Table B-49.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY17: Total, Black, Asian, and Hispanic Representation Ratios: by Service and State with Civilian Comparison Group
All NPS Enlisted Accessions          
% of US 18-24 Overall NPS representation ratio = (% of US NPS accessions from state)/(% of 18-24 US civilian population in state)
State Civilian Population TOTAL DoD ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE
Alabama 1.59 1.23 1.40 0.99 0.98 1.41
Alaska 0.22 1.41 1.19 1.41 1.25 2.02
Arizona 2.32 1.11 1.18 1.14 1.00 1.05
Arkansas 0.90 1.03 1.09 0.78 0.96 1.25
California 12.96 0.96 0.92 1.10 1.07 0.78
Colorado 1.57 1.24 1.17 1.43 1.26 1.15
Connecticut 1.01 0.84 0.76 0.76 0.98 0.92
Delaware 0.28 0.88 0.79 0.72 0.95 1.16
District of Columbia 0.22 0.23 0.29 0.29 0.20 0.09
Florida 5.65 1.39 1.52 1.36 1.17 1.38
Georgia 3.22 1.31 1.47 1.33 1.19 1.10
Hawaii 0.40 1.48 1.80 1.29 1.08 1.49
Idaho 0.53 1.17 1.13 1.27 1.06 1.23
Illinois 4.07 0.84 0.73 0.88 1.00 0.85
Indiana 2.25 0.85 0.78 0.81 0.96 0.94
Iowa 0.99 0.64 0.50 0.56 0.90 0.74
Kansas 0.92 0.93 0.90 0.74 1.07 1.06
Kentucky 1.30 0.93 0.92 0.89 1.00 0.93
Louisiana 1.49 0.98 1.00 0.97 0.88 1.07
Maine 0.36 0.99 1.06 0.86 0.98 1.00
Maryland 1.70 1.03 1.15 0.89 1.01 0.98
Massachusetts 2.13 0.59 0.57 0.56 0.72 0.55
Michigan 2.91 0.83 0.63 0.89 0.98 1.00
Minnesota 1.60 0.63 0.45 0.62 1.04 0.60
Mississippi 0.92 0.98 1.03 0.73 0.86 1.30
Missouri 1.79 1.03 0.95 0.89 1.17 1.21
Montana 0.29 0.98 0.76 0.66 1.37 1.39
Nebraska 0.62 0.84 0.72 0.72 1.13 0.94
Nevada 0.88 1.22 1.24 1.22 1.08 1.31
New Hampshire 0.39 1.01 0.86 0.98 1.19 1.17
New Jersey 2.78 0.67 0.59 0.75 0.82 0.56
New Mexico 0.70 1.09 1.09 0.92 1.05 1.31
New York 6.14 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.75 0.63
North Carolina 3.17 1.22 1.45 1.08 1.06 1.07
North Dakota 0.25 0.49 0.48 0.23 0.46 0.82
Ohio 3.70 0.98 0.86 1.08 1.00 1.08
Oklahoma 1.13 1.20 1.18 0.97 1.11 1.58
Oregon 1.12 1.13 1.07 0.94 1.28 1.31
Pennsylvania 3.79 0.82 0.70 0.90 0.83 0.96
Rhode Island 0.31 0.61 0.55 0.62 0.69 0.66
South Carolina 1.32 1.53 1.78 1.26 1.16 1.70
South Dakota 0.30 0.65 0.60 0.37 0.84 0.89
Tennessee 1.93 1.12 1.23 1.07 1.00 1.08
Texas 9.14 1.23 1.35 1.29 1.01 1.18
Utah 1.17 0.61 0.56 0.59 0.75 0.61
Vermont 0.20 0.55 0.37 0.50 0.79 0.74
Virginia 2.58 1.17 1.19 1.21 1.03 1.22
Washington 2.30 0.93 0.86 1.01 0.96 0.94
