Population Projections 2017-2037

The Veteran Population Projection Model 2016 (VetPop2016) provides the latest official Veteran population projection from the Department of Affairs (VA). VetPop2016 contains projections for each fiscal year from 2015 to 2045.

The total Veteran Population is predicted to decline from 20.0 million in 2017 to 13.6 million in 2037 25

Women Men GI (Born 1901 - 1926) 20 Annual % 2037 Silent Generation (Born 1927 -1945) Change 1945) 15

2017 - 2037 2027 Baby Boomers (Born 1946 - 1964)

Millions 10 Total: -1.9% Generation X (Born 1965 - 1976) Male: -2.3% 2017 5 (Born 1977 - 1995) Female: +0.7%

0 0 5 10 15 20 Centennials (Born 1996 - later) 2017 2022 2027 2032 2037 Millions

Race and Ethnicity

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16 White, alone Minority Veterans are predicted to increase from 23.2 percent of the total Veteran population in 2017 to 32.8 14 Black or African American, percent in 2037. Hispanic Veterans will increase from 7.4 alone 12 percent in 2017 to 11.2 percent in 2037. Minorities are American Indian and Alaska all races/ethnicities except non-Hispanic White Veterans.

Native, alone 10 Asian, alone

Millions 8 Native Hawaiian and Other 6 Pacific Islander, alone Some other race, alone 4

2 Two or more races

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2017 2022 2027 2032 2037 Beginning in 2016 Gulf Era Veterans became the largest Veteran Cohort

2017 WWII Korean Conflict Gulf War Era 10 Gulf War 7,271,000 8

World War II 624,000 6

Millions 4 Korean Conflict 1,475,000 2 0 Vietnam Era 6,651,000 2017 2022 2027 2032 2037

Where Veterans Live

Annual Percent Change of Veteran Population ´ by Congressional District: 2017 to 2027

Rank 2017 2027 2037 1 CALIFORNIA TEXAS TEXAS 50% of 2 TEXAS CALIFORNIA FLORIDA Veterans 3 FLORIDA FLORIDA CALIFORNIA reside in the 4 PENNSYLVANIA N CAROLINA N. CAROLINA top 10 5 NEW YORK VIRGINIA VIRGINIA states. 6 OHIO GEORGIA 7 N. CAROLINA PENNSYLVANIA OHIO Veterans are 8 VIRGINIA OHIO PENNSYLVANIA moving to 9 GEORGIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON the West and

% % % % % .0 .9 .0 .9 8 4 2 2 0 . - - - - 1 - - - - - % 10 ILLINOIS WASHINGTON NEW YORK % % % % 8 .2 .9 .8 .9 . South. 6 3 2 1 -0 - - - -

Alaska Puerto Rico

National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics Source: VA Veteran Population Projection Model 2016 www.va.gov/vetdata