Number of Nurses in U.S. and by Jurisdiction
A Profile of Nursing Licensure in the U.S.
Past Statistics
Notes: *Data is presented in the aggregate, no individual identifying information
is presented.
This is the first-ever comprehensive source of nursing licensure statistics for the U.S. and its territories. This data is compiled by NCSBN's database, Nursys, which is an electronic information system where nursing regulatory bodies enter licensure data on a frequent basis. Of NCSBN’s 58 (RN and PN) U.S. members, 57 share licensure data.