By the Numbers: 16 September 2019
530,000
The number of U.S. military Veterans who were born outside the United States, according to a recent analysis of Census data by the Migration Policy Institute. This is about 3 percent of 18.6 million Veterans in the U.S.
Additionally, almost 1.9 million Veterans are the U.S.-born children of immigrants. Together, the 2.4 million Veterans of immigrant origin, either because they themselves are immigrants or are the children of immigrants, account for 13 percent of all Veterans.
530,000
The number of U.S. military Veterans who were born outside the United States, according to a recent analysis of Census data by the Migration Policy Institute. This is about 3 percent of 18.6 million Veterans in the U.S.
Additionally, almost 1.9 million Veterans are the U.S.-born children of immigrants. Together, the 2.4 million Veterans of immigrant origin, either because they themselves are immigrants or are the children of immigrants, account for 13 percent of all Veterans.