| Table B-45. FY 2008 Prior Service (PS) 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 | 928 | 52.46% | 1,934 | 60.93% | 2,035 | 60.60% | 929 | 67.17% | 2,967 | 70.74% | 1,097 | 73.28% | 20 | 76.92% | 9,910 | 64.35% | |
| Black | 458 | 25.89% | 624 | 19.66% | 668 | 19.89% | 217 | 15.69% | 519 | 12.37% | 150 | 10.02% | 4 | 15.38% | 2,640 | 17.14% | |
| AIAN | 7 | 0.40% | 27 | 0.85% | 22 | 0.66% | 4 | 0.29% | 39 | 0.93% | 16 | 1.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 115 | 0.75% | |
| Asian | 59 | 3.34% | 42 | 1.32% | 65 | 1.94% | 13 | 0.94% | 31 | 0.74% | 11 | 0.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 221 | 1.43% | |
| NHPI | 14 | 0.79% | 22 | 0.69% | 21 | 0.63% | 6 | 0.43% | 16 | 0.38% | 4 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 83 | 0.54% | |
| Two or more | 29 | 1.64% | 14 | 0.44% | 20 | 0.60% | 10 | 0.72% | 14 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 89 | 0.58% | |
| Unknown | 274 | 15.49% | 511 | 16.10% | 527 | 15.69% | 204 | 14.75% | 608 | 14.50% | 217 | 14.50% | 2 | 7.69% | 2,343 | 15.21% | |
| TOTAL | 1,769 | 100.00% | 3,174 | 100.00% | 3,358 | 100.00% | 1,383 | 100.00% | 4,194 | 100.00% | 1,497 | 100.00% | 26 | 100.00% | 15,401 | 100.00% | |
| Hispanic | 449 | 25.38% | 377 | 11.88% | 431 | 12.84% | 91 | 6.58% | 234 | 5.58% | 77 | 5.14% | 10 | 38.46% | 1,669 | 10.84% | |
| Not Hispanic1 | 1,320 | 74.62% | 2,797 | 88.12% | 2,927 | 87.16% | 1,292 | 93.42% | 3,960 | 94.42% | 1,420 | 94.86% | 16 | 61.54% | 13,732 | 89.16% | |
| TOTAL | 1,769 | 100.00% | 3,174 | 100.00% | 3,358 | 100.00% | 1,383 | 100.00% | 4,194 | 100.00% | 1,497 | 100.00% | 26 | 100.00% | 15,401 | 100.00% | |
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 59 | 59.00% | 97 | 71.32% | 124 | 70.86% | 34 | 68.00% | 134 | 84.81% | 41 | 93.18% | 1 | 100.00% | 490 | 73.80% | |
| Black | 32 | 32.00% | 18 | 13.24% | 28 | 16.00% | 9 | 18.00% | 10 | 6.33% | 1 | 2.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 98 | 14.76% | |
| AIAN | 1 | 1.00% | 7 | 5.15% | 10 | 5.71% | 4 | 8.00% | 9 | 5.70% | 1 | 2.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 32 | 4.82% | |
| Asian | 6 | 6.00% | 3 | 2.21% | 3 | 1.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 1.96% | |
| NHPI | 2 | 2.00% | 4 | 2.94% | 6 | 3.43% | 2 | 4.00% | 1 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 15 | 2.26% | |
| Two or more | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 3.68% | 3 | 1.71% | 1 | 2.00% | 1 | 0.63% | 1 | 2.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 1.66% | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 1.47% | 1 | 0.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 1.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.75% | |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100.00% | 136 | 100.00% | 175 | 100.00% | 50 | 100.00% | 158 | 100.00% | 44 | 100.00% | 1 | 100.00% | 664 | 100.00% | |
| Hispanic | 28 | 28.00% | 21 | 15.44% | 28 | 16.00% | 4 | 8.00% | 12 | 7.59% | 2 | 4.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 95 | 14.31% | |
| Not Hispanic1 | 72 | 72.00% | 115 | 84.56% | 147 | 84.00% | 46 | 92.00% | 146 | 92.41% | 42 | 95.45% | 1 | 100.00% | 569 | 85.69% | |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100.00% | 136 | 100.00% | 175 | 100.00% | 50 | 100.00% | 158 | 100.00% | 44 | 100.00% | 1 | 100.00% | 664 | 100.00% | |
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 101 | 70.14% | 216 | 83.72% | 236 | 80.27% | 103 | 89.57% | 307 | 87.46% | 91 | 85.85% | 1 | 100.00% | 1,055 | 83.14% | |
| Black | 30 | 20.83% | 34 | 13.18% | 37 | 12.59% | 9 | 7.83% | 25 | 7.12% | 7 | 6.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 142 | 11.19% | |
| AIAN | 3 | 2.08% | 2 | 0.78% | 5 | 1.70% | 1 | 0.87% | 3 | 0.85% | 2 | 1.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 16 | 1.26% | |
| Asian | 6 | 4.17% | 1 | 0.39% | 7 | 2.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 1.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 21 | 1.65% | |
| NHPI | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.78% | 2 | 0.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 1.14% | 2 | 1.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.79% | |
