Veterans Disability Compensation in Alaska

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, 25,979 veterans in Alaska received VA disability compensation, a +15.2% change from 22,546 in 2019. 27% of them are rated 100% (up from 13.2% in 2019), and 3,744 are women (2,998 in 2019).

25,979

Recipients (FY2025)

+15.2%

Change since 2019

27%

Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Alaska, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Alaska 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%

18% (was 23.6% in 2019)

30% to 40%

11.3% (was 16.7% in 2019)

50% to 60%

13.2% (was 17.3% in 2019)

70% to 90%

30.5% (was 29.2% in 2019)

100%

27% (was 13.2% 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 Alaska's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 34% are 17 to 44, 39% are 45 to 64, and 28% are 65 or older. 3,744 are women and 21,570 are men.

Alaska has 20 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 7.7 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Alaska.

Recipients by county

Every Alaska 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.

County	FY2019	FY2025	Change	Rated 100%	VSO reps
Anchorage	10,219	11,012	+7.8%	25.8%	8
Matanuska-Susitna	3,504	5,752	+64.2%	31.5%	3
Fairbanks North Star	5,040	4,671	-7.3%	27.9%	3
Kenai Peninsula	1,302	1,830	+40.6%	25.2%	1
Juneau	494	579	+17.2%	21.9%	1
Southeast Fairbanks	252	369	+46.4%	23.8%	0
Kodiak Island	376	361	-4%	31%	2
Ketchikan Gateway	258	235	-8.9%	19.6%	0
Prince of Wales-Hyder	103	145	+40.8%	20.7%	2
Sitka	140	140	0%	17.9%	0
Chugach	under 10	129	n/a	14%	0
Bethel	90	93	+3.3%	11.8%	0
Copper River	under 10	82	n/a	17.1%	0
Denali	60	71	+18.3%	n/a	0
Yukon-Koyukuk	39	65	+66.7%	21.5%	2
Petersburg	51	56	+9.8%	19.6%	0
Nome	60	50	-16.7%	n/a	0
Haines	53	46	-13.2%	23.9%	0
Wrangell	41	46	+12.2%	n/a	0
Dillingham	39	43	+10.3%	n/a	0
Kusilvak	27	35	+29.6%	n/a	0
Hoonah-Angoon	37	34	-8.1%	n/a	0
Aleutians West	37	28	-24.3%	n/a	0
Northwest Arctic	35	24	-31.4%	n/a	0
Bristol Bay	26	22	-15.4%	n/a	0
North Slope	33	18	-45.5%	n/a	0
Skagway	10	16	+60%	n/a	0
Lake and Peninsula	17	14	-17.6%	n/a	0
Yakutat	under 10	13	n/a	n/a	0

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