Selective Service System National Headquarters I Arlington, Virginia 22209-2461 • • ~ www.sss.gov March 22, 2019 Mr. Gregory Korte USA Today 7950 Jones Branch Drive Mclean, VA 22108-0605 gkorte@usatoday.com Dear Mr. Korte, This is in response to your FOIA request dated March 21, 2019 requesting, "1) Any State Registration Statistic Rate tables for Calendar Year 2017 to the present; 2) Any data on the number of status information letters by year, from 1980 to the present; and 3) Any data on the national Selective Service registration rate, from 1980 to the present." Attached are responses to #1 and #2. Please note that we have not begun to calculate the CY 2018 Registration Statistic Rates. We normally do those calculations in April or May when all data points have been finalized. We are gathering the data for #3 and will have that for you next week. If you consider this response to be a denial of your request, you may file an appeal. Your appeal must be received within 90 calendar days of the date of the initial denial letter by the Director of the Selective Service. Please address your appeal to the following office: Director Selective Service System 1515 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22209 Thank you for your inquiry. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the address above. Sincerely, Wadi A. akhour Chief FOIA Officer Attachments CV 2017 Registration Statistic Rates 18 to 25 Vear Olds CV2017 State Name UNITED STATES 18-2Syo State Name 18-2Syo 91% New Hampshire 100% Alabama 92% New Jersey 95% Alaska 85% New Mexico 91% Arizona 99% New York 90% Arkansas 98% North Carolina 99% California 84% North Dakota 63% Colorado 82% Ohio 99% Connecticut 97% Oklahoma 97% Delaware 99% Oregon 76% District of Columbia 51% Pennsylvania 86% Florida 99% Rhode Island 88% Georgia 93% South Carolina 92% South Dakota 94% Hawaii 85% Idaho 99% Tennessee 92% Illinois 99% Texas 94% Indiana 80% Utah 93% Iowa 90% Vermont 73% Kansas 94% Virginia 90% Kentucky 88% Washington 85% Louisiana 99% West Virginia 87% Maine 92% Wisconsin 83% Wyoming 84% Maryland 86% Massachusetts 76% Michigan 87% Puerto Rico 90% Minnesota 64% 95% America Samoa Mississippi 85% Guam 73% Missouri 89% N. Mariana Islands 72% Montana 77% Virgin Islands 99% Nebraska 83% Nevada 86% Registration Branch Selective Service System 5/14/2018 Selective Service System Number of Status Information Letters by year, from 1980 to the Present Below are the combined counts off of the database going back to 1990. These are based on Calendar year and include favorable and unfavorable. From our DMC Chronology: 01/25/93 began computer generating Status Information Letters (previously referred to as Advisory Opinions) instead of manually creating on PCs. The ones before 1993 were done manually and added to system files. Year Count of Letters 2019 6507 2018 45639 2017 48101 2016 48612 2015 51112 2014 56343 2013 53646 2012 59174 2011 60985 2010 86424 2009 58250 2008 47731 2007 47409 2006 43581 2005 43714 2004 42937 2003 37319 2002 38807 2001 31323 2000 29202 1999 28369 1998 23993 1997 24568 1996 19720 1995 18315 1994 15790 1993 11355 1992 3561 1991 2527 1990 1376 1 Based on Fiscal Year with the postage statements. Numbers going back to FY 2000. Numbers not saved prior to that. FY 2018 FY2017 FY2016 FY2015 FY2014 FY2013 FY2012 FY2011 FY2010 FY2009 FY2008 FY2007 FY2006 FY2005 FY2004 FY2003 FY2002 FY2001 FY2000 51,109 57,667 53,680 58786 61,001 58,105 68,291 63,619 86,692 (not a typo) 52,264 41,819 39,452 35,314 32,819 34,450 25,330 28,618 23,310 24,548 2