ND Board of Nursing: Active Licenses and Workforce Snapshot
Current snapshot based on September 2026 reporting data.
License-type counts represent credentials and may overlap when one person holds more than one license. Unique Active Nurses is a distinct headcount of people and does not double count dual credentials.
Licensee Demographics
Charts default to distinct people within each demographic category. Use the license-type filter to view RN, LPN, or APRN counts.
Active Nurses by Age Group
Age groups show distinct active nurses with a reported date of birth.
Horizontal bar chart showing active nurses by age group.
| Age Group | Unique Nurses |
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Active Nurses by Ethnicity
Counts reflect the ethnicity response recorded for each licensee.
Horizontal bar chart showing active nurses by reported ethnicity.
| Ethnicity | Unique Nurses |
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Active Nurses by Sex
Male or female was reported for 21,886 active nurses; 3 active nurses had no sex reported.
Doughnut chart showing male, female, and not reported counts for active nurses.
License Comparison Snapshot
These visuals compare major license groups. The APRN split covers 3,948 categorized APRNs; 3 active APRNs were not categorized as ND or MSRN in the source.
Employment Status
Bars default to distinct nurses within each employment status. Use the filter to view a specific license type.
Horizontal stacked bar chart showing current employment status counts for RNs, LPNs, and APRNs.
| Employment Status | RN Count | LPN Count | APRN Count | Total Unique Nurses |
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Primary Practice Settings
Bars default to distinct nurses in each primary practice setting. Use the filter to view a specific license type.
Horizontal stacked bar chart showing primary practice settings for RNs, LPNs, and APRNs.
Detailed breakdown of the smaller settings grouped into Other.
Horizontal bar chart showing the smaller employment settings grouped into the Other category.
| Primary Practice Setting | RN Count | LPN Count | APRN Count | Total Nurses in Setting |
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Primary Clinical Areas
The chart shows the largest clinical areas by distinct nurse count. Smaller areas are grouped into Other and can be opened below.
Horizontal bar chart showing primary clinical areas for North Dakota nurses.
Smaller clinical areas grouped into Other.
| Primary Clinical Area | Unique Nurses |
|---|
Primary Positions
The chart shows the most common primary positions by distinct nurse count. Smaller roles are grouped into Other and can be opened below.
Horizontal bar chart showing primary nursing positions in North Dakota.
Smaller positions grouped into Other.
| Primary Position | Unique Nurses |
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Registered Nurse Licensure Data
Total RNs by Fiscal Year
Bar chart showing total registered nurses by fiscal year from 2021 to 2025. See the data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | Total RNs |
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New RNs via Exam
Horizontal bar chart showing new RNs licensed via examination by fiscal year. See data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | New RNs via Exam |
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Unless a specific year is selected, these numbers represent a five year cumulative total.
New RNs via Endorsement
Horizontal bar chart showing new RNs licensed via endorsement by fiscal year. See data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | New RNs via Endorsement |
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Licensed Practical Nurse Licensure Data
Total LPNs by Fiscal Year
Bar chart showing total licensed practical nurses by fiscal year from 2021 to 2025. See the data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | Total LPNs |
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New LPNs via Exam
Horizontal bar chart showing new LPNs licensed via examination by fiscal year. See data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | New LPNs via Exam |
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Unless a specific year is selected, these numbers represent a five year cumulative total.
New LPNs via Endorsement
Horizontal bar chart showing new LPNs licensed via endorsement by fiscal year. See data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | New LPNs via Endorsement |
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Data
Total APRNs by Fiscal Year
Bar chart showing total advanced practice registered nurses by fiscal year from 2021 to 2025. See the data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | Total APRNs |
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New APRNs by Fiscal Year
Horizontal bar chart showing new APRNs licensed by fiscal year from 2021 to 2025. See the data table below for exact values.
| Fiscal Year | New APRNs |
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APRN License Types
| Fiscal Year | Total NPs | Total CRNAs | Total CNSs | Total CNMs |
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Geographical Licensure Data by County
Nurse Distribution by County
County trend
Bar chart showing year-over-year nurse counts for the selected county and current license view.
| County | Total Nurses |
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Education Division Data
NCLEX Threshold Watch
The ND Board of Nursing monitors NCLEX pass rates, requiring programs to maintain at least an 80% first-time pass rate.
NCLEX Pass Rates At-A-Glance
Hover a bar to see which programs were at 100% or below 80% in that academic year.
Grouped bar chart showing how many nursing programs were at 100 percent and how many were below an 80 percent NCLEX pass rate in each academic year.
These colors are used in the At-A-Glance chart and the program table badges.
Program Threshold Detail
Use the snapshot year above, then select a program name to swap this table into a year-by-year chart.
Program pass rates by year
The dashed line marks the 80% threshold.
Bar chart showing one nursing program's NCLEX pass rates by academic year with an 80 percent reference line.
Full Time Equivlant Faculty Development Thresholds
Programs below 18% of faculty full-time equivalents in the Faculty Development Program are in compliance. Programs at or above 18% exceed the current threshold.
Faculty Development Program FTE % by Program
Bars to the right of the dashed 18% line exceed the threshold. Green bars are below 18%; red bars are at or above 18%.
Horizontal bar chart showing each nursing program's faculty development program full-time equivalent percentage for the selected term, with an 18 percent threshold reference line.
Green bars are below 18%. Red bars are at or above 18%.
Faculty Program Detail
Use the reporting term above to update the current snapshot column and scan which programs exceeded the 18% threshold over time.
Investigative and Disciplinary Statistics
Fiscal Year Overview
This dashboard summarizes RN, LPN, and UAP investigative and disciplinary activity by fiscal year. Use the selected year to update the summary cards while the charts below retain the full multi-year trend.
Case Volume by Fiscal Year
The bar series tracks total disciplinary actions while the line highlights pending/open cases so the backlog is easy to compare against completed action volume.
Mixed bar and line chart showing total disciplinary actions and pending or open cases for each fiscal year.
Investigative Dispositions by Fiscal Year
Grouped bars show annual counts for positive responses, PVRs received, dismissals, and letters of concern.
Grouped bar chart showing investigative and non-disciplinary disposition counts by fiscal year.
Annual Snapshot Table
This table mirrors the core year-by-year measures used in the overview cards and charts.
Annual snapshot by fiscal year
Grouped bar chart showing the overview measures across fiscal years.
Disciplinary Action Detail
Use the fiscal year selector to rank action types from highest to lowest for that year. The table below keeps the full five-year history visible.
Disciplinary Actions by Type
Horizontal bars rank each disciplinary action for the selected fiscal year.
Horizontal bar chart showing disciplinary action counts by type for the selected fiscal year.
Disciplinary Action History
Annual counts for each action type, including the total row from the source table.
Disciplinary actions by fiscal year
Stacked bar chart showing disciplinary action types across fiscal years.
Violation and Disposition Detail
Switch between practice categories, intentional misconduct, other violations, and non-disciplinary dispositions to update the selected-year chart and the five-year reference table.
Violation Categories by Type
Selected-year counts appear in descending order to make the largest drivers easy to spot.
Horizontal bar chart showing the currently selected disciplinary violation group for the selected fiscal year.
Violation Group History
The table updates with the active group while keeping all fiscal years visible.
Violation group by fiscal year
Stacked bar chart showing the selected violation group across fiscal years.