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Licensed Vocational Nurses, 2024
| County |
2024 Total Population |
2024 VN Total |
Ratio of Population to VN |
Ratio of VNs to 100,000 Population |
Rank |
| Anderson |
57,947 |
181 |
320.1 |
312.4 |
73 |
| Andrews |
26,744 |
44 |
607.8 |
164.5 |
174 |
| Angelina |
91,535 |
473 |
193.5 |
516.7 |
17 |
| Aransas |
29,800 |
51 |
584.3 |
171.1 |
166 |
| Archer |
8,185 |
8 |
1,023.1 |
97.7 |
229 |
| Armstrong |
1,953 |
10 |
195.3 |
512.0 |
20 |
| Atascosa |
55,190 |
92 |
599.9 |
166.7 |
172 |
| Austin |
31,156 |
36 |
865.4 |
115.5 |
217 |
| Bailey |
7,936 |
9 |
881.8 |
113.4 |
220 |
| Bandera |
21,519 |
26 |
827.7 |
120.8 |
211 |
| Bastrop |
91,201 |
119 |
766.4 |
130.5 |
202 |
| Baylor |
3,611 |
30 |
120.4 |
830.8 |
3 |
| Bee |
35,408 |
99 |
357.7 |
279.6 |
102 |
| Bell |
370,791 |
1,136 |
326.4 |
306.4 |
80 |
| Bexar |
2,255,958 |
5,820 |
387.6 |
258.0 |
111 |
| Blanco |
11,913 |
8 |
1,489.1 |
67.2 |
237 |
| Borden |
702 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Bosque |
17,576 |
54 |
325.5 |
307.2 |
78 |
| Bowie |
92,331 |
277 |
333.3 |
300.0 |
88 |
| Brazoria |
404,564 |
476 |
849.9 |
117.7 |
215 |
| Brazos |
245,955 |
400 |
614.9 |
162.6 |
177 |
| Brewster |
9,002 |
13 |
692.5 |
144.4 |
194 |
| Briscoe |
1,537 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Brooks |
7,138 |
22 |
324.5 |
308.2 |
77 |
| Brown |
38,992 |
192 |
203.1 |
492.4 |
25 |
| Burleson |
17,980 |
27 |
665.9 |
150.2 |
185 |
| Burnet |
50,447 |
87 |
579.9 |
172.5 |
165 |
| Caldwell |
46,919 |
92 |
510.0 |
196.1 |
148 |
| Calhoun |
23,277 |
54 |
431.1 |
232.0 |
127 |
| Callahan |
13,508 |
16 |
844.3 |
118.4 |
214 |
| Cameron |
433,732 |
1,215 |
357.0 |
280.1 |
100 |
| Camp |
13,712 |
32 |
428.5 |
233.4 |
125 |
| Carson |
5,729 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Cass |
30,029 |
63 |
476.7 |
209.8 |
138 |
| Castro |
6,758 |
18 |
375.4 |
266.4 |
110 |
| Chambers |
46,162 |
68 |
678.9 |
147.3 |
189 |
| Cherokee |
52,445 |
204 |
257.1 |
389.0 |
52 |
| Childress |
7,028 |
43 |
163.4 |
611.8 |
9 |
| Clay |
9,357 |
24 |
389.9 |
256.5 |
113 |
| Cochran |
3,449 |
8 |
431.1 |
232.0 |
128 |
| Coke |
3,188 |
16 |
199.3 |
501.9 |
23 |
| Coleman |
8,345 |
37 |
225.5 |
443.4 |
34 |
| Collin |
1,164,788 |
1,405 |
829.0 |
120.6 |
212 |
| Collingsworth |
3,296 |
17 |
193.9 |
515.8 |
18 |
| Colorado |
21,391 |
62 |
345.0 |
289.8 |
94 |
| Comal |
167,889 |
312 |
538.1 |
185.8 |
153 |
| Comanche |
12,652 |
55 |
230.0 |
434.7 |
37 |
| Concho |
