Estimated Veteran Population by County and Gender, 1997
Estimated Veteran Population by County and Gender, 1997
| Estimated Veteran Population by County and Gender, 1997 |
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| | | Veterans as a | | | Females as % of |
| County | Total Population | *Total Veterans | % of Population | Male Veterans | Female Veterans | Veteran Population |
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| Adams County | 85,754 | 8,910 | 10.4% | 8,450 | 460 | 5.2% |
| Allegheny County | 1,280,624 | 160,340 | 12.5% | 154,370 | 5,970 | 3.7% |
| Armstrong County | 73,572 | 9,060 | 12.3% | 8,730 | 330 | 3.6% |
| Beaver County | 185,682 | 23,170 | 12.5% | 22,430 | 740 | 3.2% |
| Bedford County | 49,253 | 5,040 | 10.2% | 4,870 | 180 | 3.6% |
| Berks County | 354,057 | 37,200 | 10.5% | 35,720 | 1,480 | 4.0% |
| Blair County | 130,923 | 16,530 | 12.6% | 15,710 | 820 | 5.0% |
| Bradford County | 62,292 | 6,850 | 11.0% | 6,410 | 440 | 6.4% |
| Bucks County | 582,633 | 58,060 | 10.0% | 56,020 | 2,040 | 3.5% |
| Butler County | 169,197 | 17,000 | 10.0% | 16,370 | 630 | 3.7% |
| Cambria County | 157,419 | 20,650 | 13.1% | 19,910 | 740 | 3.6% |
| Cameron County | 5,719 | 740 | 12.9% | 710 | 30 | 4.1% |
| Carbon County | 58,844 | 7,940 | 13.5% | 7,740 | 210 | 2.6% |
| Centre County | 132,993 | 11,590 | 8.7% | 11,130 | 450 | 3.9% |
| Chester County | 416,541 | 40,080 | 9.6% | 38,330 | 1,750 | 4.4% |
| Clarion County | 41,820 | 4,340 | 10.4% | 4,200 | 130 | 3.0% |
| Clearfield County | 80,656 | 8,540 | 10.6% | 8,250 | 290 | 3.4% |
| Clinton County | 36,885 | 4,410 | 12.0% | 4,230 | 180 | 4.1% |
| Columbia County | 64,230 | 7,020 | 10.9% | 6,810 | 210 | 3.0% |
| Crawford County | 89,322 | 9,440 | 10.6% | 9,130 | 300 | 3.2% |
| Cumberland County | 207,852 | 27,110 | 13.0% | 25,790 | 1,320 | 4.9% |
| Dauphin County | 245,793 | 28,140 | 11.4% | 26,570 | 1,580 | 5.6% |
| Delaware County | 543,010 | 58,290 | 10.7% | 56,000 | 2,290 | 3.9% |
| Elk County | 34,911 | 4,380 | 12.5% | 4,160 | 220 | 5.0% |
| Erie County | 279,401 | 29,590 | 10.6% | 28,440 | 1,160 | 3.9% |
| Fayette County | 145,036 | 16,310 | 11.2% | 15,820 | 490 | 3.0% |
| Forest County | 4,910 | 780 | 15.9% | 760 | 20 | 2.6% |
| Franklin County | 127,373 | 13,530 | 10.6% | 12,970 | 560 | 4.1% |
| Fulton County | 14,457 | 1,490 | 10.3% | 1,450 | 40 | 2.7% |
| Greene County | 42,210 | 4,030 | 9.5% | 3,870 | 160 | 4.0% |
| Huntingdon County | 45,172 | 4,860 | 10.8% | 4,700 | 160 | 3.3% |
| Indiana County | 89,182 | 8,730 | 9.8% | 8,320 | 410 | 4.7% |
| Jefferson County | 46,567 | 5,060 | 10.9% | 4,930 | 130 | 2.6% |
| Juniata County | 21,898 | 2,230 | 10.2% | 2,150 | 80 | 3.6% |
| Lackawanna County | 210,464 | 26,940 | 12.8% | 26,150 | 790 | 2.9% |
| Lancaster County | 454,063 | 40,510 | 8.9% | 38,880 | 1,640 | 4.0% |
| Lawrence County | 95,442 | 10,790 | 11.3% | 10,370 | 420 | 3.9% |
| Lebanon County | 117,216 | 13,640 | 11.6% | 12,920 | 730 | 5.4% |
| Lehigh County | 297,703 | 34,440 | 11.6% | 32,840 | 1,600 | 4.6% |
| Luzerne County | 317,560 | 42,900 | 13.5% | 41,530 | 1,370 | 3.2% |
| Lycoming County | 118,405 | 13,610 | 11.5% | 13,060 | 550 | 4.0% |
| McKean County | 46,806 | 6,040 | 12.9% | 5,850 | 190 | 3.1% |
| Mercer County | 122,045 | 13,810 | 11.3% | 13,240 | 570 | 4.1% |
| Mifflin County | 47,176 | 4,980 | 10.6% | 4,790 | 190 | 3.8% |
| Monroe County | 122,531 | 11,730 | 9.6% | 11,150 | 580 | 4.9% |
| Montgomery County | 712,466 | 74,820 | 10.5% | 72,180 | 2,650 | 3.5% |
| Montour County | 17,971 | 1,790 | 10.0% | 1,700 | 90 | 5.0% |
| Northampton County | 257,289 | 27,600 | 10.7% | 26,540 | 1,060 | 3.8% |
| Northumberland County | 95,100 | 12,240 | 12.9% | 11,780 | 460 | 3.8% |
| Perry County | 44,164 | 4,530 | 10.3% | 4,350 | 180 | 4.0% |
| Philadelphia County | 1,451,372 | 145,660 | 10.0% | 138,770 | 6,890 | 4.7% |
| Pike County | 39,108 | 3,670 | 9.4% | 3,490 | 180 | 4.9% |
| Potter County | 17,160 | 2,000 | 11.7% | 1,870 | 130 | 6.5% |
| Schuylkill County | 151,256 | 19,710 | 13.0% | 19,100 | 620 | 3.1% |
| Snyder County | 38,279 | 3,200 | 8.4% | 3,130 | 80 | 2.5% |
| Somerset County | 80,255 | 8,260 | 10.3% | 7,920 | 340 | 4.1% |
| Sullivan County | 6,103 | 850 | 13.9% | 840 | 10 | 1.2% |
| Susquehanna County | 42,085 | 4,860 | 11.5% | 4,650 | 210 | 4.3% |
| Tioga County | 41,613 | 5,220 | 12.5% | 4,980 | 230 | 4.4% |
| Union County | 41,774 | 3,700 | 8.9% | 3,590 | 110 | 3.0% |
| Venango County | 58,067 | 6,680 | 11.5% | 6,480 | 200 | 3.0% |
| Warren County | 44,228 | 5,900 | 13.3% | 5,650 | 250 | 4.2% |
| Washington County | 205,807 | 25,120 | 12.2% | 24,240 | 880 | 3.5% |
| Wayne County | 45,387 | 4,870 | 10.7% | 4,650 | 220 | 4.5% |
| Westmoreland County | 374,673 | 45,310 | 12.1% | 43,760 | 1,550 | 3.4% |
| Wyoming County | 29,387 | 3,190 | 10.9% | 3,050 | 140 | 4.4% |
| York County | 370,518 | 38,690 | 10.4% | 37,030 | 1,660 | 4.3% |
| Total Pennsylvania | 12,019,661 | 1,328,700 | 11.1% | 1,275,980 | 52,770 | 4.0% |
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| * Male plus Female may not equal Total due to rounding | | | | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ; U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg