Table B-37.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY15: by Pay Grade, Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
Number Males & Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 14,162 18,365 31,234 80,998 47,298 36,732 20,419 6,071 1,839 0 257,118
Black 4,908 7,159 11,573 27,927 15,696 13,027 9,783 3,258 1,092 0 94,423
AIAN1 198 249 371 890 501 480 307 89 21 0 3,106
Asian 588 1,028 2,249 6,360 2,874 1,994 1,131 288 53 0 16,565
NHPI2 162 357 474 1,242 1,003 833 433 107 30 0 4,641
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 31 78 314 1,901 2,699 4,744 4,780 1,617 417 0 16,581
TOTAL 20,049 27,236 46,215 119,318 70,071 57,810 36,853 11,430 3,452 0 392,434
Hispanic 3,537 4,632 7,277 17,055 10,289 8,289 5,243 1,372 303 0 57,997
Not Hispanic 16,511 22,604 38,938 102,263 59,777 49,492 31,588 10,051 3,149 0 334,373
Unknown 1 0 0 0 5 29 22 7 0 0 64
TOTAL 20,049 27,236 46,215 119,318 70,071 57,810 36,853 11,430 3,452 0 392,434
NAVY                      
White 6,163 9,116 26,128 32,888 33,989 28,012 13,191 4,270 1,864 0 155,621
Black 2,316 3,214 9,418 10,340 11,775 8,839 4,029 1,117 426 0 51,474
AIAN1 139 220 865 1,826 3,068 2,084 594 125 27 0 8,948
Asian 424 555 2,209 2,758 3,418 3,245 1,603 472 149 0 14,833
NHPI2 97 150 500 699 1,039 572 162 26 12 0 3,257
Two or more 697 1,214 4,863 8,575 8,484 2,161 548 127 33 0 26,702
Unknown 446 579 1,580 1,320 1,076 2,046 968 217 61 0 8,293
TOTAL 10,282 15,048 45,563 58,406 62,849 46,959 21,095 6,354 2,572 0 269,128
Hispanic 1,526 2,520 7,268 9,808 12,183 7,710 2,845 760 227 0 44,847
Not Hispanic 5,826 9,265 33,845 46,094 44,442 37,358 18,063 5,550 2,330 0 202,773
Unknown 2,930 3,263 4,450 2,504 6,224 1,891 187 44 15 0 21,508
TOTAL 10,282 15,048 45,563 58,406 62,849 46,959 21,095 6,354 2,572 0 269,128
MARINE CORPS                      
White 9,350 16,271 34,787 30,417 20,476 9,355 5,083 2,431 953 0 129,123
Black 1,147 2,340 4,293 3,809 3,114 1,625 1,216 658 346 0 18,548
AIAN1 113 201 433 425 277 152 112 47 19 0 1,779
Asian 268 537 1,146 1,063 621 303 190 86 27 0 4,241
NHPI2 123 197 390 434 416 150 79 30 19 0 1,838
Two or more 2 68 288 426 418 208 117 48 21 0 1,596
Unknown 33 89 407 614 1,423 1,384 1,062 478 154 0 5,644
TOTAL 11,036 19,703 41,744 37,188 26,745 13,177 7,859 3,778 1,539 0 162,769
Hispanic 2,462 4,428 8,385 7,037 4,560 2,526 1,686 768 202 0 32,054
Not Hispanic 8,574 15,275 33,359 30,151 22,185 10,651 6,173 3,010 1,337 0 130,715
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 11,036 19,703 41,744 37,188 26,745 13,177 7,859 3,778 1,539 0 162,769
AIR FORCE                      
White 5,784 3,523 29,669 44,846 42,521 25,766 16,245 3,626 1,814 0 173,794
Black 1,319 711 6,759 9,775 9,558 6,792 3,902 765 416 0 39,997
AIAN1 60 33 290 426 434 262 144 27 9 0 1,685
Asian 262 193 1,645 1,951 1,834 1,197 526 90 42 0 7,740
NHPI2 104 51 408 705 1,040 529 215 20 14 0 3,086
Two or more 368 221 2,080 3,096 2,407 1,146 432 64 32 0 9,846
Unknown 59 25 322 1,660 2,157 3,162 2,354 323 112 0 10,174
