Table B-17.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY16: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
       
  SERVICE           CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-44 YEARS-OLD
ETHNICITY Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 222,363 24,088 246,451 130,577 24,273 154,850 119,713 9,550 129,263 148,793 28,515 177,308 621,446 86,426 707,872 52,039,592 43,783,359 95,822,950
Black 70,027 22,005 92,032 36,891 13,924 50,815 16,608 2,153 18,761 29,611 11,876 41,487 153,137 49,958 203,095 7,778,079 8,732,915 16,510,994
AIAN 1 2,440 560 3,000 6,594 1,369 7,963 1,527 234 1,761 1,309 417 1,726 11,870 2,580 14,450 802,895 728,302 1,531,197
Asian 14,244 2,829 17,073 12,209 2,651 14,860 4,020 404 4,424 6,719 1,818 8,537 37,192 7,702 44,894 4,223,383 3,774,746 7,998,129
NHPI 2 3,658 1,018 4,676 2,579 665 3,244 1,668 204 1,872 2,405 810 3,215 10,310 2,697 13,007 300,028 250,289 550,317
Two or more 3 0 0 0 19,271 5,360 24,631 1,341 167 1,508 8,114 2,515 10,629 28,726 8,042 36,768 1,287,493 1,278,901 2,566,394
Unknown 12,871 2,732 15,603   7,419 1,934 9,353   4,620 619 5,239   7,525 2,335 9,860   32,435 7,620 40,055   0 0 0
TOTAL 325,603 53,232 378,835 215,540 50,176 265,716 149,497 13,331 162,828 204,476 48,286 252,762 895,116 165,025 1,060,141 66,431,471 58,548,511 124,979,982
Hispanic 50,096 9,113 59,209 34,582 9,704 44,286 30,203 3,804 34,007 30,190 8,459 38,649 145,071 31,080 176,151 13,520,047 10,173,497 23,693,544
Not Hispanic 275,462 44,108 319,570 158,246 34,492 192,738 119,294 9,527 128,821 170,939 38,976 209,915 723,941 127,103 851,044 52,911,424 48,375,014 101,286,438
Unknown 45 11 56   22,712 5,980 28,692   0 0 0   3,347 851 4,198   26,104 6,842 32,946   0 0 0
TOTAL 325,603 53,232 378,835 215,540 50,176 265,716 149,497 13,331 162,828 204,476 48,286 252,762 895,116 165,025 1,060,141 66,431,471 58,548,511 124,979,982
Percent
White 68.29 45.25 65.05 60.58 48.38 58.28 80.08 71.64 79.39 72.77 59.05 70.15 69.43 52.37 66.77 78.34 74.78 76.67
Black 21.51 41.34 24.29 17.12 27.75 19.12 11.11 16.15 11.52 14.48 24.60 16.41 17.11 30.27 19.16 11.71 14.92 13.21
AIAN 1 0.75 1.05 0.79 3.06 2.73 3.00 1.02 1.76 1.08 0.64 0.86 0.68 1.33 1.56 1.36 1.21 1.24 1.23
Asian 4.37 5.31 4.51 5.66 5.28 5.59 2.69 3.03 2.72 3.29 3.77 3.38 4.15 4.67 4.23 6.36 6.45 6.40
NHPI 2 1.12 1.91 1.23 1.20 1.33 1.22 1.12 1.53 1.15 1.18 1.68 1.27 1.15 1.63 1.23 0.45 0.43 0.44
Two or more 3 0 0 0 8.94 10.68 9.27 0.90 1.25 0.93 3.97 5.21 4.21 3.21 4.87 3.47 1.94 2.18 2.05
Unknown 3.95 5.13 4.12   3.44 3.85 3.52   3.09 4.64 3.22   3.68 4.84 3.90   3.62 4.62 3.78   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 15.39 17.12 15.63 16.04 19.34 16.67 20.20 28.53 20.89 14.76 17.52 15.29 16.21 18.83 16.62 20.35 17.38 18.96
Not Hispanic 84.60 82.86 84.36 73.42 68.74 72.54 79.80 71.47 79.11 83.60 80.72 83.05 80.88 77.02 80.28 79.65 82.62 81.04
Unknown 0.01 0.02 0.01   10.54 11.92 10.80   0 0 0   1.64 1.76 1.66   2.92 4.15 3.11   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Percent with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 71.10 47.70 67.85 62.74 50.32 60.40 82.63 75.13 82.03 75.55 62.06 73.00 72.04 54.91 69.39 78.34 74.78 76.67
Black 22.39 43.57 25.34 17.73 28.86 19.82 11.46 16.94 11.91 15.03 25.84 17.08 17.75 31.74 19.91 11.71 14.92 13.21
AIAN 1 0.78 1.11 0.83 3.17 2.84 3.11 1.05 1.84 1.12 0.66 0.91 0.71 1.38 1.64 1.42 1.21 1.24 1.23
Asian 4.55 5.60 4.70 5.87 5.50 5.80 2.77 3.18 2.81 3.41 3.96 3.51 4.31 4.89 4.40 6.36 6.45 6.40
NHPI 2 1.17 2.02 1.29 1.24 1.38 1.27 1.15 1.60 1.19 1.22 1.76 1.32 1.20 1.71 1.28 0.45 0.43 0.44
Two or more 3 0 0 0   9.26 11.11 9.61   0.93 1.31 0.96   4.12 5.47 4.38   3.33 5.11 3.60   1.94 2.18 2.05
TOTAL
Hispanic 15.39 17.12 15.63 17.93 21.96 18.68 20.20 28.53 20.89 15.01 17.83 15.55 16.69 19.65 17.15 20.35 17.38 18.96
Not Hispanic 84.61 82.88 84.37   82.07 78.04 81.32   79.80 71.47 79.11   84.99 82.17 84.45   83.31 80.35 82.85   79.65 82.62 81.04
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
     
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.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, 18-44 year-olds in the civilian labor force, September 2016.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).