Table 1 Demographics of the targeted tri-state region (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Population Estimates)
From: BUILDing SCHOLARS: enhancing diversity among U.S. biomedical researchers in the Southwest
U.S. Population | % U.S. Population | AZ, NM, TX Population | % AZ, NM, TX Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 321,418,820 | – | 36,382,288 | – |
Native American (non-Hispanic) | 2,369,834 | 0.73 | 545,393 | 1.50 |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 39,925,949 | 12.42 | 3,556,295 | 9.77 |
Hispanic | 56,592,793 | 17.61 | 13,769,769 | 37.85 |