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.