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.