In 2021, about 5.25 million veterans in the United States served in the Vietnam Era only. A further 715,767 American veterans served during the Korean War as of that year.
Number of veterans in the United States in 2021, by period of military service
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Statistics on Veterans in the United States
Overview
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Demographics
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Employment, income, poverty
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- Basic Statistic Employment status of U.S. veterans 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic U.S. Veterans - occupations by gender 2021
- Basic Statistic Occupations of male veterans in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Occupations of female veterans in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. employed veterans, by industry 2021
- Basic Statistic Median income of veterans U.S. 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. veterans - Unemployment rate by period of service 2021
- Basic Statistic Poverty status of U.S. veterans 2021, by age
Expenses for veterans
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Further related statistics
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- Education of U.S. veterans 2009, by period of service
- Female veterans - Age distribution
- Male veterans - Age distribution
- Period of military service of male veterans in the U.S.
- Number of soldiers in the U.S. Military by military sector
- U.S. spending on the Iraq war and number U.S. soldier fatalities 2003-2012
- Number of personnel in the Ministry of Defence 2009-2022
- Period of military service of female veterans
- U.S. veterans' caregivers: characteristics 2010
- Distribution of Swedish Armed Forces’ permanent personnel 2016, by area
- Personal income - Veterans
- Total U.S DoD and Coast Guard Reserve personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Number of U.S. DoD Asian officers and enlisted, by service branch 2010
- Factors that infuence intentions to leave the UK armed services 2018
- Number of stores of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service in 2020, by type
- Households that share toilet facility with other households in Nigeria 2020
- Number of millionaires Indonesia 2016-2025
- International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees members U.S. 2000-2013
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- Female veterans - Age distribution
- Male veterans - Age distribution
- Period of military service of male veterans in the U.S.
- Number of soldiers in the U.S. Military by military sector
- U.S. spending on the Iraq war and number U.S. soldier fatalities 2003-2012
- Number of personnel in the Ministry of Defence 2009-2022
- Period of military service of female veterans
- U.S. veterans' caregivers: characteristics 2010
- Distribution of Swedish Armed Forces’ permanent personnel 2016, by area
- Personal income - Veterans
- Total U.S DoD and Coast Guard Reserve personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Number of U.S. DoD Asian officers and enlisted, by service branch 2010
- Factors that infuence intentions to leave the UK armed services 2018
- Number of stores of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service in 2020, by type
- Households that share toilet facility with other households in Nigeria 2020
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US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2022). Number of veterans in the United States in 2021, by period of military service [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250279/us-veterans-by-period-of-military-service/
US Census Bureau. "Number of veterans in the United States in 2021, by period of military service." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250279/us-veterans-by-period-of-military-service/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of veterans in the United States in 2021, by period of military service. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250279/us-veterans-by-period-of-military-service/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Veterans in The United States in 2021, by Period of Military Service." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250279/us-veterans-by-period-of-military-service/
US Census Bureau, Number of veterans in the United States in 2021, by period of military service Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250279/us-veterans-by-period-of-military-service/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of veterans in the United States in 2021, by period of military service [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250279/us-veterans-by-period-of-military-service/