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In 2022, approximately 17 percent of film directors in the United States were part of ethnic minorities, while the remaining 83 percent were white, according to the source. A decade earlier, the shares stood at 12.2 and 87.8 percent, respectively.
Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity
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University of California (Social Sciences). (March 29, 2023). Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696882/movie-director-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences). "Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696882/movie-director-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences). (2023). Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696882/movie-director-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences). "Distribution of Movie Directors in The United States from 2011 to 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696882/movie-director-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences), Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696882/movie-director-ethnicity/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], University of California (Social Sciences), March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696882/movie-director-ethnicity/