Table B-37.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY18: by Pay Grade, Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
Number Males & Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 18,707 19,501 35,246 71,690 42,057 34,720 21,090 6,016 2,023 0 251,050
Black 5,536 6,487 11,634 25,249 16,539 12,431 8,353 2,503 884 0 89,616
AIAN1 262 227 435 875 480 392 260 82 20 0 3,033
Asian 745 866 2,375 6,051 3,520 2,280 1,296 320 66 0 17,519
NHPI2 207 370 567 1,197 928 873 562 134 29 0 4,867
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 114 40 231 1,405 2,024 3,505 4,235 1,545 491 0 13,590
TOTAL 25,571 27,491 50,488 106,467 65,548 54,201 35,796 10,600 3,513 0 379,675
Hispanic 4,832 5,115 9,886 18,876 10,758 8,411 5,540 1,628 383 0 65,429
Not Hispanic 20,728 22,376 40,602 87,590 54,790 45,779 30,241 8,967 3,129 0 314,202
Unknown 11 0 0 1 0 11 15 5 1 0 44
TOTAL 25,571 27,491 50,488 106,467 65,548 54,201 35,796 10,600 3,513 0 379,675
NAVY                      
White 7,608 9,573 26,035 31,386 37,762 28,020 12,838 4,316 1,853 0 159,391
Black 2,610 2,841 8,167 9,776 13,194 9,110 4,055 1,152 475 0 51,380
AIAN1 108 150 459 740 2,018 2,179 801 158 44 0 6,657
Asian 437 664 2,317 2,763 3,745 3,096 1,523 482 131 0 15,158
NHPI2 144 161 497 573 1,003 740 226 48 11 0 3,403
Two or more 595 687 2,308 4,295 8,284 4,412 778 157 47 0 21,563
Unknown 1,319 1,332 3,013 2,432 1,870 1,680 1,073 307 80 0 13,106
TOTAL 12,821 15,408 42,796 51,965 67,876 49,237 21,294 6,620 2,641 0 270,658
Hispanic 2,612 2,791 7,131 8,504 11,850 8,629 3,356 893 307 0 46,073
Not Hispanic 5,012 6,498 20,582 31,480 49,783 37,277 17,472 5,679 2,315 0 176,098
Unknown 5,197 6,119 15,083 11,981 6,243 3,331 466 48 19 0 48,487
TOTAL 12,821 15,408 42,796 51,965 67,876 49,237 21,294 6,620 2,641 0 270,658
MARINE CORPS                      
White 9,193 17,503 35,488 29,172 20,297 10,269 5,919 2,455 987 0 131,283
Black 1,031 2,084 4,137 3,876 3,288 1,784 1,087 674 303 0 18,264
AIAN1 103 249 438 352 269 156 94 53 21 0 1,735
Asian 291 615 1,328 1,078 740 333 222 101 31 0 4,739
NHPI2 80 221 424 417 331 234 103 28 15 0 1,853
Two or more 9 73 335 355 402 258 157 53 25 0 1,667
Unknown 76 124 353 376 695 1,111 1,053 556 198 0 4,542
TOTAL 10,783 20,869 42,503 35,626 26,022 14,145 8,635 3,920 1,580 0 164,083
Hispanic 2,617 5,354 10,309 8,384 5,488 2,736 1,831 910 267 0 37,896
Not Hispanic 8,166 15,515 32,194 27,242 20,534 11,409 6,804 3,010 1,313 0 126,187
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 10,783 20,869 42,503 35,626 26,022 14,145 8,635 3,920 1,580 0 164,083
AIR FORCE                      
White 7,610 5,258 38,738 35,608 43,752 27,566 17,166 3,516 1,961 0 181,175
Black 1,805 1,160 9,965 9,067 9,518 6,075 4,072 844 414 0 42,920
AIAN1 92 66 436 374 389 307 160 24 13 0 1,861
Asian 312 269 2,432 2,253 2,096 1,246 720 92 45 0 9,465
NHPI2 143 85 680 559 815 675 346 45 6 0 3,354
Two or more 470 334 2,741 2,736 3,085 1,497 696 94 42 0 11,695
Unknown 72 20 275 948 2,017 2,329 2,228 460 159 0 8,508
TOTAL 10,504 7,192 55,267 51,545 61,672 39,695 25,388 5,075 2,640 0 258,978