4,157 |
20 |
207.9 |
481.1 |
28 |
| Cooke |
40,187 |
86 |
467.3 |
214.0 |
135 |
| Coryell |
79,893 |
223 |
358.3 |
279.1 |
103 |
| Cottle |
1,520 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Crane |
7,145 |
14 |
510.4 |
195.9 |
149 |
| Crockett |
4,128 |
9 |
458.7 |
218.0 |
132 |
| Crosby |
6,619 |
15 |
441.3 |
226.6 |
129 |
| Culberson |
2,169 |
4 |
542.3 |
184.4 |
155 |
| Dallam |
7,479 |
2 |
3,739.5 |
26.7 |
243 |
| Dallas |
2,882,853 |
4,722 |
610.5 |
163.8 |
175 |
| Dawson |
13,513 |
23 |
587.5 |
170.2 |
168 |
| De Witt |
22,398 |
89 |
251.7 |
397.4 |
47 |
| Deaf Smith |
17,786 |
43 |
413.6 |
241.8 |
120 |
| Delta |
5,375 |
10 |
537.5 |
186.0 |
152 |
| Denton |
1,015,995 |
902 |
1,126.4 |
88.8 |
231 |
| Dickens |
2,082 |
2 |
1,041.0 |
96.1 |
230 |
| Dimmit |
12,652 |
34 |
372.1 |
268.7 |
109 |
| Donley |
3,301 |
16 |
206.3 |
484.7 |
26 |
| Duval |
11,658 |
48 |
242.9 |
411.7 |
44 |
| Eastland |
17,956 |
55 |
326.5 |
306.3 |
81 |
| Ector |
209,823 |
304 |
690.2 |
144.9 |
193 |
| Edwards |
1,947 |
1 |
1,947.0 |
51.4 |
241 |
| El Paso |
903,116 |
1,590 |
568.0 |
176.1 |
160 |
| Ellis |
190,181 |
257 |
740.0 |
135.1 |
196 |
| Erath |
43,181 |
73 |
591.5 |
169.1 |
171 |
| Falls |
16,183 |
30 |
539.4 |
185.4 |
154 |
| Fannin |
34,778 |
137 |
253.9 |
393.9 |
49 |
| Fayette |
26,834 |
81 |
331.3 |
301.9 |
86 |
| Fisher |
3,979 |
11 |
361.7 |
276.5 |
105 |
| Floyd |
5,595 |
24 |
233.1 |
429.0 |
39 |
| Foard |
1,231 |
5 |
246.2 |
406.2 |
45 |
| Fort Bend |
971,347 |
1,155 |
841.0 |
118.9 |
213 |
| Franklin |
11,012 |
18 |
611.8 |
163.5 |
176 |
| Freestone |
19,838 |
65 |
305.2 |
327.7 |
70 |
| Frio |
21,269 |
65 |
327.2 |
305.6 |
82 |
| Gaines |
24,199 |
20 |
1,210.0 |
82.6 |
234 |
| Galveston |
383,315 |
582 |
658.6 |
151.8 |
184 |
| Garza |
6,917 |
8 |
864.6 |
115.7 |
216 |
| Gillespie |
26,902 |
98 |
274.5 |
364.3 |
59 |
| Glasscock |
1,424 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Goliad |
7,953 |
16 |
497.1 |
201.2 |
144 |
| Gonzales |
21,936 |
82 |
267.5 |
373.8 |
56 |
| Gray |
25,199 |
76 |
331.6 |
301.6 |
87 |
| Grayson |
135,722 |
591 |
229.6 |
435.4 |
36 |
| Gregg |
126,837 |
484 |
262.1 |
381.6 |
54 |
| Grimes |
29,751 |
36 |
826.4 |
121.0 |
210 |
| Guadalupe |
189,459 |
216 |
877.1 |
114.0 |
219 |
| Hale |
31,974 |
109 |
293.3 |
340.9 |
65 |
| Hall |
3,295 |
11 |
299.5 |
333.8 |
68 |
| Hamilton |
8,196 |
45 |
182.1 |
549.0 |
15 |
| Hansford |
5,957 |
20 |
297.9 |
335.7 |
66 |
| Hardeman |
3,831 |
16 |
239.4 |
417.6 |
43 |
| Hardin |
57,050 |
104 |
