Table A-7.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY18: by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2        
RACE / TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
ETHNICITY3 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 62,774 94.25 3,829 5.75 4 0.01 66,607 100
   Black 24,502 96.46 897 3.53 3 0.01 25,402 100
   AIAN 4 709 94.53 41 5.47 0 0 750 100
   Asian 4,650 97.32 125 2.62 3 0.06 4,778 100
   NHPI 5 535 97.45 14 2.55 0 0 549 100
   Two or more 456 96.20 17 3.59 1 0.21 474 100
   Unknown 79   100   0   0   0   0   79   100
   TOTAL 93,705 95.00 4,923 4.99 11 0.01 98,639 100
   Hispanic 17,727 96.30 679 3.69 2 0.01 18,408 100
   Not Hispanic 75,966 94.70 4,244 5.29 9 0.01 80,219 100
   Unknown 12   100   0   0   0   0   12   100
   TOTAL 93,705 95.00 4,923 4.99 11 0.01 98,639 100
                               
NAVY                              
   White 33,379 97.74 770 2.25 3 0.01 34,152 100
   Black 12,688 98.79 155 1.21 1 0.01 12,844 100
   AIAN 4 469 97.51 12 2.49 0 0 481 100
   Asian 3,043 99.09 27 0.88 1 0.03 3,071 100
   NHPI 5 669 98.24 12 1.76 0 0 681 100
   Two or more 2,043 97.66 49 2.34 0 0 2,092 100
   Unknown 5,506   97.90   118   2.10   0   0   5,624   100
   TOTAL 57,797 98.05 1,143 1.94 5 0.01 58,945 100
   Hispanic 10,864 98.30 186 1.68 2 0.02 11,052 100
   Not Hispanic 46,906 97.99 957 2.00 3 0.01 47,866 100
   Unknown 27   100   0   0   0   0   27   100
   TOTAL 57,797 98.05 1,143 1.94 5 0.01 58,945 100
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 37,356 99.48 118 0.31 78 0.21 37,552 100
   Black 4,847 99.45 16 0.33 11 0.23 4,874 100
   AIAN 4 371 98.41 4 1.06 2 0.53 377 100
   Asian 1,200 99.75 1 0.08 2 0.17 1,203 100
   NHPI 5 311 99.36 1 0.32 1 0.32 313 100
   Two or more 1,242 99.52 3 0.24 3 0.24 1,248 100
   Unknown 192   99.48   0   0   1   0.52   193   100
   TOTAL 45,519 99.47 143 0.31 98 0.21 45,760 100
   Hispanic 13,167 99.63 16 0.12 33 0.25 13,216 100
   Not Hispanic 32,343 99.41 127 0.39 65 0.20 32,535 100
   Unknown 9   100   0   0   0   0   9   100
   TOTAL 45,519 99.47 143 0.31 98 0.21 45,760 100
AIR FORCE                              
   White 32,882 98.51 444 1.33 55 0.16 33,381 100
   Black 10,409 99.28 67 0.64 9 0.09 10,485 100
   AIAN 4 400 98.04 8 1.96 0 0 408 100
   Asian 2,084 98.53 18 0.85 13 0.61 2,115 100
   NHPI 5 675 98.83 7 1.02 1 0.15 683 100
   Two or more 2,078 99.05 18 0.86 2 0.10 2,098 100
   Unknown 104   99.05   1   0.95   0   0   105   100
   TOTAL 48,632 98.70 563 1.14 80 0.16 49,275 100
   Hispanic 9,364 98.92 86 0.91 16 0.17 9,466 100
   Not Hispanic 39,244 98.64 477 1.20 64 0.16 39,785 100
   Unknown 24   100   0   0   0   0   24   100
   TOTAL 48,632 98.70 563 1.14 80 0.16 49,275 100
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 166,391 96.91 5,161 3.01 140 0.08 171,692 100
   Black 52,446 97.84 1,135 2.12 24 0.04 53,605 100
   AIAN 4 1,949 96.68 65 3.22 2 0.10 2,016 100
   Asian 10,977 98.30 171 1.53 19 0.17 11,167 100
   NHPI 5 2,190 98.38 34 1.53 2 0.09 2,226 100
   Two or more 5,819 98.43 87 1.47 6 0.10 5,912 100
   Unknown 5,881   98.00   119   1.98   1   0.02   6,001   100
   TOTAL 245,653 97.24 6,772 2.68 194 0.08 252,619 100
   Hispanic 51,122 98.04 967 1.85 53 0.10 52,142 100
   Not Hispanic 194,459 97.03 5,805 2.90 141 0.07 200,405 100
   Unknown 72   100   0   0   0   0   72   100
   TOTAL 245,653 97.24 6,772 2.68 194 0.08 252,619 100
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                        
   White 18,280,290 85.74 (6) (6) 3,040,216 14.26 21,320,506 100
   Black 3,722,418 84.40 (6) (6) 687,807 15.60 4,410,225 100
   AIAN 4 355,047 80.65 (6) (6) 85,204 19.35 440,252 100
   Asian 1,605,541 90.67 (6) (6) 165,206 9.33 1,770,747 100
   NHPI 5 110,818 78.87 (6) (6) 29,693 21.13 140,512 100
   Two or more 868,658 84.96 (6) (6) 153,825 15.04 1,022,483 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 24,942,772 85.70 (6) (6) 4,161,953 14.30 29,104,724 100
   Hispanic 5,310,443 80.71 (6) (6) 1,269,133 19.29 6,579,576 100
   Not Hispanic 19,632,328 87.16 (6) (6) 2,892,820 12.84 22,525,148 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 24,942,772 85.70 (6) (6) 4,161,953 14.30 29,104,724 100
   
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 FY18.  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 2017-September 2018 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).