TOTAL 7,956 4,757 41,173 62,459 59,951 38,854 23,818 4,915 2,439 0 246,322
Hispanic 20 28 459 1,528 2,729 3,460 2,135 333 137 0 10,829
Not Hispanic 7,932 4,723 40,665 60,874 57,195 35,386 21,680 4,581 2,301 0 235,337
Unknown 4 6 49 57 27 8 3 1 1 0 156
TOTAL 7,956 4,757 41,173 62,459 59,951 38,854 23,818 4,915 2,439 0 246,322
TOTAL DoD                      
White 35,459 47,275 121,818 189,149 144,284 99,865 54,938 16,398 6,470 0 715,656
Black 9,690 13,424 32,043 51,851 40,143 30,283 18,930 5,798 2,280 0 204,442
AIAN1 510 703 1,959 3,567 4,280 2,978 1,157 288 76 0 15,518
Asian 1,542 2,313 7,249 12,132 8,747 6,739 3,450 936 271 0 43,379
NHPI2 486 755 1,772 3,080 3,498 2,084 889 183 75 0 12,822
Two or more 1,067 1,503 7,231 12,097 11,309 3,515 1,097 239 86 0 38,144
Unknown 569 771 2,623 5,495 7,355 11,336 9,164 2,635 744 0 40,692
TOTAL 49,323 66,744 174,695 277,371 219,616 156,800 89,625 26,477 10,002 0 1,070,653
Hispanic 7,545 11,608 23,389 35,428 29,761 21,985 11,909 3,233 869 0 145,727
Not Hispanic 38,843 51,867 146,807 239,382 183,599 132,887 77,504 23,192 9,117 0 903,198
Unknown 2,935 3,269 4,499 2,561 6,256 1,928 212 52 16 0 21,728
TOTAL 49,323 66,744 174,695 277,371 219,616 156,800 89,625 26,477 10,002 0 1,070,653
Percent Males & Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 70.6 67.4 67.6 67.9 67.5 63.5 55.4 53.1 53.3 ----- 65.5
Black 24.5 26.3 25.0 23.4 22.4 22.5 26.5 28.5 31.6 ----- 24.1
AIAN1 0.99 0.91 0.80 0.75 0.71 0.83 0.83 0.78 0.61 ----- 0.79
Asian 2.9 3.8 4.9 5.3 4.1 3.4 3.1 2.5 1.5 ----- 4.2
NHPI2 0.81 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.94 0.87 ----- 1.2
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
Unknown 0.15 0.29 0.68 1.6 3.9 8.2 13.0 14.1 12.1 ----- 4.2
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 17.6 17.0 15.7 14.3 14.7 14.3 14.2 12.0 8.8 ----- 14.8
Not Hispanic 82.4 83.0 84.3 85.7 85.3 85.6 85.7 87.9 91.2 ----- 85.2
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0.01 0.05 0.06 0.06 0 ----- 0.02
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
NAVY                      
White 59.9 60.6 57.3 56.3 54.1 59.7 62.5 67.2 72.5 ----- 57.8
Black 22.5 21.4 20.7 17.7 18.7 18.8 19.1 17.6 16.6 ----- 19.1
AIAN1 1.4 1.5 1.9 3.1 4.9 4.4 2.8 2.0 1.0 ----- 3.3
Asian 4.1 3.7 4.8 4.7 5.4 6.9 7.6 7.4 5.8 ----- 5.5
NHPI2 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.2 0.77 0.41 0.47 ----- 1.2
Two or more 6.8 8.1 10.7 14.7 13.5 4.6 2.6 2.0 1.3 ----- 9.9
Unknown 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 1.7 4.4 4.6 3.4 2.4 ----- 3.1
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 14.8 16.7 16.0 16.8 19.4 16.4 13.5 12.0 8.8 ----- 16.7
Not Hispanic 56.7 61.6 74.3 78.9 70.7 79.6 85.6 87.3 90.6 ----- 75.3
Unknown 28.5 21.7 9.8 4.3 9.9 4.0 0.89 0.69 0.58 ----- 8.0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
MARINE CORPS                      
White 84.7 82.6 83.3 81.8 76.6 71.0 64.7 64.3 61.9 ----- 79.3
Black 10.4 11.9 10.3 10.2 11.6 12.3 15.5 17.4 22.5 ----- 11.4
AIAN1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 ----- 1.1
