Veterans of the Korean War:  
                                                                                    Projections 2020-2040
       On this seventieth anniversary, the Department of Veterans Affairs honors Korean War Veterans. Between 1950 and 
       1955, 6.8 million American men and women served worldwide. In 2020, there are over 1 million Korean War Veterans. 
       By 2030, the aging Korean War Veteran population is projected to fall below 200 thousand.
                                                                        (As of 9/30/2020)
               Female Korean War Veterans                                                     Korean War Veterans by Age
                                                                              80 to 84
                        31,000                                                85 to 89                  Median Age 88
                                                                              90 to 94
               2.8% of total Korean War Veterans
               1.5% of total female Veterans                                     95+
                                                                                      0        100       200       300        400       500       600       700
                                                                                                                       Thousands
         30                  Veterans by Year                                                     Korean War Veterans by State
                        26.4
         25                                                    Korean War Veterans
                                         21.9                  Total Veterans
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         15                                                                                13.6
         10
                                                                                                         •  About 6% of Veterans in each state are 
           5     4.0                                                                                           Korean War Veterans.
                                 2.6                                                                     •  Top 5 states: Florida, California, Texas, 
                                                  1.1                                                       New York, and Pennsylvania.
                                                                   0.1              0.0
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                    2000             2010             2020             2030             2040
 Source: VA Veteran Population Projection Model 2018, Census Bureau: Census 2000 Brief on Veterans            Prepared by National Center for Veterans Analysis and 
 and 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year                                                                    Statistics