D3.  Total Enrollment in LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1977-1998

State

1977

1981

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Alabama

1371

1636

1641

1166

1031

940

1089

1182

1546

2174

2348

2490

2213

2321

2125

2160

1654

1408

Alaska

33

22

22

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

0

Arizona

421

319

255

291

239

286

343

225

272

408

395

283

444

243

333

200

320

191

Arkansas

895

1145

1070

717

542

520

587

546

746

782

694

740

678

746

817

843

578

565

California

4362

4602

4098

3798

3253

2744

2642

2427

3610

3694

3069

3656

3953

3168

3090

2855

2059

1991

Colorado

575

533

498

374

199

264

486

368

419

409

344

561

375

435

344

287

302

219

Connecticut

498

422

332

328

302

249

202

156

196

383

424

358

325

403

214

230

294

242

Delaware

186

272

236

180

28

28

52

86

21

80

114

130

128

251

135

25

53

128

District of Columbia

202

119

118

117

140

244

148

202

110

236

119

120

98

170

226

224

57

67

Florida

2130

2391

2465

2166

1821

1536

1870

1684

2040

2581

3003

2854

2614

2759

2925

2136

1782

1684

Georgia

1602

1539

1719

1375

1258

849

1076

1083

1244

1568

1674

1689

1676

1390

1495

1428

897

707

Hawaii

112

120

117

78

93

78

102

79

63

167

51

101

0

82

228

83

172

88

Idaho

179

164

119

128

120

117

103

116

117

131

139

142

155

149

148

136

143

72

Illinois

2554

2738

2471

2035

1541

1241

1379

1455

1607

1974

1840

1799

1852

1938

1590

1474

913

873

Indiana

975

1021

1044

867

946

784

883

1056

1233

1364

1886

1512

2079

1270

1588

1499

1276

991

Iowa

909

674

849

589

427

626

923

603

812

976

890

982

820

922

580

421

455

645

Kansas

532

528

467

395

347

559

543

550

573

626

741

659

622

519

523

579

501

519

Kentucky

609

1005

775

684

725

543

639

674

723

1052

1189

1303

1301

1280

1180

967

824

931

Louisiana

1451

1386

1249

1430

1323

881

972

937

1327

1243

1084

1844

1721

1638

1453

1073

964

606

Maine

214

222

178

192

151

181

128

213

254

235

124

48

0

45

0

0

0

0

Maryland

792

617

535

474

417

319

222

291

339

335

379

360

259

239

284

171

160

96

Massachusetts

1309

1141

1020

781

799

662

739

875

766

800

857

691

882

911

870

799

634

718

Michigan

2005

1651

1481

1563

1304

1283

1023

1220

994

1371

1149

1073

992

1084

916

727

643

677

Minnesota

1229

1361

1302

1108

927

1004

1145

1429

1768

2021

2389

2798

1826

2455

1922

1957

1846

1459

Mississippi

776

820

553

697

352

418

476

375

526

513

473

676

584

586

624

641

363

421

Missouri

1226

1254

1219

1101

998

780

879

962

1086

1097

1187

1312

1424

1620

1403

1119

995

933

Montana

223

199

196

178

171

166

161

194

229

257

255

255

194

254

258

208

225

209

Nebraska

489

545

533

415

303

388

437

436

421

330

414

406

424

244

314

339

325

294

Nevada

115

68

49

62

44

42

52

42

73

86

83

72

47

75

70

0

0

0

New Hampshire

186

235

203

134

51

123

102

122

141

143

165

178

165

184

194

186

145

170

New Jersey

1789

1423

1586

1749

1176

888

1256

979

1305

1368

1575

1718

1534

1950

1198

778

699

519

New Mexico

322

180

275

294

139

248

260

228

137

188

152

165

127

193

165

109

156

146

New York

6438

5026

5125

4321

3978

3006

3023

3232

3376

4242

5142

4986

5480

4202

3343

3626

3264

2959

North Carolina

1185

1088

1078

791

597

518

475

546

534

614

732

843

766

855

614

594

552

480

North Dakota

215

263

247

165

134

82

26

34

0

172

250

314

251

315

59

193

217

202

Ohio

2501

2684

2718

2178

1500

1264

1479

1701

2134

2271

2255

2196

2415

2153

1791

2051

1860

1760

Oklahoma

785

985

994

756

666

535

634

798

820

1039

1083

1000

912

1014

985

1046

985

1066

Oregon

244

183

206

180

129

240

256

36

0

94

0

0

0

30

0

0

0

23

Pennsylvania

2679

2951

3206

2833

2082

1924

1761

1866

2117

2438

2815

2849

2668

2661

2228

2105

1693

1573

Rhode Island

117

125

96

96

98

0

0

0

0

304

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

South Carolina

986

964

961

611

617

541

538

546

688

735

862

758

798

789

664

625

427

498

South Dakota

243

281

282

196

50

20

24

26

66

73

60

64

67

63

63

61

65

60

Tennessee

1179

456

691

1084

1087

878

808

1031

1118

1200

1186

1172

1327

1192

1137

996

696

955

Texas

4010

4401

4697

3775

3327

3438

3191

3876

3806

4080

4565

4983

4358

4649

4157

3595

3425

3119

Utah

319

375

374

338

287

259

279

322

376

318

359

331

370

419

167

203

106

179

Vermont

180

170

174

162

93

81

82

82

100

108

101

96

95

95

94

175

93

71

Virginia

2012

2441

2177

1092

1576

1402

1591

1552

1672

1833

1755

2035

1942

2065

1616

1538

1223

1635

Washington

825

714

775

856

542

817

961

515

534

795

665

581

850

657

604

616

388

458

West Virginia

505

575

594

407

367

358

396

433

494

528

510

511

539

507

352

296

337

364

Wisconsin

1184

1034

888

620

192

139

198

199

221

195

179

199

390

294

201

210

231

389

Wyoming

69

102

122

100

63

88

95

129

72

178

48

17

0

24

39

18

0

19

TOTAL

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

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/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.