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Mapping Where and How America's Veterans Live
New maps from the U.S. Census Bureau offer details about veterans’ lives. But there’s a darker story to be told.
There are more than 21.3 million veterans in the U.S. today. And according to a new set of maps from the U.S. Census Bureau, they were enlisted in the military as far back as the pre-World War II era. The majority of them live in the eastern part of the country and along the West Coast, making up no more than 14 percent of each state.
Using data from the 2013 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, the infographics—made in honor of Veteran’s Day—also paint a picture of our veterans’ gender distribution, median income, educational attainment, and employment status. You can see them in full here, but we’ve pulled out a few maps worth noting.