Veterans Disability Compensation in Iowa
In fiscal year 2025, 52,754 veterans in Iowa received VA disability compensation, a +24.2% change from 42,476 in 2019. 21.3% of them are rated 100% (up from 11.5% in 2019), and 4,426 are women (2,834 in 2019).
Rating levels in Iowa, 2019 vs 2025
Share of Iowa 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 Iowa's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 24% are 17 to 44, 29% are 45 to 64, and 47% are 65 or older. 4,426 are women and 46,745 are men.
Iowa has 694 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 131.55 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Iowa.
Recipients by county
Every Iowa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | 6,439 | 7,965 | +23.7% | 22.4% | 51 |
| Linn | 2,488 | 3,187 | +28.1% | 22.4% | 22 |
| Scott | 2,340 | 3,149 | +34.6% | 24.9% | 11 |
| Pottawattamie | 1,927 | 2,274 | +18% | 17.7% | 17 |
| Black Hawk | 1,530 | 1,789 | +16.9% | 19.9% | 14 |
| Dallas | 1,075 | 1,778 | +65.4% | 26.6% | 26 |
| Woodbury | 1,306 | 1,606 | +23% | 18.9% | 7 |
| Johnson | 1,185 | 1,522 | +28.4% | 22.9% | 18 |
| Dubuque | 1,130 | 1,430 | +26.5% | 20.1% | 25 |
| Warren | 867 | 1,346 | +55.2% | 23% | 17 |
| Story | 993 | 1,101 | +10.9% | 17.2% | 11 |
| Cerro Gordo | 891 | 850 | -4.6% | 18% | 8 |
| Jasper | 557 | 750 | +34.6% | 17.6% | 11 |
| Webster | 661 | 731 | +10.6% | 18.2% | 6 |
| Clinton | 588 | 728 | +23.8% | 20.2% | 19 |
| Marshall | 538 | 724 | +34.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| Marion | 597 | 650 | +8.9% | 21.7% | 5 |
| Boone | 478 | 627 | +31.2% | 21.4% | 9 |
| Des Moines | 469 | 625 | +33.3% | 21.9% | 7 |
| Mills | 409 | 594 | +45.2% | 25.9% | 11 |
| Muscatine | 449 | 567 | +26.3% | 21.9% | 1 |
| Lee | 464 | 562 | +21.1% | 22.4% | 9 |
| Wapello | 437 | 495 | +13.3% | 21.4% | 5 |
| Benton | 287 | 430 | +49.8% | 24.9% | 4 |
| Plymouth | 264 | 425 | +61% | 17.4% | 6 |
| Harrison | 310 | 417 | +34.5% | 18.2% | 5 |
| Bremer | 279 | 402 | +44.1% | 27.6% | 8 |
| Carroll | 334 | 382 | +14.4% | 20.2% | 4 |
| Madison | 285 | 374 | +31.2% | 22.2% | 3 |
| Jackson | 274 | 372 | +35.8% | 23.4% | 22 |
| Sioux | 249 | 363 | +45.8% | 19.8% | 5 |
| Jones | 287 | 350 | +22% | 29.1% | 3 |
| Washington | 264 | 328 | +24.2% | 21% | 2 |
| Cedar | 235 | 323 | +37.4% | 22.6% | 4 |
| Floyd | 271 | 323 | +19.2% | 17.6% | 4 |
| Clayton | 274 | 322 | +17.5% | 22% | 4 |
| Dickinson | 280 | 318 | +13.6% | 25.5% | 5 |
| Winneshiek | 217 | 307 | +41.5% | 20.8% | 8 |
| Page | 255 | 306 | +20% | 19.3% | 7 |
| Hamilton | 271 | 302 | +11.4% | 19.5% | 4 |
| Buchanan | 222 | 294 | +32.4% | 26.9% | 4 |
