Figure 3. Active RNs per 100,000 Population, U.S., 1980 to 2000
Line graph with 1 line and 6 points. Line 1, Nurses Per 100,000 US Population. Point 1, 1980 is 563 Point 2, 1984 is 630 Point 3, 1988 is 665 Point 4, 1992 is 727 Point 5, 1996 is 798 Point 6, 2000 is 800
Sources: USDHHS, National Sample Survey of RNs, 2004 and earlier; Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.