Hispanic 2,010 1,435 10,373 9,192 10,228 5,203 2,997 498 174 0 42,110
Not Hispanic 8,481 5,743 44,777 41,672 50,284 33,500 21,628 4,471 2,429 0 212,985
Unknown 13 14 117 681 1,160 992 763 106 37 0 3,883
TOTAL 10,504 7,192 55,267 51,545 61,672 39,695 25,388 5,075 2,640 0 258,978
TOTAL DoD                      
White 43,118 51,835 135,507 167,856 143,868 100,575 57,013 16,303 6,824 0 722,899
Black 10,982 12,572 33,903 47,968 42,539 29,400 17,567 5,173 2,076 0 202,180
AIAN1 565 692 1,768 2,341 3,156 3,034 1,315 317 98 0 13,286
Asian 1,785 2,414 8,452 12,145 10,101 6,955 3,761 995 273 0 46,881
NHPI2 574 837 2,168 2,746 3,077 2,522 1,237 255 61 0 13,477
Two or more 1,074 1,094 5,384 7,386 11,771 6,167 1,631 304 114 0 34,925
Unknown 1,581 1,516 3,872 5,161 6,606 8,625 8,589 2,868 928 0 39,746
TOTAL 59,679 70,960 191,054 245,603 221,118 157,278 91,113 26,215 10,374 0 1,073,394
Hispanic 12,071 14,695 37,699 44,956 38,324 24,979 13,724 3,929 1,131 0 191,508
Not Hispanic 42,387 50,132 138,155 187,984 175,391 127,965 76,145 22,127 9,186 0 829,472
Unknown 5,221 6,133 15,200 12,663 7,403 4,334 1,244 159 57 0 52,414
TOTAL 59,679 70,960 191,054 245,603 221,118 157,278 91,113 26,215 10,374 0 1,073,394
Percent Males & Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 73.16 70.94 69.81 67.34 64.16 64.06 58.92 56.75 57.59 ----- 66.12
Black 21.65 23.60 23.04 23.72 25.23 22.94 23.34 23.61 25.16 ----- 23.60
AIAN1 1.02 0.83 0.86 0.82 0.73 0.72 0.73 0.77 0.57 ----- 0.80
Asian 2.91 3.15 4.70 5.68 5.37 4.21 3.62 3.02 1.88 ----- 4.61
NHPI2 0.81 1.35 1.12 1.12 1.42 1.61 1.57 1.26 0.83 ----- 1.28
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
Unknown 0.45 0.15 0.46 1.32 3.09 6.47 11.83 14.58 13.98 ----- 3.58
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 18.90 18.61 19.58 17.73 16.41 15.52 15.48 15.36 10.90 ----- 17.23
Not Hispanic 81.06 81.39 80.42 82.27 83.59 84.46 84.48 84.59 89.07 ----- 82.76
Unknown 0.04 0 0 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.03 ----- 0.01
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
NAVY                      
White 59.34 62.13 60.84 60.40 55.63 56.91 60.29 65.20 70.16 ----- 58.89
Black 20.36 18.44 19.08 18.81 19.44 18.50 19.04 17.40 17.99 ----- 18.98
AIAN1 0.84 0.97 1.07 1.42 2.97 4.43 3.76 2.39 1.67 ----- 2.46
Asian 3.41 4.31 5.41 5.32 5.52 6.29 7.15 7.28 4.96 ----- 5.60
NHPI2 1.12 1.04 1.16 1.10 1.48 1.50 1.06 0.73 0.42 ----- 1.26
Two or more 4.64 4.46 5.39 8.27 12.20 8.96 3.65 2.37 1.78 ----- 7.97
Unknown 10.29 8.64 7.04 4.68 2.76 3.41 5.04 4.64 3.03 ----- 4.84
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 20.37 18.11 16.66 16.36 17.46 17.53 15.76 13.49 11.62 ----- 17.02
Not Hispanic 39.09 42.17 48.09 60.58 73.34 75.71 82.05 85.79 87.66 ----- 65.06
Unknown 40.54 39.71 35.24 23.06 9.20 6.77 2.19 0.73 0.72 ----- 17.91
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
MARINE CORPS                      
White 85.25 83.87 83.50 81.88 78.00 72.60 68.55 62.63 62.47 ----- 80.01
Black 9.56 9.99 9.73 10.88 12.64 12.61 12.59 17.19 19.18 ----- 11.13
