Table A-7. Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY10: by Education,
Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group |
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EDUCATIONAL TIER2 |
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RACE / |
TIER 1 |
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TIER 3 |
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TOTAL |
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ETHNICITY3 |
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ARMY |
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White |
84,542 |
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93.2% |
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3,575 |
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3.9% |
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2,568 |
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2.8% |
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90,685 |
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100% |
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Black |
23,231 |
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95.4% |
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682 |
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2.8% |
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427 |
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1.8% |
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24,340 |
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100% |
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AIAN4 |
947 |
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93.9% |
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35 |
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3.5% |
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27 |
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2.7% |
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1,009 |
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100% |
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Asian |
3,252 |
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96.4% |
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64 |
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1.9% |
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56 |
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1.7% |
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3,372 |
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100% |
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NHPI5 |
1,730 |
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94.8% |
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59 |
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3.2% |
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36 |
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2.0% |
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1,825 |
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100% |
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Two or more |
649 |
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93.5% |
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28 |
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4.0% |
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17 |
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2.4% |
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694 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
9,653 |
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93.2% |
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424 |
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4.1% |
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275 |
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2.7% |
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10,352 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
124,004 |
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93.7% |
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4,867 |
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3.7% |
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3,406 |
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2.6% |
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132,277 |
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100% |
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Hispanic |
15,870 |
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95.1% |
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435 |
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2.6% |
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377 |
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2.3% |
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16,682 |
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100% |
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Not Hispanic |
98,399 |
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93.6% |
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4,020 |
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3.8% |
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2,736 |
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2.6% |
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105,155 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
9,735 |
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93.2% |
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412 |
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3.9% |
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293 |
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2.8% |
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10,440 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
124,004 |
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93.7% |
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4,867 |
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3.7% |
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3,406 |
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2.6% |
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132,277 |
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100% |
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NAVY |
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White |
37,575 |
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97.3% |
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963 |
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2.5% |
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85 |
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0.22% |
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38,623 |
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100% |
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Black |
15,460 |
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98.4% |
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229 |
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1.5% |
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22 |
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0.14% |
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15,711 |
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100% |
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AIAN4 |
3,652 |
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97.0% |
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104 |
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2.8% |
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8 |
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0.21% |
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3,764 |
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100% |
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Asian |
3,085 |
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97.9% |
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41 |
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1.3% |
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24 |
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0.76% |
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3,150 |
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100% |
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NHPI5 |
826 |
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98.6% |
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11 |
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1.3% |
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1 |
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0.12% |
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838 |
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100% |
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Two or more |
6,199 |
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98.1% |
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112 |
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1.8% |
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11 |
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0.17% |
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6,322 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
251 |
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96.2% |
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8 |
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3.1% |
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2 |
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0.77% |
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261 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
67,048 |
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97.6% |
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1,468 |
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2.1% |
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153 |
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0.22% |
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68,669 |
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100% |
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Hispanic |
13,650 |
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98.2% |
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228 |
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1.6% |
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25 |
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0.18% |
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13,903 |
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100% |
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Not Hispanic |
53,005 |
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97.5% |
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1,231 |
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2.3% |
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128 |
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0.24% |
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54,364 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
393 |
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97.8% |
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9 |
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2.2% |
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0 |
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0% |
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402 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
67,048 |
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97.6% |
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1,468 |
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2.1% |
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153 |
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0.22% |
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68,669 |
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100% |
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MARINE CORPS |
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White |
41,446 |
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98.8% |
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388 |
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0.92% |
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120 |
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0.29% |
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41,954 |
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100% |
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Black |
5,131 |
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99.4% |
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23 |
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0.45% |
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8 |
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0.15% |
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5,162 |
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100% |
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AIAN4 |
521 |
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98.9% |
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3 |
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0.57% |
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3 |
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0.57% |
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527 |
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100% |
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Asian |
1,262 |
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99.7% |
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3 |
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0.24% |
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1 |
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0.08% |
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1,266 |
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100% |
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NHPI5 |
594 |
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99.8% |
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0 |
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0% |
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1 |
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0.17% |
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595 |
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100% |
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Two or more |
408 |
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99.0% |
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3 |
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0.73% |
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1 |
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0.24% |
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412 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
80 |
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100% |
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0 |
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0% |
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0 |
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0% |
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80 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
49,442 |
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98.9% |
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420 |
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0.84% |
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134 |
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0.27% |
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49,996 |
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100% |
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Hispanic |
9,974 |
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99.6% |
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26 |
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0.26% |
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15 |
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0.15% |
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10,015 |
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100% |
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Not Hispanic |
39,397 |
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98.7% |
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393 |
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1.0% |
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119 |
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0.30% |
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39,909 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
71 |
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98.6% |
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1 |
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1.4% |
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0 |
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0% |
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72 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
49,442 |
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98.9% |
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420 |
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0.84% |
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134 |
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0.27% |
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49,996 |
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100% |
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AIR FORCE |
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White |
39,449 |
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94.2% |
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805 |
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1.9% |
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1,637 |
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3.9% |
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41,891 |
