How many registered nurses are in the US? (2026 count by state)
Leadz.biz counts 14,920 registered nurses in the United States as of June 1, 2026. That is 4.5 per 100,000 US residents, using the 2020 Census resident population. The figure is the number of businesses listed on Google Maps under this category in the Leadz database; it is not a census or a licensing count.
Number of registered nurses by state
51 states and districts with at least one listing, largest first. Data as of June 1, 2026.
| State | Businesses | Share of US total | Per 100,000 residents | Email on file | Avg. Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,884 | 12.6% | 9.3 | 4.5% | 4.20 |
| California | 1,563 | 10.5% | 4.0 | 6.3% | 3.87 |
| Ohio | 984 | 6.6% | 8.3 | 7.7% | 4.02 |
| Florida | 888 | 6.0% | 4.1 | 11.5% | 4.27 |
| Arizona | 694 | 4.7% | 9.7 | 5.6% | 4.07 |
| Texas | 635 | 4.3% | 2.2 | 10.6% | 4.42 |
| Pennsylvania | 592 | 4.0% | 4.6 | 15.2% | 4.28 |
| Minnesota | 582 | 3.9% | 10.2 | 6.7% | 4.34 |
| Colorado | 573 | 3.8% | 9.9 | 17.5% | 4.20 |
| Massachusetts | 466 | 3.1% | 6.6 | 39.7% | 4.01 |
| Kentucky | 375 | 2.5% | 8.3 | 3.5% | 4.67 |
| Wisconsin | 353 | 2.4% | 6.0 | 7.9% | 3.73 |
| Tennessee | 339 | 2.3% | 4.9 | 17.4% | 4.40 |
| Illinois | 335 | 2.2% | 2.6 | 11.9% | 4.05 |
| Georgia | 320 | 2.1% | 3.0 | 20.0% | 4.17 |
| Oregon | 317 | 2.1% | 7.5 | 20.2% | 3.52 |
| Virginia | 316 | 2.1% | 3.7 | 11.7% | 4.60 |
| New Jersey | 303 | 2.0% | 3.3 | 4.0% | 4.37 |
| Washington | 296 | 2.0% | 3.8 | 11.5% | 4.31 |
| Michigan | 242 | 1.6% | 2.4 | 16.5% | 4.27 |
| Indiana | 240 | 1.6% | 3.5 | 16.3% | 4.01 |
| North Carolina | 225 | 1.5% | 2.2 | 16.4% | 4.69 |
| Missouri | 210 | 1.4% | 3.4 | 12.9% | 4.57 |
| Maryland | 202 | 1.4% | 3.3 | 10.9% | 3.80 |
| Arkansas | 169 | 1.1% | 5.6 | 20.7% | 4.57 |
| Nebraska | 155 | 1.0% | 7.9 | 4.5% | 4.80 |
| Oklahoma | 140 | 0.9% | 3.5 | 10.7% | 4.45 |
| New Mexico | 125 | 0.8% | 5.9 | 4.8% | 4.67 |
| Kansas | 113 | 0.8% | 3.8 | 20.4% | 4.61 |
| South Carolina | 113 | 0.8% | 2.2 | 7.1% | 4.14 |
| Utah | 112 | 0.8% | 3.4 | 37.5% | - |
| Connecticut | 91 | 0.6% | 2.5 | 35.2% | 4.42 |
| Nevada | 88 | 0.6% | 2.8 | 13.6% | 3.94 |
| Alabama | 85 | 0.6% | 1.7 | 20.0% | 3.97 |
| Rhode Island | 85 | 0.6% | 7.7 | 18.8% | 4.00 |
| Louisiana | 84 | 0.6% | 1.8 | 21.4% | 4.56 |
| North Dakota | 64 | 0.4% | 8.2 | 17.2% | 3.90 |
| Alaska | 62 | 0.4% | 8.5 | 35.5% | 4.75 |
| Delaware | 61 | 0.4% | 6.2 | 11.5% | 4.53 |
| Iowa | 60 | 0.4% | 1.9 | 20.0% | 4.56 |
| West Virginia | 60 | 0.4% | 3.3 | 6.7% | 3.35 |
| Mississippi | 55 | 0.4% | 1.9 | 34.5% | 4.65 |
| New Hampshire | 48 | 0.3% | 3.5 | 43.8% | 3.83 |
| Hawaii | 39 | 0.3% | 2.7 | 10.3% | 5.00 |
| Maine | 37 | 0.2% | 2.7 | 32.4% | 5.00 |
| Montana | 37 | 0.2% | 3.4 | 13.5% | 4.90 |
| District of Columbia | 28 | 0.2% | 4.1 | 10.7% | - |
| Wyoming | 24 | 0.2% | 4.2 | 12.5% | 1.00 |
| Idaho | 18 | 0.1% | 0.98 | 27.8% | 4.23 |
| Vermont | 18 | 0.1% | 2.8 | 5.6% | - |
| South Dakota | 15 | 0.1% | 1.7 | 6.7% | - |
| United States | 14,920 | 100.0% | 4.5 | 11.8% | 4.28 |
State names link to the state list for the 12 largest states. "Email on file" is the share of listings with a stored email address; it is not a deliverability check.
Key findings
- New York has the largest number of registered nurses of any state: 1,884, or 12.6% of the US total.
- The three largest states (New York, California and Ohio) together account for 29.7% of the US total.
- Relative to population, Minnesota has the most registered nurses (10.2 per 100,000 residents) and Alabama the fewest (1.7 per 100,000), among states with at least 50 counted.
- 11.8% of the registered nurses counted (1,758 of 14,920) have an email address on file.
- The average Google rating across the registered nurses counted is 4.28 out of 5.
Methodology
Each figure is the number of businesses listed on Google Maps that are in the Leadz database under the Registered Nurse category as of June 1, 2026.
This is not a census or a licensing count. A business can be missing from the database or filed under a different category. State figures may not add up to the US figure because some listings are outside the 50 states and the District of Columbia or have no state on record.
Per-capita figures divide each count by the 2020 Census resident population of the state (US figure: the 50 states and the District of Columbia) and multiply by 100,000. Share of US total divides each state count by the US figure.
Cite this page
Leadz.biz. "How many registered nurses are in the US? (2026 count by state)." Data as of June 1, 2026. https://www.leadz.biz/statistics/registered-nurses
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