| Two or more | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 1.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.85% | 1 | 0.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.63% | |
| Unknown | 4 | 2.78% | 3 | 1.16% | 3 | 1.02% | 2 | 1.74% | 2 | 0.57% | 3 | 2.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 17 | 1.34% | |
| TOTAL | 144 | 100.00% | 258 | 100.00% | 294 | 100.00% | 115 | 100.00% | 351 | 100.00% | 106 | 100.00% | 1 | 100.00% | 1,269 | 100.00% | |
| Hispanic | 53 | 36.81% | 49 | 18.99% | 58 | 19.73% | 11 | 9.57% | 32 | 9.12% | 12 | 11.32% | 1 | 100.00% | 216 | 17.02% | |
| Not Hispanic1 | 91 | 63.19% | 209 | 81.01% | 236 | 80.27% | 104 | 90.43% | 319 | 90.88% | 94 | 88.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,053 | 82.98% | |
| TOTAL | 144 | 100.00% | 258 | 100.00% | 294 | 100.00% | 115 | 100.00% | 351 | 100.00% | 106 | 100.00% | 1 | 100.00% | 1,269 | 100.00% | |
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 9 | 75.00% | 21 | 77.78% | 34 | 79.07% | 18 | 90.00% | 42 | 93.33% | 12 | 92.31% | 2 | 100.00% | 138 | 85.19% | |
| Black | 2 | 16.67% | 4 | 14.81% | 3 | 6.98% | 1 | 5.00% | 1 | 2.22% | 1 | 7.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 7.41% | |
| AIAN | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian | 1 | 8.33% | 1 | 3.70% | 5 | 11.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 4.32% | |
| NHPI | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 5.00% | 1 | 2.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 1.23% | |
| Two or more | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 2.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 2.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 1.23% | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 3.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.62% | |
| TOTAL | 12 | 100.00% | 27 | 100.00% | 43 | 100.00% | 20 | 100.00% | 45 | 100.00% | 13 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 162 | 100.00% | |
| Hispanic | 2 | 16.67% | 2 | 7.41% | 4 | 9.30% | 2 | 10.00% | 3 | 6.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 8.02% | |
| Not Hispanic1 | 10 | 83.33% | 25 | 92.59% | 39 | 90.70% | 18 | 90.00% | 42 | 93.33% | 13 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 149 | 91.98% | |
| TOTAL | 12 | 100.00% | 27 | 100.00% | 43 | 100.00% | 20 | 100.00% | 45 | 100.00% | 13 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 162 | 100.00% | |
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,097 | 54.17% | 2,268 | 63.09% | 2,429 | 62.76% | 1,084 | 69.13% | 3,450 | 72.66% | 1,241 | 74.76% | 24 | 80.00% | 11,593 | 66.26% | |
| Black | 522 | 25.78% | 680 | 18.92% | 736 | 19.02% | 236 | 15.05% | 555 | 11.69% | 159 | 9.58% | 4 | 13.33% | 2,892 | 16.53% | |
| AIAN | 11 | 0.54% | 36 | 1.00% | 37 | 0.96% | 9 | 0.57% | 51 | 1.07% | 19 | 1.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 163 | 0.93% | |
| Asian | 72 | 3.56% | 47 | 1.31% | 80 | 2.07% | 13 | 0.83% | 39 | 0.82% | 11 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 262 | 1.50% | |
| NHPI | 16 | 0.79% | 28 | 0.78% | 29 | 0.75% | 9 | 0.57% | 22 | 0.46% | 6 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | 0.63% | |
| Two or more | 29 | 1.43% | 19 | 0.53% | 28 | 0.72% | 11 | 0.70% | 19 | 0.40% | 4 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | 0.63% | |
| Unknown | 278 | 13.73% | 517 | 14.38% | 531 | 13.72% | 206 | 13.14% | 612 | 12.89% | 220 | 13.25% | 2 | 6.67% | 2,366 | 13.52% | |
| TOTAL | 2,025 | 100.00% | 3,595 | 100.00% | 3,870 | 100.00% | 1,568 | 100.00% | 4,748 | 100.00% | 1,660 | 100.00% | 30 | 100.00% | 17,496 | 100.00% | |
| Hispanic | 532 | 26.27% | 449 | 12.49% | 521 | 13.46% | 108 | 6.89% | 281 | 5.92% | 91 | 5.48% | 11 | 36.67% | 1,993 | 11.39% | |
| Not Hispanic1 | 1,493 | 73.73% | 3,146 | 87.51% | 3,349 | 86.54% | 1,460 | 93.11% | 4,467 | 94.08% | 1,569 | 94.52% | 19 | 63.33% | 15,503 | 88.61% | |
| TOTAL | 2,025 | 100.00% | 3,595 | 100.00% | 3,870 | 100.00% | 1,568 | 100.00% | 4,748 | 100.00% | 1,660 | 100.00% | 30 | 100.00% | 17,496 | 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. | |||||||||||||||||