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Infographic: Reported changes to patient demographics in the last 12 months, 2023

Infographic describing reported changes to patient demographics in the last 12 months.

Details of infographic from APA’s 2023 practitioner pulse survey

Percentage of psychologists reporting changes in patients demographics

Note: Psychologists who did not answer the question or responded “Not sure/I don’t treat patients in this population group” were excluded from this analysis. Totals may not sum to 100% due to rounding

Latino/a/x or Spanish origin

  • Decreased: 4%
  • Stayed the same: 75%
  • Increased: 20%

White/European American

  • Decreased: 2%
  • Stayed the same: 79%
  • Increased: 19%

Black or African American

  • Decreased: 5%
  • Stayed the same: 78%
  • Increased: 18%

Bi/multi-racial

  • Decreased: 1%
  • Stayed the same: 81%
  • Increased: 18%

Arab American, Middle Eastern, or North African

  • Decreased: 3%
  • Stayed the same: 81%
  • Increased: 17%

Asian or Asian American

  • Decreased: 4%
  • Stayed the same: 81%
  • Increased: 15%

Southeast Asian

  • Decreased: 1%
  • Stayed the same: 91%
  • Increased: 8%

Another race or ethnicity not listed

  • Decreased: 0%
  • Stayed the same: 94%
  • Increased: 6%

American Indian, Alaska Native, and/or Indigenous

  • Decreased: 5%
  • Stayed the same: 89%
  • Increased: 6%

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

  • Decreased: 2%
  • Stayed the same: 94%
  • Increased: 4%