Table B-47.  FY 2008 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Census Region, Division, State, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
	CENSUS REGION	DoD											18-24 YEAR-OLD  CIVILIANS
	Census Division	HISPANIC			NOT HISPANIC1			TOTAL					HISPANIC		NOT HISPANIC		TOTAL
	State	#	%		#	%		#	%				#	%	#	%	#	%
	NORTHEAST REGION	3,475	15.32%		19,203	84.68%		22,678	100.00%				721,993	14.06%	4,414,200	85.94%	5,136,192	100.00%
	New England Division	646	10.92%		5,272	89.08%		5,918	100.00%				120,167	9.28%	1,174,973	90.72%	1,295,139	100.00%
	Maine	15	1.76%		836	98.24%		851	100.00%				1,537	1.25%	121,756	98.75%	123,293	100.00%
	New Hampshire	24	3.36%		691	96.64%		715	100.00%				2,703	2.17%	121,768	97.83%	124,471	100.00%
	Vermont	7	2.92%		233	97.08%		240	100.00%				384	0.67%	56,699	99.33%	57,083	100.00%
	Massachusetts	315	13.05%		2,098	86.95%		2,413	100.00%				52,442	8.92%	535,228	91.08%	587,670	100.00%
	Rhode Island	65	15.33%		359	84.67%		424	100.00%				15,282	14.78%	88,099	85.22%	103,381	100.00%
	Connecticut	220	17.25%		1,055	82.75%		1,275	100.00%				47,818	15.98%	251,423	84.02%	299,241	100.00%
	Middle Atlantic Division	2,829	16.88%		13,931	83.12%		16,760	100.00%				601,826	15.67%	3,239,227	84.33%	3,841,053	100.00%
	New York	1,569	20.69%		6,014	79.31%		7,583	100.00%				360,260	18.91%	1,544,933	81.09%	1,905,192	100.00%
	New Jersey	789	25.64%		2,288	74.36%		3,077	100.00%				170,553	22.19%	598,027	77.81%	768,579	100.00%
	Pennsylvania	471	7.72%		5,629	92.28%		6,100	100.00%				71,014	6.08%	1,096,268	93.92%	1,167,282	100.00%
	NORTH CENTRAL REGION	1,983	5.59%		33,509	94.41%		35,492	100.00%				453,619	7.16%	5,885,250	92.84%	6,338,870	100.00%
	East North Central Division	1,484	6.03%		23,123	93.97%		24,607	100.00%				349,256	7.84%	4,106,435	92.16%	4,455,691	100.00%
	Ohio	211	3.20%		6,373	96.80%		6,584	100.00%				31,650	2.94%	1,045,938	97.06%	1,077,588	100.00%
	Indiana	176	5.03%		3,320	94.97%		3,496	100.00%				29,900	5.02%	565,557	94.98%	595,457	100.00%
	Illinois	688	11.18%		5,468	88.82%		6,156	100.00%				204,909	15.71%	1,099,811	84.29%	1,304,720	100.00%
	Michigan	285	5.03%		5,379	94.97%		5,664	100.00%				44,134	4.73%	888,331	95.27%	932,465	100.00%
	Wisconsin	124	4.58%		2,583	95.42%		2,707	100.00%				38,664	7.09%	506,797	92.91%	545,461	100.00%
	West North Central Division	499	4.58%		10,386	95.42%		10,885	100.00%				104,364	5.54%	1,778,815	94.46%	1,883,179	100.00%
	Minnesota	97	4.52%		2,049	95.48%		2,146	100.00%				25,549	5.06%	478,897	94.94%	504,446	100.00%
	Iowa	85	5.61%		1,430	94.39%		1,515	100.00%				18,936	6.83%	258,457	93.17%	277,393	100.00%
	Missouri	111	2.93%		3,679	97.07%		3,790	100.00%				20,971	4.15%	484,705	95.85%	505,676	100.00%
	North Dakota	10	3.98%		241	96.02%		251	100.00%				1,436	2.03%	69,444	97.97%	70,880	100.00%
	South Dakota	15	3.54%		409	96.46%		424	100.00%				2,212	2.83%	76,016	97.17%	78,228	100.00%
	Nebraska	60	5.81%		973	94.19%		1,033	100.00%				13,868	7.86%	162,473	92.14%	176,341	100.00%
	Kansas	121	7.01%		1,605	92.99%		1,726	100.00%				21,392	7.92%	248,824	92.08%	270,216	100.00%
	CENSUS REGION	DoD											18-24 YEAR-OLD  CIVILIANS
	Census Division	HISPANIC			NOT HISPANIC1			TOTAL					HISPANIC		NOT HISPANIC		TOTAL
	State	#	%		#	%		#	%				#	%	#	%	#	%
	SOUTH REGION	9,807	13.91%		60,712	86.09%		70,519	100.00%				1,755,802	17.24%	8,431,203	82.76%	10,187,005	100.00%
	South Atlantic Division	3,416	9.59%		32,196	90.41%		35,612	100.00%				653,635	12.57%	4,546,422	87.43%	5,200,058	100.00%
	Delaware	22	5.34%		390	94.66%		412	100.00%				7,596	9.58%	71,716	90.42%	79,312	100.00%
	Maryland	180	6.96%		2,407	93.04%		2,587	100.00%				48,674	8.84%	502,026	91.16%	550,700	100.00%
	District of Columbia	11	5.53%		188	94.47%		199	100.00%				5,970	9.08%	59,788	90.92%	65,758	100.00%
