1. How Closely Do Missouri’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Missouri’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2016.
White
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
82.0%
80.8%
82.5%
79.7%
Black or African American
5.8%
11.5%
5.5%
11.6%
Asian
3.4%
1.7%
1.6%
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino
2.7%
3.7%
4.1%
Two or more races
0.8%
1.8%
1.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%
0.6%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.