D6.  LPN/LPN Programs by State:  1976-1997

State

1976

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Alabama

25

25

25

22

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

Alaska

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Arizona

14

12

12

13

12

12

10

10

11

13

15

14

13

14

13

13

13

14

Arkansas

30

29

29

29

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

29

28

28

28

28

California

96

94

95

88

86

81

80

76

75

71

70

69

71

68

70

76

76

80

Colorado

17

18

18

17

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

16

15

Connecticut

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

Delaware

5

5

5

5

3

3

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

4

3

3

4

District of Columbia

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

Florida

35

36

37

37

35

36

34

34

36

39

41

40

43

43

45

44

43

45

Georgia

53

49

48

48

44

47

46

42

44

42

39

40

40

41

39

40

39

37

Hawaii

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Idaho

11

8

8

8

8

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

7

5

Illinois

42

44

42

41

41

39

37

37

38

39

38

39

39

40

40

37

37

39

Indiana

17

17

18

19

19

17

18

19

19

21

21

21

22

23

22

22

23

23

Iowa

25

30

30

28

27

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

Kansas

16

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

Kentucky

15

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

Louisiana

35

37

36

37

37

36

35

35

34

39

39

40

45

47

45

47

47

46

Maine

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Maryland

22

20

20

18

18

17

15

17

15

16

16

13

13

15

13

14

15

16

Massachusetts

32

25

26

23

23

22

22

22

21

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

Michigan

37

37

36

36

33

32

31

29

29

31

31

29

30

29

27

25

28

27

Minnesota

27

27

26

26

27

27

27

26

26

27

28

29

28

25

27

29

31

32

Mississippi

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

Missouri

33

34

34

35

35

33

32

31

32

36

35

36

37

38

39

41

40

42

Montana

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Nebraska

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Nevada

7

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

New Hampshire

4

5

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

New Jersey

37

31

32

33

31

30

29

27

28

27

26

29

28

25

24

24

23

22

New Mexico

10

9

10

10

9

8

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

New York

106

90

89

88

92

89

84

82

84

82

74

78

74

75

71

73

76

76

North Carolina

41

46

46

27

26

26

23

23

27

29

31

32

32

32

31

29

28

28

North Dakota

5

7

7

7

7

5

3

3

3

3

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Ohio

42

46

47

44

43

41

44

46

43

44

42

44

44

46

45

45

46

46

Oklahoma

27

33

35

33

27

25

25

27

27

29

29

29

29

28

31

32

32

32

Oregon

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

Pennsylvania

53

54

56

56

56

53

50

48

50

52

52

52

50

51

51

50

49

47

Rhode Island

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

South Carolina

34

31

30

29

34

31

24

24

24

24

25

25

27

27

26

28

28

28

South Dakota

6

6

6

6

3

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Tennessee

7

12

12

24

25

23

22

23

22

23

25

27

27

28

26

26

25

24

Texas

158

142

139

127

121

114

106

100

99

101

102

102

103

106

105

114

119

112

Utah

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

Vermont

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

Virginia

59

57

58

55

57

57

58

61

57

61

58

56

53

68

65

67

88

81

Washington

28

28

29

29

25

24

23

22

23

24

22

22

23

24

23

27

23

23

West Virginia

18

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

19

Wisconsin

14

14

14

12

11

9

9

9

9

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

Wyoming

3

6

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

6

TOTAL

1,318

1,294

1,295

1,248

1,219

1,173

1,128

1,113

1,119

1,153

1,143

1,150

1,157

1,183

1,167

1,193

1,219

1,211

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.