1. How Closely Do Tennessee’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Tennessee’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2016.
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
81.3%
75.4%
77.9%
74.2%
Black or African American
8.7%
16.6%
10.6%
16.8%
Hispanic or Latino
2.2%
4.7%
2.3%
5.2%
Asian
1.9%
1.5%
1.8%
Two or more races
0.9%
1.4%
2.1%
1.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3%
0.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.05%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.