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Introduction

On November 11, the United States honors the veterans of the United States Armed Forces. A veteran is any person who has served in a branch of the armed forces, such as the Marine Corps, the Army, or the Air Force for example, and who has been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. In 2019, the United States  Census Bureau stated that, in total,17.4 million veterans were living in the country. A percentage of each state’s population is made up of veterans who served both during peacetime and in war. 

Throughout the United States, the percentage of living veterans differs from state to state, ranging from approximately 4% to 12%, with most states having 7%—8.5% of their population composed of veterans. Each state provides various veterans’ benefits (such as medical benefits or housing) and sets different criteria to access them. 

To learn more about veterans by state, explore the data in the charts.

#StateVeteran PopulationKorean War VeteransVietnam War Veterans
1California1,525,746132,542531,254
2Texas1,435,52783,667461,679
3Florida1,416,472127,629507,334
4Pennsylvania731,41168,143268,632
5Ohio685,90551,174247,608
6New York676,29569,245234,646
7Virginia674,24235,076197,412
8North Carolina654,36541,346223,229
9Georgia625,25132,126202,654
10Illinois553,59346,440199,747
11Michigan532,39443,845201,285
12Washington517,91231,253183,688
13Arizona491,23939,295184,354
14Tennessee428,51927,352155,261
15Missouri391,51330,322147,403
16Indiana372,07427,276130,705
17Colorado370,67722,853124,558
18South Carolina360,35521,613133,143
19Maryland357,26122,331109,070
20Alabama324,85721,723114,232
21Wisconsin319,28027,649117,606
22New Jersey313,92835,079115,126
23Minnesota291,45328,659111,438
24Massachusetts290,64832,056101,911
25Oregon273,94622,238105,563
26Oklahoma266,89517,87898,151
27Kentucky257,45215,82694,424
28Louisiana239,88115,81685,378
29Nevada205,65913,16374,314
30Arkansas191,78614,38072,639
31Iowa178,48116,81465,362
32Kansas172,75014,21861,707
33Mississippi164,68710,96356,607
34Connecticut160,14217,58957,467
35New Mexico141,55810,89854,010
36West Virginia125,0849,51449,325
37Utah120,1989,19241,690
38Idaho115,5498,01844,157
39Nebraska113,56710,04639,928
40Maine101,6528,06339,135
41Hawaii97,4786,83833,087
42New Hampshire93,3267,63634,719
43Montana85,4015,57632,328
44Delaware65,0654,63825,379
45Alaska64,7652,08619,174
46South Dakota55,9694,68920,519
47Rhode Island52,1285,27319,771
48North Dakota46,2883,14615,435
49Wyoming44,4032,97416,862
50Vermont34,9153,03513,653
51District of Columbia25,5142,4207,044

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324,857

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#20

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#24

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#21

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Alaska

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64,765

Ranked in the US

#45

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#47

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Arizona

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491,239

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#13

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#10

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#12

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Arkansas

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191,786

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#30

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#31

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California

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1,525,746

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Colorado

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370,677

Ranked in the US

#17

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#21

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#18

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Connecticut

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160,142

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#34

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#27

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#33

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Delaware

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65,065

Ranked in the US

#44

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#46

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District of Columbia

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25,514

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#51

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Florida

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1,416,472

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#2

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Georgia

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625,251

Ranked in the US

#9

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#13

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#8

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Hawaii

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97,478

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#41

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#42

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Idaho

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115,549

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#38

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#40

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#37

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Illinois

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553,593

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#10

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#7

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#10

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Indiana

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372,074

Ranked in the US

#16

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#20

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#17

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Iowa

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178,481

Ranked in the US

#31

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#28

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Kansas

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172,750

Ranked in the US

#32

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#32

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Kentucky

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257,452

Ranked in the US

#27

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#29

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#27

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Louisiana

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239,881

Ranked in the US

#28

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#30

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#28

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Maine

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101,652

Ranked in the US

#40

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#39

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Maryland

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357,261

Ranked in the US

#19

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#22

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#23

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Massachusetts

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290,648

Ranked in the US

#24

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#14

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#25

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Michigan

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532,394

Ranked in the US

#11

Ranked in the US

#8

Ranked in the US

#9

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Minnesota

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291,453

Ranked in the US

#23

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#17

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#22

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Mississippi

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164,687

Ranked in the US

#33

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#34

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#34

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Missouri

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391,513

Ranked in the US

#15

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#16

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#15

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Montana

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85,401

Ranked in the US

#43

Ranked in the US

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Nebraska

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113,567

Ranked in the US

#39

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#36

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#39

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Nevada

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205,659

Ranked in the US

#29

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#33

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#29

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New Hampshire

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93,326

Ranked in the US

#42

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#41

Ranked in the US

#41

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New Jersey

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313,928

Ranked in the US

#22

Ranked in the US

#11

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#20

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New Mexico

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141,558

Ranked in the US

#35

Ranked in the US

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Ranked in the US

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New York

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676,295

Ranked in the US

#6

Ranked in the US

#4

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#6

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North Carolina

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654,365

Ranked in the US

#8

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#9

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#7

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North Dakota

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46,288

Ranked in the US

#48

Ranked in the US

#47

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#49

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Ohio

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685,905

Ranked in the US

#5

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#6

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#5

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Oklahoma

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266,895

Ranked in the US

#26

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Oregon

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273,946

Ranked in the US

#25

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#23

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#24

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Pennsylvania

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731,411

Ranked in the US

#4

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#4

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Rhode Island

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52,128

Ranked in the US

#47

Ranked in the US

#44

Ranked in the US

#46

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South Carolina

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360,355

Ranked in the US

#18

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#25

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#16

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South Dakota

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55,969

Ranked in the US

#46

Ranked in the US

#45

Ranked in the US

#45

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Tennessee

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428,519

Ranked in the US

#14

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#19

Ranked in the US

#14

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Texas

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1,435,527

Ranked in the US

#2

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#3

Ranked in the US

#3

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Utah

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120,198

Ranked in the US

#37

Ranked in the US

#38

Ranked in the US

#38

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Vermont

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34,915

Ranked in the US

#50

Ranked in the US

#48

Ranked in the US

#50

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Virginia

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674,242

Ranked in the US

#7

Ranked in the US

#12

Ranked in the US

#11

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Washington

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517,912

Ranked in the US

#12

Ranked in the US

#15

Ranked in the US

#13

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West Virginia

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125,084

Ranked in the US

#36

Ranked in the US

#37

Ranked in the US

#36

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Wisconsin

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319,280

Ranked in the US

#21

Ranked in the US

#18

Ranked in the US

#19

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Wyoming

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44,403

Ranked in the US

#49

Ranked in the US

#49

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#48

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Korean War Veterans

Vietnam War Veterans

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