In 2022, 41.73 percent of the male Americans aged 75 years and over were veterans - the most out of any age group or gender. In comparison, less than one percent of the female Americans aged 75 and over were veterans in that year.
Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2022, by age and gender
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Other statistics that may interest you Veterans in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2022, by period of military service
- Basic Statistic U.S. veterans 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Percent of U.S. adult population who are veterans by state 2022
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Demographics
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Employment, income, poverty
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- Basic Statistic Employment status of U.S. veterans 2022, by age
- Basic Statistic U.S. Veterans - occupations by gender 2022
- Basic Statistic Occupations of male veterans in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Occupations of female veterans in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. employed veterans, by industry 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. forecast number of military retirees FY 2023-2033
- Basic Statistic Median income of veterans U.S. 2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. veterans - Unemployment rate by period of service 2022
Expenses for veterans
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- Basic Statistic U.S. government - outlays of the Department of Veterans Affairs 2000-2028
- Basic Statistic Expenditure on U.S. veterans, by state 2022
- Premium Statistic Mortgage delinquency rates for VA loans in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Total expenditure for hospital and medical care for veterans in the U.S. 2017-2022
- Basic Statistic Expenditure for medical care on veterans in the U.S. in 2022, by state
Health care
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- Premium Statistic Number of VA inpatient care sites in the U.S. in 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Number of VA outpatient care sites in the U.S. in 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. veterans enrolled in the VA health care system in 2022, by age
- Basic Statistic Veterans without health coverage in the U.S. in 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Overall health of veterans before and after joining the military U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Main barriers to access primary health care reported by veterans in the U.S. in 2021
- Basic Statistic Ease of obtaining medical care through the VA in the U.S. in 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan service-related injury daily impacts as of 2021
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- Period of military service of male veterans in the U.S.
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- Number of soldiers in the U.S. Military by military sector
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- Share of married active-duty in dual-military marriages in the U.S. in 2010
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US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2023). Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2022, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250366/percentage-of-us-population-who-are-veterans/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2022, by age and gender." Chart. September 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250366/percentage-of-us-population-who-are-veterans/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2022, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250366/percentage-of-us-population-who-are-veterans/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of U.S. Population Who Are Veterans in 2022, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250366/percentage-of-us-population-who-are-veterans/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2022, by age and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250366/percentage-of-us-population-who-are-veterans/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Percentage of U.S. population who are veterans in 2022, by age and gender [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250366/percentage-of-us-population-who-are-veterans/