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A Summary of Veteran-Related Statistics
In this report, the authors provide updated analyses of U.S. veteran demographics, mental health, and labor market outcomes using nationally representative datasets, including the American Community Survey, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, and Current Population Survey.
Veterans now comprise a shrinking share of the U.S. adult population, declining from 11.7 percent in 2011 to 6.1 percent in 2023. The veteran population is older and less racially and ethnically diverse than nonveterans. However, those veterans who served after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), are substantially younger, more diverse, and more likely to hold a bachelor‘s degree than earlier veteran cohorts.
Patterns in mental health outcomes underscore important challenges for certain subgroups. Younger and post-9/11 veterans report higher levels of psychological distress and substance use disorders compared with older veterans and, in some cases, their nonveteran peers. Alcohol-related risks are elevated across the course of their lives, and treatment utilization varies, with higher rates observed among post-9/11, female, and sexual minority veterans.
Labor market outcomes suggest that veterans are generally well integrated into the civilian workforce. Veterans have lower unemployment rates than nonveterans, their household incomes are higher on average, and they are more likely to be employed in the public sector.
Collectively, these findings provide policymakers, practitioners, and veteran-serving organizations with timely evidence to guide policies, services, and interventions that address the evolving needs of the veteran population.
Veterans now comprise a shrinking share of the U.S. adult population, declining from 11.7 percent in 2011 to 6.1 percent in 2023. The veteran population is older and less racially and ethnically diverse than nonveterans. However, those veterans who served after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), are substantially younger, more diverse, and more likely to hold a bachelor‘s degree than earlier veteran cohorts.
Patterns in mental health outcomes underscore important challenges for certain subgroups. Younger and post-9/11 veterans report higher levels of psychological distress and substance use disorders compared with older veterans and, in some cases, their nonveteran peers. Alcohol-related risks are elevated across the course of their lives, and treatment utilization varies, with higher rates observed among post-9/11, female, and sexual minority veterans.
Labor market outcomes suggest that veterans are generally well integrated into the civilian workforce. Veterans have lower unemployment rates than nonveterans, their household incomes are higher on average, and they are more likely to be employed in the public sector.
Collectively, these findings provide policymakers, practitioners, and veteran-serving organizations with timely evidence to guide policies, services, and interventions that address the evolving needs of the veteran population.
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