1. How Closely Do Arkansas’ RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Arkansas’ 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
80.5%
74.3%
79.8%
72.5%
Black or African American
8.6%
15.4%
12.2%
Hispanic or Latino
2.0%
6.6%
3.1%
7.6%
Asian
1.5%
1.3%
1.1%
1.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7%
0.9%
0.8%
Two or more races
1.8%
1.9%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.3%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.