Table B-11.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY10: by Service, Gender, 
and Race/Ethnicity (Multiple Categories) with Civilian Comparison Group
 
  SERVICE            
GENDER and ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS2
RACE/ETHNICITY1 # % # % # % # % # % # %
Male and Female Combined
White 49,554 73.4% 21,100 51.6% 23,574 84.9% 22,374 76.0% 116,602 70.4% 22,992,689 77.4%
Black 12,448 18.4% 7,926 19.4% 2,719 9.8% 4,852 16.5% 27,945 16.9% 4,562,420 15.4%
AIAN3 683 1.0% 7,028 17.2% 363 1.3% 528 1.8% 8,602 5.2% 560,471 1.9%
Asian 2,427 3.6% 2,694 6.6% 732 2.6% 1,069 3.6% 6,922 4.2% 1,395,184 4.7%
NHPI4 1,554 2.3% 1,390 3.4% 324 1.2% 594 2.0% 3,862 2.3% 178,871 0.60%
Unknown 892 1.3%   783 1.9%   41 0.15%   32 0.11%   1,748 1.1%   4,533 0%
TOTAL 67,558 100% 40,921 100% 27,753 100% 29,449 100% 165,681 100% 29,694,167 100%
Male and Female - Not Hispanic5
White 42,063 71.5% 16,445 54.7% 18,776 83.1% 18,235 75.7% 95,519 70.5% 17,970,871 74.4%
Black 12,054 20.5% 5,566 18.5% 2,503 11.1% 4,339 18.0% 24,462 18.0% 4,287,081 17.7%
AIAN3 620 1.1% 5,034 16.7% 312 1.4% 408 1.7% 6,374 4.7% 413,909 1.7%
Asian 2,359 4.0% 1,733 5.8% 700 3.1% 780 3.2% 5,572 4.1% 1,340,977 5.5%
NHPI4 1,214 2.1% 718 2.4% 283 1.3% 309 1.3% 2,524 1.9% 151,512 0.63%
Unknown 481 0.82%   593 2.0%   13 0.06%   12 0%   1,099 0.81%   4,075 0%
TOTAL 58,791 100% 30,089 100% 22,587 100% 24,083 100% 135,550 100% 24,168,425 100%
Male and Female - Hispanic
White 7,491 85.4% 4,655 43.0% 4,798 92.9% 4,139 77.1% 21,083 70.0% 5,021,818 90.9%
Black 394 4.5% 2,360 21.8% 216 4.2% 513 9.6% 3,483 11.6% 275,340 5.0%
AIAN3 63 0.72% 1,994 18.4% 51 1.0% 120 2.2% 2,228 7.4% 146,562 2.7%
Asian 68 0.78% 961 8.9% 32 0.62% 289 5.4% 1,350 4.5% 54,207 1.0%
NHPI4 340 3.9% 672 6.2% 41 0.79% 285 5.3% 1,338 4.4% 27,358 0.50%
Unknown 411 4.7%   190 1.8%   28 0.54%   20 0.37%   649 2.2%   457 0%
TOTAL 8,767 100% 10,832 100% 5,166 100% 5,366 100% 30,131 100% 5,525,742 100%
  SERVICE            
GENDER and ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD   18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS2
RACE/ETHNICITY1 # % # % # % # % # %   # %
Male (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is male.)
White 43,229 76.1% 16,957 53.4% 21,701 85.5% 18,388 77.6% 100,275 72.9% 11,654,133 78.1%
Black 9,018 15.9% 5,537 17.4% 2,376 9.4% 3,621 15.3% 20,552 14.9% 2,179,116 14.6%
AIAN3 550 1.0% 5,452 17.2% 304 1.2% 412 1.7% 6,718 4.9% 288,263 1.9%
Asian 1,988 3.5% 2,096 6.6% 652 2.6% 806 3.4% 5,542 4.0% 709,565 4.8%
NHPI4 1,284 2.3% 1,069 3.4% 295 1.2% 430 1.8% 3,078 2.2% 89,098 0.60%
Unknown 729 1.3%   657 2.1%   39 0.15%   26 0.11%   1,451 1.1%   1,531 0%
TOTAL 56,798 100% 31,768 100% 25,367 100% 23,683 100% 137,616 100% # 14,921,706 100%
Male - Not Hispanic5 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is male.)
