Table B-10.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY12: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
 
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN POPULATION
GENDER and ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-24 YEARS-OLD
RACE/ETHNICITY1 # % # % # % # % # % # %
Male and Female
White 42,672 73.4 19,810 54.6 25,667 84.3 21,500 74.8 109,649 71.4 22,526,789 75.3
Black 12,091 20.8 6,272 17.3 3,092 10.2 4,535 15.8 25,990 16.9 4,538,764 15.2
AIAN2 445 0.77 1,340 3.7 313 1.0 187 0.65 2,285 1.5 392,162 1.3
Asian 1,983 3.4 1,497 4.1 799 2.6 850 3.0 5,129 3.3 1,466,270 4.9
NHPI3 268 0.46 387 1.1 245 0.80 279 0.97 1,179 0.77 137,807 0.46
Two or more 260 0.45 6,234 17.2 305 1.0 1,394 4.8 8,193 5.3 835,488 2.8
Unknown 401 0.69   735 2.0   31 0.10   11 0.04   1,178 0.77   0 0
TOTAL 58,120 100 36,275 100 30,452 100 28,756 100 153,603 100 29,897,280 100
Male and Female - Not Hispanic 4
White 34,841 70.2 16,416 53.9 19,852 82.0 17,421 74.9 88,530 69.4 17,026,820 71.8
Black 11,684 23.5 5,563 18.3 2,849 11.8 4,025 17.3 24,121 18.9 4,248,416 17.9
AIAN2 413 0.83 990 3.3 247 1.0 115 0.49 1,765 1.4 242,242 1.0
Asian 1,955 3.9 1,386 4.6 760 3.1 583 2.5 4,684 3.7 1,417,184 6.0
NHPI3 249 0.50 307 1.0 218 0.90 141 0.61 915 0.72 101,384 0.43
Two or more 220 0.44 5,266 17.3 263 1.1 983 4.2 6,732 5.3 686,903 2.9
Unknown 297 0.60   503 1.7   16 0.07   2 0.01   818 0.64   0 0
TOTAL 49,659 100 30,431 100 24,205 100 23,270 100 127,565 100 23,722,948 100
Male and Female - Hispanic
White 7,831 92.6 3,394 58.1 5,815 93.1 4,079 74.4 21,119 81.1 5,499,970 89.1
Black 407 4.8 709 12.1 243 3.9 510 9.3 1,869 7.2 290,348 4.7
AIAN2 32 0.38 350 6.0 66 1.1 72 1.3 520 2.0 149,920 2.4
Asian 28 0.33 111 1.9 39 0.62 267 4.9 445 1.7 49,086 0.79
NHPI3 19 0.22 80 1.4 27 0.43 138 2.5 264 1.0 36,423 0.59
Two or more 40 0.47 968 16.6 42 0.67 411 7.5 1,461 5.6 148,585 2.4
Unknown 104 1.2   232 4.0   15 0.24   9 0.16   360 1.4   0 0
TOTAL 8,461 100 5,844 100 6,247 100 5,486 100 26,038 100 6,174,332 100
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN POPULATION
GENDER and ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD   18-24 YEARS-OLD
RACE/ETHNICITY1 # % # % # % # % # %   # %
Male (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among males.)
White 37,754 76.2 15,780 56.7 23,621 84.8 17,923 76.5 95,078 73.9 11,441,255 76.0
Black 9,047 18.3 4,353 15.6 2,712 9.7 3,388 14.5 19,500 15.2 2,182,852 14.5
AIAN2 361 0.73 1,021 3.7 272 0.98 133 0.57 1,787 1.4 202,090 1.3
Asian 1,656 3.3 1,183 4.2 735 2.6 679 2.9 4,253 3.3 731,341 4.9
NHPI3 218 0.44 288 1.0 214 0.77 203 0.87 923 0.72 68,846 0.46
Two or more 208 0.42 4,658 16.7 273 0.98 1,090 4.7 6,229 4.8 421,727 2.8
Unknown 311 0.63   571 2.0   27 0.10   9 0.04   918 0.71   0 0
TOTAL 49,555 100 27,854 100 27,854 100 23,425 100 128,688 100 15,048,113 100
Male - Not Hispanic4 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among males.)