AIAN1 0.96 1.19 1.03 0.99 1.03 1.10 1.09 1.35 1.33 ----- 1.06
Asian 2.70 2.95 3.12 3.03 2.84 2.35 2.57 2.58 1.96 ----- 2.89
NHPI2 0.74 1.06 1.00 1.17 1.27 1.65 1.19 0.71 0.95 ----- 1.13
Two or more 0.08 0.35 0.79 1.00 1.54 1.82 1.82 1.35 1.58 ----- 1.02
Unknown 0.70 0.59 0.83 1.06 2.67 7.85 12.19 14.18 12.53 ----- 2.77
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 24.27 25.66 24.25 23.53 21.09 19.34 21.20 23.21 16.90 ----- 23.10
Not Hispanic 75.73 74.34 75.75 76.47 78.91 80.66 78.80 76.79 83.10 ----- 76.90
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
AIR FORCE                      
White 72.45 73.11 70.09 69.08 70.94 69.44 67.61 69.28 74.28 ----- 69.96
Black 17.18 16.13 18.03 17.59 15.43 15.30 16.04 16.63 15.68 ----- 16.57
AIAN1 0.88 0.92 0.79 0.73 0.63 0.77 0.63 0.47 0.49 ----- 0.72
Asian 2.97 3.74 4.40 4.37 3.40 3.14 2.84 1.81 1.70 ----- 3.65
NHPI2 1.36 1.18 1.23 1.08 1.32 1.70 1.36 0.89 0.23 ----- 1.30
Two or more 4.47 4.64 4.96 5.31 5.00 3.77 2.74 1.85 1.59 ----- 4.52
Unknown 0.69 0.28 0.50 1.84 3.27 5.87 8.78 9.06 6.02 ----- 3.29
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 19.14 19.95 18.77 17.83 16.58 13.11 11.80 9.81 6.59 ----- 16.26
Not Hispanic 80.74 79.85 81.02 80.85 81.53 84.39 85.19 88.10 92.01 ----- 82.24
Unknown 0.12 0.19 0.21 1.32 1.88 2.50 3.01 2.09 1.40 ----- 1.50
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
TOTAL DoD                      
White 72.25 73.05 70.93 68.34 65.06 63.95 62.57 62.19 65.78 ----- 67.35
Black 18.40 17.72 17.75 19.53 19.24 18.69 19.28 19.73 20.01 ----- 18.84
AIAN1 0.95 0.98 0.93 0.95 1.43 1.93 1.44 1.21 0.94 ----- 1.24
Asian 2.99 3.40 4.42 4.94 4.57 4.42 4.13 3.80 2.63 ----- 4.37
NHPI2 0.96 1.18 1.13 1.12 1.39 1.60 1.36 0.97 0.59 ----- 1.26
Two or more 1.80 1.54 2.82 3.01 5.32 3.92 1.79 1.16 1.10 ----- 3.25
Unknown 2.65 2.14 2.03 2.10 2.99 5.48 9.43 10.94 8.95 ----- 3.70
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 20.23 20.71 19.73 18.30 17.33 15.88 15.06 14.99 10.90 ----- 17.84
Not Hispanic 71.02 70.65 72.31 76.54 79.32 81.36 83.57 84.41 88.55 ----- 77.28
Unknown 8.75 8.64 7.96 5.16 3.35 2.76 1.37 0.61 0.55 ----- 4.88
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Number Males
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 16,436 17,092 30,785 63,685 37,580 32,166 19,835 5,619 1,935 0 225,133
Black 4,352 4,903 8,771 19,018 12,655 9,611 6,292 1,872 713 0 68,187
AIAN1 223 185 357 712 366 334 210 69 19 0 2,475
Asian 628 751 1,953 4,999 2,847 1,898 1,116 279 55 0 14,526
NHPI2 166 285 418 928 710 705 463 117 25 0 3,817
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 96 23 164 1,030 1,524 2,828 3,550 1,293 443 0 10,951
TOTAL 21,901 23,239 42,448 90,372 55,682 47,542 31,466 9,249 3,190 0 325,089
Hispanic 3,941 4,157 7,998 15,738 8,990 7,277 4,795 1,396 346 0 54,638
Not Hispanic 17,951 19,082 34,450 74,634 46,692 40,256 26,658 7,848 2,843 0 270,414
Unknown 9 0 0 0 0 9 13 5 1 0 37
TOTAL 21,901 23,239 42,448 90,372 55,682 47,542 31,466 9,249 3,190 0 325,089
NAVY                      
