1. How Closely Do Texas’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Texas’ 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
52.9%
44.9%
46.7%
42.0%
Hispanic or Latino
23.6%
38.0%
29.6%
39.4%
Black or African American
12.2%
11.6%
10.9%
11.9%
Asian
6.0%
4.0%
4.8%
Two or more races
0.9%
1.2%
2.6%
1.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%
0.3%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.