Number of Women Veterans in the United States

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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.

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State Population
2010
Population
2014
Alabama 35,526 42,704
Alaska 8,549 10,192
Arizona 47,593 54,221
Arkansas 19,805 20,640
California 166,709 165,962
Colorado 38,095 46,380
Connecticut 15,211 16,545
Delaware 6,430 5,711
Dist. of Columbia 3,886 3,910
Florida n.a. 153,831
Georgia 76,745 90,382
Hawaii 11,634 12,808
Idaho 10,594 9,683
Illinois 57,121 54,707
Indiana 33,343 35,569
Iowa 14,927 15,070
Kansas 18,105 17,813
Kentucky 24,808 24,493
Louisiana 27,147 31,905
Maine 10,306 10,071
Maryland 49,129 57,627
Massachusetts 26,085 26,151
Michigan 45,420 46,249
Minnesota 23,157 25,607
Mississippi 17,897 20,140
Missouri 37,777 38,277
Montana 8,038 8,445
Nebraska 11,311 11,705
Nevada 21,433 21,362
New Hampshire 8,828 8,892
New Jersey 28,080 33,369
New Mexico 16,555 16,743
New York 64,535 66,052
North Carolina 69,617 84,073
North Dakota 4,647 4,712
Ohio 60,908 67,553
Oklahoma 26,646 29,848
Oregon 25,295 28,843
Pennsylvania 63,603 71,289
Puerto Rico 7,232 5,331
Rhode Island 5,007 5,300
South Carolina 35,540 45,974
South Dakota 5,985 6,294
Tennessee 39,215 44,667
Texas 155,625 177,075
Utah 10,963 11,515
Vermont 3,679 3,274
Virginia 92,036 107,201
Washington 55,675 64,392
West Virginia 11,870 10,066
Wisconsin 28,219 33,629
Wyoming 4,495 3,627
Total Women Veterans 1.8 million 1.6 million

Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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