Veterans Disability Compensation in Missouri

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, 125,548 veterans in Missouri received VA disability compensation, a +27.6% change from 98,422 in 2019. 23.8% of them are rated 100% (up from 13.4% in 2019), and 12,886 are women (8,342 in 2019).

125,548

Recipients (FY2025)

+27.6%

Change since 2019

23.8%

Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Missouri, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Missouri 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%

22.2% (was 30.2% in 2019)

30% to 40%

11.4% (was 16.2% in 2019)

50% to 60%

12.4% (was 15.2% in 2019)

70% to 90%

30.1% (was 25% in 2019)

100%

23.8% (was 13.4% 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 Missouri's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 26% are 17 to 44, 31% are 45 to 64, and 42% are 65 or older. 12,886 are women and 111,437 are men.

Missouri has 140 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 11.15 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Missouri.

Recipients by county

Every Missouri 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
St. Louis	10,762	12,088	+12.3%	24.4%	30
Jackson	9,384	11,274	+20.1%	23.5%	19
St. Charles	4,521	6,818	+50.8%	24.7%	1
Greene	4,435	5,884	+32.7%	20.9%	9
Pulaski	4,639	4,979	+7.3%	40.7%	3
Jefferson	3,050	4,697	+54%	23.8%	1
Clay	3,519	4,689	+33.2%	24.1%	1
Boone	2,808	3,771	+34.3%	19.6%	11
St. Louis City	3,804	3,360	-11.7%	23.8%	15
Johnson	2,064	2,705	+31.1%	24.7%	2
Platte	1,789	2,695	+50.6%	28.8%	0
Cass	1,766	2,632	+49%	23.8%	0
Christian	1,434	2,235	+55.9%	22.3%	0
Jasper	1,680	2,175	+29.5%	22.3%	3
Cole	1,530	2,053	+34.2%	18.9%	7
Cape Girardeau	1,271	1,887	+48.5%	24.7%	5
Franklin	1,298	1,808	+39.3%	22.5%	0
St. Francois	1,180	1,614	+36.8%	25%	2
Phelps	1,296	1,565	+20.8%	26.7%	0
Butler	1,137	1,533	+34.8%	25.3%	3
Camden	1,120	1,493	+33.3%	25.1%	1
Buchanan	1,306	1,480	+13.3%	18.4%	2
Callaway	1,001	1,383	+38.2%	18.1%	0
Taney	1,097	1,375	+25.3%	21.6%	1
Newton	814	1,285	+57.9%	23.8%	0
Lincoln	720	1,257	+74.6%	24%	0
Laclede	988	1,255	+27%	29.9%	1
Pettis	1,040	1,225	+17.8%	22.2%	1
Texas	836	1,159	+38.6%	29.1%	0
Howell	872	1,136	+30.3%	25.3%	0
Webster	632	954	+50.9%	21.8%	0
Stone	667	919	+37.8%	20.8%	0
Benton	652	898	+37.7%	20.7%	0
Scott	780	881	+12.9%	24.6%	1
Lawrence	662	832	+25.7%	21%	0
Stoddard	706	814	+15.3%	25.2%	0
Warren	487	783	+60.8%	22.7%	0
Lafayette	587	759	+29.3%	22%	0
Barry	545	727	+33.4%	22.3%	0
Polk	500	714	+42.8%	21.8%	0
Miller	569	679	+19.3%	22.1%	0
Henry	527	654	+24.1%	20.6%	0
Marion	532	631	+18.6%	19.7%	1
Morgan	596	624	+4.7%	19.7%	1
Randolph	518	616	+18.9%	16.6%	1
Crawford	501	604	+20.6%	23.8%	0
Clinton	337	575	+70.6%	25.2%	0
Audrain	470	551	+17.2%	16.2%	1
Wright	390	523	+34.1%	25.2%	0
Dunklin	481	509	+5.8%	23.8%	0
Washington	341	506	+48.4%	25.1%	0
Dallas	327	487	+48.9%	19.9%	0
Dent	365	485	+32.9%	26.8%	0
Cooper	357	481	+34.7%	17.7%	0
Ray	390	478	+22.6%	19%	0
Saline	391	449	+14.8%	19.8%	0
Wayne	304	430	+41.4%	22.1%	0
Adair	387	422	+9%	19.4%	2
New Madrid	310	418	+34.8%	23.4%	0
Cedar	298	417	+39.9%	18%	0
Perry	284	416	+46.5%	20.9%	0
Ripley	321	408	+27.1%	27.9%	0
Ste. Genevieve	251	403	+60.6%	24.6%	0
Macon	357	394	+10.4%	20.8%	0
McDonald	269	389	+44.6%	24.9%	0
Andrew	275	374	+36%	23%	0
Vernon	307	364	+18.6%	18.1%	1
Madison	304	354	+16.4%	25.7%	0
Gasconade	271	349	+28.8%	19.5%	0
Hickory	231	346	+49.8%	22.8%	0
Ozark	230	341	+48.3%	27.3%	0
Osage	249	332	+33.3%	17.2%	0
Pike	272	330	+21.3%	20.9%	1
Nodaway	283	328	+15.9%	19.8%	0
Maries	260	313	+20.4%	29.1%	2
Iron	230	305	+32.6%	23.9%	0
Moniteau	252	305	+21%	17%	0
Ralls	205	305	+48.8%	19.7%	0
Douglas	258	301	+16.7%	21.9%	0
Linn	264	298	+12.9%	16.4%	0
Bollinger	216	291	+34.7%	28.2%	0
Oregon	210	290	+38.1%	25.9%	0
Livingston	223	289	+29.6%	17.6%	0
St. Clair	201	271	+34.8%	19.2%	0
Montgomery	209	270	+29.2%	17%	0
Bates	250	267	+6.8%	23.2%	0
Shannon	181	256	+41.4%	33.6%	0
Monroe	200	248	+24%	21.4%	0
DeKalb	173	236	+36.4%	22%	2
Pemiscot	243	231	-4.9%	19%	4
Howard	194	219	+12.9%	23.3%	0
Grundy	204	211	+3.4%	15.6%	0
Mississippi	174	210	+20.7%	23.3%	0
Caldwell	163	209	+28.2%	19.6%	0
Chariton	154	206	+33.8%	14.1%	0
Carter	160	203	+26.9%	25.6%	0
Reynolds	183	196	+7.1%	28.1%	0
Dade	135	184	+36.3%	19.6%	0
Daviess	156	183	+17.3%	21.9%	0
Lewis	170	178	+4.7%	27%	0
Barton	164	170	+3.7%	18.2%	0
Carroll	150	168	+12%	14.9%	0
Harrison	160	162	+1.3%	19.8%	0
Shelby	137	149	+8.8%	17.4%	0
Clark	92	117	+27.2%	23.9%	0
Gentry	96	109	+13.5%	24.8%	0
Knox	90	100	+11.1%	23%	0
Atchison	92	94	+2.2%	12.8%	0
Sullivan	76	92	+21.1%	14.1%	0
Mercer	77	91	+18.2%	23.1%	0
Holt	86	86	0%	17.4%	0
Putnam	76	85	+11.8%	15.3%	0
Scotland	79	79	0%	22.8%	0
Schuyler	68	75	+10.3%	16%	0
Worth	37	38	+2.7%	n/a	0

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