West Virginia 0.54 0.93 1.03 0.48 0.96 1.21
Wisconsin 1.78 0.75 0.56 0.77 0.97 0.88
Wyoming 0.17 1.04 1.20 0.68 1.34 0.80
Black NPS Enlisted Accessions          
% of US 18-24 Overall NPS Black representation ratio = (% of US NPS Black accessions from state)/(% of 18-24 US Black civilian population in state)
State Civilian Black Population TOTAL DoD ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE
Alabama 3.52 1.01 1.12 0.72 0.71 1.20
Alaska 0.06 2.40 2.08 1.12 2.94 4.38
Arizona 0.99 0.97 1.07 0.73 0.98 0.97
Arkansas 0.95 1.01 0.90 0.70 1.06 1.62
California 5.59 0.96 0.90 1.26 0.99 0.78
Colorado 0.31 2.79 2.64 3.25 2.57 2.79
Connecticut 0.89 0.95 0.82 0.84 1.14 1.29
Delaware 0.51 0.75 0.69 0.58 0.75 1.12
District of Columbia 0.69 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.45 0.13
Florida 8.22 1.33 1.42 1.23 1.34 1.20
Georgia 7.90 1.40 1.48 1.37 1.48 1.19
Hawaii 0.04 4.04 6.21 2.70 0 2.15
Idaho 0 18.56 16.51 21.66 22.74 18.13
Illinois 5.31 0.65 0.55 0.83 0.63 0.71
Indiana 1.53 0.81 0.76 0.81 0.96 0.87
Iowa 0.25 0.71 0.62 0.40 0.99 1.13
Kansas 0.29 1.49 1.49 0.98 1.58 2.00
Kentucky 0.75 0.92 0.83 1.02 1.16 0.89
Louisiana 3.52 0.76 0.72 0.75 0.69 0.94
Maine 0.09 0.88 1.24 0.36 1.49 0.20
Maryland 4.01 0.94 0.99 0.69 1.13 0.99
Massachusetts 1.23 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.82 0.48
Michigan 3.62 0.51 0.39 0.61 0.74 0.59
Minnesota 0.94 0.45 0.30 0.60 1.08 0.34
Mississippi 2.77 0.73 0.75 0.45 0.62 1.05
Missouri 1.47 0.79 0.64 0.87 1.07 0.91
Montana 0.02 0.96 0 0 1.88 4.00
Nebraska 0.17 1.10 0.95 0.99 1.04 1.65
Nevada 0.70 0.85 0.86 0.64 0.75 1.09
New Hampshire 0.05 1.41 0.91 2.78 1.46 1.16
New Jersey 3.10 0.74 0.65 1.09 0.77 0.60
New Mexico 0.18 0.48 0.43 0.45 0.38 0.71
New York 7.94 0.76 0.73 0.95 0.96 0.54
North Carolina 5.23 1.28 1.50 1.01 1.29 1.03
North Dakota 0.08 0.66 0.63 0.83 0.43 0.69
Ohio 3.51 0.73 0.63 0.87 0.64 0.86
Oklahoma 0.70 1.10 0.84 1.08 0.79 1.97
Oregon 0.09 2.19 2.52 2.12 2.83 1.07
Pennsylvania 3.31 0.66 0.56 0.72 0.98 0.67
Rhode Island 0.17 0.55 0.42 0.48 1.20 0.64
South Carolina 3.04 1.47 1.66 1.10 0.99 1.63
South Dakota 0.04 0.88 0.89 0.41 0.86 1.37
Tennessee 2.54 0.78 0.71 0.65 1.00 0.97
Texas 8.21 1.33 1.33 1.53 0.84 1.37
Utah 0.16 0.65 0.55 0.63 0.88 0.82
Vermont 0.03 0.70 0.29 1.97 0 0.73
Virginia 3.35 1.53 1.56 1.48 1.41 1.58
Washington 0.75 0.87 0.88 0.73 0.89 0.97
