Table B-51.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY15: by Pay Grade Band, Gender, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
Number
RACE/ PAY GRADE BAND        
ETHNICITY E1-E3 E4-E6 E7-E9 TOTAL
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
ARMY                              
White 56,254 7,507 63,761 150,109 14,919 165,028 26,787 1,542 28,329 233,150 23,968 257,118
Black 18,023 5,617 23,640 43,050 13,600 56,650 10,978 3,155 14,133 72,051 22,372 94,423
AIAN1 655 163 818 1,493 378 1,871 357 60 417 2,505 601 3,106
Asian 3,234 631 3,865 9,360 1,868 11,228 1,287 185 1,472 13,881 2,684 16,565
NHPI2 740 253 993 2,393 685 3,078 491 79 570 3,624 1,017 4,641
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 334 89 423 7,538 1,806 9,344 5,933 881 6,814 13,805 2,776 16,581
TOTAL 79,240 14,260 93,500 213,943 33,256 247,199 45,833 5,902 51,735 339,016 53,418 392,434
Hispanic 12,942 2,504 15,446 30,419 5,214 35,633 6,118 800 6,918 49,479 8,518 57,997
Not Hispanic 66,297 11,756 78,053 183,497 28,035 211,532 39,689 5,099 44,788 289,483 44,890 334,373
Unknown 1 0 1 27 7 34 26 3 29 54 10 64
TOTAL 79,240 14,260 93,500 213,943 33,256 247,199 45,833 5,902 51,735 339,016 53,418 392,434
NAVY                              
White 32,389 9,018 41,407 81,554 13,335 94,889 17,874 1,451 19,325 131,817 23,804 155,621
Black 10,393 4,555 14,948 22,772 8,182 30,954 4,468 1,104 5,572 37,633 13,841 51,474
AIAN1 885 339 1,224 5,848 1,130 6,978 668 78 746 7,401 1,547 8,948
Asian 2,492 696 3,188 7,798 1,623 9,421 1,994 230 2,224 12,284 2,549 14,833
NHPI2 556 191 747 1,858 452 2,310 175 25 200 2,589 668 3,257
Two or more 4,954 1,820 6,774 15,333 3,887 19,220 636 72 708 20,923 5,779 26,702
Unknown 1,949 656 2,605 3,619 823 4,442 1,058 188 1,246 6,626 1,667 8,293
TOTAL 53,618 17,275 70,893 138,782 29,432 168,214 26,873 3,148 30,021 219,273 49,855 269,128
Hispanic 8,050 3,264 11,314 23,862 5,839 29,701 3,348 484 3,832 35,260 9,587 44,847
Not Hispanic 37,497 11,439 48,936 106,022 21,872 127,894 23,303 2,640 25,943 166,822 35,951 202,773
Unknown 8,071 2,572 10,643 8,898 1,721 10,619 222 24 246 17,191 4,317 21,508
TOTAL 53,618 17,275 70,893 138,782 29,432 168,214 26,873 3,148 30,021 219,273 49,855 269,128
MARINE CORPS                              
White 55,940 4,468 60,408 56,123 4,125 60,248 8,116 351 8,467 120,179 8,944 129,123
Black 6,919 861 7,780 7,511 1,037 8,548 2,055 165 2,220 16,485 2,063 18,548
AIAN1 651 96 747 729 125 854 166 12 178 1,546 233 1,779
Asian 1,787 164 1,951 1,786 201 1,987 286 17 303 3,859 382 4,241
NHPI2 636 74 710 889 111 1,000 118 10 128 1,643 195 1,838
Two or more 313 45 358 918 134 1,052 176 10 186 1,407 189 1,596
Unknown 470 59 529 2,993 428 3,421 1,562 132 1,694 5,025 619 5,644
TOTAL 66,716 5,767 72,483 70,949 6,161 77,110 12,479 697 13,176 150,144 12,625 162,769
Hispanic 13,720 1,555 15,275 12,447 1,676 14,123 2,462 194 2,656 28,629 3,425 32,054
Not Hispanic 52,996 4,212 57,208 58,502 4,485 62,987 10,017 503 10,520 121,515 9,200 130,715
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 66,716 5,767 72,483 70,949 6,161 77,110 12,479 697 13,176 150,144 12,625 162,769
AIR FORCE                              
