Table B-12.  FY 1997 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Census Region, Division, State, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group CENSUS REGION    CENSUS DIVISION       STATE DoD   18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS WHITE   BLACK   HISPANIC   OTHER   WHITE BLACK HISPANI C OTHER # %   # %   # %   # %   % % % % NORTHEAST REGION 20,135 68.72%   5,304 18.10%   2,260 7.71%   1,603 5.47%   70.48% 13.53% 11.97% 4.02%    New England Division 5,809 83.74%   548 7.90%   300 4.32%   280 4.04%   84.37% 7.04% 5.86% 2.73%       Maine 1,210 95.43%   13 1.03%   13 1.03%   32 2.52%   98.34% 0.00% 0.08% 1.58%       New Hampshire 782 96.66%   1 0.12%   15 1.85%   11 1.36%   91.85% 2.59% 2.78% 2.78%       Vermont 343 97.17%   3 0.85%   2 0.57%   5 1.42%   97.85% 0.24% 0.64% 1.27%       Massachusetts 1,942 80.61%   208 8.63%   140 5.81%   119 4.94%   83.17% 5.82% 6.90% 4.11%       Rhode Island 445 78.21%   60 10.54%   29 5.10%   35 6.15%   80.81% 6.37% 11.67% 1.16%       Connecticut 1,087 71.09%   263 17.20%   101 6.61%   78 5.10%   76.74% 15.58% 6.52% 1.17%    Middle Atlantic Division 14,326 64.06%   4,756 21.27%   1,960 8.76%   1,323 5.92%   66.09% 15.58% 13.89% 4.43%       New York 5,971 55.85%   2,658 24.86%   1,218 11.39%   845 7.90%   55.71% 19.22% 19.77% 5.30%       New Jersey 2,097 51.13%   1,105 26.94%   558 13.61%   341 8.32%   65.52% 13.60% 15.45% 5.42%       Pennsylvania 6,258 82.65%   993 13.11%   184 2.43%   137 1.81%   82.75% 11.12% 3.69% 2.44% NORTH CENTRAL REGION 30,859 81.42%   5,011 13.22%   932 2.46%   1,097 2.89%   80.92% 10.86% 5.13% 3.09%    East North Central Division 20,573 79.10%   4,060 15.61%   724 2.78%   653 2.51%   78.75% 12.89% 5.60% 2.76%       Ohio 6,193 83.41%   1,027 13.83%   103 1.39%   102 1.37%   82.84% 13.73% 1.43% 2.00%       Indiana 2,906 85.90%   359 10.61%   64 1.89%   54 1.60%   89.51% 6.90% 2.25% 1.34%       Illinois 4,701 68.27%   1,478 21.46%   413 6.00%   294 4.27%   66.02% 16.91% 13.73% 3.34%       Michigan 4,482 78.03%   1,034 18.00%   93 1.62%   135 2.35%   79.89% 13.28% 3.43% 3.40%       Wisconsin 2,291 89.07%   162 6.30%   51 1.98%   68 2.64%   86.18% 7.21% 3.16% 3.45%    West North Central Division 10,286 86.52%   951 8.00%   208 1.75%   444 3.73%   86.24% 5.89% 3.98% 3.89%       Minnesota 1,938 90.52%   83 3.88%   34 1.59%   86 4.02%   87.41% 3.66% 4.69% 4.23%       Iowa 1,735 93.53%   47 2.53%   23 1.24%   50 2.70%   89.35% 3.13% 2.99% 4.53%       Missouri 3,274 82.36%   577 14.52%   35 0.88%   89 2.24%   83.78% 10.87% 3.32% 2.03%       North Dakota 346 92.51%   2 0.53%   4 1.07%   22 5.88%   92.51% 0.94% 1.24% 5.31%       South Dakota 547 82.50%   15 2.26%   4 0.60%   97 14.63%   88.72% 2.21% 0.72% 8.35%       Nebraska 1,099 86.67%   81 6.39%   48 3.79%   40 3.15%   87.00% 3.45% 5.35% 4.20%       Kansas 1,347 83.51%   146 9.05%   60 3.72%   60 3.72%   82.93% 6.84% 5.88% 4.35%       Rows  may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.       Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1996-September 1997. SOUTH REGION 45,579 57.47%   24,113 30.40%   6,799 8.57%   2,825 3.56%   60.83% 23.39% 13.21% 2.57%    South Atlantic Division 22,000 55.10%   14,487 36.28%   1,870 4.68%   1,569 3.93%   62.93% 25.81% 8.75% 2.51%       Delaware 320 65.98%   139 28.66%   7 1.44%   19 3.92%   67.39% 24.01% 6.79% 1.81%       Maryland 1,768 49.23%   1,574 43.83%   51 1.42%   198 5.51%   63.88% 27.81% 4.85% 3.46%       District of Columbia 23 8.07%   248 87.02%   3 1.05%   11 3.86%   27.88% 60.16% 7.32% 4.64%       Virginia 3,400 56.30%   2,177 36.05%   131 2.17%   