D17 - Black Active Enlisted Force by Service, FYs 1973-'98

Table D-17. Black Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group,
FYs 1973-1998

FISCAL YEAR

SERVICE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

18-44 YR OLD CIVILIANS

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

 

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

%

1973

125,538

18.41%

 

37,569

7.67%

 

29,862

16.92%

 

76,614

13.40%

 

269,583

14.04%

 

NA

1974

143,449

21.27%

 

39,905

8.41%

 

30,757

18.08%

 

75,225

14.22%

 

289,336

15.65%

 

NA

1975

150,458

22.19%

 

36,593

7.86%

 

32,128

18.11%

 

73,209

14.55%

 

292,388

16.03%

 

NA

1976

159,531

23.55%

 

35,940

7.87%

 

29,366

16.92%

 

70,435

14.64%

 

295,272

16.50%

 

NA

1977

178,945

26.31%

 

39,755

8.61%

 

30,194

17.44%

 

68,569

14.59%

 

317,463

17.79%

 

10.6%

1978

194,700

29.09%

 

43,209

9.35%

 

32,597

18.91%

 

69,619

14.82%

 

340,125

19.17%

 

10.8%

1979

210,802

32.09%

 

48,417

10.61%

 

35,693

21.38%

 

72,224

15.74%

 

367,136

21.11%

 

10.7%

1980

221,442

32.87%

 

52,687

11.49%

 

38,161

22.41%

 

74,495

16.33%

 

386,785

21.99%

 

10.7%

1981

223,817

33.17%

 

56,292

12.00%

 

37,919

22.00%

 

77,800

16.65%

 

395,828

22.20%

 

10.7%

1982

220,129

32.73%

 

59,832

12.47%

 

37,499

21.40%

 

81,291

17.05%

 

398,751

22.10%

 

10.9%

1983

210,345

31.43%

 

62,072

12.84%

 

35,830

20.47%

 

82,190

17.00%

 

390,437

21.56%

 

11.1%

1984

203,669

30.51%

 

64,322

13.13%

 

35,057

19.93%

 

82,429

16.95%

 

385,477

21.18%

 

11.1%

1985

198,981

29.87%

 

67,020

13.52%

 

36,112

20.30%

 

83,751

17.14%

 

385,864

21.11%

 

11.1%

1986

197,820

29.67%

 

71,719

14.22%

 

36,717

20.55%

 

85,525

17.29%

 

391,781

21.24%

 

11.2%

1987

200,243

29.96%

 

77,366

15.09%

 

37,217

20.73%

 

85,755

17.32%

 

400,581

21.59%

 

11.2%

1988

201,049

30.45%

 

81,784

15.90%

 

37,023

20.88%

 

82,028

17.57%

 

401,884

22.10%

 

11.2%

1989

205,808

31.27%

 

87,286

16.97%

 

36,700

20.76%

 

80,457

17.38%

 

410,251

22.64%

 

11.3%

1990

200,300

32.12%

 

88,904

17.73%

 

36,482

20.66%

 

76,047

17.65%

 

401,733

23.19%

 

13.9%

1991

191,516

31.79%

 

87,807

17.76%

 

34,801

19.99%

 

71,074

17.36%

 

385,198

22.92%

 

11.5%

1992

161,237

31.53%

 

83,442

17.85%

 

31,319

18.95%

 

64,394

17.14%

 

340,392

22.40%

 

11.5%

1993

147,526

30.71%

 

78,456

17.88%

 

28,747

17.96%

 

60,158

16.89%

 

314,887

21.94%

 

11.6%

1994

136,800

30.31%

 

72,712

18.10%

 

27,038

17.29%

 

57,418

16.82%

 

293,968

21.76%

 

11.8%

1995

127,056

30.14%

 

69,285

18.68%

 

26,654

17.00%

 

53,811

16.92%

 

276,806

21.84%

 

12.1%

1996

121,085

29.89%

 

67,591

19.09%

 

26,329

16.77%

 

52,592

17.04%

 

267,597

21.85%

 

12.0%

1997

121,138

29.68%

 

65,276

19.53%

 

26,205

16.78%

 

52,069

17.39%

 

264,688

22.10%

 

12.3%

1998

118,420

29.46%

 

64,148

19.92%

 

25,837

16.64%

 

51,793

17.76%

 

260,198

22.22%

 

12.3%

 Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.


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