Table B-48.  NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY17: by Race, Census Region, Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
 
CENSUS REGION CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
   Census Division WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN1 NHPI2 TWO OR MORE TOTAL
      State # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
NORTHEAST REGION 3,768,396 75.16 744,096 14.84 18,334 0.37 354,963 7.08 8,332 0.17 120,029 2.39 5,014,150 100
   New England Division 1,061,623 82.25 108,885 8.44 6,018 0.47 72,484 5.62 1,383 0.11 40,403 3.13 1,290,796 100
      Maine 96,425 90.60 4,129 3.88 854 0.80 233 0.22 0 0 4,786 4.50 106,426 100
      New Hampshire 103,808 91.59 2,114 1.87 0 0 3,171 2.80 262 0.23 3,986 3.52 113,342 100
      Vermont 53,452 90.63 1,117 1.89 132 0.22 1,871 3.17 0 0 2,408 4.08 58,981 100
      Massachusetts 501,321 80.30 54,613 8.75 1,199 0.19 45,146 7.23 0 0 22,062 3.53 624,341 100
      Rhode Island 73,241 80.86 7,690 8.49 1,283 1.42 5,268 5.82 1,120 1.24 1,977 2.18 90,580 100
      Connecticut 233,377 78.54 39,221 13.20 2,550 0.86 16,795 5.65 0 0 5,183 1.74 297,126 100
   Middle Atlantic Division 2,706,772 72.70 635,211 17.06 12,316 0.33 282,479 7.59 6,949 0.19 79,626 2.14 3,723,354 100
      New York 1,230,943 68.39 351,563 19.53 8,792 0.49 174,161 9.68 4,134 0.23 30,164 1.68 1,799,758 100
      New Jersey 596,787 73.34 137,109 16.85 2,487 0.31 60,832 7.48 2,815 0.35 13,733 1.69 813,762 100
      Pennsylvania 879,042 79.20 146,540 13.20 1,037 0.09 47,486 4.28 0 0 35,729 3.22 1,109,834 100
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 4,878,207 78.68 807,813 13.03 72,110 1.16 221,136 3.57 10,193 0.16 210,435 3.39 6,199,894 100
   East North Central Division 3,312,046 76.89 665,168 15.44 28,265 0.66 146,869 3.41 3,250 0.08 152,009 3.53 4,307,607 100
      Ohio 850,178 78.45 155,596 14.36 5,501 0.51 18,232 1.68 0 0 54,235 5.00 1,083,741 100
      Indiana 551,450 83.68 67,710 10.27 708 0.11 12,495 1.90 2,484 0.38 24,175 3.67 659,022 100
      Illinois 861,625 72.36 235,084 19.74 11,434 0.96 49,633 4.17 766 0.06 32,164 2.70 1,190,705 100
      Michigan 633,380 74.34 160,134 18.80 5,131 0.60 30,228 3.55 0 0 23,104 2.71 851,977 100
      Wisconsin 415,413 79.56 46,644 8.93 5,492 1.05 36,282 6.95 0 0 18,332 3.51 522,161 100
   West North Central Division 1,566,162 82.77 142,644 7.54 43,845 2.32 74,266 3.92 6,943 0.37 58,426 3.09 1,892,287 100
      Minnesota 376,108 80.22 41,422 8.83 10,977 2.34 22,991 4.90 5,080 1.08 12,295 2.62 468,872 100
      Iowa 254,707 88.08 10,890 3.77 3,333 1.15 11,062 3.83 0 0 9,200 3.18 289,193 100
      Missouri 416,969 79.71 64,888 12.40 3,500 0.67 17,197 3.29 0 0 20,584 3.93 523,138 100
      North Dakota 59,447 82.46 3,545 4.92 5,594 7.76 2,006 2.78 399 0.55 1,098 1.52 72,089 100
      South Dakota 69,519 78.76 1,786 2.02 13,645 15.46 1,744 1.98 99 0.11 1,479 1.68 88,271 100
      Nebraska 161,263 89.18 7,437 4.11 4,724 2.61 5,102 2.82 0 0 2,296 1.27 180,822 100
      Kansas 228,150 84.53 12,676 4.70 2,072 0.77 14,165 5.25 1,366 0.51 11,474 4.25 269,903 100
CENSUS REGION CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
   Census Division WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN1 NHPI2 TWO OR MORE TOTAL
      State # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
SOUTH REGION 7,485,254 68.93 2,482,240 22.86 147,309 1.36 394,808 3.64 42,815 0.39 306,981 2.83 10,859,407 100
   South Atlantic Division 3,553,071 64.94 1,466,066 26.80 58,355 1.07 222,965 4.08 22,983 0.42 147,828 2.70 5,471,267 100
      Delaware 51,490 62.48 22,699 27.54 0 0 4,807 5.83 0 0 3,418 4.15 82,414 100
      Maryland 244,226 49.19 177,674 35.78 5,764 1.16 35,651 7.18 5,472 1.10 27,723 5.58 496,509 100
