47,925
The number of homeless veterans housed by the VA in FY 2024, according to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release.
11%
The percentage of American households "in which either the head of household or spouse (if present) is a veteran," according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation -- Veteran Families in America. Other data points:
1/3
The number of "military and veteran caregivers, representing 5.5 percent of the U.S. adult population. There are an additional 91.3 million civilian caregivers (35.0 percent of U.S. adults) caring for wounded, ill, or injured civilian adults," according to a report from the RAND Corporation -- America's Military and Veteran Caregivers: Hidden Heroes Emerging from the Shadows.
1/3
The proportion of veterans with a normal BMI "at separation/deactivation," according to a study published in the journal Military Medicine -- The Impact of Adversity on Body Mass Index as Veterans Transition to Civilian Life. The study found that 51% of these veterans were overweight, and 20% were obese.
$1.35 billion
The "estimated cost of obesity in active-duty service members," according to a study from the American Security Project ("a nonpartisan organization created to educate the American public and the world about the changing nature of national security in the 21st Century.") -- White Paper — Costs and Consequences: Obesity’s Compounding Impact on the Military Health System.