Table B-51.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY18: by Pay Grade Band, Gender, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
Number
RACE/ PAY GRADE BAND        
ETHNICITY E1-E3 E4-E6 E7-E9 TOTAL
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
ARMY                              
White 64,313 9,141 73,454 133,431 15,036 148,467 27,389 1,740 29,129 225,133 25,917 251,050
Black 18,026 5,631 23,657 41,284 12,935 54,219 8,877 2,863 11,740 68,187 21,429 89,616
AIAN1 765 159 924 1,412 335 1,747 298 64 362 2,475 558 3,033
Asian 3,332 654 3,986 9,744 2,107 11,851 1,450 232 1,682 14,526 2,993 17,519
NHPI2 869 275 1,144 2,343 655 2,998 605 120 725 3,817 1,050 4,867
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 283 102 385 5,382 1,552 6,934 5,286 985 6,271 10,951 2,639 13,590
TOTAL 87,588 15,962 103,550 193,596 32,620 226,216 43,905 6,004 49,909 325,089 54,586 379,675
Hispanic 16,096 3,737 19,833 32,005 6,040 38,045 6,537 1,014 7,551 54,638 10,791 65,429
Not Hispanic 71,483 12,223 83,706 161,582 26,577 188,159 37,349 4,988 42,337 270,414 43,788 314,202
Unknown 9 2 11 9 3 12 19 2 21 37 7 44
TOTAL 87,588 15,962 103,550 193,596 32,620 226,216 43,905 6,004 49,909 325,089 54,586 379,675
NAVY                              
White 33,747 9,469 43,216 81,796 15,372 97,168 17,399 1,608 19,007 132,942 26,449 159,391
Black 9,231 4,387 13,618 22,977 9,103 32,080 4,428 1,254 5,682 36,636 14,744 51,380
AIAN1 490 227 717 4,100 837 4,937 878 125 1,003 5,468 1,189 6,657
Asian 2,611 807 3,418 7,788 1,816 9,604 1,868 268 2,136 12,267 2,891 15,158
NHPI2 578 224 802 1,842 474 2,316 245 40 285 2,665 738 3,403
Two or more 2,532 1,058 3,590 13,432 3,559 16,991 852 130 982 16,816 4,747 21,563
Unknown 4,294 1,370 5,664 4,715 1,267 5,982 1,233 227 1,460 10,242 2,864 13,106
TOTAL 53,483 17,542 71,025 136,650 32,428 169,078 26,903 3,652 30,555 217,036 53,622 270,658
Hispanic 8,884 3,650 12,534 22,546 6,437 28,983 3,882 674 4,556 35,312 10,761 46,073
Not Hispanic 24,330 7,762 32,092 96,851 21,689 118,540 22,546 2,920 25,466 143,727 32,371 176,098
Unknown 20,269 6,130 26,399 17,253 4,302 21,555 475 58 533 37,997 10,490 48,487
TOTAL 53,483 17,542 71,025 136,650 32,428 169,078 26,903 3,652 30,555 217,036 53,622 270,658
MARINE CORPS                              
White 56,936 5,248 62,184 54,912 4,826 59,738 8,950 411 9,361 120,798 10,485 131,283
Black 6,375 877 7,252 7,765 1,183 8,948 1,916 148 2,064 16,056 2,208 18,264
AIAN1 694 96 790 645 132 777 153 15 168 1,492 243 1,735
Asian 2,048 186 2,234 1,941 210 2,151 323 31 354 4,312 427 4,739
NHPI2 653 72 725 875 107 982 133 13 146 1,661 192 1,853
Two or more 362 55 417 883 132 1,015 222 13 235 1,467 200 1,667
Unknown 423 130 553 1,893 289 2,182 1,638 169 1,807 3,954 588 4,542
TOTAL 67,491 6,664 74,155 68,914 6,879 75,793 13,335 800 14,135 149,740 14,343 164,083
Hispanic 16,177 2,103 18,280 14,459 2,149 16,608 2,757 251 3,008 33,393 4,503 37,896
Not Hispanic 51,314 4,561 55,875 54,455 4,730 59,185 10,578 549 11,127 116,347 9,840 126,187
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 67,491 6,664 74,155 68,914 6,879 75,793 13,335 800 14,135 149,740 14,343 164,083
AIR FORCE                              
White 40,978 10,628 51,606 90,147 16,779 106,926 19,178 3,465 22,643 150,303 30,872 181,175