331 5.48%   67.13% 23.83% 5.64% 3.39%       West Virginia 1,562 94.67%   69 4.18%   10 0.61%   9 0.55%   94.63% 4.62% 0.29% 0.46%       North Carolina 2,959 55.42%   2,119 39.69%   71 1.33%   190 3.56%   66.47% 22.76% 6.49% 4.27%       South Carolina 1,642 42.47%   2,126 54.99%   30 0.78%   68 1.76%   62.61% 34.78% 1.37% 1.24%       Georgia 2,837 46.19%   3,029 49.32%   112 1.82%   164 2.67%   56.43% 38.50% 3.45% 1.62%       Florida 7,489 59.77%   3,006 23.99%   1,455 11.61%   579 4.62%   59.29% 19.22% 19.65% 1.85%    East South Central Division 7,881 63.72%   4,200 33.96%   82 0.66%   206 1.67%   69.27% 28.50% 1.09% 1.14%       Kentucky 2,251 86.05%   304 11.62%   18 0.69%   43 1.64%   89.89% 9.53% 0.29% 0.29%       Tennessee 2,602 74.03%   801 22.79%   38 1.08%   74 2.11%   71.94% 25.34% 1.34% 1.39%       Alabama 2,022 50.20%   1,922 47.72%   17 0.42%   67 1.66%   64.41% 33.27% 0.73% 1.58%       Mississippi 1,006 45.52%   1,173 53.08%   9 0.41%   22 1.00%   47.68% 49.12% 2.12% 1.09%    West South Central Division 15,698 58.10%   5,426 20.08%   4,847 17.94%   1,050 3.89%   53.30% 17.19% 26.09% 3.43%       Arkansas 1,638 73.06%   549 24.49%   27 1.20%   28 1.25%   75.14% 20.40% 2.26% 2.20%       Louisiana 1,861 49.59%   1,766 47.06%   47 1.25%   79 2.10%   61.93% 34.34% 2.19% 1.53%       Oklahoma 2,187 72.66%   399 13.26%   97 3.22%   327 10.86%   74.98% 9.92% 4.95% 10.15%       Texas 10,012 55.57%   2,712 15.05%   4,676 25.95%   616 3.42%   44.80% 13.81% 38.41% 2.98%       Rows may not add to 100  percent due to rounding.       Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1996-September 1997. WEST REGION 24,927 61.79%   2,981 7.39%   6,949 17.23%   5,482 13.59%   55.64% 4.69% 28.10% 11.57%    Mountain Division 9,628 73.47%   584 4.46%   1,691 12.90%   1,201 9.17%   70.54% 2.96% 21.30% 5.20%       Montana 1,015 86.68%   3 0.26%   23 1.96%   130 11.10%   88.99% 0.00% 2.56% 8.45%       Idaho 982 91.43%   8 0.74%   48 4.47%   36 3.35%   86.42% 0.19% 10.68% 2.70%       Wyoming 501 88.36%   2 0.35%   34 6.00%   30 5.29%   88.45% 2.60% 5.86% 3.09%       Colorado 1,848 72.16%   178 6.95%   326 12.73%   209 8.16%   76.84% 3.36% 16.02% 3.78%       New Mexico 898 53.42%   46 2.74%   486 28.91%   251 14.93%   39.83% 1.92% 47.91% 10.34%       Arizona 2,540 69.42%   189 5.17%   604 16.51%   326 8.91%   58.39% 4.82% 31.46% 5.33%       Utah 904 87.94%   18 1.75%   52 5.06%   54 5.25%   89.38% 0.00% 5.92% 4.69%       Nevada 940 68.97%   140 10.27%   118 8.66%   165 12.11%   64.70% 6.22% 24.17% 4.92%    Pacific Division 15,299 56.17%   2,397 8.80%   5,258 19.31%   4,281 15.72%   49.18% 5.44% 31.05% 14.33%       Washington 3,218 77.84%   216 5.22%   224 5.42%   476 11.51%   80.45% 2.26% 7.70% 9.58%       Oregon 2,121 88.26%   39 1.62%   80 3.33%   163 6.78%   76.33% 1.42% 16.26% 5.98%       California 9,367 48.32%   2,051 10.58%   4,900 25.27%   3,069 15.83%   41.71% 6.55% 38.04% 13.71%       Alaska 414 70.41%   53 9.01%   24 4.08%   97 16.50%   73.09% 4.34% 2.76% 19.81%       Hawaii 179 24.76%   38 5.26%   30 4.15%   476 65.84%   26.74% 1.43% 1.50% 70.34% UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 121,500 65.02%   37,409 20.02%   16,940 9.07%   11,007 5.89%   66.11% 14.35% 14.51% 5.03% TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,                            OR UNKNOWN 144 7.06%   156 7.65%   1,513 74.20%   226 11.08%   TOTAL 121,644 64.40%   37,565 19.89%   18,453 9.77%   11,233 5.95%           Rows may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.       Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1996-September 1997.