Table B-48.  NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY16: by Race, Census Region, Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
 
CENSUS REGION CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
   Census Division WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN1 NHPI2 TWO OR MORE TOTAL
      State # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
NORTHEAST REGION 3,840,741 73.14 832,791 15.86 40,028 0.76 380,516 7.25 10,479 0.20 146,501 2.79 5,251,055 100
   New England Division 1,051,300 80.94 117,573 9.05 10,838 0.83 86,542 6.66 1,066 0.08 31,542 2.43 1,298,860 100
      Maine 83,409 91.17 2,172 2.37 332 0.36 520 0.57 0 0 5,054 5.52 91,486 100
      New Hampshire 105,046 92.76 1,822 1.61 220 0.19 2,604 2.30 84 0 3,475 3.07 113,250 100
      Vermont 50,920 93.05 1,155 2.11 96 0.18 1,656 3.03 0 0 897 1.64 54,724 100
      Massachusetts 508,333 78.81 54,632 8.47 2,573 0.40 63,086 9.78 553 0.09 15,861 2.46 645,039 100
      Rhode Island 77,080 79.07 10,487 10.76 3,186 3.27 5,033 5.16 85 0 1,609 1.65 97,480 100
      Connecticut 226,511 76.30 47,306 15.93 4,431 1 13,643 4.60 344 0 4,646 1.56 296,880 100
   Middle Atlantic Division 2,789,440 70.58 715,218 18.10 29,190 0.74 293,974 7.44 9,414 0.24 114,959 2.91 3,952,195 100
      New York 1,278,032 65.98 387,780 20.02 11,693 0.60 196,906 10.17 6,373 0.33 56,301 2.91 1,937,085 100
      New Jersey 559,176 70.69 145,668 18.42 3,020 0.38 65,083 8.23 3,040 0.38 14,990 1.90 790,977 100
      Pennsylvania 952,232 77.79 181,770 14.85 14,477 1.18 31,986 2.61 0 0.00 43,668 3.57 1,224,133 100
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 4,917,843 80.33 743,011 12.14 83,460 1.36 196,020 3.20 8,162 0.13 173,225 2.83 6,121,721 100
   East North Central Division 3,448,985 79.70 576,446 13.32 35,208 0.81 150,172 3.47 1,976 0.05 114,834 2.65 4,327,620 100
      Ohio 857,696 82.08 120,213 11.50 1,644 0 27,505 2.63 0 0.00 37,853 3.62 1,044,912 100
      Indiana 500,070 84.35 57,747 9.74 2,398 0.40 13,234 2.23 0 0 19,392 3.27 592,841 100
      Illinois 913,546 75.76 203,155 16.85 8,062 0.67 59,340 4.92 1,597 0 20,181 1.67 1,205,881 100
      Michigan 729,234 77.05 152,646 16.13 17,903 1.89 23,393 2.47 0 0 23,218 2.45 946,395 100
      Wisconsin 448,439 83.42 42,685 7.94 5,201 0.97 26,700 4.97 379 0 14,189 2.64 537,592 100
   West North Central Division 1,468,858 81.87 166,565 9.28 48,252 2.69 45,848 2.56 6,187 0.34 58,391 3.25 1,794,100 100
      Minnesota 328,296 76.70 51,635 12.06 18,315 4.28 12,349 2.89 4,678 1 12,754 2.98 428,028 100
      Iowa 253,376 89.26 13,681 4.82 578 0.20 6,988 2.46 335 0.12 8,895 3.13 283,854 100
      Missouri 412,168 81.31 66,036 13.03 2,137 0 7,928 1.56 708 0.14 17,924 3.54 506,901 100
      North Dakota 71,330 87.42 2,376 2.91 4,401 5.39 1,848 2.26 0 0 1,636 2.00 81,591 100
      South Dakota 57,651 75.77 2,569 3.38 11,778 15.48 2,343 3.08 279 0 1,462 1.92 76,082 100
      Nebraska 141,187 83.12 11,986 7.06 5,424 3.19 6,737 3.97 0 0.00 4,529 2.67 169,862 100
      Kansas 204,850 82.67 18,281 7.38 5,619 2.27 7,654 3.09 188 0.08 11,191 4.52 247,782 100
CENSUS REGION CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
   Census Division WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN1 NHPI2 TWO OR MORE TOTAL
      State # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
SOUTH REGION 7,620,696 69.46 2,541,088 23.16 142,711 1.30 368,549 3.36 29,542 0.27 268,786 2.45 10,971,372 100
   South Atlantic Division 3,620,892 65.35 1,497,960 27.04 52,256 0.94 211,274 3.81 13,633 0.25 144,432 2.61 5,540,447 100
      Delaware 49,784 64.05 21,309 27.41 0 0.00 3,985 5.13 135 0.17 2,517 3.24 77,729 100
      Maryland 294,298 56.22 164,778 31.48 7,406 1.41 37,106 7.09 2,485 0.47 17,428 3.33 523,501 100
      District of Columbia 25,821 37.80 35,641 52.18 338 0 5,184 7.59 58 0.08 1,258 1.84 68,300 100
