| Table B-24. FY 2005 Active Component Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 237,028 | 26,909 | 263,937 | 170,586 | 23,404 | 193,990 | 111,538 | 5,928 | 117,466 | 165,570 | 33,418 | 198,988 | 684,722 | 89,659 | 774,381 | 38,858,309 | 31,518,494 | 70,376,803 | |||||
| Black | 73,394 | 23,478 | 96,872 | 51,532 | 13,619 | 65,151 | 17,511 | 1,741 | 19,252 | 33,117 | 14,339 | 47,456 | 175,554 | 53,177 | 228,731 | 5,324,338 | 5,894,116 | 11,218,454 | |||||
| AIAN | 3,024 | 814 | 3,838 | 9,305 | 1,958 | 11,263 | 1,614 | 198 | 1,812 | 1,158 | 416 | 1,574 | 15,101 | 3,386 | 18,487 | 383,382 | 305,390 | 688,772 | |||||
| Asian | 10,623 | 2,206 | 12,829 | 16,430 | 2,159 | 18,589 | 3,082 | 251 | 3,333 | 4,324 | 1,289 | 5,613 | 34,459 | 5,905 | 40,364 | 2,283,655 | 1,864,822 | 4,148,476 | |||||
| NHPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,297 | 234 | 1,531 | 877 | 63 | 940 | 1,504 | 515 | 2,019 | 3,678 | 812 | 4,490 | 122,785 | 122,807 | 245,593 | |||||
| Two or more | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,773 | 537 | 3,310 | 1,140 | 89 | 1,229 | 2,824 | 993 | 3,817 | 6,737 | 1,619 | 8,356 | 760,315 | 686,295 | 1,446,609 | |||||
| Unknown | 24,010 | 3,789 | 27,799 | 9,355 | 1,787 | 11,142 | 15,436 | 1,579 | 17,015 | 12,715 | 3,936 | 16,651 | 61,516 | 11,091 | 72,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 348,079 | 57,196 | 405,275 | 261,278 | 43,698 | 304,976 | 151,198 | 9,849 | 161,047 | 221,212 | 54,906 | 276,118 | 981,767 | 165,649 | 1,147,416 | 47,732,783 | 40,391,924 | 88,124,706 | |||||
| Hispanic | 39,549 | 7,331 | 46,880 | 21,365 | 4,016 | 25,381 | 21,354 | 2,003 | 23,357 | 12,903 | 3,807 | 16,710 | 95,171 | 17,157 | 112,328 | 9,100,112 | 5,579,476 | 14,679,587 | |||||
| Not Hispanic* | 308,530 | 49,865 | 358,395 | 239,913 | 39,682 | 279,595 | 129,844 | 7,846 | 137,690 | 208,309 | 51,099 | 259,408 | 886,596 | 148,492 | 1,035,088 | 38,632,671 | 34,812,448 | 73,445,119 | |||||
| TOTAL | 348,079 | 57,196 | 405,275 | 261,278 | 43,698 | 304,976 | 151,198 | 9,849 | 161,047 | 221,212 | 54,906 | 276,118 | 981,767 | 165,649 | 1,147,416 | 47,732,783 | 40,391,924 | 88,124,706 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 68.10% | 47.05% | 65.13% | 65.29% | 53.56% | 63.61% | 73.77% | 60.19% | 72.94% | 74.85% | 60.86% | 72.07% | 69.74% | 54.13% | 67.49% | 81.41% | 78.03% | 79.86% | |||||
| Black | 21.09% | 41.05% | 23.90% | 19.72% | 31.17% | 21.36% | 11.58% | 17.68% | 11.95% | 14.97% | 26.12% | 17.19% | 17.88% | 32.10% | 19.93% | 11.15% | 14.59% | 12.73% | |||||
| AIAN | 0.87% | 1.42% | 0.95% | 3.56% | 4.48% | 3.69% | 1.07% | 2.01% | 1.13% | 0.52% | 0.76% | 0.57% | 1.54% | 2.04% | 1.61% | 0.80% | 0.76% | 0.78% | |||||
| Asian | 3.05% | 3.86% | 3.17% | 6.29% | 4.94% | 6.10% | 2.04% | 2.55% | 2.07% | 1.95% | 2.35% | 2.03% | 3.51% | 3.56% | 3.52% | 4.78% | 4.62% | 4.71% | |||||
| NHPI | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50% | 0.54% | 0.50% | 0.58% | 0.64% | 0.58% | 0.68% | 0.94% | 0.73% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.39% | 0.26% | 0.30% | 0.28% | |||||
| Two or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.06% | 1.23% | 1.09% | 0.75% | 0.90% | 0.76% | 1.28% | 1.81% | 1.38% | 0.69% | 0.98% | 0.73% | 1.59% | 1.70% | 1.64% | |||||
| Unknown | 6.90% | 6.62% | 6.86% | 3.58% | 4.09% | 3.65% | 10.21% | 16.03% | 10.57% | 5.75% | 7.17% | 6.03% | 6.27% | 6.70% | 6.33% | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| TOTAL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |||||
| Hispanic | 11.36% | 12.82% | 11.57% | 8.18% | 9.19% | 8.32% | 14.12% | 20.34% | 14.50% | 5.83% | 6.93% | 6.05% | 9.69% | 10.36% | 9.79% | 19.06% | 13.81% | 16.66% | |||||
| Not Hispanic* | 88.64% | 87.18% | 88.43% | 91.82% | 90.81% | 91.68% | 85.88% | 79.66% | 85.50% | 94.17% | 93.07% | 93.95% | 90.31% | 89.64% | 90.21% | 80.94% | 86.19% | 83.34% | |||||
| TOTAL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |||||
| * Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||