There are 199 Veterans Affairs Departments in New Jersey, serving a population of 8,960,161 people in an area of 7,353 square miles. There is 1 Veterans Affairs Department per 45,025 people, and 1 Veterans Affairs Department per 36 square miles.
The state of New Jersey is ranked 28th in Veterans Affairs Departments per capita, and 4th in Veterans Affairs Departments per square mile.
Find New Jersey 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.
| New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans | 333,835 (4.8%) | 18,611,432 (7.5%) |
| New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| VA Health Care Coverage | 94,483 (1.1%) | 7,213,163 (2.3%) |
| No Other Coverage | 7,676 (0.1%) | 906,412 (0.3%) |
| Age: Under 19 | 1,091 | 94,688 |
| Age: 19 to 64 Years | 31,346 | 3,213,592 |
| Age: 65 Years+ | 62,046 | 3,904,883 |
| New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf War (2001+), no Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 27,256 | 2,141,106 |
| Gulf War (2001+) and Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 12,089 | 1,151,846 |
| Gulf War (2001+), and Gulf War (90-01), and Vietnam Era | 719 | 64,104 |
| Gulf War (90-01), no Vietnam Era | 26,587 | 2,234,900 |
| Gulf War (90-01) and Vietnam Era | 2,046 | 287,085 |
| Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II | 117,584 | 6,150,096 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II | 1,332 | 139,459 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II | 305 | 26,109 |
| Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II | 38,529 | 1,421,355 |
| Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era | 1,315 | 56,800 |
| World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era | 21,978 | 706,062 |
| Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only | 43,294 | 2,556,142 |
| Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only | 38,395 | 1,584,797 |
| Between Korean War and World War II only | 2,274 | 83,169 |
| Pre-World War II only | 132 | 8,402 |