| Table B-5. Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY11: by Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, | ||||||||||
| Service, and Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Number | ||||||||||
| RACE/ | AFQT CATEGORY1 | I + II + IIIA | ||||||||
| ETHNICITY2 | I | II | IIIA | IIIB | IV | Inelig./Unk. | TOTAL | Subtotal | ||
| ARMY | ||||||||||
| White | 3,723 | 16,507 | 10,198 | 13,735 | 73 | 0 | 44,236 | 30,428 | ||
| Black | 150 | 2,143 | 2,649 | 7,090 | 6 | 0 | 12,038 | 4,942 | ||
| AIAN3 | 15 | 123 | 125 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 263 | ||
| Asian | 163 | 582 | 384 | 667 | 30 | 0 | 1,826 | 1,129 | ||
| NHPI4 | 13 | 93 | 77 | 241 | 48 | 0 | 472 | 183 | ||
| Two or more | 18 | 120 | 87 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 372 | 225 | ||
| Unknown | 183 | 916 | 599 | 808 | 41 | 0 | 2,547 | 1,698 | ||
| TOTAL | 4,265 | 20,484 | 14,119 | 22,875 | 199 | 0 | 61,942 | 38,868 | ||
| Hispanic | 176 | 1,986 | 1,956 | 4,122 | 49 | 0 | 8,289 | 4,118 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 3,924 | 17,679 | 11,599 | 18,067 | 147 | 0 | 51,416 | 33,202 | ||
| Unknown | 165 | 819 | 564 | 686 | 3 | 0 | 2,237 | 1,548 | ||
| TOTAL | 4,265 | 20,484 | 14,119 | 22,875 | 199 | 0 | 61,942 | 38,868 | ||
| NAVY | ||||||||||
| White | 2,230 | 9,152 | 4,857 | 1,572 | 0 | 3 | 17,814 | 16,239 | ||
| Black | 178 | 1,967 | 2,385 | 1,153 | 0 | 0 | 5,683 | 4,530 | ||
| AIAN3 | 183 | 941 | 605 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 1,928 | 1,729 | ||
| Asian | 125 | 589 | 506 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 1,365 | 1,220 | ||
| NHPI4 | 29 | 178 | 126 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 333 | ||
| Two or more | 596 | 2,628 | 1,660 | 543 | 0 | 1 | 5,428 | 4,884 | ||
| Unknown | 72 | 364 | 261 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 765 | 697 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,413 | 15,819 | 10,400 | 3,720 | 0 | 4 | 33,356 | 29,632 | ||
| Hispanic | 456 | 2,928 | 2,395 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 6,459 | 5,779 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 2,957 | 12,891 | 8,005 | 3,040 | 0 | 4 | 26,897 | 23,853 | ||
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,413 | 15,819 | 10,400 | 3,720 | 0 | 4 | 33,356 | 29,632 | ||
| MARINE CORPS | ||||||||||
| White | 1,419 | 10,554 | 7,388 | 5,970 | 11 | 0 | 25,342 | 19,361 | ||
| Black | 42 | 755 | 890 | 1,188 | 2 | 0 | 2,877 | 1,687 | ||
| AIAN3 | 6 | 97 | 77 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 180 | ||
| Asian | 68 | 284 | 180 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 532 | ||
| NHPI4 | 4 | 84 | 69 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 157 | ||
| Two or more | 1 | 51 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 89 | ||
| Unknown | 14 | 65 | 60 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 139 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,554 | 11,890 | 8,701 | 7,593 | 13 | 0 | 29,751 | 22,145 | ||
| Hispanic | 103 | 1,825 | 1,914 | 1,956 | 3 | 0 | 5,801 | 3,842 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 1,448 | 10,051 | 6,778 | 5,627 | 10 | 0 | 23,914 | 18,277 | ||
| Unknown | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 26 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,554 | 11,890 | 8,701 | 7,593 | 13 | 0 | 29,751 | 22,145 | ||
| AIR FORCE | ||||||||||
| White | 2,305 | 12,118 | 6,591 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 21,221 | 21,014 | ||
| Black | 110 | 1,988 | 2,139 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 4,407 | 4,237 | ||
| AIAN3 | 10 | 111 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 191 | ||
| Asian | 81 | 443 | 271 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 796 | 795 | ||
