Share of WNBA players 2023, by ethnicity
In 2023, over 60 percent of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) were black or African American. Meanwhile, just 1.4 percent of players in the league identified as Asian.
Share of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2023, by ethnicity
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TIDES. (February 14, 2024). Share of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375205/wnba-players-ethnicity/
TIDES. "Share of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2023, by ethnicity." Chart. February 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375205/wnba-players-ethnicity/
TIDES. (2024). Share of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2023, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375205/wnba-players-ethnicity/
TIDES. "Share of Players in The Women's National Basketball Association (Wnba) in 2023, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375205/wnba-players-ethnicity/
TIDES, Share of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2023, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375205/wnba-players-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2023, by ethnicity [Graph], TIDES, February 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375205/wnba-players-ethnicity/