Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY14: 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 18,135 13.2 5,432,156 18.1 0.73 74.4 64.1
   New England Division 4,727 3.4 1,434,339 4.8 0.72 76.3 65.6
      Maine 596 0.43 120,136 0.40 1.08 71.8 64.4
      New Hampshire 566 0.41 124,461 0.42 0.99 80.7 68.7
      Vermont 208 0.15 53,187 0.18 0.85 81.7 69.6
      Massachusetts 1,928 1.4 684,480 2.3 0.61 75.6 65.2
      Rhode Island 303 0.22 106,258 0.35 0.62 77.6 65.0
      Connecticut 1,126 0.82 345,817 1.2 0.71 76.2 64.8
   Middle Atlantic Division 13,408 9.7 3,997,817 13.3 0.73 73.7 63.6
      New York 6,347 4.6 1,962,502 6.5 0.70 71.4 62.4
      New Jersey 2,579 1.9 854,032 2.8 0.66 74.9 63.6
      Pennsylvania 4,482 3.3 1,181,283 3.9 0.83 76.2 65.3
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 26,448 19.2 6,264,808 20.9 0.92 74.2 64.2
   East North Central Division 18,625 13.5 4,300,770 14.4 0.94 73.7 63.8
      Ohio 5,063 3.7 1,044,624 3.5 1.06 72.9 63.2
      Indiana 2,962 2.2 581,298 1.9 1.11 73.8 64.0
      Illinois 4,796 3.5 1,257,332 4.2 0.83 73.1 63.4
      Michigan 3,757 2.7 914,740 3.1 0.89 74.4 64.0
      Wisconsin 2,047 1.5 502,775 1.7 0.89 75.4 65.8
   West North Central Division 7,823 5.7 1,964,038 6.6 0.87 75.4 65.2
      Minnesota 1,553 1.1 514,201 1.7 0.66 78.9 67.9
      Iowa 1,109 0.81 304,693 1.0 0.79 75.3 65.2
      Missouri 2,755 2.0 513,127 1.7 1.17 73.3 63.7
      North Dakota 158 0.11 75,425 0.25 0.46 79.1 67.0
      South Dakota 321 0.23 79,069 0.26 0.88 73.5 64.8
      Nebraska 779 0.57 177,364 0.59 0.96 75.0 64.3
      Kansas 1,148 0.83 300,159 1.0 0.83 76.2 65.9
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
SOUTH REGION 60,218 43.8 10,892,370 36.3 1.20 72.0 62.6
   South Atlantic Division 32,972 24.0 5,407,593 18.0 1.33 72.4 62.7
      Delaware 357 0.26 92,358 0.31 0.84 70.6 62.5
      Maryland 2,492 1.8 554,387 1.8 0.98 75.2 64.0
      District of Columbia 69 0.05 66,720 0.22 0.23 79.7 62.8
      Virginia 4,510 3.3 708,259 2.4 1.39 72.2 63.5
      West Virginia 675 0.49 162,125 0.54 0.91 68.7 61.3
      North Carolina 5,120 3.7 898,617 3.0 1.24 72.8 62.7
      South Carolina 2,703 2.0 459,936 1.5 1.28 69.6 61.5
      Georgia 6,248 4.5 885,680 3.0 1.54 68.2 60.3
      Florida 10,798 7.9 1,579,510 5.3 1.49 75.1 64.0
   East South Central Division 8,797 6.4 1,736,941 5.8 1.10 67.3 60.9
      Kentucky 1,649 1.2 432,910 1.4 0.83 71.0 62.5
      Tennessee 3,138 2.3 569,953 1.9 1.20 69.2 62.2
      Alabama 2,636 1.9 445,362 1.5 1.29 63.9 59.6
      Mississippi 1,374 1.0 288,716 0.96 1.04 65.1 58.5
   West South Central Division 18,449 13.4 3,747,836 12.5 1.07 73.5 63.1
      Arkansas 1,312 0.95 281,438 0.94 1.02 71.5 62.4
      Louisiana 1,778 1.3 480,638 1.6 0.81 66.1 60.1
      Oklahoma 1,791 1.3 366,848 1.2 1.06 72.0 63.6
      Texas 13,568 9.9 2,618,912 8.7 1.13 74.8 63.5
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 32,734 23.8 7,379,111 24.6 0.97 76.1 65.2
   Mountain Division 10,542 7.7 2,168,668 7.2 1.06 77.0 65.7
      Montana 433 0.31 89,783 0.30 1.05 74.4 65.8
      Idaho 797 0.58 150,614 0.50 1.15 80.7 68.6
      Wyoming 246 0.18 49,336 0.16 1.09 69.9 63.5
      Colorado 2,407 1.8 476,925 1.6 1.10 76.4 66.5
      New Mexico 893 0.65 190,406 0.64 1.02 74.0 63.8
      Arizona 3,658 2.7 661,510 2.2 1.20 78.2 65.1
      Utah 854 0.62 289,965 0.97 0.64 78.9 68.0
      Nevada 1,254 0.91 260,130 0.87 1.05 75.6 64.2
   Pacific Division 22,192 16.1 5,210,443 17.4 0.93 75.7 65.0
      Washington 3,148 2.3 615,510 2.1 1.11 79.4 67.5
      Oregon 1,811 1.3 335,976 1.1 1.17 77.6 67.4
      California 16,108 11.7 4,048,285 13.5 0.87 75.2 64.3
      Alaska 427 0.31 73,708 0.25 1.26 77.3 67.8
      Hawaii 698 0.51 136,963 0.46 1.11 65.2 60.5
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 137,535 100   29,968,446 100   1.00   73.7   63.7
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,367 0.98 49.5 51.5
TOTAL 138,902     29,968,446         73.5   63.6
   
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).