Posted on: November 19, 2019
Every November, America celebrates its service men and women through Veterans Day (external link).
Quick Facts on veterans nationwide:
- In 2018, the country had 18 million veterans. This is 7.12% of the civilian population 18 years and older.
- Today, 1 in 10 veterans are women. The number of female veterans in the United States in 2018 was 1.7 million.
- A little more than three-quarters of our country’s veterans are non-Hispanic white.
A nationwide look at rates of veterans among all 50 states
Data Source: Census.gov (external link) Image Source: Census.gov (PDF) (external link)
Veterans in Georgia
The map below shows the percent of veterans among the civilian population 18 years and older. Overall, census tracts and counties located near a military base had higher shares of veterans. Liberty County had the highest percent share (24.9 percent), followed by Chattahoochee County (19.8 percent) and Camden County (18.2 percent). The lowest shares of veterans were in Clarke (4.4 percent), Echols (4.7 percent) and Baker (4.8 percent) counties.
Data source
- Veterans population and percent share: Atlanta Regional Commission’s Open Data and Mapping Hub
- Military zone: Georgia Department of Community Affairs (external link)
