As of 2019, the distribution of selected healthcare professionals in the United State by race and ethnicity revealed deep disparities. During that year, the vast majority of healthcare workers in the US identified as white. For instance, only 11 percent of registered nurses were Black and roughly eight percent Hispanic.
Distribution of health diagnosing and treating professionals in the United States in 2019, by race and ethnicity
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Journal of the American Medical Association. (March 31, 2021). Distribution of health diagnosing and treating professionals in the United States in 2019, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351069/distribution-of-healthcare-professionals-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Distribution of health diagnosing and treating professionals in the United States in 2019, by race and ethnicity." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351069/distribution-of-healthcare-professionals-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Journal of the American Medical Association. (2021). Distribution of health diagnosing and treating professionals in the United States in 2019, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351069/distribution-of-healthcare-professionals-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Distribution of Health Diagnosing and Treating Professionals in The United States in 2019, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351069/distribution-of-healthcare-professionals-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Journal of the American Medical Association, Distribution of health diagnosing and treating professionals in the United States in 2019, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351069/distribution-of-healthcare-professionals-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Distribution of health diagnosing and treating professionals in the United States in 2019, by race and ethnicity [Graph], Journal of the American Medical Association, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351069/distribution-of-healthcare-professionals-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/