Statistics on the Veteran Population in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Census Bureau statistics show that nearly 728,000 veterans live in Illinois. Here’s more data on the state’s veteran population on this Wednesday’s Veterans Day.

—Female Illinois veterans: 5.7 percent

—Unemployment rate for Illinois veterans: 7 percent

—Homeless Illinois veterans: 1,234

—County with highest percentage of civilian veterans: St. Clair County, 14.9 percent

—County with lowest percentage of civilian veterans: Cook County, 5.4 percent

Illinois veterans who served in:

—World War II: 70,933

—Korean War: 87,394

—Vietnam era: 253,578

—1990-2001 Gulf War: 100,626

—2001 or later Gulf War: 68,308

—Peacetime: 183,975