Pennsylvania's Veteran Population and Projection by Period of Service
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| | Wartime Veterans |
| Year | Total | Total | Persian Gulf | Vietnam Era | Korean Conflict | WWII | WWI | Total Peacetime |
| Veterans | Wartime | War Total | Conflict | Total | Total | Total | Veterans |
| 1990 | 1,439,000 | 1,134,300 | * | 366,800 | 252,700 | 558,500 | 3,200 | 304,700 |
| 1994 | 1,386,200 | 1,090,500 | 60,500 | 376,000 | 235,100 | 468,600 | 900 | 295,700 |
| 1998 | 1,306,400 | 1,022,000 | 104,900 | 374,600 | 213,300 | 378,600 | 200 | 284,400 |
| 2002 | 1,210,000 | 924,300 | 128,400 | 365,000 | 188,700 | 286,600 | 100 | 285,700 |
| 2010 | 1,007,100 | 695,300 | 145,500 | 329,800 | 127,600 | 123000 | * | 311,800 |
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| Note: Subtotals may not equal total veterans since many served during more than one war or peacetime period. |
| * less than 50 |
Source: U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg