Active military personnel make up 972 out of every 100,000 people living in North Carolina– the fifth-highest share among the 50 states, according to a new analysis by the website 24/7 Wall St.
There are 24 military bases in the Tar Heel State, with per-capita defense spending at an estimated $1,015.
24/7 Wall St.’s analysis is based on data compiled by the Defense Manpower Data Center as of March 31. While there are tens of thousands of service personnel serving overseas, nearly nine in 10 active-duty personnel are based in the United States, the study found.
The states with high concentrations of military personnel have levels of defense spending that reach thousands of dollars per resident, according to 24/7 Wall St.
In total, 1.4 million individuals serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard; 804,000 serve in the National Guard.
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States With the Highest Shares of Service Personnel
Rank | State | Active Military Personnel per 100,000 People | # of Military Bases | Largest Base | Per-Capita Defense Spending |
1 | Hawaii | 3,013 | 49 | Schofield Barracks | $4,544 |
2 | Alaska | 2,680 | 47 | Fort Jonathan Wainwright | $4,014 |
3 | Virginia | 1,514 | 51 | Norfolk Naval Base | $5,459 |
4 | North Dakota | 987 | 6 | Minot Air Force Base | $1,057 |
5 | North Carolina | 972 | 24 | Fort Bragg | $1,015 |
6 | Washington | 812 | 29 | Fort Lewis | $2,055 |
7 | Kansas | 756 | 8 | Fort Riley | $1,067 |
8 | South Carolina | 729 | 15 | Fort Jackson | $1,021 |
9 | Kentucky | 718 | 7 | Fort Campbell | $1,845 |
10 | Georgia | 651 | 29 | Fort Benning | $1,268 |
11 | Colorado | 639 | 20 | Fort Carson | $1,498 |
12 | New Mexico | 605 | 10 | Cannon Air Force Base | $1,250 |
13 | Wyoming | 554 | 2 | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base | $686 |
14 | Oklahoma | 544 | 12 | Fort Sill | $1,554 |
15 | Maryland | 484 | 31 | Fort George G. Meade | $3,493 |
16 | Texas | 422 | 59 | Fort Hood | $1,331 |
17 | Mississippi | 413 | 17 | Keesler Air Force Base | $1,604 |
18 | California | 411 | 123 | Camp Pendleton | $1,238 |
19 | South Dakota | 391 | 4 | Ellsworth Air Force Base | $648 |
20 | Nevada | 388 | 16 | Nellis Air Force Base | $778 |
21 | Delaware | 374 | 4 | Dover Air Force Base | $598 |
22 | Rhode Island | 344 | 10 | Naval Station Newport | $1,362 |
23 | Louisiana | 338 | 8 | Fort Polk | $707 |
24 | Nebraska | 324 | 10 | Offutt Air Force Base | $793 |
25 | Montana | 318 | 6 | Malmstrom Air Force Base | $468 |
26 | Florida | 317 | 56 | Mayport NAVSTA | $916 |
27 | Arizona | 281 | 22 | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base | $1,430 |
28 | Missouri | 278 | 21 | Fort Leonard Wood | $1,474 |
29 | Idaho | 209 | 7 | Mountain Home Air Force Base | $349 |
30 | Connecticut | 179 | 16 | New London NAVSUBBASE | $4,170 |
31 | Alabama | 179 | 37 | Fort Rucker | $2,246 |
32 | Illinois | 164 | 27 | Naval Station Great Lakes | $600 |
33 | Utah | 146 | 14 | Hill Air Force Base | $982 |
34 | Arkansas | 129 | 4 | Little Rock Air Force Base | $373 |
35 | New York | 102 | 35 | Fort Drum | $464 |
36 | New Jersey | 89 | 14 | McGuire Air Force Base | $729 |
37 | New Hampshire | 75 | 5 | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | $1,309 |
38 | Maine | 64 | 13 | N/A | $1,910 |
39 | Ohio | 60 | 31 | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | $603 |
40 | Massachusetts | 55 | 21 | Hanscom Air Force Base | $1,512 |
41 | Oregon | 37 | 9 | N/A | $319 |
42 | Tennessee | 36 | 15 | Naval Support Activity Mid-South | $393 |
43 | Vermont | 27 | 4 | N/A | $705 |
44 | Michigan | 21 | 14 | Detroit Arsenal | $386 |
45 | Pennsylvania | 20 | 33 | Carlisle Barracks | $943 |
46 | Wisconsin | 19 | 11 | Fort McCoy | $488 |
47 | Indiana | 16 | 19 | Fort Benjamin Harrison | $685 |
48 | Minnesota | 12 | 9 | Fort Snelling | $823 |
49 | West Virginia | 10 | 7 | N/A | $314 |
50 | Iowa | 8 | 7 | N/A | $568 |
Source: 24/7 Wall St.
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