1. How Closely Do Alabama’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Alabama’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2017.
2011
2017
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
74.5%
66.9%
75.0%
65.6%
Black or African American
18.9%
26.1%
16.9%
26.5%
Hispanic or Latino
1.4%
4.0%
2.7%
4.3%
Asian
1.3%
1.2%
1.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.9%
0.5%
0.7%
0.6%
Two or more races
1.5%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.06%
0.04%
0.05%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.