1. How Closely Do Florida’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Florida’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from to 2016.
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
55.4%
57.3%
51.6%
54.9%
Black or African American
16.5%
15.5%
15.6%
Hispanic or Latino
15.8%
23.0%
22.3%
24.9%
Asian
4.2%
2.5%
3.5%
2.7%
Two or more races
1.4%
1.9%
1.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.