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Percent of U.S. adult population who are veterans in 2016, by state

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults who are veterans in the U.S. in 2016, by state. In 2016, about 12.2% of adults in Alaska were veterans whereas only 4.7% of adults were veterans in the state of New York.

Alaska	12.2
Wyoming	10.7
Montana	10.5
Virginia	10.4
Hawaii	9.7
Maine	9.6
South Carolina	9.6
Washington	9.6
West Virginia	9.5
South Dakota	9.5
Oklahoma	9.4
Nevada	9.2
Arizona	9.2
Oregon	9.2
New Hampshire	9.1
New Mexico	9
Missouri	9
Idaho	8.9
Colorado	8.9
Alabama	8.8
Florida	8.7
Arkansas	8.7
North Carolina	8.6
Delaware	8.5
Nebraska	8.4
Tennessee	8.3
Georgia	8.3
Ohio	8.1
Kansas	8.1
North Dakota	8.1
Kentucky	8
Maryland	8
Pennsylvania	7.8
Mississippi	7.8
Iowa	7.6
Wisconsin	7.5
Indiana	7.5
Vermont	7.4
United States	7.4
Minnesota	7.3
Michigan	7.2
Texas	7.1
Louisiana	6.8
Rhode Island	6.6
Connecticut	6.1
Illinois	5.9
Utah	5.8
Massachusetts	5.7
California	5.4
New Jersey	4.8
New York	4.7
District of Columbia	4.7

Percent of U.S. adult population who are veterans in 2016, by state

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