This data is compiled by the council’s database, an electronic information system where nursing regulatory bodies enter license data.
The 10 states with the most active RN licenses:
- California: 468,171
- Texas: 368,177
- New York: 358,364
- Florida: 350,761
- Pennsylvania: 234,339
- Ohio: 223,548
- Illinois: 221,270
- Massachusetts: 155,122
- North Carolina: 149,508
- New Jersey: 140,893