White 31,059 73.3 13,243 56.3 18,418 82.7 14,646 76.8 77,366 72.1 8,542,724 72.4
Black 8,732 20.6 3,836 16.3 2,501 11.2 2,997 15.7 18,066 16.8 2,045,056 17.3
AIAN2 337 0.80 767 3.3 214 0.96 85 0.45 1,403 1.3 116,164 0.98
Asian 1,637 3.9 1,097 4.7 705 3.2 475 2.5 3,914 3.6 703,788 6.0
NHPI3 202 0.48 234 0.99 190 0.85 101 0.53 727 0.68 47,930 0.41
Two or more 177 0.42 3,954 16.8 239 1.1 775 4.1 5,145 4.8 347,927 2.9
Unknown 225 0.53   396 1.7   15 0.07   2 0.01   638 0.59   0 0
TOTAL 42,369 100 23,527 100 22,282 100 19,081 100 107,259 100 11,803,589 100
Male - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each raceial group among males.)
White 6,695 93.2 2,537 58.6 5,203 93.4 3,277 75.4 17,712 82.7 2,898,531 89.3
Black 315 4.4 517 11.9 211 3.8 391 9.0 1,434 6.7 137,797 4.2
AIAN2 24 0.33 254 5.9 58 1.0 48 1.1 384 1.8 85,926 2.6
Asian 19 0.26 86 2.0 30 0.54 204 4.7 339 1.6 27,554 0.85
NHPI3 16 0.22 54 1.2 24 0.43 102 2.3 196 0.91 20,917 0.64
Two or more 31 0.43 704 16.3 34 0.61 315 7.3 1,084 5.1 73,800 2.3
Unknown 86 1.2   175 4.0   12 0.22   7 0.16   280 1.3   0 0
TOTAL 7,186 100 4,327 100 5,572 100 4,344 100 21,429 100 3,244,523 100
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN POPULATION
GENDER and ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD   18-24 YEARS-OLD
RACE/ETHNICITY1 # % # % # % # % # %   # %
Female (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among females.)
White 4,918 57.4 4,030 47.9 2,046 78.8 3,577 67.1 14,571 58.5 11,085,534 74.7
Black 3,044 35.5 1,919 22.8 380 14.6 1,147 21.5 6,490 26.0 2,355,911 15.9
AIAN2 84 0.98 319 3.8 41 1.6 54 1.0 498 2.0 190,072 1.3
Asian 327 3.8 314 3.7 64 2.5 171 3.2 876 3.5 734,928 4.9
NHPI3 50 0.58 99 1.2 31 1.2 76 1.4 256 1.0 68,961 0.46
Two or more 52 0.61 1,576 18.7 32 1.2 304 5.7 1,964 7.9 413,760 2.8
Unknown 90 1.1   164 1.9   4 0.15   2 0.04   260 1.0   0 0
TOTAL 8,565 100 8,421 100 2,598 100 5,331 100 24,915 100 14,849,167 100
Female - Not Hispanic4 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among females.)
White 3,782 51.9 3,173 46.0 1,434 74.6 2,775 66.2 11,164 55.0 8,484,095 71.2
Black 2,952 40.5 1,727 25.0 348 18.1 1,028 24.5 6,055 29.8 2,203,360 18.5
AIAN2 76 1.0 223 3.2 33 1.7 30 0.72 362 1.8 126,078 1.1
Asian 318 4.4 289 4.2 55 2.9 108 2.6 770 3.8 713,396 6.0
NHPI3 47 0.64 73 1.1 28 1.5 40 0.95 188 0.93 53,455 0.45
Two or more 43 0.59 1,312 19.0 24 1.2 208 5.0 1,587 7.8 338,975 2.8
Unknown 72 0.99   107 1.5   1 0.05   0 0   180 0.89   0 0
TOTAL 7,290 100 6,904 100 1,923 100 4,189 100 20,306 100 11,919,359 100
Female - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among females.)
White 1,136 89.1 857 56.5 612 90.7 802 70.2 3,407 73.9 2,601,439 88.8
Black 92 7.2 192 12.7 32 4.7 119 10.4 435 9.4 152,552 5.2
AIAN2 8 0.63 96 6.3 8 1.2 24 2.1 136 3.0 63,995 2.2
Asian 9 0.71 25 1.6 9 1.3 63 5.5 106 2.3 21,532 0.73
NHPI3 3 0.24 26 1.7 3 0.44 36 3.2 68 1.5 15,506 0.53
Two or more 9 0.71 264 17.4 8 1.2 96 8.4 377 8.2 74,785 2.6
Unknown 18 1.4   57 3.8   3 0.44   2 0.18   80 1.7   0 0
TOTAL 1,275 100 1,517 100 675 100 1,142 100 4,609 100 2,929,808 100
     
  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
  4. 717 males and 107 females with unknown ethnicity are not included in this table.
      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 Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).