Summary
According to the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey (ACS), in 2022 6.2% of the population aged 18 and over were veterans of the U.S. military. Of those veterans, 26.3% served September 2001 or later, 24.5% served between August 1990 and September 2001, 33.6% are veterans of the Vietnam War era, 4.1% were veterans of the Korean War era, and 0.8% were veterans of World War II. Ten percent of veterans were female. White non-Hispanic people were the most represented racial/ethnic group among veterans at 74%, compared to 12.4% Black or African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 7.5% reporting two or more races, and 2.8% reporting a race/ethnicity not listed. For individuals aged 25 or over, 31.6% of veterans held a bachelor’s degree or higher compared to 35.9% of nonveterans.
