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 2017.
2011
2017
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
76.9%
57.8%
72.0%
56.7%
Black or African American
19.8%
37.0%
23.6%
37.4%
Hispanic or Latino
0.9%
2.8%
1.3%
3.2%
Asian
0.7%
1.1%
Two or more races
0.2%
1.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5%
0.3%
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.