Table B-17.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY10: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
 
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-44 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS
ETHNICITY1 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 293,087 29,104 322,191 138,016 20,162 158,178 133,804 8,179 141,983 157,962 30,500 188,462 722,869 87,945 810,814 37,322,177 30,752,953 68,075,130
Black 76,855 23,805 100,660 41,024 12,806 53,830 17,690 2,014 19,704 31,042 12,970 44,012 166,611 51,595 218,206 5,196,982 5,796,739 10,993,720
AIAN2 3,386 842 4,228 11,940 2,492 14,432 1,779 269 2,048 1,366 495 1,861 18,471 4,098 22,569 376,074 242,443 618,516
Asian 14,289 2,965 17,254 13,558 2,225 15,783 3,678 327 4,005 5,072 1,465 6,537 36,597 6,982 43,579 2,322,232 1,943,191 4,265,423
NHPI3 0 0 0 2,715 611 3,326 1,580 160 1,740 2,407 834 3,241 6,702 1,605 8,307 148,299 141,054 289,353
Two or more 0 0 0 14,837 3,830 18,667 1,527 167 1,694 5,044 1,750 6,794 21,408 5,747 27,155 795,542 754,283 1,549,825
Unknown 19,509 3,695 23,204   5,217 1,027 6,244   8,945 1,102 10,047   9,599 2,933 12,532   43,270 8,757 52,027   0 0 0
TOTAL 407,126 60,411 467,537 227,307 43,153 270,460 169,003 12,218 181,221 212,492 50,947 263,439 1,015,928 166,729 1,182,657 46,161,305 39,630,662 85,791,967
Hispanic 48,582 8,125 56,707 37,008 8,367 45,375 22,743 2,145 24,888 10,395 3,090 13,485 118,728 21,727 140,455 9,718,361 6,293,951 16,012,313
Not Hispanic 358,368 52,252 410,620 166,213 28,824 195,037 146,259 10,073 156,332 202,070 47,849 249,919 872,910 138,998 1,011,908 36,442,944 33,336,711 69,779,655
Unknown4 176 34 210   24,086 5,962 30,048   1 0 1   27 8 35   24,290 6,004 30,294   0 0 0
TOTAL 407,126 60,411 467,537 227,307 43,153 270,460 169,003 12,218 181,221 212,492 50,947 263,439 1,015,928 166,729 1,182,657 46,161,305 39,630,662 85,791,967
Percent
White 72.0% 48.2% 68.9% 60.7% 46.7% 58.5% 79.2% 66.9% 78.3% 74.3% 59.9% 71.5% 71.2% 52.7% 68.6% 80.9% 77.6% 79.3%
Black 18.9% 39.4% 21.5% 18.0% 29.7% 19.9% 10.5% 16.5% 10.9% 14.6% 25.5% 16.7% 16.4% 30.9% 18.5% 11.3% 14.6% 12.8%
AIAN2 0.83% 1.4% 0.90% 5.3% 5.8% 5.3% 1.1% 2.2% 1.1% 0.64% 1.0% 0.71% 1.8% 2.5% 1.9% 0.81% 0.61% 0.72%
Asian 3.5% 4.9% 3.7% 6.0% 5.2% 5.8% 2.2% 2.7% 2.2% 2.4% 2.9% 2.5% 3.6% 4.2% 3.7% 5.0% 4.9% 5.0%
NHPI3 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 1.4% 1.2% 0.93% 1.3% 1.0% 1.1% 1.6% 1.2% 0.66% 1.0% 0.70% 0.32% 0.36% 0.34%
Two or more 0% 0% 0% 6.5% 8.9% 6.9% 0.90% 1.4% 0.93% 2.4% 3.4% 2.6% 2.1% 3.4% 2.3% 1.7% 1.9% 1.8%
Unknown 4.8% 6.1% 5.0%   2.3% 2.4% 2.3%   5.3% 9.0% 5.5%   4.5% 5.8% 4.8%   4.3% 5.3% 4.4%   0% 0% 0%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Hispanic 11.9% 13.4% 12.1% 16.3% 19.4% 16.8% 13.5% 17.6% 13.7% 4.9% 6.1% 5.1% 11.7% 13.0% 11.9% 21.1% 15.9% 18.7%
Not Hispanic 88.0% 86.5% 87.8% 73.1% 66.8% 72.1% 86.5% 82.4% 86.3% 95.1% 93.9% 94.9% 85.9% 83.4% 85.6% 78.9% 84.1% 81.3%
Unknown4 0% 0.06% 0%   10.6% 13.8% 11.1%   0% 0% 0%   0% 0% 0%   2.4% 3.6% 2.6%   0% 0% 0%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
     
  1. 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.
  2. American Indian, Alaska Native
  3. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty enlisted personnel in either the Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (NHPI) or "Two or more" category. Caution should be used in comparing 
      the racial composition of the Army’s enlisted force with those of the other Services.
  4. Includes individuals who 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 File, 18-44 year-olds in the civilian workforce, September 2010.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).