West Virginia 0.15 0.86 0.90 0.33 0.91 1.34
Wisconsin 1.05 0.54 0.46 0.58 0.73 0.60
Wyoming 0.02 0.98 0.67 0.77 3.21 0.85
Asian NPS Enlisted Accessions          
% of US 18-24 Overall NPS Asian representation ratio = (% of US NPS Asian accessions from state)/(% of 18-24 US Asian civilian population in state)
State Civilian Asian Population TOTAL DoD ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE
Alabama 0.34 1.68 1.16 0.67 3.41 3.06
Alaska 0.29 2.29 2.18 1.79 2.02 3.36
Arizona 1.78 0.84 0.80 0.81 0.39 1.27
Arkansas 0.25 0.92 1.06 0.92 1.87 0
California 33.37 1.12 1.00 1.57 0.88 0.94
Colorado 0.69 2.52 2.32 1.84 3.23 3.39
Connecticut 0.95 0.46 0.42 0.12 0.87 0.72
Delaware 0.27 0.53 0.37 0.64 0 1.11
District of Columbia 0.25 0.06 0.13 0 0 0
Florida 2.42 1.67 1.32 1.64 1.74 2.42
Georgia 3.20 0.60 0.62 0.36 0.91 0.63
Hawaii 2.20 3.26 4.73 1.65 2.66 2.43
Idaho 0.23 0.62 0.71 0.49 0.50 0.64
Illinois 2.79 0.76 0.79 0.72 0.80 0.73
Indiana 0.70 0.80 0.66 0.49 1.66 0.96
Iowa 0.62 0.42 0.48 0.37 0.75 0.12
Kansas 0.80 0.69 0.50 0.51 1.03 1.13
Kentucky 0.37 0.39 0.36 0.31 0.63 0.40
Louisiana 0.54 0.96 1.36 0.43 0.87 0.83
Maine 0.01 8.82 10.17 8.80 8.93 5.73
Maryland 2.01 0.99 0.98 0.95 0.87 1.16
Massachusetts 2.54 0.43 0.51 0.18 0.55 0.50
Michigan 1.70 0.48 0.39 0.41 0.48 0.75
Minnesota 1.29 1.05 0.80 0.62 2.80 1.04
Mississippi 0.14 1.33 1.18 1.63 0 2.12
Missouri 0.97 0.63 0.48 0.30 1.33 0.93
Montana 0.03 4.45 3.42 1.97 8.01 7.71
Nebraska 0.29 0.96 1.28 0.40 1.22 0.78
Nevada 1.16 2.18 2.09 1.99 1.61 2.98
New Hampshire 0.18 0.89 0.56 0.32 1.31 2.10
New Jersey 3.43 0.65 0.53 0.76 0.85 0.64
New Mexico 0.24 1.33 1.25 0.48 0 3.45
New York 9.81 0.64 0.70 0.58 0.94 0.37
North Carolina 1.52 1.01 1.03 0.46 1.77 1.19
North Dakota 0.11 1.92 2.36 0.51 0 3.99
Ohio 1.03 0.77 0.65 0.73 0.91 1.02
Oklahoma 0.32 1.63 1.67 0.54 1.84 2.83
Oregon 1.05 0.88 0.89 0.71 1.00 1.00
Pennsylvania 2.67 0.44 0.45 0.30 0.39 0.65
Rhode Island 0.30 0.39 0.22 0.78 0.39 0.25
South Carolina 0.26 1.86 2.73 0.67 1.37 1.76
South Dakota 0.10 0.74 1.36 0 1.19 0
Tennessee 0.58 1.08 1.04 0.90 1.42 1.17
Texas 7.13 0.99 1.15 0.74 0.82 1.04
Utah 0.53 1.36 1.70 0.22 0.88 2.41
Vermont 0.11 0.14 0 0.55 0 0
Virginia 2.53 1.25 1.36 1.07 1.34 1.19
Washington 3.72 0.95 1.06 0.73 0.91 1.01
West Virginia 0.10 0.76 1.05 0 0 1.57
Wisconsin 2.04 0.45 0.29 0.54 0.69 0.51
Wyoming 0.04 2.35 3.87 0 0 3.49
