Although 19 percent of the U.S. population in 2019 was Hispanic or Latino, only five percent of regular talent performing in debut TV shows were from this demographic. Comparing the size of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States population to the casts of television series, talent from American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander were all underrepresented.
Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019
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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
American Indian and Alaskan Native
Multiracial
Asian
Hispanic and Latino, nonwhite
Black
White
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Parrot Analytics. (October 5, 2020). Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics. "Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019." Chart. October 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics. (2020). Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics. "Racial and Ethnic Composition of Television Debut Series Regular Talent Compared to Population in The United States from 2017 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
Parrot Analytics, Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Racial and ethnic composition of television debut series regular talent compared to population in the United States from 2017 to 2019 [Graph], Parrot Analytics, October 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182508/representation-of-ethnicity-in-tv-cast-vs-population-usa/
