1. How Closely Do Mississippi’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Mississippi’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2016.
White
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
76.9%
57.8%
73.6%
56.9%
Black or African American
19.8%
37.0%
21.5%
37.4%
Hispanic or Latino
0.9%
2.8%
1.4%
3.1%
Asian
0.7%
0.8%
1.0%
Two or more races
0.2%
1.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.03%
0.04%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.