Table B-7. Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY14: by Education, Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group

Table B-7. Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY14: by Education, Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group

		EDUCATION TIER¹
	GENDER and	TIER 1		TIER 2		TIER 3		TOTAL
	RACE/ETHNICITY²	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Male and Female

	ARMY
	White	35,214	93.1	2,621	6.9	6	0.02	37,841	100
	Black	12,919	96.2	509	3.8	1	0.01	13,429	100
	AIAN ³	380	93.6	26	6.4	0	0	406	100
	Asian	3,029	97.6	75	2.4	1	0.03	3,105	100
	NHPI ⁴	85	95.5	4	4.5	0	0	89	100
	Two or more	203	92.7	16	7.3	0	0	219	100
	Unknown	64	94.1	4	5.9	0	0	68	100
	TOTAL	51,894	94.1	3,255	5.9	8	0.01	55,157	100
	Hispanic	8,173	95.3	403	4.7	0	0	8,576	100
	Not Hispanic	43,640	93.9	2,848	6.1	8	0.02	46,496	100
	Unknown	81	95.3	4	4.7	0	0	85	100
	TOTAL	51,894	94.1	3,255	5.9	8	0.01	55,157	100

	NAVY
	White	20,724	98.3	351	1.7	6	0.03	21,081	100
	Black	6,465	99.2	50	0.77	3	0.05	6,518	100
	AIAN ³	493	98.4	8	1.6	0	0	501	100
	Asian	1,411	98.7	18	1.3	1	0.07	1,430	100
	NHPI ⁴	303	99.7	1	0.33	0	0	304	100
	Two or more	2,902	98.5	45	1.5	0	0	2,947	100
	Unknown	840	98.1	16	1.9	0	0	856	100
	TOTAL	33,138	98.5	489	1.5	10	0.03	33,637	100
	Hispanic	3,455	98.9	38	1.1	1	0.03	3,494	100
	Not Hispanic	27,178	98.5	412	1.5	7	0.03	27,597	100
	Unknown	2,505	98.4	39	1.5	2	0.08	2,546	100
	TOTAL	33,138	98.5	489	1.5	10	0.03	33,637	100

	MARINE CORPS
	White	21,205	98.1	395	1.8	5	0.02	21,605	100
	Black	2,863	99.3	20	0.69	0	0	2,883	100
	AIAN ³	200	99.0	2	0.99	0	0	202	100
	Asian	709	99.6	3	0.42	0	0	712	100
	NHPI ⁴	175	100	0	0	0	0	175	100
	Two or more	368	98.9	4	1.1	0	0	372	100
	Unknown	25	100	0	0	0	0	25	100
	TOTAL	25,545	98.3	424	1.6	5	0.02	25,974	100
	Hispanic	6,114	99.3	40	0.65	1	0.02	6,155	100
	Not Hispanic	19,373	98.0	383	1.9	4	0.02	19,760	100
	Unknown	58	98.3	1	1.7	0	0	59	100
	TOTAL	25,545	98.3	424	1.6	5	0.02	25,974	100

	AIR FORCE
	White	18,178	99.5	88	0.48	7	0.04	18,273	100
	Black	3,968	99.6	14	0.35	2	0.05	3,984	100
	AIAN ³	177	99.4	1	0.56	0	0	178	100
	Asian	932	99.1	7	0.74	1	0.11	940	100
	NHPI ⁴	198	99.0	2	1.0	0	0	200	100
	Two or more	538	99.6	2	0.37	0	0	540	100
	Unknown	19	100	0	0	0	0	19	100
	TOTAL	24,010	99.5	114	0.47	10	0.04	24,134	100
	Hispanic	3,735	99.5	15	0.40	2	0.05	3,752	100
	Not Hispanic	20,215	99.5	99	0.49	8	0.04	20,322	100
	Unknown	60	100	0	0	0	0	60	100
	TOTAL	24,010	99.5	114	0.47	10	0.04	24,134	100

