Table B-37.  FY 2008 Active Component Enlisted Members by Pay Grade, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
	a. Number
	RACE/	PAY GRADE
	ETHNICITY2	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	E7	E8	E9	Unknown	TOTAL
	ARMY
	White	17,861	27,439	49,608	95,644	56,193	36,158	20,235	6,263	1,832	0	311,233
	Black	3,887	6,100	10,275	21,688	18,585	18,204	13,235	4,011	1,254	0	97,239
	AIAN	253	361	644	1,387	721	499	338	107	22	0	4,332
	Asian	619	1,025	2,130	5,155	3,322	1,824	842	197	37	0	15,151
	NHPI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Two or more	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Unknown	169	138	473	2,852	5,707	7,613	5,369	1,374	415	0	24,110
	TOTAL	22,789	35,063	63,130	126,726	84,528	64,298	40,019	11,952	3,560	0	452,065
	Hispanic	2,466	4,060	7,212	15,795	10,948	7,915	3,949	948	278	0	53,571
	Not Hispanic1	20,323	31,003	55,918	110,931	73,580	56,383	36,070	11,004	3,282	0	398,494
	TOTAL	22,789	35,063	63,130	126,726	84,528	64,298	40,019	11,952	3,560	0	452,065
	NAVY
	White	8,589	10,436	22,917	33,216	40,233	30,792	15,232	4,585	2,086	2	168,088
	Black	3,407	3,459	8,776	10,504	14,558	10,340	4,565	1,044	339	2	56,994
	AIAN	1,157	1,417	3,177	4,040	2,798	1,098	296	44	15	0	14,042
	Asian	584	683	2,129	3,057	4,255	3,702	1,806	488	116	0	16,820
	NHPI	252	328	687	771	439	177	73	21	5	0	2,753
	Two or more	1,538	1,314	2,488	1,911	966	523	219	52	17	0	9,028
	Unknown	52	61	390	1,293	3,119	1,730	574	212	139	1	7,571
	TOTAL	15,579	17,698	40,564	54,792	66,368	48,362	22,765	6,446	2,717	5	275,296
	Hispanic	3,405	3,891	8,587	10,190	9,670	5,464	2,120	494	142	1	43,964
	Not Hispanic1	12,174	13,807	31,977	44,602	56,698	42,898	20,645	5,952	2,575	4	231,332
	TOTAL	15,579	17,698	40,564	54,792	66,368	48,362	22,765	6,446	2,717	5	275,296
	MARINE CORPS
	White	14,297	20,312	35,422	28,676	20,489	9,872	5,407	2,479	951	0	137,905
	Black	1,505	2,271	3,272	2,917	3,560	2,656	1,592	944	491	0	19,208
	AIAN	116	256	484	409	362	207	90	56	14	0	1,994
	Asian	390	526	879	811	646	312	171	54	16	0	3,805
	NHPI	126	229	398	304	263	111	59	27	16	0	1,533
	Two or more	35	86	339	317	328	164	70	36	11	0	1,386
	Unknown	297	695	2,510	2,869	2,851	1,881	842	330	107	0	12,382
	TOTAL	16,766	24,375	43,304	36,303	28,499	15,203	8,231	3,926	1,606	0	178,213
	Hispanic	1,056	2,365	5,078	5,063	4,969	2,900	1,306	468	153	0	23,358
	Not Hispanic1	15,710	22,010	38,226	31,240	23,530	12,303	6,925	3,458	1,453	0	154,855
	TOTAL	16,766	24,375	43,304	36,303	28,499	15,203	8,231	3,926	1,606	0	178,213
	AIR FORCE
	White	7,852	4,969	35,330	34,825	46,621	30,219	18,969	3,753	1,965	3	184,506
	Black	1,762	998	7,793	7,521	12,326	6,956	4,703	1,040	467	0	43,566
	AIAN	83	56	383	396	473	235	107	17	5	0	1,755
	Asian	220	176	1,338	1,368	1,731	696	442	79	21	0	6,071
	NHPI	117	97	845	715	768	239	110	22	16	0	2,929
	Two or more	287	148	1,302	1,393	1,511	484	229	34	13	0	5,401
	Unknown	42	49	755	1,981	5,786	3,306	1,612	233	103	0	13,867
	TOTAL	10,363	6,493	47,746	48,199	69,216	42,135	26,172	5,178	2,590	3	258,095
	Hispanic	89	59	865	2,206	6,159	2,969	1,450	241	99	0	14,137
