{"id":25356,"date":"2023-11-10T07:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=25356"},"modified":"2023-11-10T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:54:18","slug":"veterans-day-2023-new-study-reveals-the-best-and-worst-states-for-u-s-veteran-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/veterans-day-2023-new-study-reveals-the-best-and-worst-states-for-u-s-veteran-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day 2023: New study reveals the best and worst states for U.S. veteran care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-veterans-day-tw-01-and-02.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Veterans Day 2023: New study reveals the best and worst states for U.S. veteran care\" class=\"wp-image-25357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-veterans-day-tw-01-and-02.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-veterans-day-tw-01-and-02-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cvr-02-veterans-day-tw-01-and-02-435x208.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Image credits: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saturday, November 11, is National Veterans Day with the United States also recognizing it as a federal holiday on Friday, November 10. \u00a0Both days are dedicated to having celebrations that honor military veterans across the U.S. and for showing our support for those who have defended our liberties and our country over the years. For many of us, it\u2019s a celebration that lasts every day of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, with that in mind, a new study has identified the best and worst states for veteran care and support&nbsp;based on factors&nbsp;including veteran&nbsp;community\/population size, financial and&nbsp;housing&nbsp;support,&nbsp;employment opportunities, and&nbsp;state expenditure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ranking, created at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/leafwell.com\/medical-card\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leafwell<\/a>, reveals the best states for veterans on a scale out of&nbsp;ten, considering factors like disability compensation,&nbsp;availability of&nbsp;nursing homes, employment rates, state spending, and veteran population density.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For veterans who are looking for the best place to settle after serving, there are many factors to consider,&nbsp;especially for&nbsp;those&nbsp;struggling&nbsp;with their physical or mental&nbsp;wellbeing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mental health challenges are&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;prevalent among&nbsp;US&nbsp;veterans, with medical records revealing that one in three veterans&nbsp;(33%)&nbsp;are diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder, according to the United States Government&#8217;s National Library of Medicine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To discover where offers&nbsp;the most support&nbsp;to&nbsp;struggling veterans, the ranking analyzed&nbsp;&nbsp;Bureau of Labor Statistics&nbsp;(BLS)&nbsp;data&nbsp;to establish which state has the highest proportion of veteran workers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;state expenditure data from the&nbsp;U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reveals&nbsp;state&nbsp;expenditure on vocational rehabilitation,&nbsp;education&nbsp;and&nbsp;medical care, to identify where&nbsp;is&nbsp;investing the most into veteran care.&nbsp;Finally, the ranking analyzed nursing home availability, scaled by population, to&nbsp;measure&nbsp;veterans\u2019&nbsp;access to retirement support.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As it turns out, Alaska is the best state for veterans, with an overall&nbsp;suitability&nbsp;score of 8 out of 10. The state ranked the highest for veteran population density, reporting 8,836 veterans per 100k residents &#8211;&nbsp;51% higher than the national average.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is beneficial as it ensures veterans can socialize with people of a similar background, providing a greater opportunity for peer support. It also increases the likelihood of the state investing in veteran care, as there\u2019s a greater proportional demand for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaska also scored the highest for disability compensation,&nbsp;with 3,073 people per 100k&nbsp;receiving compensation, a&nbsp;huge&nbsp;87%&nbsp;more&nbsp;than the national average of 1,642 people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state also scored highly for state expenditure, coming in first place. Alaska had the second-highest total state expenditure for veterans, at $131,819 per 100k&nbsp;people,&nbsp;which is&nbsp;53% higher than the national average of $86,310&nbsp;\u2013 showing&nbsp;the state is happy to&nbsp;invest in&nbsp;its veterans.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wyoming ranked in second place with a score of 6.1 out of 10,&nbsp;also&nbsp;ranking highly for population density. They are the third most densely-populated state with 7,613 veterans per 100k.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Following in third, Virginia scored 6 out of 10 overall. The state had the highest&nbsp;proportion of veterans in the workforce at&nbsp;59%,&nbsp;which is substantially more&nbsp;than the national average of 46.5% &#8211; making it one of the best states for veteran&nbsp;job&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;and rehabilitation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Top 10 States for Veterans Ranked<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Figure-1-Top-10-States-for-Veterans-Care.png\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Best and Worst States for Veteran Care\" class=\"wp-image-25358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Figure-1-Top-10-States-for-Veterans-Care.png 452w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Figure-1-Top-10-States-for-Veterans-Care-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Figure-1-Top-10-States-for-Veterans-Care-435x236.png 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly, Texas ranked low for veteran suitability\u00a0(38th out of the 50 states),\u00a0despite having\u00a0they have the second-highest number of veterans per state.\u00a0This is because when scaled against their population, they don\u2019t score as well for job opportunities or expenditure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas&nbsp;scored in the bottom ten (9th) for&nbsp;the availability of&nbsp;veteran nursing homes per 100k residents.&nbsp;While they have more veteran-targeted nursing homes than any other area at 8, these don\u2019t go too far when scaled against the state\u2019s huge population.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Texas scored highly across all the metrics before scaling the data to their population, indicating they are focused on&nbsp;supporting their veterans, but would benefit from increasing resources to match their incredibly large population&nbsp;and rank higher&nbsp;than other states.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state that was named the worst for veterans was New York, with a score of 0.7 out of 10. The state scored shockingly low across&nbsp;the board, ranking in the bottom&nbsp;10&nbsp;for every metric.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, Alaska came in first place due to its high scores across most metrics; however, they ranked surprisingly low on the number of nursing homes in each state, with a score of 2.9 out of ten &#8211; due to only having one official veteran nursing home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the most generous state for expenditure on medical care was Wyoming, spending $70,986 per 100k, 94% higher than the national average of $36,533, indicating the state&nbsp;prioritizes&nbsp;healthcare funding for its veterans.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this funding only goes so far, particularly when it comes to complex conditions like PTSD, which are difficult to manage.