1. How Closely Do California’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of California’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
37.2%
39.8%
35.4%
Asian
26.1%
13.2%
25.4%
14.5%
Hispanic or Latino
18.0%
38.0%
24.3%
39.1%
Black or African American
4.7%
5.8%
4.5%
5.6%
Two or more races
1.4%
2.5%
3.9%
2.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.9%
0.4%
1.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7%
0.5%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.