Top 100 Counties Ranked by Black Army Recruits, 2004

The table below shows the top 100
counties ranked by the number of Black, active-duty Army recruits in
2004. Army data were obtained from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command
through a FOIA request submitted by Peacework Magazine.

 
Numerical Rank Location Black Army Recruits
- U.S. 10370
1 Kings County, New York 239
2 Cook County, Illinois 223
3 Los Angeles County, California 199
4 Harris County, Texas 173
5 Prince George's County, Maryland 163
6 Cumberland County, North Carolina 138
7 Miami-Dade County, Florida 133
8 Wayne County, Michigan 114
9 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 107
10 Bronx County, New York 106
11 DeKalb County, Georgia 102
12 Broward County, Florida 99
13 Dallas County, Texas 97
14 Queens County, New York 92
15 San Diego County, California 91
15 Duval County, Florida 91
17 Orleans Parish, Louisiana 86
18 Bexar County, Texas 79
19 Tarrant County, Texas 75
20 Norfolk city, Virginia 74
21 Richland County, South Carolina 73
21 San Bernardino County, California 73
23 Jefferson County, Alabama 71
24 Fulton County, Georgia 69
24 Virginia Beach city, Virginia 69
26 Shelby County, Tennessee 64
27 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 63
27 Baltimore city, Maryland 63
29 Newport News city, Virginia 62
30 Richmond County, Georgia 60
31 District of Columbia 58
32 Marion County, Indiana 56
33 Orange County, Florida 54
33 Chatham County, Georgia 54
35 Wake County, North Carolina 53
36 Maricopa County, Arizona 52
37 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 50
37 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 50
39 Muscogee County, Georgia 49
39 Charleston County, South Carolina 49
41 Essex County, New Jersey 47
42 Baltimore County, Maryland 46
43 Riverside County, California 45
44 Erie County, New York 44
44 St. Louis County, Missouri 44
46 Cobb County, Georgia 43
47 Montgomery County, Alabama 42
47 Hillsborough County, Florida 42
49 Prince William County, Virginia 41
49 Suffolk County, New York 41
49 Fairfax County, Virginia 41
52 Montgomery County, Maryland 40
52 Clayton County, Georgia 40
54 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 39
54 Caddo Parish, Louisiana 39
56 New York County, New York 37
56 Sacramento County, California 37
56 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 37
56 Hampton city, Virginia 37
60 Bell County, Texas 36
60 Jackson County, Missouri 36
60 Palm Beach County, Florida 36
63 Clark County, Nevada 35
63 Mobile County, Alabama 35
63 Pierce County, Washington 35
63 Guilford County, North Carolina 35
67 St. Louis city, Missouri 34
67 Escambia County, Florida 34
67 Gwinnett County, Georgia 34
67 Franklin County, Ohio 34
71 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 33
71 Liberty County, Georgia 33
73 El Paso County, Colorado 31
73 Suffolk County, Massachusetts 31
73 Harrison County, Mississippi 31
76 Hamilton County, Ohio 30
76 Richmond city, Virginia 30
76 Monroe County, New York 30
79 Berkeley County, South Carolina 29
80 Robeson County, North Carolina 28
80 Onslow County, North Carolina 28
80 Sedgwick County, Kansas 28
80 Alameda County, California 28
80 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 28
85 El Paso County, Texas 27
85 Montgomery County, Ohio 27
85 Jefferson County, Texas 27
88 Nassau County, New York 26
88 Sumter County, South Carolina 26
88 Portsmouth city, Virginia 26
88 Burlington County, New Jersey 26
88 Henry County, Georgia 26
88 Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 26
88 New Castle County, Delaware 26
88 Pulaski County, Arkansas 26
88 Chesapeake city, Virginia 26
97 Lake County, Indiana 25
97 Westchester County, New York 25
97 Chesterfield County, Virginia 25
97 Leon County, Florida 25
97 Alachua County, Florida 25

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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