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Veterans by state Civilian veterans aged 18 and over, as a number and as a share of the civilian population 18 and over.
Reference period 2025 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (2 options): Veterans (% of civilians 18+) Veterans
Veterans (% of civilians 18+) Veterans
Veterans by state: Veterans (% of civilians 18+) 51 areas ranked by Veterans (% of civilians 18+). Highest: Alaska (9.7); lowest: New York (3.3); national value 5.9. Alaska Alaska: 9.7 9.7 Virginia Virginia: 9.0 9.0 Montana Montana: 8.6 8.6 Wyoming Wyoming: 8.2 8.2 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.0 8.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 7.8 7.8 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.8 7.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 7.7 7.7 Maine Maine: 7.6 7.6 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 7.6 7.6 Alabama Alabama: 7.5 7.5 Arizona Arizona: 7.5 7.5 West Virginia West Virginia: 7.5 7.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 7.4 7.4 Idaho Idaho: 7.4 7.4 North Carolina North Carolina: 7.4 7.4 Nevada Nevada: 7.2 7.2 Colorado Colorado: 7.0 7.0 Florida Florida: 7.0 7.0 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 7.0 7.0 Delaware Delaware: 6.9 6.9 Washington Washington: 6.9 6.9 Georgia Georgia: 6.8 6.8 Missouri Missouri: 6.8 6.8 Maryland Maryland: 6.6 6.6 Mississippi Mississippi: 6.6 6.6 Kentucky Kentucky: 6.5 6.5 Tennessee Tennessee: 6.5 6.5 North Dakota North Dakota: 6.4 6.4 Oregon Oregon: 6.4 6.4 Kansas Kansas: 6.3 6.3 Nebraska Nebraska: 6.3 6.3 Louisiana Louisiana: 6.1 6.1 Vermont Vermont: 6.1 6.1 Iowa Iowa: 6.0 6.0 Ohio Ohio: 6.0 6.0 Texas Texas: 6.0 6.0 Indiana Indiana: 5.8 5.8 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 5.7 5.7 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.6 5.6 Michigan Michigan: 5.4 5.4 Minnesota Minnesota: 5.3 5.3 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 4.6 4.6 Connecticut Connecticut: 4.5 4.5 Illinois Illinois: 4.5 4.5 Utah Utah: 4.4 4.4 California California: 4.0 4.0 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.8 3.8 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 3.5 3.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 3.4 3.4 New York New York: 3.3 3.3 National 5.9
Veterans by state: Veterans (% of civilians 18+) 51 areas ranked by Veterans (% of civilians 18+). Highest: Alaska (9.7); lowest: New York (3.3); national value 5.9. Alaska Alaska: 9.7 9.7 Virginia Virginia: 9.0 9.0 Montana Montana: 8.6 8.6 Wyoming Wyoming: 8.2 8.2 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.0 8.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 7.8 7.8 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.8 7.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 7.7 7.7 Maine Maine: 7.6 7.6 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 7.6 7.6 Alabama Alabama: 7.5 7.5 Arizona Arizona: 7.5 7.5 West Virginia West Virginia: 7.5 7.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 7.4 7.4 Idaho Idaho: 7.4 7.4 North Carolina North Carolina: 7.4 7.4 Nevada Nevada: 7.2 7.2 Colorado Colorado: 7.0 7.0 Florida Florida: 7.0 7.0 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 7.0 7.0 Delaware Delaware: 6.9 6.9 Washington Washington: 6.9 6.9 Georgia Georgia: 6.8 6.8 Missouri Missouri: 6.8 6.8 Maryland Maryland: 6.6 6.6 Mississippi Mississippi: 6.6 6.6 Kentucky Kentucky: 6.5 6.5 Tennessee Tennessee: 6.5 6.5 North Dakota North Dakota: 6.4 6.4 Oregon Oregon: 6.4 6.4 Kansas Kansas: 6.3 6.3 Nebraska Nebraska: 6.3 6.3 Louisiana Louisiana: 6.1 6.1 Vermont Vermont: 6.1 6.1 Iowa Iowa: 6.0 6.0 Ohio Ohio: 6.0 6.0 Texas Texas: 6.0 6.0 Indiana Indiana: 5.8 5.8 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 5.7 5.7 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.6 5.6 Michigan Michigan: 5.4 5.4 Minnesota Minnesota: 5.3 5.3 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 4.6 4.6 Connecticut Connecticut: 4.5 4.5 Illinois Illinois: 4.5 4.5 Utah Utah: 4.4 4.4 California California: 4.0 4.0 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.8 3.8 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 3.5 3.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 3.4 3.4 New York New York: 3.3 3.3 National 5.9
