Table B-17.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY15: 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
ETHNICITY Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 233,150 23,968 257,118 131,817 23,804 155,621 120,179 8,944 129,123 146,597 27,197 173,794 631,743 83,913 715,656 51,774,239 43,603,197 95,377,436
Black 72,051 22,372 94,423 37,633 13,841 51,474 16,485 2,063 18,548 28,514 11,483 39,997 154,683 49,759 204,442 7,605,467 8,528,618 16,134,086
AIAN 1 2,505 601 3,106 7,401 1,547 8,948 1,546 233 1,779 1,267 418 1,685 12,719 2,799 15,518 826,993 717,159 1,544,152
Asian 13,881 2,684 16,565 12,284 2,549 14,833 3,859 382 4,241 6,076 1,664 7,740 36,100 7,279 43,379 3,970,468 3,334,052 7,304,520
NHPI 2 3,624 1,017 4,641 2,589 668 3,257 1,643 195 1,838 2,310 776 3,086 10,166 2,656 12,822 284,546 222,954 507,500
Two or more 0 0 0 20,923 5,779 26,702 1,407 189 1,596 7,545 2,301 9,846 29,875 8,269 38,144 1,242,626 1,200,723 2,443,349
Unknown 13,805 2,776 16,581   6,626 1,667 8,293   5,025 619 5,644   7,724 2,450 10,174   33,180 7,512 40,692   0 0 0
TOTAL 339,016 53,418 392,434 219,273 49,855 269,128 150,144 12,625 162,769 200,033 46,289 246,322 908,466 162,187 1,070,653 65,704,339 57,606,703 123,311,042
Hispanic 49,479 8,518 57,997 35,260 9,587 44,847 28,629 3,425 32,054 8,298 2,531 10,829 121,666 24,061 145,727 13,252,820 9,618,151 22,870,971
Not Hispanic 289,483 44,890 334,373 166,822 35,951 202,773 121,515 9,200 130,715 191,596 43,741 235,337 769,416 133,782 903,198 52,451,519 47,988,552 100,440,071
Unknown 54 10 64   17,191 4,317 21,508   0 0 0   139 17 156   17,384 4,344 21,728   0 0 0
TOTAL 339,016 53,418 392,434 219,273 49,855 269,128 150,144 12,625 162,769 200,033 46,289 246,322 908,466 162,187 1,070,653 65,704,339 57,606,703 123,311,042
Percent
White 68.8 44.9 65.5 60.1 47.7 57.8 80.0 70.8 79.3 73.3 58.8 70.6 69.5 51.7 66.8 78.8 75.7 77.3
Black 21.3 41.9 24.1 17.2 27.8 19.1 11.0 16.3 11.4 14.3 24.8 16.2 17.0 30.7 19.1 11.6 14.8 13.1
AIAN 1 0.74 1.1 0.79 3.4 3.1 3.3 1.0 1.8 1.1 0.63 0.90 0.68 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3
Asian 4.1 5.0 4.2 5.6 5.1 5.5 2.6 3.0 2.6 3.0 3.6 3.1 4.0 4.5 4.1 6.0 5.8 5.9
NHPI 2 1.1 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.2 0.43 0.39 0.41
Two or more 0 0 0 9.5 11.6 9.9 0.94 1.5 0.98 3.8 5.0 4.0 3.3 5.1 3.6 1.9 2.1 2.0
Unknown 4.1 5.2 4.2   3.0 3.3 3.1   3.3 4.9 3.5   3.9 5.3 4.1   3.7 4.6 3.8   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 14.6 15.9 14.8 16.1 19.2 16.7 19.1 27.1 19.7 4.1 5.5 4.4 13.4 14.8 13.6 20.2 16.7 18.5
Not Hispanic 85.4 84.0 85.2 76.1 72.1 75.3 80.9 72.9 80.3 95.8 94.5 95.5 84.7 82.5 84.4 79.8 83.3 81.5
Unknown 0.02 0.02 0.02   7.8 8.7 8.0   0 0 0   0.07 0.04 0.06   1.9 2.7 2.0   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Percent with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 71.7 47.3 68.4 62.0 49.4 59.7 82.8 74.5 82.2 76.2 62.0 73.6 72.2 54.3 69.5 78.8 75.7 77.3
Black 22.2 44.2 25.1 17.7 28.7 19.7 11.4 17.2 11.8 14.8 26.2 16.9 17.7 32.2 19.8 11.6 14.8 13.1
AIAN 1 0.77 1.2 0.83 3.5 3.2 3.4 1.1 1.9 1.1 0.66 0.95 0.71 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3
Asian 4.3 5.3 4.4 5.8 5.3 5.7 2.7 3.2 2.7 3.2 3.8 3.3 4.1 4.7 4.2 6.0 5.8 5.9
NHPI 2 1.1 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.2 0.43 0.39 0.41
Two or more 0 0 0   9.8 12.0 10.2   0.97 1.6 1.0   3.9 5.2 4.2   3.4 5.3 3.7   1.9 2.1 2.0
TOTAL
Hispanic 14.6 15.9 14.8 17.4 21.1 18.1 19.1 27.1 19.7 4.2 5.5 4.4 13.7 15.2 13.9 20.2 16.7 18.5
Not Hispanic 85.4 84.1 85.2   82.6 78.9 81.9   80.9 72.9 80.3   95.8 94.5 95.6   86.3 84.8 86.1   79.8 83.3 81.5
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
     
  1. American Indian, Alaska Native
  2. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      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 2015.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).