,705	534	209	478.0	86
Kendall	35,621	140	254	393.0	120
Kenedy	427	0	-	-	-
Kent	804	7	115	870.6	26
Kerr	51,057	552	92	1,081.1	11
Kimble	4,714	17	277	360.6	138
King	289	1	289	346.0	144
Kinney	3,644	6	607	164.7	226
Kleberg	32,804	144	228	439.0	104
Knox	3,731	22	170	589.7	55
La Salle	7,162	6	1,194	83.8	248
Lamar	50,484	548	92	1,085.5	9
Lamb	14,133	42	337	297.2	165
Lampasas	20,378	82	249	402.4	113
Lavaca	19,299	85	227	440.4	103
Lee	17,129	27	634	157.6	230
Leon	17,296	31	558	179.2	222
Liberty	78,738	198	398	251.5	192
Limestone	23,915	198	121	827.9	30
Lipscomb	3,398	7	485	206.0	214
Live Oak	11,623	26	447	223.7	205
Llano	19,695	80	246	406.2	111
Loving	82	0	-	-	-
Lubbock	285,572	3821	75	1,338.0	4
Lynn	5,986	16	374	267.3	181
McCulloch	8,439	30	281	355.5	139
McLennan	238,463	1940	123	813.5	32
McMullen	718	2	359	278.6	174
Madison	14,046	39	360	277.7	175
Marion	10,717	29	370	270.6	178
Martin	4,945	22	225	444.9	100
Mason	4,080	15	272	367.6	133
Matagorda	37,267	173	215	464.2	89
Maverick	56,042	183	306	326.5	153
Medina	48,158	111	434	230.5	203
Menard	2,266	5	453	220.7	207
Midland	141,184	1062	133	752.2	37
Milam	25,124	99	254	394.0	119
Mills	4,974	16	311	321.7	156
Mitchell	9,537	43	222	450.9	98
Montague	20,008	79	253	394.8	118
Montgomery	492,227	3297	149	669.8	42
Moore	22,630	76	298	335.8	148
Morris	13,137	28	469	213.1	212
Motley	1,213	1	1,213	82.4	249
Nacogdoches	66,333	586	113	883.4	25
Navarro	49,125	263	187	535.4	67
Newton	14,369	14	1,026	97.4	245
Nolan	15,443	77	201	498.6	74
Nueces	346,802	3594	96	1,036.3	14
Ochiltree	10,720	37	290	345.1	145
Oldham	2,084	8	261	383.9	124
Orange	83,059	301	276	362.4	137
Palo Pinto	28,793	156	185	541.8	64
Panola	24,219	119	204	491.3	77
Parker	124,657	443	281	355.4	140
Parmer	10,676	28	381	262.3	186
Pecos	15,848	61	260	384.9	123
Polk	46,682	200	233	428.4	106
Potter	123,571	2507	49	2,028.8	1
Presidio	8,008	8	1,001	99.9	243
Rains	11,358	20	568	176.1	223
Randall	124,902	521	240	417.1	109
Reagan	3,478	9	386	258.8	188
Real	3,358	8	420	238.2	201
Red River	12,964	86	151	663.4	45
Reeves	14,112	38	371	269.3	179
Refugio	7,446	22	338	295.5	166
Roberts	949	1	949	105.4	240
Robertson	17,224	27	638	156.8	231
Rockwall	85,630	536	160	625.9	49
Runnels	10,605	49	216	462.0	91
Rusk	55,209	201	275	364.1	136
Sabine	11,067	33	335	298.2	164
San Augustine	8,993	31	290	344.7	146
San Jacinto	27,629	26	1,063	94.1	246
San Patricio	65,215	166	393	254.5	190
San Saba	6,221	12	518	192.9	217
Schleicher	3,577	10	358	279.6	173
Scurry	17,313	64	271	369.7	130
Shackelford	3,449	11	314	318.9	157
Shelby	25,972	90	289	346.5	143
Sherman	3,106	5	621	161.0	228
Smith	216,038	3209	67	1,485.4	2
Somervell	8,863	49	181	552.9	63
Starr	62,438	126	496	201.8	216
Stephens	9,736	44	221	451.9	96
Sterling	1,160	3	387	258.6	189
Stonewall	1,496	12	125	802.1	33
Sutton	4,247	17	250	400.3	115
Swisher	7,938	21	378	264.6	183
Tarrant	1,868,848	15324	122	820.0	31
Taylor	133,222	1398	95	1,049.4	13
Terrell	999	1	999	100.1	242
Terry	12,831	45	285	350.7	141
Throckmorton	1,652	8	207	484.3	80
Titus	33,254	306	109	920.2	21
Tom Green	111,353	1145	97	1,028.3	15
Travis	1,071,103	9627	111	898.8	23
Trinity	14,982	36	416	240.3	198
Tyler	22,032	68	324	308.6	159
Upshur	40,531	111	365	273.9	177
Upton	3,472	14	248	403.2	112
Uvalde	26,910	145	186	538.8	65
Val Verde	49,880	197	253	394.9	117
Van Zandt	53,746	153	351	284.7	169
Victoria	87,939	1120	79	1,273.6	5
Walker	68,842	299	230	434.3	105
Waller	46,038	51	903	110.8	238
Ward	10,803	33	327	305.5	160
Washington	34,519	229	151	663.4	44
Webb	262,794	1158	227	440.6	102
Wharton	41,745	396	105	948.6	18
Wheeler	5,507	37	149	671.9	41
Wichita	131,523	1305	101	992.2	17
Wilbarger	13,760	161	85	1,170.1	7
Willacy	22,902	28	818	122.3	237
Williamson	460,111	2168	212	471.2	87
Wilson	45,713	132	346	288.8	168
Winkler	7,348	15	490	204.1	215
Wise	61,984	374	166	603.4	52
Wood	43,347	173	251	399.1	116
Yoakum	8,187	37	221	451.9	95
Young	18,778	110	171	585.8	56
Zapata	14,580	15	972	102.9	241
Zavala	11,909	10	1,191	84.0	247
Texas Total	26,146,548	191,575	136	732.7	-

Documentation
* Data rounded to nearest whole number Data Source: Texas Board of Nursing - August 2012 Prepared by: Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, April 10, 2013