OHIO | Ohio veterans make up 7.5% of state’s population, study finds

(The Center Square) – Ohio adults who have served in the military account for 7.5 percent of the state’s population, the 33rd highest percentage among the 50 states, according to an analysis by the website 24/7 Wall St.

Military veterans in Ohio number 680,310, the study based on Census Bureau data found. Among the veterans, 7.2 percent live in poverty, and 676 of them are homeless, according to 24/7 Wall St.

Nationwide, about 20 percent of the 18 million veterans did their service after the 9/11 terrorist acts, while about 33 percent served during the Vietnam era. At the same time, 1.2 million of the veterans live in poverty, and 37,000 of them are homeless, the analysis found.https://248baa6062323e3cc3a96a9edbbb6883.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html

Many of the states where large percentages of veterans live have major military installations and large shares of active-duty troops, researchers said.

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Which States Have the Largest Share of Veterans?

Rank	State	Veteran Population	Veterans as % of State Population	# of Veterans Who Served in Wars After Sept. 11, 2001	# of Vietnam-era Veterans	Veteran Labor Force Participation Rate	% of Veterans Living in Poverty	# of Homeless Veterans
1	Alaska	67,635	12.6%	25,373	20,885	76.8%	7.5%	111
2	Virginia	670,273	10.3%	221,696	198,524	83.6%	4.9%	447
3	Wyoming	45,252	10.3%	10,543	17,919	84.3%	4.5%	51
4	Montana	84,392	10.2%	17,989	32,940	78.5%	7.6%	205
5	Maine	105,385	9.7%	15,403	41,119	71.1%	5.9%	116
6	Hawaii	102,915	9.6%	34,911	33,908	84.7%	4.3%	505
7	Idaho	121,327	9.3%	24,245	46,036	76.0%	6.4%	201
8	South Carolina	363,194	9.2%	77,043	136,178	76.0%	8.5%	462
9	New Mexico	146,147	9.1%	33,962	57,060	72.0%	9.4%	257
10	Nevada	211,114	9.0%	45,362	76,028	76.6%	8.0%	674
11	Arizona	496,239	9.0%	100,002	190,010	76.5%	6.8%	910
12	Oklahoma	266,513	9.0%	63,647	98,743	74.4%	7.2%	280
13	Washington	520,226	8.9%	124,157	185,141	78.1%	5.8%	1,585
14	Delaware	66,896	8.8%	12,053	25,349	78.0%	6.0%	65
15	West Virginia	126,473	8.8%	19,690	50,933	68.1%	9.9%	137
16	Alabama	324,612	8.6%	76,638	114,539	71.3%	7.3%	292
17	New Hampshire	93,957	8.6%	14,488	35,982	81.0%	3.7%	113
18	Florida	1,439,606	8.5%	264,521	520,697	75.0%	6.6%	2,472
19	Colorado	371,081	8.4%	98,231	125,501	80.2%	6.2%	1,068
20	Oregon	279,132	8.4%	46,392	110,596	72.7%	7.2%	1,438
21	North Carolina	667,035	8.3%	161,466	224,691	76.0%	6.8%	907
22	South Dakota	54,691	8.2%	12,178	20,923	78.3%	5.4%	66
23	Tennessee	429,585	8.2%	96,531	153,462	73.5%	6.3%	679
24	Kansas	178,959	8.2%	44,131	60,993	78.5%	7.4%	189
25	Arkansas	187,903	8.1%	36,393	69,185	69.7%	8.2%	238
26	Missouri	384,150	8.1%	70,919	148,953	75.3%	7.3%	488
27	Nebraska	116,754	8.1%	24,870	40,072	84.7%	5.4%	175
28	North Dakota	45,135	7.8%	10,874	15,677	85.2%	7.7%	49
29	Maryland	363,178	7.8%	96,715	111,591	83.1%	4.2%	490
30	Georgia	609,508	7.6%	144,746	200,319	76.9%	6.4%	801
31	Iowa	184,032	7.6%	29,563	66,990	80.5%	5.7%	149
32	Kentucky	261,887	7.6%	52,350	92,698	70.8%	7.8%	447
33	Ohio	680,310	7.5%	111,617	245,852	77.4%	7.2%	676
34	Indiana	380,079	7.4%	67,155	136,161	78.8%	7.4%	572
35	Pennsylvania	745,909	7.3%	112,778	278,351	77.6%	6.9%	857
36	Wisconsin	326,288	7.2%	49,132	124,986	77.7%	5.8%	359
37	Mississippi	162,926	7.2%	37,216	52,935	73.3%	6.8%	72
38	Louisiana	247,339	7.0%	53,908	87,280	72.3%	9.5%	360
39	Minnesota	294,377	6.8%	46,837	111,668	79.6%	6.3%	297
40	Michigan	530,572	6.8%	74,655	203,602	74.7%	7.4%	599
41	Texas	1,435,787	6.8%	396,060	471,690	78.0%	6.5%	1,806
42	Vermont	33,986	6.7%	3,806	15,017	73.3%	6.2%	87
43	Rhode Island	54,848	6.5%	11,227	21,323	81.4%	8.3%	92
44	Connecticut	165,029	5.8%	26,712	61,354	81.1%	5.8%	195
45	Illinois	559,656	5.7%	98,857	203,913	78.5%	6.6%	690
46	Utah	120,410	5.4%	29,671	41,246	82.1%	4.9%	211
47	Massachusetts	292,644	5.3%	48,182	103,306	79.8%	6.3%	917
48	California	1,538,797	5.1%	325,615	537,650	76.4%	7.1%	10,980
49	New Jersey	308,012	4.4%	49,242	112,419	81.3%	4.9%	551
50	New York	678,833	4.4%	106,916	246,548	74.0%	6.8%	1,270

Source: 24/7 Wall St.

