Table B-44.  FY 2007 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Urbanicity
                                   
Urban Second City Suburban Town Town/Rural Rural Unknown TOTAL DoD
RACE/ETHNICITY2 # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
White 4,157 60.96% 9,076 73.87% 9,191 73.90% 4,477 79.48% 15,117 80.97% 5,196 82.99% 152 83.52% 47,366 76.04%
Black 1,694 24.84% 1,860 15.14% 1,776 14.28% 557 9.89% 1,618 8.67% 487 7.78% 19 10.44% 8,011 12.86%
AIAN 62 0.91% 117 0.95% 83 0.67% 67 1.19% 265 1.42% 63 1.01% 2 1.10% 659 1.06%
Asian 396 5.81% 217 1.77% 319 2.56% 57 1.01% 146 0.78% 30 0.48% 2 1.10% 1,167 1.87%
NHPI 88 1.29% 98 0.80% 114 0.92% 32 0.57% 75 0.40% 27 0.43% 0 0.00% 434 0.70%
Two or more 39 0.57% 68 0.55% 80 0.64% 23 0.41% 88 0.47% 17 0.27% 1 0.55% 316 0.51%
Unknown 383 5.62% 851 6.93% 874 7.03% 420 7.46% 1,362 7.29% 441 7.04% 6 3.30%   4,337 6.96%
   TOTAL 6,819 100.00% 12,287 100.00% 12,437 100.00% 5,633 100.00% 18,671 100.00% 6,261 100.00% 182 100.00% 62,290 100.00%
Hispanic 1,721 25.24% 1,579 12.85% 1,550 12.46% 459 8.15% 1,054 5.65% 276 4.41% 27 14.84% 6,666 10.70%
Not Hispanic1 5,098 74.76% 10,708 87.15% 10,887 87.54% 5,174 91.85% 17,617 94.35% 5,985 95.59% 155 85.16%   55,624 89.30%
   TOTAL 6,819 100.00% 12,287 100.00% 12,437 100.00% 5,633 100.00% 18,671 100.00% 6,261 100.00% 182 100.00% 62,290 100.00%
NAVY
White 2,118 44.83% 4,038 63.96% 4,955 65.47% 2,047 73.53% 7,335 75.22% 2,427 77.37% 68 76.40% 22,988 66.89%
Black 1,612 34.12% 1,285 20.35% 1,452 19.19% 366 13.15% 1,060 10.87% 277 8.83% 7 7.87% 6,059 17.63%
AIAN 161 3.41% 401 6.35% 419 5.54% 222 7.97% 848 8.70% 315 10.04% 2 2.25% 2,368 6.89%
Asian 546 11.56% 265 4.20% 386 5.10% 54 1.94% 193 1.98% 27 0.86% 6 6.74% 1,477 4.30%
NHPI 120 2.54% 101 1.60% 127 1.68% 30 1.08% 88 0.90% 19 0.61% 1 1.12% 486 1.41%
Two or more 114 2.41% 176 2.79% 192 2.54% 57 2.05% 191 1.96% 60 1.91% 5 5.62% 795 2.31%
Unknown 53 1.12% 47 0.74% 37 0.49% 8 0.29% 36 0.37% 12 0.38% 0 0.00%   193 0.56%
   TOTAL 4,724 100.00% 6,313 100.00% 7,568 100.00% 2,784 100.00% 9,751 100.00% 3,137 100.00% 89 100.00% 34,366 100.00%
Hispanic 1,484 31.41% 1,171 18.55% 1,416 18.71% 338 12.14% 914 9.37% 229 7.30% 20 22.47% 5,572 16.21%
Not Hispanic1 3,240 68.59% 5,142 81.45% 6,152 81.29% 2,446 87.86% 8,837 90.63% 2,908 92.70% 69 77.53%   28,794 83.79%
   TOTAL 4,724 100.00% 6,313 100.00% 7,568 100.00% 2,784 100.00% 9,751 100.00% 3,137 100.00% 89 100.00% 34,366 100.00%
MARINE CORPS
White 2,679 71.31% 5,209 83.29% 6,010 83.09% 2,614 88.88% 9,037 89.96% 3,225 91.39% 73 87.95% 28,847 85.24%
Black 703 18.71% 668 10.68% 809 11.18% 205 6.97% 547 5.44% 165 4.68% 5 6.02% 3,102 9.17%
AIAN 37 0.98% 75 1.20% 43 0.59% 38 1.29% 196 1.95% 61 1.73% 2 2.41% 452 1.34%
Asian 198 5.27% 136 2.17% 207 2.86% 26 0.88% 95 0.95% 22 0.62% 3 3.61% 687 2.03%
NHPI 50 1.33% 77 1.23% 64 0.88% 18 0.61% 42 0.42% 9 0.26% 0 0.00% 260 0.77%
Two or more 25 0.67% 33 0.53% 25 0.35% 13 0.44% 39 0.39% 20 0.57% 0 0.00% 155 0.46%
Unknown 65 1.73% 56 0.90% 75 1.04% 27 0.92% 90 0.90% 27 0.77% 0 0.00%   340 1.00%
