Table B-44.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions, FY15: by Population Density, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
                                   
Urban1 Second City Suburban Town Town/Rural Rural Unknown TOTAL
RACE/ETHNICITY # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
White 4,660 58.5 7,662 62.1 7,308 63.7 3,458 73.6 10,961 78.0 4,040 81.4 177 64.4 38,266 68.6
Black 2,125 26.7 3,801 30.8 3,300 28.8 1,074 22.9 2,554 18.2 812 16.4 55 20.0 13,721 24.6
AIAN 2 49 0.62 73 0.59 57 0.50 38 0.81 194 1.4 57 1.1 30 10.9 498 0.89
Asian 1,101 13.8 736 6.0 755 6.6 106 2.3 308 2.2 34 0.69 10 3.6 3,050 5.5
NHPI 3 10 0.13 8 0.06 9 0.08 5 0.11 11 0.08 1 0.02 0 0 44 0.08
Two or more 15 0.19 45 0.36 37 0.32 17 0.36 29 0.21 16 0.32 2 0.73 161 0.29
Unknown 3 0.04 8 0.06 6 0.05 2 0.04 2 0.01 2 0.04 1 0.36   24 0.04
   TOTAL 7,963 100 12,333 100 11,472 100 4,700 100 14,059 100 4,962 100 275 100 55,764 100
Hispanic 2,641 33.2 2,205 17.9 1,975 17.2 598 12.7 1,089 7.7 309 6.2 32 11.6 8,849 15.9
Not Hispanic 5,320 66.8 10,125 82.1 9,496 82.8 4,101 87.3 12,967 92.2 4,650 93.7 243 88.4 46,902 84.1
Unknown 2 0.03 3 0.02 1 0.01 1 0.02 3 0.02 3 0.06 0 0   13 0.02
   TOTAL 7,963 100 12,333 100 11,472 100 4,700 100 14,059 100 4,962 100 275 100 55,764 100
NAVY
White 2,455 47.9 4,424 59.4 4,955 62.6 1,873 69.7 6,567 76.4 2,176 80.9 114 56.7 22,564 65.1
Black 1,413 27.6 1,876 25.2 1,755 22.2 480 17.9 969 11.3 245 9.1 47 23.4 6,785 19.6
AIAN 2 43 0.84 91 1.2 74 0.94 37 1.4 146 1.7 41 1.5 8 4.0 440 1.3
Asian 664 13.0 324 4.4 407 5.1 49 1.8 163 1.9 24 0.89 16 8.0 1,647 4.8
NHPI 3 85 1.7 84 1.1 77 0.97 26 0.97 53 0.62 9 0.33 0 0 334 0.96
Two or more 213 4.2 444 6.0 418 5.3 158 5.9 505 5.9 145 5.4 10 5.0 1,893 5.5
Unknown 251 4.9 204 2.7 228 2.9 66 2.5 196 2.3 50 1.9 6 3.0   1,001 2.9
   TOTAL 5,124 100 7,447 100 7,914 100 2,689 100 8,599 100 2,690 100 201 100 34,664 100
Hispanic 872 17.0 933 12.5 943 11.9 248 9.2 574 6.7 152 5.7 30 14.9 3,752 10.8
Not Hispanic 3,517 68.6 6,171 82.9 6,545 82.7 2,337 86.9 7,804 90.8 2,483 92.3 162 80.6 29,019 83.7
Unknown 735 14.3 343 4.6 426 5.4 104 3.9 221 2.6 55 2.0 9 4.5   1,893 5.5
   TOTAL 5,124 100 7,447 100 7,914 100 2,689 100 8,599 100 2,690 100 201 100 34,664 100
MARINE CORPS
White 3,063 72.6 4,532 79.4 4,896 80.8 2,139 87.6 6,983 89.3 2,596 91.2 105 78.9 24,314 83.2
Black 711 16.9 818 14.3 789 13.0 211 8.6 503 6.4 155 5.4 18 13.5 3,205 11.0
AIAN 2 16 0.38 50 0.88 26 0.43 23 0.94 107 1.4 38 1.3 7 5.3 267 0.91
Asian 312 7.4 169 3.0 204 3.4 27 1.1 78 1.0 13 0.46 1 0.75 804 2.8
NHPI 3 59 1.4 47 0.82 41 0.68 9 0.37 38 0.49 9 0.32 0 0 203 0.69
Two or more 49 1.2 87 1.5 95 1.6 31 1.3 106 1.4 35 1.2 1 0.75 404 1.4
