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Nickname: The Empire State Capital: Albany Population: 19,657,190 VA VISN: VISN 2
American Legion

The American Legion in New York

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122
Local Posts
47
Counties Served
54
With Websites
121
With Phone

Contact Information Coverage

Phone
99%
Email
87%
Website
44%

Top Counties by Legion Posts

Suffolk County 11 posts
Nassau County 8 posts
Erie County 7 posts
Oneida County 7 posts
Onondaga County 7 posts
Chautauqua County 6 posts
Monroe County 5 posts
Cattaraugus County 4 posts
Jefferson County 4 posts
Westchester County 4 posts

Veteran Population

747,157 Total Veterans
3.8% of Population
682,676 Male Veterans
64,482 Female Veterans

Veterans by Service Era

Era Veterans Percentage
Post-9/11 105,339 14.1%
Gulf War Era 241,791 32.4%
Vietnam Era 237,394 31.8%
Korean Conflict 61,090 8.2%
World War II 19,278 2.4%
Peacetime 4,384,943 26.6%

About New York

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