The following chart shows the five largest arms exporters in 2005, along with their exports in 1995.* In 1995, top arms exporters included China in place of France.

The following chart shows the six largest arms importers in 2005.

The graph below shows the representation of active-duty Army recruits for 2005 according to the median household income of their ZIP code.  (Data are not available for the individual recruit's household income.)  Each bar represents the ratio of two proportions:  the share of total recruits living in ZIP code areas where median household income falls within the specified range over the share of the total youth population living in the ZIP code.  A score of more than one means the income range is over-represented.  A score of less than one means the range is under-represented.  Note that the peak of the bars falls in the range of $30,000 to $59,999.  In other words, neighborhoods with low- to middle-median household incomes are over-represented.  Neighborhoods with high-median household incomes are under-represented.  (The comparable median household income for the U.S. is $47,837.)

The graph below shows representation of Army recruits by income range. Each bar represents the ratio of two proportions: the share of total recruits living in zip code areas whose median household income fall within the range over the share of the total population living in such zip codes. A score of more than one means the income range is over-represented in the army. A score of less than one means the range is under-represented. Note that the peak of the bars falls in the range of $20,000 - $54,999. In other words, neighborhoods with low to middle median household incomes are represented or over-represented. Neighborhoods with high median household incomes are under-represented.



Data and statistics are available by zip code, school, county, and state on the NPP Database.