White 32,244 6,732 38,976 95,789 17,344 113,133 18,564 3,121 21,685 146,597 27,197 173,794
Black 6,525 2,264 8,789 18,655 7,470 26,125 3,334 1,749 5,083 28,514 11,483 39,997
AIAN1 292 91 383 832 290 1,122 143 37 180 1,267 418 1,685
Asian 1,705 395 2,100 3,869 1,113 4,982 502 156 658 6,076 1,664 7,740
NHPI2 442 121 563 1,686 588 2,274 182 67 249 2,310 776 3,086
Two or more 2,101 568 2,669 5,054 1,595 6,649 390 138 528 7,545 2,301 9,846
Unknown 277 129 406 5,291 1,688 6,979 2,156 633 2,789 7,724 2,450 10,174
TOTAL 43,586 10,300 53,886 131,176 30,088 161,264 25,271 5,901 31,172 200,033 46,289 246,322
Hispanic 380 127 507 5,887 1,830 7,717 2,031 574 2,605 8,298 2,531 10,829
Not Hispanic 43,154 10,166 53,320 125,207 28,248 153,455 23,235 5,327 28,562 191,596 43,741 235,337
Unknown 52 7 59 82 10 92 5 0 5 139 17 156
TOTAL 43,586 10,300 53,886 131,176 30,088 161,264 25,271 5,901 31,172 200,033 46,289 246,322
TOTAL DoD                              
White 176,827 27,725 204,552 383,575 49,723 433,298 71,341 6,465 77,806 631,743 83,913 715,656
Black 41,860 13,297 55,157 91,988 30,289 122,277 20,835 6,173 27,008 154,683 49,759 204,442
AIAN1 2,483 689 3,172 8,902 1,923 10,825 1,334 187 1,521 12,719 2,799 15,518
Asian 9,218 1,886 11,104 22,813 4,805 27,618 4,069 588 4,657 36,100 7,279 43,379
NHPI2 2,374 639 3,013 6,826 1,836 8,662 966 181 1,147 10,166 2,656 12,822
Two or more 7,368 2,433 9,801 21,305 5,616 26,921 1,202 220 1,422 29,875 8,269 38,144
Unknown 3,030 933 3,963 19,441 4,745 24,186 10,709 1,834 12,543 33,180 7,512 40,692
TOTAL 243,160 47,602 290,762 554,850 98,937 653,787 110,456 15,648 126,104 908,466 162,187 #######
Hispanic 35,092 7,450 42,542 72,615 14,559 87,174 13,959 2,052 16,011 121,666 24,061 145,727
Not Hispanic 199,944 37,573 237,517 473,228 82,640 555,868 96,244 13,569 109,813 769,416 133,782 903,198
Unknown 8,124 2,579 10,703 9,007 1,738 10,745 253 27 280 17,384 4,344 21,728
TOTAL 243,160 47,602 290,762 554,850 98,937 653,787 110,456 15,648 126,104 908,466 162,187 #######
Percent
RACE/ PAY GRADE BAND        
ETHNICITY E1-E3   E4-E6   E7-E9   TOTAL
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
ARMY2                              
White 71.0 52.6 68.2 70.2 44.9 66.8 58.4 26.1 54.8 68.8 44.9 65.5
Black 22.7 39.4 25.3 20.1 40.9 22.9 24.0 53.5 27.3 21.3 41.9 24.1
AIAN1 0.83 1.1 0.87 0.70 1.1 0.76 0.78 1.0 0.81 0.74 1.1 0.79
Asian 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.4 5.6 4.5 2.8 3.1 2.8 4.1 5.0 4.2
NHPI2 0.93 1.8 1.1 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.2
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0.42 0.62 0.45 3.5 5.4 3.8 12.9 14.9 13.2 4.1 5.2 4.2
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 16.3 17.6 16.5 14.2 15.7 14.4 13.3 13.6 13.4 14.6 15.9 14.8
Not Hispanic 83.7 82.4 83.5 85.8 84.3 85.6 86.6 86.4 86.6 85.4 84.0 85.2
Unknown 0 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.02
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
NAVY                              
White 60.4 52.2 58.4 58.8 45.3 56.4 66.5 46.1 64.4 60.1 47.7 57.8
Black 19.4 26.4 21.1 16.4 27.8 18.4 16.6 35.1 18.6 17.2 27.8 19.1
AIAN1 1.7 2.0 1.7 4.2 3.8 4.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.4 3.1 3.3
Asian 4.6 4.0 4.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 7.4 7.3 7.4 5.6 5.1 5.5
