This statistic displays the most common occupational branches of U.S. veterans by gender in 2024. In 2024, about 12.6 percent male U.S. veterans were working in the service sector, compared to 14.2 percent of female U.S. veterans.

National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (NCVAS) Web Site. The web site contains a collection of statistics, data, and reports about Veterans and the utilization of VA benefits and services.

In 2024, about 220,809 veterans in the United States aged between 35 and 54 had an income below the poverty level. In that same year, 588,448 veterans aged 65 and older had an income below the poverty level - the most out of any age group.

National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics Pocket Cards archives are a compilation of facts related to the count of Veterans receiving Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and healthcare utilization.

In 2024, about one percent of the estimated number of homeless veterans in the United States were Native American or Pacific Islanders. In comparison, 52.1 percent were white and 31 percent were Black, African American, or African.

Department of Veterans Affairs Statistics at a Glance including Veteran Population, Number of VA Facilities, VA Benefits and Healthcare Utilization, Period of Service, New Hires

This table provides state-level estimates of the percentage of Veterans who were VA pension recipients at the end of the fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023. Percents are rounded to the nearest tenth. Percents for fiscal year (FY) 2022 are not available by state.

Prepared by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics.

Sources: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Integration, Veteran Population Projection Model (VetPop) 2020, Veteran Object FY 2023 data, United States Veterans Eligibility Trends & Statistics (USVETS) 2019, 2020, and 2021 data; Veterans Benefits Administration, VETSNET FY 2019, FY 2020, FY 2021, and FY 2023 pension data.

This graph displays the employment share of U.S. female veterans in 2024, distinguished by occupation. In 2024, about 14.2 percent of U.S. female veterans were working in service occupations.

This dataset contains publications from the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (NCVAS) regarding the United States veteran population. The data, which are based on the current projection model VetPop2023, describe veteran population across key demographic characteristics such as age, gender, period of service, and race/ethnicity at various geographic levels and are presented in various infographics, visualizations, and tabular data files.

This report uses data from the 2010 National Survey of Veterans, Active Duty Service Members, Activated National Guards and Reserve Members, Family Members and Survivors (NSV) to compare the awareness and knowledge of VA services and benefits among Veterans' groups. It also explores the differences in levels of awareness between male Veterans and female Veterans.

The 2010 National Survey of Veterans (NSV) is the sixth in a series of comprehensive nationwide surveys designed to help the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plan its future programs and services for Veterans. It also provides a snapshot profile of the Veteran population. Data collected through the NSV enables VA to: follow changing trends in the Veteran population; compare characteristics of Veterans who use VA benefits and services with those of Veterans who do not; study VA�s role in the delivery of all benefits and services that Veterans receive; and update information about Veterans to help the Department develop its policies.

This comprehensive report chronicles the history of women in the military and as Veterans, profiles the characteristics of women Veterans in 2009, illustrates how women Veterans in 2009 utilized some of the major benefits and services offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and discusses the future of women Veterans in relation to VA. The goal of this report is to gain an understanding of who our women Veterans are, how their military service affects their post-military lives, and how they can be better served based on these insights.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - Total Veterans, 18 Years and over (LNU03049526) from Jan 2000 to Aug 2025 about 18 years +, veterans, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Population Level - Men, Veterans, Other Service Periods, 18 Years and over (LNU00049587) from May 2006 to Aug 2025 about 18 years +, veterans, males, civilian, services, population, and USA.

Statistics about America's female vets. https://www.data.va.gov/story/women-veterans-forum

This dataset contains information on minority veteran healthcare usage, educational attainment, unemployment rates, median income, and projected population figures.

NOTE: This dataset is no longer supported and is provided as-is. Any historical knowledge regarding meta data or it's creation is no longer available. All known information is proved as part of this data set. The Veteran Health Administration, in support of the Open Data Initiative, is providing the Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Synthetic Dataset (VASPSD). The VASPSD was developed using a real, record-level dataset provided through the VA Office of Suicide Prevention. The VASPSD contains no real Veteran information, however, it reflects similar characteristics of the real dataset. NOTICE: This data is intended to appear similar to actual VASPSD data but it does not have any real predictive modeling value. It should not be used in any real world application.

Veterans as a Percent of County Population (FY2019)VA Facilities (as of 3/30/2021)VA Expenditures FY 2019 (in thousands)Veteran Population (as of 9/30/2019) Age Distribution Period of Service Household Income Educational AttainmentVA Healthcare and Benefits (as of 9/30/2020)Population Projections Population Changes Veteran Population Projection By Age and Year Veteran Population Projection By Gender and Year Veteran Population Projection By Period of Service and Year Veteran Population Projection By Race/Ethnicity and Year Age Distribution over Time -- WashingtonNational Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, Contact: www.va.gov/vetdataSources: VA Veteran Population Projection Model, VA Geographic Distribution of Expenditures, VA Annual Benefits Report, U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Provide the statistical information on the services of caring for veterans by the committee for the counseling of retired military personnel.

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Context

There is a well-documented phenomenon of increased suicide rates among United States military veterans. One recent analysis, published in 2016, found the suicide rate amongst veterans to be around 20 per day. The widespread nature of the problem has resulted in efforts by and pressure on the United States military services to combat and address mental health issues in and after service in the country's armed forces.

In 2013 News21 published a sequence of reports on the phenomenon, aggregating and using data provided by individual states to typify the nationwide pattern. This dataset is the underlying data used in that report, as collected by the News21 team.

Content

The data consists of six files, one for each year between 2005 and 2011. Each year's worth of data includes the general population of each US state, a count of suicides, a count of state veterans, and a count of veteran suicides.

Acknowledgements

This data was originally published by News21. It has been converted from an XLS to a CSV format for publication on Kaggle. The original data, visualizations, and stories can be found at the source.

Inspiration

What is the geospatial pattern of veterans in the United States? How much more vulnerable is the average veteran to suicide than the average citizen? Is the problem increasing or decreasing over time?