1. How Closely Do District of Columbia’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of District of Columbia’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
63.0%
35.3%
55.4%
36.8%
Black or African American
23.8%
49.1%
17.2%
45.5%
Asian
4.0%
3.6%
6.4%
4.2%
Hispanic or Latino
3.3%
9.7%
8.0%
11.0%
Two or more races
1.1%
2.0%
4.5%
2.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.04%
0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.2%
0.3%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.