NHPI2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.65 0.79 0.67 1.2 1.3 1.2
Two or more 9.2 10.5 9.6 11.0 13.2 11.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 9.5 11.6 9.9
Unknown 3.6 3.8 3.7 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.9 6.0 4.2 3.0 3.3 3.1
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 15.0 18.9 16.0 17.2 19.8 17.7 12.5 15.4 12.8 16.1 19.2 16.7
Not Hispanic 69.9 66.2 69.0 76.4 74.3 76.0 86.7 83.9 86.4 76.1 72.1 75.3
Unknown 15.1 14.9 15.0 6.4 5.8 6.3 0.83 0.76 0.82 7.8 8.7 8.0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
MARINE CORPS                              
White 83.8 77.5 83.3 79.1 67.0 78.1 65.0 50.4 64.3 80.0 70.8 79.3
Black 10.4 14.9 10.7 10.6 16.8 11.1 16.5 23.7 16.8 11.0 16.3 11.4
AIAN1 0.98 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.8 1.1
Asian 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 3.0 2.6
NHPI2 0.95 1.3 0.98 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.95 1.4 0.97 1.1 1.5 1.1
Two or more 0.47 0.78 0.49 1.3 2.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.94 1.5 0.98
Unknown 0.70 1.0 0.73 4.2 6.9 4.4 12.5 18.9 12.9 3.3 4.9 3.5
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 20.6 27.0 21.1 17.5 27.2 18.3 19.7 27.8 20.2 19.1 27.1 19.7
Not Hispanic 79.4 73.0 78.9 82.5 72.8 81.7 80.3 72.2 79.8 80.9 72.9 80.3
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
AIR FORCE                              
White 74.0 65.4 72.3 73.0 57.6 70.2 73.5 52.9 69.6 73.3 58.8 70.6
Black 15.0 22.0 16.3 14.2 24.8 16.2 13.2 29.6 16.3 14.3 24.8 16.2
AIAN1 0.67 0.88 0.71 0.63 0.96 0.70 0.57 0.63 0.58 0.63 0.90 0.68
Asian 3.9 3.8 3.9 2.9 3.7 3.1 2.0 2.6 2.1 3.0 3.6 3.1
NHPI2 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.4 0.72 1.1 0.80 1.2 1.7 1.3
Two or more 4.8 5.5 5.0 3.9 5.3 4.1 1.5 2.3 1.7 3.8 5.0 4.0
Unknown 0.64 1.3 0.75 4.0 5.6 4.3 8.5 10.7 8.9 3.9 5.3 4.1
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 0.87 1.2 0.94 4.5 6.1 4.8 8.0 9.7 8.4 4.1 5.5 4.4
Not Hispanic 99.0 98.7 98.9 95.4 93.9 95.2 91.9 90.3 91.6 95.8 94.5 95.5
Unknown 0.12 0.07 0.11 0.06 0.03 0.06 0.02 0 0.02 0.07 0.04 0.06
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TOTAL DoD                              
White 72.7 58.2 70.4 69.1 50.3 66.3 64.6 41.3 61.7 69.5 51.7 66.8
Black 17.2 27.9 19.0 16.6 30.6 18.7 18.9 39.4 21.4 17.0 30.7 19.1
AIAN1 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.4
Asian 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.1
NHPI2 0.98 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.9 1.3 0.87 1.2 0.91 1.1 1.6 1.2
Two or more 3.0 5.1 3.4 3.8 5.7 4.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 3.3 5.1 3.6
Unknown 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.5 4.8 3.7 9.7 11.7 9.9 3.7 4.6 3.8
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 14.4 15.7 14.6 13.1 14.7 13.3 12.6 13.1 12.7 13.4 14.8 13.6
Not Hispanic 82.2 78.9 81.7 85.3 83.5 85.0 87.1 86.7 87.1 84.7 82.5 84.4
Unknown 3.3 5.4 3.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.23 0.17 0.22 1.9 2.7 2.0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
   
  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.