D13.  Total Licenses Processed by Jurisdiction:  1997-1998

JD

New in State 1997

Maintenance 1997

Total Processed 1997

New in State 1998

Maintenance 1998

Total Processed 1998

 

n

 percent

n

 percent

n

 percent

n

 percent

n

 percent

n

 percent

AK

80

0.14%

673

0.13%

753

0.13%

75

0.13%

0

0.00%

75

0.01%

AL

1,276

2.16%

377

0.07%

1,653

0.28%

1,335

2.26%

16,151

3.14%

17,486

3.05%

AR

1,039

1.76%

7,818

1.46%

8,857

1.49%

968

1.64%

7,635

1.48%

8,603

1.50%

AS

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

AZ

1,086

1.84%

4,084

0.76%

5,170

0.87%

1,706

2.89%

4,800

0.93%

6,506

1.13%

CAVN

3,958

6.69%

29,976

5.59%

33,934

5.70%

3,663

6.20%

29,805

5.79%

33,468

5.83%

CO

1,235

2.09%

7,800

1.45%

9,035

1.52%

1,055

1.79%

7,800

1.52%

8,855

1.54%

CT

487

0.82%

11,154

2.08%

11,641

1.95%

427

0.72%

11,120

2.16%

11,547

2.01%

DC

209

0.35%

3,093

0.58%

3,302

0.55%

171

0.29%

3,423

0.66%

3,594

0.63%

DE

143

0.24%

1,747

0.33%

1,890

0.32%

222

0.38%

1,824

0.35%

2,046

0.36%

FL

3,606

6.10%

3

0.00%

3,609

0.61%

3,412

5.78%

54,003

10.49%

57,415

10.00%

GAPN

1,763

2.98%

2,611

0.49%

4,374

0.73%

1,848

3.13%

211

0.04%

2,059

0.36%

GU

a

a

a

a

a

a

18

0.03%

122

0.02%

140

0.02%

HI

327

0.55%

2,898

0.54%

3,225

0.54%

333

0.56%

3,298

0.64%

3,631

0.63%

IA

1,030

1.74%

2,435

0.45%

3,465

0.58%

910

1.54%

2,448

0.48%

3,358

0.59%

ID

242

0.41%

2,580

0.48%

2,822

0.47%

186

0.31%

3,268

0.63%

3,454

0.60%

IL

1,301

2.20%

28,269

5.27%

29,570

4.96%

1,438

2.43%

1,088

0.21%

2,526

0.44%

IN

1,557

2.63%

21,804

4.06%

23,361

3.92%

1,467

2.48%

0

0.00%

1,467

0.26%

KS

934

1.58%

3,584

0.67%

4,518

0.76%

911

1.54%

3,383

0.66%

4,294

0.75%

KY

922

1.56%

148

0.03%

1,070

0.18%

964

1.63%

13,587

2.64%

14,551

2.54%

LAPN

1,538

2.60%

20,611

3.84%

22,149

3.72%

1,273

2.16%

20,755

4.03%

22,028

3.84%

MA

939

1.59%

22,247

4.15%

23,186

3.89%

964

1.63%

9,107

1.77%

10,071

1.75%

MD

698

1.18%

7,841

1.46%

8,539

1.43%

743

1.26%

8,128

1.58%

8,871

1.55%

ME

98

0.17%

1,746

0.33%

1,844

0.31%

85

0.14%

1,713

0.33%

1,798

0.31%

MI

1,493

2.52%

18,919

3.53%

20,412

3.43%

1,442

2.44%

14,616

2.84%

16,058

2.80%

MN

1,232

2.08%

0

0.00%

1,232

0.21%

1,193

2.02%

10,115

1.96%

11,308

1.97%

MO

1,810

3.06%

21,504

4.01%

23,314

3.91%

1,638

2.77%

21,423

4.16%

23,061

4.02%

MP

a

a

a

a

a

a

3

0.01%

6

0.00%

9

0.00%

MS

982

1.66%

218

0.04%

1,200

