Veterans Disability Compensation in Illinois
In fiscal year 2025, 138,447 veterans in Illinois received VA disability compensation, a +22.9% change from 112,621 in 2019. 27.8% of them are rated 100% (up from 16.1% in 2019), and 16,206 are women (10,989 in 2019).
Rating levels in Illinois, 2019 vs 2025
Share of Illinois 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.
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 Illinois's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 31% are 17 to 44, 31% are 45 to 64, and 38% are 65 or older. 16,206 are women and 120,759 are men.
Illinois has 386 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 27.88 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Illinois.
Recipients by county
Every Illinois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 32,393 | 32,786 | +1.2% | 27.9% | 57 |
| St. Clair | 7,936 | 11,766 | +48.3% | 33.6% | 25 |
| Lake | 6,909 | 9,623 | +39.3% | 29% | 32 |
| Will | 4,759 | 7,061 | +48.4% | 29.3% | 23 |
| Madison | 3,881 | 5,757 | +48.3% | 29.4% | 15 |
| DuPage | 5,418 | 5,369 | -0.9% | 24.5% | 11 |
| Kane | 3,134 | 4,140 | +32.1% | 26.2% | 11 |
| McHenry | 2,411 | 3,584 | +48.7% | 28.2% | 17 |
| Sangamon | 2,514 | 3,324 | +32.2% | 29% | 9 |
| Winnebago | 2,874 | 3,312 | +15.2% | 24.8% | 8 |
| Peoria | 2,006 | 2,652 | +32.2% | 32.9% | 14 |
| Rock Island | 1,818 | 2,250 | +23.8% | 25.1% | 9 |
| Tazewell | 1,522 | 2,234 | +46.8% | 32.1% | 2 |
| McLean | 1,566 | 1,898 | +21.2% | 25.4% | 9 |
| Champaign | 1,807 | 1,893 | +4.8% | 27% | 4 |
| Williamson | 1,316 | 1,841 | +39.9% | 24.8% | 7 |
| Kendall | 942 | 1,600 | +69.9% | 29.8% | 10 |
| Macon | 1,288 | 1,552 | +20.5% | 26.7% | 6 |
| LaSalle | 1,161 | 1,441 | +24.1% | 22.9% | 5 |
| Vermilion | 1,174 | 1,422 | +21.1% | 26.2% | 4 |
| Kankakee | 1,110 | 1,416 | +27.6% | 26.8% | 9 |
| Adams | 995 | 1,297 | +30.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| DeKalb | 910 | 1,092 | +20% | 27.6% | 11 |
| Jackson | 863 | 1,021 | +18.3% | 21.9% | 1 |
| Macoupin | 635 | 861 | +35.6% | 25.8% | 2 |
| Clinton | 617 | 846 | +37.1% | 27.9% | 1 |
| Franklin | 757 | 825 | +9% | 25.1% | 2 |
| Whiteside | 649 | 795 | +22.5% | 23.4% | 0 |
| Monroe | 400 | 786 | +96.5% | 30.4% | 0 |
| Knox | 610 | 778 | +27.5% | 25.4% | 4 |
| Henry | 626 | 775 | +23.8% | 23.7% | 2 |
| Ogle | 571 | 755 | +32.2% | 26.6% | 2 |
| Jefferson | 612 | 718 | +17.3% | 26% | 1 |
| Coles | 586 | 714 | +21.8% | 30.1% | 0 |
| Marion | 609 | 710 | +16.6% | 27.9% | 2 |
| Grundy | 505 | 690 | +36.6% | 21.9% | 4 |
| Boone | 490 | 629 | +28.4% | 22.6% | 3 |
| Woodford | 379 | 585 | +54.4% | 33.2% | 2 |
| Stephenson | 525 | 575 | +9.5% | 20.7% | 3 |
| Christian | 397 | 570 | +43.6% | 29.5% | 0 |
| Fulton | 430 | 530 | +23.3% | 31.1% | 1 |
