U.S. veterans who are Texas residents account for 6.8 percent of the state’s population, the 16th-lowest out of all 50 states, an analysis by 24/7 Wall St. has found.
Military veterans in Texas total 1,435,787, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Among them, 6.5 percent live in poverty, and 1,806 of them are homeless, or. 12 percent, according to 24/7 Wall St.
Nationwide, roughly 20 percent out 18 million U.S. veterans served after the 9/11 terrorist acts. Roughly 33 percent served during the Vietnam era.
Currently, 1.2 million of the veterans live in poverty nationwide, and 37,000 are homeless, the analysis found.
Many of the states where large percentages of veterans live have major military installations and large shares of active-duty troops, according to the report.
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States that have the largest share of veterans:
| Rank | State | Veteran Population | Veterans as % of State Population | # of Veterans Who Served in Wars After Sept. 11, 2001 | # of Vietnam-era Veterans | Veteran Labor Force Participation Rate | % of Veterans Living in Poverty | # of Homeless Veterans |
| 1 | Alaska | 67,635 | 12.6% | 25,373 | 20,885 | 76.8% | 7.5% | 111 |
| 2 | Virginia | 670,273 | 10.3% | 221,696 | 198,524 | 83.6% | 4.9% | 447 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 45,252 | 10.3% | 10,543 | 17,919 | 84.3% | 4.5% | 51 |
| 4 | Montana | 84,392 | 10.2% | 17,989 | 32,940 | 78.5% | 7.6% | 205 |
| 5 | Maine | 105,385 | 9.7% | 15,403 | 41,119 | 71.1% | 5.9% | 116 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 102,915 | 9.6% | 34,911 | 33,908 | 84.7% | 4.3% | 505 |
| 7 | Idaho | 121,327 | 9.3% | 24,245 | 46,036 | 76.0% | 6.4% | 201 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 363,194 | 9.2% | 77,043 | 136,178 | 76.0% | 8.5% | 462 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 146,147 | 9.1% | 33,962 | 57,060 | 72.0% | 9.4% | 257 |
| 10 | Nevada | 211,114 | 9.0% | 45,362 | 76,028 | 76.6% | 8.0% | 674 |
| 11 | Arizona | 496,239 | 9.0% | 100,002 | 190,010 | 76.5% | 6.8% | 910 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 266,513 | 9.0% | 63,647 | 98,743 | 74.4% | 7.2% | 280 |
| 13 | Washington | 520,226 | 8.9% | 124,157 | 185,141 | 78.1% | 5.8% | 1,585 |
| 14 | Delaware | 66,896 | 8.8% | 12,053 | 25,349 | 78.0% | 6.0% | 65 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 126,473 | 8.8% | 19,690 | 50,933 | 68.1% | 9.9% | 137 |
| 16 | Alabama | 324,612 | 8.6% | 76,638 | 114,539 | 71.3% | 7.3% | 292 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | 93,957 | 8.6% | 14,488 | 35,982 | 81.0% | 3.7% | 113 |
| 18 | Florida | 1,439,606 | 8.5% | 264,521 | 520,697 | 75.0% | 6.6% | 2,472 |
| 19 | Colorado | 371,081 | 8.4% | 98,231 | 125,501 | 80.2% | 6.2% | 1,068 |
| 20 | Oregon | 279,132 | 8.4% | 46,392 | 110,596 | 72.7% | 7.2% | 1,438 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 667,035 | 8.3% | 161,466 | 224,691 | 76.0% | 6.8% | 907 |
| 22 | South Dakota | 54,691 | 8.2% | 12,178 | 20,923 | 78.3% | 5.4% | 66 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 429,585 | 8.2% | 96,531 | 153,462 | 73.5% | 6.3% | 679 |
| 24 | Kansas | 178,959 | 8.2% | 44,131 | 60,993 | 78.5% | 7.4% | 189 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 187,903 | 8.1% | 36,393 | 69,185 | 69.7% | 8.2% | 238 |
| 26 | Missouri | 384,150 | 8.1% | 70,919 | 148,953 | 75.3% | 7.3% | 488 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 116,754 | 8.1% | 24,870 | 40,072 | 84.7% | 5.4% | 175 |
| 28 | North Dakota | 45,135 | 7.8% | 10,874 | 15,677 | 85.2% | 7.7% | 49 |
| 29 | Maryland | 363,178 | 7.8% | 96,715 | 111,591 | 83.1% | 4.2% | 490 |
| 30 | Georgia | 609,508 | 7.6% | 144,746 | 200,319 | 76.9% | 6.4% | 801 |
| 31 | Iowa | 184,032 | 7.6% | 29,563 | 66,990 | 80.5% | 5.7% | 149 |
| 32 | Kentucky | 261,887 | 7.6% | 52,350 | 92,698 | 70.8% | 7.8% | 447 |
| 33 | Ohio | 680,310 | 7.5% | 111,617 | 245,852 | 77.4% | 7.2% | 676 |
| 34 | Indiana | 380,079 | 7.4% | 67,155 | 136,161 | 78.8% | 7.4% | 572 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | 745,909 | 7.3% | 112,778 | 278,351 | 77.6% | 6.9% | 857 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | 326,288 | 7.2% | 49,132 | 124,986 | 77.7% | 5.8% | 359 |
| 37 | Mississippi | 162,926 | 7.2% | 37,216 | 52,935 | 73.3% | 6.8% | 72 |
| 38 | Louisiana | 247,339 | 7.0% | 53,908 | 87,280 | 72.3% | 9.5% | 360 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 294,377 | 6.8% | 46,837 | 111,668 | 79.6% | 6.3% | 297 |
| 40 | Michigan | 530,572 | 6.8% | 74,655 | 203,602 | 74.7% | 7.4% | 599 |
| 41 | Texas | 1,435,787 | 6.8% | 396,060 | 471,690 | 78.0% | 6.5% | 1,806 |
| 42 | Vermont | 33,986 | 6.7% | 3,806 | 15,017 | 73.3% | 6.2% | 87 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 54,848 | 6.5% | 11,227 | 21,323 | 81.4% | 8.3% | 92 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 165,029 | 5.8% | 26,712 | 61,354 | 81.1% | 5.8% | 195 |
| 45 | Illinois | 559,656 | 5.7% | 98,857 | 203,913 | 78.5% | 6.6% | 690 |
| 46 | Utah | 120,410 | 5.4% | 29,671 | 41,246 | 82.1% | 4.9% | 211 |
| 47 | Massachusetts | 292,644 | 5.3% | 48,182 | 103,306 | 79.8% | 6.3% | 917 |
| 48 | California | 1,538,797 | 5.1% | 325,615 | 537,650 | 76.4% | 7.1% | 10,980 |
| 49 | New Jersey | 308,012 | 4.4% | 49,242 | 112,419 | 81.3% | 4.9% | 551 |
| 50 | New York | 678,833 | 4.4% | 106,916 | 246,548 | 74.0% | 6.8% | 1,270 |
Source: 24/7 Wall St.
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