Asian 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.8 ----- 2.6
NHPI2 1.1 1.0 0.93 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.79 1.2 ----- 1.1
Two or more 0.02 0.35 0.69 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.4 ----- 0.98
Unknown 0.30 0.45 0.97 1.7 5.3 10.5 13.5 12.7 10.0 ----- 3.5
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 22.3 22.5 20.1 18.9 17.0 19.2 21.5 20.3 13.1 ----- 19.7
Not Hispanic 77.7 77.5 79.9 81.1 83.0 80.8 78.5 79.7 86.9 ----- 80.3
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
AIR FORCE                      
White 72.7 74.1 72.1 71.8 70.9 66.3 68.2 73.8 74.4 ----- 70.6
Black 16.6 14.9 16.4 15.7 15.9 17.5 16.4 15.6 17.1 ----- 16.2
AIAN1 0.75 0.69 0.70 0.68 0.72 0.67 0.60 0.55 0.37 ----- 0.68
Asian 3.3 4.1 4.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.7 ----- 3.1
NHPI2 1.3 1.1 0.99 1.13 1.7 1.4 0.90 0.41 0.57 ----- 1.3
Two or more 4.6 4.6 5.1 5.0 4.0 2.9 1.8 1.3 1.3 ----- 4.0
Unknown 0.74 0.53 0.78 2.7 3.6 8.1 9.9 6.6 4.6 ----- 4.1
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 0.25 0.59 1.1 2.4 4.6 8.9 9.0 6.8 5.6 ----- 4.4
Not Hispanic 99.7 99.3 98.8 97.5 95.4 91.1 91.0 93.2 94.3 ----- 95.5
Unknown 0.05 0.13 0.12 0.09 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.04 ----- 0.06
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
TOTAL DoD                      
White 71.9 70.8 69.7 68.2 65.7 63.7 61.3 61.9 64.7 ----- 66.8
Black 19.6 20.1 18.3 18.7 18.3 19.3 21.1 21.9 22.8 ----- 19.1
AIAN1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.9 1.9 1.3 1.1 0.76 ----- 1.4
Asian 3.1 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.7 ----- 4.1
NHPI2 0.99 1.1 1.01 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.99 0.69 0.75 ----- 1.2
Two or more 2.2 2.3 4.1 4.4 5.1 2.2 1.2 0.90 0.86 ----- 3.6
Unknown 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.0 3.3 7.2 10.2 10.0 7.4 ----- 3.8
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 15.3 17.4 13.4 12.8 13.6 14.0 13.3 12.2 8.7 ----- 13.6
Not Hispanic 78.8 77.7 84.0 86.3 83.6 84.7 86.5 87.6 91.2 ----- 84.4
Unknown 6.0 4.9 2.6 0.92 2.8 1.2 0.24 0.20 0.16 ----- 2.0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Number Males
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 12,522 16,171 27,561 72,438 43,090 34,581 19,264 5,748 1,775 0 233,150
Black 3,796 5,429 8,798 20,939 11,861 10,250 7,502 2,553 923 0 72,051
AIAN1 155 208 292 706 389 398 263 75 19 0 2,505
Asian 508 868 1,858 5,270 2,371 1,719 992 250 45 0 13,881
NHPI2 125 263 352 922 759 712 373 93 25 0 3,624
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 25 64 245 1,441 2,075 4,022 4,111 1,435 387 0 13,805
TOTAL 17,131 23,003 39,106 101,716 60,545 51,682 32,505 10,154 3,174 0 339,016
Hispanic 2,950 3,883 6,109 14,375 8,724 7,320 4,614 1,218 286 0 49,479
Not Hispanic 14,180 19,120 32,997 87,341 51,817 44,339 27,871 8,930 2,888 0 289,483
Unknown 1 0 0 0 4 23 20 6 0 0 54
TOTAL 17,131 23,003 39,106 101,716 60,545 51,682 32,505 10,154 3,174 0 339,016
NAVY                      