White 5,936 7,459 20,352 25,123 31,608 25,065 11,611 4,051 1,737 0 132,942
Black 1,872 1,929 5,430 6,730 9,347 6,900 3,119 904 405 0 36,636
AIAN1 72 103 315 538 1,653 1,909 701 137 40 0 5,468
Asian 336 513 1,762 2,190 2,961 2,637 1,319 427 122 0 12,267
NHPI2 104 121 353 424 795 623 190 45 10 0 2,665
Two or more 427 484 1,621 3,199 6,519 3,714 663 145 44 0 16,816
Unknown 998 1,039 2,257 1,857 1,438 1,420 897 262 74 0 10,242
TOTAL 9,745 11,648 32,090 40,061 54,321 42,268 18,500 5,971 2,432 0 217,036
Hispanic 1,873 2,007 5,004 6,144 9,144 7,258 2,816 792 274 0 35,312
Not Hispanic 3,839 4,924 15,567 24,563 40,188 32,100 15,271 5,135 2,140 0 143,727
Unknown 4,033 4,717 11,519 9,354 4,989 2,910 413 44 18 0 37,997
TOTAL 9,745 11,648 32,090 40,061 54,321 42,268 18,500 5,971 2,432 0 217,036
MARINE CORPS                      
White 8,418 15,899 32,619 26,732 18,529 9,651 5,645 2,346 959 0 120,798
Black 908 1,818 3,649 3,359 2,847 1,559 994 637 285 0 16,056
AIAN1 88 209 397 296 217 132 84 50 19 0 1,492
Asian 268 547 1,233 993 660 288 202 92 29 0 4,312
NHPI2 72 196 385 372 295 208 92 28 13 0 1,661
Two or more 6 65 291 303 348 232 150 49 23 0 1,467
Unknown 58 89 276 322 596 975 937 513 188 0 3,954
TOTAL 9,818 18,823 38,850 32,377 23,492 13,045 8,104 3,715 1,516 0 149,740
Hispanic 2,297 4,681 9,199 7,358 4,688 2,413 1,664 838 255 0 33,393
Not Hispanic 7,521 14,142 29,651 25,019 18,804 10,632 6,440 2,877 1,261 0 116,347
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 9,818 18,823 38,850 32,377 23,492 13,045 8,104 3,715 1,516 0 149,740
AIR FORCE                      
White 6,000 4,162 30,816 29,418 37,081 23,648 14,533 2,953 1,692 0 150,303
Black 1,320 841 7,009 6,711 6,917 4,172 2,555 528 306 0 30,359
AIAN1 59 44 309 290 285 242 126 18 11 0 1,384
Asian 251 224 1,926 1,788 1,635 957 530 61 38 0 7,410
NHPI2 106 70 496 444 607 506 242 33 5 0 2,509
Two or more 346 253 2,013 2,091 2,382 1,107 496 73 31 0 8,792
Unknown 53 14 186 715 1,503 1,824 1,675 349 122 0 6,441
TOTAL 8,135 5,608 42,755 41,457 50,410 32,456 20,157 4,015 2,205 0 207,198
Hispanic 1,518 1,076 7,731 7,204 8,025 4,048 2,230 379 137 0 32,348
Not Hispanic 6,607 4,525 34,937 33,726 41,497 27,594 17,295 3,544 2,036 0 171,761
Unknown 10 7 87 527 888 814 632 92 32 0 3,089
TOTAL 8,135 5,608 42,755 41,457 50,410 32,456 20,157 4,015 2,205 0 207,198
TOTAL DoD                      
White 36,790 44,612 114,572 144,958 124,798 90,530 51,624 14,969 6,323 0 629,176
Black 8,452 9,491 24,859 35,818 31,766 22,242 12,960 3,941 1,709 0 151,238
AIAN1 442 541 1,378 1,836 2,521 2,617 1,121 274 89 0 10,819
Asian 1,483 2,035 6,874 9,970 8,103 5,780 3,167 859 244 0 38,515
NHPI2 448 672 1,652 2,168 2,407 2,042 987 223 53 0 10,652
Two or more 779 802 3,925 5,593 9,249 5,053 1,309 267 98 0 27,075
Unknown 1,205 1,165 2,883 3,924 5,061 7,047 7,059 2,417 827 0 31,588
TOTAL 49,599 59,318 156,143 204,267 183,905 135,311 78,227 22,950 9,343 0 899,063
Hispanic 9,629 11,921 29,932 36,444 30,847 20,996 11,505 3,405 1,012 0 155,691
Not Hispanic 35,918 42,673 114,605 157,942 147,181 110,582 65,664 19,404 8,280 0 702,249
