Table B-27. FY
2006 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and
Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
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| EDUCATIONAL TIER | |||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 240,608 | 85.96% | 37,025 | 13.23% | 2,273 | 0.81% | 279,906 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 89,165 | 93.69% | 5,436 | 5.71% | 569 | 0.60% | 95,170 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 3,572 | 87.29% | 490 | 11.97% | 30 | 0.73% | 4,092 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 12,741 | 92.63% | 927 | 6.74% | 86 | 0.63% | 13,754 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 1,364 | NA | 20 | NA | 3 | NA | 1,387 | 0.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 151 | NA | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 151 | 0.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 24,306 | 94.56% | 1,149 | 4.47% | 250 | 0.97% | 25,705 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 371,907 | 88.51% | 45,047 | 10.72% | 3,211 | 0.76% | 420,165 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 43,860 | 89.79% | 4,575 | 9.37% | 410 | 0.84% | 48,845 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic* | 328,047 | 88.35% | 40,472 | 10.90% | 2,801 | 0.75% | 371,320 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 371,907 | 88.51% | 45,047 | 10.72% | 3,211 | 0.76% | 420,165 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 174,880 | 94.99% | 6,388 | 3.47% | 2,830 | 1.54% | 184,098 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 59,942 | 97.38% | 1,073 | 1.74% | 539 | 0.88% | 61,554 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 12,053 | 94.36% | 503 | 3.94% | 218 | 1.71% | 12,774 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 17,567 | 97.52% | 285 | 1.58% | 162 | 0.90% | 18,014 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 1,871 | 95.61% | 51 | 2.61% | 35 | 1.79% | 1,957 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 4,518 | 94.88% | 151 | 3.17% | 93 | 1.95% | 4,762 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 9,484 | 95.37% | 299 | 3.01% | 161 | 1.62% | 9,944 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 280,315 | 95.64% | 8,750 | 2.99% | 4,038 | 1.38% | 293,103 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 39,400 | 95.20% | 1,299 | 3.14% | 687 | 1.66% | 41,386 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic* | 240,915 | 95.71% | 7,451 | 2.96% | 3,351 | 1.33% | 251,717 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 280,315 | 95.64% | 8,750 | 2.99% | 4,038 | 1.38% | 293,103 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 117,090 | 97.35% | 3,082 | 2.56% | 102 | 0.08% | 120,274 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 17,702 | 98.04% | 341 | 1.89% | 13 | 0.07% | 18,056 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 1,739 | 98.19% | 32 | 1.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,771 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 3,320 | 98.31% | 53 | 1.57% | 4 | 0.12% | 3,377 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 1,030 | 98.38% | 17 | 1.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,047 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 1,175 | 97.67% | 26 | 2.16% | 2 | 0.17% | 1,203 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 15,199 | 97.75% | 337 | 2.17% | 13 | 0.08% | 15,549 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 157,255 | 97.51% | 3,888 | 2.41% | 134 | 0.08% | 161,277 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 21,823 | 97.95% | 436 | 1.96% | 21 | 0.09% | 22,280 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic* | 135,432 | 97.44% | 3,452 | 2.48% | 113 | 0.08% | 138,997 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 157,255 | 97.51% | 3,888 | 2.41% | 134 | 0.08% | 161,277 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 196,770 | 99.89% | 141 | 0.07% | 83 | 0.04% | 196,994 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 46,247 | 99.93% | 18 | 0.04% | 15 | 0.03% | 46,280 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 1,687 | 99.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.06% | 1,688 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 5,941 | 99.88% | 2 | 0.03% | 5 | 0.08% | 5,948 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 2,447 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,447 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 4,536 | 99.91% | 2 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.04% | 4,540 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 16,089 | 99.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.02% | 16,093 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 273,717 | 99.90% | 163 | 0.06% | 110 | 0.04% | 273,990 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 15,938 | 99.90% | 4 | 0.03% | 12 | 0.08% | 15,954 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic* | 257,779 | 99.90% | 159 | 0.06% | 98 | 0.04% | 258,036 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 273,717 | 99.90% | 163 | 0.06% | 110 | 0.04% | 273,990 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 729,348 | 93.35% | 46,636 | 5.97% | 5,288 | 0.68% | 781,272 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 213,056 | 96.38% | 6,868 | 3.11% | 1,136 | 0.51% | 221,060 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 19,051 | 93.73% | 1,025 | 5.04% | 249 | 1.23% | 20,325 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 39,569 | 96.29% | 1,267 | 3.08% | 257 | 0.63% | 41,093 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 6,712 | 98.16% | 88 | 1.29% | 38 | 0.56% | 6,838 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 10,380 | 97.41% | 179 | 1.68% | 97 | 0.91% | 10,656 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 65,078 | 96.71% | 1,785 | 2.65% | 428 | 0.64% | 67,291 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,083,194 | 94.31% | 57,848 | 5.04% | 7,493 | 0.65% | 1,148,535 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 121,021 | 94.21% | 6,314 | 4.91% | 1,130 | 0.88% | 128,465 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic* | 962,173 | 94.32% | 51,534 | 5.05% | 6,363 | 0.62% | 1,020,070 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,083,194 | 94.31% | 57,848 | 5.04% | 7,493 | 0.65% | 1,148,535 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 61,749,223 | 88.03% | ** | ** | 8,395,006 | 11.97% | 70,144,228 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 9,685,287 | 88.11% | ** | ** | 1,307,599 | 11.89% | 10,992,886 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 583,058 | 82.33% | ** | ** | 125,101 | 17.67% | 708,159 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 4,137,852 | 95.29% | ** | ** | 204,327 | 4.71% | 4,342,178 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 313,579 | 94.65% | ** | ** | 17,728 | 5.35% | 331,307 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 1,256,716 | 88.35% | ** | ** | 165,671 | 11.65% | 1,422,387 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 0 | NA | ** | ** | 0.00% | NA | 0 | NA | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 77,725,714 | 88.38% | ** | ** | 10,215,432 | 11.62% | 87,941,145 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 9,906,590 | 65.69% | ** | ** | 5,173,449 | 34.31% | 15,080,039 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic* | 67,819,124 | 93.08% | ** | ** | 5,041,983 | 6.92% | 72,861,106 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 77,725,714 | 88.38% | ** | ** | 10,215,432 | 11.62% | 87,941,145 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| * Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question. | |||||||||||||||||
| ** Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2006. | |||||||||||||||||