Table 4: Top 100 Counties Ranked by Number of Army Recruits, 2007
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 2007.
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.
| Rank |
Location |
Total Army
Recruits 2007 |
| - |
U.S. States and abroad
|
67,398 |
| 1 |
Harris County, Texas |
1,025 |
| 2 |
Maricopa County, Arizona |
923 |
| 3 |
Los Angeles County, California |
917 |
| 4 |
Bexar County, Texas |
814 |
| 5 |
Cook County, Illinois |
599 |
| 6 |
San Bernardino County, California |
499 |
| 7 |
San Diego County, California |
497 |
| 8 |
Dallas County, Texas |
490 |
| 9 |
Tarrant County, Texas |
461 |
| 10 |
Riverside County, California |
436 |
| 11 |
Hillsborough County, Florida |
407 |
| 12 |
Sacramento County, California |
406 |
| 13 |
Cumberland County, North Carolina |
399 |
| 14 |
Miami-Dade County, Florida |
398 |
| 15 |
Clark County, Nevada |
387 |
| 16 |
Orange County, California |
370 |
| 17 |
Wayne County, Michigan |
345 |
| 18 |
Orange County, Florida |
321 |
| 19 |
Kings County, New York |
319 |
| 20 |
Duval County, Florida |
282 |
| 21 |
El Paso County, Colorado |
275 |
| 22 |
El Paso County, Texas |
272 |
| 22 |
Pima County, Arizona |
272 |
| 24 |
Broward County, Florida |
261 |
| 25 |
Bell County, Texas |
255 |
| 26 |
Franklin County, Ohio |
247 |
| 27 |
Pinellas County, Florida |
242 |
| 28 |
Honolulu County, Hawaii |
241 |
| 29 |
Queens County, New York |
235 |
| 30 |
Pierce County, Washington |
226 |
| 31 |
Denton County, Texas |
224 |
| 32 |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
217 |
| 33 |
St. Louis County, Missouri |
215 |
| 34 |
Erie County, New York |
209 |
| 35 |
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma |
199 |
| 36 |
Collin County, Texas |
198 |
| 37 |
Travis County, Texas |
197 |
| 37 |
Bronx County, New York |
197 |
| 39 |
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
196 |
| 40 |
Monroe County, New York |
193 |
| 41 |
Santa Clara County, California |
188 |
| 42 |
Suffolk County, New York |
184 |
| 43 |
Kern County, California |
183 |
| 44 |
Shelby County, Tennessee |
182 |
| 45 |
Oakland County, Michigan |
181 |
| 46 |
Tulsa County, Oklahoma |
180 |
| 47 |
King County, Washington |
175 |
| 48 |
Richland County, South Carolina |
173 |
| 48 |
Fresno County, California |
173 |
| 50 |
San Joaquin County, California |
169 |
| 51 |
Wake County, North Carolina |
164 |
| 52 |
Lee County, Florida |
162 |
| 52 |
Brevard County, Florida |
162 |
| 54 |
Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
160 |
| 55 |
Palm Beach County, Florida |
158 |
| 56 |
Montgomery County, Texas |
157 |
| 56 |
Cameron County, Texas |
157 |
| 58 |
Marion County, Indiana |
156 |
| 59 |
Polk County, Florida |
155 |
| 59 |
Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
155 |
| 61 |
Jefferson County, Alabama |
153 |
| 61 |
Gwinnett County, Georgia |
153 |
| 63 |
Hamilton County, Ohio |
152 |
| 64 |
Nueces County, Texas |
151 |
| 64 |
Macomb County, Michigan |
151 |
| 66 |
Pasco County, Florida |
149 |
| 67 |
Alameda County, California |
148 |
| 68 |
Baltimore County, Maryland |
147 |
| 69 |
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
146 |
| 70 |
Jackson County, Missouri |
145 |
| 71 |
Virginia Beach city, Virginia |
144 |
| 71 |
Montgomery County, Ohio |
144 |
| 73 |
Volusia County, Florida |
143 |
| 74 |
Washoe County, Nevada |
140 |
| 74 |
Fulton County, Georgia |
140 |
| 76 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
139 |
| 77 |
Bernalillo County, New Mexico |
138 |
| 78 |
Contra Costa County, California |
137 |
| 79 |
Hidalgo County, Texas |
136 |
| 80 |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
134 |
| 81 |
Genesee County, Michigan |
133 |
| 82 |
Muscogee County, Georgia |
130 |
| 82 |
Clark County, Washington |
130 |
| 84 |
Williamson County, Texas |
126 |
| 85 |
Sedgwick County, Kansas |
125 |
| 86 |
Okaloosa County, Florida |
124 |
| 86 |
DeKalb County, Georgia |
124 |
| 88 |
Solano County, California |
123 |
| 88 |
Johnson County, Kansas |
123 |
| 88 |
Cobb County, Georgia |
123 |
| 91 |
Onondaga County, New York |
122 |
| 91 |
Kent County, Michigan |
122 |
| 93 |
Seminole County, Florida |
121 |
| 93 |
DuPage County, Illinois |
121 |
| 95 |
York County, Pennsylvania |
120 |
| 95 |
Mobile County, Alabama |
120 |
| 95 |
Stanislaus County, California |
120 |
| 98 |
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska |
119 |
| 98 |
Escambia County, Florida |
119 |
| 100 |
Galveston County, Texas |
118 |
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