Table D-4
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| FISCAL | DoD | 18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||
| YEAR | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | TOTAL | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | TOTAL | |
| 1973 | 311,143 | 69,333 | 21,951 | 3,223 | 405,650 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1974 | 280,346 | 81,138 | 21,846 | 5,388 | 388,718 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1975 | 307,230 | 73,323 | 21,881 | 7,324 | 409,758 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1976 | 267,221 | 51,749 | 69,776 | 4,616 | 393,362 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1977 | 354,670 | 99,756 | 30,005 | 10,678 | 495,109 | 21,730,284 | 3,307,340 | 1,589,228 | 474,827 | 27,101,678 | |
| 1978 | 209,935 | 70,019 | 18,638 | 7,052 | 305,644 | 21,890,932 | 3,386,537 | 1,683,094 | 510,018 | 27,470,580 | |
| 1979 | 202,622 | 80,330 | 19,566 | 8,161 | 310,679 | 22,071,649 | 3,453,212 | 1,741,633 | 530,870 | 27,797,364 | |
| 1980 | 253,734 | 79,563 | 16,993 | 10,455 | 360,745 | 22,428,497 | 3,602,332 | 1,925,289 | 717,424 | 28,673,541 | |
| 1981 | 225,412 | 58,219 | 12,168 | 8,707 | 304,506 | 22,452,932 | 3,707,097 | 2,052,281 | 756,337 | 28,968,646 | |
| 1982 | 228,530 | 57,514 | 10,898 | 8,517 | 305,459 | 22,368,445 | 3,775,319 | 2,025,521 | 757,281 | 28,926,565 | |
| 1983 | 229,496 | 54,520 | 10,775 | 8,670 | 303,461 | 22,140,109 | 3,828,947 | 2,028,490 | 768,593 | 28,766,138 | |
| 1984 | 228,226 | 55,717 | 11,674 | 9,446 | 305,063 | 21,693,757 | 3,844,514 | 2,029,331 | 796,190 | 28,363,792 | |
| 1985 | 223,530 | 55,937 | 11,219 | 10,331 | 301,017 | 20,803,019 | 3,718,625 | 2,275,029 | 805,421 | 27,602,095 | |
| 1986 | 229,560 | 59,922 | 13,155 | 11,140 | 313,777 | 19,947,062 | 3,637,110 | 2,483,653 | 770,172 | 26,837,998 | |
| 1987 | 213,241 | 58,723 | 15,104 | 9,257 | 296,325 | 19,261,510 | 3,581,552 | 2,579,195 | 778,697 | 26,200,954 | |
| 1988 | 190,831 | 56,419 | 15,284 | 8,710 | 271,244 | 18,752,423 | 3,518,923 | 2,637,116 | 849,530 | 25,757,992 | |
| 1989 | 191,820 | 60,004 | 17,220 | 8,776 | 277,820 | 18,308,611 | 3,472,237 | 2,709,534 | 889,339 | 25,379,721 | |
| 1990 | 155,014 | 46,213 | 15,544 | 6,954 | 223,725 | 18,030,299 | 3,493,823 | 2,708,565 | 850,963 | 25,083,650 | |
| 1991 | 150,016 | 33,882 | 14,908 | 6,695 | 205,501 | 17,576,619 | 3,475,377 | 2,750,787 | 901,289 | 24,704,072 | |
| 1992 | 146,225 | 33,467 | 15,305 | 6,625 | 201,622 | 17,209,448 | 3,458,851 | 2,761,473 | 947,194 | 24,376,966 | |
| 1993 | 146,911 | 33,888 | 15,351 | 6,965 | 203,115 | 16,964,142 | 3,463,246 | 2,790,458 | 967,280 | 24,185,126 | |
| 1994 | 124,749 | 31,624 | 13,547 | 6,489 | 176,409 | 17,176,858 | 3,558,868 | 3,253,751 | 1,022,177 | 25,011,654 | |
| 1995 | 114,248 | 30,820 | 15,080 | 7,139 | 167,287 | 17,093,530 | 3,576,769 | 3,489,912 | 907,466 | 25,067,677 | |
| 1996 | 118,400 | 34,287 | 17,564 | 8,882 | 179,133 | 16,464,697 | 3,558,606 | 3,533,023 | 1,162,487 | 24,718,814 | |
| 1997 | 121,644 | 37,565 | 18,453 | 11,233 | 188,895 | 16,432,120 | 3,566,710 | 3,607,728 | 1,249,958 | 24,856,516 | |
| 1998 | 114,476 | 35,335 | 18,750 | 11,470 | 180,031 | 16,607,142 | 3,586,467 | 3,781,602 | 1,222,904 | 25,198,115 | |