| NHPI4 | 15 | 171 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 336 | ||
| Two or more | 105 | 745 | 420 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1,285 | 1,270 | ||
| Unknown | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,626 | 15,590 | 9,650 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 28,265 | 27,866 | ||
| Hispanic | 314 | 2,824 | 2,161 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 5,380 | 5,299 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 2,312 | 12,766 | 7,489 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 22,885 | 22,567 | ||
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,626 | 15,590 | 9,650 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 28,265 | 27,866 | ||
| TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||
| White | 9,677 | 48,331 | 29,034 | 21,484 | 84 | 3 | 108,613 | 87,042 | ||
| Black | 480 | 6,853 | 8,063 | 9,601 | 8 | 0 | 25,005 | 15,396 | ||
| AIAN3 | 214 | 1,272 | 877 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 2,852 | 2,363 | ||
| Asian | 437 | 1,898 | 1,341 | 995 | 30 | 0 | 4,701 | 3,676 | ||
| NHPI4 | 61 | 526 | 422 | 374 | 48 | 0 | 1,431 | 1,009 | ||
| Two or more | 720 | 3,544 | 2,204 | 726 | 1 | 1 | 7,196 | 6,468 | ||
| Unknown | 269 | 1,359 | 929 | 918 | 41 | 0 | 3,516 | 2,557 | ||
| TOTAL | 11,858 | 63,783 | 42,870 | 34,587 | 212 | 4 | 153,314 | 118,511 | ||
| Hispanic | 1,049 | 9,563 | 8,426 | 6,839 | 52 | 0 | 25,929 | 19,038 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 10,641 | 53,387 | 33,871 | 27,052 | 157 | 4 | 125,112 | 97,899 | ||
| Unknown | 168 | 833 | 573 | 696 | 3 | 0 | 2,273 | 1,574 | ||
| TOTAL | 11,858 | 63,783 | 42,870 | 34,587 | 212 | 4 | 153,314 | 118,511 | ||
| Percent | ||||||||||
| RACE/ | AFQT CATEGORY1 | I + II + IIIA | ||||||||
| ETHNICITY2 | I | II | IIIA | IIIB | IV | Inelig./Unk. | TOTAL | Subtotal | ||
| ARMY | ||||||||||
| White | 8.4 | 37.3 | 23.1 | 31.0 | 0.17 | 0 | 100 | 68.8 | ||
| Black | 1.2 | 17.8 | 22.0 | 58.9 | 0.05 | 0 | 100 | 41.1 | ||
| AIAN3 | 3.3 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 58.3 | ||
| Asian | 8.9 | 31.9 | 21.0 | 36.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 100 | 61.8 | ||
| NHPI4 | 2.8 | 19.7 | 16.3 | 51.1 | 10.2 | 0 | 100 | 38.8 | ||
| Two or more | 4.8 | 32.3 | 23.4 | 39.2 | 0.27 | 0 | 100 | 60.5 | ||
| Unknown | 7.2 | 36.0 | 23.5 | 31.7 | 1.6 | 0 | 100 | 66.7 | ||
| TOTAL | 6.9 | 33.1 | 22.8 | 36.9 | 0.32 | 0 | 100 | 62.7 | ||
| Hispanic | 2.1 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 49.7 | 0.59 | 0 | 100 | 49.7 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 7.6 | 34.4 | 22.6 | 35.1 | 0.29 | 0 | 100 | 64.6 | ||
| Unknown | 7.4 | 36.6 | 25.2 | 30.7 | 0.13 | 0 | 100 | 69.2 | ||
| TOTAL | 6.9 | 33.1 | 22.8 | 36.9 | 0.32 | 0 | 100 | 62.7 | ||
| NAVY | ||||||||||
| White | 12.5 | 51.4 | 27.3 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.02 | 100 | 91.2 | ||
| Black | 3.1 | 34.6 | 42.0 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 79.7 | ||
| AIAN3 | 9.5 | 48.8 | 31.4 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 89.7 | ||
| Asian | 9.2 | 43.2 | 37.1 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 89.4 | ||
| NHPI4 | 7.8 | 47.7 | 33.8 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 89.3 | ||
| Two or more | 11.0 | 48.4 | 30.6 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.02 | 100 | 90.0 | ||
| Unknown | 9.4 | 47.6 | 34.1 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 91.1 | ||
| TOTAL | 10.2 | 47.4 | 31.2 | 11.2 | 0 | 0.01 | 100 | 88.8 | ||
| Hispanic | 7.1 | 45.3 | 37.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 89.5 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 11.0 | 47.9 | 29.8 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.01 | 100 | 88.7 | ||
| Unknown | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ||
