1. How Closely Do Minnesota’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Minnesota’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
85.5%
82.7%
80.4%
79.9%
Black or African American
5.4%
5.3%
5.9%
6.3%
Asian
2.4%
4.2%
3.5%
5.0%
Two or more races
2.2%
1.9%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino
2.0%
4.8%
2.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3%
1.1%
0.9%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.03%
0.04%
0.1%
0.05%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.