Unknown 7 0.17 5 0.09 8 0.13 3 0.12 4 0.05 2 0.07 1 0.75   30 0.10
   TOTAL 4,217 100 5,708 100 6,059 100 2,443 100 7,819 100 2,848 100 133 100 29,227 100
Hispanic 2,223 52.7 1,695 29.7 1,572 25.9 432 17.7 861 11.0 267 9.4 31 23.3 7,081 24.2
Not Hispanic 1,984 47.0 4,010 70.3 4,479 73.9 2,006 82.1 6,953 88.9 2,577 90.5 102 76.7 22,111 75.7
Unknown 10 0.24 3 0.05 8 0.13 5 0.20 5 0.06 4 0.14 0 0   35 0.12
   TOTAL 4,217 100 5,708 100 6,059 100 2,443 100 7,819 100 2,848 100 133 100 29,227 100
AIR FORCE
White 1,461 59.9 3,418 69.5 3,514 68.2 1,655 77.1 5,770 83.3 1,966 87.9 81 71.1 17,865 74.6
Black 549 22.5 977 19.9 1,110 21.5 350 16.3 802 11.6 178 8.0 19 16.7 3,985 16.6
AIAN 2 20 0.82 50 1.0 24 0.47 25 1.2 54 0.78 18 0.81 4 3.5 195 0.81
Asian 278 11.4 273 5.5 270 5.2 55 2.6 125 1.8 24 1.1 6 5.3 1,031 4.3
NHPI 3 38 1.6 38 0.77 51 0.99 15 0.70 26 0.38 9 0.40 0 0 177 0.74
Two or more 83 3.4 157 3.2 177 3.4 44 2.0 142 2.1 40 1.8 3 2.6 646 2.7
Unknown 12 0.49 7 0.14 8 0.16 3 0.14 7 0.10 1 0.04 1 0.88   39 0.16
   TOTAL 2,441 100 4,920 100 5,154 100 2,147 100 6,926 100 2,236 100 114 100 23,938 100
Hispanic 815 33.4 904 18.4 869 16.9 258 12.0 551 8.0 142 6.4 16 14.0 3,555 14.9
Not Hispanic 1,611 66.0 4,002 81.3 4,273 82.9 1,884 87.8 6,363 91.9 2,090 93.5 98 86.0 20,321 84.9
Unknown 15 0.61 14 0.28 12 0.23 5 0.23 12 0.17 4 0.18 0 0   62 0.26
   TOTAL 2,441 100 4,920 100 5,154 100 2,147 100 6,926 100 2,236 100 114 100 23,938 100
TOTAL DoD
White 11,639 58.9 20,036 65.9 20,673 67.6 9,125 76.2 30,281 81.0 10,778 84.6 477 66.0 103,009 71.7
Black 4,798 24.3 7,472 24.6 6,954 22.7 2,115 17.7 4,828 12.9 1,390 10.9 139 19.2 27,696 19.3
AIAN 2 128 0.65 264 0.87 181 0.59 123 1.0 501 1.3 154 1.2 49 6.8 1,400 0.97
Asian 2,355 11.9 1,502 4.9 1,636 5.3 237 2.0 674 1.8 95 0.75 33 4.6 6,532 4.5
NHPI 3 192 0.97 177 0.58 178 0.58 55 0.46 128 0.34 28 0.22 0 0 758 0.53
Two or more 360 1.8 733 2.4 727 2.4 250 2.1 782 2.1 236 1.9 16 2.2 3,104 2.2
Unknown 273 1.4 224 0.74 250 0.82 74 0.62 209 0.56 55 0.43 9 1.2   1,094 0.76
   TOTAL 19,745 100 30,408 100 30,599 100 11,979 100 37,403 100 12,736 100 723 100 143,593 100
Hispanic 6,551 33.2 5,737 18.9 5,359 17.5 1,536 12.8 3,075 8.2 870 6.8 109 15.1 23,237 16.2
Not Hispanic 12,432 63.0 24,308 79.9 24,793 81.0 10,328 86.2 34,087 91.1 11,800 92.7 605 83.7 118,353 82.4
Unknown 762 3.9 363 1.2 447 1.5 115 0.96 241 0.64 66 0.52 9 1.2   2,003 1.4
   TOTAL 19,745 100 30,408 100 30,599 100 11,979 100 37,403 100 12,736 100 723 100 143,593 100
   
  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. American Indian, Alaska Native
  3. 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.