	Not Hispanic1	10,274	6,434	46,881	45,993	63,057	39,166	24,722	4,937	2,491	3	243,958
	TOTAL	10,363	6,493	47,746	48,199	69,216	42,135	26,172	5,178	2,590	3	258,095
	TOTAL DoD
	White	48,599	63,156	143,277	192,361	163,536	107,041	59,843	17,080	6,834	5	801,732
	Black	10,561	12,828	30,116	42,630	49,029	38,156	24,095	7,039	2,551	2	217,007
	AIAN	1,609	2,090	4,688	6,232	4,354	2,039	831	224	56	0	22,123
	Asian	1,813	2,410	6,476	10,391	9,954	6,534	3,261	818	190	0	41,847
	NHPI	495	654	1,930	1,790	1,470	527	242	70	37	0	7,215
	Two or more	1,860	1,548	4,129	3,621	2,805	1,171	518	122	41	0	15,815
	Unknown	560	943	4,128	8,995	17,463	14,530	8,397	2,149	764	1	57,930
	TOTAL	65,497	83,629	194,744	266,020	248,611	169,998	97,187	27,502	10,473	8	1,163,669
	Hispanic	7,016	10,375	21,742	33,254	31,746	19,248	8,825	2,151	672	1	135,030
	Not Hispanic1	58,481	73,254	173,002	232,766	216,865	150,750	88,362	25,351	9,801	7	1,028,639
	TOTAL	65,497	83,629	194,744	266,020	248,611	169,998	97,187	27,502	10,473	8	1,163,669
	b. Percent
	RACE/	PAY GRADE
	ETHNICITY2	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	E7	E8	E9	Unknown	TOTAL
	ARMY
	White	5.74%	8.82%	15.94%	30.73%	18.05%	11.62%	6.50%	2.01%	0.59%	0.00%	100.00%
	Black	4.00%	6.27%	10.57%	22.30%	19.11%	18.72%	13.61%	4.12%	1.29%	0.00%	100.00%
	AIAN	5.84%	8.33%	14.87%	32.02%	16.64%	11.52%	7.80%	2.47%	0.51%	0.00%	100.00%
	Asian	4.09%	6.77%	14.06%	34.02%	21.93%	12.04%	5.56%	1.30%	0.24%	0.00%	100.00%
	NHPI	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	Two or more	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	Unknown	0.70%	0.57%	1.96%	11.83%	23.67%	31.58%	22.27%	5.70%	1.72%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.04%	7.76%	13.96%	28.03%	18.70%	14.22%	8.85%	2.64%	0.79%	0.00%	100.00%
	Hispanic	4.60%	7.58%	13.46%	29.48%	20.44%	14.77%	7.37%	1.77%	0.52%	0.00%	100.00%
	Not Hispanic1	5.10%	7.78%	14.03%	27.84%	18.46%	14.15%	9.05%	2.76%	0.82%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.04%	7.76%	13.96%	28.03%	18.70%	14.22%	8.85%	2.64%	0.79%	0.00%	100.00%
	NAVY
	White	5.11%	6.21%	13.63%	19.76%	23.94%	18.32%	9.06%	2.73%	1.24%	0.00%	100.00%
	Black	5.98%	6.07%	15.40%	18.43%	25.54%	18.14%	8.01%	1.83%	0.59%	0.00%	100.00%
	AIAN	8.24%	10.09%	22.62%	28.77%	19.93%	7.82%	2.11%	0.31%	0.11%	0.00%	100.00%
	Asian	3.47%	4.06%	12.66%	18.17%	25.30%	22.01%	10.74%	2.90%	0.69%	0.00%	100.00%
	NHPI	9.15%	11.91%	24.95%	28.01%	15.95%	6.43%	2.65%	0.76%	0.18%	0.00%	100.00%
	Two or more	17.04%	14.55%	27.56%	21.17%	10.70%	5.79%	2.43%	0.58%	0.19%	0.00%	100.00%
	Unknown	0.69%	0.81%	5.15%	17.08%	41.20%	22.85%	7.58%	2.80%	1.84%	0.01%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.66%	6.43%	14.73%	19.90%	24.11%	17.57%	8.27%	2.34%	0.99%	0.00%	100.00%
	Hispanic	7.74%	8.85%	19.53%	23.18%	22.00%	12.43%	4.82%	1.12%	0.32%	0.00%	100.00%
	Not Hispanic1	5.26%	5.97%	13.82%	19.28%	24.51%	18.54%	8.92%	2.57%	1.11%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.66%	6.43%	14.73%	19.90%	24.11%	17.57%	8.27%	2.34%	0.99%	0.00%	100.00%
	MARINE CORPS
