Table C-32.  FY 2008 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Selected Reserve Enlisted Gains by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Urbanicity
  Urban Second City Suburban Town Town/Rural Rural Unknown   TOTAL DoD
RACE/ETHNICITY2 #      % #      % #      % #      % #      % #      % #      % #      %
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
White 2,460 57.40% 5,452 71.25% 5,173 71.18% 3,525 80.81% 12,063 80.93% 5,144 83.13% 44 89.80% 33,861 75.73%
Black 1,284 29.96% 1,445 18.88% 1,367 18.81% 441 10.11% 1,427 9.57% 444 7.18% 3 6.12% 6,411 14.34%
AIAN 16 0.37% 59 0.77% 36 0.50% 41 0.94% 161 1.08% 77 1.24% 0 0.00% 390 0.87%
Asian 194 4.53% 128 1.67% 146 2.01% 37 0.85% 95 0.64% 26 0.42% 1 2.04% 627 1.40%
NHPI 46 1.07% 40 0.52% 48 0.66% 16 0.37% 38 0.25% 9 0.15% 0 0.00% 197 0.44%
Two or more 21 0.49% 41 0.54% 41 0.56% 17 0.39% 64 0.43% 30 0.48% 0 0.00% 214 0.48%
Unknown 265 6.18% 487 6.36% 456 6.27% 285 6.53% 1,058 7.10% 458 7.40% 1 2.04%   3,010 6.73%
   TOTAL 4,286 100.00% 7,652 100.00% 7,267 100.00% 4,362 100.00% 14,906 100.00% 6,188 100.00% 49 100.00% 44,710 100.00%
Hispanic 1,201 28.02% 870 11.37% 826 11.37% 265 6.08% 639 4.29% 211 3.41% 14 28.57% 4,026 9.00%
Not Hispanic1 3,085 71.98% 6,782 88.63% 6,441 88.63% 4,097 93.92% 14,267 95.71% 5,977 96.59% 35 71.43%   40,684 91.00%
   TOTAL 4,286 100.00% 7,652 100.00% 7,267 100.00% 4,362 100.00% 14,906 100.00% 6,188 100.00% 49 100.00% 44,710 100.00%
ARMY RESERVE
White 1,518 56.83% 2,781 66.36% 2,953 68.06% 1,425 74.65% 4,502 75.66% 1,853 76.48% 18 81.82% 15,050 69.98%
Black 767 28.72% 946 22.57% 905 20.86% 276 14.46% 832 13.98% 279 11.51% 2 9.09% 4,007 18.63%
AIAN 16 0.60% 18 0.43% 18 0.41% 15 0.79% 52 0.87% 34 1.40% 0 0.00% 153 0.71%
Asian 187 7.00% 86 2.05% 143 3.30% 17 0.89% 54 0.91% 16 0.66% 1 4.55% 504 2.34%
NHPI 32 1.20% 36 0.86% 42 0.97% 9 0.47% 16 0.27% 6 0.25% 0 0.00% 141 0.66%
Two or more 19 0.71% 27 0.64% 15 0.35% 7 0.37% 20 0.34% 9 0.37% 1 4.55% 98 0.46%
Unknown 132 4.94% 297 7.09% 263 6.06% 160 8.38% 474 7.97% 226 9.33% 0 0.00%   1,552 7.22%
   TOTAL 2,671 100.00% 4,191 100.00% 4,339 100.00% 1,909 100.00% 5,950 100.00% 2,423 100.00% 22 100.00% 21,505 100.00%
Hispanic 732 27.41% 525 12.53% 578 13.32% 135 7.07% 351 5.90% 79 3.26% 7 31.82% 2,407 11.19%
Not Hispanic1 1,939 72.59% 3,666 87.47% 3,761 86.68% 1,774 92.93% 5,599 94.10% 2,344 96.74% 15 68.18%   19,098 88.81%
   TOTAL 2,671 100.00% 4,191 100.00% 4,339 100.00% 1,909 100.00% 5,950 100.00% 2,423 100.00% 22 100.00% 21,505 100.00%
NAVAL RESERVE
White 305 42.54% 534 57.54% 618 58.69% 245 71.43% 928 71.33% 346 76.89% 2 50.00% 2,978 62.09%
Black 227 31.66% 222 23.92% 268 25.45% 40 11.66% 182 13.99% 47 10.44% 0 0.00% 986 20.56%
AIAN 20 2.79% 69 7.44% 49 4.65% 34 9.91% 112 8.61% 41 9.11% 1 25.00% 326 6.80%
Asian 122 17.02% 46 4.96% 61 5.79% 9 2.62% 22 1.69% 1 0.22% 0 0.00% 261 5.44%
NHPI 17 2.37% 14 1.51% 20 1.90% 3 0.87% 16 1.23% 2 0.44% 0 0.00% 72 1.50%
Two or more 17 2.37% 38 4.09% 31 2.94% 11 3.21% 39 3.00% 12 2.67% 1 25.00% 149 3.11%
Unknown 9 1.26% 5 0.54% 6 0.57% 1 0.29% 2 0.15% 1 0.22% 0 0.00%   24 0.50%
   TOTAL 717 100.00% 928 100.00% 1,053 100.00% 343 100.00% 1,301 100.00% 450 100.00% 4 100.00% 4,796 100.00%
Hispanic 217 30.26% 201 21.66% 209 19.85% 57 16.62% 138 10.61% 35 7.78% 1 25.00% 858 17.89%
Not Hispanic1 500 69.74% 727 78.34% 844 80.15% 286 83.38% 1,163 89.39% 415 92.22% 3 75.00%   3,938 82.11%
   TOTAL 717 100.00% 928 100.00% 1,053 100.00% 343 100.00% 1,301 100.00% 450 100.00% 4 100.00% 4,796 100.00%
MARINE CORPS RESERVE
White 612 69.55% 840 83.09% 1,131 83.10% 399 91.10% 1,422 90.46% 453 92.83% 0 0.00% 4,857 84.44%
Black 130 14.77% 103 10.19% 119 8.74% 25 5.71% 76 4.83% 23 4.71% 2 100.00% 478 8.31%
AIAN 11 1.25% 7 0.69% 3 0.22% 4 0.91% 17 1.08% 4 0.82% 0 0.00% 46 0.80%
Asian 104 11.82% 39 3.86% 65 4.78% 3 0.68% 23 1.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 234 4.07%
