Top 100 Counties Ranked by Black Army Recruits, 2004

The table below shows the top 100
counties ranked by the number of Black, active-duty Army recruits in
2004. Army data were obtained from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command
through a FOIA request submitted by Peacework Magazine.

Numerical Rank	Location	Black Army Recruits
-	U.S.	10370
1	Kings County, New York	239
2	Cook County, Illinois	223
3	Los Angeles County, California	199
4	Harris County, Texas	173
5	Prince George's County, Maryland	163
6	Cumberland County, North Carolina	138
7	Miami-Dade County, Florida	133
8	Wayne County, Michigan	114
9	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	107
10	Bronx County, New York	106
11	DeKalb County, Georgia	102
12	Broward County, Florida	99
13	Dallas County, Texas	97
14	Queens County, New York	92
15	San Diego County, California	91
15	Duval County, Florida	91
17	Orleans Parish, Louisiana	86
18	Bexar County, Texas	79
19	Tarrant County, Texas	75
20	Norfolk city, Virginia	74
21	Richland County, South Carolina	73
21	San Bernardino County, California	73
23	Jefferson County, Alabama	71
24	Fulton County, Georgia	69
24	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	69
26	Shelby County, Tennessee	64
27	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	63
27	Baltimore city, Maryland	63
29	Newport News city, Virginia	62
30	Richmond County, Georgia	60
31	District of Columbia	58
32	Marion County, Indiana	56
33	Orange County, Florida	54
33	Chatham County, Georgia	54
35	Wake County, North Carolina	53
36	Maricopa County, Arizona	52
37	Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	50
37	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	50
39	Muscogee County, Georgia	49
39	Charleston County, South Carolina	49
41	Essex County, New Jersey	47
42	Baltimore County, Maryland	46
43	Riverside County, California	45
44	Erie County, New York	44
44	St. Louis County, Missouri	44
46	Cobb County, Georgia	43
47	Montgomery County, Alabama	42
47	Hillsborough County, Florida	42
49	Prince William County, Virginia	41
49	Suffolk County, New York	41
49	Fairfax County, Virginia	41
52	Montgomery County, Maryland	40
52	Clayton County, Georgia	40
54	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	39
54	Caddo Parish, Louisiana	39
56	New York County, New York	37
56	Sacramento County, California	37
56	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	37
56	Hampton city, Virginia	37
60	Bell County, Texas	36
60	Jackson County, Missouri	36
60	Palm Beach County, Florida	36
63	Clark County, Nevada	35
63	Mobile County, Alabama	35
63	Pierce County, Washington	35
63	Guilford County, North Carolina	35
67	St. Louis city, Missouri	34
67	Escambia County, Florida	34
67	Gwinnett County, Georgia	34
67	Franklin County, Ohio	34
71	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	33
71	Liberty County, Georgia	33
73	El Paso County, Colorado	31
73	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	31
73	Harrison County, Mississippi	31
76	Hamilton County, Ohio	30
76	Richmond city, Virginia	30
76	Monroe County, New York	30
79	Berkeley County, South Carolina	29
80	Robeson County, North Carolina	28
80	Onslow County, North Carolina	28
80	Sedgwick County, Kansas	28
80	Alameda County, California	28
80	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	28
85	El Paso County, Texas	27
85	Montgomery County, Ohio	27
85	Jefferson County, Texas	27
88	Nassau County, New York	26
88	Sumter County, South Carolina	26
88	Portsmouth city, Virginia	26
88	Burlington County, New Jersey	26
88	Henry County, Georgia	26
88	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	26
88	New Castle County, Delaware	26
88	Pulaski County, Arkansas	26
88	Chesapeake city, Virginia	26
97	Lake County, Indiana	25
97	Westchester County, New York	25
97	Chesterfield County, Virginia	25
97	Leon County, Florida	25
97	Alachua County, Florida	25

Note: Each recruit had a ZIP code associated with him or her. Counties were assigned by using Claritas, Inc. [1] data and methodology.