Table A-3.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY19: 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 56,772 12,970 69,742 26,802 8,535 35,337 32,659 4,487 37,146 23,261 8,330 31,591 139,494 34,322 173,816 10,766,118 10,573,353 21,339,472
Black 19,708 8,752 28,460 8,866 5,002 13,868 4,374 862 5,236 7,109 3,919 11,028 40,057 18,535 58,592 2,093,530 2,216,052 4,309,582
AIAN 3 598 238 836 296 165 461 246 61 307 314 176 490 1,454 640 2,094 216,463 197,179 413,642
Asian 3,827 1,137 4,964 2,221 849 3,070 1,162 147 1,309 1,413 589 2,002 8,623 2,722 11,345 924,026 912,419 1,836,445
NHPI 4 317 123 440 483 204 687 279 43 322 456 225 681 1,535 595 2,130 60,808 58,762 119,571
Two or more 350 188 538 1,360 600 1,960 1,240 207 1,447 1,559 742 2,301 4,509 1,737 6,246 526,013 551,018 1,077,031
Unknown 34 13 47   2,473 952 3,425   183 44 227   44 24 68   2,734 1,033 3,767   0 0 0
TOTAL 81,606 23,421 105,027 42,501 16,307 58,808 40,143 5,851 45,994 34,156 14,005 48,161 198,406 59,584 257,990 14,586,959 14,508,784 29,095,743
Hispanic 15,563 5,334 20,897 7,813 3,636 11,449 12,083 2,291 14,374 6,800 3,205 10,005 42,259 14,466 56,725 3,366,970 3,294,422 6,661,392
Not Hispanic 66,032 18,085 84,117 34,664 12,662 47,326 28,056 3,560 31,616 27,345 10,792 38,137 156,097 45,099 201,196 11,219,988 11,214,363 22,434,351
Unknown 11 2 13   24 9 33   4 0 4   11 8 19   50 19 69   0 0 0
TOTAL 81,606 23,421 105,027 42,501 16,307 58,808 40,143 5,851 45,994 34,156 14,005 48,161 198,406 59,584 257,990 14,586,959 14,508,784 29,095,743
Percent
White 69.57 55.38 66.40 63.06 52.34 60.09 81.36 76.69 80.76 68.10 59.48 65.59 70.31 57.60 67.37 73.81 72.88 73.34
Black 24.15 37.37 27.10 20.86 30.67 23.58 10.90 14.73 11.38 20.81 27.98 22.90 20.19 31.11 22.71 14.35 15.27 14.81
AIAN 3 0.73 1.02 0.80 0.70 1.01 0.78 0.61 1.04 0.67 0.92 1.26 1.02 0.73 1.07 0.81 1.48 1.36 1.42
Asian 4.69 4.85 4.73 5.23 5.21 5.22 2.89 2.51 2.85 4.14 4.21 4.16 4.35 4.57 4.40 6.33 6.29 6.31
NHPI 4 0.39 0.53 0.42 1.14 1.25 1.17 0.70 0.73 0.70 1.34 1.61 1.41 0.77 1.00 0.83 0.42 0.41 0.41
Two or more 0.43 0.80 0.51 3.20 3.68 3.33 3.09 3.54 3.15 4.56 5.30 4.78 2.27 2.92 2.42 3.61 3.80 3.70
Unknown 0.04 0.06 0.04   5.82 5.84 5.82   0.46 0.75 0.49   0.13 0.17 0.14   1.38 1.73 1.46   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 19.07 22.77 19.90 18.38 22.30 19.47 30.10 39.16 31.25 19.91 22.88 20.77 21.30 24.28 21.99 23.08 22.71 22.89
Not Hispanic 80.92 77.22 80.09 81.56 77.65 80.48 69.89 60.84 68.74 80.06 77.06 79.19 78.68 75.69 77.99 76.92 77.29 77.11
Unknown 0.01 0.01 0.01   0.06 0.06 0.06   0.01 0 0.01   0.03 0.06 0.04   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 FY19.  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 2018-September 2019 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).