	TOTAL DoD
	White	95,321	96.5	3,455	3.5	24	0.02	98,800	100
	Black	26,215	97.8	593	2.2	6	0.02	26,814	100
	AIAN ³	1,250	97.1	37	2.9	0	0	1,287	100
	Asian	6,081	98.3	103	1.7	3	0.05	6,187	100
	NHPI ⁴	761	99.1	7	0.91	0	0	768	100
	Two or more	4,011	98.4	67	1.6	0	0	4,078	100
	Unknown	948	97.9	20	2.1	0	0	968	100
	TOTAL	134,587	96.9	4,282	3.1	33	0.02	138,902	100
	Hispanic	21,477	97.7	496	2.3	4	0.02	21,977	100
	Not Hispanic	110,406	96.7	3,742	3.3	27	0.02	114,175	100
	Unknown	2,704	98.3	44	1.6	2	0.07	2,750	100
	TOTAL	134,587	96.9	4,282	3.1	33	0.02	138,902	100

	CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
	White	18,950,861	85.5	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	3,209,609	14.5	22,160,471	100
	Black	3,794,104	81.5	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	859,125	18.5	4,653,228	100
	AIAN ³	300,228	77.7	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	85,988	22.3	386,216	100
	Asian	1,468,437	89.8	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	167,667	10.2	1,636,104	100
	NHPI ⁴	120,986	83.4	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	24,055	16.6	145,041	100
	Two or more	839,955	85.1	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	147,431	14.9	987,386	100
	Unknown	0	-----	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	0	-----	0	-----
	TOTAL	25,474,571	85.0	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	4,493,875	15.0	29,968,446	100
	Hispanic	4,958,779	77.8	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	1,411,598	22.2	6,370,376	100
	Unknown	20,515,792	86.9	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	3,082,277	13.1	23,598,069	100
	TOTAL	25,474,571	85.0	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	4,493,875	15.0	29,968,446	100


		EDUCATION TIER¹
	GENDER and	TIER 1		TIER 2		TIER 3		TOTAL
	RACE/ETHNICITY²	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Male

	ARMY
	White	30,592	92.6	2,430	7.4	4	0.01	33,026	100
	Black	9,599	95.5	453	4.5	1	0.01	10,053	100
	AIAN ³	285	92.2	24	7.8	0	0	309	100
	Asian	2,443	97.3	68	2.7	1	0.04	2,512	100
	NHPI ⁴	67	95.7	3	4.3	0	0	70	100
	Two or more	158	92.4	13	7.6	0	0	171	100
	Unknown	59	93.7	4	6.3	0	0	63	100
	TOTAL	43,203	93.5	2,995	6.5	6	0.01	46,204	100
	Hispanic	6,776	94.7	379	5.3	0	0	7,155	100
	Not Hispanic	36,355	93.3	2,612	6.7	6	0.02	38,973	100
	Unknown	72	94.7	4	5.3	0	0	76	100
	TOTAL	43,203	93.5	2,995	6.5	6	0.01	46,204	100

	NAVY
	White	16,517	98.3	281	1.7	5	0.03	16,803	100
	Black	4,471	99.1	37	0.82	2	0.04	4,510	100
	AIAN ³	348	98.0	7	2.0	0	0	355	100
	Asian	1,094	98.8	12	1.1	1	0.09	1,107	100
	NHPI ⁴	231	99.6	1	0.43	0	0	232	100
	Two or more	2,136	98.3	36	1.7	0	0	2,172	100
	Unknown	660	98.2	12	1.8	0	0	672	100
	TOTAL	25,457	98.5	386	1.5	8	0.03	25,851	100
	Hispanic	2,535	98.8	29	1.1	1	0.04	2,565	100
	Not Hispanic	21,053	98.4	327	1.5	6	0.03	21,386	100
	Unknown	1,869	98.4	30	1.6	1	0.05	1,900	100
	TOTAL	25,457	98.5	386	1.5	8	0.03	25,851	100

	MARINE CORPS
	White	19,092	98.2	343	1.8	4	0.02	19,439	100
	Black	2,440	99.3	18	0.73	0	0	2,458	100
	AIAN ³	162	98.8	2	1.2	0	0	164	100
	Asian	634	99.5	3	0.47	0	0	637	100
	NHPI ⁴	145	100	0	0	0	0	145	100
	Two or more	316	99.1	3	0.94	0	0	319	100
	Unknown	25	100	0	0	0	0	25	100
	TOTAL	22,814	98.4	369	1.6	4	0.02	23,187	100
	Hispanic	5,290	99.3	36	0.68	1	0.02	5,327	100
	Not Hispanic	17,473	98.1	332	1.9	3	0.02	17,808	100
	Unknown	51	98.1	1	1.9	0	0	52	100
	TOTAL	22,814	98.4	369	1.6	4	0.02	23,187	100

