U.S. Census Bureau:

• American Community Survey (2009-2013) – total and female veteran population statistics; veteran period of service statistics; veteran median household income and household income distribution statistics; veteran health care statistics; veteran educational attainment statistics; and age distribution of veterans.
• Survey of Business Owners (2012) – veteran-owned business statistics

Other federal data:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey (2014) – veteran unemployment rates
• Department of Veterans Affairs – number and location of VA facilities
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2014) – veteran homelessness statistics

• Map shows the concentration of veterans by Census tract based on the defined legend density.
• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities include Community Based Outpatient Clinics, VA Medical Centers, and Independent Outpatient Clinics.  For all other facilities, see https://www.va.gov/vetdata/Maps.asp
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development homelessness statistics show point in time estimates for a single day in January 2014.  For more information on these data, see https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2014-AHAR-Part1.pdf
• For more information on veteran unemployment rates from the Current Population Survey, see https://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.t06A.htm
• For more information on veteran-owned businesses from the Survey of Business Owners, see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sbo.html
  
• Current Population Survey and Survey of Business Owners are conducted in the 50 states and District of Columbia only.  Unemployment rate and number of veteran-owned businesses is unavailable for Puerto Rico. 

• Gulf War II – September 11, 2001 or later
• Gulf War I – August 1990 to August 2001
• Vietnam Era – August 1964 to April 1975
• Korean War – July 1950 to January 1955
• World War II – December 1941 to December 1946
• Peacetime only – November 1941 or earlier; January 1947 to June 1950; February 1955 to July 1964; May 1975 to July 1990
• Period of service: Veterans are categorized in their most recent period of wartime service. For example, a veteran who served in both Gulf War I and Gulf War II would be categorized as “Gulf War II” for this analysis.
• Veteran-owned business: U.S. military service veterans own 51 percent or more of the equity, interest, or stock of the business.
• Service-connected disability: A disability, disease, or injury incurred or aggravated during active military service. The degree of disability (rating) is graduated from 0 to 100 percent in increments of 10 percent.
• Unemployment rate: the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the civilian labor force.
• Uses VA health care: those who have ever used or enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care.