D4.  Fall Admissions to LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1977-1998

State

1977

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Alabama

896

837

708

606

640

743

859

1179

1162

1021

1653

1001

801

946

936

688

Alaska

33

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

0

Arizona

354

171

150

217

146

224

158

226

239

225

287

217

191

107

256

172

Arkansas

699

564

494

509

547

494

546

654

568

517

461

606

540

543

378

550

California

2178

1820

1831

1342

1501

1505

1886

1414

1494

1842

1431

1578

1332

1272

1044

902

Colorado

476

279

201

216

304

346

271

336

289

404

254

303

294

201

228

156

Connecticut

408

40

102

132

32

141

40

109

408

277

145

209

227

201

110

32

Delaware

148

64

39

34

41

98

25

43

105

79

78

100

112

25

53

73

District of Columbia

155

101

113

196

146

191

124

120

98

40

61

74

172

97

28

28

Florida

1077

1157

1038

1031

1169

1128

1050

1454

1528

1306

1373

1598

1636

1011

1015

894

Georgia

1106

943

917

665

627

580

660

627

819

619

922

510

698

675

337

451

Hawaii

120

84

95

59

73

74

54

40

52

109

0

83

231

83

97

24

Idaho

130

92

90

83

73

101

107

117

117

124

138

100

89

70

52

40

Illinois

1810

1457

1282

1036

1136

1049

1163

1293

1333

1330

1525

1255

965

1040

799

696

Indiana

660

654

698

577

587

783

948

1050

1202

959

1265

949

863

969

748

692

Iowa

673

441

384

444

476

429

542

669

713

696

571

458

422

410

286

281

Kansas

328

264

281

389

377

354

422

362

568

479

435

416

449

452

398

436

Kentucky

427

402

466

456

422

543

557

551

732

801

760

740

751

415

379

485

Louisiana

811

757

963

418

689

531

760

509

650

1301

914

632

777

576

402

348

Maine

156

173

132

198

124

202

210

200

131

51

0

45

0

0

0

0

Maryland

557

307

251

217

162

231

278

267

298

216

181

142

169

138

124

72

Massachusetts

1233

768

803

655

717

862

777

793

758

616

839

825

860

801

632

730

Michigan

1312

929

920

822

633

778

519

854

851

720

685

556

597

432

350

434

Minnesota

1094

894

916

804

1068

1160

1276

1212

1438

1147

908

1304

1278

1270

1136

705

Mississippi

466

475

257

265

241

462

367

485

416

611

501

510

597

567

316

406

Missouri

993

840

728

681

734

709

874

939

959

1047

1122

1220

996

765

742

752

Montana

188

149

127

106

167

120

153

139

137

142

116

138

131

91

100

107

Nebraska

319

234

206

240

236

339

321

266

280

261

362

161

212

223

226

215

Nevada

115

62

44

42

46

31

21

86

86

72

48

40

40

0

0

0

New Hampshire

188

99

22

122

56

89

94

103

59

55

109

110

118

118

89

120

New Jersey

1270

1191

919

720

877

740

970

980

1197

1220

941

1015

768

571

392

446

New Mexico

334

229

103

134

145

197

150

126

159

165

129

194

172

113

136

135

New York

4460

3548

3236

2426

2319

2768

2902

3241

3788

3884

3985

3298

2640

2801

2557

2077

North Carolina

1070

634

538

476

419

530

493

495

610

561

541

634

490

517

511

442

North Dakota

192

118

56

68

26

50

0

58

32

67

89

124

25

62

74

104

Ohio

1754

1366

1064

938

1109

1333

1597

1662

1536

1479

1601

1500

1301

1326

1370

1320

Oklahoma

590

623

652

403

529

640

715

910

930

878

819

768

660

894

738

823

Oregon

123

134

105

67

101

36

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

26

Pennsylvania

1615

1581

1395

1257

1027

1093

1178

1370

1634

1412

1438

1511

1194

1111

946

948

Rhode Island

118

102

116

0

0

0

0

308

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

South Carolina

727

490

547

466

474

437

460

568

619

520

634

507

492

564

354

402

South Dakota

187

161

49

20

24

23

67

80

64

66

105

63

31

66

66

74

Tennessee

526

592

675

670

523

692

696

768

618

700

848

699

660

630

486

619

Texas

2828

2869

2239

2447

2660

2472

2546

2624

2610

2880

2723

3077

2483

2457

2270

2004

Utah

235

153

111

122

189

167

165

160

219

236

225

245

75

157

120

132

Vermont

92

66

78

51

80

64

104

90

106

100

101

84

102

185

121

81

Virginia

1238

890

1240

958

1107

1154

1179

1252

1323

1454

1283

1361

1140

959

914

1173

Washington

613

730

510

408

834

323

431

480

367

346

530

433

442

442

311

273

West Virginia

444

326

303

303

385

385

438

362

448

514

330

426

266

140

275

256

Wisconsin

709

352

117

132

165

172

145

177

165

157

194

200

155

174

166

225

Wyoming

75

91

64

72

72

69

59

78

26

0

0

0

40

0

0

0

TOTAL

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

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.