Table E-2.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY18: by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

RACE/ NUMBER   PERCENT
ETHNICITY Males Females Total   Males Females Total
White 4,169 867 5,036 80.10 76.73 79.49
Black 561 142 703 10.78 12.57 11.10
AIAN2 64 16 80 1.23 1.42 1.26
Asian 120 27 147 2.31 2.39 2.32
NHPI3 115 28 143 2.21 2.48 2.26
Two or more 65 19 84 1.25 1.68 1.33
Unknown 111 31 142   2.13 2.74 2.24
TOTAL 5,205 1,130 6,335 100 100 100
Hispanic 1,248 304 1,552 23.98 26.90 24.50
Not Hispanic 3,953 825 4,778 75.95 73.01 75.42
Unknown 4 1 5   0.08 0.09 0.08
TOTAL 5,205 1,130 6,335 100 100 100
   
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.
2. American Indian, Alaska Native
3. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).