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185. Dentists and Nurses
[As of end of year, except as noted (116 represents 116,000).Excludes Puerto Rico and outlying areas]
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1970
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Dentists, number 1
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1,000
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116
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127
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141
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144
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147
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150
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153
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156
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158
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161
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164
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168
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2
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173
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179
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183
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187
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191
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194
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196
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Active (exc. in Federal service) 3
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1,000
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96
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107
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121
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124
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127
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129
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131
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134
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136
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138
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141
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144
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148
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151
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151
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151
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152
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153
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155
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(NA)
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149
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Rate per 100,000 population 4
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Rate
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47
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50
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53
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54
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55
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56
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56
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57
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57
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58
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58
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58
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59
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60
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59
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59
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58
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58
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58
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(NA)
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55
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Nurses, number (active registered)
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1,000
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750
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961
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1,273
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1,327
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1,379
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1,436
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1,486
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1,538
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1,590
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1,627
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1,648
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1,731
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1,790
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1,853
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1,907
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1,976
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2,044
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2,116
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2,162
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2,203
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2,239
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Rate per 100,000 population 4
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Rate
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368
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446
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560
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578
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595
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613
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629
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644
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659
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668
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670
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698
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713
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735
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748
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766
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785
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805
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815
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823
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828
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1 Includes current year's graduates.
2 Revised since originally published.
3 Source: American Dental Association, Bureau of Economic andBehavioral Research, Master Membership file and periodic censuses.
4 Based on Census Bureau estimated resident populationas of July 1. Estimates reflect revisions based on the 1990Census of Population.
Source: Except as notes, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.Health Resources and Services Administration, unpublished data. Prior to 1980, data were published by U.S.
NationalCenter for Health Statistics in Health Resources Statistics, annual.
http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/185_dentists_and_nurses.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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