Hispanic NPS Enlisted Accessions          
% of US 18-24 Overall NPS Hispanic representation ratio = (% of US NPS Hispanic accessions from state)/(% of 18-24 US Hispanic civilian population in state)
State Civilian Hispanic Population TOTAL DoD ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE
Alabama 0.31 1.25 1.32 1.45 0.95 1.42
Alaska 0.08 1.80 1.66 1.54 0.77 4.03
Arizona 4.48 1.03 1.10 1.26 0.76 1.09
Arkansas 0.55 0.44 0.52 0.18 0.43 0.53
California 27.24 1.02 1.04 1.09 1.09 0.81
Colorado 2.06 0.97 0.89 1.26 0.97 0.83
Connecticut 1.02 1.01 0.91 0.82 1.01 1.38
Delaware 0.21 0.74 0.48 0.85 0.91 0.93
District of Columbia 0.09 0.22 0.10 0.43 0.39 0
Florida 7.60 1.26 1.37 1.17 1.08 1.40
Georgia 1.78 0.79 0.78 0.79 0.95 0.55
Hawaii 0.25 0.98 1.10 1.03 0.38 1.63
Idaho 0.41 0.91 0.67 1.30 1.07 0.80
Illinois 3.90 0.80 0.60 0.80 1.15 0.65
Indiana 0.96 0.76 0.63 0.77 0.69 1.12
Iowa 0.45 0.54 0.28 0.66 0.55 0.95
Kansas 0.69 0.57 0.48 0.49 0.67 0.67
Kentucky 0.26 1.04 1.10 0.38 0.97 1.65
Louisiana 0.45 0.75 0.65 0.75 0.77 0.95
Maine 0.07 0.51 0.69 0.59 0.54 0
Maryland 1.13 0.73 0.73 0.40 0.86 0.85
Massachusetts 1.16 0.94 1.11 0.60 1.03 0.76
Michigan 0.81 0.84 0.53 0.88 1.03 1.11
Minnesota 0.61 0.51 0.36 0.20 0.88 0.51
Mississippi 0.09 1.76 1.22 0.66 2.24 3.22
Missouri 0.49 0.94 0.65 0.97 1.02 1.42
Montana 0.07 1.15 1.04 0.28 0.67 3.02
Nebraska 0.45 0.79 0.41 0.67 1.18 1.05
Nevada 1.45 0.83 0.90 0.83 0.92 0.54
New Hampshire 0.10 0.92 0.67 1.04 1.12 1.02
New Jersey 2.35 1.20 1.02 1.38 1.41 1.07
New Mexico 1.53 1.26 1.29 1.14 1.08 1.60
New York 5.52 0.86 0.84 0.79 0.99 0.77
North Carolina 1.86 1.10 1.17 0.98 1.05 1.13
North Dakota 0.03 1.28 0.95 0.68 0.41 4.01
Ohio 0.92 0.90 0.76 0.71 1.05 1.14
Oklahoma 0.84 0.63 0.47 0.40 0.54 1.32
Oregon 0.95 0.93 0.72 0.77 1.23 1.04
Pennsylvania 1.36 1.08 1.05 0.84 1.08 1.37
Rhode Island 0.29 0.68 0.66 0.61 0.74 0.67
South Carolina 0.34 1.64 1.29 1.80 1.71 2.10
South Dakota 0.09 0.76 0.43 0.23 1.12 1.37
Tennessee 0.52 1.06 1.17 0.92 0.99 1.09
Texas 18.90 1.11 1.21 1.12 0.93 1.19
Utah 0.80 0.59 0.53 0.49 0.90 0.31
Vermont 0.02 1.21 0.47 0 1.82 2.96
Virginia 1.46 1.05 0.93 1.16 1.01 1.28
Washington 2.09 0.67 0.55 0.51 0.74 0.96
West Virginia 0.05 1.17 1.23 0.76 0.68 2.23
Wisconsin 0.77 0.61 0.46 0.52 0.83 0.66
Wyoming 0.09 0.73 0.60 0.64 0.90 0.84
 
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).