Veterans Disability Compensation by State

County-by-county counts of veterans receiving VA disability compensation, reported from VA's published data files. Encyclopedic reference only.

In fiscal year 2025, 6,331,627 veterans received VA disability compensation, up from 4,944,114 in 2019. Pick a state for its county-by-county counts, rating-level mix, and free help resources. For the national story, read the shift toward higher ratings.

Alabama141,973 Alaska25,979 Arizona159,063 Arkansas67,989 California502,173 Colorado140,290 Connecticut36,820 Delaware19,494 District of Columbia7,384 Florida538,014 Georgia273,766 Hawaii39,526 Idaho46,531 Illinois138,447 Indiana116,177 Iowa52,754 Kansas54,648 Kentucky85,210 Louisiana87,698 Maine34,310 Maryland121,252 Massachusetts76,563 Michigan142,220 Minnesota106,969 Mississippi64,875 Missouri125,548 Montana31,433 Nebraska49,938 Nevada80,406 New Hampshire27,060 New Jersey73,462 New Mexico48,531 New York155,261 North Carolina286,763 North Dakota16,337 Ohio191,332 Oklahoma118,163 Oregon86,068 Pennsylvania171,698 Puerto Rico36,399 Rhode Island16,212 South Carolina155,553 South Dakota24,031 Tennessee168,911 Texas682,628 Utah44,473 Vermont9,295 Virginia275,063 Washington173,242 West Virginia43,054 Wisconsin97,204 Wyoming17,012

Source: VA, Disability Compensation Recipients by County (data.va.gov), FY2019–FY2025. VA did not publish 2021 or 2022 files. Numbers shown are FY2025 recipients.