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Wyoming
2,875
Montana
2,829
West Virginia
2,793
Maine
2,791
Alaska
2,614
New Mexico
2,553
Oregon
2,497
New Hampshire
2,471
Arizona
2,459
South Carolina
2,437
Delaware
2,430
Oklahoma
2,401
Missouri
2,372
Arkansas
2,351
Washington
2,343
Nevada
2,314
Hawaii
2,312
Virginia
2,256
Alabama
2,221
Idaho
2,218
South Dakota
2,209
Florida
2,208
Tennessee
2,155
Vermont
2,108
Colorado
2,106
Ohio
2,096
Kansas
2,096
Kentucky
2,079
Pennsylvania
2,074
North Carolina
2,034
Iowa
2,033
Nebraska
2,008
Michigan
2,005
Wisconsin
1,983
North Dakota
1,956
Minnesota
1,934
Mississippi
1,925
Indiana
1,896
Louisiana
1,873
Georgia
1,818
Rhode Island
1,801
Maryland
1,760
Illinois
1,596
Connecticut
1,585
Texas
1,490
Massachusetts
1,452
California
1,366
New Jersey
1,235
Utah
1,207
New York
1,205
District of Columbia
1,025

Vietnam Veterans by State 2024

Vietnam Veterans by State 2024

The Vietnam War was a conflict of the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies, the Viet Cong, in South Vietnam versus the government of the South Vietnam government and the United States, its principal ally. The war lasted from 1954 to 1975 with the United States entering the war in 1965.

The U.S. saw a threat to national security interests with the spread of communism and was determined to end it. Protests against the escalating roles of the United States in the war began with demonstrations in 1964, and grew into a nationwide social movement. Protestors argued that entering the war to stop communist expansion was unjustifiable or an intervention into a foreign civil war. Additionally, extensive television coverage enabled people to see the violence and damage of the war, giving protestors moral ground to argue that the war was too devastating to continue keeping U.S. citizens there.

State
Vietnam Veterans (per 100k)
Wyoming2,875
Montana2,829
West Virginia2,793
Maine2,791
Alaska2,614
New Mexico2,553
Oregon2,497
New Hampshire2,471
Arizona2,459
South Carolina2,437

The United States totally withdrew from Vietnam on March 29,1973 and the war officially ended on April 30, 1975. The Vietnam War had been the longest war the US had fought in up to that point in history, and the most controversial. Estimated solider and civilian casualties range from 966,000 to 3.812 million. There were an estimated 58,318 U.S. soldier casualties alone. A total of 9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the Vietnam era, with over 2,709,000 Americans serving in Vietnam, about 9.7% of the generation. 7,484 women served in Vietnam, 83.5% being nurses.

Today, the state with highest number of Vietnam veterans is California, with 596,130, followed by Florida with 519,224. Maine and Montana have the highest number of Vietnam veterans per 100,000 people, with 3,211 and 3,203 respectively.

Vietnam Veterans by State 2024

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State
Vietnam Veterans
Vietnam Veterans (per 100k)
Wyoming16,8622,875
Montana32,3282,829
West Virginia49,3252,793
Maine39,1352,791
Alaska19,1742,614
New Mexico54,0102,553
Oregon105,5632,497
New Hampshire34,7192,471
Arizona184,3542,459
South Carolina133,1432,437
Delaware25,3792,430
Oklahoma98,1512,401
Missouri147,4032,372
Arkansas72,6392,351
Washington183,6882,343
Nevada74,3142,314
Hawaii33,0872,312
Virginia197,4122,256
Alabama114,2322,221
Idaho44,1572,218
South Dakota20,5192,209
Florida507,3342,208
Tennessee155,2612,155
Vermont13,6532,108
Colorado124,5582,106
Ohio247,6082,096
Kansas61,7072,096
Kentucky94,4242,079
Pennsylvania268,6322,074
North Carolina223,2292,034
Iowa65,3622,033
Nebraska39,9282,008
Michigan201,2852,005
Wisconsin117,6061,983
North Dakota15,4351,956
Minnesota111,4381,934
Mississippi56,6071,925
Indiana130,7051,896
Louisiana85,3781,873
Georgia202,6541,818
Rhode Island19,7711,801
Maryland109,0701,760
Illinois199,7471,596
Connecticut57,4671,585
Texas461,6791,490
Massachusetts101,9111,452
California531,2541,366
New Jersey115,1261,235
Utah41,6901,207
New York234,6461,205
District of Columbia7,0441,025
United States6,281,8031,866
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Vietnam Veterans by State 2024

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