	AIR FORCE
	White	14,803	99.4	80	0.54	6	0.04	14,889	100
	Black	2,944	99.6	9	0.30	2	0.07	2,955	100
	AIAN ³	128	99.2	1	0.78	0	0	129	100
	Asian	769	99.4	5	0.65	0	0	774	100
	NHPI ⁴	147	98.7	2	1.3	0	0	149	100
	Two or more	433	99.5	2	0.46	0	0	435	100
	Unknown	19	100	0	0	0	0	19	100
	TOTAL	19,243	99.4	99	0.51	8	0.04	19,350	100
	Hispanic	2,872	99.5	14	0.48	1	0.03	2,887	100
	Not Hispanic	16,322	99.4	85	0.52	7	0.04	16,414	100
	Unknown	49	100	0	0	0	0	49	100
	TOTAL	19,243	99.4	99	0.51	8	0.04	19,350	100

	TOTAL DoD
	White	81,004	96.3	3,134	3.7	19	0.02	84,157	100
	Black	19,454	97.4	517	2.6	5	0.03	19,976	100
	AIAN ³	923	96.4	34	3.6	0	0	957	100
	Asian	4,940	98.2	88	1.7	2	0.04	5,030	100
	NHPI ⁴	590	99.0	6	1.0	0	0	596	100
	Two or more	3,043	98.3	54	1.7	0	0	3,097	100
	Unknown	763	97.9	16	2.1	0	0	779	100
	TOTAL	110,717	96.6	3,849	3.4	26	0.02	114,592	100
	Hispanic	17,473	97.4	458	2.6	3	0.02	17,934	100
	Not Hispanic	91,203	96.4	3,356	3.5	22	0.02	94,581	100
	Unknown	2,041	98.3	35	1.7	1	0.05	2,077	100
	TOTAL	110,717	96.6	3,849	3.4	26	0.02	114,592	100

	CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
	White	9,440,606	83.8	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	1,826,105	16.2	11,266,710	100
	Black	1,786,990	79.5	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	461,467	20.5	2,248,457	100
	AIAN ³	143,281	73.6	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	51,306	26.4	194,587	100
	Asian	746,291	90.1	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	82,239	9.9	828,529	100
	NHPI ⁴	55,221	79.5	³	⁽⁵⁾	14,217	20.5	69,438	100
	Two or more	396,050	81.7	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	88,585	18.3	484,635	100
	Unknown	0	-----	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	0	-----	0	-----
	TOTAL	12,568,438	83.3	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	2,523,918	16.7	15,092,356	100
	Hispanic	2,457,002	75.1	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	812,723	24.9	3,269,725	100
	Not Hispanic	10,111,436	85.5	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	1,711,195	14.5	11,822,631	100
	TOTAL	12,568,438	83.3	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	2,523,918	16.7	15,092,356	100


		EDUCATION TIER¹
	GENDER and	TIER 1		TIER 2		TIER 3		TOTAL
	RACE/ETHNICITY²	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Female

	ARMY
	White	4,622	96.0	191	4.0	2	0.04	4,815	100
	Black	3,320	98.3	56	1.7	0	0	3,376	100
	AIAN ³	95	97.9	2	2.1	0	0	97	100
	Asian	586	98.8	7	1.2	0	0	593	100
	NHPI ⁴	18	94.7	1	5.3	0	0	19	100
	Two or more	45	93.8	3	6.3	0	0	48	100
	Unknown	5	100	0	0	0	0	5	100
	TOTAL	8,691	97.1	260	2.9	2	0.02	8,953	100
	Hispanic	1,397	98.3	24	1.7	0	0	1,421	100
	Not Hispanic	7,285	96.8	236	3.1	2	0.03	7,523	100
	Unknown	9	100	0	0	0	0	9	100
	TOTAL	8,691	97.1	260	2.9	2	0.02	8,953	100

