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VETERAN CHARACTERISTICS BY LOCATION, 2011
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Total Adult Population % Veteran Population %
Small Town & Rural 49,130,894 100.0 5,592,463 11.4
Suburban & Exurban 109,563,135 100.0 11,421,282 10.4
Urban 72,727,958 100.0 5,201,558 7.2
Total 231,421,987 100.0 22,215,303 9.6
Veteran Age * Rural and Small Town United States
Number % Number %
Ages 18 to 34 370,896 6.6 1,732,384 7.8
Ages 35 to 54 1,332,866 23.8 5,754,865 25.9
Ages 55 to 64 1,477,199 26.4 5,565,339 25.1
Ages 65 to 74 1,176,758 21.0 4,311,181 19.4
Ages 75 Plus 1,234,744 22.1 4,851,534 21.8
Total 5,592,463 22,215,303
Veteran Race & Ethnicity* Rural and Small Town United States
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Veterans 5,592,463 11.4 22,215,303 9.6
Total Adult Population 49,130,894 100.0 231,421,987 100.0
White Non‐Hispanic Veterans 4,950,292 88.5 17,977,821 80.9
Minority Veterans 642,171 11.5 4,237,482 19.1
Total 5,592,463 22,215,303
Outside Metropolitan Areas United States
Housing Tenure** Veteran Occupied Housing Units All Housing Units
Number % Number %
Occupied Units 3,903,347 114,761,375
Owner‐Occupied 3,250,034 83.3 75,642,423 65.9
Renter‐Occupied 653,313 16.7 39,118,952 34.1
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Structure Type** Veteran Occupied Housing Units All Housing Units
Number % Number %
1‐Unit Detached 3,084,764 79.0 72,481,110 63.2
1‐Unit Attached 76,988 2.0 6,752,336 5.9
2‐Units 64,488 1.7 4,222,354 3.7
3‐4 Units 64,419 1.7 4,918,347 4.3
5‐9 Units 48,381 1.2 5,289,365 4.6
10‐19 Units 31,073 0.8 4,891,227 4.3
20‐49 Units 26,711 0.7 3,829,934 3.3
50 Units or More 23,608 0.6 5,349,539 4.7
Manufactured Homes 474,137 12.1 6,918,004 6.0
Boats, RVs, Vans 8,778 0.2 109,159 0.1
Total 3,903,347 114,761,375
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Housing Problems** Veteran Occupied Housing Units All Housing Units
Number % Number %
Lack Complete Plumbing 27,663 0.7 648,938 0.6
Lack Complete Kitchen 33,214 0.9 1,009,701 0.9
Lack Complete Telephone 88,947 2.3 3,516,035 3.1
Lack Access to Vehicle 117,056 3.0 10,287,252 9.0
Crowded‐More than One Person Per Room 51,173 1.3 3,686,434 3.2
Total 3,903,347 114,761,375
* HAC Tabulations of 2007‐2011 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates. For Rural and Small Town Areas ** HAC Tabulations of 2007‐2011 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates ‐ Public Use Micro Data Set (PUMS). For Outside Metropolitan Areas
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RURAL VETERAN POPULATION BY STATE, 2011 Rural & Small Town
State Total Adult Total Veteran Adult Veteran
Population Population % Population Population % Alabama 3,599,029 403,982 11.2 1,229,366 137,303 11.2
Alaska 496,815 71,861 14.5 246,321 33,317 13.5 Arizona 4,694,459 536,449 11.4 893,075 128,282 14.4
Arkansas 2,180,871 245,969 11.3 1,107,399 125,104 11.3 California 27,519,539 1,997,566 7.3 2,200,575 233,947 10.6
Colorado 3,722,280 405,303 10.9 659,316 76,413 11.6 Connecticut 2,729,281 235,132 8.6 162,770 15,879 9.8
Delaware 681,491 77,593 11.4 157,145 21,989 14.0 District of Columbia 487,834 31,119 6.4 0 0 ‐‐
Florida 14,624,670 1,637,466 11.2 1,251,499 175,395 14.0 Georgia 7,066,878 702,919 9.9 1,789,329 178,352 10.0
Hawaii 1,005,730 114,109 11.3 324,548 33,850 10.4 Idaho 1,122,335 127,438 11.4 466,138 54,664 11.7
