New Jersey's veterans population could shrink to a third of today's size over the next three decades, according to projections from the U.S. Veterans Administration.

The federal government predicts veterans populations will decline overall nationally, but the dropoff is expected to be steeper in the Garden State.

The Veterans Administration estimates the number of veterans will decline by more than 40 percent by 2045 compared to the 2015 levels, according to data estimates from its Veteran Population Projection Model 2016.

Meanwhile, New Jersey's veteran population is expected to drop by about 68 percent in the same time period.

Some other interesting national statistics from the VA data:

The VA data predicts the male veteran population will decline steadily while female and minority veteran populations will increase slightly over the next 30 years.

Gulf War-era veterans became the largest segment of U.S. veterans, surpassing Vietnam veterans. There are 7.3 million people who served in the Gulf War era compared to 6.7 million who served during the Vietnam era.

VA data shows veterans are moving to the West and South.

Here's a look at how many veterans the federal government expects will be living in New Jersey over the next three decades. Note: the estimates are rounded to the nearest thousand.

Statewide

2015: 388,000

2025: 253,000

2035: 171,000

2045: 124,000

Atlantic County

2015: 16,000

2025: 12,000

2035: 9,000

2045: 7,000

Bergen County

2015: 31,000

2025: 17,000

2035: 10,000

2045: 7,000

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Burlington County

2015: 34,000

2025: 25,000

2035: 19,000

2045: 16,000

Camden County

2015: 29,000

2025: 20,000

2035: 14,000

2045: 10,000

Cape May County

2015: 8,000

2025: 6,000

2035: 4,000

2045: 3,000

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Cumberland County

2015: 8,000

2025: 6,000

2035: 5,000

2045: 4,000

Essex County

2015: 25,000

2025: 15,000

2035: 9,000

2045: 7,000

Gloucester County

2015: 17,000

2025: 13,000

2035: 10,000

2045: 8,000

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Hudson County

2015: 15,000

2025: 10,000

2035: 7,000

2045: 5,000

Hunterdon County

2015: 6,000

2025: 4,000

2035: 2,000

2045: 1,000

Mercer County

2015: 14,000

2025: 9,000

2035: 6,000

2045: 4,000

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Middlesex County

2015: 29,000

2025: 17,000

2035: 11,000

2045: 8,000

Monmouth County

2015: 29,000

2025: 17,000

2035: 11,000

2045: 7,000

Morris County

2015: 21,000

2025: 12,000

2035: 7,000

2045: 5,000

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Ocean County

2015: 42,000

2025: 29,000

2035: 19,000

2045: 13,000

Passaic County

2015: 16,000

2025: 10,000

2035: 7,000

2045: 5,000

Salem County

2015: 5,000

2025: 3,000

2035: 3,000

2045: 2,000

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Somerset County

2015: 11,000

2025: 6,000

2035: 4,000

2045: 3,000

Sussex County

2015: 8,000

2025: 6,000

2035: 4,000

2045: 3,000

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Union County

2015: 17,000

2025: 10,000

2035: 7,000

2045: 5,000

Warren County

2015: 6,000

2025: 4,000

2035: 3,000

2045: 2,000