| Table B-11 (Continued). FY 2003 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Census Region, Division, State, and Race/Ethnicity* with Civilian Comparison Group (see continued) | ||||||||||||||
| CENSUS REGION | 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||
| CENSUS DIVISION | WHITE | BLACK | AIAN | ASIAN | NHPI | TWO OR MORE | TOTAL | |||||||
| STATE | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
| SOUTH REGION | 7,012,400 | 73.21% | 2,074,762 | 21.66% | 61,842 | 0.65% | 245,386 | 2.56% | 16,441 | 0.17% | 167,993 | 1.75% | 9,578,824 | 100.00% |
| South Atlantic Division | 3,243,519 | 69.32% | 1,187,866 | 25.39% | 12,507 | 0.27% | 155,378 | 3.32% | 8,382 | 0.18% | 71,584 | 1.53% | 4,679,236 | 100.00% |
| Delaware | 55,016 | 73.13% | 17,435 | 23.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,534 | 2.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,243 | 1.65% | 75,229 | 100.00% |
| Maryland | 303,316 | 64.67% | 136,728 | 29.15% | 1,313 | 0.28% | 21,552 | 4.60% | 1,028 | 0.22% | 5,069 | 1.08% | 469,006 | 100.00% |
| District of Columbia | 20,654 | 38.81% | 31,186 | 58.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,094 | 2.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 288 | 0.54% | 53,222 | 100.00% |
| Virginia | 461,295 | 68.06% | 169,955 | 25.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 29,876 | 4.41% | 1,958 | 0.29% | 14,702 | 2.17% | 677,785 | 100.00% |
| West Virginia | 132,353 | 92.17% | 7,292 | 5.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,113 | 1.47% | 564 | 0.39% | 1,276 | 0.89% | 143,597 | 100.00% |
| North Carolina | 489,946 | 65.79% | 200,628 | 26.94% | 7,831 | 1.05% | 29,578 | 3.97% | 892 | 0.12% | 15,889 | 2.13% | 744,765 | 100.00% |
| South Carolina | 259,788 | 64.95% | 132,019 | 33.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 259 | 0.06% | 300 | 0.08% | 7,590 | 1.90% | 399,957 | 100.00% |
| Georgia | 504,935 | 66.71% | 221,136 | 29.22% | 2,159 | 0.29% | 23,656 | 3.13% | 1,713 | 0.23% | 3,266 | 0.43% | 756,864 | 100.00% |
| Florida | 1,016,215 | 74.79% | 271,488 | 19.98% | 1,205 | 0.09% | 45,716 | 3.36% | 1,926 | 0.14% | 22,260 | 1.64% | 1,358,811 | 100.00% |
| East South Central Division | 1,197,436 | 74.22% | 371,708 | 23.04% | 5,642 | 0.35% | 10,830 | 0.67% | 764 | 0.05% | 26,875 | 1.67% | 1,613,256 | 100.00% |
| Kentucky | 361,507 | 89.59% | 34,328 | 8.51% | 1,402 | 0.35% | 1,951 | 0.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,344 | 1.08% | 403,532 | 100.00% |
| Tennessee | 445,980 | 81.33% | 85,930 | 15.67% | 1,728 | 0.32% | 3,882 | 0.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 10,835 | 1.98% | 548,356 | 100.00% |
| Alabama | 240,588 | 62.37% | 128,009 | 33.19% | 1,918 | 0.50% | 4,997 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 10,213 | 2.65% | 385,725 | 100.00% |
| Mississippi | 149,361 | 54.19% | 123,442 | 44.78% | 595 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 764 | 0.28% | 1,482 | 0.54% | 275,644 | 100.00% |
| West South Central Division | 2,571,445 | 78.25% | 515,188 | 15.68% | 43,693 | 1.33% | 79,178 | 2.41% | 7,295 | 0.22% | 69,534 | 2.12% | 3,286,332 | 100.00% |
| Arkansas | 195,879 | 74.47% | 54,702 | 20.80% | 3,159 | 1.20% | 3,161 | 1.20% | 2,085 | 0.79% | 4,028 | 1.53% | 263,014 | 100.00% |
| Louisiana | 310,937 | 61.84% | 179,878 | 35.77% | 3,417 | 0.68% | 6,355 | 1.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,248 | 0.45% | 502,836 | 100.00% |
| Oklahoma | 284,028 | 76.47% | 18,705 | 5.04% | 27,304 | 7.35% | 6,349 | 1.71% | 219 | 0.06% | 34,810 | 9.37% | 371,414 | 100.00% |
| Texas | 1,780,601 | 82.85% | 261,903 | 12.19% | 9,813 | 0.46% | 63,313 | 2.95% | 4,991 | 0.23% | 28,447 | 1.32% | 2,149,069 | 100.00% |
| * New race and ethnicity data were not available for all Services until after the first quarter of FY03. Therefore, DOD and civilian race and ethnicity data only represent the last three quarters of FY03. | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter totals, (represented by Q1) are added to DOD second through fourth quarter subtotals for comparison purposes. | ||||||||||||||
| Rows may not add to 100 percent due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, January 2003-September 2003. | ||||||||||||||