&nbsp;The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports that 2 in 10 (23%) veterans using VA Health Care have experienced PTSD at some point in their lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the findings,&nbsp;Lewis&nbsp;Jassey, DO, Medical Director at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/leafwell.com\/medical-card\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leafwell<\/a>, says:&nbsp;\u201cDeciding where to retire can&nbsp;be a&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;decision&nbsp;for veterans, as they rely heavily on support.&nbsp;And while access to things like a medical marijuana card provides relief in managing PTSD, some states make it harder to receive this support than others, meaning improvements need to be made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPTSD&nbsp;has long been a pressing concern for veterans, and while research suggests that certain cannabis products, particularly those high in CBD, may help alleviate PTSD symptoms&nbsp;such as&nbsp;anxiety, flashbacks, irritability, and nightmares, support is still needed.&nbsp;The hope is that&nbsp;the states that perform poorly in the index reevaluate their provisions and adjust accordingly.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Senior Veterans Service Alliance, the World Population Review, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Library of Medicine and the United States Census Bureau.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Every State Ranked&nbsp;for Veteran Care<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>State<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>FINAL SCORE<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Alaska<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>7.3<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Wyoming<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>6.1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Virginia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>6.0<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Maine<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>5.6<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Montana<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>5.4<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>South Dakota<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>5.3<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>West Virginia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>5.2<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Oklahoma<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>5.1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Nebraska<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>5.1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>North Dakota<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>4.8<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Hawaii<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>4.8<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Alabama<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>4.7<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Colorado<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>4.3<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>South Carolina<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>4.2<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Missouri<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>4.2<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Washington<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>4.0<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>New Mexico<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.9<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>North Carolina<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.9<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>New Hampshire<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.9<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Florida<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.8<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Kentucky<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.7<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Maryland<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.7<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Mississippi<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.6<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Tennessee<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Kansas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Idaho<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Arizona<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Georgia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Louisiana<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Arkansas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Oregon<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Nevada<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Minnesota<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.4<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Vermont<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.3<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Delaware<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Iowa<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Ohio<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Texas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>3.0<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Rhode Island<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>2.7<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Indiana<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>2.7<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Michigan<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>2.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>2.2<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Wisconsin<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>2.2<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Utah<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>2.2<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Connecticut<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>1.9<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Massachusetts<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>1.7<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>California<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>1.5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Illinois<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>1.4<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>New Jersey<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>1.1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>New York<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>0.7<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Methodology\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Veteran Population:&nbsp;<\/strong>Measured the number of veterans per 100K&nbsp;residents&nbsp;in each&nbsp;state&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disability Compensation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Measured thetotal number of veterans receiving disability compensation in each state, scaled&nbsp;per 100K&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Veteran Nursing Homes:&nbsp;<\/strong>Measured the number of veteran nursing homes in each state, per 100K&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Veterans in the Workforce:&nbsp;<\/strong>Measured the proportion of the unemployed population and employed population that are veterans per state, scaled per 100K&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Expenditure on Veterans:\u00a0<\/strong>Measured state expenditure on education,\u00a0vocational rehabilitation,\u00a0employment\u00a0and\u00a0medical care, scaled to 100K\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>From Ace News Today:  <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/thank-you-veterans-one-and-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thank You Veterans, One and All<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>&#8211;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veterans Day 2023  - Freedom Isn&#039;t Free!\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2RwRi2TjA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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