Table A-3.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY18: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
ETHNICITY 2 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 55,107 11,500 66,607 25,582 8,570 34,152 33,297 4,255 37,552 24,448 8,933 33,381 138,434 33,258 171,692 10,753,377 10,567,129 21,320,505
Black 17,762 7,640 25,402 8,145 4,699 12,844 4,066 808 4,874 6,615 3,870 10,485 36,588 17,017 53,605 2,158,359 2,251,867 4,410,225
AIAN 3 550 200 750 303 178 481 311 66 377 252 156 408 1,416 600 2,016 227,765 212,487 440,252
Asian 3,695 1,083 4,778 2,245 826 3,071 1,098 105 1,203 1,540 575 2,115 8,578 2,589 11,167 897,290 873,457 1,770,747
NHPI 4 373 176 549 465 216 681 277 36 313 441 242 683 1,556 670 2,226 73,161 67,351 140,512
Two or more 323 151 474 1,398 694 2,092 1,065 183 1,248 1,427 671 2,098 4,213 1,699 5,912 508,697 513,786 1,022,483
Unknown 53 26 79   4,060 1,564 5,624   160 33 193   71 34 105   4,344 1,657 6,001   0 0 0
TOTAL 77,863 20,776 98,639 42,198 16,747 58,945 40,274 5,486 45,760 34,794 14,481 49,275 195,129 57,490 252,619 14,618,648 14,486,076 29,104,724
Hispanic 13,909 4,499 18,408 7,410 3,642 11,052 11,209 2,007 13,216 6,387 3,079 9,466 38,915 13,227 52,142 3,312,230 3,267,346 6,579,576
Not Hispanic 63,944 16,275 80,219 34,772 13,094 47,866 29,059 3,476 32,535 28,387 11,398 39,785 156,162 44,243 200,405 11,306,418 11,218,730 22,525,148
Unknown 10 2 12   16 11 27   6 3 9   20 4 24   52 20 72   0 0 0
TOTAL 77,863 20,776 98,639 42,198 16,747 58,945 40,274 5,486 45,760 34,794 14,481 49,275 195,129 57,490 252,619 14,618,648 14,486,076 29,104,724
Percent
White 70.77 55.35 67.53 60.62 51.17 57.94 82.68 77.56 82.06 70.26 61.69 67.74 70.94 57.85 67.96 73.56 72.95 73.25
Black 22.81 36.77 25.75 19.30 28.06 21.79 10.10 14.73 10.65 19.01 26.72 21.28 18.75 29.60 21.22 14.76 15.55 15.15
AIAN 3 0.71 0.96 0.76 0.72 1.06 0.82 0.77 1.20 0.82 0.72 1.08 0.83 0.73 1.04 0.80 1.56 1.47 1.51
Asian 4.75 5.21 4.84 5.32 4.93 5.21 2.73 1.91 2.63 4.43 3.97 4.29 4.40 4.50 4.42 6.14 6.03 6.08
NHPI 4 0.48 0.85 0.56 1.10 1.29 1.16 0.69 0.66 0.68 1.27 1.67 1.39 0.80 1.17 0.88 0.50 0.46 0.48
Two or more 0.41 0.73 0.48 3.31 4.14 3.55 2.64 3.34 2.73 4.10 4.63 4.26 2.16 2.96 2.34 3.48 3.55 3.51
Unknown 0.07 0.13 0.08   9.62 9.34 9.54   0.40 0.60 0.42   0.20 0.23 0.21   2.23 2.88 2.38   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 17.86 21.65 18.66 17.56 21.75 18.75 27.83 36.58 28.88 18.36 21.26 19.21 19.94 23.01 20.64 22.66 22.56 22.61
Not Hispanic 82.12 78.34 81.33 82.40 78.19 81.20 72.15 63.36 71.10 81.59 78.71 80.74 80.03 76.96 79.33 77.34 77.44 77.39
Unknown 0.01 0.01 0.01   0.04 0.07 0.05   0.01 0.05 0.02   0.06 0.03 0.05   0.03 0.03 0.03   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
   
1. Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY18.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.
2. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category.
3. American Indian, Alaska Native
4. 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, noninstitutional, age 18-24, October 2017-September 2018 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).