There are 321 Veterans Affairs Departments in Illinois, serving a population of 12,854,526 people in an area of 55,505 square miles. There is 1 Veterans Affairs Department per 40,045 people, and 1 Veterans Affairs Department per 172 square miles.
The state of Illinois is ranked 26th in Veterans Affairs Departments per capita, and 14th in Veterans Affairs Departments per square mile.
Find Illinois Veteran Status, VA Health Care Coverage, and Period of Military Service. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.
| Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans | 595,185 (6.0%) | 18,611,432 (7.5%) |
| Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| VA Health Care Coverage | 213,239 (1.7%) | 7,213,163 (2.3%) |
| No Other Coverage | 24,455 (0.2%) | 906,412 (0.3%) |
| Age: Under 19 | 2,455 | 94,688 |
| Age: 19 to 64 Years | 85,194 | 3,213,592 |
| Age: 65 Years+ | 125,590 | 3,904,883 |
| Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf War (2001+), no Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 60,652 | 2,141,106 |
| Gulf War (2001+) and Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 24,640 | 1,151,846 |
| Gulf War (2001+), and Gulf War (90-01), and Vietnam Era | 1,169 | 64,104 |
| Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 66,689 | 2,234,900 |
| Gulf War (90-01) and Vietnam Era | 5,728 | 287,085 |
| Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II | 206,136 | 6,150,096 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II | 1,885 | 139,459 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II | 394 | 26,109 |
| Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II | 55,415 | 1,421,355 |
| Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era | 1,723 | 56,800 |
| World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era | 27,982 | 706,062 |
| Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only | 81,518 | 2,556,142 |
| Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only | 58,286 | 1,584,797 |
| Between Korean War and World War II only | 2,723 | 83,169 |
| Pre-World War II only | 245 | 8,402 |