Table 206 U.S. registered nurses compared to the U.S. population, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
U.S. populationa |
Registered nurseb |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total |
|
285,691,501 |
100.0 |
2,909,357 |
100.0 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
40,459,196 |
14.2 |
48,009 |
1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White only |
192,362,875 |
67.3 |
2,380,529 |
81.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black only |
34,142,554 |
12.0 |
122,495 |
4.2 |
Non-Hispanic, Asian only |
11,955,401 |
4.2 |
84,383 |
2.9 |
Non-Hispanic, NHOPI only |
364,656 |
0.1 |
5,594 |
0.2 |
Non-Hispanic, AI/AN only |
1,852,775 |
0.6 |
9,453 |
0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Multiple races |
3,952,857 |
1.4 |
41,244 |
1.4 |
a The U.S. population data are from Census Bereau 2004 American Community Survey.
b The 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses collected data on the actively licensed registered nurse population as of March 2004.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses and the American Community Survey from the U.S. Census for the U.S. population.