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About Veterans -
Did You Know?
Posted 11 November 2008
There are 26.4 million veterans in
the United States; this is a ratio of about 1-in-8 U.S. civilians 18
and over, or 13 percent.
- Six percent of civilian veterans are women.
- Thirty-seven percent of civilian veterans are over the age of 65.
- There are 2.6 million African-American veterans.
- Approximately 22.6 million veterans are White; 1.1 million are
Hispanic; 284,000 are Asian; and 196,000, American Indian or Alaska
Native. (The numbers for African Americans, Whites, Asians and American
Indians or Alaska Natives refer to those reporting a single race only.)
- Among the nation's veterans, approximately 6 million served in World
War II, 4 million served in the Korean War, 8 million during the
Vietnam era and 3 million in Persian Gulf War.
- There are seven states with 1 million or more veterans. These states
include California (2.6 million), Florida (1.9 million), Texas (1.8
million), New York (1.4 million), Pennsylvania (1.3 million), Ohio (1.1
million) and Illinois (1.0 million).
- Seventeen percent of Alaskan civilians 18 and over are veterans, the
highest rate in the country. Other states where 15 percent or more of
the adult, civilian population are veterans include Arizona, Florida,
Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and
Wyoming.
- Veterans received an aggregate amount of $15.5 billion during the
2000 fiscal year. Included in this total, are the 2.3 million veterans
receiving compensation for service-connected disabilities.
- The projected national expenditure for veterans' benefits in 2004 was
$62 billion.
This information was collected from the 2000 Census, unless otherwise
indicated, and is provided courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
For more information about veterans or Veterans Day visit
www.history.com
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