Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY15: 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 18,329 12.8 5,385,299 18.1 0.71 75.5 63.5
   New England Division 4,825 3.4 1,375,489 4.6 0.73 77.0 65.0
      Maine 597 0.42 101,057 0.34 1.23 75.2 64.4
      New Hampshire 620 0.43 118,911 0.40 1.08 82.3 67.6
      Vermont 171 0.12 51,436 0.17 0.69 81.9 66.0
      Massachusetts 1,888 1.3 672,672 2.3 0.58 77.9 65.6
      Rhode Island 295 0.21 107,997 0.36 0.57 76.9 64.1
      Connecticut 1,254 0.87 323,415 1.1 0.81 73.2 63.3
   Middle Atlantic Division 13,504 9.4 4,009,810 13.4 0.70 75.0 63.0
      New York 6,235 4.3 1,961,400 6.6 0.66 72.8 62.0
      New Jersey 2,703 1.9 813,059 2.7 0.69 74.8 62.1
      Pennsylvania 4,566 3.2 1,235,351 4.1 0.77 78.1 64.9
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 27,191 18.9 6,191,052 20.8 0.91 74.6 63.5
   East North Central Division 18,888 13.2 4,348,233 14.6 0.90 74.2 63.3
      Ohio 5,243 3.7 1,012,392 3.4 1.08 74.2 63.0
      Indiana 2,779 1.9 593,415 2.0 0.97 77.8 65.0
      Illinois 4,966 3.5 1,268,022 4.3 0.81 71.6 61.8
      Michigan 3,877 2.7 935,309 3.1 0.86 73.6 63.3
      Wisconsin 2,023 1.4 539,095 1.8 0.78 77.0 65.3
   West North Central Division 8,303 5.8 1,842,819 6.2 0.94 75.6 64.0
      Minnesota 1,673 1.2 453,446 1.5 0.77 77.8 65.7
      Iowa 1,139 0.79 281,706 0.94 0.84 75.7 64.2
      Missouri 2,914 2.0 500,820 1.7 1.21 72.7 61.8
      North Dakota 187 0.13 76,130 0.26 0.51 81.3 67.1
      South Dakota 340 0.24 75,339 0.25 0.94 78.2 65.9
      Nebraska 813 0.57 190,062 0.64 0.89 77.1 64.9
      Kansas 1,237 0.86 265,316 0.89 0.97 76.6 65.2
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 63,598 44.3 11,002,166 36.9 1.20 71.9 61.7
   South Atlantic Division 34,844 24.3 5,465,321 18.3 1.32 72.1 61.9
      Delaware 404 0.28 74,269 0.25 1.13 72.3 60.7
      Maryland 2,754 1.9 537,439 1.8 1.06 74.5 63.5
      District of Columbia 84 0.06 67,268 0.23 0.26 63.1 60.9
      Virginia 4,582 3.2 714,369 2.4 1.33 74.8 63.1
      West Virginia 716 0.50 168,676 0.57 0.88 69.8 61.1
      North Carolina 5,459 3.8 974,973 3.3 1.16 70.0 61.4
      South Carolina 2,921 2.0 422,813 1.4 1.44 67.7 60.2
      Georgia 6,551 4.6 895,482 3.0 1.52 68.3 59.4
      Florida 11,373 7.9 1,610,032 5.4 1.47 75.0 63.2
   East South Central Division 8,989 6.3 1,785,670 6.0 1.05 68.4 60.2
      Kentucky 1,668 1.2 407,976 1.4 0.85 70.8 61.4
      Tennessee 3,169 2.2 608,795 2.0 1.08 70.8 61.2
      Alabama 2,793 1.9 469,886 1.6 1.23 65.7 59.4
      Mississippi 1,359 0.95 299,013 1.0 0.94 65.4 58.3
   West South Central Division 19,765 13.8 3,751,175 12.6 1.09 73.1 62.1
      Arkansas 1,421 0.99 246,556 0.83 1.20 70.6 61.2
      Louisiana 1,802 1.3 476,378 1.6 0.79 68.3 59.4
      Oklahoma 1,934 1.3 354,022 1.2 1.14 73.5 62.7
      Texas 14,608 10.2 2,674,219 9.0 1.13 73.9 62.5
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 34,471 24.0 7,254,424 24.3 0.99 76.9 64.6
   Mountain Division 11,331 7.9 2,085,670 7.0 1.13 77.8 65.1
      Montana 447 0.31 97,132 0.33 0.96 84.6 68.7
      Idaho 873 0.61 161,626 0.54 1.12 82.7 68.3
      Wyoming 266 0.19 51,057 0.17 1.08 76.3 63.9
      Colorado 2,561 1.8 429,026 1.4 1.24 76.6 65.6
      New Mexico 999 0.70 194,167 0.65 1.07 70.2 61.5
      Arizona 3,711 2.6 602,239 2.0 1.28 78.5 64.8
      Utah 978 0.68 304,604 1.0 0.67 79.2 66.6
      Nevada 1,496 1.0 245,818 0.82 1.26 77.5 64.0
   Pacific Division 23,140 16.1 5,168,755 17.3 0.93 76.4 64.3
      Washington 3,341 2.3 583,901 2.0 1.19 79.0 67.3
      Oregon 1,793 1.2 347,041 1.2 1.07 78.8 65.9
      California 16,818 11.7 4,026,052 13.5 0.87 76.1 63.7
      Alaska 413 0.29 72,702 0.24 1.18 73.6 64.1
      Hawaii 775 0.54 139,059 0.47 1.16 67.5 60.0
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 143,589 100   29,832,941 100   1.00   74.1   63.0
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,681 1.2 43.0 48.6
TOTAL 145,270     29,832,941         73.7   62.8
   
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, 
October 2014-September 2015 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).