Unknown 4,052 4,724 11,606 9,881 5,877 3,733 1,058 141 51 0 41,123
TOTAL 49,599 59,318 156,143 204,267 183,905 135,311 78,227 22,950 9,343 0 899,063
Percent Males
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 75.05 73.55 72.52 70.47 67.49 67.66 63.04 60.75 60.66 ----- 69.25
Black 19.87 21.10 20.66 21.04 22.73 20.22 20.00 20.24 22.35 ----- 20.97
AIAN1 1.02 0.80 0.84 0.79 0.66 0.70 0.67 0.75 0.60 ----- 0.76
Asian 2.87 3.23 4.60 5.53 5.11 3.99 3.55 3.02 1.72 ----- 4.47
NHPI2 0.76 1.23 0.98 1.03 1.28 1.48 1.47 1.27 0.78 ----- 1.17
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
Unknown 0.44 0.10 0.39 1.14 2.74 5.95 11.28 13.98 13.89 ----- 3.37
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 17.99 17.89 18.84 17.41 16.15 15.31 15.24 15.09 10.85 ----- 16.81
Not Hispanic 81.96 82.11 81.16 82.59 83.85 84.67 84.72 84.85 89.12 ----- 83.18
Unknown 0.04 0 0 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.03 ----- 0.01
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
NAVY                      
White 60.91 64.04 63.42 62.71 58.19 59.30 62.76 67.84 71.42 ----- 61.25
Black 19.21 16.56 16.92 16.80 17.21 16.32 16.86 15.14 16.65 ----- 16.88
AIAN1 0.74 0.88 0.98 1.34 3.04 4.52 3.79 2.29 1.64 ----- 2.52
Asian 3.45 4.40 5.49 5.47 5.45 6.24 7.13 7.15 5.02 ----- 5.65
NHPI2 1.07 1.04 1.10 1.06 1.46 1.47 1.03 0.75 0.41 ----- 1.23
Two or more 4.38 4.16 5.05 7.99 12.00 8.79 3.58 2.43 1.81 ----- 7.75
Unknown 10.24 8.92 7.03 4.64 2.65 3.36 4.85 4.39 3.04 ----- 4.72
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 19.22 17.23 15.59 15.34 16.83 17.17 15.22 13.26 11.27 ----- 16.27
Not Hispanic 39.39 42.27 48.51 61.31 73.98 75.94 82.55 86.00 87.99 ----- 66.22
Unknown 41.39 40.50 35.90 23.35 9.18 6.88 2.23 0.74 0.74 ----- 17.51
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
MARINE CORPS                      
White 85.74 84.47 83.96 82.56 78.87 73.98 69.66 63.15 63.26 ----- 80.67
Black 9.25 9.66 9.39 10.37 12.12 11.95 12.27 17.15 18.80 ----- 10.72
AIAN1 0.90 1.11 1.02 0.91 0.92 1.01 1.04 1.35 1.25 ----- 1.00
Asian 2.73 2.91 3.17 3.07 2.81 2.21 2.49 2.48 1.91 ----- 2.88
NHPI2 0.73 1.04 0.99 1.15 1.26 1.59 1.14 0.75 0.86 ----- 1.11
Two or more 0.06 0.35 0.75 0.94 1.48 1.78 1.85 1.32 1.52 ----- 0.98
Unknown 0.59 0.47 0.71 0.99 2.54 7.47 11.56 13.81 12.40 ----- 2.64
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 23.40 24.87 23.68 22.73 19.96 18.50 20.53 22.56 16.82 ----- 22.30
Not Hispanic 76.60 75.13 76.32 77.27 80.04 81.50 79.47 77.44 83.18 ----- 77.70
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
AIR FORCE                      
White 73.76 74.22 72.08 70.96 73.56 72.86 72.10 73.55 76.73 ----- 72.54
Black 16.23 15.00 16.39 16.19 13.72 12.85 12.68 13.15 13.88 ----- 14.65
AIAN1 0.73 0.78 0.72 0.70 0.57 0.75 0.63 0.45 0.50 ----- 0.67
Asian 3.09 3.99 4.50 4.31 3.24 2.95 2.63 1.52 1.72 ----- 3.58
NHPI2 1.30 1.25 1.16 1.07 1.20 1.56 1.20 0.82 0.23 ----- 1.21
Two or more 4.25 4.51 4.71 5.04 4.73 3.41 2.46 1.82 1.41 ----- 4.24
Unknown 0.65 0.25 0.44 1.72 2.98 5.62 8.31 8.69 5.53 ----- 3.11
