1. How Closely Do Ohio’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Ohio’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from to 2016.
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
83.7%
80.9%
80.5%
79.5%
Black or African American
7.2%
12.1%
9.9%
12.5%
Asian
1.5%
1.8%
2.2%
Hispanic or Latino
1.3%
3.2%
2.4%
3.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
0.04%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3%
0.2%
Two or more races
0.4%
2.0%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.