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Military veterans in Ohio number 680,310, the study based on Census Bureau data found. Among the veterans, 7.2 percent live in poverty, and 676 of them are homeless, according to 24/7 Wall St.

Many of the states where large percentages of veterans live have major military installations and large shares of active-duty troops, researchers said.

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Which States Have the Largest Share of Veterans?

Rank	State	Veteran Population	Veterans as % of State Population	# of Veterans Who Served in Wars After Sept. 11, 2001	# of Vietnam-era Veterans	Veteran Labor Force Participation Rate	% of Veterans Living in Poverty	# of Homeless Veterans
1	Alaska	67,635	12.6%	25,373	20,885	76.8%	7.5%	111
2	Virginia	670,273	10.3%	221,696	198,524	83.6%	4.9%	447
3	Wyoming	45,252	10.3%	10,543	17,919	84.3%	4.5%	51
4	Montana	84,392	10.2%	17,989	32,940	78.5%	7.6%	205
5	Maine	105,385	9.7%	15,403	41,119	71.1%	5.9%	116
6	Hawaii	102,915	9.6%	34,911	33,908	84.7%	4.3%	505
7	Idaho	121,327	9.3%	24,245	46,036	76.0%	6.4%	201
8	South Carolina	363,194	9.2%	77,043	136,178	76.0%	8.5%	462
9	New Mexico	146,147	9.1%	33,962	57,060	72.0%	9.4%	257
10	Nevada	211,114	9.0%	45,362	76,028	76.6%	8.0%	674
11	Arizona	496,239	9.0%	100,002	190,010	76.5%	6.8%	910
12	Oklahoma	266,513	9.0%	63,647	98,743	74.4%	7.2%	280
13	Washington	520,226	8.9%	124,157	185,141	78.1%	5.8%	1,585
14	Delaware	66,896	8.8%	12,053	25,349	78.0%	6.0%	65
15	West Virginia	126,473	8.8%	19,690	50,933	68.1%	9.9%	137
16	Alabama	324,612	8.6%	76,638	114,539	71.3%	7.3%	292
17	New Hampshire	93,957	8.6%	14,488	35,982	81.0%	3.7%	113
18	Florida	1,439,606	8.5%	264,521	520,697	75.0%	6.6%	2,472
19	Colorado	371,081	8.4%	98,231	125,501	80.2%	6.2%	1,068
20	Oregon	279,132	8.4%	46,392	110,596	72.7%	7.2%	1,438
21	North Carolina	667,035	8.3%	161,466	224,691	76.0%	6.8%	907
22	South Dakota	54,691	8.2%	12,178	20,923	78.3%	5.4%	66
23	Tennessee	429,585	8.2%	96,531	153,462	73.5%	6.3%	679
24	Kansas	178,959	8.2%	44,131	60,993	78.5%	7.4%	189
25	Arkansas	187,903	8.1%	36,393	69,185	69.7%	8.2%	238
26	Missouri	384,150	8.1%	70,919	148,953	75.3%	7.3%	488
27	Nebraska	116,754	8.1%	24,870	40,072	84.7%	5.4%	175
28	North Dakota	45,135	7.8%	10,874	15,677	85.2%	7.7%	49
29	Maryland	363,178	7.8%	96,715	111,591	83.1%	4.2%	490
30	Georgia	609,508	7.6%	144,746	200,319	76.9%	6.4%	801
31	Iowa	184,032	7.6%	29,563	66,990	80.5%	5.7%	149
32	Kentucky	261,887	7.6%	52,350	92,698	70.8%	7.8%	447
33	Ohio	680,310	7.5%	111,617	245,852	77.4%	7.2%	676
34	Indiana	380,079	7.4%	67,155	136,161	78.8%	7.4%	572
35	Pennsylvania	745,909	7.3%	112,778	278,351	77.6%	6.9%	857
36	Wisconsin	326,288	7.2%	49,132	124,986	77.7%	5.8%	359
37	Mississippi	162,926	7.2%	37,216	52,935	73.3%	6.8%	72
38	Louisiana	247,339	7.0%	53,908	87,280	72.3%	9.5%	360
39	Minnesota	294,377	6.8%	46,837	111,668	79.6%	6.3%	297
40	Michigan	530,572	6.8%	74,655	203,602	74.7%	7.4%	599
41	Texas	1,435,787	6.8%	396,060	471,690	78.0%	6.5%	1,806
42	Vermont	33,986	6.7%	3,806	15,017	73.3%	6.2%	87
43	Rhode Island	54,848	6.5%	11,227	21,323	81.4%	8.3%	92
44	Connecticut	165,029	5.8%	26,712	61,354	81.1%	5.8%	195
45	Illinois	559,656	5.7%	98,857	203,913	78.5%	6.6%	690
46	Utah	120,410	5.4%	29,671	41,246	82.1%	4.9%	211
47	Massachusetts	292,644	5.3%	48,182	103,306	79.8%	6.3%	917
48	California	1,538,797	5.1%	325,615	537,650	76.4%	7.1%	10,980
49	New Jersey	308,012	4.4%	49,242	112,419	81.3%	4.9%	551
50	New York	678,833	4.4%	106,916	246,548	74.0%	6.8%	1,270