1. How Closely Do Alaska’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Alaska’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from to 2016.
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
70.3%
63.7%
61.8%
61.2%
Asian
9.3%
5.5%
19.6%
6.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.0%
14.4%
5.9%
Hispanic or Latino
3.8%
2.0%
7.0%
Two or more races
6.3%
8.8%
6.6%
Black or African American
2.7%
3.2%
0.0%
3.4%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
2.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.3%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.