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 18.66 19.19 18.08 17.38 15.92 12.47 11.06 9.44 6.21 ----- 15.61
Not Hispanic 81.22 80.69 81.71 81.35 82.32 85.02 85.80 88.27 92.34 ----- 82.90
Unknown 0.12 0.12 0.20 1.27 1.76 2.51 3.14 2.29 1.45 ----- 1.49
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
TOTAL DoD                      
White 74.17 75.21 73.38 70.96 67.86 66.91 65.99 65.22 67.68 ----- 69.98
Black 17.04 16.00 15.92 17.53 17.27 16.44 16.57 17.17 18.29 ----- 16.82
AIAN1 0.89 0.91 0.88 0.90 1.37 1.93 1.43 1.19 0.95 ----- 1.20
Asian 2.99 3.43 4.40 4.88 4.41 4.27 4.05 3.74 2.61 ----- 4.28
NHPI2 0.90 1.13 1.06 1.06 1.31 1.51 1.26 0.97 0.57 ----- 1.18
Two or more 1.57 1.35 2.51 2.74 5.03 3.73 1.67 1.16 1.05 ----- 3.01
Unknown 2.43 1.96 1.85 1.92 2.75 5.21 9.02 10.53 8.85 ----- 3.51
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 19.41 20.10 19.17 17.84 16.77 15.52 14.71 14.84 10.83 ----- 17.32
Not Hispanic 72.42 71.94 73.40 77.32 80.03 81.72 83.94 84.55 88.62 ----- 78.11
Unknown 8.17 7.96 7.43 4.84 3.20 2.76 1.35 0.61 0.55 ----- 4.57
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Number Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 2,271 2,409 4,461 8,005 4,477 2,554 1,255 397 88 0 25,917
Black 1,184 1,584 2,863 6,231 3,884 2,820 2,061 631 171 0 21,429
AIAN1 39 42 78 163 114 58 50 13 1 0 558
Asian 117 115 422 1,052 673 382 180 41 11 0 2,993
NHPI2 41 85 149 269 218 168 99 17 4 0 1,050
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 18 17 67 375 500 677 685 252 48 0 2,639
TOTAL 3,670 4,252 8,040 16,095 9,866 6,659 4,330 1,351 323 0 54,586
Hispanic 891 958 1,888 3,138 1,768 1,134 745 232 37 0 10,791
Not Hispanic 2,777 3,294 6,152 12,956 8,098 5,523 3,583 1,119 286 0 43,788
Unknown 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 7
TOTAL 3,670 4,252 8,040 16,095 9,866 6,659 4,330 1,351 323 0 54,586
NAVY                      
White 1,672 2,114 5,683 6,263 6,154 2,955 1,227 265 116 0 26,449
Black 738 912 2,737 3,046 3,847 2,210 936 248 70 0 14,744
AIAN1 36 47 144 202 365 270 100 21 4 0 1,189
Asian 101 151 555 573 784 459 204 55 9 0 2,891
NHPI2 40 40 144 149 208 117 36 3 1 0 738
Two or more 168 203 687 1,096 1,765 698 115 12 3 0 4,747
Unknown 321 293 756 575 432 260 176 45 6 0 2,864
TOTAL 3,076 3,760 10,706 11,904 13,555 6,969 2,794 649 209 0 53,622
Hispanic 739 784 2,127 2,360 2,706 1,371 540 101 33 0 10,761
Not Hispanic 1,173 1,574 5,015 6,917 9,595 5,177 2,201 544 175 0 32,371
Unknown 1,164 1,402 3,564 2,627 1,254 421 53 4 1 0 10,490
TOTAL 3,076 3,760 10,706 11,904 13,555 6,969 2,794 649 209 0 53,622
MARINE CORPS                      
White 775 1,604 2,869 2,440 1,768 618 274 109 28 0 10,485
Black 123 266 488 517 441 225 93 37 18 0 2,208
AIAN1 15 40 41 56 52 24 10 3 2 0 243
Asian 23 68 95 85 80 45 20 9 2 0 427
NHPI2 8 25 39 45 36 26 11 0 2 0 192
Two or more 3 8 44 52 54 26 7 4 2 0 200
Unknown 18 35 77 54 99 136 116 43 10 0 588
TOTAL 965 2,046 3,653 3,249 2,530 1,100 531 205 64 0 14,343
Hispanic 320 673 1,110 1,026 800 323 167 72 12 0 4,503
