Once again, the U.S. Census is online with another useful compilation of facts that include direct links to the sources where the facts are found. This time we’re posting a “Fact for Features” about Veterans Day which will take place next Wednesday.
Here is just a small portion of what you’ll find:
+ 23.2 million
The number of military veterans in the United States in 2008. Source: Table 508, Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010
+ 9.2 million
The number of veterans 65 and older in 2008. At the other end of the age spectrum, 1.9 million were younger than 35
+ 5
Number of states with 1 million or more veterans in 2008. These states were California (2.1 million), Florida (1.7 million), Texas (1.7 million), New York (1 million) and Pennsylvania (1 million).
+ 10.4 million
Number of veterans 18 to 64 in the labor force in 2008.
+ 15.8 million
Number of veterans who voted in the 2008 presidential election. Seventy-one percent of veterans cast a ballot, compared with 63 percent of nonveterans.
+ 2.9 million
Number of veterans who received compensation for service-connected disabilities as of 2008. Their compensation totaled $36.2 billion.
Source: U.S. Census
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