White 4,623 7,138 20,628 27,081 29,264 25,209 12,102 4,001 1,771 0 131,817
Black 1,566 2,284 6,543 7,306 8,643 6,823 3,146 943 379 0 37,633
AIAN1 96 159 630 1,430 2,598 1,820 532 110 26 0 7,401
Asian 321 434 1,737 2,192 2,795 2,811 1,415 440 139 0 12,284
NHPI2 69 112 375 528 848 482 140 24 11 0 2,589
Two or more 476 892 3,586 6,648 6,819 1,866 490 115 31 0 20,923
Unknown 326 452 1,171 1,031 837 1,751 809 194 55 0 6,626
TOTAL 7,477 11,471 34,670 46,216 51,804 40,762 18,634 5,827 2,412 0 219,273
Hispanic 1,040 1,817 5,193 7,478 9,800 6,584 2,450 694 204 0 35,260
Not Hispanic 4,261 7,117 26,119 36,692 36,850 32,480 16,017 5,091 2,195 0 166,822
Unknown 2,176 2,537 3,358 2,046 5,154 1,698 167 42 13 0 17,191
TOTAL 7,477 11,471 34,670 46,216 51,804 40,762 18,634 5,827 2,412 0 219,273
MARINE CORPS                      
White 8,721 14,931 32,288 28,177 19,069 8,877 4,846 2,341 929 0 120,179
Black 1,040 2,056 3,823 3,307 2,738 1,466 1,117 615 323 0 16,485
AIAN1 105 164 382 361 234 134 106 44 16 0 1,546
Asian 247 496 1,044 980 546 260 179 80 27 0 3,859
NHPI2 115 175 346 378 375 136 72 28 18 0 1,643
Two or more 1 60 252 366 367 185 114 44 18 0 1,407
Unknown 28 76 366 541 1,207 1,245 972 439 151 0 5,025
TOTAL 10,257 17,958 38,501 34,110 24,536 12,303 7,406 3,591 1,482 0 150,144
Hispanic 2,253 3,932 7,535 6,165 3,997 2,285 1,551 715 196 0 28,629
Not Hispanic 8,004 14,026 30,966 27,945 20,539 10,018 5,855 2,876 1,286 0 121,515
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 10,257 17,958 38,501 34,110 24,536 12,303 7,406 3,591 1,482 0 150,144
AIR FORCE                      
White 4,816 2,880 24,548 37,947 35,912 21,930 13,890 3,063 1,611 0 146,597
Black 977 538 5,010 7,375 6,778 4,502 2,512 503 319 0 28,514
AIAN1 42 26 224 316 316 200 114 21 8 0 1,267
Asian 209 162 1,334 1,546 1,400 923 412 54 36 0 6,076
NHPI2 81 42 319 543 749 394 154 15 13 0 2,310
Two or more 296 175 1,630 2,393 1,799 862 316 47 27 0 7,545
Unknown 40 16 221 1,250 1,646 2,395 1,822 240 94 0 7,724
TOTAL 6,461 3,839 33,286 51,370 48,600 31,206 19,220 3,943 2,108 0 200,033
Hispanic 15 24 341 1,175 2,099 2,613 1,674 238 119 0 8,298
Not Hispanic 6,442 3,809 32,903 50,146 46,476 28,585 17,543 3,704 1,988 0 191,596
Unknown 4 6 42 49 25 8 3 1 1 0 139
TOTAL 6,461 3,839 33,286 51,370 48,600 31,206 19,220 3,943 2,108 0 200,033
TOTAL DoD                      
White 30,682 41,120 105,025 165,643 127,335 90,597 50,102 15,153 6,086 0 631,743
Black 7,379 10,307 24,174 38,927 30,020 23,041 14,277 4,614 1,944 0 154,683
AIAN1 398 557 1,528 2,813 3,537 2,552 1,015 250 69 0 12,719
Asian 1,285 1,960 5,973 9,988 7,112 5,713 2,998 824 247 0 36,100
NHPI2 390 592 1,392 2,371 2,731 1,724 739 160 67 0 10,166
Two or more 773 1,127 5,468 9,407 8,985 2,913 920 206 76 0 29,875
Unknown 419 608 2,003 4,263 5,765 9,413 7,714 2,308 687 0 33,180
TOTAL 41,326 56,271 145,563 233,412 185,485 135,953 77,765 23,515 9,176 0 908,466
Hispanic 6,258 9,656 19,178 29,193 24,620 18,802 10,289 2,865 805 0 121,666
Not Hispanic 32,887 44,072 122,985 202,124 155,682 115,422 67,286 20,601 8,357 0 769,416
