States with the most, least RNs

California is the state with the most registered nurses in the nation, while Wyoming has the least, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2.

Here are the number of RNs by state, ranked from most to least: 

Editor’s note: Data for Colorado is unavailable. 

  1. California: 326,720
  2. Texas: 261,050
  3. Florida: 218,100
  4. New York: 204,120
  5. Pennsylvania: 146,840
  6. Illinois: 139,900
  7. Ohio: 138,360
  8. North Carolina: 108,510
  9. Michigan: 104,210
  10. Georgia: 97,410
  11. New Jersey: 95,150
  12. Massachusetts: 90,190
  13. Virginia: 77,420
  14. Missouri: 74,270
  15. Indiana: 68,950
  16. Tennessee: 67,990
  17. Wisconsin: 64,960
  18. Washington: 64,690
  19. Minnesota: 64,740
  20. Arizona: 64,430
  21. Alabama: 53,340
  22. South Carolina: 50,300
  23. Maryland: 48,980
  24. Kentucky: 48,170
  25. Louisiana: 46,790
  26. Oregon: 39,900
  27. Connecticut: 39,020
  28. Iowa: 33,480
  29. Oklahoma: 32,870
  30. Kansas: 32,640
  31. Mississippi: 29,400
  32. Arkansas: 28,320
  33. Nevada: 27,570  
  34. Utah: 25,780
  35. Nebraska: 24,180
  36. West Virginia: 21,740
  37. New Mexico: 17,510
  38. New Hampshire: 16,580
  39. Maine: 16,280
  40. Idaho: 14,540
  41. South Dakota: 14,500
  42. Delaware: 13,260
  43. Hawaii: 13,100
  44. North Dakota: 11,000
  45. Rhode Island: 10,760
  46. Montana: 10,540
  47. Vermont: 7,240
  48. Alaska: 7,040
  49. Wyoming: 5,180

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