Table B-42.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions, FY16: by Education, Service, and Population Density
                       
Population No Credentials Alternate Credentials High School Unknown TOTAL
Density2 # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
Metropolitan 7 63.64 519 22.91 12,923 24.08 346 22.69 13,795 24.01
Suburbs 2 18.18 915 40.40 22,192 41.36 590 38.69 23,699 41.25
Exurbs 2 18.18 528 23.31 11,176 20.83 285 18.69 11,991 20.87
Micropolitan core 0 0 85 3.75 2,163 4.03 88 5.77 2,336 4.07
Rural 0 0 212 9.36 5,014 9.34 207 13.57 5,433 9.46
Unknown 0 0 6 0.26 188 0.35 9 0.59   203 0.35
   TOTAL 11 100 2,265 100 53,656 100 1,525 100 57,457 100
NAVY
Metropolitan 1 16.67 77 32.22 7,461 25.68 314 30.60 7,853 25.89
Suburbs 1 16.67 90 37.66 12,911 44.43 464 45.22 13,466 44.40
Exurbs 2 33.33 51 21.34 5,802 19.97 146 14.23 6,001 19.79
Micropolitan core 1 16.67 7 2.93 841 2.89 30 2.92 879 2.90
Rural 1 16.67 14 5.86 1,944 6.69 68 6.63 2,027 6.68
Unknown 0 0 0 0 98 0.34 4 0.39   102 0.34
   TOTAL 6 100 239 100 29,057 100 1,026 100 30,328 100
MARINE CORPS
Metropolitan 5 38.46 5 18.52 7,457 25.59 234 25.80 7,701 25.59
Suburbs 4 30.77 11 40.74 11,443 39.26 333 36.71 11,791 39.18
Exurbs 4 30.77 7 25.93 6,067 20.82 200 22.05 6,278 20.86
Micropolitan core 0 0 2 7.41 1,184 4.06 40 4.41 1,226 4.07
Rural 0 0 1 3.70 2,862 9.82 96 10.58 2,959 9.83
Unknown 0 0 1 3.70 131 0.45 4 0.44   136 0.45
   TOTAL 13 100 27 100 29,144 100 907 100 30,091 100
AIR FORCE
Metropolitan 4 20.00 16 21.33 5,782 19.95 611 22.60 6,413 20.18
Suburbs 12 60.00 17 22.67 12,543 43.28 1,142 42.23 13,714 43.16
Exurbs 3 15.00 29 38.67 6,555 22.62 592 21.89 7,179 22.59
Micropolitan core 0 0 4 5.33 1,240 4.28 87 3.22 1,331 4.19
Rural 1 5.00 9 12.00 2,737 9.44 256 9.47 3,003 9.45
Unknown 0 0 0 0 122 0.42 16 0.59   138 0.43
   TOTAL 20 100 75 100 28,979 100 2,704 100 31,778 100
TOTAL DoD
Metropolitan 17 34.00 617 23.68 33,623 23.87 1,505 24.42 35,762 23.90
Suburbs 19 38.00 1,033 39.64 59,089 41.96 2,529 41.04 62,670 41.88
Exurbs 11 22.00 615 23.60 29,600 21.02 1,223 19.85 31,449 21.01
Micropolitan core 1 2.00 98 3.76 5,428 3.85 245 3.98 5,772 3.86
Rural 2 4.00 236 9.06 12,557 8.92 627 10.18 13,422 8.97
Unknown 0 0 7 0.27 539 0.38 33 0.54   579 0.39
   TOTAL 3 50 100 2,606 100 140,836 100 6,162 100 149,654 100
   
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. Communities are grouped by population and economic density. Groups range from most to least dense. For example, "Metropolitan" centers are generally highly urban centers,   are more commercial/industrial centers, and "Rural" areas have the smallest population and economic densities.  These groupings reflect JAMRS' population density classification scheme, which changed in 2016.
3. 0 are not included due to missing education data.
Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2016.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).