| Table B-19. Active Component Enlisted Members, FY10: by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER1 | |||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY2 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 278,252 | 86.4% | 41,122 | 12.8% | 2,817 | 0.87% | 322,191 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 93,922 | 93.3% | 6,253 | 6.2% | 485 | 0.48% | 100,660 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 3,697 | 87.4% | 495 | 11.7% | 36 | 0.85% | 4,228 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 16,048 | 93.0% | 1,107 | 6.4% | 99 | 0.57% | 17,254 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | |||||||||
| Two or more | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | |||||||||
| Unknown | 21,782 | 93.9% | 1,235 | 5.3% | 187 | 0.81% | 23,204 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 413,701 | 88.5% | 50,212 | 10.7% | 3,624 | 0.78% | 467,537 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 50,800 | 89.6% | 5,471 | 9.6% | 436 | 0.77% | 56,707 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 362,702 | 88.3% | 44,731 | 10.9% | 3,187 | 0.78% | 410,620 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown5 | 199 | 94.8% | 10 | 4.8% | 1 | 0.48% | 210 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 413,701 | 88.5% | 50,212 | 10.7% | 3,624 | 0.78% | 467,537 | 100% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 151,369 | 95.7% | 4,929 | 3.1% | 1,880 | 1.2% | 158,178 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 52,567 | 97.7% | 875 | 1.6% | 388 | 0.72% | 53,830 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 13,685 | 94.8% | 533 | 3.7% | 214 | 1.5% | 14,432 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 15,425 | 97.7% | 214 | 1.4% | 144 | 0.91% | 15,783 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 3,221 | 96.8% | 69 | 2.1% | 36 | 1.1% | 3,326 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 17,940 | 96.1% | 571 | 3.1% | 156 | 0.84% | 18,667 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 5,966 | 95.5% | 177 | 2.8% | 101 | 1.6% | 6,244 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 260,173 | 96.2% | 7,368 | 2.7% | 2,919 | 1.1% | 270,460 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 43,468 | 95.8% | 1,282 | 2.8% | 625 | 1.4% | 45,375 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 187,580 | 96.2% | 5,359 | 2.7% | 2,098 | 1.1% | 195,037 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown5 | 29,125 | 96.9% | 727 | 2.4% | 196 | 0.65% | 30,048 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 260,173 | 96.2% | 7,368 | 2.7% | 2,919 | 1.1% | 270,460 | 100% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 138,468 | 97.5% | 3,456 | 2.4% | 59 | 0% | 141,983 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 19,425 | 98.6% | 275 | 1.4% | 4 | 0% | 19,704 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 2,010 | 98.1% | 37 | 1.8% | 1 | 0% | 2,048 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 3,941 | 98.4% | 61 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.07% | 4,005 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 1,719 | 98.8% | 20 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.06% | 1,740 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 1,654 | 97.6% | 39 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.06% | 1,694 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 9,831 | 97.9% | 210 | 2.1% | 6 | 0.06% | 10,047 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 177,048 | 97.7% | 4,098 | 2.3% | 75 | 0% | 181,221 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 24,406 | 98.1% | 470 | 1.9% | 12 | 0% | 24,888 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 152,641 | 97.6% | 3,628 | 2.3% | 63 | 0% | 156,332 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown5 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 177,048 | 97.7% | 4,098 | 2.3% | 75 | 0% | 181,221 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 188,377 | 100% | 62 | 0% | 23 | 0% | 188,462 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 44,001 | 100% | 7 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 44,012 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 1,860 | 99.9% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0% | 1,861 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 6,536 | 100% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6,537 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 3,241 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3,241 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 6,792 | 100% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 6,794 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 12,530 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 12,532 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 263,337 | 100% | 72 | 0% | 30 | 0% | 263,439 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 13,482 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 13,485 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 249,820 | 100% | 72 | 0% | 27 | 0% | 249,919 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown5 | 35 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 35 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 263,337 | 100% | 72 | 0% | 30 | 0% | 263,439 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 756,466 | 93.3% | 49,569 | 6.1% | 4,779 | 0.59% | 810,814 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 209,915 | 96.2% | 7,410 | 3.4% | 881 | 0.40% | 218,206 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 21,252 | 94.2% | 1,066 | 4.7% | 251 | 1.1% | 22,569 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 41,950 | 96.3% | 1,383 | 3.2% | 246 | 0.56% | 43,579 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 8,181 | 98.5% | 89 | 1.1% | 37 | 0.45% | 8,307 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 26,386 | 97.2% | 611 | 2.3% | 158 | 0.58% | 27,155 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 50,109 | 96.3% | 1,622 | 3.1% | 296 | 0.57% | 52,027 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,114,259 | 94.2% | 61,750 | 5.2% | 6,648 | 0.56% | 1,182,657 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 132,156 | 94.1% | 7,223 | 5.1% | 1,076 | 0.77% | 140,455 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 952,743 | 94.2% | 53,790 | 5.3% | 5,375 | 0.53% | 1,011,908 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown5 | 29,360 | 96.9% | 737 | 2.4% | 197 | 0.65% | 30,294 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,114,259 | 94.2% | 61,750 | 5.2% | 6,648 | 0.56% | 1,182,657 | 100% | |||||||||
| 18-44 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 61,083,298 | 89.7% | (6) | (6) | 6,991,831 | 10.3% | 68,075,130 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 9,952,098 | 90.5% | (6) | (6) | 1,041,622 | 9.5% | 10,993,720 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 501,855 | 81.1% | (6) | (6) | 116,662 | 18.9% | 618,516 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 4,040,501 | 94.7% | (6) | (6) | 224,922 | 5.3% | 4,265,423 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 248,235 | 85.8% | (6) | (6) | 41,117 | 14.2% | 289,353 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 1,347,477 | 86.9% | (6) | (6) | 202,348 | 13.1% | 1,549,825 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 0 | ----- | (6) | (6) | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 77,173,465 | 90.0% | (6) | (6) | 8,618,503 | 10.0% | 85,791,967 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 11,325,336 | 70.7% | (6) | (6) | 4,686,977 | 29.3% | 16,012,313 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 65,848,129 | 94.4% | (6) | (6) | 3,931,526 | 5.6% | 69,779,655 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown5 | 0 | ----- | (6) | (6) | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 77,173,465 | 90.0% | (6) | (6) | 8,618,503 | 10.0% | 85,791,967 | 100% | |||||||||
| 1. Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma. Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the | |||||||||||||||||
| General Educational Development certificate (GED). Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. American Indian, Alaska Native | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5. Includes individuals who did not respond to the ethnicity question. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2010. Military data are provided | |||||||||||||||||
| by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). | |||||||||||||||||