Table A-7.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY16: by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2        
RACE / TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
ETHNICITY3 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 61,245 94.22 3,752 5.77 5 0.01 65,002 100
   Black 24,832 96.87 794 3.10 9 0.04 25,635 100
   AIAN 4 783 94.34 47 5.66 0 0 830 100
   Asian 7,519 98.47 116 1.52 1 0.01 7,636 100
   NHPI 5 115 95.04 6 4.96 0 0 121 100
   Two or more 310 96.27 12 3.73 0 0 322 100
   Unknown 145   94.77   8   5.23   0   0   153   100
   TOTAL 94,949 95.24 4,735 4.75 15 0.02 99,699 100
   Hispanic 17,312 96.56 616 3.44 1 0.01 17,929 100
   Not Hispanic 77,616 94.95 4,117 5.04 14 0.02 81,747 100
   Unknown 21   91.30   2   8.70   0   0   23   100
   TOTAL 94,949 95.24 4,735 4.75 15 0.02 99,699 100
                               
NAVY                              
   White 33,223 98.81 398 1.18 3 0.01 33,624 100
   Black 12,362 99.17 102 0.82 2 0.02 12,466 100
   AIAN 4 564 99.12 5 0.88 0 0 569 100
   Asian 2,956 99.60 10 0.34 2 0.07 2,968 100
   NHPI 5 581 98.81 6 1.02 1 0.17 588 100
   Two or more 2,311 98.72 30 1.28 0 0 2,341 100
   Unknown 3,356   98.79   40   1.18   1   0.03   3,397   100
   TOTAL 55,353 98.93 591 1.06 9 0.02 55,953 100
   Hispanic 8,880 99.11 80 0.89 0 0 8,960 100
   Not Hispanic 46,443 98.90 510 1.09 8 0.02 46,961 100
   Unknown 30   93.75   1   3.13   1   3.13   32   100
   TOTAL 55,353 98.93 591 1.06 9 0.02 55,953 100
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 36,318 99.69 27 0.07 85 0.23 36,430 100
   Black 4,923 99.70 9 0.18 6 0.12 4,938 100
   AIAN 4 365 99.73 0 0 1 0.27 366 100
   Asian 1,163 99.66 2 0.17 2 0.17 1,167 100
   NHPI 5 298 100 0 0 0 0 298 100
   Two or more 1,192 99.75 1 0.08 2 0.17 1,195 100
   Unknown 109   99.09   0   0   1   0.91   110   100
   TOTAL 44,368 99.69 39 0.09 97 0.22 44,504 100
   Hispanic 12,001 99.83 5 0.04 15 0.12 12,021 100
   Not Hispanic 32,350 99.64 34 0.10 82 0.25 32,466 100
   Unknown 17   100   0   0   0   0   17   100
   TOTAL 44,368 99.69 39 0.09 97 0.22 44,504 100
AIR FORCE                              
   White 30,631 99.35 183 0.59 18 0.06 30,832 100
   Black 9,676 99.68 25 0.26 6 0.06 9,707 100
   AIAN 4 381 98.96 3 0.78 1 0.26 385 100
   Asian 2,138 99.72 5 0.23 1 0.05 2,144 100
   NHPI 5 542 98.55 4 0.73 4 0.73 550 100
   Two or more 1,695 99.41 8 0.47 2 0.12 1,705 100
   Unknown 170   100   0   0   0   0   170   100
   TOTAL 45,233 99.43 228 0.50 32 0.07 45,493 100
   Hispanic 7,840 99.48 35 0.44 6 0.08 7,881 100
   Not Hispanic 37,297 99.42 192 0.51 26 0.07 37,515 100
   Unknown 96   98.97   1   1.03   0   0   97   100
   TOTAL 45,233 99.43 228 0.50 32 0.07 45,493 100
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 161,417 97.30 4,360 2.63 111 0.07 165,888 100
   Black 51,793 98.19 930 1.76 23 0.04 52,746 100
   AIAN 4 2,093 97.35 55 2.56 2 0.09 2,150 100
   Asian 13,776 99.00 133 0.96 6 0.04 13,915 100
   NHPI 5 1,536 98.65 16 1.03 5 0.32 1,557 100
   Two or more 5,508 99.01 51 0.92 4 0.07 5,563 100
   Unknown 3,780   98.69   48   1.25   2   0.05   3,830   100
   TOTAL 239,903 97.66 5,593 2.28 153 0.06 245,649 100
   Hispanic 46,033 98.38 736 1.57 22 0.05 46,791 100
   Not Hispanic 193,706 97.49 4,853 2.44 130 0.07 198,689 100
   Unknown 164   97.04   4   2.37   1   0.59   169   100
   TOTAL 239,903 97.66 5,593 2.28 153 0.06 245,649 100
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                        
   White 18,570,808 85.37 (6) (6) 3,181,601 14.63 21,752,409 100
   Black 3,743,205 82.66 (6) (6) 784,985 17.34 4,528,190 100
   AIAN 4 362,671 75.95 (6) (6) 114,849 24.05 477,520 100
   Asian 1,576,492 90.61 (6) (6) 163,337 9.39 1,739,828 100
   NHPI 5 127,345 80.48 (6) (6) 30,892 19.52 158,238 100
   Two or more 793,661 84.57 (6) (6) 144,810 15.43 938,471 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,174,182 85.06 (6) (6) 4,420,474 14.94 29,594,656 100
   Hispanic 5,180,177 80.02 (6) (6) 1,293,238 19.98 6,473,415 100
   Not Hispanic 19,994,006 86.47 (6) (6) 3,127,236 13.53 23,121,241 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,174,182 85.06 (6) (6) 4,420,474 14.94 29,594,656 100
   
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.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.
2. Tier 1 recruits are primarily high school diploma graduates, but they also include people with educational backgrounds beyond high school, as well as those who who have earned adult education diplomas, those with one semester of college, and those who have attended virtual or distance learning and adult or alternative schools.  Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) certificate.  Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates.
3. 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.
4. American Indian, Alaska Native
5. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
6. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2.
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).