Table 1.
Total and chiropractic patients at VHA facilities with minimum 500 on-station chiropractic visits per FY
| Fiscal year | VHA facilities | Total patients (% female) | Chiropractic patients (% female) | % of Populations using chiropractic care | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||
| 2005 | 15 | 557,284 (5.1) | 3475 (11.7) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 26 | 1,071,500 (5.6) | 8138 (13.2) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | 33 | 1,257,093 (5.8) | 11,259 (13.7) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 34 | 1,392,141 (6.2) | 14,094 (14.0) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 34 | 1,435,291 (6.5) | 16,791 (14.1) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 2010 | 37 | 1,584,473 (6.6) | 18,490 (13.6) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 43 | 1,841,167 (6.8) | 21,318 (13.9) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| 2012 | 44 | 1,895,504 (7.0) | 24,053 (12.3) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 46 | 2,035,407 (7.3) | 26,080 (15.0) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 2014 | 51 | 2,391,258 (7.5) | 30,116 (15.5) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 59 | 2,748,822 (7.7) | 37,436 (15.3) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 71 | 3,341,124 (8.1) | 44,117 (15.9) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 77 | 3,573,834 (8.4) | 47,489 (16.2) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 90 | 4,037,229 (8.7) | 51,199 (16.1) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 119 | 4,750,436 (9.0) | 66,344 (16.4) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 144 | 5,509,271 (9.6) | 66,535 (17.0) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 171 | 6,690,841 (9.9) | 81,706 (17.7) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 |