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