Table B-42.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions, FY12: by Education, Service, and Population Density
                       
Population No Credentials Alternate Credentials High School Some College TOTAL
Density2 # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
Urban 23 31.5 324 12.1 5,181 11.0 1,165 15.4 6,693 11.6
Second City 15 20.5 584 21.8 10,154 21.5 1,724 22.8 12,477 21.7
Suburban 6 8.2 455 17.0 7,769 16.5 1,347 17.8 9,577 16.7
Town 8 11.0 222 8.3 3,894 8.3 456 6.0 4,580 8.0
Town/Rural 12 16.4 636 23.8 11,387 24.1 1,493 19.7 13,528 23.5
Rural 2 2.7 272 10.2 4,884 10.4 429 5.7 5,587 9.7
Unknown 7 9.6 180 6.7 3,901 8.3 951 12.6   5,039 8.8
   TOTAL 73 100 2,673 100 47,170 100 7,565 100 57,481 100
NAVY
Urban 3 23.1 43 9.1 3,840 12.0 591 17.3 4,477 12.5
Second City 2 15.4 89 18.8 6,853 21.4 762 22.3 7,706 21.4
Suburban 1 7.7 88 18.6 5,403 16.9 596 17.4 6,088 16.9
Town 0 0 40 8.5 2,406 7.5 173 5.1 2,619 7.3
Town/Rural 4 30.8 114 24.1 7,155 22.3 639 18.7 7,912 22.0
Rural 0 0 68 14.4 2,819 8.8 146 4.3 3,033 8.4
Unknown 3 23.1 31 6.6 3,544 11.1 513 15.0   4,091 11.4
   TOTAL 13 100 473 100 32,020 100 3,420 100 35,926 100
MARINE CORPS
Urban 0 ----- 11 3.4 3,324 11.6 159 11.2 3,494 11.5
Second City 0 ----- 54 16.6 5,633 19.7 297 20.9 5,984 19.8
Suburban 0 ----- 38 11.7 4,536 15.9 246 17.3 4,820 15.9
Town 0 ----- 21 6.4 2,135 7.5 90 6.3 2,246 7.4
Town/Rural 0 ----- 110 33.7 6,896 24.2 338 23.8 7,344 24.3
Rural 0 ----- 53 16.3 2,870 10.1 82 5.8 3,005 9.9
Unknown 0 ----- 39 12.0 3,142 11.0 209 14.7   3,390 11.2
   TOTAL 0 ----- 326 100 28,536 100 1,421 100 30,283 100
AIR FORCE
Urban 1 5.6 31 7.9 1,829 7.8 407 8.7 2,268 8.0
Second City 5 27.8 50 12.8 4,631 19.9 999 21.4 5,685 20.0
Suburban 4 22.2 69 17.6 3,898 16.7 732 15.7 4,703 16.6
Town 2 11.1 29 7.4 1,953 8.4 305 6.5 2,289 8.1
Town/Rural 3 16.7 117 29.9 6,051 26.0 1,248 26.7 7,419 26.1
Rural 2 11.1 45 11.5 2,558 11.0 381 8.2 2,986 9.9
Unknown 1 5.6 50 12.8 2,381 10.2 594 12.7   3,026 10.7
   TOTAL 18 100 391 100 23,301 100 4,666 100 28,376 100
TOTAL DoD
Urban 27 26.0 409 10.6 14,174 10.8 2,322 13.6 16,932 11.1
Second City 22 21.2 777 20.1 27,271 20.8 3,782 22.2 31,852 20.9
Suburban 11 10.6 650 16.8 21,606 16.5 2,921 17.1 25,188 16.6
Town 10 9.6 312 8.1 10,388 7.9 1,024 6.0 11,734 7.7
Town/Rural 19 18.3 977 25.3 31,489 24.0 3,718 21.8 36,203 23.8
Rural 4 3.8 438 11.3 13,131 10.0 1,038 6.1 14,611 9.6
Unknown 11 10.6 300 7.8 12,968 9.9 2,267 13.3   15,546 10.2
   TOTAL 3 104 100 3,863 100 131,027 100 17,072 100 152,066 100
   
  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. Claritas groups home communities by population density, ranging from the most densely populated "Urban" centers of our 
      largest cities to "Town/Rural", a category that includes towns, farm land and sparely populated areas.  The categories are 
      listed in decreasing orders of density.
  3. 663 are not included due to missing education data.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record.