Table B-44.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Duty Enlisted Accessions, FY18: by Population Density, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
                           
POPULATION DENSITY1
Metropolitan Suburbs Exurbs Micropolitan core Rural Unknown TOTAL
RACE/ETHNICITY # % # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
White 9,334 65.96 18,157 69.61 11,020 81.68 2,085 80.35 4,879 82.96 300 77.12 45,775 73.13
Black 3,415 24.13 6,622 25.39 2,113 15.66 400 15.41 784 13.33 56 14.40 13,390 21.39
AIAN 2 83 0.59 142 0.54 135 1.00 20 0.77 133 2.26 20 5.14 533 0.85
Asian 1,302 9.20 1,115 4.27 206 1.53 85 3.28 79 1.34 12 3.08 2,799 4.47
NHPI 3 4 0.03 6 0.02 4 0.03 1 0.04 0 0 1 0.26 16 0.03
Two or more 12 0.08 41 0.16 14 0.10 4 0.15 6 0.10 0 0 77 0.12
Unknown 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
   TOTAL 14,150 100 26,084 100 13,492 100 2,595 100 5,881 100 389 100 62,591 100
Hispanic 4,316 30.50 4,479 17.17 1,492 11.06 280 10.79 424 7.21 57 14.65 11,048 17.65
Not Hispanic 9,834 69.50 21,605 82.83 12,000 88.94 2,315 89.21 5,457 92.79 332 85.35 51,543 82.35
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   TOTAL 14,150 100 26,084 100 13,492 100 2,595 100 5,881 100 389 100 62,591 100
NAVY
White 5,303 55.03 10,475 61.25 5,930 74.53 779 70.69 1,853 77.30 158 70.54 24,498 63.77
Black 2,143 22.24 3,468 20.28 795 9.99 101 9.17 162 6.76 30 13.39 6,699 17.44
AIAN 2 73 0.76 100 0.58 76 0.96 11 1.00 39 1.63 5 2.23 304 0.79
Asian 751 7.79 609 3.56 69 0.87 14 1.27 17 0.71 2 0.89 1,462 3.81
NHPI 3 113 1.17 174 1.02 36 0.45 6 0.54 7 0.29 1 0.45 337 0.88
Two or more 369 3.83 740 4.33 345 4.34 51 4.63 95 3.96 8 3.57 1,608 4.19
Unknown 885 9.18 1,537 8.99 705 8.86 140 12.70 224 9.35 20 8.93 3,511 9.14
   TOTAL 9,637 100 17,103 100 7,956 100 1,102 100 2,397 100 224 100 38,419 100
Hispanic 2,767 28.71 2,903 16.97 859 10.80 106 9.62 173 7.22 33 14.73 6,841 17.81
Not Hispanic 6,870 71.29 14,198 83.02 7,097 89.20 996 90.38 2,224 92.78 191 85.27 31,576 82.19
Unknown 0 0 1 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
   TOTAL 9,637 100 17,102 100 7,956 100 1,102 100 2,397 100 224 100 38,418 100
MARINE CORPS
White 6,075 78.36 10,052 82.15 5,994 90.56 1,068 88.56 2,753 90.89 222 86.38 26,164 84.13
Black 944 12.18 1,404 11.47 384 5.80 79 6.55 110 3.63 11 4.28 2,932 9.43
AIAN 2 33 0.43 51 0.42 33 0.50 7 0.58 67 2.21 8 3.11 199 0.64
Asian 369 4.76 250 2.04 49 0.74 12 1.00 13 0.43 0 0 693 2.23
NHPI 3 34 0.44 60 0.49 15 0.23 8 0.66 7 0.23 3 1.17 127 0.41
Two or more 269 3.47 352 2.88 124 1.87 31 2.57 67 2.21 12 4.67 855 2.75
Unknown 29 0.37 67 0.55 20 0.30 1 0.08 12 0.40 1 0.39 130 0.42
   TOTAL 7,753 100 12,236 100 6,619 100 1,206 100 3,029 100 257 100 31,100 100
Hispanic 3,735 48.17 3,074 25.12 974 14.72 199 16.50 289 9.54 52 20.23 8,323 26.76
Not Hispanic 4,018 51.83 9,162 74.88 5,645 85.28 1,007 83.50 2,740 90.46 205 79.77 22,777 73.24
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   TOTAL 7,753 100 12,236 100 6,619 100 1,206 100 3,029 100 257 100 31,100 100
AIR FORCE
White 3,532 63.12 8,779 68.14 5,726 83.28 1,055 82.88 2,537 86.23 161 77.40 21,790 73.17
Black 1,202 21.48 2,744 21.30 758 11.02 129 10.13 262 8.91 27 12.98 5,122 17.20
AIAN 2 46 0.82 88 0.68 51 0.74 13 1.02 43 1.46 2 0.96 243 0.82
Asian 443 7.92 532 4.13 91 1.32 25 1.96 16 0.54 4 1.92 1,111 3.73
NHPI 3 84 1.50 148 1.15 24 0.35 8 0.63 15 0.51 7 3.37 286 0.96
Two or more 276 4.93 573 4.45 217 3.16 42 3.30 68 2.31 6 2.88 1,182 3.97
Unknown 13 0.23 20 0.16 9 0.13 1 0.08 1 0.03 1 0.48 45 0.15
   TOTAL 5,596 100 12,884 100 6,876 100 1,273 100 2,942 100 208 100 29,779 100
Hispanic 1,720 30.74 2,373 18.42 818 11.90 164 12.88 208 7.07 27 12.98 5,310 17.83
Not Hispanic 3,872 69.19 10,499 81.49 6,049 87.97 1,109 87.12 2,732 92.86 181 87.02 24,442 82.08
Unknown 4 0.07 12 0.09 9 0.13 0 0 2 0.07 0 0 27 0.09
   TOTAL 5,596 100 12,884 100 6,876 100 1,273 100 2,942 100 208 100 29,779 100
TOTAL DoD
White 24,244 65.28 47,463 69.48 28,670 82.05 4,987 80.75 12,022 84.37 841 78.01 118,227 73.03
Black 7,704 20.75 14,238 20.84 4,050 11.59 709 11.48 1,318 9.25 124 11.50 28,143 17.38
AIAN 2 235 0.63 381 0.56 295 0.84 51 0.83 282 1.98 35 3.25 1,279 0.79
Asian 2,865 7.71 2,506 3.67 415 1.19 136 2.20 125 0.88 18 1.67 6,065 3.75
NHPI 3 235 0.63 388 0.57 79 0.23 23 0.37 29 0.20 12 1.11 766 0.47
Two or more 926 2.49 1,706 2.50 700 2.00 128 2.07 236 1.66 26 2.41 3,722 2.30
Unknown 927 2.50 1,625 2.38 734 2.10 142 2.30 237 1.66 22 2.04 3,687 2.28
   TOTAL 37,136 100 68,307 100 34,943 100 6,176 100 14,249 100 1,078 100 161,889 100
Hispanic 12,538 33.76 12,829 18.78 4,143 11.86 749 12.13 1,094 7.68 169 15.68 31,522 19.47
Not Hispanic 24,594 66.23 55,464 81.20 30,791 88.12 5,427 87.87 13,153 92.31 909 84.32 130,338 80.51
Unknown 4 0.01 13 0.02 9 0.03 0 0 2 0.01 0 0 28 0.02
   TOTAL 37,136 100 68,306 100 34,943 100 6,176 100 14,249 100 1,078 100 161,888 100
   
1. Socioeconomic classifications are provided for FY18 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 2018.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies (JAMRS).