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    • VetPop2023 Urban/Rural by Poverty & Disability FY2023-2025

    Metadata Updated: April 2, 2025

    The Department of Veterans Affairs provides official estimates and projections of the Veteran population using the Veteran Population Projection Model (VetPop). Based on the latest model VetPop2023 and the most recent national survey estimates from the 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year (ACS) data, the projected number of Veterans living in the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico for fiscal years, 2023 to 2025, are allocated to Urban and Rural areas. As defined by the Census Bureau, Rural encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an Urban area (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html).

    This table contains the Veteran estimates by urban/rural, age group, poverty, and disability. The poverty level and disability are determined by ACS based on responses on total income and functional difficulties. Refer to the sections on Poverty and Disability Status in the document, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/tech_docs/subject_definitions/2023_ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf

    Note: rounding to the nearest 1,000 is always appropriate for VetPop estimates.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons CCZero

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    Metadata Created Date April 2, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 2, 2025

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    Harvested from VA JSON

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    Metadata Created Date April 2, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 2, 2025
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    Data First Published 2025-03-18
    Data Last Modified 2025-03-18
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