	NAVY
	White	4,207	98.3	70	1.6	1	0.02	4,278	100
	Black	1,994	99.3	13	0.65	1	0.05	2,008	100
	AIAN ³	145	99.3	1	0.68	0	0	146	100
	Asian	317	98.1	6	1.9	0	0	323	100
	NHPI ⁴	72	100	0	0	0	0	72	100
	Two or more	766	98.8	9	1.2	0	0	775	100
	Unknown	180	97.8	4	2.2	0	0	184	100
	TOTAL	7,681	98.7	103	1.3	2	0.03	7,786	100
	Hispanic	920	99.0	9	0.97	0	0	929	100
	Not Hispanic	6,125	98.6	85	1.4	1	0.02	6,211	100
	Unknown	636	98.5	9	1.4	1	0.15	646	100
	TOTAL	7,681	98.7	103	1.3	2	0.03	7,786	100

	MARINE CORPS
	White	2,113	97.6	52	2.4	1	0.05	2,166	100
	Black	423	99.5	2	0.47	0	0	425	100
	AIAN ³	38	100	0	0	0	0	38	100
	Asian	75	100	0	0	0	0	75	100
	NHPI ⁴	30	100	0	0	0	0	30	100
	Two or more	52	98.1	1	1.9	0	0	53	100
	Unknown	0	-----	0	-----	0	-----	0	-----
	TOTAL	2,731	98.0	55	2.0	1	0.04	2,787	100
	Hispanic	824	99.5	4	0.48	0	0	828	100
	Not Hispanic	1,900	97.3	51	2.6	1	0.05	1,952	100
	Unknown	7	100	0	0	0	0	7	100
	TOTAL	2,731	98.0	55	2.0	1	0.04	2,787	100

	AIR FORCE
	White	3,375	99.7	8	0.24	1	0.03	3,384	100
	Black	1,024	99.5	5	0.49	0	0	1,029	100
	AIAN ³	49	100	0	0	0	0	49	100
	Asian	163	98.2	2	1.2	1	0.60	166	100
	NHPI ⁴	51	100	0	0	0	0	51	100
	Two or more	105	100	0	0	0	0	105	100
	Unknown	0	-----	0	-----	0	-----	0	-----
	TOTAL	4,767	99.6	15	0.31	2	0.04	4,784	100
	Hispanic	863	99.8	1	0.12	1	0.12	865	100
	Not Hispanic	3,893	99.6	14	0.36	1	0.03	3,908	100
	Unknown	11	100	0	0	0	0	11	100
	TOTAL	4,767	99.6	15	0.31	2	0.04	4,784	100

	TOTAL DoD
	White	14,317	97.8	321	2.2	5	0.03	14,643	100
	Black	6,761	98.9	76	1.1	1	0.01	6,838	100
	AIAN ³	327	99.1	3	0.91	0	0	330	100
	Asian	1,141	98.6	15	1.3	1	0.09	1,157	100
	NHPI ⁴	171	99.4	1	0.58	0	0	172	100
	Two or more	968	98.7	13	1.3	0	0	981	100
	Unknown	185	97.9	4	2.1	0	0	189	100
	TOTAL	23,870	98.2	433	1.8	7	0.03	24,310	100
	Hispanic	4,004	99.0	38	0.94	1	0.02	4,043	100
	Not Hispanic	19,203	98.0	386	2.0	5	0.03	19,594	100
	Unknown	663	98.5	9	1.3	1	0.15	673	100
	TOTAL	23,870	98.2	433	1.8	7	0.03	24,310	100

	CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
	White	9,510,256	87.3	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	1,383,505	12.7	10,893,760	100
	Black	2,007,113	83.5	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	397,658	16.5	2,404,771	100
	AIAN ³	156,947	81.9	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	34,683	18.1	191,629	100
	Asian	722,147	89.4	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	85,428	10.6	807,575	100
	NHPI ⁴	65,765	87.0	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	9,838	13.0	75,603	100
	Two or more	443,905	88.3	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	58,846	11.7	502,751	100
	Unknown	0	-----	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	0	-----	0	-----
	TOTAL	12,906,133	86.8	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	1,969,956	13.2	14,876,089	100
	Hispanic	2,501,776	80.7	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	598,875	19.3	3,100,651	100
	Not Hispanic	10,404,357	88.4	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	1,371,082	11.6	11,775,438	100
	TOTAL	12,906,133	86.8	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	1,969,956	13.2	14,876,089	100

	1. Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma. Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the General
	Educational Development certificate (GED). Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates.
	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
	5. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2.
	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 2013-September 2014 average. Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).