Table A-7.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY19: by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2        
RACE / TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
ETHNICITY3 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 65,395 93.77 4,338 6.22 9 0.01 69,742 100
   Black 27,302 95.93 1,152 4.05 6 0.02 28,460 100
   AIAN 4 762 91.15 74 8.85 0 0 836 100
   Asian 4,802 96.74 162 3.26 0 0 4,964 100
   NHPI 5 428 97.27 12 2.73 0 0 440 100
   Two or more 509 94.61 29 5.39 0 0 538 100
   Unknown 46   97.87   1   2.13   0   0   47   100
   TOTAL 99,244 94.49 5,768 5.49 15 0.01 105,027 100
   Hispanic 19,996 95.69 898 4.30 3 0.01 20,897 100
   Not Hispanic 79,236 94.20 4,869 5.79 12 0.01 84,117 100
   Unknown 12   92.31   1   7.69   0   0   13   100
   TOTAL 99,244 94.49 5,768 5.49 15 0.01 105,027 100
                               
NAVY                              
   White 34,433 97.44 904 2.56 0 0 35,337 100
   Black 13,700 98.79 167 1.20 1 0.01 13,868 100
   AIAN 4 447 96.96 14 3.04 0 0 461 100
   Asian 3,031 98.73 39 1.27 0 0 3,070 100
   NHPI 5 679 98.84 8 1.16 0 0 687 100
   Two or more 1,910 97.45 50 2.55 0 0 1,960 100
   Unknown 3,340   97.52   85   2.48   0   0   3,425   100
   TOTAL 57,540 97.84 1,267 2.15 1 0 58,808 100
   Hispanic 11,254 98.30 195 1.70 0 0 11,449 100
   Not Hispanic 46,254 97.73 1,071 2.26 1 0 47,326 100
   Unknown 32   96.97   1   3.03   0   0   33   100
   TOTAL 57,540 97.84 1,267 2.15 1 0 58,808 100
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 36,857 99.22 166 0.45 123 0.33 37,146 100
   Black 5,204 99.39 19 0.36 13 0.25 5,236 100
   AIAN 4 306 99.67 1 0.33 0 0 307 100
   Asian 1,294 98.85 10 0.76 5 0.38 1,309 100
   NHPI 5 319 99.07 1 0.31 2 0.62 322 100
   Two or more 1,437 99.31 5 0.35 5 0.35 1,447 100
   Unknown 227   100   0   0   0   0   227   100
   TOTAL 45,644 99.24 202 0.44 148 0.32 45,994 100
   Hispanic 14,301 99.49 30 0.21 43 0.30 14,374 100
   Not Hispanic 31,339 99.12 172 0.54 105 0.33 31,616 100
   Unknown 4   100   0   0   0   0   4   100
   TOTAL 45,644 99.24 202 0.44 148 0.32 45,994 100
AIR FORCE                              
   White 31,086 98.40 443 1.40 62 0.20 31,591 100
   Black 10,940 99.20 77 0.70 11 0.10 11,028 100
   AIAN 4 485 98.98 5 1.02 0 0 490 100
   Asian 1,976 98.70 15 0.75 11 0.55 2,002 100
   NHPI 5 672 98.68 7 1.03 2 0.29 681 100
   Two or more 2,272 98.74 23 1.00 6 0.26 2,301 100
   Unknown 67   98.53   1   1.47   0   0   68   100
   TOTAL 47,498 98.62 571 1.19 92 0.19 48,161 100
   Hispanic 9,890 98.85 97 0.97 18 0.18 10,005 100
   Not Hispanic 37,591 98.57 472 1.24 74 0.19 38,137 100
   Unknown 17   89.47   2   10.53   0   0   19   100
   TOTAL 47,498 98.62 571 1.19 92 0.19 48,161 100
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 167,771 96.52 5,851 3.37 194 0.11 173,816 100
   Black 57,146 97.53 1,415 2.42 31 0.05 58,592 100
   AIAN 4 2,000 95.51 94 4.49 0 0 2,094 100
   Asian 11,103 97.87 226 1.99 16 0.14 11,345 100
   NHPI 5 2,098 98.50 28 1.31 4 0.19 2,130 100
   Two or more 6,128 98.11 107 1.71 11 0.18 6,246 100
   Unknown 3,680   97.69   87   2.31   0   0   3,767   100
   TOTAL 249,926 96.87 7,808 3.03 256 0.10 257,990 100
   Hispanic 55,441 97.74 1,220 2.15 64 0.11 56,725 100
   Not Hispanic 194,420 96.63 6,584 3.27 192 0.10 201,196 100
   Unknown 65   94.20   4   5.80   0   0   69   100
   TOTAL 249,926 96.87 7,808 3.03 256 0.10 257,990 100
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                        
   White 18,419,244 86.32 (6) (6) 2,920,228 13.68 21,339,472 100
   Black 3,662,108 84.98 (6) (6) 647,475 15.02 4,309,582 100
   AIAN 4 346,895 83.86 (6) (6) 66,747 16.14 413,642 100
   Asian 1,654,586 90.10 (6) (6) 181,859 9.90 1,836,445 100
   NHPI 5 98,851 82.67 (6) (6) 20,720 17.33 119,571 100
   Two or more 923,033 85.70 (6) (6) 153,997 14.30 1,077,031 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,104,717 86.28 (6) (6) 3,991,026 13.72 29,095,743 100
   Hispanic 5,498,884 82.55 (6) (6) 1,162,508 17.45 6,661,392 100
   Not Hispanic 19,605,833 87.39 (6) (6) 2,828,518 12.61 22,434,351 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,104,717 86.28 (6) (6) 3,991,026 13.72 29,095,743 100
   
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 FY19.  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 2018-September 2019 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).