There are more than 385,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) licensed in the U.S.1
Certification* | Percent of NPs |
Family^ | 70.3 |
Adult–Gerontology Primary Care^ | 8.9 |
Psychiatric/Mental Health | 6.5 |
Adult–Gerontology Acute Care | 6.1 |
Adult^ | 5.7 |
Acute Care | 2.9 |
Pediatrics–Primary Care^ | 2.4 |
Women's Health^ | 2.2 |
Gerontology^ | 0.9 |
Pediatrics–Acute Care | 0.6 |
Neonatal | 0.5 |
* The sum of all percentages is greater than 100% because some NPs have more than one certification.
^ Indicates a primary care certification.
Updated February 2024
Sources:
1 AANP National Nurse Practitioner Database, 2022.
2 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2023). 2022-2023 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing. Washington, DC: AACN.
3 2022 AANP National Nurse Practitioner Workforce Survey.