Top 100 Counties Ranked by Total Number of Army Recruits, 2004

The table below shows the top 100 counties ranked by the number of
active-duty Army recruits in 2004 (not reserves or National Guard).
Army data were obtained from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command through a
FOIA request submitted by Peacework Magazine.

Numerical Rank Location Total Army Recruits
- U.S. 63050
1 Los Angeles County, California 1693
2 Maricopa County, Arizona 999
3 Harris County, Texas 876
4 San Diego County, California 736
5 Cook County, Illinois 661
6 Bexar County, Texas 617
7 San Bernardino County, California 509
8 Miami-Dade County, Florida 474
9 Tarrant County, Texas 440
10 Kings County, New York 427
11 Dallas County, Texas 424
12 Sacramento County, California 391
13 Riverside County, California 386
14 Orange County, California 368
15 King County, Washington 354
16 Queens County, New York 333
17 Bronx County, New York 317
18 Broward County, Florida 303
19 Pima County, Arizona 298
20 Clark County, Nevada 293
21 Cumberland County, North Carolina 292
22 Hillsborough County, Florida 289
23 Pierce County, Washington 287
24 Orange County, Florida 284
25 Duval County, Florida 277
26 El Paso County, Texas 263
27 Wayne County, Michigan 248
28 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 247
29 Santa Clara County, California 234
30 Honolulu County, Hawaii 228
31 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 226
32 Prince George's County, Maryland 224
33 Erie County, New York 223
34 Fairfax County, Virginia 215
35 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 209
36 Kern County, California 201
37 Virginia Beach city, Virginia 197
38 Fresno County, California 196
39 El Paso County, Colorado 192
39 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 192
41 Franklin County, Ohio 188
42 Alameda County, California 187
43 St. Louis County, Missouri 184
44 Marion County, Indiana 182
45 Tulsa County, Oklahoma 176
46 Sedgwick County, Kansas 172
46 Suffolk County, New York 172
48 San Joaquin County, California 171
49 Snohomish County, Washington 170
50 Palm Beach County, Florida 168
51 Middlesex County, Massachusetts 167
52 Travis County, Texas 164
53 Hennepin County, Minnesota 160
54 Pinellas County, Florida 159
55 Stanislaus County, California 156
56 Ventura County, California 155
56 Oakland County, Michigan 155
58 Denton County, Texas 154
58 Jackson County, Missouri 154
60 New York County, New York 153
61 Brevard County, Florida 152
62 Jefferson County, Alabama 151
63 Monroe County, New York 150
64 Bell County, Texas 148
65 Salt Lake County, Utah 146
66 Wake County, North Carolina 145
67 Montgomery County, Maryland 144
68 Contra Costa County, California 143
69 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 142
70 Multnomah County, Oregon 141
70 Hamilton County, Ohio 141
72 DeKalb County, Georgia 139
72 Solano County, California 139
74 Volusia County, Florida 137
75 Jefferson County, Kentucky 136
75 Norfolk city, Virginia 136
77 Macomb County, Michigan 132
78 Collin County, Texas 130
78 Cobb County, Georgia 130
78 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 130
81 Shelby County, Tennessee 129
82 Spokane County, Washington 128
82 Orleans Parish, Louisiana 128
82 Kent County, Michigan 128
85 DuPage County, Illinois 127
85 Baltimore County, Maryland 127
87 Bernalillo County, New Mexico 126
87 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 126
89 Richland County, South Carolina 125
89 Anchorage Municipality, Alaska 125
91 Polk County, Florida 124
92 Worcester County, Massachusetts 122
93 Newport News city, Virginia 120
94 Montgomery County, Ohio 119
95 Arapahoe County, Colorado 117
96 Summit County, Ohio 116
96 Fulton County, Georgia 116
98 Lake County, Indiana 114
99 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 112
100 Mobile County, Alabama 111
     

Note:  Each recruit had a ZIP code associated with him or her.  Counties were assigned by using Claritas, Inc. data and methodology.
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