Table B-42 (continued).   Selected Statistics for FY 2003 NPS Accessions by Region, Division, and State, and Civilians 18ñ24 Years Old (see continued)
CENSUS REGION    CENSUS DIVISION STATE	Area's Contribution of All NPS Accessions	Areaís Percent of All NPS Accessions	Area's Percent of All 18- to 24-Year-Olds	Representation Ratio	Percent of Accessions that are High-Quality*	Mean AFQT Percentile Score
SOUTH REGION	73,058	41.4	34.9	1.2	62.8	60.5
South Atlantic Division	36,536	20.7	17.0	1.2	62.3	60.6
Delaware	393	0.2	0.3	0.8	61.3	60.9
Maryland	3,310	1.9	1.7	1.1	62.7	61.1
District of Columbia	172	0.1	0.2	0.5	52.3	55.9
Virginia	5,383	3.1	2.4	1.3	64.3	62.3
West Virginia	1,158	0.7	0.5	1.2	61.5	60.6
North Carolina	5,475	3.1	2.6	1.2	62.8	60.7
South Carolina	3,019	1.7	1.5	1.2	58.3	58.9
Georgia	5,651	3.2	2.8	1.2	59.8	59.4
Florida	11,975	6.8	5.0	1.4	63.4	60.8
East South Central Division	10,819	6.1	5.9	1.0	60.5	59.6
Kentucky	2,334	1.3	1.4	0.9	60.6	60.1
Tennessee	3,269	1.9	2.0	0.9	64.1	61.4
Alabama	3,372	1.9	1.4	1.3	59.8	59.0
Mississippi	1,844	1.0	1.0	1.0	55.1	57.0
West South Central Division	25,703	14.6	11.9	1.2	64.5	60.7
Arkansas	1,745	1.0	0.9	1.1	62.9	59.3
Louisiana	3,233	1.8	1.8	1.0	55.7	57.3
Oklahoma	2,865	1.6	1.3	1.2	64.4	61.6
Texas	17,860	10.1	7.9	1.3	66.3	61.3
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2002 ñ September 2003. The Civilian Population Survey does not collect data from residents of U.S. territories or possessions.