Veterans Disability Compensation in Kentucky

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, 85,210 veterans in Kentucky received VA disability compensation, a +18.6% change from 71,867 in 2019. 26.3% of them are rated 100% (up from 16% in 2019), and 8,493 are women (6,106 in 2019).

85,210

Recipients (FY2025)

+18.6%

Change since 2019

26.3%

Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Kentucky, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Kentucky 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%

20.3% (was 27% in 2019)

30% to 40%

11.3% (was 16.3% in 2019)

50% to 60%

12.4% (was 15.2% in 2019)

70% to 90%

29.7% (was 25.5% in 2019)

100%

26.3% (was 16% 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 Kentucky's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 25% are 17 to 44, 35% are 45 to 64, and 40% are 65 or older. 8,493 are women and 73,813 are men.

Kentucky has 77 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 9.04 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Kentucky.

Recipients by county

Every Kentucky 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
Jefferson	9,794	10,868	+11%	20.3%	17
Hardin	7,135	8,140	+14.1%	35.8%	3
Fayette	3,677	3,985	+8.4%	23.9%	1
Christian	5,654	3,825	-32.3%	29.6%	1
Boone	1,655	2,522	+52.4%	21.5%	1
Kenton	1,912	2,391	+25.1%	18.9%	2
Madison	1,494	2,211	+48%	28.3%	1
Warren	1,666	2,201	+32.1%	27.4%	0
Meade	1,499	1,867	+24.5%	33%	2
Bullitt	1,139	1,779	+56.2%	21.2%	0
Daviess	1,249	1,713	+37.1%	25.2%	2
Pulaski	1,138	1,565	+37.5%	26.1%	0
Campbell	1,034	1,321	+27.8%	18.8%	0
Oldham	737	1,295	+75.7%	23.9%	2
McCracken	1,080	1,221	+13.1%	23.7%	0
Laurel	908	1,188	+30.8%	28.9%	0
Scott	665	1,025	+54.1%	27.6%	2
Boyd	939	1,013	+7.9%	27%	0
Nelson	691	997	+44.3%	22.9%	6
Hopkins	756	909	+20.2%	28.3%	0
Franklin	678	880	+29.8%	23.3%	17
Shelby	545	862	+58.2%	24.9%	0
Jessamine	605	799	+32.1%	25.7%	1
Pike	778	778	0%	27.5%	0
Greenup	697	769	+10.3%	26.3%	0
Barren	598	757	+26.6%	28.8%	1
Clark	588	732	+24.5%	21.4%	0
Marshall	517	686	+32.7%	25.9%	0
Calloway	528	662	+25.4%	27.3%	1
Henderson	524	654	+24.8%	22.2%	0
Trigg	464	637	+37.3%	33.4%	1
Whitley	599	632	+5.5%	30.4%	0
Graves	447	609	+36.2%	25.5%	0
Grayson	446	565	+26.7%	29.7%	1
Breckinridge	413	557	+34.9%	27.6%	0
Logan	405	514	+26.9%	28.2%	0
Boyle	397	501	+26.2%	24.2%	1
Anderson	360	497	+38.1%	27.6%	1
Montgomery	385	496	+28.8%	22.6%	0
Muhlenberg	412	489	+18.7%	30.5%	0
Knox	418	483	+15.6%	23.8%	0
Mercer	307	470	+53.1%	30%	0
Lincoln	340	459	+35%	27.2%	0
Spencer	248	457	+84.3%	23%	0
Carter	388	443	+14.2%	30.9%	1
Allen	285	442	+55.1%	26.5%	0
Perry	444	438	-1.4%	27.4%	0
Floyd	470	434	-7.7%	32.9%	0
Grant	333	429	+28.8%	20.3%	0
Harlan	491	429	-12.6%	33.8%	0
Woodford	337	418	+24%	22.5%	1
Simpson	296	415	+40.2%	24.8%	0
Taylor	341	409	+19.9%	24%	1
Johnson	410	401	-2.2%	33.7%	0
Ohio	304	401	+31.9%	30.2%	0
Garrard	287	400	+39.4%	22.8%	0
Larue	276	376	+36.2%	27.7%	0
Wayne	294	357	+21.4%	28.6%	0
Bell	357	354	-0.8%	31.9%	0
Hart	249	353	+41.8%	26.6%	0
Adair	245	339	+38.4%	25.1%	0
Rowan	294	339	+15.3%	23.3%	1
McCreary	304	335	+10.2%	29.3%	0
Bourbon	245	330	+34.7%	25.2%	0
Harrison	264	322	+22%	20.8%	0
Russell	286	322	+12.6%	27%	0
Todd	239	313	+31%	35.8%	0
Rockcastle	234	296	+26.5%	25.7%	0
Butler	198	287	+44.9%	32.1%	0
Marion	215	285	+32.6%	25.3%	0
Letcher	306	279	-8.8%	25.4%	0
Casey	227	272	+19.8%	26.8%	1
Edmonson	189	272	+43.9%	29%	0
Caldwell	214	269	+25.7%	30.5%	0
Lawrence	238	269	+13%	31.2%	0
Henry	189	267	+41.3%	22.1%	0
Pendleton	203	261	+28.6%	20.7%	0
Fleming	202	253	+25.2%	23.7%	0
Powell	207	241	+16.4%	26.1%	0
Estill	213	238	+11.7%	26.9%	0
Mason	215	236	+9.8%	22%	0
Knott	172	224	+30.2%	29.5%	0
Clay	210	218	+3.8%	24.3%	0
Union	207	218	+5.3%	27.1%	0
Lewis	179	217	+21.2%	21.7%	0
Lyon	164	205	+25%	28.3%	0
Green	159	197	+23.9%	21.3%	0
Morgan	139	195	+40.3%	29.7%	0
Jackson	171	193	+12.9%	31.1%	0
Bath	146	187	+28.1%	23%	0
Washington	138	186	+34.8%	23.7%	0
Crittenden	160	174	+8.8%	27%	0
Trimble	144	173	+20.1%	23.7%	0
Owen	131	170	+29.8%	21.8%	0
Hancock	132	169	+28%	26%	0
Webster	161	167	+3.7%	27.5%	0
Livingston	124	162	+30.6%	26.5%	0
Ballard	127	156	+22.8%	23.7%	0
Breathitt	158	151	-4.4%	34.4%	0
Carroll	123	148	+20.3%	20.9%	0
Gallatin	88	146	+65.9%	14.4%	0
Bracken	103	144	+39.8%	23.6%	0
Monroe	131	144	+9.9%	28.5%	0
Clinton	155	143	-7.7%	26.6%	0
Metcalfe	113	137	+21.2%	28.5%	0
Nicholas	99	131	+32.3%	25.2%	0
Lee	106	129	+21.7%	24.8%	0
Cumberland	103	127	+23.3%	26.8%	0
McLean	107	117	+9.3%	34.2%	0
Menifee	95	111	+16.8%	27%	0
Leslie	114	108	-5.3%	25.9%	0
Fulton	104	106	+1.9%	21.7%	0
Magoffin	119	105	-11.8%	27.6%	0
Martin	114	101	-11.4%	25.7%	0
Wolfe	76	97	+27.6%	25.8%	0
Hickman	60	85	+41.7%	32.9%	0
Elliott	56	82	+46.4%	30.5%	0
Carlisle	86	77	-10.5%	27.3%	0
Owsley	52	53	+1.9%	47.2%	0
Robertson	31	52	+67.7%	23.1%	0

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