| located in rural area in last year as an LPN | no | 24,579 (73.0) |
| yes | 10,202 (27.0) | |
| located in NC AHEC in last year as an LPN | Area L | 1,398 (3.7) |
| South East | 2,302 (6.0) | |
| Greensboro | 3,497 (9.3) | |
| Mountain | 4,120 (10.9) | |
| Southern Regional | 4,744 (12.6) | |
| Eastern | 4,819 (12.8) | |
| Charlotte | 5,533 (14.6) | |
| Wake | 5,555 (14.7) | |
| Northwest | 5,813 (15.4) |