| Morgan | 434 | 519 | +19.6% | 26% | 1 |
| Saline | 398 | 500 | +25.6% | 25% | 0 |
| Effingham | 369 | 495 | +34.1% | 22.8% | 3 |
| Livingston | 370 | 485 | +31.1% | 23.3% | 2 |
| Montgomery | 350 | 480 | +37.1% | 27.1% | 4 |
| Randolph | 389 | 478 | +22.9% | 24.3% | 1 |
| McDonough | 459 | 461 | +0.4% | 24.9% | 2 |
| Lee | 396 | 456 | +15.2% | 25.4% | 0 |
| Bureau | 325 | 454 | +39.7% | 23.1% | 0 |
| Iroquois | 317 | 433 | +36.6% | 21% | 3 |
| Logan | 279 | 417 | +49.5% | 24.9% | 2 |
| Shelby | 250 | 394 | +57.6% | 23.6% | 0 |
| Jersey | 273 | 390 | +42.9% | 28.2% | 0 |
| Union | 271 | 375 | +38.4% | 23.5% | 0 |
| Jo Daviess | 292 | 356 | +21.9% | 19.9% | 0 |
| Perry | 293 | 348 | +18.8% | 23% | 0 |
| Johnson | 185 | 330 | +78.4% | 24.5% | 0 |
| Hancock | 298 | 329 | +10.4% | 27.4% | 0 |
| Massac | 254 | 311 | +22.4% | 23.5% | 0 |
| Carroll | 202 | 307 | +52% | 23.1% | 3 |
| Crawford | 256 | 306 | +19.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| Fayette | 229 | 293 | +27.9% | 19.1% | 0 |
| Mercer | 228 | 286 | +25.4% | 17.8% | 3 |
| Washington | 195 | 286 | +46.7% | 26.2% | 1 |
| Clark | 214 | 278 | +29.9% | 24.1% | 0 |
| Pike | 208 | 275 | +32.2% | 21.8% | 0 |
| Bond | 238 | 274 | +15.1% | 29.6% | 2 |
| Mason | 169 | 268 | +58.6% | 26.5% | 3 |
| Edgar | 200 | 261 | +30.5% | 25.7% | 0 |
| Menard | 175 | 255 | +45.7% | 31.4% | 0 |
| Piatt | 178 | 250 | +40.4% | 24.4% | 0 |
| Wayne | 186 | 248 | +33.3% | 24.2% | 0 |
| Warren | 165 | 244 | +47.9% | 26.6% | 0 |
| White | 217 | 240 | +10.6% | 30% | 0 |
| Douglas | 183 | 238 | +30.1% | 30.3% | 0 |
| De Witt | 189 | 236 | +24.9% | 22% | 0 |
| Richland | 207 | 227 | +9.7% | 25.1% | 2 |
| Clay | 168 | 216 | +28.6% | 19.4% | 0 |
| Lawrence | 223 | 216 | -3.1% | 25.5% | 0 |
| Greene | 157 | 186 | +18.5% | 22% | 0 |
| Marshall | 139 | 185 | +33.1% | 31.4% | 0 |
| Moultrie | 155 | 181 | +16.8% | 37.6% | 0 |
| Cumberland | 128 | 167 | +30.5% | 23.4% | 0 |
| Cass | 144 | 161 | +11.8% | 30.4% | 0 |
| Ford | 154 | 158 | +2.6% | 24.1% | 0 |
| Wabash | 139 | 154 | +10.8% | 23.4% | 0 |
| Schuyler | 103 | 151 | +46.6% | 27.2% | 0 |
| Henderson | 100 | 134 | +34% | 24.6% | 0 |
| Hamilton | 101 | 130 | +28.7% | 30% | 1 |
| Alexander | 122 | 125 | +2.5% | 23.2% | 0 |
| Pulaski | 119 | 117 | -1.7% | 26.5% | 0 |
| Pope | 86 | 114 | +32.6% | 21.9% | 0 |
| Jasper | 103 | 112 | +8.7% | 18.8% | 0 |
| Gallatin | 109 | 104 | -4.6% | 29.8% | 0 |
| Edwards | 80 | 100 | +25% | 25% | 0 |
| Scott | 65 | 92 | +41.5% | 23.9% | 0 |
| Brown | 65 | 81 | +24.6% | 29.6% | 0 |
| Hardin | 44 | 81 | +84.1% | n/a | 0 |
| Putnam | 60 | 80 | +33.3% | 21.3% | 0 |
| Stark | 53 | 75 | +41.5% | 29.3% | 0 |
| Calhoun | 58 | 71 | +22.4% | 25.4% | 0 |
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