Unknown 2,181 2,543 3,400 2,095 5,183 1,729 190 49 14 0 17,384
TOTAL 41,326 56,271 145,563 233,412 185,485 135,953 77,765 23,515 9,176 0 908,466
Percent Males
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 73.1 70.3 70.5 71.2 71.2 66.9 59.3 56.6 55.9 ----- 68.8
Black 22.2 23.6 22.5 20.6 19.6 19.8 23.1 25.1 29.1 ----- 21.3
AIAN1 0.90 0.90 0.75 0.69 0.64 0.77 0.81 0.74 0.60 ----- 0.74
Asian 3.0 3.8 4.8 5.2 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.5 1.4 ----- 4.1
NHPI2 0.73 1.1 0.90 0.91 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.92 0.79 ----- 1.1
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
Unknown 0.15 0.28 0.63 1.4 3.4 7.8 12.6 14.1 12.2 ----- 4.1
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 17.2 16.9 15.6 14.1 14.4 14.2 14.2 12.0 9.0 ----- 14.6
Not Hispanic 82.8 83.1 84.4 85.9 85.6 85.8 85.7 87.9 91.0 ----- 85.4
Unknown 0.01 0 0 0 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.06 0 ----- 0.02
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
NAVY                      
White 61.8 62.2 59.5 58.6 56.5 61.8 64.9 68.7 73.4 ----- 60.1
Black 20.9 19.9 18.9 15.8 16.7 16.7 16.9 16.2 15.7 ----- 17.2
AIAN1 1.3 1.4 1.8 3.1 5.0 4.5 2.9 1.9 1.1 ----- 3.4
Asian 4.3 3.8 5.0 4.7 5.4 6.9 7.6 7.6 5.8 ----- 5.6
NHPI2 0.92 0.98 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.2 0.75 0.41 0.46 ----- 1.2
Two or more 6.4 7.8 10.3 14.4 13.2 4.6 2.6 2.0 1.3 ----- 9.5
Unknown 4.4 3.9 3.4 2.2 1.6 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.3 ----- 3.0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 13.9 15.8 15.0 16.2 18.9 16.2 13.1 11.9 8.5 ----- 16.1
Not Hispanic 57.0 62.0 75.3 79.4 71.1 79.7 86.0 87.4 91.0 ----- 76.1
Unknown 29.1 22.1 9.7 4.4 9.9 4.2 0.90 0.72 0.54 ----- 7.8
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
MARINE CORPS                      
White 85.0 83.1 83.9 82.6 77.7 72.2 65.4 65.2 62.7 ----- 80.0
Black 10.1 11.4 9.9 9.7 11.2 11.9 15.1 17.1 21.8 ----- 11.0
AIAN1 1.0 0.91 0.99 1.1 0.95 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 ----- 1.0
Asian 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.8 ----- 2.6
NHPI2 1.1 0.97 0.90 1.1 1.5 1.1 0.97 0.78 1.2 ----- 1.1
Two or more 0.01 0.33 0.65 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 ----- 0.94
Unknown 0.27 0.42 0.95 1.6 4.9 10.1 13.1 12.2 10.2 ----- 3.3
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 22.0 21.9 19.6 18.1 16.3 18.6 20.9 19.9 13.2 ----- 19.1
Not Hispanic 78.0 78.1 80.4 81.9 83.7 81.4 79.1 80.1 86.8 ----- 80.9
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
AIR FORCE                      
White 74.5 75.0 73.7 73.9 73.9 70.3 72.3 77.7 76.4 ----- 73.3
Black 15.1 14.0 15.1 14.4 13.9 14.4 13.1 12.8 15.1 ----- 14.3
AIAN1 0.65 0.68 0.67 0.62 0.65 0.64 0.59 0.53 0.38 ----- 0.63
Asian 3.2 4.2 4.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.1 1.4 1.7 ----- 3.0
NHPI2 1.3 1.1 0.96 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.80 0.38 0.62 ----- 1.2
