Table B-3.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY12: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE           CIVILIAN POPULATION
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-24 YEARS-OLD 
ETHNICITY 1 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 37,902 4,957 42,859 15,780 4,030 19,810 23,640 2,047 25,687 17,923 3,577 21,500 95,245 14,611 109,856 11,441,255 11,085,534 22,526,789
Black 9,065 3,047 12,112 4,353 1,919 6,272 2,717 382 3,099 3,388 1,147 4,535 19,523 6,495 26,018 2,182,852 2,355,911 4,538,764
AIAN 2 361 84 445 1,021 319 1,340 272 41 313 133 54 187 1,787 498 2,285 202,090 190,072 392,162
Asian 1,657 329 1,986 1,183 314 1,497 737 64 801 679 171 850 4,256 878 5,134 731,341 734,928 1,466,270
NHPI 3 220 51 271 288 99 387 215 32 247 203 76 279 926 258 1,184 68,846 68,961 137,807
Two or more 209 53 262 4,658 1,576 6,234 273 32 305 1,090 304 1,394 6,230 1,965 8,195 421,727 413,760 835,488
Unknown 810 146 956   571 164 735   47 5 52   10 2 12   1,438 317 1,755   0 0 0
TOTAL 50,224 8,667 58,891 27,854 8,421 36,275 27,901 2,603 30,504 23,426 5,331 28,757 129,405 25,022 154,427 15,048,113 14,849,167 29,897,280
Hispanic 7,186 1,275 8,461 4,327 1,517 5,844 5,572 675 6,247 4,344 1,142 5,486 21,429 4,609 26,038 3,244,523 2,929,808 6,174,332
Not Hispanic 42,369 7,290 49,659 23,527 6,904 30,431 22,282 1,923 24,205 19,081 4,189 23,270 107,259 20,306 127,565 11,803,589 11,919,359 23,722,948
Unknown 669 102 771   0 0 0   47 5 52   1 0 1   717 107 824   0 0 0
TOTAL 50,224 8,667 58,891 27,854 8,421 36,275 27,901 2,603 30,504 23,426 5,331 28,757 129,405 25,022 154,427 15,048,113 14,849,167 29,897,280
Percent
White 75.5 57.2 72.8 56.7 47.9 54.6 84.7 78.6 84.2 76.5 67.1 74.8 73.6 58.4 71.1 76.0 74.7 75.3
Black 18.0 35.2 20.6 15.6 22.8 17.3 9.7 14.7 10.2 14.5 21.5 15.8 15.1 26.0 16.8 14.5 15.9 15.2
AIAN 0.72 0.97 0.76 3.7 3.8 3.7 0.97 1.6 1.0 0.57 1.0 0.65 1.4 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3
Asian 3.3 3.8 3.4 4.2 3.7 4.1 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 4.9 4.9 4.9
NHPI 0.44 0.59 0.46 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.77 1.2 0.81 0.87 1.4 0.97 0.72 1.0 0.77 0.46 0.46 0.46
Two or more 0.42 0.61 0.44 16.7 18.7 17.2 0.98 1.2 1.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 4.8 7.9 5.3 2.8 2.8 2.8
Unknown 1.6 1.7 1.6   2.0 1.9 2.0   0.17 0.19 0.17   0.04 0.04 0.04   1.1 1.3 1.1   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 14.3 14.7 14.4 15.5 18.0 16.1 20.0 25.9 20.5 18.5 21.4 19.1 16.6 18.4 16.9 21.6 19.7 20.7
Not Hispanic 84.4 84.1 84.3 84.5 82.0 83.9 79.9 73.9 79.4 81.5 78.6 80.9 82.9 81.2 82.6 78.4 80.3 79.3
Unknown 1.3 1.2 1.3   0 0 0   0.17 0.19 0.17   0 0 0   0.55 0.43 0.53   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. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      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 2011-September 2012 average.  Military data are provided by the
      the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).