Table B-47.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY12: by Gender, Census Region, Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
 
CENSUS REGION DoD 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
NORTHEAST REGION 16,430 13.1 2,945 12.0 19,375 12.9 18.5 18.4 18.4
   New England Division 4,648 3.7 745 3.0 5,393 3.6 4.8 4.7 4.8
      Maine 618 0.49 88 0.36 706 0.47 0.39 0.37 0.38
      New Hampshire 581 0.46 103 0.42 684 0.46 0.40 0.39 0.39
      Vermont 189 0.15 25 0.10 214 0.14 0.17 0.20 0.19
      Massachusetts 1,872 1.5 293 1.2 2,165 1.4 2.4 2.3 2.3
      Rhode Island 318 0.25 43 0.18 361 0.24 0.36 0.34 0.35
      Connecticut 1,070 0.85 193 0.79 1,263 0.84 1.1 1.2 1.1
   Middle Atlantic Division 11,782 9.4 2,200 9.0 13,982 9.3 13.7 13.7 13.7
      New York 5,297 4.2 1,006 4.1 6,303 4.2 6.6 6.7 6.6
      New Jersey 2,500 2.0 436 1.8 2,936 2.0 2.9 2.8 2.9
      Pennsylvania 3,985 3.2 758 3.1 4,743 3.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 25,922 20.6 4,440 18.1 30,362 20.2 21.2 21.8 21.5
   East North Central Division 18,143 14.4 3,187 13.0 21,330 14.2 15.0 15.2 15.1
      Ohio 4,953 3.9 867 3.5 5,820 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7
      Indiana 2,798 2.2 438 1.8 3,236 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.2
      Illinois 4,703 3.7 827 3.4 5,530 3.7 4.2 4.3 4.2
      Michigan 3,591 2.9 705 2.9 4,296 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2
      Wisconsin 2,098 1.7 350 1.4 2,448 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.9
   West North Central Division 7,779 6.2 1,253 5.1 9,032 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.4
      Minnesota 1,454 1.2 247 1.0 1,701 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.6
      Iowa 1,074 0.85 156 0.64 1,230 0.82 0.95 1.0 0.97
      Missouri 2,813 2.2 461 1.9 3,274 2.2 1.6 2.0 1.8
      North Dakota 187 0.15 28 0.11 215 0.14 0.25 0.24 0.25
      South Dakota 316 0.25 53 0.22 369 0.25 0.27 0.28 0.28
      Nebraska 741 0.59 115 0.47 856 0.57 0.60 0.60 0.60
      Kansas 1,194 0.95 193 0.79 1,387 0.92 0.86 0.90 0.88
 
CENSUS REGION DoD 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
SOUTH REGION 53,668 42.7 11,369 46.3 65,037 43.3 35.7 35.7 35.7
   South Atlantic Division 28,468 22.6 6,384 26.0 34,852 23.2 18.1 18.6 18.4
      Delaware 300 0.24 61 0.25 361 0.24 0.28 0.26 0.27
      Maryland 2,092 1.7 445 1.8 2,537 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8
      District of Columbia 68 0.05 22 0.09 90 0.06 0.21 0.25 0.23
      Virginia 3,771 3.0 852 3.5 4,623 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.6
      West Virginia 614 0.49 84 0.34 698 0.46 0.52 0.53 0.53
      North Carolina 4,734 3.8 980 4.0 5,714 3.8 2.9 3.1 3.0
      South Carolina 2,372 1.9 628 2.6 3,000 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5
      Georgia 5,205 4.1 1,332 5.4 6,537 4.4 3.1 3.2 3.1
      Florida 9,312 7.4 1,980 8.1 11,292 7.5 5.4 5.3 5.3
   East South Central Division 7,974 6.3 1,412 5.8 9,386 6.2 5.6 5.8 5.7
      Kentucky 1,543 1.2 214 0.87 1,757 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5
      Tennessee 2,868 2.3 466 1.9 3,334 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.9
      Alabama 2,315 1.8 450 1.8 2,765 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4
      Mississippi 1,248 0.99 282 1.1 1,530 1.0 0.91 0.97 0.94
   West South Central Division 17,226 13.7 3,573 14.6 20,799 13.8 12.0 11.3 11.7
      Arkansas 1,279 1.0 221 0.90 1,500 1.0 0.84 0.91 0.87
      Louisiana 1,628 1.3 394 1.6 2,022 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5
      Oklahoma 1,790 1.4 308 1.3 2,098 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1
      Texas 12,529 10.0 2,650 10.8 15,179 10.1 8.5 7.7 8.1
 
CENSUS REGION DoD 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
WEST REGION 29,710 23.6 5,789 23.6 35,499 23.6 24.7 24.0 24.3
   Mountain Division 9,896 7.9 1,883 7.7 11,779 7.8 7.1 7.0 7.0
      Montana 414 0.33 82 0.33 496 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.31
      Idaho 831 0.66 145 0.59 976 0.65 0.45 0.45 0.45
      Wyoming 236 0.19 51 0.21 287 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18
      Colorado 2,328 1.9 483 2.0 2,811 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.6
      New Mexico 837 0.67 180 0.73 1,017 0.68 0.65 0.60 0.63
      Arizona 3,142 2.5 591 2.4 3,733 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.1
      Utah 939 0.75 138 0.56 1,077 0.72 0.97 1.0 0.98
      Nevada 1,169 0.93 213 0.87 1,382 0.92 0.88 0.88 0.88
   Pacific Division 19,814 15.8 3,906 15.9 23,720 15.8 17.6 17.0 17.3
      Washington 3,050 2.4 597 2.4 3,647 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1
      Oregon 1,695 1.3 312 1.3 2,007 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2
      California 14,147 11.3 2,769 11.3 16,916 11.3 13.7 13.1 13.4
      Alaska 338 0.27 81 0.33 419 0.28 0.24 0.24 0.24
      Hawaii 584 0.46 147 20.1 731 0.49 0.44 0.44 0.44
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 125,730 100   24,543 100   150,273 100   100 100 100
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 3,675 2.8 479 0.37 4,154 3.2
TOTAL 129,405     25,022     154,427          
   
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).