
Number of nurses per 100,000 people in rural and urban U.S. regions 2014
This statistic displays the number of nurses per 100,000 residents in rural and urban areas in the United States as of 2014. There were 318.3 licensed practical nurses per 100,000 residents in rural areas. Rural areas tend to have fewer medical personnel and there is a noticeable different between medical services acquired in rural and urban areas.