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Arizona’s veterans
Veterans Day in Arizona honors all who have served in the U.S. military, and especially the more than half a million living veterans in the state. Of the nearly 21 million veterans across the United States, 522,188 live in Arizona, according to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics from 2015, the most recent numbers available. Here are some more details on the veterans who call the Grand Canyon State home: Ariz. veterans by conflict The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs counts more than 400,000 Arizona veterans as wartime veterans, while 120,444 are peacetime veterans. These are the number of living Arizona veterans who served in various conflicts as of 2015: World War II only: 21,007. World War II and Korea: 2,053. World War II, Korea and Vietnam: 1,055. Korea only: 43,986. Korea and Vietnam: 6,241. Vietnam only: 167,796. Vietnam, Gulf War (pre-9/11): 7,837. Vietnam, Gulf War (pre-9/11 and post-9/11): 1,643. Gulf War (pre-9/11 only): 63,288. Gulf War era (pre-9/11 and post-9/11): 32,833. Post 9/11: 54,005. Ariz. veterans by county More than half of Arizona’s living veteran population is in Maricopa County, which is home to 275,494 veterans. These are the number of veterans per county: Apache: 2,828. Cochise: 19,606. Coconino: 8,740. Gila: 5,990. Graham: 2,063. Greenlee: 622. La Paz: 2,419. Maricopa: 275,494. Mohave: 25,350. Navajo: 7,283. Pima: 92,198. Pinal: 34,080. Santa Cruz: 1,925. Yavapai: 27,493. Yuma: 16,099 Ariz. veterans by gender Females: 45,431. Males: 476,757. Ariz. veterans by age As of 2015, a little more than half of Arizona’s veteran population was 65 years old or older. Younger than 40 years old: 68,966. 40 to 64 years old: 186,977. 65 years old or older: 266,245.