Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY16: 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 Accessions1   Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds2 Ratio3 High-Quality Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
NORTHEAST REGION 19,149 12.80 5,251,055 17.74 0.72 72.23 63.1
   New England Division 4,946 3.30 1,298,860 4.39 0.75 74.06 64.6
      Maine 562 0.38 91,486 0.31 1.21 72.78 65.4
      New Hampshire 624 0.42 113,250 0.38 1.09 78.04 65.8
      Vermont 184 0.12 54,724 0.18 0.66 79.35 66.7
      Massachusetts 1,913 1.28 645,039 2.18 0.59 75.33 65.8
      Rhode Island 316 0.21 97,480 0.33 0.64 71.84 62.9
      Connecticut 1,347 0.90 296,880 1.00 0.90 70.75 62.1
   Middle Atlantic Division 14,203 9.49 3,952,195 13.35 0.71 71.59 62.6
      New York 6,378 4.26 1,937,085 6.55 0.65 69.57 61.6
      New Jersey 2,901 1.94 790,977 2.67 0.73 72.63 62.8
      Pennsylvania 4,924 3.29 1,224,133 4.14 0.80 73.60 63.9
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 27,426 18.33 6,121,721 20.69 0.89 72.69 63.5
   East North Central Division 19,384 12.95 4,327,620 14.62 0.89 72.24 63.1
      Ohio 5,368 3.59 1,044,912 3.53 1.02 72.35 62.6
      Indiana 2,922 1.95 592,841 2.00 0.97 74.91 64.5
      Illinois 5,261 3.52 1,205,881 4.07 0.86 70.48 62.3
      Michigan 3,800 2.54 946,395 3.20 0.79 71.84 63.7
      Wisconsin 2,033 1.36 537,592 1.82 0.75 73.39 63.8
   West North Central Division 8,042 5.37 1,794,100 6.06 0.89 73.78 64.3
      Minnesota 1,609 1.08 428,028 1.45 0.74 76.94 66.6
      Iowa 996 0.67 283,854 0.96 0.69 73.80 65.0
      Missouri 2,948 1.97 506,901 1.71 1.15 71.17 62.4
      North Dakota 203 0.14 81,591 0.28 0.49 75.86 67.7
      South Dakota 318 0.21 76,082 0.26 0.83 72.96 63.0
      Nebraska 766 0.51 169,862 0.57 0.89 72.45 63.6
      Kansas 1,202 0.80 247,782 0.84 0.96 76.62 65.8
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-Quality Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
SOUTH REGION 66,673 44.55 10,971,372 37.07 1.20 68.90 61.4
   South Atlantic Division 35,756 23.89 5,540,447 18.72 1.28 68.58 61.4
      Delaware 372 0.25 77,729 0.26 0.95 74.19 63.8
      Maryland 2,841 1.90 523,501 1.77 1.07 69.90 62.3
      District of Columbia 99 0.07 68,300 0.23 0.29 66.67 63.3
      Virginia 4,900 3.27 723,246 2.44 1.34 72.14 63.4
      West Virginia 767 0.51 157,243 0.53 0.96 66.62 59.5
      North Carolina 5,453 3.64 918,217 3.10 1.17 66.40 60.9
      South Carolina 3,014 2.01 401,805 1.36 1.48 62.24 58.8
      Georgia 6,758 4.52 962,220 3.25 1.39 64.80 59.4
      Florida 11,552 7.72 1,708,184 5.77 1.34 71.61 62.6
   East South Central Division 9,332 6.24 1,691,891 5.72 1.09 66.70 60.3
      Kentucky 1,750 1.17 368,844 1.25 0.94 69.26 61.1
      Tennessee 3,239 2.16 575,441 1.94 1.11 67.83 61.4
      Alabama 2,915 1.95 460,775 1.56 1.25 65.59 59.3
      Mississippi 1,428 0.95 286,832 0.97 0.98 63.24 58.7
   West South Central Division 21,585 14.42 3,739,034 12.63 1.14 70.37 61.8
      Arkansas 1,370 0.92 253,054 0.86 1.07 66.86 60.6
      Louisiana 2,099 1.40 455,491 1.54 0.91 65.32 60.2
      Oklahoma 1,977 1.32 339,904 1.15 1.15 70.51 62.0
      Texas 16,139 10.78 2,690,584 9.09 1.19 71.31 62.1
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-Quality Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
WEST REGION 36,408 24.33 7,250,508 24.50 0.99 74.38 64.2
   Mountain Division 12,052 8.05 2,150,485 7.27 1.11 74.91 64.8
      Montana 454 0.30 94,603 0.32 0.95 77.53 66.9
      Idaho 876 0.59 147,821 0.50 1.17 77.85 67.8
      Wyoming 278 0.19 52,349 0.18 1.05 73.74 65.0
      Colorado 2,774 1.85 450,614 1.52 1.22 74.48 66.0
      New Mexico 1,058 0.71 198,400 0.67 1.05 70.70 61.0
      Arizona 3,947 2.64 637,111 2.15 1.23 75.70 64.6
      Utah 1,051 0.70 309,961 1.05 0.67 74.31 64.4
      Nevada 1,614 1.08 259,625 0.88 1.23 74.72 63.8
   Pacific Division 24,356 16.27 5,100,024 17.23 0.94 74.11 63.9
      Washington 3,347 2.24 630,380 2.13 1.05 76.40 66.5
      Oregon 1,928 1.29 354,707 1.20 1.07 75.41 65.7
      California 17,729 11.85 3,929,081 13.28 0.89 73.81 63.3
      Alaska 460 0.31 68,813 0.23 1.32 75.00 66.4
      Hawaii 892 0.60 117,044 0.40 1.51 68.39 61.1
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 149,656 100   29,594,656 100   1.00   71.35   62.7
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,734 1.15 43.83 48.6
TOTAL 151,390     29,594,656         71.04   62.6
   
1. "Area's contribution, all NPS accessions" is the number of accessions from that area; the percentage is the proportion of each area among all NPS accessions.
2. "Area's contribution, all civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds" is the number of civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds from that area; the percentage is the proportion of each area among all civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds.
3. The representation ratio is the area's percentage of NPS accessions divided by the area's percentage of civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds.
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 2015-September 2016 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).