| TOTAL | 10.2 | 47.4 | 31.2 | 11.2 | 0 | 0.01 | 100 | 88.8 | ||
| MARINE CORPS | ||||||||||
| White | 5.6 | 41.6 | 29.2 | 23.6 | 0.04 | 0 | 100 | 76.4 | ||
| Black | 1.5 | 26.2 | 30.9 | 41.3 | 0.07 | 0 | 100 | 58.6 | ||
| AIAN3 | 2.2 | 35.1 | 27.9 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 65.2 | ||
| Asian | 9.5 | 39.8 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 74.5 | ||
| NHPI4 | 1.6 | 33.6 | 27.6 | 37.2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 62.8 | ||
| Two or more | 0.90 | 45.9 | 33.3 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 80.2 | ||
| Unknown | 7.7 | 35.9 | 33.1 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 76.8 | ||
| TOTAL | 5.2 | 40.0 | 29.2 | 25.5 | 0.04 | 0 | 100 | 74.4 | ||
| Hispanic | 1.8 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 33.7 | 0.05 | 0 | 100 | 66.2 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 6.1 | 42.0 | 28.3 | 23.5 | 0.04 | 0 | 100 | 76.4 | ||
| Unknown | 8.3 | 38.9 | 25.0 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 72.2 | ||
| TOTAL | 5.2 | 40.0 | 29.2 | 25.5 | 0.04 | 0 | 100 | 74.4 | ||
| AIR FORCE | ||||||||||
| White | 10.9 | 57.1 | 31.1 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 99.0 | ||
| Black | 2.5 | 45.1 | 48.5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 96.1 | ||
| AIAN3 | 5.1 | 56.3 | 35.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 97.0 | ||
| Asian | 10.2 | 55.7 | 34.0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 99.9 | ||
| NHPI4 | 4.5 | 50.9 | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Two or more | 8.2 | 58.0 | 32.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 98.8 | ||
| Unknown | 0 | 60.9 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | ||
| TOTAL | 9.3 | 55.2 | 34.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 98.6 | ||
| Hispanic | 5.8 | 52.5 | 40.2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 98.5 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 10.1 | 55.8 | 32.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 98.6 | ||
| Unknown | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ||
| TOTAL | 9.3 | 55.2 | 34.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 98.6 | ||
| TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||
| White | 8.9 | 44.5 | 26.7 | 19.8 | 0.08 | 0 | 100 | 80.1 | ||
| Black | 1.9 | 27.4 | 32.2 | 38.4 | 0.03 | 0 | 100 | 61.6 | ||
| AIAN3 | 7.5 | 44.6 | 30.8 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 82.9 | ||
| Asian | 9.3 | 40.4 | 28.5 | 21.2 | 0.64 | 0 | 100 | 78.2 | ||
| NHPI4 | 4.3 | 36.8 | 29.5 | 26.1 | 3.4 | 0 | 100 | 70.5 | ||
| Two or more | 10.0 | 49.2 | 30.6 | 10.1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 100 | 89.9 | ||
| Unknown | 7.7 | 38.7 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 100 | 72.7 | ||
| TOTAL | 7.7 | 41.6 | 28.0 | 22.6 | 0.14 | 0 | 100 | 77.3 | ||
| Hispanic | 4.0 | 36.9 | 32.5 | 26.4 | 0.20 | 0 | 100 | 73.4 | ||
| Not Hispanic | 8.5 | 42.7 | 27.1 | 21.6 | 0.13 | 0 | 100 | 78.2 | ||
| Unknown | 7.4 | 36.6 | 25.2 | 30.6 | 0.13 | 0 | 100 | 69.2 | ||
| TOTAL | 7.7 | 41.6 | 28.0 | 22.6 | 0.14 | 0 | 100 | 77.3 | ||
| 1. AFQT scores are percentiles that are normalized to the 1997 American youth population. For example, a score of 92 represents the | ||||||||||
| 92nd percentile and means that 92 percent of the youth population scored at or below that score. It is standard to report these AFQT | ||||||||||
| score percentiles in the categories listed below. | ||||||||||
| Cat I: | 100-93 | Cat IIIB: | 49-31 | |||||||
| Cat II: | 92-65 | Cat IV: | 30-10 | |||||||
| Cat IIIA: | 64-50 | Cat V: | 9-1 | |||||||
| 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. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | ||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||