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The research was conducted by the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute within RAND Education and Labor. Epstein through the Epstein Family Foundation. Farmer, Jessica Phillips, and Rajeev Ramchand, RR-A1363-5, 2023 (available at To view this infographic online, visit © 2023 RAND Corporationįunding for this publication was made possible by a generous gift from Daniel J. This infographic describes work done in RAND Education and Labor and documented in A Summary of Veteran-Related Statistics, by Eric Robinson, Justin W. SOURCE: Features information from American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample 1-year files, 20. States with the largest populations of veteran residents California 1,530,950 Texas 1,524,581 Ohio 708,965 Pennsylvania 799,031 Florida 1,311,355 States with the highest percentages of veteran residents Alaska 10.9% Montana 10.1% Virginia 10.0% Wyoming 9.5% Idaho 9.2% States with the highest proportions of veterans include Western states and Virginia. The largest populations of veterans reside in states with numerous military bases, including Texas, California, and Florida. Pre-9/11 refers to veterans who served exclusively prior to 9/11. NOTE: Post-9/11 refers to veterans who served after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The population of post-9/11 veterans is younger, more diverse (in terms of sex and race/ethnicity), and more educated than earlier cohorts of veterans. Nationally, the overall number of veterans has been steadily declining.=Ģ007 22,916,819 2019 17,411,251 Changing Veteran Demographics Veteran Demographics Veteran Population Size RAND Veterans Policy Research Institute Trends in U.S.

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