Table C-13.  Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, FY17: by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                 
RACE
WHITE BLACK AIAN1 ASIAN NHPI2 TWO OR MORE UNKNOWN TOTAL
GENDER #       %     #       %     #       %     #       %     #      %     #       %     #       %     #       %    
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD                              
   Males 196,261 79.80 36,520 14.85 1,671 0.68 7,695 3.13 378 0.15 2,596 1.06 807 0.33 245,928 100
   Females 34,110 65.83 14,587 28.15 528 1.02 1,639 3.16 87 0.17 695 1.34 167 0.32 51,813 100
   Total 230,371 77.37 51,107 17.16 2,199 0.74 9,334 3.13 465 0.16 3,291 1.11 974 0.33 297,741 100
   Percent Females 14.81 28.54 24.01 17.56 18.71 21.12 17.15 17.40
With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 80.07 14.90 0.68 3.14 0.15 1.06
   Females 66.05 28.24 1.02 3.17 0.17 1.35
   Total 77.63 17.22 0.74 3.15 0.16 1.11
ARMY RESERVE 3                                
   Males 81,888 67.87 24,495 20.30 695 0.58 7,856 6.51 1,306 1.08 0 0 4,417 3.66 120,657 100
   Females 18,606 51.56 12,878 35.68 270 0.75 2,254 6.25 574 1.59 0 0 1,506 4.17 36,088 100
   Total 100,494 64.11 37,373 23.84 965 0.62 10,110 6.45 1,880 1.20 0 0 5,923 3.78 156,745 100
   Percent Females 18.51 34.46 27.98 22.29 30.53 ----- 25.43 23.02
With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 70.45 21.07 0.60 6.76 1.12 0
   Females 53.80 37.24 0.78 6.52 1.66 0
   Total 66.63 24.78 0.64 6.70 1.25 0
NAVAL RESERVE                                
   Males 19,923 60.52 5,808 17.64 893 2.71 2,078 6.31 373 1.13 2,331 7.08 1,511 4.59 32,917 100
   Females 5,258 49.41 2,877 27.03 318 2.99 632 5.94 122 1.15 897 8.43 538 5.06 10,642 100
   Total 25,181 57.81 8,685 19.94 1,211 2.78 2,710 6.22 495 1.14 3,228 7.41 2,049 4.70 43,559 100
   Percent Females 20.88 33.13 26.26 23.32 24.65 27.79 26.26 24.43
With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 63.44 18.49 2.84 6.62 1.19 7.42
   Females 52.04 28.47 3.15 6.25 1.21 8.88
   Total 60.66 20.92 2.92 6.53 1.19 7.78
MARINE CORPS RESERVE                              
   Males 26,670 80.55 3,407 10.29 270 0.82 1,366 4.13 279 0.84 244 0.74 873 2.64 33,109 100
   Females 837 69.81 174 14.51 10 0.83 42 3.50 15 1.25 26 2.17 95 7.92 1,199 100
   Total 27,507 80.18 3,581 10.44 280 0.82 1,408 4.10 294 0.86 270 0.79 968 2.82 34,308 100
   Percent Females 3.04 4.86 3.57 2.98 5.10 9.63 9.81 3.49
With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 82.73 10.57 0.84 4.24 0.87 0.76
   Females 75.82 15.76 0.91 3.80 1.36 2.36
   Total 82.50 10.74 0.84 4.22 0.88 0.81
AIR NATIONAL GUARD                              
   Males 58,947 82.27 6,050 8.44 419 0.58 2,074 2.89 704 0.98 1,638 2.29 1,818 2.54 71,650 100
   Females 13,700 73.02 2,962 15.79 192 1.02 580 3.09 257 1.37 598 3.19 474 2.53 18,763 100
   Total 72,647 80.35 9,012 9.97 611 0.68 2,654 2.94 961 1.06 2,236 2.47 2,292 2.54 90,413 100
   Percent Females 18.86 32.87 31.42 21.85 26.74 26.74 20.68 20.75
With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 84.41 8.66 0.60 2.97 1.01 2.35
   Females 74.91 16.20 1.05 3.17 1.41 3.27
   Total 82.44 10.23 0.69 3.01 1.09 2.54
AIR FORCE RESERVE                              
   Males 28,525 70.81 6,852 17.01 240 0.60 1,489 3.70 557 1.38 1,076 2.67 1,545 3.84 40,284 100
   Females 8,404 56.62 4,226 28.47 140 0.94 575 3.87 244 1.64 596 4.02 657 4.43 14,842 100
   Total 36,929 66.99 11,078 20.10 380 0.69 2,064 3.74 801 1.45 1,672 3.03 2,202 3.99 55,126 100
   Percent Females 22.76 38.15 36.84 27.86 30.46 35.65 29.84 26.92
With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 73.63 17.69 0.62 3.84 1.44 2.78
   Females 59.25 29.79 0.99 4.05 1.72 4.20
   Total 69.78 20.93 0.72 3.90 1.51 3.16
TOTAL DoD                                
   Males 412,214 75.70 83,132 15.27 4,188 0.77 22,558 4.14 3,597 0.66 7,885 1.45 10,971 2.01 544,545 100
   Females 80,915 60.68 37,704 28.28 1,458 1.09 5,722 4.29 1,299 0.97 2,812 2.11 3,437 2.58 133,347 100
   Total 493,129 72.74 120,836 17.83 5,646 0.83 28,280 4.17 4,896 0.72 10,697 1.58 14,408 2.13 677,892 100
   Percent Females 16.41 31.20 25.82 20.23 26.53 26.29 23.85 19.67
