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Appendix D

D1.  LPN Training Data Totals for U.S.:  1976-1998

 

1976

1977

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Graduates

44,707

 

43,705

48,173

41,193

36,347

26,641

25,054

23,674

27,920

33,736

34,970

38,775

39,623

39,703

36,625

33,170

26,546

24,522

 

Total Enrollment

 

55,947

55,170

 

54,080

46,034

38,552

34,581

36,736

37,719

42,826

49,809

51,773

53,910

52,740

51,508

45,326

41,602

35,013

33,379

Fall Admissions

 

38,310

     

31,312

28,375

24,700

26,235

27,642

29,357

31,886

33,941

33,706

33,660

32,029

28,684

26,667

23,084

22,049

Admissions

58,352

 

58,960

59,994

55,792

46,314

40,120

38,405

38,293

43,612

50,214

51,526

53,422

52,780

53,277

47,812

43,989

37,607

35,483

 

No. of Programs

1,318

 

1,294

1,295

1,248

1,219

1,173

1,128

1,113

1,119

1,153

1,143

1,150

1,157

1,183

1,167

1,193

1,219

1,211

 

No. of Schools

1,242

 

1,222

1,222

1,184

1,146

1,100

1,062

1,047

1,057

1,087

1,087

1,086

1,096

1,107

1,106

1,127

1,123

1,129

 

Source: Area Resource Training File (February 2003 Release), National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

Note: Data may appear unrealistically low as some LPN schools withheld data.  See User Documentation for the Area Resource Training File (February 2003 release) for detail on counties and years with incomplete data.

D2.  Graduates of LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1976 -1997

State

1976

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Alabama

1077

1216

2174

1276

1014

760

753

702

798

1109

1144

1519

1718

1473

1304

1425

1103

865

Alaska

17

8

12

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Arizona

445

389

384

398

375

253

311

253

272

340

419

427

460

427

472

384

207

140

Arkansas

898

888

1108

895

668

421

454

409

571

602

593

650

562

673

576

670

480

482

California

3142

3062

6684

2877

2837

1957

1886

1405

2018

2297

1777

2303

2575

2239

2411

1834

1642

1591

Colorado

501

497

444

485

304

239

260

323

395

434

450

483

538

533

482

297

243

165

Connecticut

524

228

229

296

311

256

439

178

142

342

330

119

284

346

174

119

280

206

Delaware

113

91

57

61

39

38

26

55

17

34

60

81

69

108

79

13

45

83

District of Columbia

80

81

71

59

45

44

61

42

54

62

79

48

27

52

236

113

60

42

Florida

1923

1887

2148

2158

1859

1404

1313

1157

1352

1925

2127

2323

2091

2243

2278

1597

1416

1417

Georgia

1334

1045

1374

1243

1038

658

753

631

896

872

896

911

903

894

881

790

413

433

Hawaii

105

116

114

99

81

60

55

52

49

91

96

116

42

61

189

64

153

73

Idaho

182

150

105

149

136

80

94

90

107

107

113

130

129

112

142

135

109

58

Illinois

1965

2125

2195

1881

1489

1094

942

1017

1124

1324

1401

1498

1695

1511

1185

1337

839

714

Indiana

824

855

834

823

885

658

630

653

730

893

949

1187

1376

1104

1185

1225

980

641

Iowa

848

754

809

675

483

391

475

440

569

713

771

883

953

803

725

559

394

452

Kansas

539

570

716

645

512

368

462

507

465

612

705

638

630

580

526

613

452

434

Kentucky

539

803

676

651

663

413

503

449

521

682

769

989

1144

917

1057

691

660

665

Louisiana

1044

873

964

1064

885

673

654

538

742

712

789

947

974

1174

909

866

679

486

Maine

197

185

183

266

156

146

120

131

182

204

156

103

28

36

21

69

0

0

Maryland

396

360

355

292

301

206

156

168

190

241

225

207

185

169

219

151

100

71

Massachusetts

1143

1079

883

699

635

525

511

550

601

714

661

578

643

676

686

665

518

561

Michigan

1927

1613

1468

1357

1112

1057

893

747

751

1031

956

1214

1052

866

821

722

413

456

Minnesota

1161

1135

1118

1058

908

715

718

752

914

1110

1138

1330

976

1160

1150

866

834

730

Mississippi

602

708

538

554

416

286

344

310

295

388

397

519

434

420

529

486

294

340

Missouri

1077

1068

1073

1048

1032

750

652

655

726

850

1035

1095

1043

1350

1245

1187

956

779

Montana

175

129

132

155

145

106

100

104

128

161

149

151

111

140

134

97

126

120

Nebraska

439

381

468

446

391

255

200

270

316

336

319

312

314

251

315

254

267

253

Nevada

67

74

67

57

53

28

43

56

47

63

79

73

88

73

72

0

0

0

New Hampshire

130

143

200

209

122

96

56

40

32

87

82

92

104

99

108

104

102

82

New Jersey

1333

1050

1171

1069

1064

799

674

541

627

791

822

1139

834

1157

826

701

620

410

New Mexico

279

267

294

305

284

197

152

135

130

115

155

170

158

187

236

187

131

128

New York

3632

2478

2910

2846

2719

1835

1844

1568

1731

2072

2479

2576

3343

3142

2288

2467

2232

2086

North Carolina

933

843

929

651

499

429

317

307

352

430

469

516

484

641

561

498

413

420

North Dakota

268

249

223

211

102

55

27

33

38

80

55

104

140

164

122

123

83

89

Ohio

2156

2032

2274

2317

1701

1117

997

1088

1342

1594

1627

1641

1853

1873

1635

1572

1453

1310

Oklahoma

656

690

721

667

654