Two or more 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.7 3.7 2.8 1.6 1.2 1.3 ----- 3.8
Unknown 0.62 0.42 0.66 2.4 3.4 7.7 9.5 6.1 4.5 ----- 3.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 0.23 0.63 1.0 2.3 4.3 8.4 8.7 6.0 5.6 ----- 4.1
Not Hispanic 99.7 99.2 98.8 97.6 95.6 91.6 91.3 93.9 94.3 ----- 95.8
Unknown 0.06 0.16 0.13 0.10 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.05 ----- 0.07
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
TOTAL DoD                      
White 74.2 73.1 72.2 71.0 68.6 66.6 64.4 64.4 66.3 ----- 69.5
Black 17.9 18.3 16.6 16.7 16.2 16.9 18.4 19.6 21.2 ----- 17.0
AIAN1 0.96 0.99 1.0 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.3 1.1 0.75 ----- 1.4
Asian 3.1 3.5 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.5 2.7 ----- 4.0
NHPI2 0.94 1.1 0.96 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.95 0.68 0.73 ----- 1.1
Two or more 1.9 2.0 3.8 4.0 4.8 2.1 1.2 0.88 0.83 ----- 3.3
Unknown 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.8 3.1 6.9 9.9 9.8 7.5 ----- 3.7
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 15.1 17.2 13.2 12.5 13.3 13.8 13.2 12.2 8.8 ----- 13.4
Not Hispanic 79.6 78.3 84.5 86.6 83.9 84.9 86.5 87.6 91.1 ----- 84.7
Unknown 5.3 4.5 2.3 0.90 2.8 1.3 0.24 0.21 0.15 ----- 1.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Number Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 1,640 2,194 3,673 8,560 4,208 2,151 1,155 323 64 0 23,968
Black 1,112 1,730 2,775 6,988 3,835 2,777 2,281 705 169 0 22,372
AIAN1 43 41 79 184 112 82 44 14 2 0 601
Asian 80 160 391 1,090 503 275 139 38 8 0 2,684
NHPI2 37 94 122 320 244 121 60 14 5 0 1,017
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 6 14 69 460 624 722 669 182 30 0 2,776
TOTAL 2,918 4,233 7,109 17,602 9,526 6,128 4,348 1,276 278 0 53,418
Hispanic 587 749 1,168 2,680 1,565 969 629 154 17 0 8,518
Not Hispanic 2,331 3,484 5,941 14,922 7,960 5,153 3,717 1,121 261 0 44,890
Unknown 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 10
TOTAL 2,918 4,233 7,109 17,602 9,526 6,128 4,348 1,276 278 0 53,418
NAVY                      
White 1,540 1,978 5,500 5,807 4,725 2,803 1,089 269 93 0 23,804
Black 750 930 2,875 3,034 3,132 2,016 883 174 47 0 13,841
AIAN1 43 61 235 396 470 264 62 15 1 0 1,547
Asian 103 121 472 566 623 434 188 32 10 0 2,549
NHPI2 28 38 125 171 191 90 22 2 1 0 668
Two or more 221 322 1,277 1,927 1,665 295 58 12 2 0 5,779
Unknown 120 127 409 289 239 295 159 23 6 0 1,667
TOTAL 2,805 3,577 10,893 12,190 11,045 6,197 2,461 527 160 0 49,855
Hispanic 486 703 2,075 2,330 2,383 1,126 395 66 23 0 9,587
Not Hispanic 1,565 2,148 7,726 9,402 7,592 4,878 2,046 459 135 0 35,951
Unknown 754 726 1,092 458 1,070 193 20 2 2 0 4,317
TOTAL 2,805 3,577 10,893 12,190 11,045 6,197 2,461 527 160 0 49,855
MARINE CORPS                      
White 629 1,340 2,499 2,240 1,407 478 237 90 24 0 8,944
Black 107 284 470 502 376 159 99 43 23 0 2,063
AIAN1 8 37 51 64 43 18 6 3 3 0 233
Asian 21 41 102 83 75 43 11 6 0 0 382
NHPI2 8 22 44 56 41 14 7 2 1 0 195
Two or more 1 8 36 60 51 23 3 4 3 0 189
