Table B-44.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY10: by Urbanicity, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
                                   
Urban1 Second City Suburban Town Town/Rural Rural Unknown TOTAL
RACE/ETHNICITY2 # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
White 4,470 54.5% 9,302 67.4% 10,220 68.6% 4,230 75.3% 15,491 79.6% 5,608 80.9% 9 50.0% 49,330 71.6%
Black 2,215 27.0% 3,014 21.9% 2,937 19.7% 931 16.6% 2,465 12.7% 800 11.5% 5 27.8% 12,367 17.9%
AIAN3 41 0.50% 79 0.57% 63 0.42% 48 0.85% 221 1.1% 83 1.2% 0 0% 535 0.78%
Asian 830 10.1% 433 3.1% 661 4.4% 74 1.3% 221 1.1% 36 0.52% 1 5.6% 2,256 3.3%
NHPI4 202 2.5% 303 2.2% 332 2.2% 88 1.6% 274 1.4% 89 1.3% 1 5.6% 1,289 1.9%
Two or more 57 0.69% 86 0.62% 86 0.58% 27 0.48% 88 0.45% 27 0.39% 0 0% 371 0.54%
Unknown 391 4.8% 575 4.2% 598 4.0% 219 3.9% 713 3.7% 289 4.2% 2 11.1%   2,787 4.0%
   TOTAL 8,206 100% 13,792 100% 14,897 100% 5,617 100% 19,473 100% 6,932 100% 18 100% 68,935 100%
Hispanic 2,140 26.1% 1,916 13.9% 1,906 12.8% 491 8.7% 1,168 6.0% 351 5.1% 1 5.6% 7,973 11.6%
Not Hispanic 5,813 70.8% 11,312 82.0% 12,346 82.9% 4,847 86.3% 17,429 89.5% 6,239 90.0% 15 83.3% 58,001 84.1%
Unknown 253 3.1% 564 4.1% 645 4.3% 279 5.0% 876 4.5% 342 4.9% 2 11.1%   2,961 4.3%
   TOTAL 8,206 100% 13,792 100% 14,897 100% 5,617 100% 19,473 100% 6,932 100% 18 100% 68,935 100%
NAVY
White 1,572 33.3% 3,145 47.0% 3,674 46.6% 1,373 54.4% 5,267 57.7% 1,703 59.0% 5 62.5% 16,739 49.5%
Black 1,464 31.1% 1,232 18.4% 1,474 18.7% 331 13.1% 922 10.1% 256 8.9% 1 12.5% 5,680 16.8%
AIAN3 217 4.6% 586 8.8% 553 7.0% 223 8.8% 927 10.2% 313 10.9% 1 12.5% 2,820 8.3%
Asian 595 12.6% 259 3.9% 353 4.5% 30 1.2% 157 1.7% 28 1.0% 0 0% 1,422 4.2%
NHPI4 104 2.2% 110 1.6% 164 2.1% 37 1.5% 114 1.2% 29 1.0% 0 0% 558 1.6%
Two or more 633 13.4% 1,198 17.9% 1,481 18.8% 472 18.7% 1,548 17.0% 496 17.2% 1 12.5% 5,829 17.2%
Unknown 129 2.7% 156 2.3% 179 2.3% 56 2.2% 192 2.1% 59 2.0% 0 0%   771 2.3%
   TOTAL 4,714 100% 6,686 100% 7,878 100% 2,522 100% 9,127 100% 2,884 100% 8 100% 33,819 100%
Hispanic 1,797 38.1% 1,816 27.2% 2,114 26.8% 495 19.6% 1,406 15.4% 369 12.8% 2 25.0% 7,999 23.7%
Not Hispanic 2,917 61.9% 4,870 72.8% 5,764 73.2% 2,027 80.4% 7,721 84.6% 2,515 87.2% 6 75.0% 25,820 76.3%
Unknown 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%   0 0%
   TOTAL 4,714 100% 6,686 100% 7,878 100% 2,522 100% 9,127 100% 2,884 100% 8 100% 33,819 100%
MARINE CORPS
White 2,277 69.0% 4,170 81.5% 5,156 82.3% 1,914 88.9% 7,252 89.2% 2,637 91.3% 5 100% 23,411 84.0%
Black 653 19.8% 610 11.9% 659 10.5% 136 6.3% 476 5.9% 115 4.0% 0 0% 2,649 9.5%
AIAN3 16 0.48% 40 0.78% 41 0.65% 26 1.2% 113 1.4% 40 1.4% 0 0% 276 1.0%
Asian 229 6.9% 127 2.5% 193 3.1% 32 1.5% 73 0.90% 21 0.73% 0 0% 675 2.4%
NHPI4 53 1.6% 48 0.94% 60 1.0% 9 0.42% 34 0.42% 10 0.35% 0 0% 214 0.77%
