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	Total Registered Nurses

United States	2,542,760

Alabama	41,560
Alaska	5,350
Arizona	37,780
Arkansas	23,000
California	240,470
Colorado	39,440
Connecticut	35,370
Delaware	9,060
District of Columbia	9,240
Florida	146,040
Georgia	64,920
Hawaii	8,760
Idaho	10,850
Illinois	108,820
Indiana	56,500
Iowa	30,170
Kansas	25,020
Kentucky	41,080
Louisiana	39,610
Maine	14,050
Maryland	50,780
Massachusetts	79,670
Michigan	86,580
Minnesota	55,730
Mississippi	27,350
Missouri	60,100
Montana	7,480
Nebraska	18,930
Nevada	15,950
New Hampshire	13,110
New Jersey	75,590
New Mexico	11,900
New York	168,850
North Carolina	84,230
North Dakota	6,340
Ohio	114,930
Oklahoma	26,760
Oregon	29,980
Pennsylvania	129,060
Rhode Island	11,360
South Carolina	36,880
South Dakota	10,010
Tennessee	61,570
Texas	164,400
Utah	17,230
Vermont	5,900
Virginia	60,040
Washington	52,020
West Virginia	16,910
Wisconsin	51,700
Wyoming	4,300

Guam	490
Puerto Rico	17,080
Virgin Islands	410

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Notes:	The U.S. total includes the territories. Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals due to rounding. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
Sources:	Bureau of Labor Statistics, State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2008. Available at http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm.
Definitions:	Registered Nurses include advance practice nurses such as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists.