WHO WE ARE

Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)

provides veterans services 'from Oath to Taps' through our Veterans Benefits Office, Veterans Home, &  Veterans Cemetery

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Veterans in Iowa

182,000+

Veterans = 5.8% of Iowa's Population (31st in US)

~47k Iowa Vets are Disabled

~12k are Retired Military

>2% Unemployed

<$1.2B

Annual Economic Impact Vets Bring to Iowa Beyond Employment

<$78M in Disability/Mo

~$24M in Retirement/Mo

=1% State GDP

16.8

Average number U.S. Vets Who Die by Suicide Each Day

Suicide is the 2nd Leading Cause of Death for Veterans ages 18-44

Iowa Veterans' Economic Wellbeing (from veteransdata.info)

24.6%

Decrease in U.S. Veteran population from 2001-2020

Vets predicted to be >3% of U.S. population by 2040

6.0%

of Iowa's Vets live in poverty

~20% Don't Own Their Home

22% Vets' Homes Have One or More Major Problems

~80% Homeowners

$61,000

Median household income of Iowa Veterans

25% Live in Rural Iowa

>73% Vote

>1/2 Serve as Community Leaders in a Lifetime