| Table B-11 (Continued). FY 2005 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Census Region, Division, State, and Race/Ethnicity* with Civilian Comparison Group (Continued) | |||||||||||||||
| CENSUS REGION | 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS | ||||||||||||||
| CENSUS DIVISION | WHITE | BLACK | AIAN | ASIAN | NHPI | TWO OR MORE | TOTAL | ||||||||
| STATE | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| SOUTH REGION | 7,212,527 | 72.56% | 2,246,593 | 22.60% | 71,224 | 0.72% | 202,777 | 2.04% | 6,127 | 0.06% | 200,610 | 2.02% | 9,939,857 | 100.00% | |
| South Atlantic Division | 3,444,820 | 69.09% | 1,315,202 | 26.38% | 24,844 | 0.50% | 132,284 | 2.65% | 4,177 | 0.08% | 64,499 | 1.29% | 4,985,826 | 100.00% | |
| Delaware | 54,726 | 73.46% | 16,544 | 22.21% | 144 | 0.19% | 1,677 | 2.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,404 | 1.88% | 74,496 | 100.00% | |
| Maryland | 283,620 | 62.58% | 140,407 | 30.98% | 210 | 0.05% | 18,879 | 4.17% | 879 | 0.19% | 9,197 | 2.03% | 453,192 | 100.00% | |
| District of Columbia | 23,531 | 43.23% | 28,133 | 51.69% | 118 | 0.22% | 1,690 | 3.10% | 52 | 0.10% | 905 | 1.66% | 54,429 | 100.00% | |
| Virginia | 465,565 | 68.74% | 171,814 | 25.37% | 995 | 0.15% | 28,767 | 4.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 10,123 | 1.49% | 677,264 | 100.00% | |
| West Virginia | 150,939 | 96.05% | 4,391 | 2.79% | 162 | 0.10% | 402 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,259 | 0.80% | 157,153 | 100.00% | |
| North Carolina | 571,912 | 70.36% | 192,243 | 23.65% | 19,045 | 2.34% | 17,605 | 2.17% | 851 | 0.10% | 11,134 | 1.37% | 812,790 | 100.00% | |
| South Carolina | 232,715 | 59.21% | 146,456 | 37.27% | 881 | 0.22% | 5,124 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,827 | 1.99% | 393,003 | 100.00% | |
| Georgia | 569,219 | 63.32% | 297,014 | 33.04% | 1,406 | 0.16% | 24,001 | 2.67% | 783 | 0.09% | 6,531 | 0.73% | 898,953 | 100.00% | |
| Florida | 1,092,592 | 74.60% | 318,201 | 21.73% | 1,884 | 0.13% | 34,139 | 2.33% | 1,612 | 0.11% | 16,118 | 1.10% | 1,464,546 | 100.00% | |
| East South Central Division | 1,271,146 | 75.06% | 376,261 | 22.22% | 15,063 | 0.89% | 11,945 | 0.71% | 551 | 0.03% | 18,465 | 1.09% | 1,693,431 | 100.00% | |
| Kentucky | 364,296 | 91.23% | 26,167 | 6.55% | 2,994 | 0.75% | 936 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,932 | 1.24% | 399,325 | 100.00% | |
| Tennessee | 469,392 | 79.49% | 101,556 | 17.20% | 6,273 | 1.06% | 5,150 | 0.87% | 551 | 0.09% | 7,608 | 1.29% | 590,530 | 100.00% | |
| Alabama | 281,580 | 66.51% | 130,564 | 30.84% | 2,209 | 0.52% | 4,225 | 1.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,795 | 1.13% | 423,374 | 100.00% | |
| Mississippi | 155,877 | 55.63% | 117,974 | 42.10% | 3,587 | 1.28% | 1,634 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,130 | 0.40% | 280,202 | 100.00% | |
| West South Central Division | 2,496,561 | 76.57% | 555,130 | 17.03% | 31,316 | 0.96% | 58,549 | 1.80% | 1,398 | 0.04% | 117,647 | 3.61% | 3,260,601 | 100.00% | |
| Arkansas | 185,827 | 75.02% | 50,025 | 20.19% | 2,232 | 0.90% | 1,754 | 0.71% | 713 | 0.29% | 7,167 | 2.89% | 247,720 | 100.00% | |
| Louisiana | 291,665 | 58.26% | 198,480 | 39.64% | 2,140 | 0.43% | 5,087 | 1.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,281 | 0.66% | 500,652 | 100.00% | |
| Oklahoma | 247,464 | 74.88% | 23,002 | 6.96% | 16,273 | 4.92% | 379 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 43,381 | 13.13% | 330,499 | 100.00% | |
| Texas | 1,771,604 | 81.20% | 283,622 | 13.00% | 10,671 | 0.49% | 51,329 | 2.35% | 685 | 0.03% | 63,817 | 2.93% | 2,181,729 | 100.00% | |
| Rows may not add to 100 percent due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2004-September 2005. | |||||||||||||||