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100% |
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Black |
10,507 |
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96.1% |
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165 |
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1.5% |
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256 |
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2.3% |
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10,928 |
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100% |
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AIAN4 |
496 |
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94.1% |
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8 |
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1.5% |
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23 |
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4.4% |
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527 |
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100% |
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Asian |
1,702 |
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95.1% |
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45 |
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2.5% |
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43 |
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2.4% |
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1,790 |
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100% |
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NHPI5 |
826 |
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98.1% |
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7 |
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0.83% |
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9 |
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1.1% |
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842 |
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100% |
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Two or more |
1,045 |
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95.5% |
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14 |
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1.3% |
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35 |
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3.2% |
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1,094 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
91 |
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92.9% |
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1 |
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1.0% |
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6 |
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6.1% |
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98 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
54,116 |
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94.7% |
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1,045 |
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1.8% |
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2,009 |
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3.5% |
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57,170 |
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100% |
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Hispanic |
8,536 |
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95.3% |
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137 |
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1.5% |
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282 |
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3.1% |
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8,955 |
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100% |
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Not Hispanic |
45,444 |
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94.6% |
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899 |
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1.9% |
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1,718 |
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3.6% |
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48,061 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
136 |
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88.3% |
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9 |
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5.8% |
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9 |
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5.8% |
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154 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
54,116 |
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94.7% |
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1,045 |
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1.8% |
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2,009 |
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3.5% |
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57,170 |
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100% |
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TOTAL DoD |
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White |
203,012 |
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95.2% |
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5,731 |
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2.7% |
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4,410 |
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2.1% |
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213,153 |
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100% |
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Black |
54,329 |
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96.8% |
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1,099 |
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2.0% |
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713 |
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1.3% |
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56,141 |
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100% |
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AIAN4 |
5,616 |
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96.4% |
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150 |
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2.6% |
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61 |
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1.0% |
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5,827 |
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100% |
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Asian |
9,301 |
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97.1% |
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153 |
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1.6% |
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124 |
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1.3% |
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9,578 |
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100% |
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NHPI5 |
3,976 |
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97.0% |
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77 |
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1.9% |
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47 |
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1.1% |
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4,100 |
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100% |
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Two or more |
8,301 |
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97.4% |
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157 |
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1.8% |
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64 |
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0.75% |
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8,522 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
10,075 |
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93.4% |
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433 |
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4.0% |
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283 |
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2.6% |
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10,791 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
294,610 |
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95.6% |
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7,800 |
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2.5% |
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5,702 |
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1.9% |
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308,112 |
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100% |
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Hispanic |
48,030 |
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96.9% |
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826 |
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1.7% |
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699 |
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1.4% |
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49,555 |
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100% |
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Not Hispanic |
236,245 |
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95.5% |
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6,543 |
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2.6% |
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4,701 |
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1.9% |
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247,489 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
10,335 |
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93.4% |
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431 |
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3.9% |
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302 |
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2.7% |
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11,068 |
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100% |
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TOTAL |
294,610 |
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95.6% |
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7,800 |
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2.5% |
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5,702 |
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1.9% |
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308,112 |
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100% |
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18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS |
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White |
18,636,176 |
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83.2% |
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3,764,347 |
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16.8% |
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22,400,523 |
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100% |
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Black |
3,372,218 |
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78.4% |
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928,701 |
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21.6% |
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4,300,919 |
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100% |
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AIAN4 |
225,078 |
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72.4% |
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(6) |
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85,813 |
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27.6% |
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310,890 |
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100% |
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Asian |
1,086,794 |
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89.0% |
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(6) |
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133,654 |
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11.0% |
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1,220,447 |
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100% |
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NHPI5 |
100,972 |
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79.4% |
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(6) |
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26,121 |
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20.6% |
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127,092 |
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100% |
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Two or more |
524,241 |
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81.3% |
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(6) |
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(6) |
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120,802 |
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18.7% |
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645,043 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
0 |
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(6) |
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0 |
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----- |
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0 |
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TOTAL |
23,945,478 |
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82.6% |
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(6) |
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5,059,437 |
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17.4% |
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29,004,915 |
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100% |
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Hispanic |
3,808,296 |
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70.7% |
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(6) |
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(6) |
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1,575,279 |
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29.3% |
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5,383,575 |
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100% |
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Not Hispanic |
20,137,182 |
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85.2% |
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(6) |
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(6) |
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3,484,158 |
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14.8% |
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23,621,340 |
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100% |
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Unknown |
0 |
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----- |
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(6) |
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(6) |
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0 |
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----- |
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0 |
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TOTAL |
23,945,478 |
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82.6% |
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(6) |
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(6) |
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5,059,437 |
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17.4% |
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29,004,915 |
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100% |
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1.
Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application
(i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational |
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Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY10.
Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program
unless otherwise tested. |
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2.
Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma. Tier 2 indicates alternate high school
credentials, such as the |
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General Educational Development certificate (GED). Tier 3 represents non-high school
graduates. |
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3. The
race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who
indicate a single racial identity.
Individuals who self-identify as |
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multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category. |
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4.
American Indian, Alaska Native |
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5.
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander |
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6.
Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2. |
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Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
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Source: Civilian data from
Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, noninstitutional, age
18-24, October 2009-September 2010 average. |
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