Table B-42.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY18: by Education, Service, and Population Density
                     
EDUCATION CREDENTIAL
Population No Credentials Alternate Credentials High School Unknown TOTAL
Density1 # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
Metropolitan 0 0 689 21.88 13,460 22.65 1 7.69 14,150 22.61
Suburbs 4 100 1,308 41.54 24,764 41.67 8 61.54 26,084 41.67
Exurbs 0 0 711 22.58 12,778 21.50 3 23.08 13,492 21.56
Micropolitan core 0 0 136 4.32 2,459 4.14 0 0 2,595 4.15
Rural 0 0 281 8.92 5,599 9.42 1 7.69 5,881 9.40
Unknown 0 0 24 0.76 365 0.61 0 0 389 0.62
                       
   TOTAL 4 100 3,149 100 59,425 100 13 100 62,591 100
NAVY
Metropolitan 3 23.08 224 27.59 9,399 25.03 11 22.45 9,637 25.08
Suburbs 5 38.46 362 44.58 16,710 44.51 26 53.06 17,103 44.52
Exurbs 3 23.08 150 18.47 7,793 20.76 10 20.41 7,956 20.71
Micropolitan core 1 7.69 25 3.08 1,076 2.87 0 0 1,102 2.87
Rural 1 7.69 45 5.54 2,350 6.26 1 2.04 2,397 6.24
Unknown 0 0 6 0.74 217 0.58 1 2.04 224 0.58
                       
   TOTAL 13 100 812 100 37,545 100 49 100 38,419 100
MARINE CORPS
Metropolitan 1 20.00 23 24.73 7,717 24.92 12 36.36 7,753 24.93
Suburbs 3 60.00 32 34.41 12,191 39.37 10 30.30 12,236 39.34
Exurbs 0 0 18 19.35 6,595 21.30 6 18.18 6,619 21.28
Micropolitan core 0 0 5 5.38 1,198 3.87 3 9.09 1,206 3.88
Rural 1 20.00 15 16.13 3,011 9.72 2 6.06 3,029 9.74
Unknown 0 0 0 0 257 0.83 0 0 257 0.83
                       
   TOTAL 5 100 93 100 30,969 100 33 100 31,100 100
AIR FORCE
Metropolitan 4 13.79 17 13.60 4,931 18.31 644 23.88 5,596 18.79
Suburbs 17 58.62 56 44.80 11,656 43.29 1,155 42.83 12,884 43.27
Exurbs 3 10.34 27 21.60 6,288 23.35 558 20.69 6,876 23.09
Micropolitan core 1 3.45 9 7.20 1,170 4.34 93 3.45 1,273 4.27
Rural 4 13.79 13 10.40 2,699 10.02 226 8.38 2,942 9.88
Unknown 0 0 3 2.40 184 0.68 21 0.78 208 0.70
                       
   TOTAL 29 100 125 100 26,928 100 2,697 100 29,779 100
TOTAL DoD
Metropolitan 8 15.69 953 22.80 35,507 22.93 668 23.93 37,136 22.94
Suburbs 29 56.86 1,758 42.07 65,321 42.18 1,199 42.94 68,307 42.19
Exurbs 6 11.76 906 21.68 33,454 21.60 577 20.67 34,943 21.58
Micropolitan core 2 3.92 175 4.19 5,903 3.81 96 3.44 6,176 3.81
Rural 6 11.76 354 8.47 13,659 8.82 230 8.24 14,249 8.80
Unknown 0 0 33 0.79 1,023 0.66 22 0.79 1,078 0.67
                       
   TOTAL 3 51 100 4,179 100 154,867 100 2,792 100 161,889 100
   
1. Socioeconomic classifications are provided for FY18 accessions reporting a current and valid U.S. zipcode.  Communities are grouped by population and economic density.  Groups range from most to least dense. For example, "Metropolitan" centers are generally highly urban centers, "Micropolitan core" are more commercial/industrial centers, and "Rural" areas have the smallest population and economic densities.  These groupings reflect JAMRS' population density classification scheme, which changed in 2016.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2018.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies (JAMRS).