   TOTAL 3,757 100.00% 6,254 100.00% 7,233 100.00% 2,941 100.00% 10,046 100.00% 3,529 100.00% 83 100.00% 33,843 100.00%
Hispanic 1,474 39.23% 1,348 21.55% 1,205 16.66% 328 11.15% 831 8.27% 262 7.42% 15 18.07% 5,463 16.14%
Not Hispanic1 2,283 60.77% 4,906 78.45% 6,028 83.34% 2,613 88.85% 9,215 91.73% 3,267 92.58% 68 81.93%   28,380 83.86%
   TOTAL 3,757 100.00% 6,254 100.00% 7,233 100.00% 2,941 100.00% 10,046 100.00% 3,529 100.00% 83 100.00% 33,843 100.00%
AIR FORCE
White 1,286 58.86% 3,767 71.97% 4,130 72.87% 2,146 80.04% 7,454 84.70% 2,559 87.37% 53 72.60% 21,395 77.60%
Black 611 27.96% 1,057 20.19% 1,082 19.09% 386 14.40% 955 10.85% 273 9.32% 16 21.92% 4,380 15.89%
AIAN 14 0.64% 37 0.71% 42 0.74% 25 0.93% 92 1.05% 41 1.40% 1 1.37% 252 0.91%
Asian 167 7.64% 198 3.78% 243 4.29% 64 2.39% 139 1.58% 24 0.82% 1 1.37% 836 3.03%
NHPI 65 2.97% 89 1.70% 91 1.61% 31 1.16% 68 0.77% 13 0.44% 1 1.37% 358 1.30%
Two or more 16 0.73% 45 0.86% 47 0.83% 19 0.71% 58 0.66% 13 0.44% 1 1.37% 199 0.72%
Unknown 26 1.19% 41 0.78% 33 0.58% 10 0.37% 34 0.39% 6 0.20% 0 0.00%   150 0.54%
   TOTAL 2,185 100.00% 5,234 100.00% 5,668 100.00% 2,681 100.00% 8,800 100.00% 2,929 100.00% 73 100.00% 27,570 100.00%
Hispanic 575 26.32% 675 12.90% 738 13.02% 238 8.88% 546 6.20% 148 5.05% 8 10.96% 2,928 10.62%
Not Hispanic1 1,610 73.68% 4,559 87.10% 4,930 86.98% 2,443 91.12% 8,254 93.80% 2,781 94.95% 65 89.04%   24,642 89.38%
   TOTAL 2,185 100.00% 5,234 100.00% 5,668 100.00% 2,681 100.00% 8,800 100.00% 2,929 100.00% 73 100.00% 27,570 100.00%
TOTAL DoD
White 10,240 58.56% 22,090 73.42% 24,286 73.80% 11,284 80.38% 38,943 82.39% 13,407 84.55% 346 81.03% 120,596 76.29%
Black 4,620 26.42% 4,870 16.19% 5,119 15.56% 1,514 10.78% 4,180 8.84% 1,202 7.58% 47 11.01% 21,552 13.63%
AIAN 274 1.57% 630 2.09% 587 1.78% 352 2.51% 1,401 2.96% 480 3.03% 7 1.64% 3,731 2.36%
Asian 1,307 7.47% 816 2.71% 1,155 3.51% 201 1.43% 573 1.21% 103 0.65% 12 2.81% 4,167 2.64%
NHPI 323 1.85% 365 1.21% 396 1.20% 111 0.79% 273 0.58% 68 0.43% 2 0.47% 1,538 0.97%
Two or more 194 1.11% 322 1.07% 344 1.05% 112 0.80% 376 0.80% 110 0.69% 7 1.64% 1,465 0.93%
Unknown 527 3.01% 995 3.31% 1,019 3.10% 465 3.31% 1,522 3.22% 486 3.07% 6 1.41%   5,020 3.18%
   TOTAL 17,485 100.00% 30,088 100.00% 32,906 100.00% 14,039 100.00% 47,268 100.00% 15,856 100.00% 427 100.00% 158,069 100.00%
Hispanic 5,254 30.05% 4,773 15.86% 4,909 14.92% 1,363 9.71% 3,345 7.08% 915 5.77% 70 16.39% 20,629 13.05%
Not Hispanic1 12,231 69.95% 25,315 84.14% 27,997 85.08% 12,676 90.29% 43,923 92.92% 14,941 94.23% 357 83.61%   137,440 86.95%
   TOTAL 17,485 100.00% 30,088 100.00% 32,906 100.00% 14,039 100.00% 47,268 100.00% 15,856 100.00% 427 100.00% 158,069 100.00%
   
  1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications
      provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code.
  2. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the 
      "two or more" category.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. The summary report defines urbanicity categories used.