Although 19 percent of the U.S. population in 2019 was Hispanic or Latino, only five percent of regular talent performing in debut TV shows were from this demographic. Comparing the size of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States population to the casts of television series, talent from American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander were all underrepresented.
Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019
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Parrot Analytics. (October 5, 2020). Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics. "Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019." Chart. October 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics. (2020). Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics. "Racial and Ethnic Composition of Television Debut Series Regular Talent Compared to Population in The United States from 2017 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics, Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/ (last visited October 09, 2024)
Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019 [Graph], Parrot Analytics, October 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