Black 9,170 3,760 12,930 17,800 6,860 24,660 3,389 1,941 5,330 30,359 12,561 42,920
AIAN1 412 182 594 817 253 1,070 155 42 197 1,384 477 1,861
Asian 2,401 612 3,013 4,380 1,215 5,595 629 228 857 7,410 2,055 9,465
NHPI2 672 236 908 1,557 492 2,049 280 117 397 2,509 845 3,354
Two or more 2,612 933 3,545 5,580 1,738 7,318 600 232 832 8,792 2,903 11,695
Unknown 253 114 367 4,042 1,252 5,294 2,146 701 2,847 6,441 2,067 8,508
TOTAL 56,498 16,465 72,963 124,323 28,589 152,912 26,377 6,726 33,103 207,198 51,780 258,978
Hispanic 10,325 3,493 13,818 19,277 5,346 24,623 2,746 923 3,669 32,348 9,762 42,110
Not Hispanic 46,069 12,932 59,001 102,817 22,639 125,456 22,875 5,653 28,528 171,761 41,224 212,985
Unknown 104 40 144 2,229 604 2,833 756 150 906 3,089 794 3,883
TOTAL 56,498 16,465 72,963 124,323 28,589 152,912 26,377 6,726 33,103 207,198 51,780 258,978
TOTAL DoD                              
White 195,974 34,486 230,460 360,286 52,013 412,299 72,916 7,224 80,140 629,176 93,723 722,899
Black 42,802 14,655 57,457 89,826 30,081 119,907 18,610 6,206 24,816 151,238 50,942 202,180
AIAN1 2,361 664 3,025 6,974 1,557 8,531 1,484 246 1,730 10,819 2,467 13,286
Asian 10,392 2,259 12,651 23,853 5,348 29,201 4,270 759 5,029 38,515 8,366 46,881
NHPI2 2,772 807 3,579 6,617 1,728 8,345 1,263 290 1,553 10,652 2,825 13,477
Two or more 5,506 2,046 7,552 19,895 5,429 25,324 1,674 375 2,049 27,075 7,850 34,925
Unknown 5,253 1,716 6,969 16,032 4,360 20,392 10,303 2,082 12,385 31,588 8,158 39,746
TOTAL 265,060 56,633 321,693 523,483 100,516 623,999 110,520 17,182 127,702 899,063 174,331 #######
Hispanic 51,482 12,983 64,465 88,287 19,972 108,259 15,922 2,862 18,784 155,691 35,817 191,508
Not Hispanic 193,196 37,478 230,674 415,705 75,635 491,340 93,348 14,110 107,458 702,249 127,223 829,472
Unknown 20,382 6,172 26,554 19,491 4,909 24,400 1,250 210 1,460 41,123 11,291 52,414
TOTAL 265,060 56,633 321,693 523,483 100,516 623,999 110,520 17,182 127,702 899,063 174,331 #######
Percent
RACE/ PAY GRADE BAND        
ETHNICITY E1-E3   E4-E6   E7-E9   TOTAL
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
ARMY                              
White 73.43 57.27 70.94 68.92 46.09 65.63 62.38 28.98 58.36 69.25 47.48 66.12
Black 20.58 35.28 22.85 21.32 39.65 23.97 20.22 47.68 23.52 20.97 39.26 23.60
AIAN1 0.87 1.00 0.89 0.73 1.03 0.77 0.68 1.07 0.73 0.76 1.02 0.80
Asian 3.80 4.10 3.85 5.03 6.46 5.24 3.30 3.86 3.37 4.47 5.48 4.61
NHPI2 0.99 1.72 1.10 1.21 2.01 1.33 1.38 2.00 1.45 1.17 1.92 1.28
Two or more3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0.32 0.64 0.37 2.78 4.76 3.07 12.04 16.41 12.56 3.37 4.83 3.58
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 18.38 23.41 19.15 16.53 18.52 16.82 14.89 16.89 15.13 16.81 19.77 17.23
Not Hispanic 81.61 76.58 80.84 83.46 81.47 83.18 85.07 83.08 84.83 83.18 80.22 82.76
Unknown 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
NAVY                              
White 63.10 53.98 60.85 59.86 47.40 57.47 64.67 44.03 62.21 61.25 49.32 58.89
Black 17.26 25.01 19.17 16.81 28.07 18.97 16.46 34.34 18.60 16.88 27.50 18.98
AIAN1 0.92 1.29 1.01 3.00 2.58 2.92 3.26 3.42 3.28 2.52 2.22 2.46
Asian 4.88 4.60 4.81 5.70 5.60 5.68 6.94 7.34 6.99 5.65 5.39 5.60
