Entry-level hiring of journalists of color by newspaper circulation

How did hiring rates for journalists of color vary by newspaper size?

This data shows the number and percentage of journalists of color hired for their first full-time newsroom jobs, categorized by newspaper circulation size.

	> 500,000		250,000-500,000		100,001-250,000		50,001-100,000		25,001-50,000		10,001-25,000		5,001-10,000		<=5,000		Regional Hubs		Totals
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
2015	19	35.0	43	25.0	58	43.5	30	23.9	39	10.4	63	10.5	49	12.8	25	6.3	23	21.6	349	20.6
2014	32	33.3	20	45.5	41	44.8	46	25.5	58	22.2	94	19.6	60	18.0	34	17.3	14	52.6	398	22.2
2013	16	62.5	13	33.3	29	17.1	19	23.3	57	17.2	88	17.4	38	10.8	24	11.4	N/A	N/A	285	18.4
2012	11	22.7	16	21.4	28	14.0	11	15.2	46	11.4	85	16.5	37	10.1	16	10.6	N/A	N/A	252	15.8
2011	48	26.2	16	32.5	28	28.4	38	41.4	60	24.4	65	15	41	10.4	18	11	N/A	N/A	324	19.1
2010	13	52.6	7	33.3	18	23.2	13	22	36	17.5	58	14	26	10.7	14	9.5	N/A	N/A	195	16
2009	37	47.1	18	41	23	26.6	26	23.5	66	22.1	54	11.2	27	7.5	11	6.3	N/A	N/A	262	16
2008	16	43.8	24	35.4	65	41.4	43	26.1	79	19.8	111	16.3	36	8.7	16	6.2	N/A	N/A	392	17.6
2007	24	47.5	57	44.4	44	30	72	33	88	21.9	107	16.8	52	12.4	29	7.8	N/A	N/A	465	20.2
2006	29	63.4	54	58.8	74	40.9	79	35	112	24.9	148	17.8	46	10.6	12	4.9	N/A	N/A	567	22
2005	16	45.5	52	52.2	64	36.9	61	30.9	123	25.3	136	17.8	60	13.6	21	9.9	N/A	N/A	533	22.1
2004	31	40	55	51.6	84	52.9	61	31	102	26.3	117	17.9	39	9.7	6	2.7	N/A	N/A	495	22.5
2003	21	45.2	58	55.5	71	45.3	59	25.4	95	23.1	151	19.3	29	7.7	5	2.7	N/A	N/A	489	21.5
2002	34	72.3	39	41.7	58	39.7	56	24.7	101	22.5	118	15.4	27	7.6	14	6.9	N/A	N/A	447	19.5
2001	40	59.7	69	55.7	120	40.2	95	25.6	111	20.9	102	9.8	35	7.1	25	10.3	N/A	N/A	596	18.8
2000	37	71.1	65	39.1	73	28.5	89	22.8	85	17.3	135	14.3	41	7.5	34	11.2	N/A	N/A	561	17.7
1999	27	64.3	80	42.4	78	34.3	102	26.8	104	20.3	120	12.5	61	10	14	6.7	N/A	N/A	586	18.7
1998	17	56.7	59	58.1	79	38	84	28.6	106	22.4	160	17.4	51	9.9	31	15.8	N/A	N/A	586	21.5
1997	28	62.2	50	34.7	43	38.4	84	29.2	97	23.8	144	16.6	72	12.8	11	5	N/A	N/A	530	20.1
1996	20	58.8	45	50	65	46.3	112	32.6	108	26.2	96	12.8	53	10.8	11	6.9	N/A	N/A	510	21
1995	18	56.3	38	43.8	80	38.2	117	37.1	91	23.3	123	15.7	36	7.7	11	6.7	N/A	N/A	513	21
1994	26	59.1	59	57.9	88	52.7	99	33.9	130	29.8	110	15.8	52	11.3	9	6.2	N/A	N/A	572	24.4
1993	23	38.9	43	40	104	50	104	33.6	89	24.3	135	19.3	42	11.2	13	8.3	N/A	N/A	553	24.2
1992	36	64.2	30	39.4	64	47.6	77	31.1	79	23.6	92	16.6	55	13.6	13	8.3	N/A	N/A	446	22.7
1988	29	65.9	50	29.4	118	33.6	94	23.4	124	19.2	133	13.4	54	9.5	18	8.9	N/A	N/A	620	18.3
*Note: Regional hubs were not counted separately until 2014.