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Veterans in the United States

Statistics report about veterans in the United States

This report presents graphs and tables about U.S. war veterans. It begins with an overview of veterans in the U.S. and follows up with information demographics. It then goes into detail on the employment, income, and poverty among U.S. veterans and ends with data on expenditures spent towards veterans.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2023, by period of military service
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2024, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of adult population who are veterans 2024, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2023, by disability status
  • Basic Statistic Total U.S. servicemembers and living veterans of major conflicts 1941-2021
  • Basic Statistic Projected number of living U.S. WWII veterans until 2036

Demographics

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2024, by age and gender
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. population who were veterans 2023, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. veterans by race and Hispanic origin 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2024, by education

Employment, income, poverty

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  • Basic Statistic Employment status of U.S. veterans 2024, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. most common veteran occupations 2024, by gender 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. occupations of male veterans 2024
  • Basic Statistic Occupations of female veterans in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. employed veterans 2024, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Forecast number of military retirees in the U.S. FY 2024-FY 2034
  • Basic Statistic Median income of veterans U.S. 2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veteran unemployment rate 2024, by period of service
  • Basic Statistic U.S. poverty status of veterans 2024, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of homeless veterans in the U.S. 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of homeless veterans 2025, by race

Expenses for veterans

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. government outlays of the Department of Veterans Affairs 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans expenditure 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Mortgage delinquency rates for VA loans in the U.S. 2000-2024, by quarter
  • Basic Statistic Total expenditure for hospital and medical care for veterans in the U.S. 2017-2022
  • Basic Statistic Expenditure for medical care on veterans in the U.S. in 2022, by state

Health care

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  • Premium Statistic Number of VA inpatient care sites in the U.S. in 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic Number of VA outpatient care sites in the U.S. in 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by age
  • Basic Statistic Veterans without health coverage in the U.S. in 2024, by age
  • Premium Statistic Overall health of veterans before and after joining the military U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Main barriers to access primary health care reported by veterans in the U.S. in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Ease of obtaining medical care through the VA in the U.S. in 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan service-related injury daily impacts as of 2021
  • Premium Statistic Resources for seeking care for veterans with a mental health injury U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan using supplemental/alternative therapies 2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan taking selected medications 2021
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