NHPI2 1.08 1.28 1.13 1.35 1.46 1.37 0.91 1.10 0.93 1.23 1.38 1.26
Two or more 4.73 6.03 5.05 9.83 10.98 10.05 3.17 3.56 3.21 7.75 8.85 7.97
Unknown 8.03 7.81 7.97 3.45 3.91 3.54 4.58 6.22 4.78 4.72 5.34 4.84
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 16.61 20.81 17.65 16.50 19.85 17.14 14.43 18.46 14.91 16.27 20.07 17.02
Not Hispanic 45.49 44.25 45.18 70.88 66.88 70.11 83.80 79.96 83.34 66.22 60.37 65.06
Unknown 37.90 34.94 37.17 12.63 13.27 12.75 1.77 1.59 1.74 17.51 19.56 17.91
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
MARINE CORPS                              
White 84.36 78.75 83.86 79.68 70.16 78.82 67.12 51.38 66.23 80.67 73.10 80.01
Black 9.45 13.16 9.78 11.27 17.20 11.81 14.37 18.50 14.60 10.72 15.39 11.13
AIAN1 1.03 1.44 1.07 0.94 1.92 1.03 1.15 1.88 1.19 1.00 1.69 1.06
Asian 3.03 2.79 3.01 2.82 3.05 2.84 2.42 3.88 2.50 2.88 2.98 2.89
NHPI2 0.97 1.08 0.98 1.27 1.56 1.30 1.00 1.63 1.03 1.11 1.34 1.13
Two or more 0.54 0.83 0.56 1.28 1.92 1.34 1.66 1.63 1.66 0.98 1.39 1.02
Unknown 0.63 1.95 0.75 2.75 4.20 2.88 12.28 21.13 12.78 2.64 4.10 2.77
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 23.97 31.56 24.65 20.98 31.24 21.91 20.67 31.38 21.28 22.30 31.40 23.10
Not Hispanic 76.03 68.44 75.35 79.02 68.76 78.09 79.33 68.63 78.72 77.70 68.60 76.90
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
AIR FORCE                              
White 72.53 64.55 70.73 72.51 58.69 69.93 72.71 51.52 68.40 72.54 59.62 69.96
Black 16.23 22.84 17.72 14.32 24.00 16.13 12.85 28.86 16.10 14.65 24.26 16.57
AIAN1 0.73 1.11 0.81 0.66 0.88 0.70 0.59 0.62 0.60 0.67 0.92 0.72
Asian 4.25 3.72 4.13 3.52 4.25 3.66 2.38 3.39 2.59 3.58 3.97 3.65
NHPI2 1.19 1.43 1.24 1.25 1.72 1.34 1.06 1.74 1.20 1.21 1.63 1.30
Two or more 4.62 5.67 4.86 4.49 6.08 4.79 2.27 3.45 2.51 4.24 5.61 4.52
Unknown 0.45 0.69 0.50 3.25 4.38 3.46 8.14 10.42 8.60 3.11 3.99 3.29
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 18.27 21.21 18.94 15.51 18.70 16.10 10.41 13.72 11.08 15.61 18.85 16.26
Not Hispanic 81.54 78.54 80.86 82.70 79.19 82.04 86.72 84.05 86.18 82.90 79.61 82.24
Unknown 0.18 0.24 0.20 1.79 2.11 1.85 2.87 2.23 2.74 1.49 1.53 1.50
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TOTAL DoD                              
White 73.94 60.89 71.64 68.82 51.75 66.07 65.98 42.04 62.76 69.98 53.76 67.35
Black 16.15 25.88 17.86 17.16 29.93 19.22 16.84 36.12 19.43 16.82 29.22 18.84
AIAN1 0.89 1.17 0.94 1.33 1.55 1.37 1.34 1.43 1.35 1.20 1.42 1.24
Asian 3.92 3.99 3.93 4.56 5.32 4.68 3.86 4.42 3.94 4.28 4.80 4.37
NHPI2 1.05 1.42 1.11 1.26 1.72 1.34 1.14 1.69 1.22 1.18 1.62 1.26
Two or more 2.08 3.61 2.35 3.80 5.40 4.06 1.51 2.18 1.60 3.01 4.50 3.25
Unknown 1.98 3.03 2.17 3.06 4.34 3.27 9.32 12.12 9.70 3.51 4.68 3.70
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 19.42 22.92 20.04 16.87 19.87 17.35 14.41 16.66 14.71 17.32 20.55 17.84
Not Hispanic 72.89 66.18 71.71 79.41 75.25 78.74 84.46 82.12 84.15 78.11 72.98 77.28
Unknown 7.69 10.90 8.25 3.72 4.88 3.91 1.13 1.22 1.14 4.57 6.48 4.88
TOTAL 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: Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The data in this table reflects commissioned officers serving as of 30 September 2018.