Table B-44.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions, FY12: by Population Density, Service, and Race/Ethnicity

                                   
Urban1 Second City Suburban Town Town/Rural Rural Unknown TOTAL
RACE/ETHNICITY 2 # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
White 4,067 59.9 8,594 68.1 6,577 67.9 3,494 75.6 10,912 79.9 4,721 83.6 4,008 78.4 42,373 72.9
Black 1,943 28.6 3,238 25.7 2,522 26.0 934 20.2 2,126 15.6 731 12.9 540 10.6 12,034 20.7
AIAN 3 32 0.47 62 0.49 35 0.36 48 1.0 190 1.4 55 0.97 23 0.45 445 0.77
Asian 572 8.4 431 3.4 346 3.6 50 1.1 156 1.1 37 0.66 362 7.1 1,954 3.4
NHPI 4 38 0.56 42 0.33 43 0.44 17 0.37 33 0.24 3 0.05 28 0.55 204 0.35
Two or more 32 0.47 59 0.47 42 0.43 19 0.41 51 0.37 17 0.30 34 0.67 254 0.44
Unknown 106 1.6 196 1.6 124 1.3 60 1.3 195 1.4 81 1.4 117 2.3   879 1.5
   TOTAL 6,790 100 12,622 100 9,689 100 4,622 100 13,663 100 5,645 100 5,112 100 58,143 100
Hispanic 2,221 32.7 1,982 15.7 1,505 15.5 472 10.2 912 6.7 280 5.0 587 11.5 7,959 13.7
Not Hispanic 4,511 66.4 10,488 83.1 8,052 83.1 4,094 88.6 12,562 91.9 5,265 93.3 4,444 86.9 49,416 85.0
Unknown 58 0.85 152 1.2 132 1.4 56 1.2 189 1.4 100 1.8 81 1.6   768 1.3
   TOTAL 6,790 100 12,622 100 9,689 100 4,622 100 13,663 100 5,645 100 5,112 100 58,143 100
NAVY
White 1,683 37.6 3,945 51.2 3,061 50.3 1,583 60.4 5,046 63.8 1,982 65.3 2,442 59.7 19,742 55.0
Black 1,389 31.0 1,652 21.4 1,314 21.6 348 13.3 774 9.8 233 7.7 404 9.9 6,114 17.0
AIAN 3 110 2.5 271 3.5 222 3.6 101 3.9 365 4.6 139 4.6 130 3.2 1,338 3.7
Asian 457 10.2 281 3.6 240 3.9 45 1.7 102 1.3 19 0.63 301 7.4 1,445 4.0
NHPI 4 63 1.4 106 1.4 71 1.2 20 0.76 50 0.63 19 0.63 50 1.2 379 1.1
Two or more 651 14.5 1,285 16.7 1,053 17.3 479 18.3 1,452 18.4 592 19.5 668 16.3 6,180 17.2
Unknown 124 2.8 166 2.2 127 2.1 43 1.6 123 1.6 49 1.6 96 2.3   728 2.0
   TOTAL 4,477 100 7,706 100 6,088 100 2,619 100 7,912 100 3,033 100 4,091 100 35,926 100
Hispanic 1,271 28.4 1,333 17.3 1,043 17.1 355 13.6 774 9.8 266 8.8 612 15.0 5,654 15.7
Not Hispanic 3,206 71.6 6,373 82.7 5,045 82.9 2,264 86.4 7,138 90.2 2,767 91.2 3,479 85.0 30,272 84.3
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0
   TOTAL 4,477 100 7,706 100 6,088 100 2,619 100 7,912 100 3,033 100 4,091 100 35,926 100
MARINE CORPS
White 2,482 71.0 4,871 81.4 3,895 80.8 1,985 88.4 6,639 90.4 2,758 91.8 2,918 86.1 25,548 84.4
Black 713 20.4 757 12.7 631 13.1 187 8.3 424 5.8 140 4.7 224 6.6 3,076 10.2
AIAN 3 24 0.69 55 0.92 26 0.54 20 0.89 126 1.7 44 1.5 17 0.50 312 1.0
Asian 197 5.6 169 2.8 167 3.5 24 1.1 61 0.83 18 0.60 157 4.6 793 2.6
NHPI 4 41 1.2 46 0.77 40 0.83 7 0.31 27 0.37 15 0.50 28 0.83 204 0.67
Two or more 30 0.86 81 1.4 52 1.1 18 0.80 59 0.80 23 0.77 39 1.2 302 1.0
Unknown 7 0.20 5 0.08 9 0.19 5 0.22 8 0.11 7 0.23 8 0.24   49 0.16
   TOTAL 3,494 100 5,984 100 4,820 100 2,246 100 7,344 100 3,005 100 3,391 100 30,284 100
