Table B-3.  FY 2007 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS
ETHNICITY2 Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
a.  Number
White 41,101 6,701 47,802 19,411 3,730 23,141 27,027 1,910 28,937 16,879 4,636 21,515 104,418 16,977 121,395 11,176,467 10,718,545 21,895,012
Black 5,746 2,300 8,046 4,510 1,578 6,088 2,740 371 3,111 3,040 1,366 4,406 16,036 5,615 21,651 1,930,443 2,093,767 4,024,210
AIAN 501 159 660 1,871 498 2,369 396 58 454 171 82 253 2,939 797 3,736 176,104 127,212 303,316
Asian 956 222 1,178 1,189 296 1,485 640 57 697 654 183 837 3,439 758 4,197 598,381 583,738 1,182,119
NHPI 399 105 504 378 111 489 290 45 335 267 104 371 1,334 365 1,699 50,703 51,920 102,623
Two or more 247 78 325 645 153 798 148 13 161 149 55 204 1,189 299 1,488 281,781 307,351 589,133
Unknown 3,710 671 4,381   157 38 195   317 28 345   117 42 159   4,301 779 5,080   0 0 0
TOTAL 52,660 10,236 62,896 28,161 6,404 34,565 31,558 2,482 34,040 21,277 6,468 27,745 133,656 25,590 159,246 14,213,879 13,882,534 28,096,413
Hispanic 5,784 1,326 7,110 4,513 1,221 5,734 5,018 537 5,555 2,231 821 3,052 17,546 3,905 21,451 2,631,570 2,368,651 5,000,221
Not Hispanic1 46,876 8,910 55,786   23,648 5,183 28,831   26,540 1,945 28,485   19,046 5,647 24,693   116,110 21,685 137,795   11,582,309 11,513,883 23,096,192
TOTAL 52,660 10,236 62,896 28,161 6,404 34,565 31,558 2,482 34,040 21,277 6,468 27,745 133,656 25,590 159,246 14,213,879 13,882,534 28,096,413
b.  Percent
White 78.05% 65.47% 76.00% 68.93% 58.24% 66.95% 85.64% 76.95% 85.01% 79.33% 71.68% 77.55% 78.12% 66.34% 76.23% 78.63% 77.21% 77.93%
Black 10.91% 22.47% 12.79% 16.02% 24.64% 17.61% 8.68% 14.95% 9.14% 14.29% 21.12% 15.88% 12.00% 21.94% 13.60% 13.58% 15.08% 14.32%
AIAN 0.95% 1.55% 1.05% 6.64% 7.78% 6.85% 1.25% 2.34% 1.33% 0.80% 1.27% 0.91% 2.20% 3.11% 2.35% 1.24% 0.92% 1.08%
Asian 1.82% 2.17% 1.87% 4.22% 4.62% 4.30% 2.03% 2.30% 2.05% 3.07% 2.83% 3.02% 2.57% 2.96% 2.64% 4.21% 4.20% 4.21%
NHPI 0.76% 1.03% 0.80% 1.34% 1.73% 1.41% 0.92% 1.81% 0.98% 1.25% 1.61% 1.34% 1.00% 1.43% 1.07% 0.36% 0.37% 0.37%
Two or more 0.47% 0.76% 0.52% 2.29% 2.39% 2.31% 0.47% 0.52% 0.47% 0.70% 0.85% 0.74% 0.89% 1.17% 0.93% 1.98% 2.21% 2.10%
Unknown 7.05% 6.56% 6.97%   0.56% 0.59% 0.56%   1.00% 1.13% 1.01%   0.55% 0.65% 0.57%   3.22% 3.04% 3.19%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Hispanic 10.98% 12.95% 11.30% 16.03% 19.07% 16.59% 15.90% 21.64% 16.32% 10.49% 12.69% 11.00% 13.13% 15.26% 13.47% 18.51% 17.06% 17.80%
Not Hispanic1 89.02% 87.05% 88.70%   83.97% 80.93% 83.41%   84.10% 78.36% 83.68%   89.51% 87.31% 89.00%   86.87% 84.74% 86.53%   81.49% 82.94% 82.20%
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
       
  1. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  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.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, October 2006-September 2007 average.