StateMaster - South Dakota Military statistics

Army Recruits: Percent Black	4 %	[41st of 55]
Cost of Nuclear Weapons	$26,492,000.00	[48th of 55]
Cost of the Military	$726,483,000.00	[48th of 55]
Department of Defense > Procurement and All Salaries	$504,535,000.00	[48th of 55]
DOD Active Military > Salaries & Wages	$134,126,000.00	[43rd of 55]
DOD Civilian Employees > Salaries & Wages	$38,811,000.00	[50th of 55]
DOD Inactive Military Employees > Salaries & Wages	$95,374,000.00	[36th of 55]
Iraq War Costs	$503,200,000.00	[48th of 51]
Iraqi War Casualties	17	[38th of 56]
Navy Recruits: Percent Asian/Pacific Islander	0 %	[53rd of 54]
Navy Recruits: Percent Black	3.8 %	[41st of 54]
Navy Recruits: Percent Female	16.2 %	[25th of 54]
Navy Recruits: Percent Hispanic	4.8 %	[34th of 54]
Navy Recruits: Percent Native American	9.5 %	[20th of 54]
Navy Recruits: Percent White	81.9 %	[7th of 54]
State Defense Forces > Naval Division	none
Total Air Force Recruits	100	[46th of 55]
Total Army Recruits	232	[45th of 55]
Total Military Recruits: Army, Navy, Air Force	437	[40th of 55]
Total Navy Recruits	105	[46th of 54]

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SOURCES: National Priorities Project Database, 2004 ; The National Priorities Project, 2006; Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, icasualties.org; 06/08/2006; Wikipedia: State Defense Forces

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: SD

15% of Army recruits from South Dakota are Native American, which is roughly the same percentage for female Army recruits in the state.

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