Veterans Disability Compensation in Louisiana

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, 87,698 veterans in Louisiana received VA disability compensation, a +19.7% change from 73,264 in 2019. 29.7% of them are rated 100% (up from 16.6% in 2019), and 11,270 are women (8,367 in 2019).

87,698
Recipients (FY2025)
+19.7%
Change since 2019
29.7%
Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Louisiana, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Louisiana 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%
17.9% (was 24.1% in 2019)
30% to 40%
9.3% (was 14.5% in 2019)
50% to 60%
11.6% (was 15.4% in 2019)
70% to 90%
31.5% (was 29.3% in 2019)
100%
29.7% (was 16.6% 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 Louisiana's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 26% are 17 to 44, 36% are 45 to 64, and 39% are 65 or older. 11,270 are women and 75,877 are men.

Louisiana has 322 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 36.72 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Louisiana.

Recipients by county

Every Louisiana 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
St. Tammany4,3307,061+63.1%30.2%6
East Baton Rouge5,8896,382+8.4%26.6%8
Bossier4,4305,963+34.6%34.4%17
Jefferson5,6875,900+3.7%26.5%10
Caddo4,9845,639+13.1%29.1%0
Orleans5,4595,436-0.4%27.6%16
Lafayette3,4714,569+31.6%30.3%9
Rapides3,2733,983+21.7%36.1%5
Calcasieu2,9913,568+19.3%27.4%0
Vernon4,5463,476-23.5%42.2%8
Ouachita2,4122,733+13.3%31.8%13
Tangipahoa1,6582,555+54.1%29%4
Livingston1,5952,417+51.5%25.4%0
Ascension1,3562,192+61.7%30.2%1
St. Landry1,2491,567+25.5%27.5%0
Beauregard1,1371,566+37.7%40.2%4
Terrebonne1,1601,364+17.6%25.6%0
Iberia8781,080+23%26%8
Lafourche8631,050+21.7%27.1%2
St. Martin664940+41.6%29.5%0
Vermilion694885+27.5%25.6%5
Acadia682867+27.1%27%7
Washington723858+18.7%25.9%9
Avoyelles751839+11.7%30.8%0
St. Charles624829+32.9%25.1%0
St. John the Baptist542771+42.3%28.9%6
Webster613771+25.8%29.1%0
St. Mary594705+18.7%23.1%0
Natchitoches642702+9.3%28.3%4
St. Bernard533619+16.1%28.8%13
Lincoln542601+10.9%28.3%4
De Soto406592+45.8%32.6%0
Plaquemines576583+1.2%34.5%0
Grant434567+30.6%30.3%0
Sabine451506+12.2%30.4%4
Evangeline383493+28.7%23.9%0
Jefferson Davis395493+24.8%28.6%8
Morehouse405450+11.1%24.2%0
West Baton Rouge342424+24%28.3%0
Allen300418+39.3%30.6%0
Union308406+31.8%28.8%0
Iberville375405+8%21%0
East Feliciana265352+32.8%24.7%6
Pointe Coupee277324+17%23.5%4
Concordia298301+1%27.2%4
Richland252287+13.9%30.3%0
Bienville210283+34.8%30.4%0
St. James254277+9.1%20.9%0
Claiborne222264+18.9%25.4%2
Assumption212258+21.7%26.4%0
Jackson232255+9.9%30.6%0
Franklin228247+8.3%25.5%0
Winn192231+20.3%26.8%0
LaSalle182218+19.8%35.3%5
St. Helena148176+18.9%25.6%0
West Feliciana125168+34.4%19.6%0
Caldwell143163+14%26.4%0
West Carroll118145+22.9%20.7%0
Catahoula136126-7.4%29.4%3
Madison133123-7.5%19.5%4
Red River79103+30.4%41.7%0
Cameron8171-12.3%28.2%0
East Carroll6853-22.1%28.3%0
Tensas6248-22.6%22.9%0