Not Hispanic 645 1,373 2,543 2,223 1,730 777 364 133 52 0 9,840
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 965 2,046 3,653 3,249 2,530 1,100 531 205 64 0 14,343
AIR FORCE                      
White 1,610 1,096 7,922 6,190 6,671 3,918 2,633 563 269 0 30,872
Black 485 319 2,956 2,356 2,601 1,903 1,517 316 108 0 12,561
AIAN1 33 22 127 84 104 65 34 6 2 0 477
Asian 61 45 506 465 461 289 190 31 7 0 2,055
NHPI2 37 15 184 115 208 169 104 12 1 0 845
Two or more 124 81 728 645 703 390 200 21 11 0 2,903
Unknown 19 6 89 233 514 505 553 111 37 0 2,067
TOTAL 2,369 1,584 12,512 10,088 11,262 7,239 5,231 1,060 435 0 51,780
Hispanic 492 359 2,642 1,988 2,203 1,155 767 119 37 0 9,762
Not Hispanic 1,874 1,218 9,840 7,946 8,787 5,906 4,333 927 393 0 41,224
Unknown 3 7 30 154 272 178 131 14 5 0 794
TOTAL 2,369 1,584 12,512 10,088 11,262 7,239 5,231 1,060 435 0 51,780
TOTAL DoD                      
White 6,328 7,223 20,935 22,898 19,070 10,045 5,389 1,334 501 0 93,723
Black 2,530 3,081 9,044 12,150 10,773 7,158 4,607 1,232 367 0 50,942
AIAN2 123 151 390 505 635 417 194 43 9 0 2,467
Asian 302 379 1,578 2,175 1,998 1,175 594 136 29 0 8,366
NHPI3 126 165 516 578 670 480 250 32 8 0 2,825
Two or more 295 292 1,459 1,793 2,522 1,114 322 37 16 0 7,850
Unknown 376 351 989 1,237 1,545 1,578 1,530 451 101 0 8,158
TOTAL 10,080 11,642 34,911 41,336 37,213 21,967 12,886 3,265 1,031 0 174,331
Hispanic 2,442 2,774 7,767 8,512 7,477 3,983 2,219 524 119 0 35,817
Not Hispanic 6,469 7,459 23,550 30,042 28,210 17,383 10,481 2,723 906 0 127,223
Unknown 1,169 1,409 3,594 2,782 1,526 601 186 18 6 0 11,291
TOTAL 10,080 11,642 34,911 41,336 37,213 21,967 12,886 3,265 1,031 0 174,331
Percent Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 61.88 56.66 55.49 49.74 45.38 38.35 28.98 29.39 27.24 ----- 47.48
Black 32.26 37.25 35.61 38.71 39.37 42.35 47.60 46.71 52.94 ----- 39.26
AIAN1 1.06 0.99 0.97 1.01 1.16 0.87 1.15 0.96 0.31 ----- 1.02
Asian 3.19 2.70 5.25 6.54 6.82 5.74 4.16 3.03 3.41 ----- 5.48
NHPI2 1.12 2.00 1.85 1.67 2.21 2.52 2.29 1.26 1.24 ----- 1.92
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
Unknown 0.49 0.40 0.83 2.33 5.07 10.17 15.82 18.65 14.86 ----- 4.83
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 24.28 22.53 23.48 19.50 17.92 17.03 17.21 17.17 11.46 ----- 19.77
Not Hispanic 75.67 77.47 76.52 80.50 82.08 82.94 82.75 82.83 88.54 ----- 80.22
Unknown 0.05 0 0 0.01 0 0.03 0.05 0 0 ----- 0.01
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
NAVY                      
White 54.36 56.22 53.08 52.61 45.40 42.40 43.92 40.83 55.50 ----- 49.32
Black 23.99 24.26 25.57 25.59 28.38 31.71 33.50 38.21 33.49 ----- 27.50
AIAN1 1.17 1.25 1.35 1.70 2.69 3.87 3.58 3.24 1.91 ----- 2.22
Asian 3.28 4.02 5.18 4.81 5.78 6.59 7.30 8.47 4.31 ----- 5.39
NHPI2 1.30 1.06 1.35 1.25 1.53 1.68 1.29 0.46 0.48 ----- 1.38
Two or more 5.46 5.40 6.42 9.21 13.02 10.02 4.12 1.85 1.44 ----- 8.85
Unknown 10.44 7.79 7.06 4.83 3.19 3.73 6.30 6.93 2.87 ----- 5.34
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 24.02 20.85 19.87 19.83 19.96 19.67 19.33 15.56 15.79 ----- 20.07
