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Appendix D

D1.  LPN Training Data Totals for U.S.:  1976-1998

 

1976

1977

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Graduates

44,707

 

43,705

48,173

41,193

36,347

26,641

25,054

23,674

27,920

33,736

34,970

38,775

39,623

39,703

36,625

33,170

26,546

24,522

 

Total Enrollment

 

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

Fall Admissions

 

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

Admissions

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

 

No. of Programs

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

 

No. of Schools

1,242

 

1,222

1,222

1,184

1,146

1,100

1,062

1,047

1,057

1,087

1,087

1,086

1,096

1,107

1,106

1,127

1,123

1,129

 

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 schools withheld data.  See User Documentation for the Area Resource Training File (February 2003 release) for detail on counties and years with incomplete data.

D2.  Graduates of 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

1077

1216

2174

1276

1014

760

753

702

798

1109

1144

1519

1718

1473

1304

1425

1103

865

Alaska

17

8

12

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Arizona

445

389

384

398

375

253

311

253

272

340

419

427

460

427

472

384

207

140

Arkansas

898

888

1108

895

668

421

454

409

571

602

593

650

562

673

576

670

480

482

California

3142

3062

6684

2877

2837

1957

1886

1405

2018

2297

1777

2303

2575

2239

2411

1834

1642

1591

Colorado

501

497

444

485

304

239

260

323

395

434

450

483

538

533

482

297

243

165

Connecticut

524

228

229

296

311

256

439

178

142

342

330

119

284

346

174

119

280

206

Delaware

113

91

57

61

39

38

26

55

17

34

60

81

69

108

79

13

45

83

District of Columbia

80

81

71

59

45

44

61

42

54

62

79

48

27

52

236

113

60

42

Florida

1923

1887

2148

2158

1859

1404

1313

1157

1352

1925

2127

2323

2091

2243

2278

1597

1416

1417

Georgia

1334

1045

1374

1243

1038

658

753

631

896

872

896

911

903

894

881

790

413

433

Hawaii

105

116

114

99

81

60

55

52

49

91

96

116

42

61

189

64

153

73

Idaho

182

150

105

149

136

80

94

90

107

107

113

130

129

112

142

135

109

58

Illinois

1965

2125

2195

1881

1489

1094

942

1017

1124

1324

1401

1498

1695

1511

1185

1337

839

714

Indiana

824

855

834

823

885

658

630

653

730

893

949

1187

1376

1104

1185

1225

980

641

Iowa

848

754

809

675

483

391

475

440

569

713

771

883

953

803

725

559

394

452

Kansas

539

570

716

645

512

368

462

507

465

612

705

638

630

580

526

613

452

434

Kentucky

539

803

676

651

663

413

503

449

521

682

769

989

1144

917

1057

691

660

665

Louisiana

1044

873

964

1064

885

673

654

538

742

712

789

947

974

1174

909

866

679

486

Maine

197

185

183

266

156

146

120

131

182

204

156

103

28

36

21

69

0

0

Maryland

396

360

355

292

301

206

156

168

190

241

225

207

185

169

219

151

100

71

Massachusetts

1143

1079

883

699

635

525

511

550

601

714

661

578

643

676

686

665

518

561

Michigan

1927

1613

1468

1357

1112

1057

893

747

751

1031

956

1214

1052

866

821

722

413

456

Minnesota

1161

1135

1118

1058

908

715

718

752

914

1110

1138

1330

976

1160

1150

866

834

730

Mississippi

602

708

538

554

416

286

344

310

295

388

397

519

434

420

529

486

294

340

Missouri

1077

1068

1073

1048

1032

750

652

655

726

850

1035

1095

1043

1350

1245

1187

956

779

Montana

175

129

132

155

145

106

100

104

128

161

149

151

111

140

134

97

126

120

Nebraska

439

381

468

446

391

255

200

270

316

336

319

312

314

251

315

254

267

253

Nevada

67

74

67

57

53

28

43

56

47

63

79

73

88

73

72

0

0

0

New Hampshire

130

143

200

209

122

96

56

40

32

87

82

92

104

99

108

104

102

82

New Jersey

1333

1050

1171

1069

1064

799

674

541

627

791

822

1139

834

1157

826

701

620

410

New Mexico

279

267

294

305

284

197

152

135

130

115

155

170

158

187

236

187

131

128

New York

3632

2478

2910

2846

2719

1835

1844

1568

1731

2072

2479

2576

3343

3142

2288

2467

2232

2086

North Carolina

933

843

929

651

499

429

317

307

352

430

469

516

484

641

561

498

413

420

North Dakota

268

249

223

211

102

55

27

33

38

80

55

104

140

164

122

123

83

89

Ohio

2156

2032

2274

2317

1701

1117

997

1088

1342

1594

1627

1641

1853

1873

1635

1572

1453

1310

Oklahoma

656

690

721

667

654

392

431

516

609

766

792

895

843

845

771

861

850

865

Oregon

403

375

358

321

343

344

265

269

289

350

234

369

199

205

142

158

0

20

Pennsylvania

2449

2438

2705

2726

2227

1718

1329

1245

1492

1678

1940

2127

2263

2250

2264

2000

1532

1336

Rhode Island

99

99

111

87

78

79

45

48

0

59

52

51

0

63

0

0

0

0

South Carolina

580

542

490

491

508

360

313

284

334

424

414

400

509

437

484

468

255

306

South Dakota

231

215

245

231

67

13

17

19

21

52

61

50

59

62

58

49

53

50

Tennessee

1023

1355

921

796

1003

708

573

687

781

964

1039

912

983

1060

949

911

627

662

Texas

3471

3184

3370

3414

3174

2510

2024

2156

2735

3166

3557

4028

3767

3991

3903

3550

2963

2616

Utah

197

267

339

311

248

237

233

255

328

341

272

338

353

386

217

259

99

185

Vermont

154

131

129

128

107

89

57

58

66

69

79

75

85

77

84

143

83

85

Virginia

970

1076

1102

536

948

667

680

682

672

764

755

822

892

978

747

734

618

849

Washington

896

2426

764

953

857

576

702

602

685

946

796

884

822

863

606

648

270

256

West Virginia

367

509

531

450

368

373

301

305

376

424

436

475

476

477

346

286

290

300

Wisconsin

1133

880

917

699

416

142

142

129

206

200

158

148

327

278

177

180

196

210

Wyoming

63

86

86

93

85

64

67

63

102

115

113

129

85

77

98

42

13

0

TOTAL

44,707

43,705

48,173

41,193

36,347

26,641

25,054

23,674

27,920

33,736

34,970

38,775

39,623

39,703

36,625

33,170

26,546

24,522

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.

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.

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.

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.

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