The East-West Gateway November Map of the Month depicts the estimated percentage of the population aged 18 and older that have served in the military, by census tract. The greater the concentration of veterans the darker the color of the tract, from less than 5% of the population to greater than 15%. The region is home to an estimated 149,764 veterans in total with the largest total in St. Louis County (48,668).
Among the other counties in the EWG region the larger estimated veteran populations are in St. Clair (23,588), St. Charles (22,205), Madison (17,514), the city of St. Louis (14,364), and Jefferson (14,322). Franklin has an estimated 6,740 veterans while Monroe has 2,363.
For more information on this data set visit the Census Bureau’s website at www.census.gov.