Not Hispanic 38.13 41.86 46.84 58.11 70.79 74.29 78.78 83.82 83.73 ----- 60.37
Unknown 37.84 37.29 33.29 22.07 9.25 6.04 1.90 0.62 0.48 ----- 19.56
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
MARINE CORPS                      
White 80.31 78.40 78.54 75.10 69.88 56.18 51.60 53.17 43.75 ----- 73.10
Black 12.75 13.00 13.36 15.91 17.43 20.45 17.51 18.05 28.13 ----- 15.39
AIAN1 1.55 1.96 1.12 1.72 2.06 2.18 1.88 1.46 3.13 ----- 1.69
Asian 2.38 3.32 2.60 2.62 3.16 4.09 3.77 4.39 3.13 ----- 2.98
NHPI2 0.83 1.22 1.07 1.39 1.42 2.36 2.07 0 3.13 ----- 1.34
Two or more 0.31 0.39 1.20 1.60 2.13 2.36 1.32 1.95 3.13 ----- 1.39
Unknown 1.87 1.71 2.11 1.66 3.91 12.36 21.85 20.98 15.63 ----- 4.10
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 33.16 32.89 30.39 31.58 31.62 29.36 31.45 35.12 18.75 ----- 31.40
Not Hispanic 66.84 67.11 69.61 68.42 68.38 70.64 68.55 64.88 81.25 ----- 68.60
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
AIR FORCE                      
White 67.96 69.19 63.32 61.36 59.23 54.12 50.33 53.11 61.84 ----- 59.62
Black 20.47 20.14 23.63 23.35 23.10 26.29 29.00 29.81 24.83 ----- 24.26
AIAN1 1.39 1.39 1.02 0.83 0.92 0.90 0.65 0.57 0.46 ----- 0.92
Asian 2.57 2.84 4.04 4.61 4.09 3.99 3.63 2.92 1.61 ----- 3.97
NHPI2 1.56 0.95 1.47 1.14 1.85 2.33 1.99 1.13 0.23 ----- 1.63
Two or more 5.23 5.11 5.82 6.39 6.24 5.39 3.82 1.98 2.53 ----- 5.61
Unknown 0.80 0.38 0.71 2.31 4.56 6.98 10.57 10.47 8.51 ----- 3.99
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 20.77 22.66 21.12 19.71 19.56 15.96 14.66 11.23 8.51 ----- 18.85
Not Hispanic 79.11 76.89 78.64 78.77 78.02 81.59 82.83 87.45 90.34 ----- 79.61
Unknown 0.13 0.44 0.24 1.53 2.42 2.46 2.50 1.32 1.15 ----- 1.53
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
TOTAL DoD                      
White 62.78 62.04 59.97 55.39 51.25 45.73 41.82 40.86 48.59 ----- 53.76
Black 25.10 26.46 25.91 29.39 28.95 32.59 35.75 37.73 35.60 ----- 29.22
AIAN1 1.22 1.30 1.12 1.22 1.71 1.90 1.51 1.32 0.87 ----- 1.42
Asian 3.00 3.26 4.52 5.26 5.37 5.35 4.61 4.17 2.81 ----- 4.80
NHPI2 1.25 1.42 1.48 1.40 1.80 2.19 1.94 0.98 0.78 ----- 1.62
Two or more 2.93 2.51 4.18 4.34 6.78 5.07 2.50 1.13 1.55 ----- 4.50
Unknown 3.73 3.01 2.83 2.99 4.15 7.18 11.87 13.81 9.80 ----- 4.68
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 24.23 23.83 22.25 20.59 20.09 18.13 17.22 16.05 11.54 ----- 20.55
Not Hispanic 64.18 64.07 67.46 72.68 75.81 79.13 81.34 83.40 87.88 ----- 72.98
Unknown 11.60 12.10 10.29 6.73 4.10 2.74 1.44 0.55 0.58 ----- 6.48
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
 
1. American Indian, Alaska Native
2. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
3. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty enlisted personnel in the "Two or more" category.  Caution should be used in comparing the racial composition of the Army's enlisted force with those of the other Services.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The data in this table reflects commissioned officers serving as of 30 September 2018.