1. How Closely Do Texas’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Texas’ 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
52.9%
44.9%
50.5%
43.0%
Hispanic or Latino
23.6%
38.0%
26.8%
38.8%
Black or African American
12.2%
11.6%
11.2%
11.8%
Asian
6.0%
4.0%
5.8%
4.6%
Two or more races
0.9%
1.2%
2.0%
1.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.