Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies

Who We Are

The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies (TCNWS) is part of the Center for Health Statistics at the Department of State Health Services and serves as a resource for data and research on the nursing workforce in Texas. This includes collecting and analyzing data on nurses in Texas in regard to:

• Educational and employment trends
• Supply and demand trends
• Nursing workforce demographics
• Migration of nurses

Mission

To develop and maintain a statewide system that serves stakeholders by describing and forecasting the supply and demand of the changing nursing workforce in Texas.

Vision

Quality healthcare for all Texans through an optimal nursing workforce based on reliable, valid, and useful data.

Latest News

• The next TCNWS Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10 AM. Visit the meeting page for more info.
• The 2023 Nursing Education Program Information Survey Reports have been published. 
• The Nurse Supply and Demand Projections, 2022-2036 Executive Summary is now available here.