	Virginia	324	6.47%		4,681	93.53%		5,005	100.00%				55,011	7.68%	661,151	92.32%	716,162	100.00%
	West Virginia	18	1.91%		925	98.09%		943	100.00%				849	0.56%	151,042	99.44%	151,891	100.00%
	North Carolina	261	4.71%		5,284	95.29%		5,545	100.00%				73,814	8.94%	751,637	91.06%	825,451	100.00%
	South Carolina	96	3.13%		2,971	96.87%		3,067	100.00%				15,087	3.87%	375,001	96.13%	390,088	100.00%
	Georgia	294	4.48%		6,268	95.52%		6,562	100.00%				81,390	8.97%	826,438	91.03%	907,827	100.00%
	Florida	2,210	19.57%		9,082	80.43%		11,292	100.00%				365,244	24.14%	1,147,625	75.86%	1,512,868	100.00%
	East South Central Division	291	2.81%		10,081	97.19%		10,372	100.00%				80,354	4.77%	1,605,053	95.23%	1,685,407	100.00%
	Kentucky	75	3.65%		1,978	96.35%		2,053	100.00%				10,975	2.89%	368,845	97.11%	379,820	100.00%
	Tennessee	113	3.24%		3,380	96.76%		3,493	100.00%				27,786	5.19%	507,727	94.81%	535,513	100.00%
	Alabama	63	1.94%		3,178	98.06%		3,241	100.00%				30,074	6.31%	446,586	93.69%	476,660	100.00%
	Mississippi	40	2.52%		1,545	97.48%		1,585	100.00%				11,520	3.93%	281,894	96.07%	293,414	100.00%
	West South Central Division	6,100	24.86%		18,435	75.14%		24,535	100.00%				1,021,812	30.95%	2,279,728	69.05%	3,301,540	100.00%
	Arkansas	57	3.30%		1,672	96.70%		1,729	100.00%				13,755	5.89%	219,663	94.11%	233,417	100.00%
	Louisiana	87	3.64%		2,305	96.36%		2,392	100.00%				12,748	3.06%	403,734	96.94%	416,482	100.00%
	Oklahoma	181	7.56%		2,212	92.44%		2,393	100.00%				33,213	9.03%	334,633	90.97%	367,846	100.00%
	Texas	5,775	32.05%		12,246	67.95%		18,021	100.00%				962,097	42.13%	1,321,698	57.87%	2,283,795	100.00%
	CENSUS REGION	DoD											18-24 YEAR-OLD  CIVILIANS
	Census Division	HISPANIC			NOT HISPANIC1			TOTAL					HISPANIC		NOT HISPANIC		TOTAL
	State	#	%		#	%		#	%				#	%	#	%	#	%
	WEST REGION	8,829	23.40%		28,897	76.60%		37,726	100.00%				2,123,699	31.68%	4,580,413	68.32%	6,704,112	100.00%
	Mountain Division	2,294	17.98%		10,466	82.02%		12,760	100.00%				517,288	25.98%	1,473,676	74.02%	1,990,964	100.00%
	Montana	21	3.00%		678	97.00%		699	100.00%				1,393	1.48%	92,937	98.52%	94,330	100.00%
	Idaho	81	7.47%		1,003	92.53%		1,084	100.00%				16,987	12.86%	115,124	87.14%	132,111	100.00%
	Wyoming	23	7.10%		301	92.90%		324	100.00%				4,861	9.39%	46,906	90.61%	51,766	100.00%
	Colorado	445	16.29%		2,286	83.71%		2,731	100.00%				98,922	22.99%	331,395	77.01%	430,317	100.00%
	New Mexico	415	36.37%		726	63.63%		1,141	100.00%				90,187	50.05%	90,023	49.95%	180,211	100.00%
	Arizona	942	23.09%		3,137	76.91%		4,079	100.00%				202,480	34.66%	381,685	65.34%	584,165	100.00%
	Utah	125	10.40%		1,077	89.60%		1,202	100.00%				34,321	11.92%	253,491	88.08%	287,812	100.00%
	Nevada	242	16.13%		1,258	83.87%		1,500	100.00%				68,137	29.59%	162,114	70.41%	230,251	100.00%
	Pacific Division	6,535	26.18%		18,431	73.82%		24,966	100.00%				1,606,411	34.08%	3,106,737	65.92%	4,713,147	100.00%
	Washington	280	7.93%		3,249	92.07%		3,529	100.00%				80,369	13.77%	503,462	86.23%	583,831	100.00%
	Oregon	123	5.61%		2,071	94.39%		2,194	100.00%				49,531	15.10%	278,590	84.90%	328,121	100.00%
	California	5,959	33.20%		11,990	66.80%		17,949	100.00%				1,462,948	40.43%	2,155,207	59.57%	3,618,155	100.00%
	Alaska	52	9.44%		499	90.56%		551	100.00%				3,977	5.85%	64,007	94.15%	67,984	100.00%
	Hawaii	121	16.29%		622	83.71%		743	100.00%				9,585	8.33%	105,470	91.67%	115,056	100.00%
	UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL	24,094	14.48%		142,321	85.52%		166,415	100.00%				5,055,113	17.82%	23,311,065	82.18%	28,366,178	100.00%
	TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
	OR UNKNOWN	2,227	39.56%		3,402	60.44%		5,629	100.00%
	TOTAL	26,321	15.30%		145,723	84.70%		172,044	100.00%
	1. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
	Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, October 2007-September 2008 average.