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 2008. To find this information for other counties, go to the NPP Database.
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.
| State |
County |
Total recruits 2008 |
Rate Rank |
|
US States
|
67939 |
- |
| Arizona |
Maricopa County |
1141 |
1 |
| Texas |
Harris County |
1104 |
2 |
| California |
Los Angeles County |
1093 |
3 |
| Texas |
Bexar County |
820 |
4 |
| Illinois |
Cook County |
594 |
5 |
| California |
San Bernardino County |
593 |
6 |
| Texas |
Tarrant County |
544 |
7 |
| California |
San Diego County |
484 |
8 |
| Texas |
Dallas County |
475 |
9 |
| California |
Riverside County |
472 |
10 |
| Florida |
Hillsborough County |
437 |
11 |
| Florida |
Miami-Dade County |
434 |
12 |
| California |
Sacramento County |
426 |
13 |
| North Carolina |
Cumberland County |
419 |
14 |
| Nevada |
Clark County |
412 |
15 |
| California |
Orange County |
382 |
16 |
| Texas |
El Paso County |
374 |
17 |
| Florida |
Broward County |
373 |
18 |
| New York |
Kings County |
312 |
19 |
| Florida |
Duval County |
309 |
20 |
| Florida |
Orange County |
307 |
21 |
| Arizona |
Pima County |
303 |
22 |
| Washington |
Pierce County |
273 |
23 |
| Florida |
Pinellas County |
271 |
24 |
| Colorado |
El Paso County |
268 |
25 |
| Michigan |
Wayne County |
268 |
25 |
| Texas |
Bell County |
265 |
27 |
| New York |
Queens County |
238 |
28 |
| Tennessee |
Shelby County |
229 |
29 |
| South Carolina |
Richland County |
228 |
30 |
| Ohio |
Franklin County |
227 |
31 |
| Texas |
Denton County |
221 |
32 |
| Hawaii |
Honolulu County |
219 |
33 |
| New York |
Bronx County |
216 |
34 |
| Florida |
Palm Beach County |
215 |
35 |
| Texas |
Collin County |
212 |
36 |
| Pennsylvania |
Allegheny County |
199 |
37 |
| New Mexico |
Bernalillo County |
193 |
38 |
| Oklahoma |
Oklahoma County |
187 |
39 |
| New York |
Erie County |
186 |
40 |
| New York |
Monroe County |
185 |
41 |
| Nevada |
Washoe County |
182 |
42 |
| Washington |
King County |
180 |
43 |
| Florida |
Brevard County |
178 |
44 |
| California |
Kern County |
177 |
45 |
| Florida |
Lee County |
177 |
45 |
| Indiana |
Marion County |
175 |
47 |
| California |
Santa Clara County |
174 |
48 |
| Georgia |
DeKalb County |
173 |
49 |
| Texas |
Travis County |
173 |
49 |
| Florida |
Pasco County |
172 |
51 |
| Michigan |
Oakland County |
169 |
52 |
| Massachusetts |
Middlesex County |
168 |
53 |
| Ohio |
Cuyahoga County |
167 |
54 |
| Florida |
Volusia County |
166 |
55 |
| New York |
Suffolk County |
165 |
56 |
| Virginia |
Virginia Beach city |
165 |
56 |
| Georgia |
Fulton County |
163 |
58 |
| North Carolina |
Wake County |
163 |
58 |
| Utah |
Salt Lake County |
161 |
60 |
| Georgia |
Gwinnett County |
158 |
61 |
| Michigan |
Macomb County |
154 |
62 |
| Texas |
Montgomery County |
154 |
62 |
| Virginia |
Fairfax County |
152 |
64 |
| Wisconsin |
Milwaukee County |
152 |
64 |
| Texas |
Cameron County |
151 |
66 |
| North Carolina |
Mecklenburg County |
150 |
67 |
| Ohio |
Montgomery County |
149 |
68 |
| California |
San Joaquin County |
148 |
69 |
| California |
Stanislaus County |
148 |
69 |
| Michigan |
Kent County |
146 |
71 |
| Missouri |
St. Louis County |
145 |
72 |
| Florida |
Polk County |
143 |
73 |
| Oklahoma |
Tulsa County |
142 |
74 |
| California |
Fresno County |
139 |
75 |
| Georgia |
Cobb County |
139 |
75 |
| Georgia |
Richmond County |
139 |
75 |
| Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia County |
139 |
75 |
| Idaho |
Ada County |
138 |
79 |
| Texas |
Hidalgo County |
134 |
80 |
| Washington |
Snohomish County |
134 |
80 |
| Alabama |
Jefferson County |
133 |
82 |
| Georgia |
Muscogee County |
133 |
82 |
| Tennessee |
Montgomery County |
133 |
82 |
| California |
Alameda County |
132 |
85 |
| Kansas |
Sedgwick County |
131 |
86 |
| New York |
Onondaga County |
131 |
86 |
| Missouri |
Jackson County |
129 |
88 |
| Texas |
Nueces County |
128 |
89 |
| Florida |
Escambia County |
125 |
90 |
| Maryland |
Prince George's County |
125 |
90 |
| Texas |
Galveston County |
125 |
90 |
| Minnesota |
Hennepin County |
124 |
93 |
| Alabama |
Mobile County |
122 |
94 |
| Washington |
Clark County |
122 |
94 |
| Florida |
Seminole County |
121 |
96 |
| Florida |
Okaloosa County |
120 |
97 |
| Maryland |
Baltimore County |
120 |
97 |
| Massachusetts |
Worcester County |
120 |
97 |
| Alabama |
Madison County |
119 |
100 |
| California |
Contra Costa County |
119 |
100 |
| Texas |
Williamson County |
119 |
100 |
