Army Recruit "Quality" in 2006

 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 (not just recruits).

Statistics were derived from data obtained by NPP through a FOIA.

 

Rank Location Total Army Recruits Percent High Quality
- U.S. 68,556 46.83
- U.S. w/territories 69,383 46.58
50 Alabama 1,518 36.63
39 Alaska 238 42.44
14 Arizona 1,554 51.35
49 Arkansas 981 38.02
20 California 6,339 48.11
13 Colorado 1,134 51.68
5 Connecticut 386 55.44
29 Delaware 105 44.76
30 District of Columbia 61 44.26
35 Florida 4,301 43.11
46 Georgia 2,525 39.68
43 Hawaii 346 41.04
24 Idaho 388 47.16
23 Illinois 2,534 47.83
21 Indiana 1,763 48.10
3 Iowa 663 56.26
12 Kansas 863 51.80
40 Kentucky 990 41.72
48 Louisiana 921 38.98
38 Maine 432 42.59
18 Maryland 1,135 48.63
7 Massachusetts 777 54.05
17 Michigan 2,595 49.21
11 Minnesota 751 51.93
51 Mississippi 582 35.05
19 Missouri 1,676 48.27
34 Montana 335 43.58
2 Nebraska 447 57.94
47 Nevada 577 39.17
6 New Hampshire 293 54.95
26 New Jersey 936 46.79
36 New Mexico 538 42.94
28 New York 3,219 45.54
25 North Carolina 2,533 46.94
1 North Dakota 103 59.22
8 Ohio 2,615 53.77
37 Oklahoma 1,296 42.90
33 Oregon 943 43.80
9 Pennsylvania 2,058 53.64
45 Rhode Island 144 40.97
44 South Carolina 1,298 40.99
10 South Dakota 183 53.01
42 Tennessee 1,468 41.14
22 Texas 8,214 47.88
27 Utah 396 45.96
15 Vermont 84 51.19
32 Virginia 1,925 43.90
16 Washington 1,414 49.72
31 West Virginia 462 43.94
4 Wisconsin 1,396 55.52
41 Wyoming 121 41.32

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