Top 100 Counties Ranked by Hispanic Army Recruits per 1000 Hispanic Youth, 2004
The table below shows the top 100 counties ranked by the number of
Hispanic active-duty Army recruits per 1000 Hispanic youth. The data
and statistics are for counties with five or more Hispanic active-duty
Army recruits. Rates are based on the number of recruits per 1000
Hispanic 15 to 24 year-olds in the county population. Army data were
obtained from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command through a FOIA request
submitted by Peacework Magazine. Population numbers are from the 2004
U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.
|
Rate Rank
|
Location
|
Hispanic Recruits per 1000 Hispanic Youth
|
Hispanic Army Recruits
|
|
-
|
U.S.
|
1.2
|
8263
|
|
1
|
Eaton County, Michigan
|
7.2
|
6
|
|
2
|
Cumberland County, North Carolina
|
7.1
|
30
|
|
3
|
Pulaski County, Montana
|
6.7
|
8
|
|
4
|
Nevada County, California
|
5.8
|
7
|
|
5
|
Montgomery County, Tennessee
|
5.7
|
7
|
|
6
|
Deschutes County, Oregon
|
5.7
|
6
|
|
7
|
Chesapeake city, Virginia
|
5.3
|
5
|
|
8
|
St. Clair County, Illinois
|
5.1
|
6
|
|
9
|
Comanche County, Oklahoma
|
4.6
|
9
|
|
10
|
Thurston County, Washington
|
4.6
|
10
|
|
11
|
Liberty County, Georgia
|
4.6
|
5
|
|
12
|
Benton County, Oregon
|
4.6
|
5
|
|
13
|
Muskegon County, Michigan
|
4.4
|
6
|
|
14
|
Madison County, Alabama
|
4.4
|
5
|
|
15
|
Richmond County, Georgia
|
4.3
|
5
|
|
16
|
Muscogee County, Georgia
|
4.3
|
6
|
|
17
|
Wilson County, Texas
|
4.1
|
10
|
|
18
|
Kitsap County, Washington
|
3.8
|
8
|
|
19
|
Shasta County, California
|
3.8
|
9
|
|
20
|
Bell County, Texas
|
3.6
|
29
|
|
21
|
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
|
3.5
|
12
|
|
22
|
Bastrop County, Texas
|
3.4
|
12
|
|
23
|
Duval County, Florida
|
3.4
|
23
|
|
24
|
Gonzales County, Texas
|
3.2
|
5
|
|
25
|
Clay County, Florida
|
3.1
|
5
|
|
26
|
Howard County, Maryland
|
3.1
|
5
|
|
27
|
Nacogdoches County, Texas
|
3.1
|
5
|
|
28
|
Marion County, Florida
|
3.0
|
11
|
|
29
|
Onslow County, North Carolina
|
3.0
|
13
|
|
30
|
VA Beach city, Virginia
|
2.9
|
11
|
|
31
|
Taylor County, Texas
|
2.9
|
14
|
|
32
|
Hernando County, Florida
|
2.9
|
5
|
|
33
|
Champaign County, Illinois
|
2.8
|
5
|
|
34
|
Pierce County, Washington
|
2.7
|
25
|
|
35
|
Kerr County, Texas
|
2.7
|
5
|
|
36
|
Escambia County, Florida
|
2.7
|
5
|
|
37
|
Ector County, Texas
|
2.7
|
29
|
|
38
|
Volusia County, Florida
|
2.6
|
19
|
|
39
|
Ingham County, Michigan
|
2.6
|
8
|
|
40
|
Humboldt County, California
|
2.6
|
5
|
|
41
|
Grant County, New Mexico
|
2.5
|
6
|
|
42
|
Clackamas County, Oregon
|
2.5
|
10
|
|
43
|
Ada County, Idaho
|
2.5
|
8
|
|
44
|
Lubbock County, Texas
|
2.5
|
33
|
|
45
|
Monroe County, New York
|
2.5
|
19
|
|
46
|
Placer County, California
|
2.5
|
14
|
|
47
|
Cochise County, Arizona
|
2.5
|
18
|
|
48
|
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
|
2.4
|
13
|
|
49
|
El Paso County, Colorado
|
2.4
|
30
|
|
50
|
Comal County, Texas
|
2.4
|
9
|
|
51
|
Randall County, Texas
|
2.4
|
6
|
|
52
|
Jackson County, Oregon
|
2.4
|
7
|
|
53
|
Atascosa County, Texas
|
2.4
|
11
|
|
54
|
Yavapai County, Arizona
|
2.3
|
9
|
|
55
|
Brevard County, Florida
|
2.3
|
12
|
|
56
|
Yamhill County, Oregon
|
2.3
|
5
|
|
57
|
Bexar County, Texas
|
2.3
|
316
|
|
58
|
Seminole County, Florida
|
2.3
|
19
|
|
59
|
Coconino County, Arizona
|
2.2
|
6
|
|
60
|
Allen County, Indiana
|
2.2
|
7
|
|
61
|
Tehama County, California
|
2.2
|
5
|
|
62
|
Norfolk city, Virginia
|
2.2
|
7
|
|
63
|
Sarasota County, Florida
|
2.2
|
7
|
|
64
|
Victoria County, Texas
|
2.2
|
13
|
|
65
|
Curry County, New Mexico
|
2.2
|
6
|
|
66
|
Richland County, South Carolina
|
2.1
|
5
|
|
67
|
Alachua County, Florida
|
2.1
|
8
|
|
68
|
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|
2.1
|
18
|
|
69
|
Davis County, Utah
|
2.1
|
7
|
|
70
|
Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
2.1
|
5
|
|
71
|
Coryell County, Texas
|
2.1
|
5
|
|
72
|
San Patricio County, Texas
|
2.1
|
13
|
|
73
|
Eddy County, New Mexico
|
2.1
|
8
|
|
74
|
Onondaga County, New York
|
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