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2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Dec.

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Pie chart showing percentage of each group among other health occupations
White, 67%
Black, 20%
Asian, 5%
American Indian/Alaska Native, 1%
Hispanic, 2%
More than one race, 2%
Other, 3%
Pie chart showing percentage of each group among the U.S. population
White, 60%
Black, 12%
Asian, 6%
Hispanic, 18%
More than one race, 3%

Figure 21Other health occupations by race/ethnicity (left) and U.S. population racial/ethnic distribution (right), 2018

Key: AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.

Note: White, Black, Asian, AI/AN, >1 Race, and Other are non-Hispanic. Percentages of the U.S. population do not add to 100 due to rounding and the exclusion of groups that together represented only about 1% of the total.

Source: Left chart: Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2018. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&hidePreview=false&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP05&vintage=2018. Right chart: American Community Survey. ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP05&hidePreview=false.

From: OVERVIEW OF U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LANDSCAPE

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