EDUCATIONAL TIER
        
 
 RACE/
TIER 1
  
TIER 2
  
TIER 3
  
TOTAL
  
 
 ETHNICITY
     #
    %
     #
    %
     #
    %
     #
    %
  
  ARMY                        
     White
33,903
 83.27%  
6,746
 16.57%  
65
 0.16%  
40,714
 100.00%  
     Black
14,185
 92.80%  
1,089
 7.12%  
12
 0.08%  
15,286
 100.00%  
     Hispanic
6,499
 89.51%  
756
 10.41%  
6
 0.08%  
7,261
 100.00%  
     Other
2,822
 89.93%  
312
 9.94%  
4
 0.13%  
3,138
 100.00%  
     Total
57,409
 86.46%  
8,903
 13.41%  
87
 0.13%  
66,399
 100.00%  
  NAVY
   
   
   
   
     White
24,698
 86.44%  
2,468
 8.64%  
1,407
 4.92%  
28,573
 100.00%  
     Black
9,565
 93.30%  
455
 4.44%  
232
 2.26%  
10,252
 100.00%  
     Hispanic
5,344
 90.51%  
351
 5.95%  
209
 3.54%  
5,904
 100.00%  
     Other
4,124
 89.48%  
313
 6.79%  
172
 3.73%  
4,609
 100.00%  
     Total
43,731
 88.64%  
3,587
 7.27%  
2,020
 4.09%  
49,338
 100.00%  
  MARINE CORPS
   
   
   
   
     White
19,242
 94.75%  
959
 4.72%  
108
 0.53%  
20,309
 100.00%  
     Black
3,749
 96.77%  
107
 2.76%  
18
 0.46%  
3,874
 100.00%  
     Hispanic
4,275
 96.92%  
127
 2.88%  
9
 0.20%  
4,411
 100.00%  
     Other
1,587
 96.89%  
49
 2.99%  
2
 0.12%  
1,638
 100.00%  
     Total
28,853
 95.44%  
1,242
 4.11%  
137
 0.45%  
30,232
 100.00%  
  AIR FORCE
   
   
   
   
     White
21,914
 98.65%  
280
 1.26%  
19
 0.09%  
22,213
 100.00%  
     Black
6,292
 99.37%  
33
 0.52%  
7
 0.11%  
6,332
 100.00%  
     Hispanic
2,412
 99.06%  
22
 0.90%  
1
 0.04%  
2,435
 100.00%  
     Other
1,855
 98.46%  
26
 1.38%  
3
 0.16%  
1,884
 100.00%  
     Total
32,473
 98.81%  
361
 1.10%  
30
 0.09%  
32,864
 100.00%  
  TOTAL DoD
   
   
   
   
     White
99,757
 89.22%  
10,453
 9.35%  
1,599
 1.43%  
111,809
 100.00%  
     Black
33,791
 94.54%  
1,684
 4.71%  
269
 0.75%  
35,744
 100.00%  
     Hispanic
18,530
 92.60%  
1,256
 6.28%  
225
 1.12%  
20,011
 100.00%  
     Other
10,388
 92.18%  
700
 6.21%  
181
 1.61%  
11,269
 100.00%  
     Total
162,466
 90.85%  
14,093
 7.88%  
2,274
 1.27%  
178,833
 100.00%  
  18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS    
   
   
   
     White
14,521,927
 84.16%  
**
**
  
2,732,509
 15.84%   17,254,436 100.00%  
     Black
2,788,961
 74.26%  
**
**
  
966,669
 25.74%   3,755,630 100.00%  
     Hispanic
2,265,976
 57.44%  
**
**
  
1,679,303
 42.56%   3,945,279 100.00%  
     Other
1,131,974
 84.81%  
**
**
  
202,672
 15.19%   1,334,646 100.00%  
     Total
20,708,837
 78.77%  
**
**
  
5,581,153
 21.23%   26,289,991 100.00%  
                           
       * Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2.  
          Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.                  
          Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1999-September 2000.