The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis and U.S Census Bureau conducted a survey of 50,273 RNs from April 2018 to October 2018.
Here are the 20 places with the highest percentages of RNs who had active licenses and were employed in 2018 (the most recent data available):
Note: The list includes ties and results in a numerical listing of 17. Figures include nurses who reported being self-employed.
1. Washington, D.C.: 95.8 percent
2. Nebraska: 92.6 percent
3. New Hampshire: 89.7 percent
4. Tennessee: 88.9 percent
5. Nevada: 88.7 percent
6. Oregon: 88.6 percent
7. Washington: 88.4 percent
8. Alaska: 87.9 percent
9. Maryland: 87.7 percent
Mississippi: 87.7 percent
10. Delaware: 86.1 percent
11. Utah: 85.8 percent
12. Louisiana: 85.5 percent
West Virginia: 85.5 percent
13. Kentucky: 85.2 percent
14. Georgia: 85.1 percent
15. New Mexico: 84.9 percent
16. North Carolina: 84.7 percent
Virginia: 84.7 percent
17. New Jersey: 84.6 percent
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