Local officials often proclaim Haines as boasting the highest number of veterans per capita in Alaska, but a report released last month by Alaska Economic Trends says that’s apparently not the case.
According to the report in the state-published magazine, which used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010-2014 American Community Survey, 230 veterans live in the Haines Borough. That’s equal to 9 percent of the population.
Other areas with higher per capita percentages…
