Table B-44.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions, FY17: by Population Density, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
                           
POPULATION DENSITY1
Metropolitan Suburbs Exurbs Micropolitan core Rural Unknown TOTAL
RACE/ETHNICITY # % # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
White 9,426 62.58 16,885 67.80 10,493 81.86 1,999 80.80 4,676 82.92 203 77.19 43,682 71.42
Black 4,028 26.74 6,694 26.88 1,988 15.51 388 15.68 738 13.09 27 10.27 13,863 22.67
AIAN 2 77 0.51 118 0.47 131 1.02 15 0.61 127 2.25 24 9.13 492 0.80
Asian 1,502 9.97 1,153 4.63 187 1.46 69 2.79 82 1.45 9 3.42 3,002 4.91
NHPI 3 6 0.04 13 0.05 3 0.02 3 0.12 1 0.02 0 0 26 0.04
Two or more 21 0.14 41 0.16 16 0.12 0 0 14 0.25 0 0 92 0.15
Unknown 3 0.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02 0 0 4 0.01
   TOTAL 15,063 100 24,904 100 12,818 100 2,474 100 5,639 100 263 100 61,161 100
Hispanic 4,577 30.39 4,197 16.85 1,420 11.08 278 11.24 375 6.65 39 14.83 10,886 17.80
Not Hispanic 10,486 69.61 20,707 83.15 11,398 88.92 2,196 88.76 5,264 93.35 224 85.17 50,275 82.20
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   TOTAL 15,063 100 24,904 100 12,818 100 2,474 100 5,639 100 263 100 61,161 100
NAVY
White 4,763 54.08 9,511 62.38 5,510 76.85 774 74.00 1,779 77.21 75 72.12 22,412 64.63
Black 2,016 22.89 3,031 19.88 710 9.90 89 8.51 179 7.77 10 9.62 6,035 17.40
AIAN 2 68 0.77 125 0.82 75 1.05 15 1.43 45 1.95 5 4.81 333 0.96
Asian 962 10.92 649 4.26 91 1.27 12 1.15 21 0.91 2 1.92 1,737 5.01
NHPI 3 103 1.17 161 1.06 39 0.54 8 0.76 9 0.39 1 0.96 321 0.93
Two or more 305 3.46 744 4.88 311 4.34 52 4.97 105 4.56 2 1.92 1,519 4.38
Unknown 591 6.71 1,026 6.73 434 6.05 96 9.18 166 7.20 9 8.65 2,322 6.70
   TOTAL 8,808 100 15,247 100 7,170 100 1,046 100 2,304 100 104 100 34,679 100
Hispanic 2,051 23.29 2,084 13.67 665 9.27 97 9.27 126 5.47 12 11.54 5,035 14.52
Not Hispanic 6,754 76.68 13,163 86.33 6,505 90.73 949 90.73 2,178 94.53 92 88.46 29,641 85.47
Unknown 3 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.01
   TOTAL 8,808 100 15,247 100 7,170 100 1,046 100 2,304 100 104 100 34,679 100
MARINE CORPS
White 6,283 77.52 10,191 82.21 5,989 90.95 1,137 90.38 2,769 90.67 124 83.22 26,493 83.98
Black 965 11.91 1,379 11.12 348 5.28 54 4.29 126 4.13 4 2.68 2,876 9.12
AIAN 2 26 0.32 39 0.31 38 0.58 11 0.87 61 2.00 15 10.07 190 0.60
Asian 467 5.76 300 2.42 55 0.84 15 1.19 14 0.46 3 2.01 854 2.71
NHPI 3 73 0.90 87 0.70 14 0.21 7 0.56 6 0.20 0 0 187 0.59
Two or more 262 3.23 359 2.90 130 1.97 34 2.70 74 2.42 3 2.01 862 2.73
Unknown 29 0.36 41 0.33 11 0.17 0 0 4 0.13 0 0 85 0.27
   TOTAL 8,105 100 12,396 100 6,585 100 1,258 100 3,054 100 149 100 31,547 100
