MINORITY REGISTERED NURSES
COMPARED TO THE GENERAL MINORITY POPULATION
March, 2000

Race/Ethnicity
U. S. Population
RN Population
White
69.1 percent
86.6 percent
American Indian/ Alaska Native
.7 percent
.5 percent
Asian Pacific Islander
3.7 percent
3.7 percent
Hispanic
12.5 percent
2.0 percent
Black
12.1 percent
4.9 percent
More than two races
1.8 percent
1.2 percent

Source: National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing

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