While the overall size and racial diversity of our military remained steady, the number of women serving in the active duty force, both enlisted and officers has grown slightly, according to the newly released 2020 Demographics Profile of the Military Community report.
The demographics profile of the military community is an annual report on the demographic makeup of the military community, including service members and their dependents. This year’s release of official DoD data is fully interactive, enabling users to customize how they view the latest data on the military community.
"The annual demographics report provides a meaningful way to highlight the changing nature of our military. DoD remains committed to ensuring that our ranks are inclusive and reflect the country we serve,” said Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.
Data highlighted in the report includes information from all services, including gender, race, age, education, family members, pay grades and other important facts. The 2020 report’s interactive dashboard allows users to view the data by various criteria, such as service branch, gender, pay grade and state of current residence.
“Many policymakers and research organizations — really, all organizations that contribute to the military community — rely on this report to support recommendations that impact programs and policies for our service members and their families,” said deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy, Mrs. Patricia “Patty” Montes Barron. “The information in the report ultimately highlights our diversity and supports the well-being of the military community.”
The annual demographics report is available on Military OneSource.
About Military Community and Family Policy
Military Community and Family Policy is directly responsible for establishing and overseeing quality of life policies and programs that help our service members, their families and survivors be well and mission-ready. Military OneSource is the gateway to programs and services that support the everyday needs of the 5.2 million service members and immediate family members of the military community. These DoD services can be accessed 24/7/365 around the world.