Table B-17.  FY 2007 Active Component Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   18-44 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS
ETHNICITY2 Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
a.  Number
White 266,692 28,513 295,205 153,180 21,070 174,250 120,229 6,827 127,056 157,026 31,772 188,798 697,127 88,182 785,309 38,682,016 31,524,459 70,206,475
Black 72,153 22,618 94,771 45,719 12,553 58,272 16,542 1,735 18,277 30,847 13,441 44,288 165,261 50,347 215,608 5,379,328 5,810,676 11,190,004
AIAN 3,313 876 4,189 11,148 2,348 13,496 1,582 215 1,797 1,265 473 1,738 17,308 3,912 21,220 405,045 381,001 786,046
Asian 11,948 2,482 14,430 15,227 2,166 17,393 3,201 272 3,473 4,702 1,363 6,065 35,078 6,283 41,361 2,390,105 2,013,791 4,403,897
NHPI 0 0 0 1,934 442 2,376 1,165 108 1,273 2,051 707 2,758 5,150 1,257 6,407 140,987 137,324 278,311
Two or more 0 0 0 5,336 1,148 6,484 1,231 112 1,343 3,601 1,308 4,909 10,168 2,568 12,736 803,317 644,701 1,448,018
Unknown 20,878 3,628 24,506   7,150 1,417 8,567   12,223 1,299 13,522   11,285 3,531 14,816   51,536 9,875 61,411   0 0 0
TOTAL 374,984 58,117 433,101 239,694 41,144 280,838 156,173 10,568 166,741 210,777 52,595 263,372 981,628 162,424 1,144,052 47,800,798 40,511,952 88,312,750
Hispanic 43,150 7,615 50,765 34,863 7,384 42,247 20,406 1,816 22,222 11,385 3,409 14,794 109,804 20,224 130,028 9,648,971 6,153,299 15,802,270
Not Hispanic1 331,834 50,502 382,336   204,831 33,760 238,591   135,767 8,752 144,519   199,392 49,186 248,578   871,824 142,200 1,014,024   38,151,827 34,358,653 72,510,480
TOTAL 374,984 58,117 433,101 239,694 41,144 280,838 156,173 10,568 166,741 210,777 52,595 263,372 981,628 162,424 1,144,052 47,800,798 40,511,952 88,312,750
b.  Percent
White 71.12% 49.06% 68.16% 63.91% 51.21% 62.05% 76.98% 64.60% 76.20% 74.50% 60.41% 71.68% 71.02% 54.29% 68.64% 80.92% 77.82% 79.50%
Black 19.24% 38.92% 21.88% 19.07% 30.51% 20.75% 10.59% 16.42% 10.96% 14.63% 25.56% 16.82% 16.84% 31.00% 18.85% 11.25% 14.34% 12.67%
AIAN 0.88% 1.51% 0.97% 4.65% 5.71% 4.81% 1.01% 2.03% 1.08% 0.60% 0.90% 0.66% 1.76% 2.41% 1.85% 0.85% 0.94% 0.89%
Asian 3.19% 4.27% 3.33% 6.35% 5.26% 6.19% 2.05% 2.57% 2.08% 2.23% 2.59% 2.30% 3.57% 3.87% 3.62% 5.00% 4.97% 4.99%
NHPI 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.81% 1.07% 0.85% 0.75% 1.02% 0.76% 0.97% 1.34% 1.05% 0.52% 0.77% 0.56% 0.29% 0.34% 0.32%
Two or more 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.23% 2.79% 2.31% 0.79% 1.06% 0.81% 1.71% 2.49% 1.86% 1.04% 1.58% 1.11% 1.68% 1.59% 1.64%
Unknown 5.57% 6.24% 5.66%   2.98% 3.44% 3.05%   7.83% 12.29% 8.11%   5.35% 6.71% 5.63%   5.25% 6.08% 5.37%   NA NA NA
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Hispanic 11.51% 13.10% 11.72% 14.54% 17.95% 15.04% 13.07% 17.18% 13.33% 5.40% 6.48% 5.62% 11.19% 12.45% 11.37% 20.19% 15.19% 17.89%
Not Hispanic1 88.49% 86.90% 88.28%   85.46% 82.05% 84.96%   86.93% 82.82% 86.67%   94.60% 93.52% 94.38%   88.81% 87.55% 88.63%   79.81% 84.81% 82.11%
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
     
  1. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  2. 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.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, workforce, 18-44 year-olds in the civilian workforce September, 2007.