Chapter 3: Geographic Location – 2021 Demographics Dashboards

Chapter 3: Reserve and Guard Members

This chapter contains demographic data on the Reserve and Guard population, including the DoD Reserve and Guard components as well as the DHS Coast Guard Reserve. The first section presents information on Ready Reserve personnel. The Ready Reserve comprises the Selected Reserve, the Individual Ready Reserve, and the Inactive National Guard. Because Selected Reserve members train throughout the year and participate annually in Active Duty training exercises, the rest of the sections in this chapter focus on the Selected Reserve. The specific characteristics of the Selected Reserve components addressed in this chapter include gender, race and ethnicity, geographic location, age, education level and retirements and losses.

Geographic Location

This visualization presents 2020 data on the geographic location of Selected Reserve members. The first visualization focuses on Selected Reserve Members in the United States, while the second visualization focuses on Selected Reserve Members worldwide. The visualizations can be manipulated by using the filter drop-down options. Zoom in on the U.S. map to better view data for smaller states.