Table D-17. Black Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2001 | ||||||||||||||||
SERVICE |
18-44 YR OLD |
|||||||||||||||
FISCAL |
ARMY |
NAVY |
MARINE CORPS |
AIR FORCE |
TOTAL DoD |
CIVILIANS |
||||||||||
YEAR |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% |
|||||
1973 |
125,538 |
18.41% |
37,569 |
7.67% |
29,862 |
16.92% |
76,614 |
13.40% |
269,583 |
14.04% |
NA |
|||||
1974 |
143,449 |
21.27% |
39,905 |
8.41% |
30,757 |
18.08% |
75,225 |
14.22% |
289,336 |
15.65% |
NA |
|||||
1975 |
150,458 |
22.19% |
36,593 |
7.86% |
32,128 |
18.11% |
73,209 |
14.55% |
292,388 |
16.03% |
NA |
|||||
1976 |
159,531 |
23.55% |
35,940 |
7.87% |
29,366 |
16.92% |
70,435 |
14.64% |
295,272 |
16.50% |
NA |
|||||
1977 |
178,945 |
26.31% |
39,755 |
8.61% |
30,194 |
17.44% |
68,569 |
14.59% |
317,463 |
17.79% |
10.6% |
|||||
1978 |
194,700 |
29.09% |
43,209 |
9.35% |
32,597 |
18.91% |
69,619 |
14.82% |
340,125 |
19.17% |
10.8% |
|||||
1979 |
210,802 |
32.09% |
48,417 |
10.61% |
35,693 |
21.38% |
72,224 |
15.74% |
367,136 |
21.11% |
10.7% |
|||||
1980 |
221,442 |
32.87% |
52,687 |
11.49% |
38,161 |
22.41% |
74,495 |
16.33% |
386,785 |
21.99% |
10.7% |
|||||
1981 |
223,817 |
33.17% |
56,292 |
12.00% |
37,919 |
22.00% |
77,800 |
16.65% |
395,828 |
22.20% |
10.7% |
|||||
1982 |
220,129 |
32.73% |
59,832 |
12.47% |
37,499 |
21.40% |
81,291 |
17.05% |
398,751 |
22.10% |
10.9% |
|||||
1983 |
210,345 |
31.43% |
62,072 |
12.84% |
35,830 |
20.47% |
82,190 |
17.00% |
390,437 |
21.56% |
11.1% |
|||||
1984 |
203,669 |
30.51% |
64,322 |
13.13% |
35,057 |
19.93% |
82,429 |
16.95% |
385,477 |
21.18% |
11.1% |
|||||
1985 |
198,981 |
29.87% |
67,020 |
13.52% |
36,112 |
20.30% |
83,751 |
17.14% |
385,864 |
21.11% |
11.1% |
|||||
1986 |
197,820 |
29.67% |
71,719 |
14.22% |
36,717 |
20.55% |
85,525 |
17.29% |
391,781 |
21.24% |
11.2% |
|||||
1987 |
200,243 |
29.96% |
77,366 |
15.09% |
37,217 |
20.73% |
85,755 |
17.32% |
400,581 |
21.59% |
11.2% |
|||||
1988 |
201,049 |
30.45% |
81,784 |
15.90% |
37,023 |
20.88% |
82,028 |
17.57% |
401,884 |
22.10% |
11.2% |
|||||
1989 |
205,808 |
31.27% |
87,286 |
16.97% |
36,700 |
20.76% |
80,457 |
17.38% |
410,251 |
22.64% |
11.3% |
|||||
1990 |
200,300 |
32.12% |
88,904 |
17.73% |
36,482 |
20.66% |
76,047 |
17.65% |
401,733 |
23.19% |
13.9% |
|||||
1991 |
191,516 |
31.79% |
87,807 |
17.76% |
34,801 |
19.99% |
71,074 |
17.36% |
385,198 |
22.92% |
11.5% |
|||||
1992 |
161,237 |
31.53% |
83,442 |
17.85% |
31,319 |
18.95% |
64,394 |
17.14% |
340,392 |
22.40% |
11.5% |
|||||
1993 |
147,526 |
30.71% |
78,456 |
17.88% |
28,747 |
17.96% |
60,158 |
16.89% |
314,887 |
21.94% |
11.6% |
|||||
1994 |
136,800 |
30.31% |
72,712 |
18.10% |
27,038 |
17.29% |
57,418 |
16.82% |
293,968 |
21.76% |
11.8% |
|||||
1995 |
127,056 |
30.14% |
69,285 |
18.68% |
26,654 |
17.00% |
53,811 |
16.92% |
276,806 |
21.84% |
12.1% |
|||||
1996 |
121,085 |
29.89% |
67,591 |
19.09% |
26,329 |
16.77% |
52,592 |
17.04% |
267,597 |
21.85% |
12.0% |
|||||
1997 |
121,138 |
29.68% |
65,276 |
19.53% |
26,205 |
16.78% |
52,069 |
17.39% |
264,688 |
22.10% |
12.3% |
|||||
1998 |
118,420 |
29.46% |
64,148 |
19.92% |
25,837 |
16.64% |
51,793 |
17.76% |
260,198 |
22.22% |
12.3% |
|||||
1999 |
116,391 |
29.38% |
63,645 |
20.25% |
25,591 |
16.53% |
51,597 |
18.03% |
257,224 |
22.34% |
12.6% |
|||||
2000 |
116,925 |
29.07% |
64,813 |
20.64% |
25,119 |
16.20% |
51,988 |
18.42% |
258,845 |
22.44% |
12.4% |
|||||
2001 |
115,698 |
28.90% |
66,982 |
21.05% |
24,484 |
15.83% |
51,762 |
18.47% |
258,926 |
22.45% |
12.7% |
|||||
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. |