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Wyoming
2,882
West Virginia
2,811
Montana
2,796
Maine
2,792
Alaska
2,618
New Mexico
2,564
Oregon
2,509
New Hampshire
2,461
Arizona
2,442
South Carolina
2,438
Delaware
2,427
Oklahoma
2,407
Missouri
Arkansas
2,358
Washington
2,332
Hawaii
2,320
Nevada
2,293
Virginia
2,260
Alabama
2,230
Idaho
2,199
Florida
2,198
South Dakota
2,190
Tennessee
2,151
Colorado
2,112
Vermont
2,109
Ohio
2,109
Kansas
2,102
Kentucky
2,087
Pennsylvania
2,084
Iowa
2,039
North Carolina
2,036
Nebraska
2,020
Michigan
2,007
Wisconsin
1,987
North Dakota
1,974
Minnesota
1,945
Mississippi
1,938
Indiana
1,902
Louisiana
1,890
Rhode Island
1,818
Georgia
1,815
Maryland
1,775
Illinois
1,614
Connecticut
1,582
Texas
1,491
Massachusetts
1,463
California
1,369
New Jersey
1,245
New York
1,215
Utah
1,203
DC
1,039
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) |
---|---|
Wyoming | 2,882 |
West Virginia | 2,811 |
Montana | 2,796 |
Maine | 2,792 |
Alaska | 2,618 |
New Mexico | 2,564 |
Oregon | 2,509 |
New Hampshire | 2,461 |
Arizona | 2,442 |
South Carolina | 2,438 |
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
Vietnam Veterans by State 2024
State | Vietnam Veterans | Vietnam Veterans (per 100k) |
---|---|---|
Wyoming | 16,862 | 2,882 |
West Virginia | 49,325 | 2,811 |
Montana | 32,328 | 2,796 |
Maine | 39,135 | 2,792 |
Alaska | 19,174 | 2,618 |
New Mexico | 54,010 | 2,564 |
Oregon | 105,563 | 2,509 |
New Hampshire | 34,719 | 2,461 |
Arizona | 184,354 | 2,442 |
South Carolina | 133,143 | 2,438 |
Delaware | 25,379 | 2,427 |
Oklahoma | 98,151 | 2,407 |
Missouri | 147,403 | 2,380 |
Arkansas | 72,639 | 2,358 |
Washington | 183,688 | 2,332 |
Hawaii | 33,087 | 2,320 |
Nevada | 74,314 | 2,293 |
Virginia | 197,412 | 2,260 |
Alabama | 114,232 | 2,230 |
Idaho | 44,157 | 2,199 |
Florida | 507,334 | 2,198 |
South Dakota | 20,519 | 2,190 |
Tennessee | 155,261 | 2,151 |
Colorado | 124,558 | 2,112 |
Vermont | 13,653 | 2,109 |
Ohio | 247,608 | 2,109 |
Kansas | 61,707 | 2,102 |
Kentucky | 94,424 | 2,087 |
Pennsylvania | 268,632 | 2,084 |
Iowa | 65,362 | 2,039 |
North Carolina | 223,229 | 2,036 |
Nebraska | 39,928 | 2,020 |
Michigan | 201,285 | 2,007 |
Wisconsin | 117,606 | 1,987 |
North Dakota | 15,435 | 1,974 |
Minnesota | 111,438 | 1,945 |
Mississippi | 56,607 | 1,938 |
Indiana | 130,705 | 1,902 |
Louisiana | 85,378 | 1,890 |
Rhode Island | 19,771 | 1,818 |
Georgia | 202,654 | 1,815 |
Maryland | 109,070 | 1,775 |
Illinois | 199,747 | 1,614 |
Connecticut | 57,467 | 1,582 |
Texas | 461,679 | 1,491 |
Massachusetts | 101,911 | 1,463 |
California | 531,254 | 1,369 |
New Jersey | 115,126 | 1,245 |
New York | 234,646 | 1,215 |
Utah | 41,690 | 1,203 |
District of Columbia | 7,044 | 1,039 |
United States | 6,281,803 | 1,871 |
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