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Suzanne M. Smith, Research Associate with the National Priorities Project (NPP), obtained the census data and generated the chart below. The NPP online database provides current and historical federal expenditure data on military and social programs, along with needs indicators by state and county. NPP, 17 New South St. #302, Norhtampton, MA 01060; 413/584-9556, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., <www.nationalpriorities.org>. Sam Diener obtained the Army data presented here and summarized it below.

Peacework Magazine has obtained demographic data on Army enlistments for fiscal year 2004 (October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004). Peacework and the National Priorities Project are working together to analyze these data and make them accessible to activists across the country.

The National Priorities Project and Peacework will make it possible for local activists to determine the demographics of the enlistees entering the Army from each school in their area. These analyses are not yet available. In the meantime, Peacework is publishing some preliminary aggregate data.

The table below shows the 17-24 year-old population for each state, the total number of people recruiters enlisted into the Army Reserves and Active Duty Army from that state, the number of Army enlistees per 100,000 17-24-year olds in each state, and the rank, with "1" being the state (Rhode Island) exploited by military recruiters least per capita, and "52" being the state (or in this case, non-state, DC) exploited most by military recruiters. Please note the targeting of the Southeastern region of the US, with no Southeastern state breaking into the 15 least exploited states, while eight Southeastern states make it onto the list of the 15 most exploited states. In the year portrayed here, FY2004, the Army met its recruiting quota. As of the end of May this year, according to the Department of Defense public affairs office, the Army is approximately 25% below it's target number of enlistees.

Source: http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/pwork/0506/050606.htm

State Population 17 to 24 (July 1, 2004) Army Total Enlistees/100000YAPop Rank
Rhode Island 126953 173 136 1
Connecticut 358857 561 156 2
Vermont 71616 113 158 3
Utah 350751 601 171 4
New Jersey 859847 1481 172 5
Massachusetts 681999 1219 179 6
Minnesota 606620 1101 181 7
Michigan 1142914 2281 200 8
New York 2084851 4167 200 8
California 4101911 8313 203 10
Delaware 94813 193 204 11
Wyoming 65283 135 207 12
Illinois 1436131 2986 208 13
Idaho 178356 373 209 14
Puerto Rico 475642 1020 214 15
Nevada 239283 523 219 16
Wisconsin 656851 1466 223 17
North Dakota 86142 193 224 18
Tennessee 655080 1476 225 19
Iowa 359006 812 226 20
Pennsylvania 1358199 3103 228 21
New Mexico 236172 544 230 22
Oregon 398926 924 232 23
Ohio 1290597 3008 233 24
South Dakota 98795 232 235 25
Mississippi 366116 870 238 26
Kentucky 468734 1183 252 27
Indiana 719485 1819 253 28
Georgia 1023597 2613 255 29
Maryland 599350 1550 259 30
Arkansas 318909 829 260 31
Colorado 518402 1370 264 32
Nebraska 216793 588 271 33
Florida 1770171 4873 275 34
New Hampshire 141320 389 275 34
North Carolina 938570 2664 284 36
Texas 2732908 7760 284 36
Washington 722526 2069 286 38
Louisiana 571684 1683 294 39
Arizona 648097 1934 298 40
West Virginia 196305 595 303 41
Missouri 672439 2042 304 42
Virginia 848994 2615 308 43
Alaska 85153 263 309 44
South Carolina 486534 1547 318 45
Oklahoma 436204 1421 326 46
Montana 113407 374 330 47
Maine 143658 477 332 48
Alabama 519808 1748 336 49
Kansas 340250 1145 337 50
Hawaii 142888 488 342 51
District of Columbia 63037 321 509 52
Totals 33820934 82228    
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