CMS collected averages for each state and territory, including quality measures, staffing, fines and hospitalizations. Becker’s analyzed the data to find the best and worst states for nurse turnover rates.
The national turnover average is 53.5 percent for nurses and 0.8 percent for administrators. Here are the states with the lowest and highest turnover rates for nurses:
Lowest turnover rates
Washington, D.C.: 40.6 percent
Connecticut: 41.9 percent
Hawaii: 42.3 percent
New York: 43.7 percent
California: 46.1 percent
Delaware: 47.7 percent
Massachusetts: 48.2 percent
Rhode Island: 49.1 percent
New Jersey: 49.2 percent
Maryland: 49.4 percent
Highest turnover rates
Montana: 62.6 percent
Vermont: 61.6 percent
New Mexico: 61.1 percent
Missouri: 60.7 percent
Oklahoma: 60.4 percent
Utah: 60.4 percent
Colorado: 60.2 percent
Texas: 59.2 percent
Ohio: 58.1 percent
Virginia: 57.5 percent
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