Census Bureau Releases New Report on Veterans

A new report shows that while the overall population of veterans is declining, the number of female veterans is on the rise.

Memorial Day: May 25, 2020

Memorial Day, established in 1868 as Decoration Day, honors over 1.1 million men and women who have died in military service since the Civil War began in 1861.

Armed Forces Day: May 16, 2020

In 2018, the American Community Survey estimated 262.2M people 16 years and over in the U.S. and of those, 1,009,252 or 0.4% were in the Armed Forces.

Those Who Served: America's Veterans From World War II to the War on Terror

This report looks at the roughly 18 million Americans, or about 7 percent of the adult population, who were veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2018.

The Wealth of Veterans

This report uses data from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation to describe the wealth of veterans of various ages.

Characteristics of Female Veterans-A View Across Age-Cohorts: 2015

This report examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of female veterans ages 18 to 64 years compared with nonveteran women.

Rise in Female Veterans

Historical and projected trends of female veterans.

Veteran Population Declines

Number of veterans in 2000 and 2018 by period of service.

U.S. Armed Forces at Home and Abroad

Armed Forces Day: May 16, 2020.