EDUCATIONAL TIER
         
 
 RACE/
TIER 1
 
TIER 2
 
TIER 3
 
TOTAL
 
 
 ETHNICITY
#
 
%
 
#
 
%
 
#
 
%
 
#
 
%
 
  ARMY                                
     White
3,200
  89.19%  
381
  10.62%  
7
  0.20%  
3,588
  100.00%  
     Black
1,418
  93.54%  
96
  6.33%  
2
  0.13%  
1,516
  100.00%  
     Hispanic
452
  90.95%  
45
  9.05%  
0
  0.00%  
497
  100.00%  
     Other
192
  94.58%  
11
  5.42%  
0
  0.00%  
203
  100.00%  
     Total
5,262
  90.66%  
533
  9.18%  
9
  0.16%  
5,804
  100.00%  
  NAVY
     
     
     
     
     White
1,395
  93.19%  
97
  6.48%  
5
  0.33%  
1,497
  100.00%  
     Black
606
  96.50%  
17
  2.71%  
5
  0.80%  
628
  100.00%  
     Hispanic
197
  97.52%  
4
  1.98%  
1
  0.50%  
202
  100.00%  
     Other
166
  97.08%  
4
  2.34%  
1
  0.58%  
171
  100.00%  
     Total
2,364
  94.64%  
122
  4.88%  
12
  0.48%  
2,498
  100.00%  
  MARINE CORPS
     
     
     
     
     White
193
  95.54%  
9
  4.46%  
0
  0.00%  
202
  100.00%  
     Black
32
  96.97%  
1
  3.03%  
0
  0.00%  
33
  100.00%  
     Hispanic
42
  97.67%  
1
  2.33%  
0
  0.00%  
43
  100.00%  
     Other
12
  100.00%  
0
  0.00%  
0
  0.00%  
12
  100.00%  
     Total
279
  96.21%  
11
  3.79%  
0
  0.00%  
290
  100.00%  
  AIR FORCE
     
     
     
     
     White
1,067
  98.98%  
10
  0.93%  
1
  0.09%  
1,078
  100.00%  
     Black
113
  100.00%  
0
  0.00%  
0
  0.00%  
113
  100.00%  
     Hispanic
44
  100.00%  
0
  0.00%  
0
  0.00%  
44
  100.00%  
     Other
60
  100.00%  
0
  0.00%  
0
  0.00%  
60
  100.00%  
     Total
1,284
  99.15%  
10
  0.77%  
1
  0.08%  
1,295
  100.00%  
  TOTAL DoD
     
     
     
     
     White
5,855
  91.99%  
497
  7.81%  
13
  0.20%  
6,365
  100.00%  
     Black
2,169
  94.72%  
114
  4.98%  
7
  0.31%  
2,290
  100.00%  
     Hispanic
735
  93.51%  
50
  6.36%  
1
  0.13%  
786
  100.00%  
     Other
430
  96.41%  
15
  3.36%  
1
  0.22%  
446
  100.00%  
     Total
9,189
  92.94%  
676
  6.84%  
22
  0.22%  
9,887
  100.00%  
  17-35 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS      
     
     
     
     White
34,156,092
  88.29%  
**
**
 
4,530,076
  11.71%   38,686,168   100.00%  
     Black
6,273,961
  85.66%  
**
**
 
1,050,343
  14.34%   7,324,304   100.00%  
     Hispanic
4,941,486
  61.94%  
**
**
 
3,036,680
  38.06%   7,978,166   100.00%  
     Other
2,476,121
  88.24%  
**
**
 
329,851
  11.76%   2,805,972   100.00%  
     Total
47,847,661
  84.25%  
**
**
 
8,946,949
  15.75%   56,794,610   100.00%  
                                   
       * Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2.  
          Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.                          
          Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1999-September 2000.