Top 100 counties by number of Army recruits, 2006

 
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 2006.  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 purchased by NPP.
 

Rank Location Total Army Recruits
- U.S. States
 68,556
1 Los Angeles County, California 1,231
2 Harris County, Texas 1,134
3 Bexar County, Texas 838
4 Maricopa County, Arizona 832
5 Cook County, Illinois 653
6 San Diego County, California 526
7 Dallas County, Texas 508
8 Tarrant County, Texas 498
9 Orange County, California 484
10 San Bernardino County, California 478
11 Riverside County, California 392
12 Kings County, New York 391
13 Cumberland County, North Carolina 390
14 Miami-Dade County, Florida 385
15 Hillsborough County, Florida 380
16 Wayne County, Michigan 373
17 Clark County, Nevada 352
18 Sacramento County, California 311
19 Pima County, Arizona 298
20 El Paso County, Colorado 282
21 Duval County, Florida 273
22 Honolulu County, Hawaii 272
23 Orange County, Florida 265
24 Queens County, New York 261
25 Bell County, Texas 260
26 El Paso County, Texas 257
27 Broward County, Florida 249
28 Pierce County, Washington 244
29 Shelby County, Tennessee 237
30 Franklin County, Ohio 234
30 Santa Clara County, California 234
32 Marion County, Indiana 230
32 Bronx County, New York 230
34 Erie County, New York 228
35 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 225
35 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 225
37 Travis County, Texas 224
38 Denton County, Texas 223
38 Pinellas County, Florida 223
40 King County, Washington 205
41 St. Louis County, Missouri 204
41 Fresno County, California 204
43 Prince George's County, Maryland 200
44 Kern County, California 199
45 Tulsa County, Oklahoma 195
46 Montgomery County, Texas 193
46 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 193
48 Oakland County, Michigan 191
49 San Joaquin County, California 186
50 Wake County, North Carolina 185
51 Alameda County, California 181
52 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 179
53 Collin County, Texas 177
53 Bernalillo County, New Mexico 177
55 Suffolk County, New York 171
56 Kent County, Michigan 170
56 Hamilton County, Ohio 170
58 Monroe County, New York 167
59 Middlesex County, Massachusetts 165
60 Baltimore County, Maryland 164
61 Jefferson County, Alabama 160
62 Cobb County, Georgia 159
63 Genesee County, Michigan 155
64 Fulton County, Georgia 153
65 Lee County, Florida 152
65 Virginia Beach city, Virginia 152
67 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 151
68 Volusia County, Florida 149
69 Brevard County, Florida 148
69 Jackson County, Missouri 148
69 Snohomish County, Washington 148
72 Cameron County, Texas 147
73 Polk County, Florida 146
74 Sedgwick County, Kansas 145
74 Stanislaus County, California 145
76 Gwinnett County, Georgia 144
77 Williamson County, Texas 143
77 Macomb County, Michigan 143
79 Multnomah County, Oregon 140
79 Hidalgo County, Texas 140
81 Montgomery County, Ohio 135
81 Jefferson County, Kentucky 135
83 Galveston County, Texas 134
83 Fairfax County, Virginia 134
83 Palm Beach County, Florida 134
86 Fort Bend County, Texas 133
87 Richland County, South Carolina 127
87 Douglas County, Nebraska 127
89 Contra Costa County, California 126
90 Clark County, Washington 125
90 Jefferson County, Colorado 125
92 Brazoria County, Texas 124
92 Anchorage Municipality, Alaska 124
94 Pasco County, Florida 123
95 Nueces County, Texas 122
96 Hennepin County, Minnesota 121
97 Richmond County, Georgia 120
98 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 119
99 Onondaga County, New York 118
100 Muscogee County, Georgia 117
100 Lake County, Illinois 117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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