Veterans Disability Compensation in Minnesota
In fiscal year 2025, 106,969 veterans in Minnesota received VA disability compensation, a +13.2% change from 94,464 in 2019. 16.5% of them are rated 100% (up from 9.8% in 2019), and 8,137 are women (5,472 in 2019).
Rating levels in Minnesota, 2019 vs 2025
Share of Minnesota 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 Minnesota's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 21% are 17 to 44, 24% are 45 to 64, and 55% are 65 or older. 8,137 are women and 96,758 are men.
Minnesota has 1,103 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 103.11 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Minnesota.
Recipients by county
Every Minnesota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | 13,640 | 12,911 | -5.3% | 16.9% | 120 |
| Dakota | 6,667 | 8,156 | +22.3% | 17.1% | 29 |
| Anoka | 6,009 | 6,857 | +14.1% | 15.4% | 23 |
| Ramsey | 5,990 | 5,727 | -4.4% | 16.1% | 51 |
| St. Louis | 4,966 | 5,704 | +14.9% | 18.3% | 39 |
| Stearns | 4,262 | 4,755 | +11.6% | 16.2% | 40 |
| Washington | 3,503 | 4,540 | +29.6% | 18% | 20 |
| Wright | 2,167 | 2,973 | +37.2% | 15.7% | 15 |
| Sherburne | 2,089 | 2,806 | +34.3% | 14.4% | 28 |
| Olmsted | 2,179 | 2,700 | +23.9% | 16% | 20 |
| Scott | 1,984 | 2,508 | +26.4% | 16.1% | 8 |
| Crow Wing | 2,025 | 2,307 | +13.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| Itasca | 1,373 | 1,724 | +25.6% | 22.1% | 23 |
| Carver | 1,304 | 1,626 | +24.7% | 13.6% | 13 |
| Otter Tail | 1,248 | 1,563 | +25.2% | 20.5% | 23 |
| Chisago | 1,026 | 1,453 | +41.6% | 17.5% | 11 |
| Morrison | 1,207 | 1,398 | +15.8% | 16.9% | 21 |
| Blue Earth | 1,152 | 1,352 | +17.4% | 15.7% | 5 |
| Clay | 985 | 1,302 | +32.2% | 22% | 16 |
| Benton | 1,062 | 1,210 | +13.9% | 16.5% | 5 |
| Isanti | 980 | 1,209 | +23.4% | 17.9% | 16 |
| Carlton | 950 | 1,154 | +21.5% | 17.7% | 9 |
| Cass | 1,043 | 1,134 | +8.7% | 18.5% | 5 |
| Goodhue | 936 | 1,091 | +16.6% | 15.2% | 12 |
| Rice | 968 | 1,083 | +11.9% | 16% | 5 |
| Beltrami | 900 | 1,074 | +19.3% | 20.1% | 11 |
| Douglas | 966 | 1,025 | +6.1% | 15.5% | 9 |
| Mille Lacs | 954 | 991 | +3.9% | 13.4% | 13 |
| Pine | 782 | 934 | +19.4% | 19.9% | 14 |
| Kandiyohi | 914 | 880 | -3.7% | 14.2% | 9 |
| Winona | 712 | 870 | +22.2% | 17.4% | 18 |
| Freeborn | 735 | 866 | +17.8% | 15.5% | 6 |
| Becker | 744 | 845 | +13.6% | 20.8% | 7 |
| McLeod | 749 | 822 | +9.7% | 13.1% | 15 |
| Todd | 752 | 812 | +8% | 15.4% | 8 |
| Hubbard | 670 | 769 | +14.8% | 20.9% | 6 |
| Nicollet | 670 | 768 | +14.6% | 12.9% | 15 |
| Mower | 710 | 752 | +5.9% | 13.2% | 5 |
| Steele | 613 | 746 | +21.7% | 12.3% | 0 |
| Meeker | 665 | 711 | +6.9% | 10.3% | 8 |
| Polk | 540 | 708 | +31.1% | 23% | 18 |
| Le Sueur | 616 | 703 | +14.1% | 14.5% | 9 |
| Aitkin | 521 | 675 | +29.6% | 14.5% | 9 |
| Wabasha | 547 | 640 | +17% | 14.5% | 10 |
| Brown | 609 | 628 | +3.1% | 14.2% | 14 |
| Kanabec | 500 | 525 | +5% | 16.8% | 8 |
| Fillmore | 440 | 520 | +18.2% | 13.3% | 7 |
| Wadena | 467 | 497 | +6.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| Lyon | 439 | 489 | +11.4% | 16% | 4 |
| Martin | 469 | 476 | +1.5% | 12.6% | 5 |
| Waseca | 472 | 475 | +0.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
| Houston | 370 | 450 | +21.6% | 16.4% | 7 |
| Koochiching | 367 | 447 | +21.8% | 20.4% | 11 |
| Dodge | 318 | 429 | +34.9% | 16.8% | 8 |
| Sibley | 358 | 391 | +9.2% | 11.3% | 8 |
| Renville | 343 | 361 | +5.2% | 14.4% | 16 |
| Faribault | 321 | 359 | +11.8% | 18.4% | 8 |
| Lake | 337 | 354 | +5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| Redwood | 361 | 330 | -8.6% | 17.9% | 7 |
| Chippewa | 239 | 320 | +33.9% | 14.4% | 9 |
| Pope | 285 | 318 | +11.6% | 10.7% | 5 |
| Roseau | 250 | 281 | +12.4% | 15.7% | 4 |
| Pennington | 257 | 279 | +8.6% | 18.6% | 9 |
| Nobles | 254 | 276 | +8.7% | 17.4% | 3 |
| Clearwater | 204 | 275 | +34.8% | 14.9% | 4 |
| Swift | 201 | 264 | +31.3% | 12.1% | 9 |
| Yellow Medicine | 233 | 261 | +12% | 12.6% | 6 |
| Watonwan | 245 | 258 | +5.3% | 10.5% | 5 |
| Marshall | 207 | 254 | +22.7% | 21.7% | 0 |
| Lac Qui Parle | 218 | 251 | +15.1% | 7.6% | 5 |
| Cottonwood | 274 | 245 | -10.6% | 13.9% | 5 |
| Big Stone | 228 | 203 | -11% | 15.8% | 5 |
| Murray | 166 | 195 | +17.5% | 12.8% | 2 |
| Rock | 129 | 182 | +41.1% | 12.6% | 4 |
| Jackson | 171 | 163 | -4.7% | 22.1% | 4 |
| Norman | 124 | 145 | +16.9% | 20% | 5 |
| Pipestone | 88 | 140 | +59.1% | 13.6% | 5 |
| Stevens | 145 | 139 | -4.1% | n/a | 0 |
| Grant | 151 | 120 | -20.5% | 15% | 4 |
| Cook | 127 | 117 | -7.9% | 18.8% | 5 |
| Lincoln | 101 | 113 | +11.9% | 19.5% | 5 |
| Wilkin | 106 | 113 | +6.6% | 10.6% | 2 |
| Traverse | 88 | 110 | +25% | n/a | 2 |
| Lake of the Woods | 109 | 106 | -2.8% | 11.3% | 2 |
| Mahnomen | 75 | 101 | +34.7% | 25.7% | 3 |
| Red Lake | 67 | 90 | +34.3% | 23.3% | 0 |
| Kittson | 76 | 85 | +11.8% | 18.8% | 2 |
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