Table B-46.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, Quality, and Mean AFQT, FY18: by Census Region, Division, and State with Civilian Comparison Group
CENSUS REGION Area's Contribution   Area's Contribution   Representation   Percent of   Mean AFQT
   Census Division All NPS Accessions1   Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds2 Ratio3 High-Quality Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
NORTHEAST REGION 19,315 11.93 4,960,371 17.04 0.70 71.08 62.4
   New England Division 5,014 3.10 1,280,771 4.40 0.70 72.78 64.2
      Maine 516 0.32 105,080 0.36 0.88 73.06 65.5
      New Hampshire 638 0.39 116,879 0.40 0.98 73.20 66.4
      Vermont 175 0.11 51,909 0.18 0.61 76.00 64.2
      Massachusetts 2,025 1.25 638,145 2.19 0.57 73.83 65.4
      Rhode Island 292 0.18 89,137 0.31 0.59 69.52 62.2
      Connecticut 1,368 0.85 279,621 0.96 0.88 71.20 61.5
   Middle Atlantic Division 14,301 8.84 3,679,600 12.64 0.70 70.49 61.8
      New York 6,394 3.95 1,779,918 6.12 0.65 68.03 60.7
      New Jersey 2,910 1.80 830,901 2.85 0.63 70.34 60.8
      Pennsylvania 4,997 3.09 1,068,781 3.67 0.84 73.72 63.7
NORTH CENTRAL REGION 28,581 17.66 6,049,683 20.79 0.85 71.21 63.7
   East North Central Division 20,480 12.65 4,225,229 14.52 0.87 70.56 63.6
      Ohio 5,858 3.62 1,052,475 3.62 1.00 70.55 63.2
      Indiana 3,254 2.01 634,438 2.18 0.92 70.93 64.3
      Illinois 5,344 3.30 1,163,189 4.00 0.83 69.14 62.7
      Michigan 3,806 2.35 885,947 3.04 0.77 71.52 64.1
      Wisconsin 2,218 1.37 489,181 1.68 0.82 71.82 64.5
   West North Central Division 8,101 5.01 1,824,454 6.27 0.80 72.84 64.1
      Minnesota 1,486 0.92 439,419 1.51 0.61 76.04 66.6
      Iowa 1,026 0.63 301,227 1.03 0.61 75.34 63.4
      Missouri 2,983 1.84 480,213 1.65 1.12 68.89 62.5
      North Dakota 169 0.10 67,702 0.23 0.45 80.47 69.0
      South Dakota 293 0.18 85,691 0.29 0.61 78.50 65.4
      Nebraska 854 0.53 182,096 0.63 0.84 71.66 62.9
      Kansas 1,290 0.80 268,106 0.92 0.87 74.81 65.2
CENSUS REGION Area's Contribution   Area's Contribution   Representation   Percent of   Mean AFQT
   Census Division All NPS Accessions   Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds Ratio High-Quality Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
SOUTH REGION 74,999 46.34 11,028,570 37.89 1.22 66.36 61.2
   South Atlantic Division 40,085 24.77 5,548,144 19.06 1.30 66.21 61.4
      Delaware 398 0.25 87,655 0.30 0.82 74.37 60.2
      Maryland 2,818 1.74 525,683 1.81 0.96 68.59 61.4
      District of Columbia 93 0.06 64,504 0.22 0.26 53.76 60.7
      Virginia 5,125 3.17 693,515 2.38 1.33 70.44 63.1
      West Virginia 818 0.51 152,112 0.52 0.97 66.38 59.9
      North Carolina 6,516 4.03 947,976 3.26 1.24 66.57 60.5
      South Carolina 3,428 2.12 400,674 1.38 1.54 61.17 59.7
      Georgia 7,342 4.54 944,185 3.24 1.40 61.09 59.2
      Florida 13,547 8.37 1,731,840 5.95 1.41 67.84 62.9
   East South Central Division 10,259 6.34 1,692,375 5.81 1.09 63.88 59.9
      Kentucky 1,972 1.22 393,502 1.35 0.90 69.22 60.4
      Tennessee 3,531 2.18 596,188 2.05 1.07 67.88 60.8
      Alabama 3,329 2.06 443,750 1.52 1.35 59.39 59.3
      Mississippi 1,427 0.88 258,935 0.89 0.99 57.04 58.3
   West South Central Division 24,655 15.23 3,788,051 13.02 1.17 67.63 61.4
      Arkansas 1,447 0.89 288,230 0.99 0.90 66.69 60.6
      Louisiana 2,290 1.41 393,484 1.35 1.05 61.75 59.4
      Oklahoma 2,248 1.39 328,061 1.13 1.23 67.26 62.2
      Texas 18,670 11.54 2,778,275 9.55 1.21 68.46 61.6
CENSUS REGION Area's Contribution   Area's Contribution   Representation   Percent of   Mean AFQT
   Census Division All NPS Accessions   Civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds Ratio High-Quality Percentile
      State    #    %      #    %       Accessions   Score
WEST REGION 38,959 24.07 7,066,099 24.28 0.99 71.86 63.3
   Mountain Division 12,958 8.01 2,290,250 7.87 1.02 72.18 64.1
      Montana 522 0.32 88,235 0.30 1.06 75.86 66.6
      Idaho 954 0.59 153,712 0.53 1.12 75.05 66.9
      Wyoming 300 0.19 50,972 0.18 1.06 74.00 63.6
      Colorado 2,896 1.79 506,161 1.74 1.03 73.27 65.6
      New Mexico 1,158 0.72 190,016 0.65 1.10 64.94 60.2
      Arizona 4,270 2.64 694,782 2.39 1.11 71.69 63.6
      Utah 1,131 0.70 351,371 1.21 0.58 74.01 65.3
      Nevada 1,727 1.07 255,002 0.88 1.22 72.21 62.8
   Pacific Division 26,001 16.06 4,775,849 16.41 0.98 71.70 62.8
      Washington 3,341 2.06 649,312 2.23 0.93 75.73 65.5
      Oregon 1,794 1.11 315,649 1.08 1.02 76.20 65.9
      California 19,504 12.05 3,632,837 12.48 0.97 70.77 62.2
      Alaska 516 0.32 69,274 0.24 1.34 75.78 64.1
      Hawaii 846 0.52 108,777 0.37 1.40 65.37 58.7
UNITED STATES SUBTOTAL 161,854 100   29,104,724 100   1.00   69.10   62.3
TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS,
OR UNKNOWN 1,728 1.06 47.16 63.6
TOTAL 163,582     29,104,724         68.87   62.2
   
1. "Area's contribution, all NPS accessions" is the number of accessions from that area; the percentage is the proportion of each area among all NPS accessions.
2. "Area's contribution, all civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds" is the number of civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds from that area; the percentage is the proportion of each area among all civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds.
3. The representation ratio is the area's percentage of NPS accessions divided by the area's percentage of civilian 18-24 Yr-Olds.
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 2017-September 2018 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).