Just four of thousands of Los Angeles County women who served in the U.S. military:
Top Left: U.S. Air Force Lt. General Stayce Harris of Los Angeles (USAF photo). In 2001, first African American woman to command a flying squadron;
Top Right: U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Delia Quintero of Los Angeles, with 82nd Airborne Division (photo by Spc. David Nye);
Bottom Left: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2 Natalia Grijalva of North Hollywood, on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (photo by PO3 Shawn Stewart);
Bottom Right: U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Ana Martinez of Los Angeles, training on Parris Island, South Carolina (photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink).
The U.S. Census estimates that, in 2022, there were 194,745 civilian U.S. military veterans living in Los Angeles County. Of that number, 17,450, or 9 percent, were women. Women veterans in Los Angeles County made up the sixth largest female veteran population among U.S. counties (following Maricopa County, Arizona, Bexar County, Texas, San Diego County, Clark County, Nevada, and Harris County, Texas).
Data are 2022 U.S. Census 1-Year Estimates
Age Group | Number | Percent of Female Veterans | Percent of All Veterans in Age Group |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 17,450 | 100.0% | 9.0% |
18 to 34 Years | 2,889 | 16.6% | 14.7% |
35 to 54 Years | 6,163 | 35.3% | 13.9% |
55 to 64 Years | 3,812 | 21.8% | 12.5% |
65 to 74 Years | 3,003 | 17.2% | 7.5% |
75 Years & Over | 1,583 | 9.1% | 2.6% |
Data are 2019 U.S. Census 1-Year Estimates
Race | Number | Percent of All Female Veterans | Percent of All Veterans in Racial Group |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone | 234 | 1.3% | 7.8% |
Asian Alone | 1,740 | 10.0% | 8.6% |
Black or African American Alone | 3,865 | 22.1% | 12.6% |
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone | 236 | 1.4% | 16.9% |
White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino | 6,154 | 35.3% | 7.6% |
Some Other Race Alone | 1,450 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
Two or More Races | 3,127 | 17.9% | 10.8% |
Hispanic or Latino of Any Race | 4,615 | 26.4% | 8.8% |