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The U.S. Veteran Population
The following table shows the number of military personnel who served
in America's wars, from World War II through the Gulf War. Data is as of
2009.
| Period of service |
Number
in 2009 |
Percentage
of all
veterans |
Median
age |
Percentage
women |
Percentage
employed |
Percentage
in poverty
in 1999 |
Percentage
disabled |
|
All veterans, 18 years and over
|
21,848,693
|
100.0%
|
49 (women) 64 (men)
|
6.9%
|
77.1%
|
15.7%
|
32.5%
|
| Sept. 2001 to 2009 (Gulf
War II) |
1,682,349 |
7.7 |
37 |
18 |
82.2 |
n.a. |
25.0 |
| Aug. 1990 to Sept. 2001 (Gulf
War I) |
3,024,503 |
11.5 |
33.3 |
15.7 |
81.4 |
6.2 |
16.3 |
| Sept. 1980 to July 1990 |
3,806,602 |
14.4 |
38.8 |
13.0 |
82.7 |
5.5 |
18.2 |
| May 1975 to Aug. 1980 |
2,775,492 |
10.5 |
45.5 |
9.9 |
78.0 |
5.6 |
22.7 |
| Vietnam era (Aug. 1964 to April
1975) |
8,380,356 |
31.7 |
53.2 |
3.2 |
75.4 |
5.1 |
24.8 |
| Feb. 1955 to July 1964 |
4,355,323 |
16.5 |
62.8 |
2.4 |
51.4 |
4.9 |
29.4 |
| Korean War (June 1950 to Jan.
1955) |
4,045,521 |
15.3 |
70.1 |
2.2 |
24.6 |
4.5 |
33.6 |
| World War II (Sept. 1940 to July
1947) |
5,719,898 |
21.7 |
76.7 |
4.2 |
11.6 |
4.8 |
45.2 |
| Some other time |
323,785 |
1.2 |
74.3 |
4.5 |
16.1 |
6.6 |
46.4 |
NOTE: The figures do not add up to 100 percent because
veterans may have served in more than one time period.
Source: The U.S. Census Bureau.
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