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In honor of Veterans Day, Social Explorer takes a look at service men and women around the nation. As of the most recent detailed American Community Survey (2009-13), nearly one in ten adult civilians was a veteran: 21,263,779 veterans living in the US (nine percent of the adult civilian population).
Click to learn more about the shifting veteran population, socioeconomic measures, disabilities, poverty and more:
Parade Salute cover image from U.S. Army Flickr, Creative Commons license.
