Table B-24.  FY 2006 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 251,896 28,010 279,906 161,899 22,199 184,098 114,028 6,246 120,274 163,617 33,377 196,994 691,440 89,832 781,272 38,831,793 31,312,436 70,144,228
Black 72,178 22,992 95,170 48,562 12,992 61,554 16,354 1,702 18,056 32,213 14,067 46,280 169,307 51,753 221,060 5,201,776 5,791,110 10,992,886
AIAN 3,219 873 4,092 10,571 2,203 12,774 1,556 215 1,771 1,221 467 1,688 16,567 3,758 20,325 363,757 344,402 708,159
Asian 11,383 2,371 13,754 15,845 2,169 18,014 3,116 261 3,377 4,580 1,368 5,948 34,924 6,169 41,093 2,417,109 1,925,070 4,342,178
NHPI 1,290 97 1,387 1,620 337 1,957 971 76 1,047 1,810 637 2,447 5,691 1,147 6,838 164,070 167,237 331,307
Two or more 139 12 151 3,958 804 4,762 1,109 94 1,203 3,336 1,204 4,540 8,542 2,114 10,656 784,837 637,551 1,422,387
Unknown 22,048 3,657 25,705   8,317 1,627 9,944   14,098 1,451 15,549   12,256 3,837 16,093   56,719 10,572 67,291   0 0 0
TOTAL 362,153 58,012 420,165 250,772 42,331 293,103 151,232 10,045 161,277 219,033 54,957 273,990 983,190 165,345 1,148,535 47,763,340 40,177,805 87,941,145
Hispanic 41,310 7,535 48,845 34,328 7,058 41,386 20,379 1,901 22,280 12,276 3,678 15,954 108,293 20,172 128,465 9,350,778 5,729,261 15,080,039
Not Hispanic* 320,843 50,477 371,320   216,444 35,273 251,717   130,853 8,144 138,997   206,757 51,279 258,036   874,897 145,173 1,020,070   38,412,562 34,448,544 72,861,106
TOTAL 362,153 58,012 420,165 250,772 42,331 293,103 151,232 10,045 161,277 219,033 54,957 273,990 983,190 165,345 1,148,535 47,763,340 40,177,805 87,941,145
b.  Percent
White 69.56% 48.28% 66.62% 64.56% 52.44% 62.81% 75.40% 62.18% 74.58% 74.70% 60.73% 71.90% 70.33% 54.33% 68.02% 81.30% 77.93% 79.76%
Black 19.93% 39.63% 22.65% 19.37% 30.69% 21.00% 10.81% 16.94% 11.20% 14.71% 25.60% 16.89% 17.22% 31.30% 19.25% 10.89% 14.41% 12.50%
AIAN 0.89% 1.50% 0.97% 4.22% 5.20% 4.36% 1.03% 2.14% 1.10% 0.56% 0.85% 0.62% 1.69% 2.27% 1.77% 0.76% 0.86% 0.81%
Asian 3.14% 4.09% 3.27% 6.32% 5.12% 6.15% 2.06% 2.60% 2.09% 2.09% 2.49% 2.17% 3.55% 3.73% 3.58% 5.06% 4.79% 4.94%
NHPI 0.36% 0.17% 0.33% 0.65% 0.80% 0.67% 0.64% 0.76% 0.65% 0.83% 1.16% 0.89% 0.58% 0.69% 0.60% 0.34% 0.42% 0.38%
Two or more 0.04% 0.02% 0.04% 1.58% 1.90% 1.62% 0.73% 0.94% 0.75% 1.52% 2.19% 1.66% 0.87% 1.28% 0.93% 1.64% 1.59% 1.62%
Unknown 6.09% 6.30% 6.12%   3.32% 3.84% 3.39%   9.32% 14.44% 9.64%   5.60% 6.98% 5.87%   5.77% 6.39% 5.86%   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 11.41% 12.99% 11.63% 13.69% 16.67% 14.12% 13.48% 18.92% 13.81% 5.60% 6.69% 5.82% 11.01% 12.20% 11.19% 19.58% 14.26% 17.15%
Not Hispanic* 88.59% 87.01% 88.37%   86.31% 83.33% 85.88%   86.52% 81.08% 86.19%   94.40% 93.31% 94.18%   88.99% 87.80% 88.81%   80.42% 85.74% 82.85%
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 2006.

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