Table B-11.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY12: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity (Multiple Categories) 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 42,861 73.4 25,042 57.6 25,921 84.2 22,659 74.8 116,483 71.5 23,278,124 75.7
Black 12,201 20.9 7,876 18.1 3,215 10.4 5,202 17.2 28,494 17.5 4,908,042 16.0
AIAN3 532 0.91 6,028 13.9 413 1.3 623 2.1 7,596 4.7 713,952 2.3
Asian 2,078 3.6 2,532 5.8 896 2.9 1,259 4.2 6,765 4.2 1,670,800 5.4
NHPI4 332 0.57 1,280 2.9 325 1.1 526 1.7 2,463 1.5 182,046 0.59
Unknown 401 0.69   735 1.7   31 0.10   11 0.04   1,178 0.72   12,261 0.04
TOTAL 58,405 100 43,493 100 30,801 100 30,280 100 162,979 100 30,765,226 100
Male and Female - Not Hispanic 5
White 35,004 70.2 20,886 57.4 20,073 81.9 18,265 75.0 94,228 69.7 17,644,848 72.2
Black 11,778 23.6 6,829 18.8 2,953 12.1 4,500 18.5 26,060 19.3 4,543,547 18.6
AIAN3 483 0.97 5,004 13.8 328 1.3 443 1.8 6,258 4.6 500,205 2.0
Asian 2,036 4.1 2,175 6.0 844 3.4 865 3.6 5,920 4.4 1,601,136 6.6
NHPI4 298 0.60 976 2.7 285 1.2 270 1.1 1,829 1.4 138,430 0.57
Unknown 297 0.60   503 1.4   16 0.07   2 0.01   818 0.61   10,968 0.04
TOTAL 49,896 100 36,373 100 24,499 100 24,345 100 135,113 100 24,439,134 100
Male and Female - Hispanic
White 7,857 92.3 4,156 58.4 5,848 92.8 4,394 74.0 22,255 79.9 5,633,276 89.0
Black 423 5.0 1,047 14.7 262 4.2 702 11.8 2,434 8.7 364,495 5.8
AIAN3 49 0.58 1,024 14.4 85 1.3 180 3.0 1,338 4.8 213,747 3.4
Asian 42 0.49 357 5.0 52 0.83 394 6.6 845 3.0 69,664 1.1
NHPI4 34 0.40 304 4.3 40 0.63 256 4.3 634 2.3 43,617 0.69
Unknown 104 1.2   232 3.3   15 0.24   9 0.15   360 1.3   1,293 0.02
TOTAL 8,509 100 7,120 100 6,302 100 5,935 100 27,866 100 6,326,092 100
  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 37,908 76.1 19,777 59.5 23,847 84.7 18,830 76.5 100,362 73.9 11,824,887 76.4
Black 9,132 18.3 5,432 16.4 2,824 10.0 3,904 15.9 21,292 15.7 2,359,146 15.2
AIAN3 434 0.87 4,556 13.7 366 1.3 475 1.9 5,831 4.3 369,435 2.4
Asian 1,730 3.5 1,937 5.8 817 2.9 1,009 4.1 5,493 4.0 832,195 5.4
NHPI4 268 0.54 939 2.8 283 1.0 392 1.6 1,882 1.4 92,096 0.59
Unknown 311 0.62   571 1.7   27 0.10   9 0.04   918 0.68   7,268 0.05
TOTAL 49,783 100 33,212 100 28,164 100 24,619 100 135,778 100 15,485,027 100
Male - Not Hispanic5 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among males.)
White 31,193 73.3 16,672 59.6 18,618 82.6 15,314 76.8 81,797 72.4 8,859,862 72.8
Black 8,804 20.7 4,693 16.8 2,597 11.5 3,367 16.9 19,461 17.2 2,181,836 17.9
AIAN3 398 0.94 3,801 13.6 292 1.3 342 1.7 4,833 4.3 251,022 2.1
Asian 1,700 4.0 1,681 6.0 778 3.5 705 3.5 4,864 4.3 797,600 6.6
NHPI4 240 0.56 733 2.6 250 1.1 199 1.0 1,422 1.3 68,158 0.56
Unknown 225 0.53   396 1.4   15 0.07   2 0.01   638 0.56   6,247 0.05
TOTAL 42,560 100 27,976 100 22,550 100 19,929 100 113,015 100 12,164,725 100
Male - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among males.)