White 36,987 74.6% 13,372 56.8% 17,423 83.9% 15,136 77.5% 82,918 73.1% 9,034,672 75.0%
Black 8,732 17.6% 3,802 16.2% 2,189 10.5% 3,247 16.6% 17,970 15.9% 2,042,582 17.0%
AIAN3 504 1.0% 3,930 16.7% 260 1.3% 321 1.6% 5,015 4.4% 214,858 1.8%
Asian 1,938 3.9% 1,358 5.8% 628 3.0% 594 3.0% 4,518 4.0% 679,868 5.6%
NHPI4 1,003 2.0% 557 2.4% 258 1.2% 222 1.1% 2,040 1.8% 76,357 0.63%
Unknown 384 0.78%   504 2.1%   11 0.05%   10 0.05%   909 0.80%   1,171 0%
TOTAL 49,548 100% 23,523 100% 20,769 100% 19,530 100% 113,370 100% 12,049,509 100%
Male - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is male.)
White 6,242 86.1% 3,585 43.5% 4,278 93.0% 3,252 78.3% 17,357 71.6% 2,619,461 91.2%
Black 286 3.9% 1,735 21.0% 187 4.1% 374 9.0% 2,582 10.6% 136,534 4.8%
AIAN3 46 0.63% 1,522 18.5% 44 1.0% 91 2.2% 1,703 7.0% 73,405 2.6%
Asian 50 0.69% 738 9.0% 24 0.52% 212 5.1% 1,024 4.2% 29,697 1.0%
NHPI4 281 3.9% 512 6.2% 37 0.80% 208 5.0% 1,038 4.3% 12,740 0.44%
Unknown 345 4.8%   153 1.9%   28 0.61%   16 0.39%   542 2.2%   360 0%
TOTAL 7,250 100% 8,245 100% 4,598 100% 4,153 100% 24,246 100% 2,872,197 100%
  SERVICE            
GENDER and ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD   18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS2
RACE/ETHNICITY1 # % # % # % # % # %   # %
Female (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is female.)
White 6,325 58.8% 4,143 45.3% 1,873 78.5% 3,986 69.1% 16,327 58.2% 11,338,556 76.8%
Black 3,430 31.9% 2,389 26.1% 343 14.4% 1,231 21.3% 7,393 26.3% 2,383,304 16.1%
AIAN3 133 1.2% 1,576 17.2% 59 2.5% 116 2.0% 1,884 6.7% 272,208 1.8%
Asian 439 4.1% 598 6.5% 80 3.4% 263 4.6% 1,380 4.9% 685,619 4.6%
NHPI4 270 2.5% 321 3.5% 29 1.2% 164 2.8% 784 2.8% 89,773 0.61%
Unknown 163 1.5%   126 1.4%   2 0.08%   6 0.10%   297 1.1%   3,002 0%
TOTAL 10,760 100% 9,153 100% 2,386 100% 5,766 100% 28,065 100% 14,772,461 100%
Female - Not Hispanic5 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is female.)
White 5,076 54.9% 3,073 46.8% 1,353 74.4% 3,099 68.1% 12,601 56.8% 8,936,200 73.7%
Black 3,322 35.9% 1,764 26.9% 314 17.3% 1,092 24.0% 6,492 29.3% 2,244,498 18.5%
AIAN3 116 1.3% 1,104 16.8% 52 2.9% 87 1.9% 1,359 6.1% 199,050 1.6%
Asian 421 4.6% 375 5.7% 72 4.0% 186 4.1% 1,054 4.8% 661,109 5.5%
NHPI4 211 2.3% 161 2.5% 25 1.4% 87 1.9% 484 2.2% 75,155 0.62%
Unknown 97 1.0%   89 1.4%   2 0.11%   2 0%   190 0.86%   2,904 0%
TOTAL 9,243 100% 6,566 100% 1,818 100% 4,553 100% 22,180 100% 12,118,917 100%
Female - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is female.)
White 1,249 82.3% 1,070 41.4% 520 91.5% 887 73.1% 3,726 63.3% 2,402,356 90.5%
Black 108 7.1% 625 24.2% 29 5.1% 139 11.5% 901 15.3% 138,806 5.2%
AIAN3 17 1.1% 472 18.2% 7 1.2% 29 2.4% 525 8.9% 73,157 2.8%
Asian 18 1.2% 223 8.6% 8 1.4% 77 6.3% 326 5.5% 24,510 0.92%
NHPI4 59 3.9% 160 6.2% 4 0.70% 77 6.3% 300 5.1% 14,618 0.55%
Unknown 66 4.4%   37 1.4%   0 0%   4 0.33%   107 1.8%   97 0%
TOTAL 1,517 100% 2,587 100% 568 100% 1,213 100% 5,885 100% 2,653,544 100%
     
  1. The race groupings used in this table reflect all racial identities reported by respondents.  Thus, an individual who identifies him or herself as multiracial 
      may be counted more than once.  For example, someone who self-identifies as "Asian and Black or Africa-American" will be counted in both the 
     "Black" and "Asian" categories above.
  2. Civilians who Declined to Respond are included in "Unknown."
  3. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
  5. Individuals with Unknown ethnicity are not included in this table.
      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 2009-September 2010 average.
      Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).