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2001 Women Veteran Statistics |
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Women Veterans Population July 2000 The total veteran population in the United States and Puerto Rico, as of July 2000, is estimated 24,289,518. The population of women veterans numbered 1.2 million. States with the largest number of women veterans were California, Florida, Texas and New York. State-by-state totals (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), follows: Alabama | 20,730 | Montana | 5,231 | Alaska | 5,187 | Nebraska | 7,800 | Arizona | 27,087 | Nevada | 10,359 | Arkansas | 11,942 | New Hampshire | 7,839 | California | 151,371 | New Jersey | 27,313 | Colorado | 22,761 | New Mexico | 10,872 | Connecticut | 14,596 | New York | 62,245 | Delaware | 4,336 | North Carolina | 36,937 | District of Columbia | 3,224 | North Dakota | 2,761 | Florida | 93,431 | Ohio | 48,419 | Georgia | 36,784 | Oklahoma | 14,489 | Hawaii | 7,790 | Oregon | 18,869 | Idaho | 5,359 | Pennsylvania | 54,019 | Illinois | 39,602 | Puerto Rico | 4,717 | Indiana | 23,008 | Rhode Island | 4,859 | Iowa | 10,075 | South Carolina | 20,052 | Kansas | 10,348 | South Dakota | 3,898 | Kentucky | 14,587 | Tennessee | 21,041 | Louisiana | 16,722 | Texas | 81,688 | Maine | 8,460 | Utah | 5,364 | Maryland | 32,299 | Vermont | 3,796 | Massachusetts | 26,064 | Virginia | 47,985 | Michigan | 40,401 | Washington | 36,725 | Minnesota | 17,366 | West Virginia | 6,526 | Mississippi | 11,318 | Wisconsin | 21,135 | Missouri | 23,751 | Wyoming | 2,113 |
Do you know what your VA entitlements are? Want more Information about VA benefits and healthcare programs? | Call Toll Free at 1-800-827-1000 |
| Please send your comments on this page to The Center for Women Veterans Contact the VA Write to: Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (00W) 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420
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Reviewed/Updated: February 27, 2002
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