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Infographic: Changes in patient demographics (racial/ethnic group)

Infographic showing the percentage of psychologists reporting increases in patients in various racial/ethnic groups during the prior 12 months

Details of infographic from APA’s 2022 Covid-19 practitioner impact survey

Percentage of psychologists reporting patient increase compared with 12 months ago, 2022

  • American Indian, Alaska Native, and/or Indigenous: 6%
  • Arab American, Middle Eastern, or North African: 19%
  • Asian or Asian American: 18%
  • Black or African American: 21%
  • Latino/a/x or Spanish origin: 20%
  • Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 4%
  • Southeast Asian: 13%
  • White/European American: 29%
  • Bi/Multiracial: 20%
  • Other: 10%