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Table 3 PA graduate demographics per U.S. Census Division compared to general population demographics per U.S. Census Division

From: An assessment of physician assistant student diversity in the United States: a snapshot for the healthcare workforce

Division

Count

White (%)

Non-white race (%)

URM race (%)

Hispanic (%)

1. New England

 General Population

14,845,063

80.2%

12.5%

7.5%

11.6%

 PA Graduates

2,642

60.5%

11.4%

2.1%

2.8%

2. Mid Atlantic

 General Population

41,137,740

69.2%

21.6%

14.3%

16.1%

 PA Graduates

8,944

71.2%

19.9%

4.2%

4.4%

3. East North Central

 General Population

46,902,431

78.6%

15.9%

12.4%

8.8%

 PA Graduates

4,080

85.3%

11.3%

1.9%

2.9%

4. West North Central

 General Population

21,426,573

83.9%

11.3%

8.3%

6.6%

 PA Graduates

1,932

82.6%

9.6%

2.3%

2.4%

5. South Atlantic

 General Population

65,784,817

67.4%

26.5%

22.7%

14.7%

 PA Graduates

7,319

69.7%

21.8%

4.6%

8.3%

6. East South Central

 General Population

19,176,181

74%

22.5%

21%

4.5%

 PA Graduates

2,088

72.0%

11.8%

4.2%

1.5%

7. West South Central

 General Population

40,619,450

72.2%

19.7%

15.6%

30.6%

 PA Graduates

2,935

64.2%

30.3%

3.5%

15.2%

8. Mountain

 General Population

24,854,998

80.2%

10.8%

7.4%

25.3%

 PA Graduates

2,574

74.4%

21.6%

3.0%

9.0%

9. Pacific

 General Population

53,492,270

62.2%

20.6%

6.9%

32.4%

 PA Graduates

2,111

61.9%

35.4%

2.9%

11.9%