      Virginia 488,773 67.58 166,230 22.98 8,053 1.11 34,273 4.74 2,841 0.39 23,075 3.19 723,246 100
      West Virginia 143,472 91.24 6,566 4.18 809 0.51 1,227 0.78 0 0 5,170 3.29 157,243 100
      North Carolina 626,054 68.18 218,126 23.76 24,166 2.63 27,694 3.02 1,493 0.16 20,685 2.25 918,217 100
      South Carolina 255,314 63.54 131,697 32.78 1,971 0.49 3,466 0.86 2,475 0.62 6,883 1.71 401,805 100
      Georgia 511,037 53.11 369,687 38.42 3,156 0.33 53,496 5.56 720 0.07 24,125 2.51 962,220 100
      Florida 1,226,341 71.79 383,927 22.48 6,356 0.37 44,843 2.63 3,426 0 43,291 2.53 1,708,184 100
   East South Central Division 1,189,160 70.29 422,145 24.95 8,758 0.52 31,919 1.89 2,905 0.17 37,005 2.19 1,691,891 100
      Kentucky 309,676 83.96 40,071 10.86 0 0.00 11,860 3.22 0 0 7,236 1.96 368,844 100
      Tennessee 436,460 75.85 111,247 19.33 5,528 0.96 3,310 0.58 0 0 18,896 3.28 575,441 100
      Alabama 288,782 62.67 146,549 31.80 3,104 0.67 12,241 2.66 760 0.16 9,339 2.03 460,775 100
      Mississippi 154,242 53.77 124,277 43.33 127 0 4,508 1.57 2,145 0.75 1,535 0.54 286,832 100
   West South Central Division 2,810,644 75.17 620,983 16.61 81,696 2.18 125,356 3.35 13,005 0.35 87,350 2.34 3,739,034 100
      Arkansas 192,366 76.02 49,209 19.45 0 0.00 3,735 1.48 1,358 0.54 6,386 2.52 253,054 100
      Louisiana 266,307 58.47 171,587 37.67 2,502 0.55 7,404 1.63 152 0.03 7,539 1.66 455,491 100
      Oklahoma 244,975 72.07 32,066 9.43 39,113 11.51 4,447 1.31 1,123 0.33 18,181 5.35 339,904 100
      Texas 2,106,996 78.31 368,121 13.68 40,080 1.49 109,771 4.08 10,372 0.39 55,244 2.05 2,690,584 100
CENSUS REGION CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
   Census Division WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN1 NHPI2 TWO OR MORE TOTAL
      State # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
WEST REGION 5,373,130 74.11 411,300 5.67 211,322 2.91 794,744 10.96 110,054 1.52 349,959 4.83 7,250,508 100
   Mountain Division 1,773,398 82.47 98,590 4.58 92,427 4.30 72,677 3.38 28,323 1.32 85,068 3.96 2,150,485 100
      Montana 83,668 88.44 1,415 1.50 5,015 5.30 1,765 1.87 434 0.46 2,307 2.44 94,603 100
      Idaho 139,160 94.14 1,695 1.15 1,458 0.99 1,793 1.21 166 0.11 3,549 2.40 147,821 100
      Wyoming 47,272 90.30 1,198 2.29 1,452 2.77 970 1.85 126 0 1,330 2.54 52,349 100
      Colorado 384,134 85.25 23,441 5.20 2,122 0.47 15,398 3.42 676 0 24,844 5.51 450,614 100
      New Mexico 137,962 69.54 6,302 3.18 47,567 23.98 1,939 0.98 424 0 4,207 2.12 198,400 100
      Arizona 523,410 82.15 29,542 4.64 22,372 3.51 20,925 3.28 14,814 2.33 26,048 4.09 637,111 100
      Utah 283,047 91.32 5,574 1.80 1,576 0.51 6,138 1.98 5,617 1.81 8,009 2.58 309,961 100
      Nevada 174,746 67.31 29,424 11.33 10,865 4.19 23,750 9.15 6,065 2.34 14,774 5.69 259,625 100
   Pacific Division 3,599,732 70.58 312,710 6.13 118,895 2.33 722,066 14.16 81,730 1.60 264,890 5.19 5,100,024 100
      Washington 494,950 78.52 23,769 3.77 21,076 3.34 49,535 7.86 4,233 0.67 36,816 5.84 630,380 100
      Oregon 303,257 85.50 7,004 1.97 3,737 1.05 16,025 4.52 4,732 1.33 19,951 5.62 354,707 100
      California 2,744,372 69.85 275,347 7.01 79,269 2.02 611,056 15.55 48,289 1.23 170,748 4.35 3,929,081 100
      Alaska 38,844 56.45 3,070 4.46 14,592 21.20 5,028 7.31 2,108 3.06 5,171 7.51 68,813 100
      Hawaii 18,309 15.64 3,520 3.01 222 0.19 40,421 34.54 22,368 19.11 32,204 27.51 117,044 100
                           
UNITED STATES TOTAL 21,752,409 73.50 4,528,190 15.30 477,520 1.61 1,739,828 5.88 158,238 0.53 938,471 3.17 29,594,656 100
     
1. American Indian, Alaska Native
2. 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, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, October 2015-September 2016 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).