Special Report

Cities Where the Most Veterans Live

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15. Panama City, FL
> Civilian adults who have served in the military: 15.3%
> Veterans who first enlisted after 9/11: 14.3% — 130th highest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served in the Vietnam Era only: 25.7% — 34th lowest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served during the Korean War only: 4.2% — 48th lowest of 384 metros

14. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
> Civilian adults who have served in the military: 15.4%
> Veterans who first enlisted after 9/11: 17.8% — 44th highest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served in the Vietnam Era only: 23.7% — 21st lowest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served during the Korean War only: 1.4% — 5th lowest of 384 metros

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13. The Villages, FL
> Civilian adults who have served in the military: 15.5%
> Veterans who first enlisted after 9/11: 2.0% — the lowest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served in the Vietnam Era only: 48.2% — the highest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served during the Korean War only: 9.1% — 49th highest of 384 metros

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12. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
> Civilian adults who have served in the military: 16.0%
> Veterans who first enlisted after 9/11: 21.9% — 20th highest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served in the Vietnam Era only: 19.6% — 8th lowest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served during the Korean War only: 2.3% — 13th lowest of 384 metros

11. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
> Civilian adults who have served in the military: 16.3%
> Veterans who first enlisted after 9/11: 15.6% — 89th highest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served in the Vietnam Era only: 26.9% — 44th lowest of 384 metros
> Veterans who served during the Korean War only: 2.8% — 15th lowest of 384 metros

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