Table B-47.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY15: by Gender, Census Region, Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group

 
CENSUS REGION DoD 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
NORTHEAST REGION 15,209 12.9 3,120 12.0 18,329 12.8 18.1 18.0 18.1
   New England Division 4,085 3.5 740 2.9 4,825 3.4 4.6 4.6 4.6
      Maine 501 0.43 96 0.37 597 0.42 0.32 0.35 0.34
      New Hampshire 532 0.45 88 0.34 620 0.43 0.40 0.40 0.40
      Vermont 143 0.12 28 0.11 171 0.12 0.19 0.16 0.17
      Massachusetts 1,614 1.4 274 1.1 1,888 1.3 2.2 2.3 2.3
      Rhode Island 239 0.20 56 0.22 295 0.21 0.39 0.33 0.36
      Connecticut 1,056 0.90 198 0.76 1,254 0.87 1.1 1.1 1.1
   Middle Atlantic Division 11,124 9.5 2,380 9.2 13,504 9.4 13.5 13.4 13.4
      New York 5,063 4.3 1,172 4.5 6,235 4.3 6.6 6.5 6.6
      New Jersey 2,235 1.9 468 1.8 2,703 1.9 2.8 2.7 2.7
      Pennsylvania 3,826 3.3 740 2.9 4,566 3.2 4.1 4.2 4.1
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 22,907 19.5 4,284 16.5 27,191 18.9 20.3 21.2 20.8
   East North Central Division 15,909 13.5 2,979 11.5 18,888 13.2 14.3 14.8 14.6
      Ohio 4,404 3.7 839 3.2 5,243 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.4
      Indiana 2,375 2.0 404 1.6 2,779 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0
      Illinois 4,149 3.5 817 3.2 4,966 3.5 4.2 4.3 4.3
      Michigan 3,269 2.8 608 2.3 3,877 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.1
      Wisconsin 1,712 1.5 311 1.2 2,023 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.8
   West North Central Division 6,998 5.9 1,305 5.0 8,303 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.2
      Minnesota 1,422 1.2 251 0.97 1,673 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.5
      Iowa 962 0.82 177 0.68 1,139 0.79 0.96 0.93 0.94
      Missouri 2,466 2.1 448 1.7 2,914 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7
      North Dakota 163 0.14 24 0.09 187 0.13 0.27 0.24 0.26
      South Dakota 272 0.23 68 0.26 340 0.24 0.27 0.23 0.25
      Nebraska 680 0.58 133 0.51 813 0.57 0.64 0.64 0.64
      Kansas 1,033 0.88 204 0.79 1,237 0.86 0.89 0.88 0.89
CENSUS REGION DoD   18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
SOUTH REGION 51,359 43.6 12,239 47.3 63,598 44.3 36.7 37.1 36.9
   South Atlantic Division 27,820 23.6 7,024 27.1 34,844 24.3 18.3 18.4 18.3
      Delaware 330 0.28 74 0.29 404 0.28 0.24 0.26 0.25
      Maryland 2,243 1.9 511 2.0 2,754 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.8
      District of Columbia 66 0.06 18 0.07 84 0.06 0.20 0.25 0.23
      Virginia 3,651 3.1 931 3.6 4,582 3.2 2.4 2.4 2.4
      West Virginia 634 0.54 82 0.32 716 0.50 0.61 0.52 0.57
      North Carolina 4,436 3.8 1,023 3.9 5,459 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.3
      South Carolina 2,279 1.9 642 2.5 2,921 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.4
      Georgia 5,071 4.3 1,480 5.7 6,551 4.6 3.0 3.0 3.0
      Florida 9,110 7.7 2,263 8.7 11,373 7.9 5.3 5.4 5.4
   East South Central Division 7,401 6.3 1,588 6.1 8,989 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.0
      Kentucky 1,412 1.2 256 0.99 1,668 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4
      Tennessee 2,655 2.3 514 2.0 3,169 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0
      Alabama 2,253 1.9 540 2.1 2,793 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6
      Mississippi 1,081 0.92 278 1.1 1,359 0.95 0.94 1.1 1.0
   West South Central Division 16,138 13.7 3,627 14.0 19,765 13.8 12.5 12.6 12.6
      Arkansas 1,184 1.0 237 0.92 1,421 0.99 0.87 0.78 0.83
      Louisiana 1,443 1.2 359 1.4 1,802 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.6
      Oklahoma 1,596 1.4 338 1.3 1,934 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2
      Texas 11,915 10.1 2,693 10.4 14,608 10.2 8.9 9.0 9.0
 
CENSUS REGION DoD 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
WEST REGION 28,213 24.0 6,258 24.2 34,471 24.0 24.9 23.7 24.3
   Mountain Division 9,157 7.8 2,174 8.4 11,331 7.9 7.1 6.9 7.0
      Montana 366 0.31 81 0.31 447 0.31 0.32 0.34 0.33
      Idaho 704 0.60 169 0.65 873 0.61 0.53 0.56 0.54
      Wyoming 223 0.19 43 0.17 266 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.17
      Colorado 2,058 1.7 503 1.9 2,561 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4
      New Mexico 790 0.67 209 0.81 999 0.70 0.66 0.64 0.65
      Arizona 2,988 2.5 723 2.8 3,711 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.0
      Utah 825 0.70 153 0.59 978 0.68 1.1 0.99 1.0
      Nevada 1,203 1.0 293 1.1 1,496 1.0 0.89 0.76 0.82
   Pacific Division 19,056 16.2 4,084 15.8 23,140 16.1 17.8 16.8 17.3
      Washington 2,724 2.3 617 2.4 3,341 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.0
      Oregon 1,509 1.3 284 1.1 1,793 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2
      California 13,889 11.8 2,929 11.3 16,818 11.7 14.0 13.0 13.5
      Alaska 324 0.28 89 0.34 413 0.29 0.25 0.24 0.24
      Hawaii 610 0.52 165 0.64 775 0.54 0.44 0.49 0.47
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 117,688 100   25,901 100   143,589 100   100 100 100
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,419 1.2 262 1.0 1,681 1.2
TOTAL 119,107     26,163     145,270          
   
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).