By the Numbers: 12 February 2018

By the Numbers: 12 February 2018

By the Numbers Graphic

2.1 Million

The number of black military Veterans in the United States, according to a U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features release for National African-American (Black) History Month: February 2018. The total black population in the U.S. -- "either alone or in combination with one or more races" -- is 46.8 million.

Veteran Population Projection Model 2016, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Graphic from Veteran Population Projection Model 2016, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.