548.6 |
182.3 |
158 |
| Harris |
5,352,681 |
6,125 |
873.9 |
114.4 |
218 |
| Harrison |
69,130 |
105 |
658.4 |
151.9 |
183 |
| Hartley |
6,117 |
21 |
291.3 |
343.3 |
64 |
| Haskell |
6,374 |
32 |
199.2 |
502.0 |
22 |
| Hays |
274,435 |
295 |
930.3 |
107.5 |
225 |
| Hemphill |
5,163 |
13 |
397.2 |
251.8 |
115 |
| Henderson |
81,818 |
150 |
545.5 |
183.3 |
157 |
| Hidalgo |
906,624 |
2,275 |
398.5 |
250.9 |
116 |
| Hill |
35,636 |
80 |
445.5 |
224.5 |
130 |
| Hockley |
25,280 |
54 |
468.1 |
213.6 |
136 |
| Hood |
61,659 |
129 |
478.0 |
209.2 |
139 |
| Hopkins |
37,579 |
103 |
364.8 |
274.1 |
107 |
| Houston |
22,206 |
55 |
403.7 |
247.7 |
117 |
| Howard |
44,245 |
134 |
330.2 |
302.9 |
85 |
| Hudspeth |
3,396 |
12 |
283.0 |
353.4 |
62 |
| Hunt |
99,237 |
199 |
498.7 |
200.5 |
145 |
| Hutchinson |
21,357 |
42 |
508.5 |
196.7 |
147 |
| Irion |
1,496 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jack |
8,787 |
28 |
313.8 |
318.7 |
72 |
| Jackson |
16,662 |
39 |
427.2 |
234.1 |
124 |
| Jasper |
35,182 |
135 |
260.6 |
383.7 |
53 |
| Jeff Davis |
2,030 |
1 |
2,030.0 |
49.3 |
242 |
| Jefferson |
260,469 |
1,262 |
206.4 |
484.5 |
27 |
| Jim Hogg |
4,969 |
11 |
451.7 |
221.4 |
131 |
| Jim Wells |
43,508 |
196 |
222.0 |
450.5 |
32 |
| Johnson |
180,523 |
259 |
697.0 |
143.5 |
195 |
| Jones |
19,588 |
35 |
559.7 |
178.7 |
159 |
| Karnes |
15,753 |
78 |
202.0 |
495.1 |
24 |
| Kaufman |
135,511 |
183 |
740.5 |
135.0 |
197 |
| Kendall |
53,557 |
110 |
486.9 |
205.4 |
142 |
| Kenedy |
494 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kent |
808 |
5 |
161.6 |
618.8 |
8 |
| Kerr |
53,363 |
274 |
194.8 |
513.5 |
19 |
| Kimble |
4,208 |
7 |
601.1 |
166.3 |
173 |
| King |
323 |
1 |
323.0 |
309.6 |
76 |
| Kinney |
3,444 |
5 |
688.8 |
145.2 |
192 |
| Kleberg |
30,737 |
60 |
512.3 |
195.2 |
150 |
| Knox |
4,043 |
26 |
155.5 |
643.1 |
7 |
| La Salle |
9,000 |
12 |
750.0 |
133.3 |
198 |
| Lamar |
49,816 |
232 |
214.7 |
465.7 |
30 |
| Lamb |
12,306 |
29 |
424.3 |
235.7 |
123 |
| Lampasas |
21,602 |
32 |
675.1 |
148.1 |
187 |
| Lavaca |
21,679 |
124 |
174.8 |
572.0 |
13 |
| Lee |
17,971 |
18 |
998.4 |
100.2 |
227 |
| Leon |
18,105 |
12 |
1,508.8 |
66.3 |
238 |
| Liberty |
89,433 |
118 |
757.9 |
131.9 |
199 |
| Limestone |
23,552 |
166 |
141.9 |
704.8 |
6 |
| Lipscomb |
3,809 |
7 |
544.1 |
183.8 |
156 |
| Live Oak |
12,245 |
16 |
765.3 |
130.7 |
201 |
| Llano |
19,527 |
38 |
513.9 |
194.6 |
151 |
| Loving |
93 |
1 |
93.0 |
1,075.3 |
1 |
| Lubbock |
336,447 |
1,028 |
327.3 |
305.5 |
83 |
