1. How Closely Do West Virginia’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of West Virginia’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2016.
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
93.9%
93.0%
91.0%
92.3%
Black or African American
1.7%
3.4%
2.7%
3.5%
Asian
0.9%
0.7%
0.8%
Hispanic or Latino
1.3%
1.2%
1.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3%
0.2%
0.6%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.02%
0.0%
Two or more races
1.4%
1.1%
1.6%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.