With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 77.26 15.58 0.78 4.23 0.67 1.48
   Females 62.29 29.02 1.12 4.40 1.00 2.16
   Total 74.32 18.21 0.85 4.26 0.74 1.61
18-55 YR-OLD CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE4                            
   Males 51,837,049 78.04 7,850,527 11.82 805,212 1.21 4,272,140 6.43 294,400 0.44 1,366,231 2.06 0 0 66,425,560 100
   Females 43,927,064 74.87 8,734,913 14.89 686,651 1.17 3,786,903 6.45 264,684 0.45 1,272,136 2.17 0 0 58,672,351 100
   Total 95,764,113 76.55 16,585,440 13.26 1,491,863 1.19 8,059,043 6.44 559,084 0.45 2,638,368 2.11 0 0 125,097,911 100
   Percent Females 45.87 52.67 46.03 46.99 47.34 48.22 ----- 46.90
ETHNICITY
HISPANIC NOT HISPANIC Unknown TOTAL HISPANIC NOT HISPANIC
GENDER #       %     #       %     #       %     #       %       %       %    
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD               With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 25,848 10.51 219,678 89.33 402 0.16 245,928 100 10.53 89.47
   Females 6,693 12.92 45,064 86.97 56 0.11 51,813 100 12.93 87.07
   Total 32,541 10.93 264,742 88.92 458 0.15 297,741 100 10.95 89.05
   Percent Females 20.57 17.02 12.23 17.40
ARMY RESERVE                 With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 21,711 17.99 98,847 81.92 99 0.08 120,657 100 18.01 81.99
   Females 6,826 18.91 29,249 81.05 13 0.04 36,088 100 18.92 81.08
   Total 28,537 18.21 128,096 81.72 112 0.07 156,745 100 18.22 81.78
   Percent Females 23.92 22.83 11.61 23.02
NAVAL RESERVE                 With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 5,982 18.17 22,302 67.75 4,633 14.07 32,917 100 21.15 78.85
   Females 2,142 20.13 7,003 65.81 1,497 14.07 10,642 100 23.42 76.58
   Total 8,124 18.65 29,305 67.28 6,130 14.07 43,559 100 21.71 78.29
   Percent Females 26.37 23.90 24.42 24.43
MARINE CORPS RESERVE               With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 7,719 23.31 25,390 76.69 0 0 33,109 100 23.31 76.69
   Females 349 29.11 850 70.89 0 0 1,199 100 29.11 70.89
   Total 8,068 23.52 26,240 76.48 0 0 34,308 100 23.52 76.48
   Percent Females 4.33 3.24 ----- 3.49
AIR NATIONAL GUARD               With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 3,080 4.30 68,531 95.65 39 0.05 71,650 100 4.30 95.70
   Females 824 4.39 17,928 95.55 11 0.06 18,763 100 4.39 95.61
   Total 3,904 4.32 86,459 95.63 50 0.06 90,413 100 4.32 95.68
   Percent Females 21.11 20.74 22.00 20.75
AIR FORCE RESERVE               With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 2,444 6.07 37,685 93.55 155 0.38 40,284 100 6.09 93.91
   Females 937 6.31 13,832 93.19 73 0.49 14,842 100 6.34 93.66
   Total 3,381 6.13 51,517 93.45 228 0.41 55,126 100 6.16 93.84
   Percent Females 27.71 26.85 32.02 26.92
TOTAL DoD                 With the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
   Males 66,784 12.26 472,433 86.76 5,328 0.98 544,545 100 12.39 87.61
   Females 17,771 13.33 113,926 85.44 1,650 1.24 133,347 100 13.49 86.51
   Total 84,555 12.47 586,359 86.50 6,978 1.03 677,892 100 12.60 87.40
   Percent Females 21.02 19.43 23.65 19.67
                 
18-55 YR-OLD CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE4            
   Males 13,585,526 20.45 52,840,035 79.55 (5) (5) 66,425,560 100
   Females 10,099,193 17.21 48,573,158 82.79 (5) (5) 58,672,351 100
   Total 23,684,718 18.93 101,413,193 81.07 (5) (5) 125,097,911 100
   Percent Females 42.64 47.90 46.90
     
Note: The data in the table reflect enlisted members as of 30 September 2017.
1. American Indian, Alaska Native
2. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
3. The US Army Reserve (USAR) does not report data on the number of enlisted personnel in the "Two or more" category. Caution should be used in comparing the racial composition of the USAR's enlisted force with those of the other Selected Reserve components.
4. Civilian data do not have Unknowns for Ethnicity.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of  Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2017.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).