| Lynn |
5,465 |
17 |
321.5 |
311.1 |
75 |
| Madison |
14,983 |
26 |
576.3 |
173.5 |
163 |
| Marion |
10,063 |
71 |
141.7 |
705.6 |
5 |
| Martin |
6,655 |
19 |
350.3 |
285.5 |
96 |
| Mason |
3,906 |
6 |
651.0 |
153.6 |
181 |
| Matagorda |
36,979 |
76 |
486.6 |
205.5 |
141 |
| Maverick |
62,074 |
181 |
343.0 |
291.6 |
92 |
| McCulloch |
8,789 |
26 |
338.0 |
295.8 |
89 |
| McLennan |
259,984 |
798 |
325.8 |
306.9 |
79 |
| McMullen |
787 |
1 |
787.0 |
127.1 |
205 |
| Medina |
52,651 |
69 |
763.1 |
131.1 |
200 |
| Menard |
2,170 |
8 |
271.3 |
368.7 |
57 |
| Midland |
215,652 |
277 |
778.5 |
128.4 |
203 |
| Milam |
24,559 |
53 |
463.4 |
215.8 |
134 |
| Mills |
4,832 |
22 |
219.6 |
455.3 |
31 |
| Mitchell |
10,039 |
43 |
233.5 |
428.3 |
40 |
| Montague |
18,964 |
76 |
249.5 |
400.8 |
46 |
| Montgomery |
692,840 |
886 |
782.0 |
127.9 |
204 |
| Moore |
21,446 |
37 |
579.6 |
172.5 |
164 |
| Morris |
12,186 |
9 |
1,354.0 |
73.9 |
235 |
| Motley |
1,148 |
7 |
164.0 |
609.8 |
10 |
| Nacogdoches |
64,226 |
180 |
356.8 |
280.3 |
99 |
| Navarro |
47,879 |
113 |
423.7 |
236.0 |
121 |
| Newton |
13,447 |
17 |
791.0 |
126.4 |
207 |
| Nolan |
15,831 |
70 |
226.2 |
442.2 |
35 |
| Nueces |
402,604 |
975 |
412.9 |
242.2 |
119 |
| Ochiltree |
11,813 |
15 |
787.5 |
127.0 |
206 |
| Oldham |
2,236 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Orange |
87,629 |
149 |
588.1 |
170.0 |
169 |
| Palo Pinto |
27,651 |
92 |
300.6 |
332.7 |
69 |
| Panola |
24,817 |
69 |
359.7 |
278.0 |
104 |
| Parker |
144,207 |
251 |
574.5 |
174.1 |
162 |
| Parmer |
8,783 |
11 |
798.5 |
125.2 |
208 |
| Pecos |
16,764 |
66 |
254.0 |
393.7 |
50 |
| Polk |
50,597 |
146 |
346.6 |
288.6 |
95 |
| Potter |
122,793 |
703 |
174.7 |
572.5 |
12 |
| Presidio |
5,331 |
1 |
5,331.0 |
18.8 |
244 |
| Rains |
11,518 |
13 |
886.0 |
112.9 |
221 |
| Randall |
147,200 |
150 |
981.3 |
101.9 |
226 |
| Reagan |
4,632 |
4 |
1,158.0 |
86.4 |
232 |
| Real |
3,426 |
12 |
285.5 |
350.3 |
63 |
| Red River |
12,405 |
32 |
387.7 |
258.0 |
112 |
| Reeves |
16,578 |
33 |
502.4 |
199.1 |
146 |
| Refugio |
7,629 |
21 |
363.3 |
275.3 |
106 |
| Roberts |
1,003 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Robertson |
16,977 |
26 |
653.0 |
153.1 |
182 |
| Rockwall |
113,802 |
168 |
677.4 |
147.6 |
188 |
| Runnels |
11,259 |
40 |
281.5 |
355.3 |
61 |
| Rusk |
52,527 |
149 |
352.5 |
283.7 |
97 |
| Sabine |
9,569 |
43 |
222.5 |
449.4 |
33 |
| San Augustine |
8,225 |
42 |
195.8 |
510.6 |
21 |
| San Jacinto |
29,781 |
16 |
1,861.3 |
53.7 |
240 |
