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TABLE 402. ESTIMATED SUPPLY OF REGISTERED NURSES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA DECEMBER 31, 1999

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.