Table B-17.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY18: 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 225,133 25,917 251,050 132,942 26,449 159,391 120,798 10,485 131,283 150,303 30,872 181,175 629,176 93,723 722,899 51,616,787 44,154,583 95,771,370
Black 68,187 21,429 89,616 36,636 14,744 51,380 16,056 2,208 18,264 30,359 12,561 42,920 151,238 50,942 202,180 8,061,016 9,008,917 17,069,933
AIAN 1 2,475 558 3,033 5,468 1,189 6,657 1,492 243 1,735 1,384 477 1,861 10,819 2,467 13,286 760,841 690,722 1,451,563
Asian 14,526 2,993 17,519 12,267 2,891 15,158 4,312 427 4,739 7,410 2,055 9,465 38,515 8,366 46,881 4,420,601 4,007,085 8,427,687
NHPI 2 3,817 1,050 4,867 2,665 738 3,403 1,661 192 1,853 2,509 845 3,354 10,652 2,825 13,477 343,379 309,342 652,721
Two or more 3 0 0 0 16,816 4,747 21,563 1,467 200 1,667 8,792 2,903 11,695 27,075 7,850 34,925 1,463,228 1,375,233 2,838,460
Unknown 10,951 2,639 13,590   10,242 2,864 13,106   3,954 588 4,542   6,441 2,067 8,508   31,588 8,158 39,746   0 0 0
TOTAL 325,089 54,586 379,675 217,036 53,622 270,658 149,740 14,343 164,083 207,198 51,780 258,978 899,063 174,331 1,073,394 66,665,852 59,545,882 126,211,734
Hispanic 54,638 10,791 65,429 35,312 10,761 46,073 33,393 4,503 37,896 32,348 9,762 42,110 155,691 35,817 191,508 13,928,971 10,664,984 24,593,955
Not Hispanic 270,414 43,788 314,202 143,727 32,371 176,098 116,347 9,840 126,187 171,761 41,224 212,985 702,249 127,223 829,472 52,736,881 48,880,898 101,617,779
Unknown 37 7 44   37,997 10,490 48,487   0 0 0   3,089 794 3,883   41,123 11,291 52,414   0 0 0
TOTAL 325,089 54,586 379,675 217,036 53,622 270,658 149,740 14,343 164,083 207,198 51,780 258,978 899,063 174,331 1,073,394 66,665,852 59,545,882 126,211,734
Percent
White 69.25 47.48 66.12 61.25 49.32 58.89 80.67 73.10 80.01 72.54 59.62 69.96 69.98 53.76 67.35 77.43 74.15 75.88
Black 20.97 39.26 23.60 16.88 27.50 18.98 10.72 15.39 11.13 14.65 24.26 16.57 16.82 29.22 18.84 12.09 15.13 13.52
AIAN 1 0.76 1.02 0.80 2.52 2.22 2.46 1.00 1.69 1.06 0.67 0.92 0.72 1.20 1.42 1.24 1.14 1.16 1.15
Asian 4.47 5.48 4.61 5.65 5.39 5.60 2.88 2.98 2.89 3.58 3.97 3.65 4.28 4.80 4.37 6.63 6.73 6.68
NHPI 2 1.17 1.92 1.28 1.23 1.38 1.26 1.11 1.34 1.13 1.21 1.63 1.30 1.18 1.62 1.26 0.52 0.52 0.52
Two or more 3 0 0 0 7.75 8.85 7.97 0.98 1.39 1.02 4.24 5.61 4.52 3.01 4.50 3.25 2.19 2.31 2.25
Unknown 3.37 4.83 3.58   4.72 5.34 4.84   2.64 4.10 2.77   3.11 3.99 3.29   3.51 4.68 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 16.81 19.77 17.23 16.27 20.07 17.02 22.30 31.40 23.10 15.61 18.85 16.26 17.32 20.55 17.84 20.89 17.91 19.49
Not Hispanic 83.18 80.22 82.76 66.22 60.37 65.06 77.70 68.60 76.90 82.90 79.61 82.24 78.11 72.98 77.28 79.11 82.09 80.51
Unknown 0.01 0.01 0.01   17.51 19.56 17.91   0 0 0   1.49 1.53 1.50   4.57 6.48 4.88   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 71.67 49.89 68.58 64.29 52.11 61.89 82.86 76.23 82.29 74.87 62.10 72.33 72.53 56.40 69.94 77.43 74.15 75.88
Black 21.71 41.25 24.48 17.72 29.05 19.95 11.01 16.05 11.45 15.12 25.27 17.14 17.43 30.66 19.56 12.09 15.13 13.52
AIAN 1 0.79 1.07 0.83 2.64 2.34 2.58 1.02 1.77 1.09 0.69 0.96 0.74 1.25 1.48 1.29 1.14 1.16 1.15
Asian 4.62 5.76 4.79 5.93 5.70 5.89 2.96 3.10 2.97 3.69 4.13 3.78 4.44 5.03 4.54 6.63 6.73 6.68
NHPI 2 1.22 2.02 1.33 1.29 1.45 1.32 1.14 1.40 1.16 1.25 1.70 1.34 1.23 1.70 1.30 0.52 0.52 0.52
Two or more 3 0 0 0   8.13 9.35 8.37   1.01 1.45 1.04   4.38 5.84 4.67   3.12 4.72 3.38   2.19 2.31 2.25
TOTAL
Hispanic 16.81 19.77 17.23 19.72 24.95 20.74 22.30 31.40 23.10 15.85 19.15 16.51 18.15 21.97 18.76 20.89 17.91 19.49
Not Hispanic 83.19 80.23 82.77   80.28 75.05 79.26   77.70 68.60 76.90   84.15 80.85 83.49   81.85 78.03 81.24   79.11 82.09 80.51
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 2018.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The military data in this table reflect enlisted members as of 30 September 2018.