SERVICE
        
CIVILIAN
FISCAL
ARMY
  
NAVY
  
MARINE CORPS
  
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
  
COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
%
 1973
267
2.44%
189
2.56%
111
4.22%
328
3.08%
895
2.84%
NA
 1974
211
2.55%
136
2.09%
103
5.23%
401
4.69%
851
3.36%
NA
 1975
312
3.87%
123
2.18%
135
6.09%
344
4.48%
914
3.87%
NA
 1976
469
5.90%
151
2.55%
107
5.26%
369
6.05%
1,096
4.98%
NA
 1977
675
8.58%
224
3.92%
69
4.09%
485
7.67%
1,453
6.73%
5.5%
 1978
652
7.16%
209
3.85%
61
3.78%
568
7.58%
1,490
6.30%
5.5%
 1979
580
6.76%
165
2.87%
67
4.13%
845
8.34%
1,657
6.35%
5.8%
 1980
522
6.48%
195
3.24%
52
3.42%
674
7.13%
1,443
5.76%
5.8%
 1981
505
6.12%
215
3.21%
58
3.85%
487
6.02%
1,265
5.15%
5.9%
 1982
550
7.59%
232
3.70%
70
3.92%
626
7.20%
1,478
6.16%
5.9%
 1983
490
6.43%
268
4.04%
118
6.14%
712
7.88%
1,588
6.30%
6.1%
 1984
848
10.36%
224
4.14%
96
5.90%
560
6.11%
1,728
7.09%
6.5%
 1985
927
11.51%
319
4.60%
89
6.33%
483
5.30%
1,818
7.13%
6.4%
 1986
868
11.48%
277
4.09%
78
4.90%
353
4.57%
1,576
6.66%
6.6%
 1987
792
11.66%
245
4.24%
79
5.75%
339
5.04%
1,455
7.04%
6.8%
 1988
782
11.47%
301
5.08%
70
5.18%
413
6.18%
1,566
7.54%
7.1%
 1989
855
11.47%
308
5.18%
102
6.17%
425
5.72%
1,690
7.52%
7.0%
 1990
766
11.86%
414
6.69%
66
4.77%
311
5.89%
1,557
8.07%
6.9%
 1991
621
11.23%
274
5.69%
54
4.18%
281
5.58%
1,230
7.38%
6.9%
 1992
515
9.77%
294
6.06%
75
5.45%
232
4.90%
1,116
6.88%
6.6%
 1993
443
8.68%
262
6.56%
73
7.02%
313
6.68%
1,091
7.36%
6.8%
 1994
619
10.85%
326
8.05%
96
7.86%
231
4.86%
1,272
8.09%
7.4%
 1995
 563 10.09%   317 7.84%   96 7.64%   270 5.54%   1,246 7.91%  
7.7%
 1996
516
10.39%
267
6.92%
131
8.37%
326
7.14%
1,240
8.29%
7.3%
1997
565
9.85%
297
7.46%
127
8.89%
341
7.46%
1,330
8.46%
7.2%
1998
573
10.65%
310
7.74%
135
9.36%
312
6.55%
1,330
8.53%
7.8%
1999
617
11.63%
335
7.48%
105
7.26%
351
6.90%
1,408
8.63%
7.4%
2000
700
12.03%
366
7.62%
84
5.71%
435
7.97%
1,585
9.03%
7.9%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.
      FY 1999 Navy data provided by U.S. Navy, Minority Affairs Office.