(NEXSTAR) — Veterans comprise roughly 6% of the U.S. inhabitants, U.S. Census Bureau knowledge reveals. In some states, nonetheless, veterans symbolize an excellent bigger a part of the general public.
The Census Bureau’s most up-to-date American Neighborhood Survey estimates greater than 15.8 million Individuals beforehand served. Unsurprisingly, the nation’s most-populated states — Texas, Florida, and California — are dwelling to probably the most veterans.
Every state has greater than 1 million veterans, however Texas has the best quantity at practically 1.4 million. Right here in Michigan, there are greater than 441,000 veterans, which make up 5.6% of our state inhabitants.
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In 4 states and the District of Columbia, lower than 50,000 residents are veterans: Vermont, Wyoming, Rhode Island, and North Dakota.
The interactive map under reveals the variety of residents in every state which have served, in addition to the share of the state’s inhabitants which are veterans:
Alaska has the biggest proportion of former servicemen and girls, with roughly 10.5% of its inhabitants being veterans. Census knowledge estimates recommend roughly 23,000 of them — or about 42% — served between September 2001 and now. Practically 16,000 served in the course of the first decade of the Gulf Warfare.
Whereas it has among the many fewest veterans, practically 9% of Wyoming’s residents are former servicemembers.
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In New Jersey, New York, and the District of Columbia, lower than 4% of the inhabitants are thought of veterans.
The Census knowledge additionally estimates that greater than 4.4 million of the nation’s 15.8 million veterans are 75 years previous or older. Presumably, lots of these veterans served in World Warfare II or the Korean Warfare. Of these wars, solely roughly 91,000 and 548,000 veterans stay within the U.S.
Over 5.2 million veterans served in the course of the Vietnam period, the Census knowledge reveals. The following-largest group of veterans, roughly 4.4 million, served within the final twenty years.
