Top 100 counties by number of Black army recruits, 2005

The table below shows the top 100 counties in the U.S. ranked according to the number of Black 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 Black Army Recruits
- U.S. States 9,940
1 Kings County, New York 214
2 Cook County, Illinois 210
3 Cumberland County, North Carolina 180
3 Harris County, Texas 180
5 Los Angeles County, California 173
6 Prince George's County, Maryland 159
7 Wayne County, Michigan 150
8 Bronx County, New York 117
9 DeKalb County, Georgia 104
10 Dallas County, Texas 101
11 Miami-Dade County, Florida 96
12 Broward County, Florida 92
12 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 92
14 Shelby County, Tennessee 90
15 Bexar County, Texas 89
16 Duval County, Florida 87
17 Fulton County, Georgia 84
17 Richmond County, Georgia 84
19 Queens County, New York 80
20 San Diego County, California 73
21 Richland County, South Carolina 72
21 Bell County, Texas 72
21 Tarrant County, Texas 72
24 Norfolk city, Virginia 71
25 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 67
26 Baltimore city, Maryland 65
27 Newport News city, Virginia 63
28 Essex County, New Jersey 62
29 San Bernardino County, California 61
30 Montgomery County, Alabama 60
31 Orange County, Florida 58
32 Jefferson County, Alabama 57
33 Hillsborough County, Florida 55
34 El Paso County, Colorado 54
35 Virginia Beach city, Virginia 52
36 Baltimore County, Maryland 50
36 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 50
38 Orleans Parish, Louisiana 48
38 Franklin County, Ohio 48
40 Clayton County, Georgia 47
41 Muscogee County, Georgia 46
42 Liberty County, Georgia 45
42 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 45
42 New York County, New York 45
45 Guilford County, North Carolina 44
45 Wake County, North Carolina 44
47 Mobile County, Alabama 43
47 Maricopa County, Arizona 43
47 District of Columbia, District Of Columbia 43
47 Marion County, Indiana 43
47 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 43
52 Cobb County, Georgia 42
52 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 42
52 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 42
55 Sumter County, South Carolina 39
56 Sacramento County, California 38
56 Robeson County, North Carolina 38
56 Fairfax County, Virginia 38
59 Hampton city, Virginia 37
60 Chatham County, Georgia 36
60 Clark County, Nevada 36
62 Caddo Parish, Louisiana 35
62 St. Louis city, Missouri 35
64 Riverside County, California 34
65 Erie County, New York 33
66 Suffolk County, Massachusetts 32
66 Pierce County, Washington 32
68 Pulaski County, Arkansas 31
68 Escambia County, Florida 31
68 Jefferson County, Kentucky 31
68 Camden County, New Jersey 31
68 Comanche County, Oklahoma 31
73 Gwinnett County, Georgia 30
73 Monroe County, New York 30
75 Montgomery County, Maryland 29
75 Burlington County, New Jersey 29
75 Summit County, Ohio 29
75 El Paso County, Texas 29
79 Jackson County, Missouri 28
79 St. Louis County, Missouri 28
79 Jefferson County, Texas 28
79 Richmond city, Virginia 28
83 Hamilton County, Ohio 27
83 Charleston County, South Carolina 27
83 Montgomery County, Tennessee 27
86 Pinellas County, Florida 26
86 Genesee County, Michigan 26
86 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 26
86 Chesapeake city, Virginia 26
90 Dallas County, Alabama 25
90 Westchester County, New York 25
92 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 24
92 Craven County, North Carolina 24
92 Onslow County, North Carolina 24
92 Wayne County, North Carolina 24
96 Hartford County, Connecticut 23
96 Palm Beach County, Florida 23
96 Hennepin County, Minnesota 23
96 Montgomery County, Ohio 23
96 Berkeley County, South Carolina 23
96 Travis County, Texas 23