Two or more 22 0.67% 35 0.68% 47 0.75% 5 0.23% 45 0.55% 16 0.55% 0 0% 170 0.61%
Unknown 52 1.6% 85 1.7% 108 1.7% 32 1.5% 140 1.7% 48 1.7% 0 0%   465 1.7%
   TOTAL 3,302 100% 5,115 100% 6,264 100% 2,154 100% 8,133 100% 2,887 100% 5 100% 27,860 100%
Hispanic 1,437 43.5% 1,217 23.8% 1,236 19.7% 260 12.1% 710 8.7% 182 6.3% 2 40.0% 5,044 18.1%
Not Hispanic 1,812 54.9% 3,813 74.5% 4,918 78.5% 1,863 86.5% 7,278 89.5% 2,653 91.9% 3 60.0% 22,340 80.2%
Unknown 53 1.6% 85 1.7% 110 1.8% 31 1.4% 145 1.8% 52 1.8% 0 0%   476 1.7%
   TOTAL 3,302 100% 5,115 100% 6,264 100% 2,154 100% 8,133 100% 2,887 100% 5 100% 27,860 100%
AIR FORCE
White 1,320 56.4% 3,746 70.9% 4,393 70.9% 2,005 78.3% 7,400 84.5% 2,511 87.0% 6 85.7% 21,381 76.3%
Black 660 28.2% 1,051 19.9% 1,195 19.3% 390 15.2% 865 9.9% 245 8.5% 0 0% 4,406 15.7%
AIAN3 21 0.90% 34 0.64% 30 0.48% 25 1.0% 64 0.73% 38 1.3% 0 0% 212 0.76%
Asian 163 7.0% 155 2.9% 220 3.5% 38 1.5% 109 1.2% 12 0.42% 0 0% 697 2.5%
NHPI4 67 2.9% 74 1.4% 93 1.5% 20 0.78% 51 0.58% 16 0.55% 0 0% 321 1.1%
Two or more 105 4.5% 218 4.1% 260 4.2% 80 3.1% 257 2.9% 63 2.2% 1 14.3% 984 3.5%
Unknown 4 0.17% 7 0.13% 8 0.13% 3 0.12% 8 0.09% 2 0.07% 0 0%   32 0.11%
   TOTAL 2,340 100% 5,285 100% 6,199 100% 2,561 100% 8,754 100% 2,887 100% 7 100% 28,033 100%
Hispanic 879 37.6% 1,075 20.3% 1,298 20.9% 363 14.2% 1,015 11.6% 259 9.0% 1 14.3% 4,890 17.4%
Not Hispanic 1,461 62.4% 4,209 79.6% 4,901 79.1% 2,198 85.8% 7,738 88.4% 2,627 91.0% 6 85.7% 23,140 82.5%
Unknown 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 1 0% 0 0%   3 0%
   TOTAL 2,340 100% 5,285 100% 6,199 100% 2,561 100% 8,754 100% 2,887 100% 7 100% 28,033 100%
TOTAL DoD
White 9,639 51.9% 20,363 65.9% 23,443 66.5% 9,522 74.1% 35,410 77.8% 12,459 79.9% 25 65.8% 110,861 69.9%
Black 4,992 26.9% 5,907 19.1% 6,265 17.8% 1,788 13.9% 4,728 10.4% 1,416 9.1% 6 15.8% 25,102 15.8%
AIAN3 295 1.6% 739 2.4% 687 1.9% 322 2.5% 1,325 2.9% 474 3.0% 1 2.6% 3,843 2.4%
Asian 1,817 9.8% 974 3.2% 1,427 4.0% 174 1.4% 560 1.2% 97 0.62% 1 2.6% 5,050 3.2%
NHPI4 426 2.3% 535 1.7% 649 1.8% 154 1.2% 473 1.0% 144 0.92% 1 2.6% 2,382 1.5%
Two or more 817 4.4% 1,537 5.0% 1,874 5.3% 584 4.5% 1,938 4.3% 602 3.9% 2 5.3% 7,354 4.6%
Unknown 576 3.1% 823 2.7% 893 2.5% 310 2.4% 1,053 2.3% 398 2.6% 2 5.3%   4,055 2.6%
   TOTAL 18,562 100% 30,878 100% 35,238 100% 12,854 100% 45,487 100% 15,590 100% 38 100% 158,647 100%
Hispanic 6,253 33.7% 6,024 19.5% 6,554 18.6% 1,609 12.5% 4,299 9.5% 1,161 7.4% 6 15.8% 25,906 16.3%
Not Hispanic 12,003 64.7% 24,204 78.4% 27,929 79.3% 10,935 85.1% 40,166 88.3% 14,034 90.0% 30 78.9% 129,301 81.5%
Unknown 306 1.6% 650 2.1% 755 2.1% 310 2.4% 1,022 2.2% 395 2.5% 2 5.3%   3,440 2.2%
   TOTAL 18,562 100% 30,878 100% 35,238 100% 12,854 100% 45,487 100% 15,590 100% 38 100% 158,647 100%
   
  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.
  3. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record.