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 2015.
2011
2015
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
80.5%
74.3%
80.6%
73.1%
Black or African American
8.6%
15.4%
10.4%
Hispanic or Latino
2.0%
6.6%
3.7%
7.2%
Asian
1.5%
1.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7%
0.6%
0.8%
Two or more races
1.1%
1.6%
2.2%
1.8%
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.