NHPI 13 1.48% 10 0.99% 17 1.25% 4 0.91% 11 0.70% 1 0.20% 0 0.00% 56 0.97%
Two or more 2 0.23% 5 0.49% 5 0.37% 0 0.00% 6 0.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 18 0.31%
Unknown 8 0.91% 7 0.69% 21 1.54% 3 0.68% 17 1.08% 7 1.43% 0 0.00%   63 1.10%
   TOTAL 880 100.00% 1,011 100.00% 1,361 100.00% 438 100.00% 1,572 100.00% 488 100.00% 2 100.00% 5,752 100.00%
Hispanic 373 42.39% 187 18.50% 256 18.81% 52 11.87% 137 8.72% 22 4.51% 0 0.00% 1,027 17.85%
Not Hispanic1 507 57.61% 824 81.50% 1,105 81.19% 386 88.13% 1,435 91.28% 466 95.49% 2 100.00%   4,725 82.15%
   TOTAL 880 100.00% 1,011 100.00% 1,361 100.00% 438 100.00% 1,572 100.00% 488 100.00% 2 100.00% 5,752 100.00%
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
White 15 71.43% 24 100.00% 36 83.72% 14 77.78% 52 94.55% 20 95.24% 2 100.00% 163 88.59%
Black 2 9.52% 0 0.00% 2 4.65% 3 16.67% 1 1.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8 4.35%
AIAN 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Asian 3 14.29% 0 0.00% 3 6.98% 1 5.56% 2 3.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 9 4.89%
NHPI 1 4.76% 0 0.00% 2 4.65% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 1.63%
Two or more 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 4.76% 0 0.00%   1 0.54%
   TOTAL 21 100.00% 24 100.00% 43 100.00% 18 100.00% 55 100.00% 21 100.00% 2 100.00% 184 100.00%
Hispanic 7 33.33% 1 4.17% 3 6.98% 1 5.56% 5 9.09% 1 4.76% 0 0.00% 18 9.78%
Not Hispanic1 14 66.67% 23 95.83% 40 93.02% 17 94.44% 50 90.91% 20 95.24% 2 100.00%   166 90.22%
   TOTAL 21 100.00% 24 100.00% 43 100.00% 18 100.00% 55 100.00% 21 100.00% 2 100.00% 184 100.00%
AIR FORCE RESERVE
White 0 NA 0 0.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 0.00%
Black 0 NA 2 100.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 2 100.00%
AIAN 0 NA 0 0.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 0.00%
Asian 0 NA 0 0.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 0.00%
NHPI 0 NA 0 0.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 0.00%
Two or more 0 NA 0 0.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 0.00%
Unknown 0 NA 0 0.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA   0 0.00%
   TOTAL 0 NA 2 100.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 2 100.00%
Hispanic 0 NA 0 0.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 0.00%
Not Hispanic1 0 NA 2 100.00% 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA   2 100.00%
   TOTAL 0 0.00% 2 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 NA 2 100.00%
TOTAL DoD
White 4,910 57.26% 9,631 69.75% 9,911 70.48% 5,608 79.32% 18,967 79.75% 7,816 81.67% 66 83.54% 56,909 73.96%
Black 2,410 28.10% 2,718 19.68% 2,661 18.92% 785 11.10% 2,518 10.59% 793 8.29% 7 8.86% 11,892 15.45%
AIAN 63 0.73% 153 1.11% 106 0.75% 94 1.33% 342 1.44% 156 1.63% 1 1.27% 915 1.19%
Asian 610 7.11% 299 2.17% 418 2.97% 67 0.95% 196 0.82% 43 0.45% 2 2.53% 1,635 2.12%
NHPI 109 1.27% 100 0.72% 129 0.92% 32 0.45% 81 0.34% 18 0.19% 0 0.00% 469 0.61%
Two or more 59 0.69% 111 0.80% 92 0.65% 35 0.50% 129 0.54% 51 0.53% 2 2.53% 479 0.62%
Unknown 414 4.83% 796 5.76% 746 5.30% 449 6.35% 1,551 6.52% 693 7.24% 1 1.27%   4,650 6.04%
   TOTAL 8,575 100.00% 13,808 100.00% 14,063 100.00% 7,070 100.00% 23,784 100.00% 9,570 100.00% 79 100.00% 76,949 100.00%
Hispanic 2,530 29.50% 1,784 12.92% 1,872 13.31% 510 7.21% 1,270 5.34% 348 3.64% 22 27.85% 8,336 10.83%
Not Hispanic1 6,045 70.50% 12,024 87.08% 12,191 86.69% 6,560 92.79% 22,514 94.66% 9,222 96.36% 57 72.15%   68,613 89.17%
   TOTAL 8,575 100.00% 13,808 100.00% 14,063 100.00% 7,070 100.00% 23,784 100.00% 9,570 100.00% 79 100.00% 76,949 100.00%
   
  1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications
      provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code.
  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.
      Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. The summary report defines urbanicity categories used.