White 6,715 93.0 3,105 59.3 5,229 93.1 3,516 75.0 18,565 81.6 2,965,026 89.3
Black 328 4.5 739 14.1 227 4.0 537 11.4 1,831 8.0 177,309 5.3
AIAN3 36 0.50 755 14.4 74 1.3 133 2.8 998 4.4 118,413 3.6
Asian 30 0.42 256 4.9 39 0.69 304 6.5 629 2.8 34,596 1.0
NHPI4 28 0.39 206 3.9 33 0.59 193 4.1 460 2.0 23,938 0.72
Unknown 86 1.2   175 3.3   12 0.21   7 0.15   280 1.2   1,021 0.03
TOTAL 7,223 100 5,236 100 5,614 100 4,690 100 22,763 100 3,320,302 100
  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 4,953 57.4 5,265 51.2 2,074 78.6 3,829 67.6 16,121 59.3 11,453,237 75.0
Black 3,069 35.6 2,444 23.8 391 14.8 1,298 22.9 7,202 26.5 2,548,896 16.7
AIAN3 98 1.1 1,472 14.3 47 1.8 148 2.6 1,765 6.5 344,518 2.3
Asian 348 4.0 595 5.8 79 3.0 250 4.4 1,272 4.7 838,605 5.5
NHPI4 64 0.74 341 3.3 42 1.6 134 2.4 581 2.1 89,951 0.59
Unknown 90 1.0   164 1.6   4 0.15   2 0.04   260 0.96   4,993 0.03
TOTAL 8,622 100 10,281 100 2,637 100 5,661 100 27,201 100 15,280,199 100
Female - Not Hispanic5 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among females.)
White 3,811 51.9 4,214 50.2 1,455 74.7 2,951 66.8 12,431 56.3 8,784,986 71.6
Black 2,974 40.5 2,136 25.4 356 18.3 1,133 25.7 6,599 29.9 2,361,711 19.2
AIAN3 85 1.2 1,203 14.3 36 1.8 101 2.3 1,425 6.4 249,184 2.0
Asian 336 4.6 494 5.9 66 3.4 160 3.6 1,056 4.8 803,537 6.5
NHPI4 58 0.79 243 2.9 35 1.8 71 1.6 407 1.8 70,272 0.57
Unknown 72 0.98   107 1.3   1 0.05   0 0   180 0.81   4,721 0.04
TOTAL 7,336 100 8,397 100 1,949 100 4,416 100 22,098 100 12,274,410 100
Female - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group among females.)
White 1,142 88.8 1,051 55.8 619 90.0 878 70.5 3,690 72.3 2,668,250 88.8
Black 95 7.4 308 16.3 35 5.1 165 13.3 603 11.8 187,185 6.2
AIAN3 13 1.0 269 14.3 11 1.6 47 3.8 340 6.7 95,334 3.2
Asian 12 0.93 101 5.4 13 1.9 90 7.2 216 4.2 35,068 1.2
NHPI4 6 0.47 98 5.2 7 1.0 63 5.1 174 3.4 19,679 0.65
Unknown 18 1.4   57 3.0   3 0.44   2 0.16   80 1.6   272 0.01
TOTAL 1,286 100 1,884 100 688 100 1,245 100 5,103 100 3,005,789 100
     
  1. The race groupings used in this table reflect all racial identities reported by respondents.  Thus, an individual who identifies him or herself as multiracial 
      will be counted more than once.  For example, someone who self-identifies as "Asian and Black or Africa-American" will be counted in both the 
     "Black" and "Asian" categories above.  Thus, the counts overstate accessions.
  2. Civilians who Declined to Respond are included in "Unknown."
  3. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
  5. Individuals with Unknown ethnicity are not included in this table.
      The counts and percentages in this table do not match other tables in this report.
      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).