Table B-47.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY17: by Gender, Census Region, Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
 
CENSUS REGION DoD 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
NORTHEAST REGION 16,046 12.50 3,470 11.83 19,516 12.37 17.36 16.88 17.12
   New England Division 4,183 3.26 806 2.75 4,989 3.16 4.38 4.43 4.41
      Maine 467 0.36 99 0.34 566 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36
      New Hampshire 528 0.41 90 0.31 618 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.39
      Vermont 146 0.11 30 0.10 176 0.11 0.22 0.18 0.20
      Massachusetts 1,690 1.32 303 1.03 1,993 1.26 2.08 2.18 2.13
      Rhode Island 257 0.20 42 0.14 299 0.19 0.33 0.29 0.31
      Connecticut 1,095 0.85 242 0.82 1,337 0.85 0.99 1.04 1.01
   Middle Atlantic Division 11,863 9.24 2,664 9.08 14,527 9.21 12.97 12.45 12.71
      New York 5,399 4.20 1,291 4.40 6,690 4.24 6.33 5.96 6.14
      New Jersey 2,376 1.85 556 1.90 2,932 1.86 2.74 2.82 2.78
      Pennsylvania 4,088 3.18 817 2.78 4,905 3.11 3.91 3.67 3.79
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 23,461 18.27 4,771 16.26 28,232 17.90 21.63 20.70 21.17
   East North Central Division 16,555 12.89 3,500 11.93 20,055 12.71 15.08 14.33 14.71
      Ohio 4,742 3.69 973 3.32 5,715 3.62 3.84 3.56 3.70
      Indiana 2,556 1.99 474 1.62 3,030 1.92 2.26 2.24 2.25
      Illinois 4,434 3.45 953 3.25 5,387 3.41 4.09 4.04 4.07
      Michigan 3,109 2.42 707 2.41 3,816 2.42 2.97 2.84 2.91
      Wisconsin 1,714 1.33 393 1.34 2,107 1.34 1.91 1.65 1.78
   West North Central Division 6,906 5.38 1,271 4.33 8,177 5.18 6.55 6.37 6.46
      Minnesota 1,358 1.06 243 0.83 1,601 1.01 1.61 1.59 1.60
      Iowa 859 0.67 139 0.47 998 0.63 1.01 0.97 0.99
      Missouri 2,467 1.92 438 1.49 2,905 1.84 1.79 1.78 1.79
      North Dakota 152 0.12 37 0.13 189 0.12 0.24 0.26 0.25
      South Dakota 253 0.20 57 0.19 310 0.20 0.29 0.31 0.30
      Nebraska 677 0.53 145 0.49 822 0.52 0.64 0.59 0.62
      Kansas 1,140 0.89 212 0.72 1,352 0.86 0.97 0.87 0.92
CENSUS REGION DoD   18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
SOUTH REGION 56,901 44.31 13,736 46.82 70,637 44.78 36.44 37.73 37.08
   South Atlantic Division 29,560 23.02 7,538 25.70 37,098 23.52 18.16 19.21 18.68
      Delaware 318 0.25 71 0.24 389 0.25 0.28 0.28 0.28
      Maryland 2,257 1.76 509 1.74 2,766 1.75 1.68 1.71 1.70
      District of Columbia 61 0.05 19 0.06 80 0.05 0.21 0.22 0.22
      Virginia 3,792 2.95 954 3.25 4,746 3.01 2.31 2.86 2.58
      West Virginia 697 0.54 95 0.32 792 0.50 0.53 0.55 0.54
      North Carolina 4,847 3.77 1,237 4.22 6,084 3.86 2.91 3.44 3.17
      South Carolina 2,534 1.97 657 2.24 3,191 2.02 1.25 1.40 1.32
      Georgia 5,166 4.02 1,488 5.07 6,654 4.22 3.20 3.24 3.22
      Florida 9,888 7.70 2,508 8.55 12,396 7.86 5.80 5.51 5.65
   East South Central Division 8,170 6.36 1,651 5.63 9,821 6.23 5.56 5.91 5.73
      Kentucky 1,642 1.28 279 0.95 1,921 1.22 1.32 1.29 1.30
      Tennessee 2,872 2.24 529 1.80 3,401 2.16 1.80 2.05 1.93
      Alabama 2,495 1.94 582 1.98 3,077 1.95 1.55 1.63 1.59
      Mississippi 1,161 0.90 261 0.89 1,422 0.90 0.89 0.94 0.92
   West South Central Division 19,171 14.93 4,547 15.50 23,718 15.03 12.72 12.61 12.66
      Arkansas 1,220 0.95 237 0.81 1,457 0.92 0.89 0.91 0.90
      Louisiana 1,842 1.43 468 1.60 2,310 1.46 1.49 1.48 1.49
      Oklahoma 1,763 1.37 377 1.29 2,140 1.36 1.17 1.09 1.13
      Texas 14,346 11.17 3,465 11.81 17,811 11.29 9.16 9.12 9.14
 
CENSUS REGION DoD 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN POP.
   Census Division MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL MALES FEMALES TOTAL
      State    #    %      #    %      #    % % % %
WEST REGION 32,010 24.93 7,359 25.09 39,369 24.96 24.58 24.69 24.63
   Mountain Division 10,466 8.15 2,405 8.20 12,871 8.16 7.48 7.77 7.62
      Montana 372 0.29 83 0.28 455 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.29
      Idaho 801 0.62 171 0.58 972 0.62 0.53 0.53 0.53
      Wyoming 239 0.19 44 0.15 283 0.18 0.18 0.16 0.17
      Colorado 2,466 1.92 604 2.06 3,070 1.95 1.49 1.65 1.57
      New Mexico 947 0.74 254 0.87 1,201 0.76 0.72 0.68 0.70
      Arizona 3,309 2.58 763 2.60 4,072 2.58 2.25 2.38 2.32
      Utah 964 0.75 168 0.57 1,132 0.72 1.12 1.22 1.17
      Nevada 1,368 1.07 318 1.08 1,686 1.07 0.90 0.85 0.88
   Pacific Division 21,544 16.78 4,954 16.89 26,498 16.80 17.09 16.92 17.01
      Washington 2,767 2.15 605 2.06 3,372 2.14 2.39 2.21 2.30
      Oregon 1,650 1.28 342 1.17 1,992 1.26 1.17 1.07 1.12
      California 16,025 12.48 3,673 12.52 19,698 12.49 12.92 13.01 12.96
      Alaska 375 0.29 117 0.40 492 0.31 0.22 0.22 0.22
      Hawaii 727 0.57 217 0.74 944 0.60 0.39 0.41 0.40
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 128,418 100   29,336 100   157,754 100   100 100 100
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,488 1.15 341 1.15 1,829 1.15
TOTAL 129,906     29,677     159,583          
   
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 2016-September 2017 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).