1. How Closely Do Utah’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Utah’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
85.2%
80.2%
81.8%
78.5%
Hispanic or Latino
3.1%
13.1%
5.7%
14.0%
Asian
2.5%
2.1%
2.9%
2.4%
Two or more races
0.6%
1.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.5%
0.9%
0.3%
1.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%
Black or African American
1.1%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.