Veterans (% of civilians 18+), 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Veterans (% of civilians 18+). Highest: Alaska (9.7); lowest: New York (3.3); national value 5.9. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Veterans by state: Veterans 51 areas ranked by Veterans. Highest: Texas (1.45M); lowest: District of Columbia (20k). Texas Texas: 1.45M 1.45M Florida Florida: 1.32M 1.32M California California: 1.25M 1.25M North Carolina North Carolina: 646k 646k Virginia Virginia: 623k 623k Georgia Georgia: 597k 597k Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 589k 589k Ohio Ohio: 562k 562k New York New York: 524k 524k Illinois Illinois: 451k 451k Arizona Arizona: 450k 450k Washington Washington: 434k 434k Michigan Michigan: 434k 434k Tennessee Tennessee: 375k 375k South Carolina South Carolina: 351k 351k Missouri Missouri: 334k 334k Colorado Colorado: 331k 331k Maryland Maryland: 322k 322k Indiana Indiana: 315k 315k Alabama Alabama: 304k 304k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 271k 271k New Jersey New Jersey: 255k 255k Minnesota Minnesota: 241k 241k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 238k 238k Kentucky Kentucky: 234k 234k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 223k 223k Oregon Oregon: 222k 222k Louisiana Louisiana: 215k 215k Nevada Nevada: 187k 187k Arkansas Arkansas: 178k 178k Mississippi Mississippi: 151k 151k Iowa Iowa: 151k 151k Kansas Kansas: 144k 144k Connecticut Connecticut: 135k 135k New Mexico New Mexico: 130k 130k Utah Utah: 116k 116k Idaho Idaho: 115k 115k West Virginia West Virginia: 107k 107k Nebraska Nebraska: 96k 96k Maine Maine: 89k 89k Hawaii Hawaii: 85k 85k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 82k 82k Montana Montana: 79k 79k Delaware Delaware: 59k 59k South Dakota South Dakota: 56k 56k Alaska Alaska: 53k 53k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 42k 42k North Dakota North Dakota: 39k 39k Wyoming Wyoming: 38k 38k Vermont Vermont: 33k 33k District of Columbia District of Columbia: 20k 20k
Veterans by state: Veterans 51 areas ranked by Veterans. Highest: Texas (1.45M); lowest: District of Columbia (20k). Texas Texas: 1.45M 1.45M Florida Florida: 1.32M 1.32M California California: 1.25M 1.25M North Carolina North Carolina: 646k 646k Virginia Virginia: 623k 623k Georgia Georgia: 597k 597k Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 589k 589k Ohio Ohio: 562k 562k New York New York: 524k 524k Illinois Illinois: 451k 451k Arizona Arizona: 450k 450k Washington Washington: 434k 434k Michigan Michigan: 434k 434k Tennessee Tennessee: 375k 375k South Carolina South Carolina: 351k 351k Missouri Missouri: 334k 334k Colorado Colorado: 331k 331k Maryland Maryland: 322k 322k Indiana Indiana: 315k 315k Alabama Alabama: 304k 304k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 271k 271k New Jersey New Jersey: 255k 255k Minnesota Minnesota: 241k 241k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 238k 238k Kentucky Kentucky: 234k 234k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 223k 223k Oregon Oregon: 222k 222k Louisiana Louisiana: 215k 215k Nevada Nevada: 187k 187k Arkansas Arkansas: 178k 178k Mississippi Mississippi: 151k 151k Iowa Iowa: 151k 151k Kansas Kansas: 144k 144k Connecticut Connecticut: 135k 135k New Mexico New Mexico: 130k 130k Utah Utah: 116k 116k Idaho Idaho: 115k 115k West Virginia West Virginia: 107k 107k Nebraska Nebraska: 96k 96k Maine Maine: 89k 89k Hawaii Hawaii: 85k 85k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 82k 82k Montana Montana: 79k 79k Delaware Delaware: 59k 59k South Dakota South Dakota: 56k 56k Alaska Alaska: 53k 53k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 42k 42k North Dakota North Dakota: 39k 39k Wyoming Wyoming: 38k 38k Vermont Vermont: 33k 33k District of Colum… District of Columbia: 20k 20k
Veterans, 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Veterans. Highest: Texas (1.45M); lowest: District of Columbia (20k). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Veterans (% of civilians 18+) Veterans United States 5.9 15,746,228 Alabama 7.5 304,284 Alaska 9.7 53,052 Arizona 7.5 449,601 Arkansas 7.4 178,260 California 4 1,254,746 Colorado 7 331,110 Connecticut 4.5 134,586 Delaware 6.9 58,649 District of Columbia 3.5 19,902 Florida 7 1,318,557 Georgia 6.8 596,611 Hawaii 7.7 85,223 Idaho 7.4 115,297 Illinois 4.5 450,893 Indiana 5.8 315,178 Iowa 6 151,216 Kansas 6.3 143,511 Kentucky 6.5 234,003 Louisiana 6.1 215,419 Maine 7.6 89,159 Maryland 6.6 321,975 Massachusetts 3.8 222,521 Michigan 5.4 433,589 Minnesota 5.3 240,553 Mississippi 6.6 151,386 Missouri 6.8 334,269 Montana 8.6 78,530 Nebraska 6.3 96,241 Nevada 7.2 186,734 New Hampshire 7 82,036 New Jersey 3.4 254,840 New Mexico 7.8 130,350 New York 3.3 524,170 North Carolina 7.4 646,491 North Dakota 6.4 39,118 Ohio 6 561,908 Oklahoma 7.6 237,887 Oregon 6.4 222,002 Pennsylvania 5.6 588,783 Rhode Island 4.6 42,095 South Carolina 8 350,835 South Dakota 7.8 55,558 Tennessee 6.5 375,004 Texas 6 1,446,930 Utah 4.4 116,210 Vermont 6.1 33,009 Virginia 9 623,047 Washington 6.9 434,198 West Virginia 7.5 107,341 Wisconsin 5.7 271,392 Wyoming 8.2 37,969
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S2101: Veteran Status . Reference period: 2025.
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