1. How Closely Do Missouri’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Missouri’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2017.
2011
2017
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
82.0%
80.8%
81.1%
79.5%
Black or African American
5.8%
11.5%
5.4%
11.6%
Asian
3.4%
1.7%
1.8%
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino
2.7%
3.7%
3.2%
4.2%
Two or more races
0.8%
1.6%
2.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.