TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Active Component US Military Service Members: 2020
| No. (%) | |
| Total | 1 361 399 (100.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1 128 236 (82.9) |
| Female | 233 163 (17.1) |
| Age, y | |
| < 20 | 73 164 (5.4) |
| 20–24 | 428 450 (31.5) |
| 25–29 | 322 394 (23.7) |
| 30–34 | 222 445 (16.3) |
| 35–39 | 170 204 (12.5) |
| 40–44 | 89 981 (6.6) |
| ≥ 45 | 54 761 (4.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 755 302 (55.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 215 414 (15.8) |
| Hispanic | 230 987 (17.0) |
| Other | 131 325 (9.6) |
| Unknown/missing | 28 371 (2.1) |
| Service | |
| Army | 473 296 (34.8) |
| Navy | 335 391 (24.6) |
| Air Force | 329 241 (24.2) |
| Marines | 182 728 (13.4) |
| Coast Guard | 40 743 (3.0) |
| Rank | |
| Enlisted | 1 116 284 (82.0) |
| Officer | 245 115 (18.0) |
| Education level | |
| High school or less | 864 258 (63.5) |
| Some college | 166 168 (12.2) |
| Bachelor’s or advanced degree | 306 116 (22.5) |
| Other/unknown | 24 857 (1.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single, never married | 600 135 (44.1) |
| Married | 693 161 (50.9) |
| Other/unknown | 68 103 (5.0) |
| Military occupation | |
| Combat specific | 180 668 (13.3) |
| Motor transport | 43 879 (3.2) |
| Pilot/air crew | 46 491 (3.4) |
| Repair/engineering | 410 123 (30.1) |
| Communications/intelligence | 292 532 (21.5) |
| Health care | 115 471 (8.5) |
| Other/unknown | 272 235 (20.0) |
| Geographic region | |
| Northeast | 43 358 (3.2) |
| Midwest | 87 443 (6.4) |
| South | 627 277 (46.1) |
| West | 356 503 (26.2) |
| Overseas | 148 890 (10.9) |
| Unknown/missing | 97 928 (7.2) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Yes | 458 138 (33.7) |
| No | 903 261 (66.3) |
| COVID-19 outcomes | |
| Tested | 694 878 (61.3)a |
| Infected | 72 152 (10.4)b |
| Hospitalized | 846 (1.1)c |
aPer 100 person-years. bProportion of those tested. cProportion of those infected.