Unknown 5 13 41 73 216 139 90 39 3 0 619
TOTAL 779 1,745 3,243 3,078 2,209 874 453 187 57 0 12,625
Hispanic 209 496 850 872 563 241 135 53 6 0 3,425
Not Hispanic 570 1,249 2,393 2,206 1,646 633 318 134 51 0 9,200
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 779 1,745 3,243 3,078 2,209 874 453 187 57 0 12,625
AIR FORCE                      
White 968 643 5,121 6,899 6,609 3,836 2,355 563 203 0 27,197
Black 342 173 1,749 2,400 2,780 2,290 1,390 262 97 0 11,483
AIAN1 18 7 66 110 118 62 30 6 1 0 418
Asian 53 31 311 405 434 274 114 36 6 0 1,664
NHPI2 23 9 89 162 291 135 61 5 1 0 776
Two or more 72 46 450 703 608 284 116 17 5 0 2,301
Unknown 19 9 101 410 511 767 532 83 18 0 2,450
TOTAL 1,495 918 7,887 11,089 11,351 7,648 4,598 972 331 0 46,289
Hispanic 5 4 118 353 630 847 461 95 18 0 2,531
Not Hispanic 1,490 914 7,762 10,728 10,719 6,801 4,137 877 313 0 43,741
Unknown 0 0 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 17
TOTAL 1,495 918 7,887 11,089 11,351 7,648 4,598 972 331 0 46,289
TOTAL DoD                      
White 4,777 6,155 16,793 23,506 16,949 9,268 4,836 1,245 384 0 83,913
Black 2,311 3,117 7,869 12,924 10,123 7,242 4,653 1,184 336 0 49,759
AIAN2 112 146 431 754 743 426 142 38 7 0 2,799
Asian 257 353 1,276 2,144 1,635 1,026 452 112 24 0 7,279
NHPI3 96 163 380 709 767 360 150 23 8 0 2,656
Two or more 294 376 1,763 2,690 2,324 602 177 33 10 0 8,269
Unknown 150 163 620 1,232 1,590 1,923 1,450 327 57 0 7,512
TOTAL 7,997 10,473 29,132 43,959 34,131 20,847 11,860 2,962 826 0 162,187
Hispanic 1,287 1,952 4,211 6,235 5,141 3,183 1,620 368 64 0 24,061
Not Hispanic 5,956 7,795 23,822 37,258 27,917 17,465 10,218 2,591 760 0 133,782
Unknown 754 726 1,099 466 1,073 199 22 3 2 0 4,344
TOTAL 7,997 10,473 29,132 43,959 34,131 20,847 11,860 2,962 826 0 162,187
Percent Females
RACE/ PAY GRADE  
ETHNICITY E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
White 56.2 51.8 51.7 48.6 44.2 35.1 26.6 25.3 23.0 ----- 44.9
Black 38.1 40.9 39.0 39.7 40.3 45.3 52.5 55.3 60.8 ----- 41.9
AIAN1 1.5 0.97 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.72 ----- 1.1
Asian 2.7 3.8 5.5 6.2 5.3 4.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 ----- 5.0
NHPI2 1.3 2.2 1.7 1.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.8 ----- 1.9
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
Unknown 0.21 0.33 0.97 2.6 6.6 11.8 15.4 14.3 10.8 ----- 5.2
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 20.1 17.7 16.4 15.2 16.4 15.8 14.5 12.1 6.1 ----- 15.9
Not Hispanic 79.9 82.3 83.6 84.8 83.6 84.1 85.5 87.9 93.9 ----- 84.0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0.01 0.10 0.05 0.08 0 ----- 0.02
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
NAVY                      
White 54.9 55.3 50.5 47.6 42.8 45.2 44.3 51.0 58.1 ----- 47.7
Black 26.7 26.0 26.4 24.9 28.4 32.5 35.9 33.0 29.4 ----- 27.8
AIAN1 1.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 4.3 4.3 2.5 2.8 0.63 ----- 3.1
Asian 3.7 3.4 4.3 4.6 5.6 7.0 7.6 6.1 6.3 ----- 5.1
