Table 3: 'High Quality' Army Recruits, 2007

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The following table shows the percentage of non-prior service active-duty Army recruits who are defined as 'high quality.' The Department of Defense (DoD) defines 'high quality' as those recruits who are both tier 1 (have a regular high school diploma or above) AND have scored in upper half of the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). The DoD norms the scores of the test through its wide administration of the test on youth across the country in high schools and elsewhere.

These statistics are part of an analysis of recruiting data obtained by NPP from the Department of Defense through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Rank in 2007	State	Total Army Recruits in 2007	Percent 'High Quality' in 2007	Percent 'High Quality' in 2006
-	U.S. and abroad	67,398	44.61	46.58
-	U.S.	66,456	44.82	46.83
47	Alabama	1,626	36.65	36.63
23	Alaska	222	45.95	42.44
26	Arizona	1,624	45.75	51.35
48	Arkansas	892	35.54	38.02
30	California	5,808	44.71	48.11
7	Colorado	1,026	51.75	51.68
9	Connecticut	364	51.37	55.44
45	Delaware	97	39.18	44.76
22	District of Columbia	39	46.15	44.26
38	Florida	4,829	41.52	43.11
46	Georgia	2,729	38.88	39.68
35	Hawaii	304	43.42	41.04
19	Idaho	389	47.56	47.16
17	Illinois	2,423	47.83	47.83
21	Indiana	1,386	46.18	48.10
10	Iowa	604	51.32	56.26
15	Kansas	810	49.38	51.80
29	Kentucky	988	45.04	41.72
50	Louisiana	967	33.30	38.98
13	Maine	402	50.25	42.59
42	Maryland	914	40.92	48.63
12	Massachusetts	773	51.10	54.05
25	Michigan	2,309	45.78	49.21
1	Minnesota	674	55.79	51.93
51	Mississippi	583	31.56	35.05
27	Missouri	1,661	45.45	48.27
40	Montana	323	41.18	43.58
8	Nebraska	413	51.57	57.94
49	Nevada	678	33.63	39.17
2	New Hampshire	248	55.24	54.95
28	New Jersey	946	45.24	46.79
39	New Mexico	470	41.49	42.94
36	New York	3,042	42.70	45.54
18	North Carolina	2,564	47.78	46.94
4	North Dakota	69	53.62	59.22
11	Ohio	2,566	51.17	53.77
43	Oklahoma	1,216	40.79	42.90
34	Oregon	864	43.63	43.80
14	Pennsylvania	2,211	50.16	53.64
33	Rhode Island	160	43.75	40.97
44	South Carolina	1,296	40.20	40.99
3	South Dakota	138	54.35	53.01
32	Tennessee	1,368	43.86	41.14
20	Texas	7,897	46.32	47.88
41	Utah	321	41.12	45.96
5	Vermont	73	53.42	51.19
37	Virginia	1,944	42.34	43.90
24	Washington	1,269	45.86	49.72
31	West Virginia	463	44.06	43.94
6	Wisconsin	1,335	52.13	55.52
16	Wyoming	139	48.20	41.32