Georgia Ranks 42nd for Retirement-Friendly States for Military Veterans

WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key indicators of retirement-friendliness toward veterans. The data set ranges from job opportunities for veterans to housing affordability to quality of VA hospitals.

Source: WalletHub

Source: WalletHub

Best States for Military Retirees
Overall Rank StateTotal Score Economic Environment Quality of Life Health Care 
1Florida61.146319
2South Carolina60.821529
3Virginia60.454517
4Minnesota59.2218361
5Connecticut57.7835212
6New Hampshire57.4714812
7Maryland57.3123129
8South Dakota56.9913257
9North Carolina56.5151621
10North Dakota55.1112830
11Alaska54.87101035
12Alabama54.6031737
13Oklahoma54.058643
14Louisiana53.89112722
15Wyoming53.569450
16Arizona52.9821738
17Missouri52.92222223
18Massachusetts52.8826494
19Michigan52.8219408
20Montana52.54251824
21Kansas52.34372010
22Arkansas52.27242325
23Pennsylvania52.1041385
24Ohio51.9430416
25Idaho50.90401915
26West Virginia50.6274434
27New Jersey50.37311436
28Kentucky50.17283516
29Utah49.6723449
30Hawaii49.65381139
31Illinois49.48343911
32Texas49.31273133
33Delaware49.22481214
34Indiana48.71204332
35Colorado48.61441527
36Iowa48.37173241
37Wisconsin48.30462913
38New York48.1950473
39Maine48.03363720
40Nebraska47.44472618
41Rhode Island46.95124642
42Georgia46.85322444
43Tennessee46.03164840
44California45.6351928
45New Mexico45.17431347
46Washington43.17333051
47Vermont42.01494231
48Mississippi41.91453346
49Nevada41.67394548
50District of Columbia41.63295045
51Oregon38.73425126

Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.

Military Retirement in Georgia (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
  • 29th – Veterans per Capita
  • 24th – Number of VA Health Facilities per Number of Veterans
  • 17th – % of Homeless Veterans
  • 38th – Veteran Job Opportunities
  • 29th – Housing Affordability
  • 24th – Number of VA Benefits-Administration Facilities per Number of Veterans
  • 41st – Quality of VA Hospitals
Memorial Day Facts
  • 97 – Number of members of the 118th Congress who have served in the U.S. military, only the 4th time in the last 50 years with an increase at all in the total veterans elected.
  • 3.4M – Number of people expected to travel by plane over Memorial Day weekend (up 11% over 2022).
  • 818 – Number of hot dogs consumed every second from Memorial Day to Labor Day (seven billion total).
  • 15 to 80 Percent Off – Discount shoppers can expect during Memorial Day weekend sales.
  • 100M+ – Number of households worldwide that will watch the National Memorial Day parade broadcast on TV.

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