The table below shows the top 100 counties in the U.S. ranked according to active-duty Army recruitment rates (recruits per 1000 youth). The data and statistics are for counties with five or more recruits in Fiscal Year 2008. Perceived ties are due to rounding. 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.
| County |
State |
Number of Recruits |
Total Recruits per 1000 youth population |
Rate Rank |
|
US |
67939 |
1.60 |
- |
| Clinch County |
Georgia |
9 |
10.09 |
1 |
| Luce County |
Michigan |
9 |
9.68 |
2 |
| Pope County |
Illinois |
6 |
9.19 |
3 |
| Pershing County |
Nevada |
9 |
9.05 |
4 |
| Coffee County |
Alabama |
53 |
9.04 |
5 |
| Wayne County |
Missouri |
13 |
8.99 |
6 |
| Liberty County |
Georgia |
91 |
8.81 |
7 |
| Trinity County |
Texas |
14 |
8.66 |
8 |
| Cumberland County |
North Carolina |
419 |
8.46 |
9 |
| Ben Hill County |
Georgia |
20 |
8.31 |
10 |
| Sanders County |
Montana |
11 |
8.03 |
11 |
| Chattahoochee County |
Georgia |
15 |
7.82 |
12 |
| Dale County |
Alabama |
46 |
7.64 |
13 |
| Morris County |
Texas |
13 |
7.58 |
14 |
| Hoke County |
North Carolina |
44 |
7.53 |
15 |
| Calhoun County |
Georgia |
6 |
7.31 |
16 |
| Long County |
Georgia |
10 |
6.92 |
17 |
| Bell County |
Texas |
265 |
6.91 |
18 |
| Geary County |
Kansas |
25 |
6.81 |
19 |
| Putnam County |
Florida |
61 |
6.62 |
20 |
| Jefferson County |
Florida |
11 |
6.59 |
21 |
| Jackson County |
Texas |
13 |
6.58 |
22 |
| Coosa County |
Alabama |
8 |
6.56 |
23 |
| McDonald County |
Missouri |
19 |
6.52 |
24 |
| Toombs County |
Georgia |
24 |
6.51 |
25 |
| Fannin County |
Georgia |
15 |
6.44 |
26 |
| Turner County |
Georgia |
8 |
6.38 |
27 |
| Somervell County |
Texas |
7 |
6.29 |
28 |
| Churchill County |
Nevada |
20 |
6.27 |
29 |
| Lee County |
North Carolina |
45 |
6.24 |
30 |
| Tishomingo County |
Mississippi |
13 |
6.21 |
31 |
| Lyon County |
Nevada |
42 |
6.17 |
32 |
| Colonial Heights city |
Virginia |
14 |
6.13 |
33 |
| Hopewell city |
Virginia |
18 |
6.13 |
34 |
| Jeff Davis County |
Georgia |
10 |
6.08 |
35 |
| Shelby County |
Missouri |
5 |
6.05 |
36 |
| Hardin County |
Kentucky |
88 |
6.03 |
37 |
| Coleman County |
Texas |
6 |
5.99 |
38 |
| Douglas County |
Nevada |
33 |
5.95 |
39 |
| Carson City |
Nevada |
39 |
5.94 |
40 |
| Dixie County |
Florida |
10 |
5.93 |
41 |
| Perquimans County |
North Carolina |
9 |
5.92 |
42 |
| Montgomery County |
Tennessee |
133 |
5.86 |
43 |
| Shoshone County |
Idaho |
8 |
5.66 |
44 |
| Covington County |
Alabama |
25 |
5.65 |
45 |
| Sagadahoc County |
Maine |
24 |
5.64 |
46 |
| Lanier County |
Georgia |
6 |
5.62 |
47 |
| Comanche County |
Oklahoma |
112 |
5.60 |
48 |
| Thomas County |
Georgia |
34 |
5.59 |
49 |
| Monroe County |
Wisconsin |
31 |
5.56 |
50 |
| Rockcastle County |
Kentucky |
11 |
5.54 |
51 |
| Sullivan County |
Pennsylvania |
5 |
5.48 |
52 |
| Chowan County |
North Carolina |
10 |
5.43 |
53 |
| Modoc County |
California |
7 |
5.43 |
54 |
| Tippah County |
Mississippi |
14 |
5.34 |
55 |
| McIntosh County |
Oklahoma |
13 |
5.34 |
56 |
| Newton County |
Texas |
10 |
5.33 |
57 |
| Conecuh County |
Alabama |
9 |
5.32 |
58 |
| Grundy County |
Tennessee |
8 |
5.32 |
59 |
| Amherst County |
Virginia |
25 |
5.26 |
60 |
| Izard County |
Arkansas |
8 |
5.20 |
61 |
| Ritchie County |
West Virginia |
6 |
5.20 |
62 |
| Wilbarger County |
Texas |
12 |
5.20 |
63 |
| Okaloosa County |
Florida |
120 |
5.19 |
64 |
| Pasquotank County |
North Carolina |
36 |
5.16 |
65 |
| Fulton County |
Arkansas |
7 |
5.16 |
66 |
| Shelby County |
Indiana |
27 |
5.02 |
67 |
| Chilton County |
Alabama |
25 |
4.99 |
68 |
| Anderson County |
Kansas |
5 |
4.98 |
69 |
| Fayette County |
Alabama |
11 |
4.98 |
69 |
| Wright County |
Missouri |
11 |
4.97 |
71 |
| Hamilton County |
Texas |
5 |
4.95 |
72 |
| Union County |
Kentucky |
14 |
4.91 |
73 |
| Terrell County |
Georgia |
7 |
4.88 |
74 |
| Geneva County |
Alabama |
15 |
4.86 |
75 |
| Leavenworth County |
Kansas |
49 |
4.86 |
76 |
| Muscogee County |
Georgia |
133 |
4.85 |
77 |
| Petersburg city |
Virginia |
21 |
4.82 |
78 |
| Boone County |
Arkansas |
20 |
4.81 |
79 |
| Franklin city |
Virginia |
6 |
4.75 |
80 |
| Rhea County |
Tennessee |
19 |
4.74 |
81 |
| Cochise County |
Arizona |
89 |
4.74 |
82 |
| Arenac County |
Michigan |
10 |
4.71 |
83 |
| Newport News city |
Virginia |
113 |
4.69 |
84 |
| Middlesex County |
Virginia |
6 |
4.68 |
85 |
| Madison County |
Missouri |
7 |
4.68 |
86 |
| Emanuel County |
Georgia |
15 |
4.67 |
87 |
| Massac County |
Illinois |
8 |
4.65 |
88 |
| Marion County |
Alabama |
15 |
4.64 |
89 |
| Potter County |
Pennsylvania |
9 |
4.63 |
90 |
| Wilkinson County |
Georgia |
6 |
4.61 |
91 |
| Jackson County |
Kentucky |
7 |
4.59 |
92 |
| Russell County |
Alabama |
29 |
4.58 |
93 |
| Kalkaska County |
Michigan |
9 |
4.57 |
94 |
| Vernon Parish |
Louisiana |
35 |
4.55 |
95 |
| Hampton County |
South Carolina |
13 |
4.54 |
96 |
| Clare County |
Michigan |
17 |
4.52 |
97 |
| Richmond County |
Georgia |
139 |
4.50 |
98 |
| Berrien County |
Georgia |
10 |
4.50 |
99 |
| Morgan County |
Ohio |
8 |
4.49 |
100 |