Hispanic 1,767 50.6 1,523 25.5 1,105 22.9 292 13.0 677 9.2 219 7.3 552 16.3 6,135 20.3
Not Hispanic 1,720 49.2 4,452 74.4 3,703 76.8 1,949 86.8 6,658 90.7 2,782 92.6 2,833 83.5 24,097 79.6
Unknown 7 0.20 9 0.15 12 0.25 5 0.22 9 0.12 4 0.13 6 0.18   52 0.17
   TOTAL 3,494 100 5,984 100 4,820 100 2,246 100 7,344 100 3,005 100 3,391 100 30,284 100
AIR FORCE
White 1,280 56.4 3,989 70.2 3,243 69.0 1,763 77.0 6,186 83.4 2,575 86.2 2,248 74.3 21,284 75.0
Black 579 25.5 1,140 20.1 975 20.7 349 15.2 782 10.5 271 9.1 371 12.3 4,467 15.7
AIAN 3 17 0.75 27 0.47 22 0.47 23 1.0 66 0.89 19 0.64 13 0.43 187 0.66
Asian 186 8.2 171 3.0 145 3.1 34 1.5 84 1.1 19 0.64 180 5.9 819 2.9
NHPI 4 47 2.1 51 0.90 48 1.0 12 0.52 37 0.50 8 0.27 42 1.4 245 0.86
Two or more 159 7.0 305 5.4 270 5.7 103 4.5 262 3.5 93 3.1 171 5.7 1,363 4.8
Unknown 0 0 2 0.04 0 0 5 0.22 2 0.03 1 0.03 1 0.03   11 0.04
   TOTAL 2,268 100 5,685 100 4,703 100 2,289 100 7,419 100 2,986 100 3,026 100 28,376 100
Hispanic 916 40.4 1,211 21.3 1,059 22.5 309 13.5 863 11.6 290 9.7 640 21.2 5,288 18.6
Not Hispanic 1,352 59.6 4,474 78.7 3,644 77.5 1,980 86.5 6,556 88.4 2,695 90.3 2,386 78.8 23,087 81.4
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.03 0 0   1 0
   TOTAL 2,268 100 5,685 100 4,703 100 2,289 100 7,419 100 2,986 100 3,026 100 28,376 100
TOTAL DoD
White 9,512 55.9 21,399 66.9 16,776 66.3 8,825 74.9 28,783 79.2 12,036 82.1 11,616 74.4 108,947 71.3
Black 4,624 27.2 6,787 21.2 5,442 21.5 1,818 15.4 4,106 11.3 1,375 9.4 1,539 9.9 25,691 16.8
AIAN 3 183 1.1 415 1.3 305 1.2 192 1.6 747 2.1 257 1.8 183 1.2 2,282 1.5
Asian 1,412 8.3 1,052 3.3 898 3.5 153 1.3 403 1.1 93 0.63 1,000 6.4 5,011 3.3
NHPI 4 189 1.1 245 0.77 202 0.80 56 0.48 147 0.40 45 0.31 148 0.95 1,032 0.68
Two or more 872 5.1 1,730 5.4 1,417 5.6 619 5.3 1,824 5.0 725 4.9 912 5.8 8,099 5.3
Unknown 237 1.4 369 1.2 260 1.0 113 0.96 328 0.90 138 0.94 222 1.4   1,667 1.1
   TOTAL 17,029 100 31,997 100 25,300 100 11,776 100 36,338 100 14,669 100 15,620 100 152,729 100
Hispanic 6,175 36.3 6,049 18.9 4,712 18.6 1,428 12.1 3,226 8.9 1,055 7.2 2,391 15.3 25,036 16.4
Not Hispanic 10,789 63.4 25,787 80.6 20,444 80.8 10,287 87.4 32,914 90.6 13,509 92.1 13,142 84.1 126,872 83.1
Unknown 65 0.38 161 0.50 144 0.57 61 0.52 198 0.54 105 0.72 87 0.56   821 0.54
   TOTAL 17,029 100 31,997 100 25,300 100 11,776 100 36,338 100 14,669 100 15,620 100 152,729 100
   
  1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications
      provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code.  Claritas groups home communities by population density, ranging from the most densely populated "Urban" centers 
      of our largest cities to "Town/Rural", a category that includes towns, farm land and sparely populated areas.  The categories are listed in decreasing orders of density.
  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.
      Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record.