| Hardin | 239 | 293 | +22.6% | 19.5% | 3 |
| Henry | 236 | 292 | +23.7% | 22.3% | 7 |
| Poweshiek | 231 | 291 | +26% | 17.5% | 4 |
| Fayette | 253 | 278 | +9.9% | 20.9% | 8 |
| Tama | 204 | 274 | +34.3% | 23% | 1 |
| Mahaska | 293 | 273 | -6.8% | 27.1% | 3 |
| Kossuth | 265 | 271 | +2.3% | 19.6% | 6 |
| Shelby | 236 | 269 | +14% | 19.7% | 4 |
| Buena Vista | 249 | 262 | +5.2% | 22.9% | 7 |
| Iowa | 165 | 259 | +57% | 25.1% | 6 |
| Clay | 223 | 253 | +13.5% | 19.8% | 6 |
| Cass | 260 | 249 | -4.2% | 15.3% | 2 |
| Appanoose | 232 | 248 | +6.9% | 17.7% | 5 |
| Cherokee | 208 | 242 | +16.3% | 19% | 4 |
| Guthrie | 201 | 241 | +19.9% | 20.7% | 7 |
| Crawford | 220 | 238 | +8.2% | 15.5% | 4 |
| Montgomery | 189 | 228 | +20.6% | 20.2% | 5 |
| Union | 216 | 228 | +5.6% | 18.9% | 7 |
| Butler | 183 | 226 | +23.5% | 20.8% | 6 |
| Wright | 193 | 226 | +17.1% | 11.5% | 8 |
| Delaware | 179 | 224 | +25.1% | 19.2% | 13 |
| Allamakee | 189 | 222 | +17.5% | 24.3% | 5 |
| O'Brien | 180 | 217 | +20.6% | 16.6% | 0 |
| Clarke | 185 | 214 | +15.7% | 19.2% | 3 |
| Fremont | 178 | 213 | +19.7% | 20.7% | 5 |
| Emmet | 146 | 211 | +44.5% | 22.3% | 5 |
| Winnebago | 162 | 204 | +25.9% | 14.2% | 4 |
| Grundy | 149 | 202 | +35.6% | 18.8% | 5 |
| Hancock | 200 | 200 | 0% | 15.5% | 4 |
| Monona | 179 | 190 | +6.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| Sac | 191 | 190 | -0.5% | 15.3% | 3 |
| Chickasaw | 149 | 186 | +24.8% | 21.5% | 5 |
| Monroe | 164 | 179 | +9.1% | 21.8% | 7 |
| Greene | 130 | 178 | +36.9% | 19.7% | 4 |
| Jefferson | 164 | 178 | +8.5% | 28.1% | 5 |
| Mitchell | 133 | 177 | +33.1% | 19.2% | 3 |
| Lucas | 140 | 175 | +25% | 18.3% | 5 |
| Palo Alto | 165 | 173 | +4.8% | 15% | 5 |
| Howard | 136 | 172 | +26.5% | 15.7% | 4 |
| Worth | 140 | 172 | +22.9% | 18.6% | 3 |
| Humboldt | 160 | 169 | +5.6% | 18.9% | 3 |
| Calhoun | 149 | 168 | +12.8% | 18.5% | 6 |
| Lyon | 138 | 166 | +20.3% | 14.5% | 6 |
| Franklin | 173 | 159 | -8.1% | 21.4% | 7 |
| Adair | 90 | 148 | +64.4% | 17.6% | 5 |
| Keokuk | 112 | 148 | +32.1% | 23.6% | 4 |
| Decatur | 144 | 147 | +2.1% | 21.8% | 2 |
| Louisa | 134 | 146 | +9% | 17.8% | 5 |
| Van Buren | 103 | 138 | +34% | 26.1% | 8 |
| Davis | 96 | 134 | +39.6% | 17.9% | 4 |
| Ida | 106 | 123 | +16% | 19.5% | 2 |
| Wayne | 117 | 116 | -0.9% | 17.2% | 5 |
| Taylor | 97 | 114 | +17.5% | 17.5% | 2 |
| Audubon | 105 | 111 | +5.7% | 14.4% | 4 |
| Ringgold | 93 | 106 | +14% | 19.8% | 5 |
| Pocahontas | 102 | 104 | +2% | 17.3% | 5 |
| Osceola | 80 | 92 | +15% | 23.9% | 9 |
| Adams | 46 | 59 | +28.3% | 20.3% | 2 |
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