	White	10.37%	14.73%	25.69%	20.79%	14.86%	7.16%	3.92%	1.80%	0.69%	0.00%	100.00%
	Black	7.84%	11.82%	17.03%	15.19%	18.53%	13.83%	8.29%	4.91%	2.56%	0.00%	100.00%
	AIAN	5.82%	12.84%	24.27%	20.51%	18.15%	10.38%	4.51%	2.81%	0.70%	0.00%	100.00%
	Asian	10.25%	13.82%	23.10%	21.31%	16.98%	8.20%	4.49%	1.42%	0.42%	0.00%	100.00%
	NHPI	8.22%	14.94%	25.96%	19.83%	17.16%	7.24%	3.85%	1.76%	1.04%	0.00%	100.00%
	Two or more	2.53%	6.20%	24.46%	22.87%	23.67%	11.83%	5.05%	2.60%	0.79%	0.00%	100.00%
	Unknown	2.40%	5.61%	20.27%	23.17%	23.03%	15.19%	6.80%	2.67%	0.86%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	9.41%	13.68%	24.30%	20.37%	15.99%	8.53%	4.62%	2.20%	0.90%	0.00%	100.00%
	Hispanic	4.52%	10.13%	21.74%	21.68%	21.27%	12.42%	5.59%	2.00%	0.66%	0.00%	100.00%
	Not Hispanic1	10.14%	14.21%	24.69%	20.17%	15.19%	7.94%	4.47%	2.23%	0.94%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	9.41%	13.68%	24.30%	20.37%	15.99%	8.53%	4.62%	2.20%	0.90%	0.00%	100.00%
	AIR FORCE
	White	4.26%	2.69%	19.15%	18.87%	25.27%	16.38%	10.28%	2.03%	1.07%	0.00%	100.00%
	Black	4.04%	2.29%	17.89%	17.26%	28.29%	15.97%	10.80%	2.39%	1.07%	0.00%	100.00%
	AIAN	4.73%	3.19%	21.82%	22.56%	26.95%	13.39%	6.10%	0.97%	0.28%	0.00%	100.00%
	Asian	3.62%	2.90%	22.04%	22.53%	28.51%	11.46%	7.28%	1.30%	0.35%	0.00%	100.00%
	NHPI	3.99%	3.31%	28.85%	24.41%	26.22%	8.16%	3.76%	0.75%	0.55%	0.00%	100.00%
	Two or more	5.31%	2.74%	24.11%	25.79%	27.98%	8.96%	4.24%	0.63%	0.24%	0.00%	100.00%
	Unknown	0.30%	0.35%	5.44%	14.29%	41.72%	23.84%	11.62%	1.68%	0.74%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	4.02%	2.52%	18.50%	18.67%	26.82%	16.33%	10.14%	2.01%	1.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	Hispanic	0.63%	0.42%	6.12%	15.60%	43.57%	21.00%	10.26%	1.70%	0.70%	0.00%	100.00%
	Not Hispanic1	4.21%	2.64%	19.22%	18.85%	25.85%	16.05%	10.13%	2.02%	1.02%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	4.02%	2.52%	18.50%	18.67%	26.82%	16.33%	10.14%	2.01%	1.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL DoD
	White	6.06%	7.88%	17.87%	23.99%	20.40%	13.35%	7.46%	2.13%	0.85%	0.00%	100.00%
	Black	4.87%	5.91%	13.88%	19.64%	22.59%	17.58%	11.10%	3.24%	1.18%	0.00%	100.00%
	AIAN	7.27%	9.45%	21.19%	28.17%	19.68%	9.22%	3.76%	1.01%	0.25%	0.00%	100.00%
	Asian	4.33%	5.76%	15.48%	24.83%	23.79%	15.61%	7.79%	1.95%	0.45%	0.00%	100.00%
	NHPI	6.86%	9.06%	26.75%	24.81%	20.37%	7.30%	3.35%	0.97%	0.51%	0.00%	100.00%
	Two or more	11.76%	9.79%	26.11%	22.90%	17.74%	7.40%	3.28%	0.77%	0.26%	0.00%	100.00%
	Unknown	0.97%	1.63%	7.13%	15.53%	30.15%	25.08%	14.50%	3.71%	1.32%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.63%	7.19%	16.74%	22.86%	21.36%	14.61%	8.35%	2.36%	0.90%	0.00%	100.00%
	Hispanic	5.20%	7.68%	16.10%	24.63%	23.51%	14.25%	6.54%	1.59%	0.50%	0.00%	100.00%
	Not Hispanic1	5.69%	7.12%	16.82%	22.63%	21.08%	14.66%	8.59%	2.46%	0.95%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.63%	7.19%	16.74%	22.86%	21.36%	14.61%	8.35%	2.36%	0.90%	0.00%	100.00%
	1. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
	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.