Peace Corps

See how we've grown.

Recruiting a diverse group of Volunteers is a high priority for the Peace Corps. Since its establishment in 1961, people of color have played a central role in building the agency's great legacy of service.

The information below shows the increase in diversity of the Volunteers corps during the past several years. The numbers show how many diverse Volunteers joined each year.


239	3%	19%
391	5%	32%
326	4%	26%
27	<1%	2%
251	3%	20%
1,234	17%	100%


238	3%	19%
382	5%	31%
275	4%	22%
29	*	2%
307	4%	25%
1,231	16%	100%


231	3%	19%
380	5%	31%
223	3%	18%
27	*	2%
374	5%	30%
1,235	15.8%	100%


234	3%	20%
333	4%	29%
224	3%	19%
19	*	2%
356	5%	30%
1,166	15.1%	100%


218	3%	20%
295	4%	26%
240	3%	21%
18	*	2%
346	5%	31%
1,117	14.8%	100%


197	3%	20%
264	4%	26%
221	3%	22%
17	*	2%
298	4%	30%
997	14.9%	100%


195	3%	20%
265	4%	27%
214	3%	22%
21	*	2%
286	4%	29%
981	14.8%	100%


194	3%	18%
298	4%	28%
245	3%	23%
19	*	2%
296	4%	28%
1052	14.4%	100%


206	3%	20%
321	5%	31%
211	3%	21%
15	*	2%
269	4%	26%
1022	14.6%	100%


192	3%	20%
300	4%	32%
185	3%	20%
17	*	2%
250	4%	26%
944	14.7%	100%


189	3%	21%
283	4%	31%
186	3	21%
15	*	2%
229	3%	25%
902	13.6%	100%


178	3%	20%
285	4%	32%
211	3%	23%
13	*	1%
216	3%	24%
903	13.1%	100%

* Starting for FY 2007, the data excludes non-responses in the calculations