Table A-3.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY16: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
ETHNICITY 2 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 54,096 10,906 65,002 25,456 8,168 33,624 32,602 3,828 36,430 23,189 7,643 30,832 135,343 30,545 165,888 11,021,248 10,731,161 21,752,409
Black 18,137 7,498 25,635 7,915 4,551 12,466 4,148 790 4,938 6,337 3,370 9,707 36,537 16,209 52,746 2,222,023 2,306,167 4,528,190
AIAN 3 621 209 830 363 206 569 322 44 366 245 140 385 1,551 599 2,150 244,794 232,726 477,520
Asian 5,941 1,695 7,636 2,148 820 2,968 1,035 132 1,167 1,586 558 2,144 10,710 3,205 13,915 874,280 865,548 1,739,828
NHPI 4 88 33 121 417 171 588 261 37 298 380 170 550 1,146 411 1,557 81,216 77,021 158,238
Two or more 212 110 322 1,583 758 2,341 1,010 185 1,195 1,156 549 1,705 3,961 1,602 5,563 456,989 481,481 938,471
Unknown 115 38 153   2,424 973 3,397   93 17 110   120 50 170   2,752 1,078 3,830   0 0 0
TOTAL 79,210 20,489 99,699 40,306 15,647 55,953 39,471 5,033 44,504 33,013 12,480 45,493 192,000 53,649 245,649 14,900,551 14,694,105 29,594,656
Hispanic 13,767 4,162 17,929 6,138 2,822 8,960 10,410 1,611 12,021 5,466 2,415 7,881 35,781 11,010 46,791 3,263,821 3,209,594 6,473,415
Not Hispanic 65,423 16,324 81,747 34,149 12,812 46,961 29,046 3,420 32,466 27,473 10,042 37,515 156,091 42,598 198,689 11,636,730 11,484,511 23,121,241
Unknown 20 3 23   19 13 32   15 2 17   74 23 97   128 41 169   0 0 0
TOTAL 79,210 20,489 99,699 40,306 15,647 55,953 39,471 5,033 44,504 33,013 12,480 45,493 192,000 53,649 245,649 14,900,551 14,694,105 29,594,656
Percent
White 68.29 53.23 65.20 63.16 52.20 60.09 82.60 76.06 81.86 70.24 61.24 67.77 70.49 56.93 67.53 73.97 73.03 73.50
Black 22.90 36.60 25.71 19.64 29.09 22.28 10.51 15.70 11.10 19.20 27.00 21.34 19.03 30.21 21.47 14.91 15.69 15.30
AIAN 3 0.78 1.02 0.83 0.90 1.32 1.02 0.82 0.87 0.82 0.74 1.12 0.85 0.81 1.12 0.88 1.64 1.58 1.61
Asian 7.50 8.27 7.66 5.33 5.24 5.30 2.62 2.62 2.62 4.80 4.47 4.71 5.58 5.97 5.66 5.87 5.89 5.88
NHPI 4 0.11 0.16 0.12 1.03 1.09 1.05 0.66 0.74 0.67 1.15 1.36 1.21 0.60 0.77 0.63 0.55 0.52 0.53
Two or more 0.27 0.54 0.32 3.93 4.84 4.18 2.56 3.68 2.69 3.50 4.40 3.75 2.06 2.99 2.26 3.07 3.28 3.17
Unknown 0.15 0.19 0.15   6.01 6.22 6.07   0.24 0.34 0.25   0.36 0.40 0.37   1.43 2.01 1.56   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 17.38 20.31 17.98 15.23 18.04 16.01 26.37 32.01 27.01 16.56 19.35 17.32 18.64 20.52 19.05 21.90 21.84 21.87
Not Hispanic 82.59 79.67 81.99 84.72 81.88 83.93 73.59 67.95 72.95 83.22 80.46 82.46 81.30 79.40 80.88 78.10 78.16 78.13
Unknown 0.03 0.01 0.02   0.05 0.08 0.06   0.04 0.04 0.04   0.22 0.18 0.21   0.07 0.08 0.07   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
   
1. Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY16.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.
2. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category.
3. American Indian, Alaska Native
4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, noninstitutional, age 18-24, October 2015-September 2016 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).