| TABLE 402. ESTIMATED SUPPLY OF REGISTERED NURSES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA DECEMBER 31, 1999 |
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| GEOGRAPHIC AREA | TOTAL REGISTERED NURSES 1/ |
RNS
PER 100,000 POP 2/ |
| United States | 2,201,800 | 782 |
| New England | 149,600 | 1,075 |
| Connecticut | 32,100 | 942 |
| Maine | 13,100 | 1,025 |
| Massachusetts | 75,800 | 1,194 |
| New Hampshire | 11,300 | 916 |
| Rhode Island | 11,500 | 1,101 |
| Vermont | 5,800 | 957 |
| Middle Atlantic | 351,300 | 885 |
| New Jersey | 67,300 | 800 |
| New York | 160,000 | 843 |
| Pennsylvania | 124,000 | 1,010 |
| South Atlantic | 407,700 | 788 |
| Delaware | 7,300 | 936 |
| District of Columbia | 9,600 | 1,675 |
| Florida | 125,400 | 785 |
| Georgia | 55,900 | 683 |
| Maryland | 45,300 | 856 |
| North Carolina | 69,100 | 858 |
| South Carolina | 29,200 | 728 |
| Virginia | 50,400 | 711 |
| West Virginia | 15,500 | 858 |
| East South Central | 138,700 | 815 |
| Alabama | 34,100 | 766 |
| Kentucky | 33,700 | 833 |
| Mississippi | 21,300 | 750 |
| Tennessee | 49,600 | 872 |
| West South Central | 204,400 | 650 |
| Arkansas | 18,800 | 701 |
| Louisiana | 37,300 | 834 |
| Oklahoma | 21,900 | 635 |
| Texas | 126,400 | 606 |
| East North Central | 375,300 | 831 |
| Illinois | 101,700 | 819 |
| Indiana | 46,200 | 761 |
| Michigan | 79,400 | 798 |
| Ohio | 100,100 | 882 |
| Wisconsin | 47,900 | 893 |
| West North Central | 187,600 | 975 |
| Iowa | 31,000 | 1,060 |
| Kansas | 23,800 | 885 |
| Minnesota | 47,100 | 957 |
| Missouri | 53,700 | 960 |
| Nebraska | 16,400 | 958 |
| North Dakota | 7,000 | 1,096 |
| South Dakota | 8,500 | 1,128 |
| Mountain | 118,900 | 654 |
| Arizona | 32,200 | 628 |
| Colorado | 31,700 | 737 |
| Idaho | 8,200 | 636 |
| Montana | 7,300 | 812 |
| Nevada | 10,400 | 520 |
| New Mexico | 11,900 | 656 |
| Utah | 13,200 | 592 |
| Wyoming | 3,800 | 780 |
| Pacific | 268,400 | 596 |
| Alaska | 4,900 | 784 |
| California | 184,300 | 544 |
| Hawaii | 8,500 | 703 |
| Oregon | 27,100 | 793 |
| Washington | 43,500 | 738 |
1/ Estimated numbers may
not add to total because of rounding.
2/ Ratios are based on April 1, 2000 estimates of resident population of states
from Census Bureau Press Release CB00-C.
SOURCE: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing. The Registered Nurse Population, March 2000.