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Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, a holiday to honor all of those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. It originally was established to mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.
Census Bureau estimates say that there are nearly three-quarters of a million veterans currently living in Illinois. Over a third of these veterans served during the Vietnam War.
Illinois veterans have a higher rate of unemployment compared with veterans nationwide. St. Clair County, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, is estimated to have the most veterans per capita in its population, with nearly 15 percent of people over age 18 being veterans.
Below is a snapshot of veterans in Illinois:
Veteran population in Illinois (estimated)
727,919
Illinois veterans who are women
5.7%
Unemployement rate for Illinois veterans
7.0%
Illinois veterans who are homeless
1,234
ESTIMATED VETERAN POPULATION IN ILLINOIS
By period of service, 2009-2013
Note: Some veterans may have served in multiple conflicts
Equals 1,000 veterans
WORLD WAR II
70,933 veterans
KOREAN WAR
87,394 veterans
VIETNAM ERA
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253,578 veterans
GULF WAR I
From Aug. 1990 to Aug. 2001
100,626 veterans
GULF WAR II
Sept. 2001 or later
68,308 veterans
PEACETIME ONLY
183,975 veterans
PERCENTAGE OF CIVILIAN POPULATION WHO ARE VETERANS
By county, 18 years or older, 2009-2013
More veterans per capita
  Fewer veterans per capita
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey