Facts and Statistics

The Need for Veterans Assistance:

Overview:
• 23,067,000 - Projected U.S. Veterans Population*
• 1,824,000 (8%) - Projected female U.S. Veterans Population*
• 9.3 million - The number of veterans 65 and older in 2007**
• 1.9 million - The number of veterans younger than 35 in 2007**
• 5 - Number of states with 1 million or more veterans in 2007. These states are California (2.1 million), Florida (1.7 million), Texas (1.7 million), New York (1.1 million) and Pennsylvania (1.1 million)***

Service:
• 7.9 million - Number of Vietnam-era veterans in 2007**
• 5 million - Served during the Gulf War (representing service from Aug. 2, 1990, to present) **
• 2.9 million - Served in World War II (1941-1945) **
• 3 million - Served in the Korean War (1950-1953) **
• 6.1 million - Served in peacetime**
• 957,441 - Living OEF/OIF veterans (as of 9/30/08) *

Disabilities:
• 6 million - Number of veterans with a disability****
• 3.1 million - Number of veterans receiving VA Disability Compensation (as of 12/31/09) *
• 280,830 - Number of veterans rated 100% disabled (as of 12/31/2009)*

Income and Poverty:
• $36,053 - Annual median income of veterans, in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars****
• 1.34 million - Number of active VA Home loan participants (as of 12/31/09) *
• 1.5 million - Veterans are considered at-risk of homelessness due to poverty, lack of support networks, and dismal living conditions in overcrowded or substandard housing*****
• Only 8% of the general population can claim veteran status, but nearly 20% of the homeless population are veterans*****

Sources:
* 2010 National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, VA Stats at a Glance ** Table 503, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009*** Table 502, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 **** 2007 American Community Survey***** National Coalition for Homeless Veterans