Table B-42.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions, FY15: by Education, Service, and Population Density
                       
Population No Credentials Alternate Credentials High School Unknown TOTAL
Density2 # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
Urban 0 0 158 13.4 7,752 14.3 53 19.0 7,963 14.3
Second City 3 37.5 283 23.9 11,971 22.0 76 27.2 12,333 22.1
Suburban 2 25.0 221 18.7 11,186 20.6 63 22.6 11,472 20.6
Town 1 12.5 118 10.0 4,568 8.4 13 4.7 4,700 8.4
Town/Rural 2 25.0 293 24.8 13,708 25.2 56 20.1 14,059 25.2
Rural 0 0 100 8.5 4,845 8.9 17 6.1 4,962 8.9
Unknown 0 0 9 0.76 265 0.49 1 0.36   275 0.49
   TOTAL 8 100 1,182 100 54,295 100 279 100 55,764 100
NAVY
Urban 0 0 43 23.9 5,040 14.7 41 19.8 5,124 14.8
Second City 2 28.6 47 26.1 7,353 21.5 45 21.7 7,447 21.5
Suburban 1 14.3 28 15.6 7,823 22.8 62 30.0 7,914 22.8
Town 1 14.3 8 4.4 2,667 7.8 13 6.3 2,689 7.8
Town/Rural 3 42.9 35 19.4 8,528 24.9 33 15.9 8,599 24.8
Rural 0 0 17 9.4 2,661 7.8 12 5.8 2,690 7.8
Unknown 0 0 2 1.1 198 0.58 1 0.48   201 0.58
   TOTAL 7 100 180 100 34,270 100 207 100 34,664 100
MARINE CORPS
Urban 0 0 3 11.1 4,191 14.4 23 14.7 4,217 14.4
Second City 1 33.3 9 33.3 5,667 19.5 31 19.9 5,708 19.5
Suburban 0 0 8 29.6 6,010 20.7 41 26.3 6,059 20.7
Town 0 0 1 3.7 2,429 8.4 13 8.3 2,443 8.4
Town/Rural 1 33.3 5 18.5 7,782 26.8 31 19.9 7,819 26.8
Rural 1 33.3 1 3.7 2,830 9.7 16 10.3 2,848 9.7
Unknown 0 0 0 0 132 0.45 1 0.64   133 0.46
   TOTAL 3 100 27 100 29,041 100 156 100 29,227 100
AIR FORCE
Urban 0 0 3 7.1 2,189 9.9 249 14.1 2,441 10.2
Second City 4 28.6 9 21.4 4,521 20.4 386 21.9 4,920 20.6
Suburban 2 14.3 11 26.2 4,766 21.5 375 21.3 5,154 21.5
Town 0 0 6 14.3 2,015 9.1 126 7.2 2,147 9.0
Town/Rural 7 50.0 11 26.2 6,440 29.1 468 26.6 6,926 28.9
Rural 1 7.1 2 4.8 2,085 9.4 148 8.4 2,236 7.7
Unknown 0 0 0 0 105 0.47 9 0.51   114 0.48
   TOTAL 14 100 42 100 22,121 100 1,761 100 23,938 100
TOTAL DoD
Urban 0 0 207 14.5 19,172 13.7 366 15.2 19,745 13.8
Second City 10 31.3 348 24.3 29,512 21.1 538 22.4 30,408 21.2
Suburban 5 15.6 268 18.7 29,785 21.3 541 22.5 30,599 21.3
Town 2 6.3 133 9.3 11,679 8.4 165 6.9 11,979 8.3
Town/Rural 13 40.6 344 24.0 36,458 26.1 588 24.5 37,403 26.0
Rural 2 6.3 120 8.4 12,421 8.9 193 8.0 12,736 8.9
Unknown 0 0 11 0.77 700 0.50 12 0.50   723 0.50
   TOTAL 3 32 100 1,431 100 139,727 100 2,403 100 143,593 100
   
  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. 0 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.