      District of Columbia 27,889 43.73 30,485 47.80 437 0.68 4,453 6.98 0 0 516 0.81 63,780 100
      Virginia 514,188 68.07 148,392 19.65 5,090 0.67 44,967 5.95 6,104 0.81 36,585 4.84 755,328 100
      West Virginia 144,902 91.57 6,737 4.26 211 0.13 1,696 1.07 63 0.04 4,630 2.93 158,238 100
      North Carolina 611,504 65.82 231,619 24.93 34,885 3.75 26,965 2.90 1,419 0.15 22,655 2.44 929,048 100
      South Carolina 241,144 62.22 134,824 34.79 0 0 4,552 1.17 401 0.10 6,662 1.72 387,583 100
      Georgia 520,164 55.17 349,744 37.10 1,546 0.16 56,876 6.03 1,565 0.17 12,891 1.37 942,786 100
      Florida 1,197,564 72.33 363,892 21.98 10,423 0.63 42,997 2.60 7,957 0.48 32,748 1.98 1,655,581 100
   East South Central Division 1,179,151 70.22 423,826 25.24 6,352 0.38 25,494 1.52 5,341 0.32 39,055 2.33 1,679,218 100
      Kentucky 331,279 86.82 33,046 8.66 880 0.23 6,644 1.74 1,114 0.29 8,600 2.25 381,563 100
      Tennessee 425,663 75.49 112,461 19.94 3,838 0.68 10,228 1.81 0 0 11,704 2.08 563,894 100
      Alabama 286,726 61.62 155,696 33.46 469 0.10 6,107 1.31 3,027 0.65 13,263 2.85 465,288 100
      Mississippi 135,483 50.46 122,623 45.67 1,165 0.43 2,516 0.94 1,199 0.45 5,487 2.04 268,473 100
   West South Central Division 2,753,032 74.23 592,348 15.97 82,603 2.23 146,349 3.95 14,492 0.39 120,098 3.24 3,708,922 100
      Arkansas 205,322 77.82 42,053 15.94 823 0.31 4,450 1.69 2,654 1.01 8,549 3.24 263,852 100
      Louisiana 260,642 59.84 155,727 35.75 360 0.08 9,592 2.20 1,264 0.29 7,978 1.83 435,565 100
      Oklahoma 225,746 68.07 31,183 9.40 49,412 14.90 5,666 1.71 3,135 0.95 16,495 4.97 331,638 100
      Texas 2,061,322 76.98 363,384 13.57 32,007 1.20 126,641 4.73 7,438 0.28 87,076 3.25 2,677,867 100
CENSUS REGION CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
   Census Division WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN1 NHPI2 TWO OR MORE TOTAL
      State # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
WEST REGION 5,376,164 74.51 394,564 5.47 194,279 2.69 805,079 11.16 95,945 1.33 348,910 4.84 7,214,940 100
   Mountain Division 1,853,839 83.01 105,564 4.73 88,170 3.95 83,585 3.74 20,803 0.93 81,193 3.64 2,233,154 100
      Montana 77,477 90.16 818 0.95 4,678 5.44 519 0.60 142 0.17 2,295 2.67 85,932 100
      Idaho 145,753 94.34 135 0.09 2,398 1.55 4,168 2.70 289 0.19 1,754 1.14 154,497 100
      Wyoming 45,554 89.87 959 1.89 1,918 3.78 765 1.51 102 0.20 1,393 2.75 50,691 100
      Colorado 400,107 87.00 13,782 3.00 9,098 1.98 12,218 2.66 3,606 0.78 21,074 4.58 459,886 100
      New Mexico 145,332 70.90 8,111 3.96 42,203 20.59 4,259 2.08 0 0 5,063 2.47 204,967 100
      Arizona 558,517 82.36 43,935 6.48 18,767 2.77 31,626 4.66 8,248 1.22 17,033 2.51 678,126 100
      Utah 305,207 89.23 6,994 2.04 1,546 0.45 9,403 2.75 4,469 1.31 14,422 4.22 342,043 100
      Nevada 175,891 68.44 30,829 12.00 7,561 2.94 20,625 8.03 3,947 1.54 18,158 7.07 257,013 100
   Pacific Division 3,522,325 70.70 289,000 5.80 106,108 2.13 721,494 14.48 75,142 1.51 267,716 5.37 4,981,786 100
      Washington 511,058 75.86 33,005 4.90 16,555 2.46 66,013 9.80 6,019 0.89 41,020 6.09 673,669 100
      Oregon 272,902 83.21 3,806 1.16 4,796 1.46 18,664 5.69 3,029 0.92 24,756 7.55 327,953 100
      California 2,683,670 70.67 247,671 6.52 70,198 1.85 592,624 15.61 36,254 0.95 166,790 4.39 3,797,205 100
      Alaska 31,380 48.39 2,614 4.03 14,414 22.23 5,158 7.95 3,922 6.05 7,355 11.34 64,842 100
      Hawaii 23,315 19.74 1,904 1.61 146 0.12 39,036 33.05 25,919 21.94 27,796 23.53 118,116 100
                           
UNITED STATES TOTAL 21,508,021 73.44 4,428,712 15.12 432,032 1.48 1,775,986 6.06 157,285 0.54 986,355 3.37 29,288,391 100
     
1. American Indian, Alaska Native
2. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
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).