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Veterans' education, work, poverty and disability by state

For civilian veterans and nonveterans: the share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher, labor force participation and unemployment rates at ages 18 to 64, and the shares of adults 18 and over below the poverty level and with a disability. Veterans are older on average than nonveterans, which raises their disability rates. Percentages are as published in the ACS subject table.

Reference period
2025
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Veterans' education, work, poverty and disability by state: Veterans with a bachelor's degree or higher (%)51 areas ranked by Veterans with a bachelor's degree or higher (%). Highest: District of Columbia (48.0); lowest: North Dakota (22.4); national value 33.3.District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 48.048.0VirginiaVirginia: 46.846.8MarylandMaryland: 45.745.7ColoradoColorado: 43.743.7UtahUtah: 39.939.9HawaiiHawaii: 38.938.9MassachusettsMassachusetts: 38.038.0Rhode IslandRhode Island: 37.237.2CaliforniaCalifornia: 36.336.3WashingtonWashington: 36.336.3FloridaFlorida: 36.136.1New HampshireNew Hampshire: 35.935.9South DakotaSouth Dakota: 35.835.8TexasTexas: 35.835.8ArizonaArizona: 35.435.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 34.734.7KansasKansas: 34.234.2South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 34.234.2GeorgiaGeorgia: 34.034.0New JerseyNew Jersey: 33.233.2ConnecticutConnecticut: 33.133.1DelawareDelaware: 33.133.1VermontVermont: 33.133.1North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 32.932.9AlabamaAlabama: 32.832.8OregonOregon: 32.232.2MinnesotaMinnesota: 31.631.6MaineMaine: 31.531.5MontanaMontana: 31.231.2New YorkNew York: 31.131.1AlaskaAlaska: 30.930.9NebraskaNebraska: 30.530.5WyomingWyoming: 29.929.9IllinoisIllinois: 29.729.7TennesseeTennessee: 29.629.6NevadaNevada: 29.529.5IdahoIdaho: 29.129.1OklahomaOklahoma: 29.129.1MissouriMissouri: 28.528.5LouisianaLouisiana: 27.727.7IowaIowa: 27.227.2MississippiMississippi: 27.027.0PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 26.926.9OhioOhio: 26.426.4ArkansasArkansas: 26.226.2MichiganMichigan: 25.925.9WisconsinWisconsin: 25.825.8KentuckyKentucky: 25.725.7IndianaIndiana: 25.325.3West VirginiaWest Virginia: 23.523.5North DakotaNorth Dakota: 22.422.4National 33.3
Veterans' education, work, poverty and disability by state: Veterans with a bachelor's degree or higher (%)51 areas ranked by Veterans with a bachelor's degree or higher (%). Highest: District of Columbia (48.0); lowest: North Dakota (22.4); national value 33.3.District of Colum…District of Columbia: 48.048.0VirginiaVirginia: 46.846.8MarylandMaryland: 45.745.7ColoradoColorado: 43.743.7UtahUtah: 39.939.9HawaiiHawaii: 38.938.9MassachusettsMassachusetts: 38.038.0Rhode IslandRhode Island: 37.237.2CaliforniaCalifornia: 36.336.3WashingtonWashington: 36.336.3FloridaFlorida: 36.136.1New HampshireNew Hampshire: 35.935.9South DakotaSouth Dakota: 35.835.8TexasTexas: 35.835.8ArizonaArizona: 35.435.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 34.734.7KansasKansas: 34.234.2South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 34.234.2GeorgiaGeorgia: 34.034.0New JerseyNew Jersey: 33.233.2ConnecticutConnecticut: 33.133.1DelawareDelaware: 33.133.1VermontVermont: 33.133.1North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 32.932.9AlabamaAlabama: 32.832.8OregonOregon: 32.232.2MinnesotaMinnesota: 31.631.6MaineMaine: 31.531.5MontanaMontana: 31.231.2New YorkNew York: 31.131.1AlaskaAlaska: 30.930.9NebraskaNebraska: 30.530.5WyomingWyoming: 29.929.9IllinoisIllinois: 29.729.7TennesseeTennessee: 29.629.6NevadaNevada: 29.529.5IdahoIdaho: 29.129.1OklahomaOklahoma: 29.129.1MissouriMissouri: 28.528.5LouisianaLouisiana: 27.727.7IowaIowa: 27.227.2MississippiMississippi: 27.027.0PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 26.926.9OhioOhio: 26.426.4ArkansasArkansas: 26.226.2MichiganMichigan: 25.925.9WisconsinWisconsin: 25.825.8KentuckyKentucky: 25.725.7IndianaIndiana: 25.325.3West VirginiaWest Virginia: 23.523.5North DakotaNorth Dakota: 22.422.4National 33.3
