How Does Washington State Support Its Veterans Compared To Others?

With over 17 million veterans in the United States, there's always room to support your troops. There is help and support out there for our veterans but that support is different in every state. Some do a great job to take care of our vets. Other states, not so much.

As it turns out, Washington is a state that could certainly do better.

Charities website Smilehub ranked every state on where they are for best and worst for veteran support and it turns out Washington State, as great as it is in a lot of things, still has a lot of work to do in that department.

Arseniy45

Get our free mobile app

In a list of all 50 states ranking them for how veteran-friendly they are, Washington State only comes in 44th place.
Not very good when it comes to helping our vets.
Read More: Can you Pitch a Tent on Yakima Sidewalks?

Washington Needs to Improve Support for Vets

Here are some more stats about Washington State. 1 would be best with 25 would be average.

Washington is 16th place for Share of Veterans

Washington is 31st place for Veteran Charities per Capita

Washington is 34th place for Share of Veteran-Owned Businesses

Washington is 38th place for Veteran Unemployment Rate

Washington is 38th place for Cost of Living

Washington is 43rd place for Total VA Spending per Veteran

Washington is 48th place for Share of Homeless Veterans

These are the 5 most veteran-friendly states:

Virginia

Florida

Texas

South Carolina

Maryland

Last place goes to Connecticut followed by Idaho and Delaware.

12 West Coast Celebrities with Diabetes

Diabetes affects millions of people. Over 500,000 people in Washington State alone - almost 10% of the adult population - have been diagnosed with diabetes. Even more have gone undiagnosed, or have been listed as prediabetic, according to the American Diabetic Association.

Sometimes it helps to have role models to look up to that also have the condition. Here are some local celebrities from Washington, Oregon, and California who have been diagnosed with diabetes. Do any surprise you?

Gallery Credit: Jaime Skelton