1. How Closely Do South Carolina’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of South Carolina’s 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
73.3%
64.1%
79.7%
63.8%
Black or African American
14.8%
27.6%
12.4%
27.1%
Asian
2.1%
1.3%
1.8%
1.5%
Hispanic or Latino
5.2%
2.3%
5.5%
Two or more races
0.9%
1.4%
1.9%
1.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.05%
0.1%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.