Table B-17.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY19: 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 228,988 27,358 256,346 135,392 27,628 163,020 120,707 10,856 131,563 151,470 32,464 183,934 636,557 98,306 734,863 51,848,587 44,647,773 96,496,360
Black 69,482 21,964 91,446 37,674 15,334 53,008 15,956 2,220 18,176 31,264 13,054 44,318 154,376 52,572 206,948 8,209,387 8,888,068 17,097,455
AIAN 1 2,496 594 3,090 5,107 1,146 6,253 1,490 259 1,749 1,458 531 1,989 10,551 2,530 13,081 732,059 687,439 1,419,498
Asian 15,083 3,191 18,274 12,843 3,136 15,979 4,530 471 5,001 7,899 2,240 10,139 40,355 9,038 49,393 4,571,822 4,147,165 8,718,987
NHPI 2 3,933 1,079 5,012 2,763 801 3,564 1,674 207 1,881 2,628 918 3,546 10,998 3,005 14,003 306,910 257,740 564,650
Two or more 3 0 0 0 16,090 4,540 20,630 1,640 241 1,881 9,201 3,060 12,261 26,931 7,841 34,772 1,598,968 1,450,376 3,049,344
Unknown 10,308 2,599 12,907   11,602 3,339 14,941   3,711 603 4,314   5,851 1,938 7,789   31,472 8,479 39,951   0 0 0
TOTAL 330,290 56,785 387,075 221,471 55,924 277,395 149,708 14,857 164,565 209,771 54,205 263,976 911,240 181,771 1,093,011 67,267,734 60,078,560 127,346,294
Hispanic 57,720 11,834 69,554 36,631 11,527 48,158 34,854 4,871 39,725 33,871 10,641 44,512 163,076 38,873 201,949 14,332,651 10,973,177 25,305,828
Not Hispanic 272,416 44,915 317,331 139,665 31,877 171,542 114,854 9,986 124,840 172,945 42,762 215,707 699,880 129,540 829,420 52,935,082 49,105,384 102,040,466
Unknown 154 36 190   45,175 12,520 57,695   0 0 0   2,955 802 3,757   48,284 13,358 61,642   0 0 0
TOTAL 330,290 56,785 387,075 221,471 55,924 277,395 149,708 14,857 164,565 209,771 54,205 263,976 911,240 181,771 1,093,011 67,267,734 60,078,560 127,346,294
Percent
White 69.33 48.18 66.23 61.13 49.40 58.77 80.63 73.07 79.95 72.21 59.89 69.68 69.86 54.08 67.23 77.08 74.32 75.77
Black 21.04 38.68 23.62 17.01 27.42 19.11 10.66 14.94 11.04 14.90 24.08 16.79 16.94 28.92 18.93 12.20 14.79 13.43
AIAN 1 0.76 1.05 0.80 2.31 2.05 2.25 1.00 1.74 1.06 0.70 0.98 0.75 1.16 1.39 1.20 1.09 1.14 1.11
Asian 4.57 5.62 4.72 5.80 5.61 5.76 3.03 3.17 3.04 3.77 4.13 3.84 4.43 4.97 4.52 6.80 6.90 6.85
NHPI 2 1.19 1.90 1.29 1.25 1.43 1.28 1.12 1.39 1.14 1.25 1.69 1.34 1.21 1.65 1.28 0.46 0.43 0.44
Two or more 3 0 0 0 7.27 8.12 7.44 1.10 1.62 1.14 4.39 5.65 4.64 2.96 4.31 3.18 2.38 2.41 2.39
Unknown 3.12 4.58 3.33   5.24 5.97 5.39   2.48 4.06 2.62   2.79 3.58 2.95   3.45 4.66 3.66   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 17.48 20.84 17.97 16.54 20.61 17.36 23.28 32.79 24.14 16.15 19.63 16.86 17.90 21.39 18.48 21.31 18.26 19.87
Not Hispanic 82.48 79.10 81.98 63.06 57.00 61.84 76.72 67.21 75.86 82.44 78.89 81.71 76.81 71.27 75.88 78.69 81.74 80.13
Unknown 0.05 0.06 0.05   20.40 22.39 20.80   0 0 0   1.41 1.48 1.42   5.30 7.35 5.64   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 71.56 50.49 68.51 64.51 52.54 62.11 82.68 76.16 82.10 74.28 62.11 71.80 72.36 56.73 69.78 77.08 74.32 75.77
Black 21.71 40.53 24.44 17.95 29.16 20.20 10.93 15.57 11.34 15.33 24.98 17.30 17.55 30.34 19.65 12.20 14.79 13.43
AIAN 1 0.78 1.10 0.83 2.43 2.18 2.38 1.02 1.82 1.09 0.71 1.02 0.78 1.20 1.46 1.24 1.09 1.14 1.11
Asian 4.71 5.89 4.88 6.12 5.96 6.09 3.10 3.30 3.12 3.87 4.29 3.96 4.59 5.22 4.69 6.80 6.90 6.85
NHPI 2 1.23 1.99 1.34 1.32 1.52 1.36 1.15 1.45 1.17 1.29 1.76 1.38 1.25 1.73 1.33 0.46 0.43 0.44
Two or more 3 0 0 0   7.67 8.63 7.86   1.12 1.69 1.17   4.51 5.85 4.79   3.06 4.52 3.30   2.38 2.41 2.39
TOTAL
Hispanic 17.48 20.85 17.98 20.78 26.56 21.92 23.28 32.79 24.14 16.38 19.93 17.11 18.90 23.08 19.58 21.31 18.26 19.87
Not Hispanic 82.52 79.15 82.02   79.22 73.44 78.08   76.72 67.21 75.86   83.62 80.07 82.89   81.10 76.92 80.42   78.69 81.74 80.13
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 2019.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The military data in this table reflect enlisted members as of 30 September 2019.