Washington's new-nurse licenses fell 58% from their 2022 peak
Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: State Professional Licenses API – License Lookup for 8 States
Washington issued 21,541 registered-nurse licenses in 2022 and 8,959 in 2025. Illinois went the other way: 10,554 in 2015, 20,164 in 2025. Washington's temporary practice permits for nurses fell from 19,831 in 2022 to 4,042 in 2025.
| Year | CO | CT | DE | IL | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,672 | 4,501 | 1,788 | 10,554 | 10,452 |
| 2016 | 7,827 | 5,066 | 1,744 | 11,583 | 10,581 |
| 2017 | 7,936 | 4,978 | 1,910 | 11,951 | 10,911 |
| 2018 | 6,311 | 6,041 | 1,936 | 12,822 | 11,213 |
| 2019 | 6,653 | 6,377 | 1,952 | 15,913 | 12,336 |
| 2020 | 6,106 | 6,453 | 1,662 | 14,446 | 11,750 |
| 2021 | 7,364 | 7,191 | 2,084 | 15,623 | 16,959 |
| 2022 | 7,765 | 9,337 | 1,961 | 17,254 | 21,541 |
| 2023 | 7,389 | 10,983 | 1,962 | 20,575 | 15,413 |
| 2024 | 6,740 | 10,001 | 1,941 | 21,589 | 9,610 |
| 2025 | 6,402 | 7,853 | 1,795 | 20,164 | 8,959 |
Caveats
Licenses by issue date, including nurses licensed from other states. Current license lists only: lapsed licenses some states drop are not counted.
Sources
- State Professional Licenses API – License Lookup for 8 States: the primary sources are listed on the API page, read on 2026-11-07
Data as of 2026-11-07. Every figure in this post is in the table above and the CSV below.
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