Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY17: 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 19,516 12.37 5,014,150 17.12 0.72 70.44 62.4
   New England Division 4,989 3.16 1,290,796 4.41 0.72 73.40 64.3
      Maine 566 0.36 106,426 0.36 0.99 74.91 65.5
      New Hampshire 618 0.39 113,342 0.39 1.01 77.83 66.4
      Vermont 176 0.11 58,981 0.20 0.55 71.02 64.2
      Massachusetts 1,993 1.26 624,341 2.13 0.59 74.46 65.4
      Rhode Island 299 0.19 90,580 0.31 0.61 71.57 62.2
      Connecticut 1,337 0.85 297,126 1.01 0.84 69.86 61.5
   Middle Atlantic Division 14,527 9.21 3,723,354 12.71 0.72 69.43 61.7
      New York 6,690 4.24 1,799,758 6.14 0.69 66.94 60.7
      New Jersey 2,932 1.86 813,762 2.78 0.67 68.89 60.8
      Pennsylvania 4,905 3.11 1,109,834 3.79 0.82 73.15 63.7
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 28,232 17.90 6,199,894 21.17 0.85 72.69 63.7
   East North Central Division 20,055 12.71 4,307,607 14.71 0.86 72.27 63.5
      Ohio 5,715 3.62 1,083,741 3.70 0.98 72.04 63.2
      Indiana 3,030 1.92 659,022 2.25 0.85 73.76 64.3
      Illinois 5,387 3.41 1,190,705 4.07 0.84 69.65 62.7
      Michigan 3,816 2.42 851,977 2.91 0.83 73.66 64.1
      Wisconsin 2,107 1.34 522,161 1.78 0.75 74.89 64.5
   West North Central Division 8,177 5.18 1,892,287 6.46 0.80 73.72 64.2
      Minnesota 1,601 1.01 468,872 1.60 0.63 77.39 66.6
      Iowa 998 0.63 289,193 0.99 0.64 72.95 63.4
      Missouri 2,905 1.84 523,138 1.79 1.03 71.46 62.5
      North Dakota 189 0.12 72,089 0.25 0.49 77.78 69.0
      South Dakota 310 0.20 88,271 0.30 0.65 77.74 65.4
      Nebraska 822 0.52 180,822 0.62 0.84 72.63 62.9
      Kansas 1,352 0.86 269,903 0.92 0.93 73.96 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-Quality Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
SOUTH REGION 70,637 44.78 10,859,407 37.08 1.21 68.11 61.2
   South Atlantic Division 37,098 23.52 5,471,267 18.68 1.26 68.42 61.4
      Delaware 389 0.25 82,414 0.28 0.88 69.41 60.2
      Maryland 2,766 1.75 496,509 1.70 1.03 68.15 61.4
      District of Columbia 80 0.05 63,780 0.22 0.23 60.00 60.7
      Virginia 4,746 3.01 755,328 2.58 1.17 71.53 63.1
      West Virginia 792 0.50 158,238 0.54 0.93 66.29 59.9
      North Carolina 6,084 3.86 929,048 3.17 1.22 66.85 60.5
      South Carolina 3,191 2.02 387,583 1.32 1.53 62.49 59.7
      Georgia 6,654 4.22 942,786 3.22 1.31 64.91 59.2
      Florida 12,396 7.86 1,655,581 5.65 1.39 71.64 62.9
   East South Central Division 9,821 6.23 1,679,218 5.73 1.09 65.83 59.9
      Kentucky 1,921 1.22 381,563 1.30 0.93 67.99 60.4
      Tennessee 3,401 2.16 563,894 1.93 1.12 67.30 60.8
      Alabama 3,077 1.95 465,288 1.59 1.23 64.06 59.3
      Mississippi 1,422 0.90 268,473 0.92 0.98 63.22 58.3
   West South Central Division 23,718 15.03 3,708,922 12.66 1.19 68.57 61.4
      Arkansas 1,457 0.92 263,852 0.90 1.03 65.13 60.6
      Louisiana 2,310 1.46 435,565 1.49 0.98 64.98 59.4
      Oklahoma 2,140 1.36 331,638 1.13 1.20 69.63 62.2
      Texas 17,811 11.29 2,677,867 9.14 1.23 69.19 61.6
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 39,369 24.96 7,214,940 24.63 1.01 71.67 63.3
   Mountain Division 12,871 8.16 2,233,154 7.62 1.07 72.74 64.2
      Montana 455 0.29 85,932 0.29 0.98 76.26 66.6
      Idaho 972 0.62 154,497 0.53 1.17 76.34 66.9
      Wyoming 283 0.18 50,691 0.17 1.04 68.20 63.6
      Colorado 3,070 1.95 459,886 1.57 1.24 74.50 65.6
      New Mexico 1,201 0.76 204,967 0.70 1.09 64.86 60.2
      Arizona 4,072 2.58 678,126 2.32 1.11 73.13 63.6
      Utah 1,132 0.72 342,043 1.17 0.61 73.50 65.3
      Nevada 1,686 1.07 257,013 0.88 1.22 71.41 62.8
   Pacific Division 26,498 16.80 4,981,786 17.01 0.99 71.15 62.8
      Washington 3,372 2.14 673,669 2.30 0.93 73.78 65.5
      Oregon 1,992 1.26 327,953 1.12 1.13 73.19 65.9
      California 19,698 12.49 3,797,205 12.96 0.96 70.90 62.2
      Alaska 492 0.31 64,842 0.22 1.41 71.14 64.1
      Hawaii 944 0.60 118,116 0.40 1.48 62.82 58.7
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 157,754 100   29,288,391 100   1.00   70.11   62.3
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,829 1.15 49.70 63.6
TOTAL 159,583     29,288,391         69.87   62.2
   
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 2016-September 2017 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).