National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics
Veteran Population
| AK | AL | AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DC | DE | FL |
| GA | GU | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY | LA |
| MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NC | ND |
| NE | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA |
| PR | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA |
| WI | WV | WY | |||||||
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The Nation
| Age/Gender | Period Served | Race/Ethnicity |
| Branch of Service | Officer/Enlisted |
The States
| Age/Gender | Period Served | Race/Ethnicity |
Other Demographics
| Counties | All 115th Congressional Districts | All Veterans Integrated Service Networks |
Data reflected in the above population tables is for living Veterans.
The Veteran Population Projection Model 2016 (VetPop2016) provides the latest official Veteran population projection from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VetPop2016 is a deterministic actuarial projection model developed by the office of Predictive Analytics and Actuary (PAA) to estimate and project the Veteran Population from Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 to FY2045. Using the best available Veteran data at the end of FY2015 as the base population. VetPop2016 projects living and deceased Veteran counts by key demographic characteristics such as age, gender, period of service, and race/ethnicity at various geographic levels for the next 30 years. See VetPop2016 Executive Summary and VetPop2016 Overview for more information.
The Veterans Day 2019 Infographic highlights how Veterans continue to serve in the Federal Government and the private sector.
The VetPop2016 Infographic displays charts, graphs, maps to visualize data of the Veteran Population Projection Model 2016 (VetPop2016). Vetpop16 provides the latest official Veteran population by key demographic characteristics such as age/generations, gender, period of service and race/ethnicity at the national, state and Congressional District levels for the next 30 years.
The VetPop2019 Infographic describes the Veteran Population Projection Model used to estimate and project the numbers and characteristics of the Veteran population. The process includes blending data from various data sources to produce Veteran counts at the national, state and below the state levels for certain demographics. It includes projecting the number of Veteran records out into the future for 30-years.
The WW1 Infographic shows how occupations of WWI Veterans in 1930 have evolved and changed from the Gulf War I Era Veterans' occupations in 2008.
This Memorial Day 2019 Infographic illustrates the sacrifice of America's Veterans during the battle, other deaths while in service, and after leaving the military. The infographic also provides key statistics on how VA's National Cemetery Administration memorializes Veterans.
The Demographic Characteristics data table provides a brief demographic profile of Veterans who separated from the military at two points in time: 2011 and 2017. It contains distributions on age, sex/ethnicity, and military component.
VA released Veterans Day 2019: Veterans Keep On Serving This infographic highlights how Veterans continue to serve in Government and the private sector. November 8, 2019
VA released Compensation and Pension by County 2018 This report shows the number of Veterans in each state and county who received monthly Disability Compensation and Pension payments during fiscal year 2018. It also includes breakdowns by disability rating groups, age groups, and gender. October 8, 2019
VA released Memorial Day 2019: VA Honors All Who Have Served and Died This Memorial Day infographic illustrates the sacrifice of America's Veterans during the battle, other deaths while in service, and after leaving the military. The infographic also provides key statistics on how VA's National Cemetery Administration memorializes Veterans.
VA released Veteran Population InfographicThe Veteran Population Projection Model process includes blending data from various data sources to produce Veteran counts at the national, state and below state levels for certain demographics. It includes projecting the number of Veteran records out into the future for 30-years. The projeced Veteran population is both declining in number and becoming more evenly distributed in age. Whereas the annual change for the total Veteran population is -1.8 percent per year and the male Veteran population is -2.2 percent per year, the annual change to the female Veteran population is +0.6 percent per year. May 10, 2019
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