Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY13: by Census Region, Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
CENSUS REGION Area's Contribution   Area's Contribution   Representation   Percent of   Mean AFQT
   Census Division All NPS Accessions   Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds Ratio High-Qualty Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
NORTHEAST REGION 22,318 13.7 5,451,229 18.2 0.75 73.1 63.7
   New England Division 5,881 3.6 1,422,674 4.7 0.76 76.8 65.6
      Maine 811 0.50 113,919 0.38 1.31 72.3 64.4
      New Hampshire 723 0.44 113,909 0.38 1.17 82.0 68.1
      Vermont 253 0.16 56,758 0.19 0.82 79.4 68.9
      Massachusetts 2,409 1.5 699,492 2.3 0.63 77.3 65.7
      Rhode Island 387 0.24 100,877 0.34 0.71 78.6 64.4
      Connecticut 1,298 0.80 337,719 1.1 0.71 74.7 64.5
   Middle Atlantic Division 16,437 10.1 4,028,555 13.4 0.75 71.8 63.0
      New York 7,681 4.7 1,991,035 6.6 0.71 70.3 62.3
      New Jersey 3,326 2.0 869,417 2.9 0.70 69.8 61.9
      Pennsylvania 5,430 3.3 1,168,103 3.9 0.85 75.1 64.8
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 31,558 19.3 6,376,066 21.3 0.91 75.7 64.6
   East North Central Division 22,420 13.7 4,421,749 14.7 0.93 75.0 64.3
      Ohio 6,151 3.8 1,115,631 3.7 1.01 73.1 63.2
      Indiana 3,338 2.0 576,459 1.9 1.06 77.0 65.8
      Illinois 5,718 3.5 1,257,187 4.2 0.84 74.6 63.7
      Michigan 4,727 2.9 948,679 3.2 0.92 75.0 64.3
      Wisconsin 2,486 1.5 523,794 1.7 0.87 77.8 66.6
   West North Central Division 9,138 5.6 1,954,318 6.5 0.86 77.4 65.4
      Minnesota 1,804 1.1 506,683 1.7 0.65 79.9 67.6
      Iowa 1,272 0.78 292,243 0.97 0.80 76.2 65.6
      Missouri 3,325 2.0 521,482 1.7 1.17 75.5 63.4
      North Dakota 169 0.10 74,727 0.25 0.42 78.7 69.0
      South Dakota 360 0.22 84,682 0.28 0.78 76.7 65.6
      Nebraska 901 0.55 177,530 0.59 0.93 76.2 65.0
      Kansas 1,307 0.80 296,971 0.99 0.81 80.5 66.8
CENSUS REGION Area's Contribution   Area's Contribution   Representation   Percent of   Mean AFQT
   Census Division All NPS Accessions   Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds Ratio High-Qualty Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
SOUTH REGION 70,968 43.5 10,913,505 36.4 1.20 71.6 62.4
   South Atlantic Division 38,768 23.8 5,473,670 18.2 1.30 71.4 62.4
      Delaware 419 0.26 86,386 0.29 0.89 73.3 62.9
      Maryland 2,805 1.7 570,289 1.9 0.90 71.6 63.1
      District of Columbia 109 0.07 73,862 0.25 0.27 67.0 62.4
      Virginia 5,252 3.2 705,765 2.4 1.37 70.5 62.9
      West Virginia 825 0.51 146,661 0.49 1.03 70.2 61.4
      North Carolina 6,049 3.7 897,587 3.0 1.24 72.8 63.0
      South Carolina 3,313 2.0 454,296 1.5 1.34 67.0 60.8
      Georgia 7,387 4.5 924,100 3.1 1.47 67.8 60.4
      Florida 12,609 7.7 1,614,723 5.4 1.44 74.4 63.5
   East South Central Division 10,395 6.4 1,781,726 5.9 1.07 67.1 60.7
      Kentucky 1,916 1.2 445,512 1.5 0.79 68.4 61.0
      Tennessee 3,722 2.3 584,791 1.9 1.17 68.5 62.0
      Alabama 3,124 1.9 459,873 1.5 1.25 66.1 59.8
      Mississippi 1,633 1.0 291,550 0.97 1.03 64.6 59.0
   West South Central Division 21,805 13.4 3,658,109 12.2 1.10 74.0 63.3
      Arkansas 1,456 0.89 274,120 0.91 0.98 68.4 61.3
      Louisiana 2,132 1.3 445,218 1.5 0.88 68.4 60.5
      Oklahoma 2,139 1.3 358,439 1.2 1.10 73.0 62.8
      Texas 16,078 9.9 2,580,332 8.6 1.15 75.3 63.9
CENSUS REGION Area's Contribution   Area's Contribution   Representation   Percent of   Mean AFQT
   Census Division All NPS Accessions   Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds Ratio High-Qualty Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
WEST REGION 38,311 23.5 7,255,112 24.2 0.97 77.5 65.6
   Mountain Division 12,302 7.5 2,094,277 7.0 1.08 78.6 66.2
      Montana 481 0.29 77,630 0.26 1.14 80.9 68.4
      Idaho 994 0.61 130,302 0.43 1.40 83.7 69.3
      Wyoming 266 0.16 53,967 0.18 0.91 80.5 66.6
      Colorado 2,914 1.8 487,080 1.6 1.10 77.4 66.9
      New Mexico 1,078 0.66 197,114 0.66 1.01 75.0 63.3
      Arizona 4,121 2.5 581,903 1.9 1.30 78.4 65.5
      Utah 1,016 0.62 277,338 0.92 0.67 79.1 67.4
      Nevada 1,432 0.88 288,942 0.96 0.91 79.6 65.4
   Pacific Division 26,009 15.9 5,160,835 17.2 0.93 76.9 65.3
      Washington 3,570 2.2 606,855 2.0 1.08 80.8 68.1
      Oregon 2,161 1.3 372,682 1.2 1.07 79.0 67.5
      California 18,987 11.6 3,993,322 13.3 0.87 76.2 64.6
      Alaska 487 0.30 71,731 0.24 1.25 79.1 68.0
      Hawaii 804 0.49 116,244 0.39 1.27 68.8 61.9
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 163,155 100   29,995,912 100   1.00   73.9   63.8
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,519 0.92 47.4 51.2
TOTAL 164,674     29,995,912         73.7   63.7
   
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, 
October 2012-September 2013 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).