Colorado · DORA license-checked · Nov 5, 2026

Licensed nurses & nurse aides in Colorado

Registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, practical nurses, certified nurse aides and medication aides. 161,269 active licenses from Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), checked Nov 5, 2026. Verify any license at the source ↗

Active licenses
161,269
Registered Nurse
89,850
Certified Nurse Aide
51,738
Counties
64
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License types

Nursing by license type

Every type DORA publishes in this category, with active counts.

Registered Nurse89,850 active licensesDORA
Certified Nurse Aide51,738 active licensesDORA
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse11,593 active licensesDORA
Licensed Practical Nurse7,102 active licensesDORA
Medication Aide Authority382 active licensesDORA
Psychiatric Technician - Developmentally Disabled322 active licensesDORA
Military Spouse - Registered Nurse Single State120 active licensesDORA
Psychiatric Technician - Mentally Ill95 active licensesDORA
Military Spouse - Certified Nurse Aide48 active licensesDORA
Military Spouse - Licensed Practical Nurse Single State17 active licensesDORA
Military Spouse - Medication Aide Authority2 active licensesDORA

By county

Browse nursing by county

Active licenses with an address of record in each county.

More counties

Mesa 4,940Boulder 4,561Broomfield 1,811La Plata 1,282Fremont 1,219Montrose 1,150Garfield 875Delta 842Morgan 724Elbert 688Teller 613Montezuma 596Eagle 596Clear Creek 584Otero 537Logan 497Summit 494Chaffee 492Alamosa 481Rio Blanco 451Las Animas 435Routt 434Pitkin 362Rio Grande 343Prowers 328Yuma 285Park 278Gunnison 273Moffat 273Huerfano 259Archuleta 244Conejos 214Grand 207Bent 190Baca 174Dolores 163Kit Carson 159Phillips 131Costilla 112Saguache 106Washington 103Lincoln 98Crowley 92Custer 89Ouray 80Lake 75Gilpin 71Cheyenne 62Sedgwick 56San Miguel 55Kiowa 52

All counties: Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld, Yuma, statewide list (19,356 with no county).

Only active licenses are shown. Source: Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) public data, checked Nov 5, 2026.