Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY10: by Census Region,
	Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
	CENSUS REGION	Area’s Contribution			Area’s Contribution			Representation		Percent of		Mean AFQT
	Census Division	of All NPS Accessions			of All 18-24 Year-Olds			Ratio		High-Qualty		Percentile
	State	#	%		#	%				Accessions		Score
	NORTHEAST REGION	19,907	12.7%		5,286,624	18.2%		0.70		74.0%		62.5
	New England Division	5,249	3.4%		1,354,827	4.7%		0.72		73.9%		63.1
	Maine	722	0.46%		122,830	0.42%		1.09		74.9%		62.7
	New Hampshire	641	0.41%		113,776	0.39%		1.05		76.9%		65.7
	Vermont	224	0.14%		60,886	0.21%		0.68		73.2%		62.1
	Massachusetts	2,131	1.4%		634,429	2.2%		0.62		73.9%		63.5
	Rhode Island	357	0.23%		108,065	0.37%		0.61		74.8%		63.2
	Connecticut	1,174	0.75%		314,840	1.1%		0.69		71.5%		61.7
	Middle Atlantic Division	14,658	9.4%		3,931,797	13.6%		0.69		74.1%		62.3
	New York	6,464	4.1%		1,903,209	6.6%		0.63		74.7%		61.9
	New Jersey	2,927	1.9%		831,265	2.9%		0.65		72.5%		61.7
	Pennsylvania	5,267	3.4%		1,197,323	4.1%		0.82		74.1%		63.2
	NORTH CENTRAL REGION	31,642	20.2%		6,477,117	22.3%		0.91		74.2%		63.2
	East North Central Division	21,907	14.0%		4,529,867	15.6%		0.90		74.0%		63.2
	Ohio	5,940	3.8%		1,072,227	3.7%		1.03		71.7%		62.3
	Indiana	3,202	2.0%		565,210	1.9%		1.05		76.9%		64.6
	Illinois	5,484	3.5%		1,340,464	4.6%		0.76		74.7%		63.2
	Michigan	4,789	3.1%		1,030,386	3.6%		0.86		72.7%		62.5
	Wisconsin	2,492	1.6%		521,578	1.8%		0.89		76.6%		64.9
	West North Central Division	9,735	6.2%		1,947,251	6.7%		0.93		74.8%		63.3
	Minnesota	1,966	1.3%		503,665	1.7%		0.72		78.2%		64.2
	Iowa	1,263	0.81%		304,449	1.0%		0.77		75.1%		64.1
	Missouri	3,438	2.2%		545,750	1.9%		1.17		71.3%		61.9
	North Dakota	208	0.13%		68,597	0.24%		0.56		82.7%		66.9
	South Dakota	379	0.24%		80,637	0.28%		0.87		75.7%		63.8
	Nebraska	946	0.61%		167,434	0.58%		1.05		76.1%		63.5
	Kansas	1,535	1.0%		276,719	1.0%		1.03		75.7%		63.9
	CENSUS REGION	Area’s Contribution			Area’s Contribution			Representation		Percent of		Mean AFQT
	Census Division	of All NPS Accessions			of All 18-24 Year-Olds			Ratio		High-Qualty		Percentile
	State	#	%		#	%				Accessions		Score
	SOUTH REGION	67,810	43.4%		10,372,591	35.8%		1.21		70.1%		61.1
	South Atlantic Division	36,176	23.1%		5,167,997	17.8%		1.30		70.7%		61.2
	Delaware	381	0.24%		76,852	0.26%		0.92		75.1%		61.6
	Maryland	2,702	1.7%		575,124	2.0%		0.87		72.2%		61.9
	District of Columbia	102	0.07%		62,425	0.22%		0.30		64.7%		62.5
	Virginia	4,907	3.1%		712,458	2.5%		1.28		72.0%		61.7
	West Virginia	831	0.53%		138,681	0.48%		1.11		70.6%		61.4
	North Carolina	5,762	3.7%		818,449	2.8%		1.31		70.2%		61.6
	South Carolina	3,080	2.0%		398,848	1.4%		1.43		67.2%		60.0
	Georgia	6,721	4.3%		876,880	3.0%		1.42		66.9%		59.7
	Florida	11,690	7.5%		1,508,280	5.2%		1.44		73.1%		61.7
	East South Central Division	9,912	6.3%		1,721,770	5.9%		1.07		67.5%		60.2
	Kentucky	1,841	1.2%		380,562	1.3%		0.90		69.6%		61.1
	Tennessee	3,563	2.3%		611,107	2.1%		1.08		71.0%		61.8
	Alabama	3,029	1.9%		436,664	1.5%		1.29		63.5%		59.0
	Mississippi	1,479	0.95%		293,437	1.0%		0.94		64.3%		58.0
	West South Central Division	21,722	13.9%		3,482,824	12.0%		1.16		70.2%		61.5
	Arkansas	1,522	1.0%		292,646	1.0%		0.97		66.6%		60.4
	Louisiana	2,027	1.3%		434,856	1.5%		0.87		66.5%		59.0
	Oklahoma	2,349	1.5%		365,801	1.3%		1.19		71.9%		62.5
	Texas	15,824	10.1%		2,389,520	8.2%		1.23		70.8%		61.7
	CENSUS REGION	Area’s Contribution			Area’s Contribution			Representation		Percent of		Mean AFQT
	Census Division	of All NPS Accessions			of All 18-24 Year-Olds			Ratio		High-Qualty		Percentile
	State	#	%		#	%				Accessions		Score
	WEST REGION	36,930	23.6%		6,868,583	23.7%		1.00		74.3%		63.3
	Mountain Division	12,706	8.1%		2,087,753	7.2%		1.13		75.4%		64.0
	Montana	682	0.44%		93,971	0.32%		1.35		77.6%		65.0
	Idaho	1,031	0.66%		145,197	0.50%		1.32		75.5%		63.6
	Wyoming	399	0.26%		52,802	0.18%		1.40		71.2%		63.5
	Colorado	2,961	1.9%		448,460	1.5%		1.23		76.1%		65.5
	New Mexico	1,016	0.65%		195,713	0.67%		0.96		68.8%		60.7
	Arizona	3,840	2.5%		596,830	2.1%		1.19		76.8%		63.4
	Utah	1,240	0.79%		306,038	1.1%		0.75		77.0%		65.7
	Nevada	1,537	1.0%		248,742	0.86%		1.15		73.6%		63.4
	Pacific Division	24,224	15.5%		4,780,830	16.5%		0.94		73.7%		63.0
	Washington	3,591	2.3%		569,262	2.0%		1.17		77.2%		64.8
	Oregon	2,078	1.3%		326,182	1.1%		1.18		77.2%		64.8
	California	17,386	11.1%		3,695,358	12.7%		0.87		72.8%		62.4
	Alaska	412	0.26%		66,417	0.23%		1.15		76.0%		65.9
	Hawaii	757	0.48%		123,613	0.43%		1.14		68.4%		60.4
	UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL	156,289	100%		29,004,915	100%		1.00		72.4%		62.3
	TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
	OR UNKNOWN	4,222	2.6%							59.5%		61.4
	TOTAL	160,511			29,004,915					72.1%		62.1
	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).