| 1999 | 115,468 | 36,500 | 19,820 | 11,980 | 183,768 | 16,939,623 | 3,671,712 | 3,908,748 | 1,269,600 | 25,789,683 | |
| b. Percent | |||||||||||
| FISCAL | DoD | 18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||
| YEAR | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | TOTAL | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | TOTAL | |
| 1973 | 76.70% | 17.09% | 5.41% | 0.79% | 100.00% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1974 | 72.12% | 20.87% | 5.62% | 1.39% | 100.00% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1975 | 74.98% | 17.89% | 5.34% | 1.79% | 100.00% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1976 | 67.93% | 13.16% | 17.74% | 1.17% | 100.00% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 1977 | 71.63% | 20.15% | 6.06% | 2.16% | 100.00% | 80.18% | 12.20% | 5.86% | 1.75% | 100.00% | |
| 1978 | 68.69% | 22.91% | 6.10% | 2.31% | 100.00% | 79.69% | 12.33% | 6.13% | 1.86% | 100.00% | |
| 1979 | 65.22% | 25.86% | 6.30% | 2.63% | 100.00% | 79.40% | 12.42% | 6.27% | 1.91% | 100.00% | |
| 1980 | 70.34% | 22.06% | 4.71% | 2.90% | 100.00% | 78.22% | 12.56% | 6.71% | 2.50% | 100.00% | |
| 1981 | 74.03% | 19.12% | 4.00% | 2.86% | 100.00% | 77.51% | 12.80% | 7.08% | 2.61% | 100.00% | |
| 1982 | 74.82% | 18.83% | 3.57% | 2.79% | 100.00% | 77.33% | 13.05% | 7.00% | 2.62% | 100.00% | |
| 1983 | 75.63% | 17.97% | 3.55% | 2.86% | 100.00% | 76.97% | 13.31% | 7.05% | 2.67% | 100.00% | |
| 1984 | 74.81% | 18.26% | 3.83% | 3.10% | 100.00% | 76.48% | 13.55% | 7.15% | 2.81% | 100.00% | |
| 1985 | 74.26% | 18.58% | 3.73% | 3.43% | 100.00% | 75.37% | 13.47% | 8.24% | 2.92% | 100.00% | |
| 1986 | 73.16% | 19.10% | 4.19% | 3.55% | 100.00% | 74.32% | 13.55% | 9.25% | 2.87% | 100.00% | |
| 1987 | 71.96% | 19.82% | 5.10% | 3.12% | 100.00% | 73.51% | 13.67% | 9.84% | 2.97% | 100.00% | |
| 1988 | 70.35% | 20.80% | 5.63% | 3.21% | 100.00% | 72.80% | 13.66% | 10.24% | 3.30% | 100.00% | |
| 1989 | 69.04% | 21.60% | 6.20% | 3.16% | 100.00% | 72.14% | 13.68% | 10.68% | 3.50% | 100.00% | |
| 1990 | 69.29% | 20.66% | 6.95% | 3.11% | 100.00% | 71.88% | 13.93% | 10.80% | 3.39% | 100.00% | |
| 1991 | 73.00% | 16.49% | 7.25% | 3.26% | 100.00% | 71.15% | 14.07% | 11.13% | 3.65% | 100.00% | |
| 1992 | 72.52% | 16.60% | 7.59% | 3.29% | 100.00% | 70.60% | 14.19% | 11.33% | 3.89% | 100.00% | |
| 1993 | 72.33% | 16.68% | 7.56% | 3.43% | 100.00% | 70.14% | 14.32% | 11.54% | 4.00% | 100.00% | |
| 1994 | 70.72% | 17.93% | 7.68% | 3.68% | 100.00% | 68.68% | 14.23% | 13.01% | 4.09% | 100.00% | |
| 1995 | 68.29% | 18.42% | 9.01% | 4.27% | 100.00% | 68.19% | 14.27% | 13.92% | 3.62% | 100.00% | |
| 1996 | 66.10% | 19.14% | 9.81% | 4.96% | 100.00% | 66.61% | 14.40% | 14.29% | 4.70% | 100.00% | |
| 1997 | 64.40% | 19.89% | 9.77% | 5.95% | 100.00% | 66.11% | 14.35% | 14.51% | 5.03% | 100.00% | |
| 1998 | 63.59% | 19.63% | 10.41% | 6.37% | 100.00% | 65.91% | 14.23% | 15.01% | 4.85% | 100.00% | |
| 1999 | 62.83% | 19.86% | 10.79% | 6.52% | 100.00% | 65.68% | 14.24% | 15.16% | 4.92% | 100.00% | |
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Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population
Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. |
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| Rows may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||