| San Patricio |
74,186 |
74 |
1,002.5 |
99.7 |
228 |
| San Saba |
5,810 |
12 |
484.2 |
206.5 |
140 |
| Schleicher |
3,359 |
11 |
305.4 |
327.5 |
71 |
| Scurry |
19,038 |
56 |
340.0 |
294.1 |
90 |
| Shackelford |
3,437 |
10 |
343.7 |
291.0 |
93 |
| Shelby |
25,389 |
72 |
352.6 |
283.6 |
98 |
| Sherman |
3,372 |
5 |
674.4 |
148.3 |
186 |
| Smith |
244,705 |
1,468 |
166.7 |
599.9 |
11 |
| Somervell |
9,695 |
42 |
230.8 |
433.2 |
38 |
| Starr |
65,708 |
96 |
684.5 |
146.1 |
190 |
| Stephens |
9,560 |
35 |
273.1 |
366.1 |
58 |
| Sterling |
1,282 |
4 |
320.5 |
312.0 |
74 |
| Stonewall |
1,530 |
13 |
117.7 |
849.7 |
2 |
| Sutton |
4,466 |
5 |
893.2 |
112.0 |
222 |
| Swisher |
7,257 |
8 |
907.1 |
110.2 |
223 |
| Tarrant |
2,285,993 |
3,677 |
621.7 |
160.8 |
178 |
| Taylor |
142,360 |
561 |
253.8 |
394.1 |
48 |
| Terrell |
1,057 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Terry |
13,280 |
39 |
340.5 |
293.7 |
91 |
| Throckmorton |
1,493 |
5 |
298.6 |
334.9 |
67 |
| Titus |
33,010 |
141 |
234.1 |
427.1 |
41 |
| Tom Green |
129,190 |
394 |
327.9 |
305.0 |
84 |
| Travis |
1,393,318 |
1,706 |
816.7 |
122.4 |
209 |
| Trinity |
13,998 |
33 |
424.2 |
235.7 |
122 |
| Tyler |
21,139 |
83 |
254.7 |
392.6 |
51 |
| Upshur |
42,648 |
68 |
627.2 |
159.4 |
179 |
| Upton |
4,260 |
20 |
213.0 |
469.5 |
29 |
| Uvalde |
28,917 |
81 |
357.0 |
280.1 |
101 |
| Val Verde |
47,901 |
129 |
371.3 |
269.3 |
108 |
| Van Zandt |
56,626 |
96 |
589.9 |
169.5 |
170 |
| Victoria |
102,349 |
437 |
234.2 |
427.0 |
42 |
| Walker |
77,007 |
167 |
461.1 |
216.9 |
133 |
| Waller |
53,842 |
29 |
1,856.6 |
53.9 |
239 |
| Ward |
15,226 |
31 |
491.2 |
203.6 |
143 |
| Washington |
35,650 |
135 |
264.1 |
378.7 |
55 |
| Webb |
285,852 |
417 |
685.5 |
145.9 |
191 |
| Wharton |
42,143 |
103 |
409.2 |
244.4 |
118 |
| Wheeler |
5,901 |
21 |
281.0 |
355.9 |
60 |
| Wichita |
133,281 |
748 |
178.2 |
561.2 |
14 |
| Wilbarger |
12,772 |
92 |
138.8 |
720.3 |
4 |
| Willacy |
22,020 |
56 |
393.2 |
254.3 |
114 |
| Williamson |
674,661 |
735 |
917.9 |
108.9 |
224 |
| Wilson |
55,845 |
87 |
641.9 |
155.8 |
180 |
| Winkler |
10,435 |
9 |
1,159.4 |
86.2 |
233 |
| Wise |
68,481 |
159 |
430.7 |
232.2 |
126 |
| Wood |
46,425 |
98 |
473.7 |
211.1 |
137 |
| Yoakum |
9,944 |
17 |
584.9 |
171.0 |
167 |
| Young |
18,814 |
101 |
186.3 |
536.8 |
16 |
| Zapata |
14,424 |
10 |
1,442.4 |
69.3 |
236 |
| Zavala |
13,068 |
23 |
568.2 |
176.0 |
161 |
| Texas Total |
31,685,234 |
59,184 |
535.4 |
186.8 |
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