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  • Transcript_2026_Moment-Video.pdf

    ©2026 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 We’re Here for Every Moment Video Transcript It's happening. At this very moment, millions of people are putting their trust in nursing in hospitals, in homes and online. At NCSBN, we protect the public and the trust in nursing through innovative regulatory solutions, insights and expertise.

  • NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 124,329 1.88% ALASKA 21,574 0.33% AMERICAN SAMOA 302 0.00% ARIZONA 122,965 1.86% ARKANSAS 60,900 0.92% CALIFORNIA-RN 523,864 7.92% CALIFORNIA-VN 110,453 1.67% COLORADO 95,439 1.44% CONNECTICUT 92,955 1.41% DELAWARE 22,844 0.35% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 46,635 0.71% FLORIDA 435,970 6.59% GEORGIA 172,772 2.61% GUAM 1,219 0.02% HAWAII 33,391 0.50% IDAHO 30,749 0.47% ILLINOIS 260,461 3.94% INDIANA 14 ...

  • Aggregate-AllActiveLicensesTable2024.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN & PN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2024 Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 102,593 1.52% ALASKA 19,051 0.28% AMERICAN SAMOA 68 0.00% ARIZONA 125,690 1.86% ARKANSAS 61,850 0.92% CALIFORNIA-RN 549,176 8.15% CALIFORNIA-VN 113,349 1.68% COLORADO 95,127 1.41% CONNECTICUT 95,288 1.41% DELAWARE 24,648 0.37% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 44,658 0.66% FLORIDA 446,319 6.62% GEORGIA 177,036 2.63% GUAM 1, ...

  • NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 107,541 1.56% ALASKA 23,138 0.33% AMERICAN SAMOA 229 0.00% ARIZONA 127,844 1.85% ARKANSAS 63,179 0.91% CALIFORNIA-RN 591,891 8.57% CALIFORNIA-VN 116,250 1.68% COLORADO 96,726 1.40% CONNECTICUT 94,458 1.37% DELAWARE 22,434 0.32% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 51,923 0.75% FLORIDA 449,582 6.51% GEORGIA 177,673 2.57% GUAM 1,344 0.02% HAWAII 36,273 0.52% IDAHO 31,942 0.46% ILLINOIS 279,680 4.05% INDIANA 14 ...

  • NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 102,593 1.52% ALASKA 19,051 0.28% AMERICAN SAMOA 68 0.00% ARIZONA 125,690 1.86% ARKANSAS 61,850 0.92% CALIFORNIA-RN 549,176 8.15% CALIFORNIA-VN 113,349 1.68% COLORADO 95,127 1.41% CONNECTICUT 95,288 1.41% DELAWARE 24,648 0.37% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 44,658 0.66% FLORIDA 446,319 6.62% GEORGIA 177,036 2.63% GUAM 1,435 0.02% HAWAII 40,782 0.60% IDAHO 32,958 0.49% ILLINOIS 283,047 4.20% INDIANA 151 ...

  • NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear Jurisdiction Number of RN Licenses Percent of RN Licenses ALABAMA 87,189 1.51% ALASKA 18,369 0.32% AMERICAN SAMOA 61 0.00% ARIZONA 114,764 1.99% ARKANSAS 47,985 0.83% CALIFORNIA-RN 549,176 9.50% COLORADO 87,817 1.52% CONNECTICUT 82,580 1.43% DELAWARE 21,612 0.37% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 41,864 0.72% FLORIDA 381,447 6.60% GEORGIA 146,854 2.54% GUAM 1,245 0.02% HAWAII 38,629 0.67% IDAHO 29,786 0.52% ILLINOIS 255,930 4.43% INDIANA 131,848 2.28% IOWA 58,228 1.01% KANSAS 5 ...

  • Aggregate-AllActiveLicensesTable2023.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN & PN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2023 Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 124,329 1.88% ALASKA 21,574 0.33% AMERICAN SAMOA 302 0.00% ARIZONA 122,965 1.86% ARKANSAS 60,900 0.92% CALIFORNIA-RN 523,864 7.92% CALIFORNIA-VN 110,453 1.67% COLORADO 95,439 1.44% CONNECTICUT 92,955 1.41% DELAWARE 22,844 0.35% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 46,635 0.71% FLORIDA 435,970 6.59% GEORGIA 172,772 2.61% GUAM 1 ...

  • NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 102,593 1.52% ALASKA 19,051 0.28% AMERICAN SAMOA 68 0.00% ARIZONA 125,690 1.86% ARKANSAS 61,850 0.92% CALIFORNIA-RN 549,176 8.15% CALIFORNIA-VN 113,349 1.68% COLORADO 95,127 1.41% CONNECTICUT 95,288 1.41% DELAWARE 24,648 0.37% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 44,658 0.66% FLORIDA 446,319 6.62% GEORGIA 177,036 2.63% GUAM 1,435 0.02% HAWAII 40,782 0.60% IDAHO 32,958 0.49% ILLINOIS 283,047 4.20% INDIANA 151 ...

  • Aggregate-AllActiveLicensesTable2025.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN & PN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2025 Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 107,541 1.56% ALASKA 23,138 0.33% AMERICAN SAMOA 229 0.00% ARIZONA 127,844 1.85% ARKANSAS 63,179 0.91% CALIFORNIA-RN 591,891 8.57% CALIFORNIA-VN 116,250 1.68% COLORADO 96,726 1.40% CONNECTICUT 94,458 1.37% DELAWARE 22,434 0.32% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 51,923 0.75% FLORIDA 449,582 6.51% GEORGIA 177,673 2.57% GUAM 1 ...

  • NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear Jurisdiction Number of PN Licenses Percent of PN Licenses ALABAMA 19,634 2.03% ALASKA 774 0.08% AMERICAN SAMOA 134 0.01% ARIZONA 10,973 1.13% ARKANSAS 13,940 1.44% CALIFORNIA-VN 110,453 11.40% COLORADO 8,144 0.84% CONNECTICUT 12,736 1.31% DELAWARE 3,186 0.33% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2,688 0.28% FLORIDA 60,892 6.28% GEORGIA 28,774 2.97% GUAM 166 0.02% HAWAII 1,776 0.18% IDAHO 3,452 0.36% ILLINOIS 24,959 2.58% INDIANA 21,880 2.26% IOWA 8,960 0.92% KANSAS 9,262 0.96% KEN ...