In 2021, registered nurses in the United States were predominantly White, accounting for 72 percent of all registered nurses. The second most frequent race group for registered nurses in the US was Black followed by Asian.
Share of registered nurses in the United States in 2021, by race
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Source does not provide distribution of ethnicity and race together anymore. But provides the following "In 2021, 8.09% of Registered nurses workers were Hispanic and 91.9% non-Hispanic."
*Other includes: American Indian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, Alaska Natives, other natives, other race.
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Data USA. (October 23, 2023). Share of registered nurses in the United States in 2021, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227178/distribution-of-registered-nurses-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Data USA. "Share of registered nurses in the United States in 2021, by race." Chart. October 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227178/distribution-of-registered-nurses-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Data USA. (2023). Share of registered nurses in the United States in 2021, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227178/distribution-of-registered-nurses-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Data USA. "Share of Registered Nurses in The United States in 2021, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227178/distribution-of-registered-nurses-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Data USA, Share of registered nurses in the United States in 2021, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227178/distribution-of-registered-nurses-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Share of registered nurses in the United States in 2021, by race [Graph], Data USA, October 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227178/distribution-of-registered-nurses-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/