Number of Women Veterans in the United States
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The following table shows the number of women in the United States and Puerto Rico who are veterans of the United States military, according to state of residence. The largest population of female veterans live in California, Texas, Virginia, and Georgia.
| State | Population1 |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 35,526 |
| Alaska | 8,549 |
| Arizona | 47,593 |
| Arkansas | 19,805 |
| California | 166,709 |
| Colorado | 38,095 |
| Connecticut | 15,211 |
| Delaware | 6,430 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 3,886 |
| Florida | 3,886 |
| Georgia | 76,745 |
| Hawaii | 11,634 |
| Idaho | 10,594 |
| Illinois | 57,121 |
| Indiana | 33,343 |
| Iowa | 14,927 |
| Kansas | 18,105 |
| Kentucky | 24,808 |
| Louisiana | 27,147 |
| Maine | 10,306 |
| Maryland | 49,129 |
| Massachusetts | 26,085 |
| Michigan | 45,420 |
| Minnesota | 23,157 |
| Mississippi | 17,897 |
| Missouri | 37,777 |
| Montana | 8,038 |
| Nebraska | 11,311 |
| Nevada | 21,433 |
| New Hampshire | 8,828 |
| New Jersey | 28,080 |
| New Mexico | 16,555 |
| New York | 64,535 |
| North Carolina | 69,617 |
| North Dakota | 4,647 |
| Ohio | 60,908 |
| Oklahoma | 26,646 |
| Oregon | 25,295 |
| Pennsylvania | 63,603 |
| Puerto Rico | 7,232 |
| Rhode Island | 5,007 |
| South Carolina | 35,540 |
| South Dakota | 5,985 |
| Tennessee | 39,215 |
| Texas | 155,625 |
| Utah | 10,963 |
| Vermont | 3,679 |
| Virginia | 92,036 |
| Washington | 55,675 |
| West Virginia | 11,870 |
| Wisconsin | 28,219 |
| Wyoming | 4,495 |
| Terr./Foreign | 9,089 |
| Total Women Veterans | 1,840,380 |
NOTE: 1. as of October 2010
Source: Women Veterans Population Fact Sheet
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