Map Title: Bases Around the World
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Description:This map from Today’s Military shows locations and links to U.S. military bases and boot camps around the world, and can be filtered by service branch. Connecticut is home to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, the Coast Guard Research & Development Center in Groton, the Coast Guard Academy in New London, and Sector Long Island Sound in New Haven.

Map Title: Active Duty Army Personnel
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Description:This map from World Population Review shows the state of residence of active duty U.S. Army personnel. The majority of Army personnel are concentrated in a few states, such as Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina; many states, including Connecticut, have less than 500 active duty personnel as full-time residents. Statistics for other branches of the armed forces are displayed in charts and tables at the bottom of the webpage.

Map Title: Veteran Population
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Printable: Yes
Description:This interactive map from the Rural Health Information Hub shows, as of 2021, the number of each state’s veterans as a percentage of the adult population at the state- and county-level. Connecticut’s veteran population among its counties ranges from 3.7% in Fairfield county to 7.5% in Windham county.

Map Title: Military Veterans in State Legislatures for 2021
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Description:This 2021 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) map shows the percentage of veterans participating in state legislatures. In 2021, veteran participation ranged from a high of 20% in Idaho to under 4% in Utah. Connecticut’s veterans made up 7.49% of the state legislature, which falls in between its neighboring states, Massachusetts (6.5%) and Rhode Island (9.3%).

Map Title: Unemployment Rate, by State, Veterans Ages 18 and Over, Annual Average, 2016.
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Description: This map shows the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2016 unemployment rate data of veterans ages 18 and over by state. At 4.4%, Connecticut's unemployment rate for veterans is slightly higher than the corresponding national rate of 4.3%.