NHPI2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 ----- 1.3
Two or more 7.9 9.0 11.7 15.8 15.1 4.8 2.4 2.3 1.3 ----- 11.6
Unknown 4.3 3.6 3.8 2.4 2.2 4.8 6.5 4.4 3.8 ----- 3.3
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 17.3 19.7 19.0 19.1 21.6 18.2 16.1 12.5 14.4 ----- 19.2
Not Hispanic 55.8 60.1 70.9 77.1 68.7 78.7 83.1 87.1 84.4 ----- 72.1
Unknown 26.9 20.3 10.0 3.8 9.7 3.1 0.81 0.38 1.3 ----- 8.7
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
MARINE CORPS                      
White 80.7 76.8 77.1 72.8 63.7 54.7 52.3 48.1 42.1 ----- 70.8
Black 13.7 16.3 14.5 16.3 17.0 18.2 21.9 23.0 40.4 ----- 16.3
AIAN1 1.0 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.3 1.6 5.3 ----- 1.8
Asian 2.7 2.3 3.1 2.7 3.4 4.9 2.4 3.2 0 ----- 3.0
NHPI2 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.8 ----- 1.5
Two or more 0.13 0.46 1.1 1.9 2.3 2.6 0.66 2.1 5.3 ----- 1.5
Unknown 0.64 0.74 1.3 2.4 9.8 15.9 19.9 20.9 5.3 ----- 4.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 26.8 28.4 26.2 28.3 25.5 27.6 29.8 28.3 10.5 ----- 27.1
Not Hispanic 73.2 71.6 73.8 71.7 74.5 72.4 70.2 71.7 89.5 ----- 72.9
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
AIR FORCE                      
White 64.7 70.0 64.9 62.2 58.2 50.2 51.2 57.9 61.3 ----- 58.8
Black 22.9 18.8 22.2 21.6 24.5 29.9 30.2 27.0 29.3 ----- 24.8
AIAN1 1.2 0.76 0.84 1.0 1.0 0.81 0.65 0.62 0.30 ----- 0.90
Asian 3.5 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.6 2.5 3.7 1.8 ----- 3.6
NHPI2 1.54 1.0 1.13 1.46 2.56 1.77 1.33 0.51 0.30 ----- 1.68
Two or more 4.8 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.4 3.7 2.5 1.7 1.5 ----- 5.0
Unknown 1.3 0.98 1.3 3.7 4.5 10.0 11.6 8.5 5.4 ----- 5.3
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 0.33 0.44 1.5 3.2 5.6 11.1 10.0 9.8 5.4 ----- 5.5
Not Hispanic 99.7 99.6 98.4 96.7 94.4 88.9 90.0 90.2 94.6 ----- 94.5
Unknown 0 0 0.09 0.07 0.02 0 0 0 0 ----- 0.04
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
TOTAL DoD                      
White 59.7 58.8 57.6 53.5 49.7 44.5 40.8 42.0 46.5 ----- 51.7
Black 28.9 29.8 27.0 29.4 29.7 34.7 39.2 40.0 40.7 ----- 30.7
AIAN1 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.2 1.3 0.85 ----- 1.7
Asian 3.2 3.4 4.4 4.9 4.8 4.9 3.8 3.8 2.9 ----- 4.5
NHPI2 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.2 1.7 1.3 0.8 1.0 ----- 1.6
Two or more 3.7 3.6 6.1 6.1 6.8 2.9 1.5 1.1 1.2 ----- 5.1
Unknown 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.8 4.7 9.2 12.2 11.0 6.9 ----- 4.6
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
Hispanic 16.1 18.6 14.5 14.2 15.1 15.3 13.7 12.4 7.7 ----- 14.8
Not Hispanic 74.5 74.4 81.8 84.8 81.8 83.8 86.2 87.5 92.0 ----- 82.5
Unknown 9.4 6.9 3.8 1.1 3.1 0.95 0.19 0.10 0.24 ----- 2.7
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ----- 100
 
  1. American Indian, Alaska Native
  2. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
  3. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty enlisted personnel in the "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.