Veterans Disability Compensation in Alabama

Public VA data, reported as published. Figures below come from VA's "Disability Compensation Recipients by County" files (data.va.gov), fiscal years 2019 and 2025. VA did not publish county files for 2021 or 2022. Counts under 10 are suppressed by VA and shown as "under 10".

In fiscal year 2025, 141,973 veterans in Alabama received VA disability compensation, a +36.8% change from 103,776 in 2019. 33.5% of them are rated 100% (up from 18.2% in 2019), and 19,854 are women (12,468 in 2019).

141,973
Recipients (FY2025)
+36.8%
Change since 2019
33.5%
Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Alabama, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Alabama compensation recipients at each combined-rating level. Nationwide, the share rated 100% roughly doubled over this period; see the shift toward higher ratings for the full story.

0% to 20%
16.1% (was 24.1% in 2019)
30% to 40%
9.5% (was 15.4% in 2019)
50% to 60%
11.1% (was 15.1% in 2019)
70% to 90%
29.8% (was 27.2% in 2019)
100%
33.5% (was 18.2% in 2019)

Shares are computed over recipients whose rating band VA reported (small counts are suppressed). What each level pays: benefits by rating.

Who they are

Of Alabama's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 23% are 17 to 44, 38% are 45 to 64, and 38% are 65 or older. 19,854 are women and 122,103 are men.

Alabama has 313 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 22.05 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Alabama.

Recipients by county

Every Alabama county VA reported for FY2025, with the FY2019 comparison where the same county existed. "Rated 100%" is that county's share of recipients at the 100% level. "VSO reps" is the count of VA-accredited VSO representatives whose listed ZIP code falls in that county, an approximate, ZIP-based measure; many representatives serve neighboring counties too.

CountyFY2019FY2025ChangeRated 100%VSO reps
Madison11,15318,829+68.8%38.4%32
Jefferson10,49411,464+9.2%30.6%17
Mobile8,08710,124+25.2%26%18
Montgomery7,7158,643+12%36.2%25
Baldwin4,7887,650+59.8%27.7%9
Lee3,8185,822+52.5%44.3%6
Limestone2,0114,576+127.5%39.9%3
Shelby2,8524,390+53.9%31.6%10
Coffee2,7804,257+53.1%41.9%5
Russell3,1764,239+33.5%51.4%3
Tuscaloosa3,5904,150+15.6%33.6%8
Elmore2,5173,795+50.8%34.6%3
Houston2,6063,679+41.2%36.8%10
Calhoun3,2753,669+12%30.8%9
Dale2,6172,975+13.7%35%7
Autauga1,8842,949+56.5%34.2%5
Morgan1,8012,612+45%28.1%3
Etowah1,7762,401+35.2%26%9
Marshall1,4122,185+54.7%30.5%7
St. Clair1,3232,139+61.7%29.9%7
Lauderdale1,5272,074+35.8%29.1%6
Talladega1,3881,949+40.4%28.8%3
Cullman1,3001,828+40.6%30.1%6
Colbert1,0391,357+30.6%28.7%4
Walker1,0591,287+21.5%26.6%0
Tallapoosa9511,140+19.9%31.7%6
Covington8361,097+31.2%25%6
DeKalb7471,092+46.2%27%3
Blount7241,088+50.3%26.3%0
Geneva7021,063+51.4%30.9%3
Jackson664989+48.9%30.7%3
Chilton739925+25.2%32.2%0
Dallas850881+3.6%30.2%6
Escambia696843+21.1%26.5%3
Pike669838+25.3%28.8%4
Chambers676811+20%29.8%3
Barbour598646+8%33.1%0
Macon514612+19.1%38.1%0
Henry395598+51.4%36.3%0
Cherokee419576+37.5%27.1%0
Clarke472557+18%27.5%6
Lawrence355540+52.1%28%0
Marion362529+46.1%30.2%3
Monroe399507+27.1%28.8%0
Randolph396507+28%27.6%3
Butler362501+38.4%34.7%4
Winston358481+34.4%27.9%3
Marengo424454+7.1%31.9%4
Pickens343409+19.2%33.7%0
Franklin297391+31.6%28.9%0
Washington253383+51.4%25.3%0
Conecuh292376+28.8%30.6%0
Fayette305362+18.7%30.4%3
Crenshaw277361+30.3%30.5%0
Coosa244332+36.1%31.6%0
Lowndes220329+49.5%38%0
Bibb275324+17.8%25.6%2
Clay257303+17.9%27.4%0
Hale277299+7.9%36.8%0
Choctaw241284+17.8%30.3%3
Lamar218267+22.5%27.7%0
Cleburne185246+33%30.1%0
Bullock151223+47.7%34.1%0
Perry140213+52.1%39.4%0
Sumter189208+10.1%29.3%0
Wilcox154179+16.2%27.4%0
Greene162166+2.5%32.5%0