CMS collected data from each state and territory related to quality measures, staffing, deficiencies and fines. It found the national average turnover rate for registered nurses was 50.4.
Here are the states with the lowest and highest average turnover rates for registered nurses:
Lowest turnover rate
North Dakota: 37.8
South Dakota: 39.7
Wyoming: 40.6
Delaware: 41.6
West Virginia: 42.6
Highest turnover rate
New Mexico: 64.2
Texas: 60.8
Oklahoma: 59.1
Missouri: 58.2
Oregon: 56.4