Illinois 9,632,811 770,388 8.0 1,559,749 178,478 11.4 Indiana 4,844,007 478,030 9.9 1,327,754 141,685 10.7
Iowa 2,305,190 239,229 10.4 1,196,330 136,237 11.4 Kansas 2,095,155 222,477 10.6 956,180 108,165 11.3
Kentucky 3,277,070 323,823 9.9 1,646,029 154,949 9.4 Louisiana 3,356,703 314,677 9.4 1,087,179 100,144 9.2
Maine 1,047,914 134,547 12.8 553,626 77,145 13.9 Maryland 4,351,927 443,652 10.2 341,278 45,856 13.4
Massachusetts 5,083,130 412,617 8.1 187,081 17,417 9.3 Michigan 7,537,127 711,613 9.4 1,501,495 178,098 11.9
Minnesota 3,994,719 385,675 9.7 1,294,793 150,467 11.6 Mississippi 2,185,924 209,408 9.6 1,370,442 119,429 8.7
Missouri 4,510,814 503,720 11.2 1,546,730 194,285 12.6 Montana 756,177 99,163 13.1 535,176 70,947 13.3
Nebraska 1,352,147 148,078 11.0 630,132 70,973 11.3 Nevada 2,001,004 230,942 11.5 236,748 36,844 15.6
New Hampshire 1,023,403 118,313 11.6 398,955 50,995 12.8 New Jersey 6,674,942 472,716 7.1 107,892 10,958 10.2
New Mexico 1,513,157 176,805 11.7 620,855 74,202 12.0 New York 14,928,282 986,313 6.6 1,599,059 180,739 11.3
North Carolina 7,068,861 743,377 10.5 2,242,769 247,757 11.0 North Dakota 512,465 54,920 10.7 291,261 33,882 11.6
Ohio 8,769,719 914,971 10.4 1,985,957 214,609 10.8 Oklahoma 2,771,956 324,143 11.7 1,246,019 146,851 11.8
Oregon 2,934,449 338,527 11.5 909,896 134,508 14.8 Pennsylvania 9,848,020 1,007,939 10.2 1,882,144 223,544 11.9
Rhode Island 823,624 76,775 9.3 17,787 2,041 11.5 South Carolina 3,464,339 399,403 11.5 1,013,072 109,111 10.8
South Dakota 603,790 71,125 11.8 390,522 46,452 11.9 Tennessee 4,789,382 501,665 10.5 1,520,349 165,395 10.9
Texas 17,893,673 1,618,413 9.0 3,206,206 338,016 10.5 Utah 1,856,857 147,944 8.0 331,637 31,335 9.4
Vermont 494,008 51,981 10.5 349,238 40,100 11.5 Virginia 5,959,871 743,070 12.5 1,202,438 139,121 11.6
Washington 5,031,056 601,507 12.0 842,050 115,806 13.8 West Virginia 1,456,668 166,372 11.4 759,730 88,497 11.6
Wisconsin 4,322,095 431,479 10.0 1,439,921 165,914 11.5 Wyoming 418,339 52,600 12.6 314,934 37,016 11.8
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i United States Department of Rural Health. VHA Office of Rural Health. http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/about/index.asp ii United States Department of Rural Health. VHA Office of Rural Health: What is Rural. http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/about/rural‐veterans.asp iii Data on rural veteran housing characteristics derive from HAC tabulations of 2007‐2011 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). Because of data limitations, these estimates refer to veteran populations outside of metropolitan areas, not rural and small town communities as primarily used in this Brief. iv National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. 2013. Veterans Background and Statistics. Available online at: http://nchv.org/index.php/news/media/background_and_statistics/. v U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2012, The 2011 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. Available online: https://www.onecpd.info/resources/documents/2011AHAr_Finalreport.pdf. vi Ibid. vii U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2010. Veteran Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. Available online at: http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/docs/2010_AHAR_Veterans_FINAL_10242011.pdf. viii Ibid. ix Ibid.
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