Hispanic 3,764 46.44 3,071 24.77 994 15.09 237 18.84 282 9.23 35 23.49 8,383 26.57
Not Hispanic 4,341 53.56 9,324 75.22 5,590 84.89 1,021 81.16 2,772 90.77 114 76.51 23,162 73.42
Unknown 0 0 1 0.01 1 0.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.01
   TOTAL 8,105 100 12,396 100 6,585 100 1,258 100 3,054 100 149 100 31,547 100
AIR FORCE
White 3,657 61.05 8,760 66.65 5,603 81.80 1,082 82.03 2,498 85.75 120 83.92 21,720 71.55
Black 1,274 21.27 2,913 22.16 813 11.87 128 9.70 268 9.20 13 9.09 5,409 17.82
AIAN 2 64 1.07 102 0.78 62 0.91 13 0.99 33 1.13 6 4.20 280 0.92
Asian 554 9.25 592 4.50 114 1.66 39 2.96 30 1.03 2 1.40 1,331 4.38
NHPI 3 84 1.40 157 1.19 37 0.54 13 0.99 15 0.51 0 0 306 1.01
Two or more 337 5.63 593 4.51 203 2.96 39 2.96 61 2.09 2 1.40 1,235 4.07
Unknown 20 0.33 26 0.20 18 0.26 5 0.38 8 0.27 0 0 77 0.25
   TOTAL 5,990 100 13,143 100 6,850 100 1,319 100 2,913 100 143 100 30,358 100
Hispanic 1,751 29.23 2,259 17.19 756 11.04 163 12.36 194 6.66 19 13.29 5,142 16.94
Not Hispanic 4,232 70.65 10,874 82.74 6,083 88.80 1,155 87.57 2,714 93.17 124 86.71 25,182 82.95
Unknown 7 0.12 10 0.08 11 0.16 1 0.08 5 0.17 0 0 34 0.11
   TOTAL 5,990 100 13,143 100 6,850 100 1,319 100 2,913 100 143 100 30,358 100
TOTAL DoD
White 24,129 63.55 45,347 69.03 27,595 82.56 4,992 81.88 11,722 84.27 522 79.21 114,307 72.46
Black 8,283 21.82 14,017 21.34 3,859 11.55 659 10.81 1,311 9.42 54 8.19 28,183 17.87
AIAN 2 235 0.62 384 0.58 306 0.92 54 0.89 266 1.91 50 7.59 1,295 0.82
Asian 3,485 9.18 2,694 4.10 447 1.34 135 2.21 147 1.06 16 2.43 6,924 4.39
NHPI 3 266 0.70 418 0.64 93 0.28 31 0.51 31 0.22 1 0.15 840 0.53
Two or more 925 2.44 1,737 2.64 660 1.97 125 2.05 254 1.83 7 1.06 3,708 2.35
Unknown 643 1.69 1,093 1.66 463 1.39 101 1.66 179 1.29 9 1.37 2,488 1.58
   TOTAL 37,966 100 65,690 100 33,423 100 6,097 100 13,910 100 659 100 157,745 100
Hispanic 12,143 31.98 11,611 17.68 3,835 11.47 775 12.71 977 7.02 105 15.93 29,446 18.67
Not Hispanic 25,813 67.99 54,068 82.31 29,576 88.49 5,321 87.27 12,928 92.94 554 84.07 128,260 81.31
Unknown 10 0.03 11 0.02 12 0.04 1 0.02 5 0.04 0 0 39 0.02
   TOTAL 37,966 100 65,690 100 33,423 100 6,097 100 13,910 100 659 100 157,745 100
   
1. Socioeconomic classifications are provided for FY17 accessions reporting a current and valid U.S. zipcode.  Communities are grouped by population and economic density.  Groups range from most to least dense. For example, "Metropolitan" centers are generally highly urban centers, "Micropolitan core" 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.
2. American Indian, Alaska Native
3. 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, September 2017.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies (JAMRS).