Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY11: by Census Region,
Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
	CENSUS REGION	Area’s Contribution			Area’s Contribution			Representation		Percent of		Mean AFQT
	Census Division	All NPS Accessions			Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds			Ratio		High-Qualty		Percentile
	State	#	%		#	%				Accessions		Score
	NORTHEAST REGION	19,203	12.8		5,401,084	18.4		0.70		77.2		62.9
	New England Division	5,065	3.4		1,392,172	4.7		0.71		79.9		63.5
	Maine	681	0.45		120,209	0.41		1.11		78.3		63.3
	New Hampshire	611	0.41		124,701	0.42		0.96		80.5		65.9
	Vermont	209	0.14		55,514	0.19		0.74		80.4		64.8
	Massachusetts	2,093	1.4		654,527	2.2		0.63		81.1		63.7
	Rhode Island	324	0.22		105,753	0.36		0.60		78.4		62.6
	Connecticut	1,147	0.77		331,468	1.1		0.68		78.8		61.9
	Middle Atlantic Division	14,138	9.4		4,008,912	13.6		0.69		76.3		62.7
	New York	6,500	4.3		1,974,127	6.7		0.65		76.4		62.4
	New Jersey	2,801	1.9		825,743	2.8		0.67		74.9		62.8
	Pennsylvania	4,837	3.2		1,209,041	4.1		0.79		76.9		62.9
	NORTH CENTRAL REGION	30,323	20.2		6,467,428	22.0		0.92		77.8		63.5
	East North Central Division	21,126	14.1		4,513,598	15.3		0.92		77.6		63.7
	Ohio	5,808	3.9		1,097,530	3.7		1.04		74.7		63.1
	Indiana	3,162	2.1		632,801	2.2		0.98		82.1		64.9
	Illinois	5,311	3.5		1,285,646	4.4		0.81		78.0		62.9
	Michigan	4,292	2.9		978,932	3.3		0.86		77.3		63.4
	Wisconsin	2,553	1.7		518,688	1.8		0.97		78.7		65.4
	West North Central Division	9,197	6.1		1,953,830	6.6		0.92		78.2		63.1
	Minnesota	1,926	1.3		489,861	1.7		0.77		80.2		64.8
	Iowa	1,218	0.81		297,566	1.0		0.80		76.4		63.9
	Missouri	3,124	2.1		565,824	1.9		1.08		75.7		61.5
	North Dakota	192	0.13		71,356	0.24		0.53		84.4		67.0
	South Dakota	393	0.26		85,813	0.29		0.90		78.9		63.5
	Nebraska	927	0.62		173,266	0.59		1.05		81.2		62.8
	Kansas	1,417	0.95		270,145	0.92		1.03		79.7		62.9
	CENSUS REGION	Area’s Contribution			Area’s Contribution			Representation		Percent of		Mean AFQT
	Census Division	All NPS Accessions			Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds			Ratio		High-Qualty		Percentile
	State	#	%		#	%				Accessions		Score
	SOUTH REGION	64,946	43.3		10,561,592	35.9		1.21		73.2		61.0
	South Atlantic Division	34,643	23.1		5,390,845	18.3		1.26		73.7		61.4
	Delaware	356	0.24		79,609	0.27		0.88		72.2		61.8
	Maryland	2,632	1.8		533,511	1.8		0.97		73.3		62.3
	District of Columbia	105	0.07		63,589	0.22		0.32		67.6		63.9
	Virginia	4,809	3.2		750,685	2.6		1.26		72.4		62.5
	West Virginia	808	0.54		160,072	0.54		0.99		74.8		60.8
	North Carolina	5,255	3.5		871,954	3.0		1.18		73.7		61.4
	South Carolina	2,956	2.0		444,197	1.5		1.31		69.9		59.7
	Georgia	6,392	4.3		916,733	3.1		1.37		71.4		59.7
	Florida	11,330	7.6		1,570,496	5.3		1.42		76.8		62.0
	East South Central Division	9,343	6.2		1,667,824	5.7		1.10		70.9		60.0
	Kentucky	1,799	1.2		407,582	1.4		0.87		70.4		60.7
	Tennessee	3,371	2.2		550,728	1.9		1.20		73.7		61.7
	Alabama	2,705	1.8		423,352	1.4		1.25		69.7		58.5
	Mississippi	1,468	0.98		286,162	0.97		1.01		67.2		57.7
	West South Central Division	20,960	14.0		3,502,924	11.9		1.17		73.5		60.9
	Arkansas	1,442	0.96		284,721	0.97		0.99		70.8		59.7
	Louisiana	2,000	1.3		447,330	1.5		0.88		70.9		58.6
	Oklahoma	2,367	1.6		339,150	1.2		1.37		70.3		61.3
	Texas	15,151	10.1		2,431,723	8.3		1.22		74.6		61.3
	CENSUS REGION	Area’s Contribution			Area’s Contribution			Representation		Percent of		Mean AFQT
	Census Division	All NPS Accessions			Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds			Ratio		High-Qualty		Percentile
	State	#	%		#	%				Accessions		Score
	WEST REGION	35,451	23.6		6,987,670	23.8		1.00		78.4		63.1
	Mountain Division	11,925	8.0		2,074,439	7.1		1.13		79.6		63.8
	Montana	548	0.37		99,133	0.34		1.08		82.1		64.8
	Idaho	1,032	0.69		137,467	0.47		1.47		80.9		64.6
	Wyoming	362	0.24		51,266	0.17		1.39		72.9		63.0
	Colorado	2,689	1.8		459,632	1.6		1.15		80.8		64.8
	New Mexico	968	0.65		189,134	0.64		1.00		76.8		60.9
	Arizona	3,644	2.4		609,842	2.1		1.17		79.2		63.7
	Utah	1,109	0.74		285,112	0.97		0.76		82.5		65.2
	Nevada	1,573	1.0		242,853	0.83		1.27		78.1		62.3
	Pacific Division	23,526	15.7		4,913,231	16.7		0.94		77.9		62.7
	Washington	3,583	2.4		588,007	2.0		1.20		81.7		65.2
	Oregon	1,942	1.3		347,519	1.2		1.10		81.8		65.0
	California	16,838	11.2		3,783,525	12.9		0.87		76.8		62.0
	Alaska	378	0.25		70,450	0.24		1.05		79.4		63.5
	Hawaii	785	0.52		123,730	0.42		1.24		72.7		59.8
	UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL	149,923	100		29,417,774	100		1.00		75.9		62.2
	TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
	OR UNKNOWN	3,391	2.2							61.5		61.4
	TOTAL	153,314			29,417,774					75.6		62.0
	Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians,
	October 2010-September 2011 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).