0.20%

905

1.53%

11,698

2.27%

12,603

2.20%

MT

178

0.30%

3,121

0.58%

3,299

0.55%

191

0.32%

3,118

0.61%

3,309

0.58%

NC

1,949

3.30%

8,956

1.67%

10,905

1.83%

1,790

3.03%

10,534

2.05%

12,324

2.15%

ND

70

0.12%

1,418

0.26%

1,488

0.25%

209

0.35%

1,543

0.30%

1,752

0.31%

NE

412

0.70%

59

0.01%

471

0.08%

334

0.57%

6,801

1.32%

7,135

1.24%

NH

289

0.49%

1,079

0.20%

1,368

0.23%

305

0.52%

1,075

0.21%

1,380

0.24%

NJ

1,014

1.71%

539

0.10%

1,553

0.26%

882

1.49%

159

0.03%

1,041

0.18%

NM

399

0.67%

1,332

0.25%

1,731

0.29%

347

0.59%

1,289

0.25%

1,636

0.29%

NV

364

0.62%

1,104

0.21%

1,468

0.25%

255

0.43%

1,085

0.21%

1,340

0.23%

NY

5,489

9.28%

71,430

13.31%

76,919

12.91%

5,235

8.86%

23,671

4.60%

28,906

5.04%

OH

2,097

3.55%

40,532

7.55%

42,629

7.15%

2,163

3.66%

507

0.10%

2,670

0.47%

OK

1,763

2.98%

14,294

2.66%

16,057

2.69%

1,654

2.80%

16,942

3.29%

18,596

3.24%

OR

244

0.41%

1,873

0.35%

2,117

0.36%

334

0.57%

2,188

0.43%

2,522

0.44%

PA

2,077

3.51%

55,300

10.30%

57,377

9.63%

1,929

3.27%

52,200

10.14%

54,129

9.43%

PR

a

a

a

a

a

a

1,654

2.80%

10,896

2.12%

12,550

2.19%

RI

119

0.20%

1,446

0.27%

1,565

0.26%

67

0.11%

1,469

0.29%

1,536

0.27%

SC

919

1.55%

10,412

1.94%

11,331

1.90%

866

1.47%

14,386

2.79%

15,252

2.66%

SD

136

0.23%

1,117

0.21%

1,253

0.21%

128

0.22%

1,061

0.21%

1,189

0.21%

TN

1,599

2.70%

13,727

2.56%

15,326

2.57%

1,671

2.83%

12,570

2.44%

14,241

2.48%

TXVN

5,120

8.66%

36,463

6.79%

41,583

6.98%

4,795

8.12%

35,935

6.98%

40,730

7.10%

UT

634

1.07%

60

0.01%

694

0.12%

721

1.22%

3,116

0.61%

3,837

0.67%

VA

1,797

3.04%

12,000

2.24%

13,797

2.32%

1,661

2.81%

13,226

2.57%

14,887

2.59%

VI

25

0.04%

157

0.03%

182

0.03%

38

0.06%

157

0.03%

195

0.03%

VT

129

0.22%

2,017

0.38%

2,146

0.36%

150

0.25%

1,811

0.35%

1,961

0.34%

WA

1,132

1.91%

10,401

1.94%

11,533

1.94%

1,057

1.79%

14,746

2.86%

15,803

2.75%

WI

425

0.72%

16,364

3.05%

16,789

2.82%

528

0.89%

15,270

2.97%

15,798

2.75%

WVPN

658

1.11%

6,474

1.21%

7,132

1.20%

639

1.08%

6,592

1.28%

7,231

1.26%

WY

113

0.19%

884

0.16%

997

0.17%

99

0.17%

946

0.18%

1,045

0.18%

Total

59,136

100.00%

536,699

100.00%

595,835

100.00%

59,057

100.00%

514,820

100.00%

573,877

100.00%

a = no information available
From: 1997 Licensure and Examination Statistics

Copyright 1996-2001, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (http://ncsbn.org)