Table A-7.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY17: by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2        
RACE / TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
ETHNICITY3 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 63,029 94.33 3,780 5.66 6 0.01 66,815 100
   Black 23,461 96.96 725 3.00 11 0.05 24,197 100
   AIAN 4 721 94.13 45 5.87 0 0 766 100
   Asian 4,339 97.09 130 2.91 0 0 4,469 100
   NHPI 5 342 98.84 4 1.16 0 0 346 100
   Two or more 386 94.15 24 5.85 0 0 410 100
   Unknown 52   94.55   2   3.64   1   1.82   55   100
   TOTAL 92,330 95.13 4,710 4.85 18 0.02 97,058 100
   Hispanic 17,621 96.62 612 3.36 4 0.02 18,237 100
   Not Hispanic 74,705 94.78 4,098 5.20 13 0.02 78,816 100
   Unknown 4   80.00   0   0   1   20.00   5   100
   TOTAL 92,330 95.13 4,710 4.85 18 0.02 97,058 100
                               
NAVY                              
   White 33,413 98.18 620 1.82 0 0 34,033 100
   Black 10,818 98.99 108 0.99 2 0.02 10,928 100
   AIAN 4 464 98.72 6 1.28 0 0 470 100
   Asian 2,799 99.15 22 0.78 2 0.07 2,823 100
   NHPI 5 547 98.20 10 1.80 0 0 557 100
   Two or more 1,980 98.61 27 1.34 1 0.05 2,008 100
   Unknown 3,763   98.10   73   1.90   0   0   3,836   100
   TOTAL 53,784 98.41 866 1.58 5 0.01 54,655 100
   Hispanic 8,714 98.69 116 1.31 0 0 8,830 100
   Not Hispanic 45,052 98.35 750 1.64 5 0.01 45,807 100
   Unknown 18   100   0   0   0   0   18   100
   TOTAL 53,784 98.41 866 1.58 5 0.01 54,655 100
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 37,758 99.63 72 0.19 69 0.18 37,899 100
   Black 4,698 99.66 10 0.21 6 0.13 4,714 100
   AIAN 4 342 99.42 2 0.58 0 0 344 100
   Asian 1,236 99.60 1 0.08 4 0.32 1,241 100
   NHPI 5 343 99.71 0 0 1 0.29 344 100
   Two or more 1,227 99.84 1 0.08 1 0.08 1,229 100
   Unknown 164   99.39   0   0   1   0.61   165   100
   TOTAL 45,768 99.63 86 0.19 82 0.18 45,936 100
   Hispanic 12,813 99.73 15 0.12 20 0.16 12,848 100
   Not Hispanic 32,919 99.60 71 0.21 62 0.19 33,052 100
   Unknown 36   100   0   0   0   0   36   100
   TOTAL 45,768 99.63 86 0.19 82 0.18 45,936 100
AIR FORCE                              
   White 34,036 98.93 342 0.99 27 0.08 34,405 100
   Black 10,353 99.45 51 0.49 6 0.06 10,410 100
   AIAN 4 446 98.45 7 1.55 0 0 453 100
   Asian 2,041 99.27 14 0.68 1 0.05 2,056 100
   NHPI 5 536 99.63 1 0.19 1 0.19 538 100
   Two or more 2,135 98.98 22 1.02 0 0 2,157 100
   Unknown 116   99.15   0   0   1   0.85   117   100
   TOTAL 49,663 99.06 437 0.87 36 0.07 50,136 100
   Hispanic 8,836 99.20 63 0.71 8 0.09 8,907 100
   Not Hispanic 40,748 99.02 374 0.91 28 0.07 41,150 100
   Unknown 79   100   0   0   0   0   79   100
   TOTAL 49,663 99.06 437 0.87 36 0.07 50,136 100
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 168,236 97.16 4,814 2.78 102 0.06 173,152 100
   Black 49,330 98.17 894 1.78 25 0.05 50,249 100
   AIAN 4 1,973 97.05 60 2.95 0 0 2,033 100
   Asian 10,415 98.36 167 1.58 7 0.07 10,589 100
   NHPI 5 1,768 99.05 15 0.84 2 0.11 1,785 100
   Two or more 5,728 98.69 74 1.27 2 0.03 5,804 100
   Unknown 4,095   98.13   75   1.80   3   0.07   4,173   100
   TOTAL 241,545 97.48 6,099 2.46 141 0.06 247,785 100
   Hispanic 47,984 98.28 806 1.65 32 0.07 48,822 100
   Not Hispanic 193,424 97.28 5,293 2.66 108 0.05 198,825 100
   Unknown 137   99.28   0   0   1   0.72   138   100
   TOTAL 241,545 97.48 6,099 2.46 141 0.06 247,785 100
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                        
   White 18,454,315 85.80 (6) (6) 3,053,706 14.20 21,508,021 100
   Black 3,720,821 84.02 (6) (6) 707,891 15.98 4,428,712 100
   AIAN 4 324,451 75.10 (6) (6) 107,581 24.90 432,032 100
   Asian 1,626,491 91.58 (6) (6) 149,494 8.42 1,775,986 100
   NHPI 5 128,792 81.88 (6) (6) 28,493 18.12 157,285 100
   Two or more 838,185 84.98 (6) (6) 148,170 15.02 986,355 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,093,055 85.68 (6) (6) 4,195,336 14.32 29,288,391 100
   Hispanic 5,264,570 81.01 (6) (6) 1,234,092 18.99 6,498,662 100
   Not Hispanic 19,828,485 87.01 (6) (6) 2,961,244 12.99 22,789,729 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,093,055 85.68 (6) (6) 4,195,336 14.32 29,288,391 100
   
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 FY17.  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 2016-September 2017 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).