Memorial Day: May 31, 2021

Memorial Day, established in 1868 as Decoration Day, honors the 1.2 million men and women who have died in military service since the Civil War began in 1861.

Armed Forces Day: May 15, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. had 254.0 million people 18 years and over, and of those, 17.4 million, or 6.86 percent, were veterans.

Older Americans Month: May 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated there were 54,074,028 people aged 65 and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 328,239,523 or 16.5%.

The Employment, Earnings, and Occupations of Post-9/11 Veterans

This report describes the employment, earnings, and occupations of Post-9/11 Veterans during the period between 2014 and 2018.

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.

Veterans Data Tables

Introducing the New Annual Nonemployer Demographics Statistics (NES-D)

NES-D provides annual data on nonemployer business demographics from existing administrative records and U.S. Census Bureau data.

Veteran's Day: 2020

Percentage of veterans among the civilian population 18 years and older.

Rise in Female Veterans

Historical and projected trends of female veterans.