Top 100 counties by number of Army recruits, 2005

The table below shows the top 100 counties in the U.S. ranked according to the number of active-duty Army recruits in fiscal year 2005.  Recruits according to ZIP code were obtained from the Army through a FOIA request submitted by NPP, and were placed into counties using Claritas data for 2005 purchased by NPP.

Rank Location Total Army Recruits
- U.S. 66,022
1 Los Angeles County, California 1,326
2 Harris County, Texas 975
3 Maricopa County, Arizona 861
4 Bexar County, Texas 790
5 San Diego County, California 654
6 Cook County, Illinois 582
7 San Bernardino County, California 529
8 Tarrant County, Texas 495
9 Dallas County, Texas 481
10 Riverside County, California 388
11 Orange County, California 382
12 Wayne County, Michigan 381
13 Kings County, New York 376
14 Miami-Dade County, Florida 364
15 Cumberland County, North Carolina 353
16 Sacramento County, California 334
17 El Paso County, Colorado 331
18 Hillsborough County, Florida 327
18 Clark County, Nevada 327
20 El Paso County, Texas 308
21 Broward County, Florida 268
22 Pima County, Arizona 267
23 Duval County, Florida 262
23 Queens County, New York 262
25 Fresno County, California 250
26 Pierce County, Washington 244
27 Bronx County, New York 243
28 Kern County, California 241
29 Bell County, Texas 235
30 Orange County, Florida 230
31 King County, Washington 229
32 Erie County, New York 228
33 Franklin County, Ohio 225
34 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 222
35 Honolulu County, Hawaii 218
36 Santa Clara County, California 215
37 Pinellas County, Florida 212
38 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 209
39 Denton County, Texas 202
39 Prince George's County, Maryland 202
39 Travis County, Texas 202
42 Oakland County, Michigan 194
43 Tulsa County, Oklahoma 193
44 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 186
45 San Joaquin County, California 177
46 Ventura County, California 175
47 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 174
48 Marion County, Indiana 173
48 Alameda County, California 173
50 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 167
51 Montgomery County, Texas 166
52 Shelby County, Tennessee 164
53 Fairfax County, Virginia 159
54 Wake County, North Carolina 156
54 Suffolk County, New York 156
56 Jefferson County, Kentucky 154
56 Middlesex County, Massachusetts 154
58 Collin County, Texas 153
59 Virginia Beach city, Virginia 152
59 DuPage County, Illinois 152
61 Snohomish County, Washington 147
62 Jackson County, Missouri 144
62 Gwinnett County, Georgia 144
62 Hamilton County, Ohio 144
65 Brevard County, Florida 142
66 Hennepin County, Minnesota 139
66 New York County, New York 139
68 St. Louis County, Missouri 136
69 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 135
69 Palm Beach County, Florida 135
71 Cameron County, Texas 134
71 Bernalillo County, New Mexico 134
73 Tulare County, California 132
74 Genesee County, Michigan 131
75 Richmond County, Georgia 130
75 Summit County, Ohio 130
75 Polk County, Florida 130
75 Stanislaus County, California 130
75 Monroe County, New York 130
80 Fulton County, Georgia 129
81 Sedgwick County, Kansas 128
81 Macomb County, Michigan 128
83 DeKalb County, Georgia 127
84 Jefferson County, Alabama 125
85 Cobb County, Georgia 124
86 Richland County, South Carolina 122
86 Kent County, Michigan 122
88 Escambia County, Florida 121
88 Nueces County, Texas 121
88 Multnomah County, Oregon 121
88 Worcester County, Massachusetts 121
92 Volusia County, Florida 120
92 Fort Bend County, Texas 120
92 Montgomery County, Ohio 120
92 Salt Lake County, Utah 120
96 Brazoria County, Texas 119
96 Williamson County, Texas 119
96 Mobile County, Alabama 119
99 Newport News city, Virginia 117
100 Baltimore County, Maryland 116
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