Table B-43.  Prior Service (PS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY19: by Education, Service, and Population Density
                     
EDUCATION CREDENTIAL
Population No Credentials Alternate Credentials High School Unknown TOTAL
Density1 # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
Metropolitan 0 0 57 21.43 1,031 24.10 1 25.00 1,089 23.93
Suburbs 1 50.00 102 38.35 1,836 42.92 3 75.00 1,942 42.68
Exurbs 0 0 65 24.44 866 20.24 0 0 931 20.46
Micropolitan core 0 0 16 6.02 207 4.84 0 0 223 4.90
Rural 1 50.00 26 9.77 335 7.83 0 0 362 7.96
Unknown 0 0 0 0 3 0.07 0 0 3 0.07
                       
   TOTAL 2 100 266 100 4,278 100 4 100 4,550 100
NAVY
Metropolitan 0 0 0 0 30 28.30 0 ----- 30 27.78
Suburbs 1 100 1 100 44 41.51 0 ----- 46 42.59
Exurbs 0 0 0 0 26 24.53 0 ----- 26 24.07
Micropolitan core 0 0 0 0 1 0.94 0 ----- 1 0.93
Rural 0 0 0 0 5 4.72 0 ----- 5 4.63
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0
                       
   TOTAL 1 100 1 100 106 100 0 ----- 108 100
MARINE CORPS
Metropolitan 0 ----- 0 ----- 23 25.27 0 ----- 23 25.27
Suburbs 0 ----- 0 ----- 31 34.07 0 ----- 31 34.07
Exurbs 0 ----- 0 ----- 24 26.37 0 ----- 24 26.37
Micropolitan core 0 ----- 0 ----- 4 4.40 0 ----- 4 4.40
Rural 0 ----- 0 ----- 9 9.89 0 ----- 9 9.89
Unknown 0 ----- 0 ----- 0 0 0 ----- 0 0
                       
   TOTAL 0 ----- 0 ----- 91 100 0 ----- 91 100
AIR FORCE
Metropolitan 0 ----- 1 16.67 49 17.69 0 0 50 17.61
Suburbs 0 ----- 3 50.00 130 46.93 1 100 134 47.18
Exurbs 0 ----- 2 33.33 64 23.10 0 0 66 23.24
Micropolitan core 0 ----- 0 0 7 2.53 0 0 7 2.46
Rural 0 ----- 0 0 26 9.39 0 0 26 9.15
Unknown 0 ----- 0 0 1 0.36 0 0 1 0.35
                       
   TOTAL 0 ----- 6 100 277 100 1 100 284 100
TOTAL DoD
Metropolitan 0 0 58 21.25 1,133 23.84 1 20.00 1,192 23.68
Suburbs 2 66.67 106 38.83 2,041 42.95 4 80.00 2,153 42.78
Exurbs 0 0 67 24.54 980 20.62 0 0 1,047 20.80
Micropolitan core 0 0 16 5.86 219 4.61 0 0 235 4.67
Rural 1 33.33 26 9.52 375 7.89 0 0 402 7.99
Unknown 0 0 0 0 4 0.08 0 0 4 0.08
                       
   TOTAL 3 3 100 273 100 4,752 100 5 100 5,033 100
   
1. Socioeconomic classifications are provided for FY19 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.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2019.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies (JAMRS).