Veterans with a bachelor's degree or higher (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Veterans with a bachelor's degree or higher (%). Highest: District of Columbia (48.0); lowest: North Dakota (22.4); national value 33.3. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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United States33.337.676.87944.97.511.23215.1
Alabama32.830.87175.13.44.98.113.734.218.8
Alaska30.932.975.978.32.25.26.910.130.214.9
Arizona35.434.176.577.554.97.511.531.715.7
Arkansas26.22966.276.13.64.310.313.941.319.9
California36.338.976.477.95.66.37.710.931.713.7
Colorado43.747.580.682.45.14.36.29.22912.7
Connecticut33.144.278.481.66.55.75.78.729.513.8
Delaware33.139.583.479.36.24.58.7931.314
District of Columbia4865.681.181.46.47.31114.126.613.4
Florida36.136.775.178.73.64.37.710.832.714.5
Georgia3436.574.5783.84.98.911.33214.7
Hawaii38.938.778.379.83.43.14.39.630.314.1
Idaho29.133.579.879.12.73.38.79.432.716.1
Illinois29.739.67780.14.75.57.510.930.913.8
Indiana25.331.179.179.534.36.611.334.217
Iowa27.232.982.683.22.83.47.31129.615.2
Kansas34.23777.681.623.56.81031.915.6
Kentucky25.728.97374.83.44.98.815.334.220.4
Louisiana27.728.375.874.43.44.68.116.536.819.4
Maine31.539.275.180.133.36.71031.316.5
Maryland45.745.380.482.21.94.95.39.325.613.8
Massachusetts3849.77881.33.15.16.99.729.513.8
Michigan25.934.475.778.23.85.28.811.833.816.4
Minnesota31.641.482.984.13.93.968.930.113.3
Mississippi2726.770.873.33.25.410.216.73621.3
Missouri28.534.177.279.33.33.5811.234.616.9
Montana31.236.873.780.15.82.77.511.23416
Nebraska30.536.581.584.21.93.27.79.83013.2
Nevada29.528.976.479.74.25.78.210.533.715.6
New Hampshire35.9428182.522.74.5626.914.4
New Jersey33.245.580.681.66.55.27.28.330.112.3
New Mexico34.73169.274.744.98.615.237.119.5
New York31.142.474.678.14.75.78.512.931.114.7
North Carolina32.938.575.278.544.37.311.431.415.4
North Dakota22.43576841.11.999.629.413.2
Ohio26.432.978.979.63.24.17.711.631.316.3
Oklahoma29.128.672.175.42.64.48.913.637.420
Oregon32.23776.279.32.45.57.511.63517.2
Pennsylvania26.937.878.379.63.54.66.610.731.215.9
Rhode Island37.239.982.779.97.14.27.29.228.215.5
South Carolina34.234.57677.73.24.78.112.632.516.7
South Dakota35.832.782.282.41.62.56.611.229.215.1
Tennessee29.633.175.5782.34.1811.833.816.3
Texas35.835.57778.35.65.17.711.733.314.1
Utah39.939.180.881.34.83.878.83312.3
Vermont33.145.476.582.24.22.78.29.13216.8
Virginia46.844.581.680.22.94.15.99.42513.8
Washington36.341.978.580.155.56.51032.215.2
West Virginia23.524.867.570.74.54.97.815.93820.8
Wisconsin25.835.97882.43.13.16.89.930.114.1
Wyoming29.93480.879.96.33.95.110.732.415.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S2101: Veteran Status. Reference period: 2025.

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Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Dataset
ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2101
Table
Veterans' education, work, poverty and disability by state
Data last updated
2026-11-09
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Veterans' education, work, poverty and disability by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2101. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-veterans-characteristics/