Table B-17.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY11: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
       
  SERVICE           CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-44 YEARS-OLD
ETHNICITY1 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 289,511 28,747 318,258 133,894 20,143 154,037 132,584 8,331 140,915 157,983 29,966 187,949 713,972 87,187 801,159 37,199,700 30,269,298 67,468,998
Black 77,132 24,044 101,176 39,058 12,712 51,770 17,492 2,025 19,517 30,659 12,671 43,330 164,341 51,452 215,793 5,214,299 5,944,075 11,158,374
AIAN2 3,267 788 4,055 11,249 2,349 13,598 1,719 272 1,991 1,387 495 1,882 17,622 3,904 21,526 427,246 322,967 750,214
Asian 14,817 3,075 17,892 12,980 2,249 15,229 3,720 331 4,051 5,325 1,504 6,829 36,842 7,159 44,001 2,391,837 1,952,923 4,344,760
NHPI3 0 0 0 2,731 633 3,364 1,612 162 1,774 2,444 836 3,280 6,787 1,631 8,418 165,289 139,137 304,426
Two or more 0 0 0 18,035 4,784 22,819 1,679 205 1,884 5,750 1,910 7,660 25,464 6,899 32,363 770,794 733,820 1,504,614
Unknown 18,904 3,601 22,505   5,089 1,026 6,115   7,992 1,037 9,029   9,494 2,919 12,413   41,479 8,583 50,062   0 0 0
TOTAL 403,631 60,255 463,886 223,036 43,896 266,932 166,798 12,363 179,161 213,042 50,301 263,343 1,006,507 166,815 1,173,322 46,169,165 39,362,221 85,531,386
Hispanic 49,513 8,264 57,777 38,317 8,996 47,313 24,014 2,420 26,434 10,053 3,020 13,073 121,897 22,700 144,597 9,666,063 6,279,113 15,945,176
Not Hispanic 353,976 51,965 405,941 167,417 30,951 198,368 142,784 9,943 152,727 202,880 47,263 250,143 867,057 140,122 1,007,179 36,503,102 33,083,108 69,586,210
Unknown 142 26 168   17,302 3,949 21,251   0 0 0   109 18 127   17,553 3,993 21,546   0 0 0
TOTAL 403,631 60,255 463,886 223,036 43,896 266,932 166,798 12,363 179,161 213,042 50,301 263,343 1,006,507 166,815 1,173,322 46,169,165 39,362,221 85,531,386
Percent
White 71.7 47.7 68.6 60.0 45.9 57.7 79.5 67.4 78.7 74.2 59.6 71.4 70.9 52.3 68.3 80.6 76.9 78.9
Black 19.1 39.9 21.8 17.5 29.0 19.4 10.5 16.4 10.9 14.4 25.2 16.5 16.3 30.8 18.4 11.3 15.1 13.0
AIAN2 0.81 1.3 0.87 5.0 5.4 5.1 1.0 2.2 1.1 0.65 0.98 0.71 1.8 2.3 1.8 0.93 0.82 0.88
Asian 3.7 5.1 3.9 5.8 5.1 5.7 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.6 3.7 4.3 3.8 5.2 5.0 5.1
NHPI3 0 0 0 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.97 1.3 0.99 1.1 1.7 1.2 0.67 0.98 0.72 0.36 0.35 0.36
Two or more 0 0 0 8.1 10.9 8.5 1.0 1.7 1.1 2.7 3.8 2.9 2.5 4.1 2.8 1.7 1.9 1.8
Unknown 4.7 6.0 4.9   2.3 2.3 2.3   4.8 8.4 5.0   4.5 5.8 4.7   4.1 5.1 4.3   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 12.3 13.7 12.5 17.2 20.5 17.7 14.4 19.6 14.8 4.7 6.0 5.0 12.1 13.6 12.3 20.9 16.0 18.6
Not Hispanic 87.7 86.2 87.5 75.1 70.5 74.3 85.6 80.4 85.2 95.2 94.0 95.0 86.1 84.0 85.8 79.1 84.0 81.4
Unknown 0.04 0.04 0.04   7.8 9.0 8.0   0 0 0   0.05 0.04 0.05   1.7 2.4 1.8   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
     
  1. 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.
  2. American Indian, Alaska Native
  3. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty enlisted personnel in either the Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (NHPI) or "Two or more" category. Caution should be used in comparing 
      the racial composition of the Army’s enlisted force with those of the other Services.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, 18-44 year-olds in the civilian labor force, September 2011.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).