Table B-17.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY17: 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 223,309 25,295 248,604 130,290 25,120 155,410 119,978 10,109 130,087 150,101 29,587 179,688 623,678 90,111 713,789 51,692,875 44,037,034 95,729,909
Black 69,611 21,886 91,497 36,270 14,242 50,512 16,326 2,197 18,523 30,212 12,261 42,473 152,419 50,586 203,005 7,958,352 8,827,056 16,785,408
AIAN 1 2,427 560 2,987 5,935 1,258 7,193 1,514 235 1,749 1,377 442 1,819 11,253 2,495 13,748 847,319 654,535 1,501,854
Asian 14,584 2,967 17,551 12,287 2,819 15,106 4,220 428 4,648 7,183 1,967 9,150 38,274 8,181 46,455 4,400,244 3,861,949 8,262,193
NHPI 2 3,762 1,053 4,815 2,598 699 3,297 1,687 196 1,883 2,463 840 3,303 10,510 2,788 13,298 287,523 287,361 574,883
Two or more 3 0 0 0 17,738 4,963 22,701 1,335 168 1,503 8,536 2,770 11,306 27,609 7,901 35,510 1,364,019 1,354,709 2,718,728
Unknown 11,829 2,654 14,483   8,496 2,309 10,805   4,292 605 4,897   7,024 2,220 9,244   31,641 7,788 39,429   0 0 0
TOTAL 325,522 54,415 379,937 213,614 51,410 265,024 149,352 13,938 163,290 206,896 50,087 256,983 895,384 169,850 1,065,234 66,550,331 59,022,643 125,572,974
Hispanic 52,659 10,082 62,741 33,978 9,901 43,879 31,947 4,149 36,096 31,388 9,107 40,495 149,972 33,239 183,211 13,676,589 10,163,830 23,840,420
Not Hispanic 272,824 44,322 317,146 149,624 33,210 182,834 117,405 9,789 127,194 172,293 40,176 212,469 712,146 127,497 839,643 52,873,742 48,858,813 101,732,555
Unknown 39 11 50   30,012 8,299 38,311   0 0 0   3,215 804 4,019   33,266 9,114 42,380   0 0 0
TOTAL 325,522 54,415 379,937 213,614 51,410 265,024 149,352 13,938 163,290 206,896 50,087 256,983 895,384 169,850 1,065,234 66,550,331 59,022,643 125,572,974
Percent
White 68.60 46.49 65.43 60.99 48.86 58.64 80.33 72.53 79.67 72.55 59.07 69.92 69.65 53.05 67.01 77.67 74.61 76.23
Black 21.38 40.22 24.08 16.98 27.70 19.06 10.93 15.76 11.34 14.60 24.48 16.53 17.02 29.78 19.06 11.96 14.96 13.37
AIAN 1 0.75 1.03 0.79 2.78 2.45 2.71 1.01 1.69 1.07 0.67 0.88 0.71 1.26 1.47 1.29 1.27 1.11 1.20
Asian 4.48 5.45 4.62 5.75 5.48 5.70 2.83 3.07 2.85 3.47 3.93 3.56 4.27 4.82 4.36 6.61 6.54 6.58
NHPI 2 1.16 1.94 1.27 1.22 1.36 1.24 1.13 1.41 1.15 1.19 1.68 1.29 1.17 1.64 1.25 0.43 0.49 0.46
Two or more 3 0 0 0 8.30 9.65 8.57 0.89 1.21 0.92 4.13 5.53 4.40 3.08 4.65 3.33 2.05 2.30 2.17
Unknown 3.63 4.88 3.81   3.98 4.49 4.08   2.87 4.34 3.00   3.39 4.43 3.60   3.53 4.59 3.70   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 16.18 18.53 16.51 15.91 19.26 16.56 21.39 29.77 22.11 15.17 18.18 15.76 16.75 19.57 17.20 20.55 17.22 18.99
Not Hispanic 83.81 81.45 83.47 70.04 64.60 68.99 78.61 70.23 77.89 83.28 80.21 82.68 79.54 75.06 78.82 79.45 82.78 81.01
Unknown 0.01 0.02 0.01   14.05 16.14 14.46   0 0 0   1.55 1.61 1.56   3.72 5.37 3.98   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 71.19 48.87 68.03 63.52 51.16 61.13 82.71 75.82 82.13 75.10 61.81 72.53 72.21 55.60 69.58 77.67 74.61 76.23
Black 22.19 42.28 25.04 17.68 29.01 19.87 11.25 16.48 11.69 15.12 25.61 17.14 17.65 31.21 19.79 11.96 14.96 13.37
AIAN 1 0.77 1.08 0.82 2.89 2.56 2.83 1.04 1.76 1.10 0.69 0.92 0.73 1.30 1.54 1.34 1.27 1.11 1.20
Asian 4.65 5.73 4.80 5.99 5.74 5.94 2.91 3.21 2.93 3.59 4.11 3.69 4.43 5.05 4.53 6.61 6.54 6.58
NHPI 2 1.20 2.03 1.32 1.27 1.42 1.30 1.16 1.47 1.19 1.23 1.75 1.33 1.22 1.72 1.30 0.43 0.49 0.46
Two or more 3 0 0 0   8.65 10.11 8.93   0.92 1.26 0.95   4.27 5.79 4.56   3.20 4.88 3.46   2.05 2.30 2.17
TOTAL
Hispanic 16.18 18.53 16.52 18.51 22.97 19.35 21.39 29.77 22.11 15.41 18.48 16.01 17.40 20.68 17.91 20.55 17.22 18.99
Not Hispanic 83.82 81.47 83.48   81.49 77.03 80.65   78.61 70.23 77.89   84.59 81.52 83.99   82.60 79.32 82.09   79.45 82.78 81.01
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 2017.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The military data in this table reflect enlisted members as of 30 September 2017.