Veterans Disability Compensation in Montana

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, 31,433 veterans in Montana received VA disability compensation, a +43.2% change from 21,954 in 2019. 25% of them are rated 100% (up from 11.8% in 2019), and 3,435 are women (2,090 in 2019).

31,433

Recipients (FY2025)

+43.2%

Change since 2019

25%

Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Montana, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Montana 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%

21.5% (was 31.4% in 2019)

30% to 40%

12.2% (was 18.9% in 2019)

50% to 60%

12.5% (was 15% in 2019)

70% to 90%

28.8% (was 22.9% in 2019)

100%

25% (was 11.8% 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 Montana's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 28% are 17 to 44, 32% are 45 to 64, and 40% are 65 or older. 3,435 are women and 27,318 are men.

Montana has 78 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 24.81 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Montana.

Recipients by county

Every Montana 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
Yellowstone	2,788	4,495	+61.2%	25.1%	11
Cascade	3,504	4,164	+18.8%	22.4%	10
Flathead	1,928	2,989	+55%	27.7%	9
Lewis and Clark	1,957	2,956	+51%	26.9%	3
Missoula	1,977	2,584	+30.7%	25.1%	10
Gallatin	1,519	2,158	+42.1%	23.2%	15
Ravalli	1,130	1,817	+60.8%	29.7%	7
Lincoln	540	896	+65.9%	30.7%	0
Silver Bow	631	880	+39.5%	22.5%	3
Lake	539	785	+45.6%	26.4%	0
Jefferson	324	574	+77.2%	27.7%	0
Sanders	349	530	+51.9%	27.5%	0
Park	269	388	+44.2%	24%	0
Hill	339	380	+12.1%	15.3%	3
Broadwater	159	353	+122%	26.9%	0
Carbon	223	323	+44.8%	29.1%	0
Custer	213	318	+49.3%	24.5%	3
Stillwater	171	288	+68.4%	25.7%	0
Fergus	225	278	+23.6%	20.9%	0
Madison	178	264	+48.3%	23.5%	0
Beaverhead	180	241	+33.9%	18.7%	0
Deer Lodge	228	236	+3.5%	21.6%	0
Musselshell	115	233	+102.6%	19.7%	0
Glacier	210	232	+10.5%	22.4%	0
Powell	163	224	+37.4%	22.3%	0
Dawson	149	203	+36.2%	21.2%	0
Mineral	133	200	+50.4%	28.5%	0
Valley	156	191	+22.4%	18.3%	0
Rosebud	126	186	+47.6%	18.3%	0
Teton	125	166	+32.8%	19.9%	0
Big Horn	122	165	+35.2%	23%	0
Richland	133	155	+16.5%	20%	0
Roosevelt	123	146	+18.7%	18.5%	0
Blaine	116	138	+19%	16.7%	3
Chouteau	88	132	+50%	25%	0
Toole	112	130	+16.1%	21.5%	0
Pondera	101	128	+26.7%	22.7%	0
Sweet Grass	75	118	+57.3%	19.5%	0
Granite	69	103	+49.3%	29.1%	0
Phillips	62	92	+48.4%	31.5%	0
Judith Basin	54	80	+48.1%	20%	0
Meagher	46	69	+50%	33.3%	0
Sheridan	37	68	+83.8%	n/a	0
Wheatland	40	59	+47.5%	n/a	0
Prairie	24	48	+100%	20.8%	0
Fallon	37	43	+16.2%	n/a	0
Daniels	22	36	+63.6%	n/a	0
McCone	13	32	+146.2%	37.5%	0
Powder River	24	31	+29.2%	n/a	0
Liberty	20	28	+40%	n/a	0
Golden Valley	23	23	0%	n/a	0
Carter	10	21	+110%	n/a	0
Garfield	18	21	+16.7%	n/a	0
Petroleum	12	14	+16.7%	n/a	0
Wibaux	12	11	-8.3%	n/a	0
Treasure	13	10	-23.1%	n/a	0

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