Top 100 Counties Ranked by Hispanic Army Recruits, 2004

The table below shows the top 100 counties ranked by the number of
Hispanic, 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 Hispanic Army Recruits
- U.S. 8263
1 Los Angeles County, California 718
2 Bexar County, Texas 316
3 Miami-Dade County, Florida 288
4 Harris County, Texas 257
5 San Diego County, California 200
6 Maricopa County, Arizona 183
7 El Paso County, Texas 174
8 San Bernardino County, California 173
9 Bronx County, New York 167
10 Cook County, Illinois 131
11 Riverside County, California 124
12 Queens County, New York 107
13 Orange County, California 101
14 Kings County, New York 97
15 Dallas County, Texas 96
16 Broward County, Florida 95
17 Pima County, Arizona 84
17 Fresno County, California 84
19 New York County, New York 78
19 Hidalgo County, Texas 78
21 Tarrant County, Texas 70
22 Orange County, Florida 69
23 Sacramento County, California 68
24 Clark County, Nevada 60
25 Hillsborough County, Florida 59
26 Hudson County, New Jersey 58
27 Santa Clara County, California 54
27 Ventura County, California 54
29 Cameron County, Texas 52
30 Kern County, California 51
31 San Joaquin County, California 50
32 Travis County, Texas 48
33 Nueces County, Texas 46
34 Tulare County, California 45
35 Stanislaus County, California 42
36 Bernalillo County, New Mexico 41
37 Alameda County, California 39
38 Imperial County, California 38
39 Merced County, California 37
40 Suffolk County, New York 35
41 Lubbock County, Texas 33
42 Webb County, Texas 32
43 Santa Barbara County, California 31
44 Cumberland County, North Carolina 30
44 El Paso County, Colorado 30
44 Palm Beach County, Florida 30
47 Essex County, New Jersey 29
47 Monterey County, California 29
47 Bell County, Texas 29
47 Ector County, Texas 29
51 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 28
51 Fairfield County, Connecticut 28
53 Middlesex County, New Jersey 27
54 Pierce County, Washington 25
54 Osceola County, Florida 25
56 Brazoria County, Texas 24
57 Honolulu County, Hawaii 23
57 Duval County, Florida 23
59 Westchester County, New York 22
59 Dona Ana County, New Mexico 22
59 New Haven County, Connecticut 22
62 Hartford County, Connecticut 21
62 Contra Costa County, California 21
62 Bergen County, New Jersey 21
62 Nassau County, New York 21
66 Denver County, Colorado 20
66 Yuma County, Arizona 20
66 Passaic County, New Jersey 20
66 Fairfax County, Virginia 20
70 Arapahoe County, Colorado 19
70 Union County, New Jersey 19
70 Fort Bend County, Texas 19
70 Volusia County, Florida 19
70 Monroe County, New York 19
70 Seminole County, Florida 19
76 Lake County, Illinois 18
76 Solano County, California 18
76 Cochise County, Arizona 18
76 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 18
76 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 18
76 Montgomery County, Maryland 18
82 Essex County, Massachusetts 17
82 Richmond County, New York 17
84 Camden County, New Jersey 16
84 Pinellas County, Florida 16
84 Galveston County, Texas 16
84 Madera County, California 16
84 Denton County, Texas 16
84 Williamson County, Texas 16
84 San Mateo County, California 16
91 King County, Washington 15
91 Lake County, Indiana 15
91 Multnomah County, Oregon 15
94 Taylor County, Texas 14
94 Providence County, Rhode Island 14
94 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 14
94 Suffolk County, Massachusetts 14
94 Pueblo County, Colorado 14
94 Placer County, California 14
94 Collin County, Texas 14

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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