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Dataset Metadata

NameU.S. Veteran Service Deserts by County
PublisherWounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741)
CreatorWounded Warriors
LicenseCC-BY 4.0
Spatial coverageUnited States of America (50 states + DC + territories)
Temporal coverage2018/2022
Update frequencyAnnual (ACS vintage) + on directory growth
Records2,002
Keywordsveterans, service deserts, resource gaps, gap score, ACS 2022, county-level, underserved, FIPS, grantmaking, data journalism

Methodology + Measurement Technique

Census ACS 2022 5-year tract veteran counts joined to the verified Warriors Fund resource directory by FIPS state/county/tract, then aggregated to county. Gap score = veterans / (directory resources + 1); higher = more under-served. Counties with fewer than 1,000 veterans excluded. Snapshot regenerated from the live D1 rollup.

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Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite:

Wounded Warriors (EIN 86-1336741, Texas 501(c)(3)). U.S. Veteran Service Deserts by County. Retrieved from https://warriorsfund.org/datasets/veteran-service-deserts on [Access Date].

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