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Number of Women Veterans in the United States


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The following table shows the number of women in the United States and Puerto Rico who are veterans of the United States military, according to state of residence. The largest population of female veterans live in California, Texas, Florida, Virginia and Georgia.

State Population1
Alabama 34,155
Alaska 8,232
Arizona 46,246
Arkansas 19,126
California 166,984
Colorado 37,207
Connecticut 15,353
Delaware 6,282
Dist. of Columbia 3,867
Florida 138,342
Georgia 73,390
Hawaii 11,296
Idaho 10,108
Illinois 55,990
Indiana 32,599
Iowa 14,511
Kansas 17,517
Kentucky 23,853
Louisiana 26,661
Maine 10,132
Maryland 47,949
Massachusetts 26,818
Michigan 45,209
Minnesota 22,945
Mississippi 17,486
Missouri 36,685
Montana 7,777
Nebraska 11,051
Nevada 20,771
New Hampshire 8,741
New Jersey 28,739
New Mexico 16,149
New York 65,556
North Carolina 66,916
North Dakota 4,464
Ohio 60,344
Oklahoma 25,688
Oregon 25,103
Pennsylvania 63,418
Puerto Rico 7,182
Rhode Island 5,094
South Carolina 34,158
South Dakota 5,735
Tennessee 38,009
Texas 148,960
Utah 10,474
Vermont 3,710
Virginia 88,082
Washington 54,287
West Virginia 11,485
Wisconsin 27,746
Wyoming 4,286
Terr./Foreign 9,625
Total Women Veterans 1,802,491

NOTE: 1. as of September 2008

Source: www1.va.gov/opa/fact/women_vets.asp

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