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