D5.  Admissions to 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

1416

1784

2078

1769

1447

1228

1244

1429

1839

2103

2285

2699

2749

2922

2337

2494

1995

1641

Alaska

46

56

24

23

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

0

Arizona

476

302

424

363

378

357

380

353

273

468

434

332

345

326

337

203

378

184

Arkansas

1120

1273

1242

1135

705

586

664

580

824

766

806

832

712

784

896

983

614

701

California

4187

4549

4456

3986

3708

3033

2840

2559

3072

3555

3117

3510

3975

2688

3069

2529

2307

2087

Colorado

534

583

521

528

313

282

451

333

407

424

301

547

324

442

381

215

318

211

Connecticut

609

437

420

402

383

425

275

218

294

455

371

421

398

424

226

289

362

277

Delaware

179

254

155

142

70

47

59

116

25

70

109

108

80

124

165

29

56

95

District of Columbia

174

124

144

122

116

277

159

283

107

277

132

123

80

65

256

148

53

74

Florida

2347

2818

2713

2609

2308

2074

2164

1948

2363

2797

3333

3171

2734

3123

3301

2185

2014

1925

Georgia

2023

1819

2066

1852

1619

1226

1401

1249

1810

1732

1780

1629

1809

1492

1681

1603

788

830

Hawaii

153

118

122

72

107

93

99

88

54

173

37

112

0

73

178

84

154

65

Idaho

191

185

128

181

158

148

111

119

139

141

160

152

158

160

160

164

174

80

Illinois

2620

2979

2780

2437

2034

1428

1535

1422

1588

1873

1727

1912

1943

2081

1637

1693

1064

913

Indiana

1072

1131

1099

1104

1067

842

878

998

1170

1407

1493

1665

1769

1457

1484

1529

1205

989

Iowa

1030

788

882

741

552

607

978

596

883

1121

822

963

864

917

658

460

548

524

Kansas

582

548

562

451

451

492

614

584

633

595

875

722

649

573

568

651

575

566

Kentucky

588

1180

1048

1008

843

681

754

754

833

1206

1189

1454

1442

1424

1448

1062

974

1080

Louisiana

1565

1657

1773

1879

1695

1286

1115

1339

1576

1594

1366

2024

2155

2217

1914

1511

1323

934

Maine

227

234

200

222

206

190

139

185

270

250

154

76

0

53

0

0

0

0

Maryland

570

629

556

465

427

317

233

228

281

355

323

255

213

202

228

132

141

89

Massachusetts

1433

1083

1166

894

841

761

718

767

770

815

909

656

838

857

850

874

646

761

Michigan

2202

1698

1749

1767

1440

1463

1044

1212

992

1027

1216

992

908

938

758

739

610

588

Minnesota

1400

1614

1573

1556

1141

1185

1213

1354

1691

2021

2431

2092

1668

2369

1870

1829

1755

1242

Mississippi

923

964

688

776

488

410

572

501

515

588

568

731

653

551

689

767

417

547

Missouri

1312

1293

1312

1193

1202

809

1009

886

1092

1117

1237

1455

1359

1793

1495

1220

1113

965

Montana

310

262

240

246

233

205

180

168

241

246

220

227

161

240

234

167

213

212

Nebraska

573

636

636

558

339

434

348

401

521

439

423

453

444

314

365

352

371

372

Nevada

119

71

59

75

57

42

56

87

69

48

90

66

72

88

72

0

0

0

New Hampshire

145

239

208

148

42

126

62

89

124

45

118

125

126

137

140

146

110

109

New Jersey

1833

1472

1745

1737

1548

1190

1095

945

1078

1375

1525

1521

1170

1771

1049

924

746

471

New Mexico

376

199

258

306

218

234

182

209

136

173

161

189

133

179

226

156

211

199

New York

5270

4341

4386

4352

4171

3054

2943

2842

3056

3731

3872

4230

5150

4209

3513

3472

3207

3036

North Carolina

1305

1068

1200

953

684

573

543

562

552

627

730

891

734

945

658

625

558

538

North Dakota

360

368

275

238

125

65

87

25

0

108

159

147

177

142

48

97

120

126

Ohio

2761

2824

2973

2706

1840

1446

1351

1622

1989

2358

2517

2186

2433

2316

1981

2025

1924

1920

Oklahoma

857

958

1097

901

879

588

610

774

783

955

1036

1048

1007

1027

1027

1075

1007

1136

Oregon

355

165

228

136

151

522

310

36

0

94

0

0

0

30

0

0

0

24

Pennsylvania

2835

3174

3561

3275

2471

2244

1947

1808

2101

2471

2779

2807

2720

2786

2355

2424

1769

1736

Rhode Island

118

116

130

100

100

114

0

0

0

291

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

South Carolina

928

888

935

748

648

588

520

481

676

789

856

824

780

793

747

678

462

527

South Dakota

256

301

295

271

68

14

20

26

24

68

77

59

70

67

63

63

66

66

Tennessee

1214

1508

1111

2165

1254

1098

915

1162

1353

1410

1549

1243

1532

1473

1350

1222

891

1105

Texas

4773

5098

5670

4869

4325

4036

3257

4030

4103

4484

4827

5183

4609

5095

4610

4278

3963

3486

Utah

379

423

428

365

334

281

289

317

444

330

359

400

375

425

174

238

109

225

Vermont

207

177

206

163

104

114

51

80

88

105

90

104

80

99

84

189

98

101

Virginia

1489

1769

1739

1144

1459

1163

1233

1154

1273

1358

1489

1585

1585

1561

1294

1302

1032

1517

Washington

1020

841

878

1071

604

1032

997

581

603

820

657

634

749

663

572

534

469

478

West Virginia

513

627

675

570

467

390

451

461

555

550

558

616

570

584

412

338

393

398

Wisconsin

1291

1221

1059

892

417

222

197

218

279

232

205

227

278

254

212

271

288

310

Wyoming

86

114

121

126

77

98

112

114

63

177

54

24

0

24

40

20

0

23

Total

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

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.