Veterans Disability Compensation in Nebraska
In fiscal year 2025, 49,938 veterans in Nebraska received VA disability compensation, a +15.1% change from 43,398 in 2019. 20.5% of them are rated 100% (up from 9.8% in 2019), and 4,655 are women (3,376 in 2019).
Rating levels in Nebraska, 2019 vs 2025
Share of Nebraska 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 Nebraska's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 23% are 17 to 44, 30% are 45 to 64, and 47% are 65 or older. 4,655 are women and 40,922 are men.
Nebraska has 411 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 82.3 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Nebraska.
Recipients by county
Every Nebraska 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpy | 8,026 | 10,481 | +30.6% | 26.2% | 32 |
| Douglas | 8,753 | 9,676 | +10.5% | 21.7% | 25 |
| Lancaster | 5,839 | 7,032 | +20.4% | 22.3% | 90 |
| Hall | 1,681 | 1,590 | -5.4% | 18.4% | 3 |
| Cass | 970 | 1,303 | +34.3% | 23.4% | 3 |
| Buffalo | 1,033 | 1,155 | +11.8% | 19.5% | 4 |
| Dodge | 867 | 1,034 | +19.3% | 13.6% | 3 |
| Scotts Bluff | 828 | 1,029 | +24.3% | 18.6% | 14 |
| Lincoln | 806 | 968 | +20.1% | 16.9% | 7 |
| Platte | 679 | 745 | +9.7% | 14.5% | 4 |
| Saunders | 578 | 727 | +25.8% | 16.4% | 0 |
| Gage | 696 | 706 | +1.4% | 17% | 10 |
| Adams | 742 | 688 | -7.3% | 15.6% | 0 |
| Madison | 567 | 688 | +21.3% | 16.6% | 4 |
| Seward | 490 | 501 | +2.2% | 16.6% | 7 |
| York | 537 | 498 | -7.3% | 9.8% | 4 |
| Washington | 329 | 476 | +44.7% | 18.9% | 4 |
| Dawson | 385 | 407 | +5.7% | 13.3% | 6 |
| Otoe | 353 | 397 | +12.5% | 19.1% | 8 |
| Dakota | 359 | 384 | +7% | 16.4% | 5 |
| Red Willow | 293 | 331 | +13% | 15.4% | 4 |
| Cheyenne | 291 | 320 | +10% | 16.9% | 2 |
| Holt | 229 | 290 | +26.6% | 21% | 2 |
| Custer | 296 | 289 | -2.4% | 17.3% | 1 |
| Phelps | 275 | 285 | +3.6% | 12.6% | 3 |
| Merrick | 294 | 282 | -4.1% | 16.3% | 2 |
| Box Butte | 241 | 279 | +15.8% | 21.9% | 4 |
| Hamilton | 306 | 279 | -8.8% | 16.5% | 2 |
| Knox | 267 | 272 | +1.9% | 17.3% | 7 |
| Saline | 273 | 266 | -2.6% | 15% | 2 |
| Keith | 189 | 254 | +34.4% | 16.1% | 3 |
| Howard | 237 | 243 | +2.5% | 16.5% | 0 |
| Butler | 200 | 240 | +20% | 12.5% | 2 |
| Cuming | 164 | 206 | +25.6% | 10.2% | 4 |
| Dawes | 185 | 192 | +3.8% | 19.8% | 3 |
| Wayne | 152 | 184 | +21.1% | 12.5% | 3 |
| Clay | 170 | 182 | +7.1% | 15.4% | 0 |
| Kearney | 130 | 181 | +39.2% | 17.7% | 3 |
| Antelope | 158 | 180 | +13.9% | 8.3% | 3 |
| Fillmore | 187 | 178 | -4.8% | 19.7% | 2 |
| Cedar | 173 | 177 | +2.3% | 15.8% | 3 |
| Nemaha | 150 | 171 | +14% | 18.7% | 5 |
| Richardson | 207 | 171 | -17.4% | 18.1% | 6 |
| Dixon | 112 | 168 | +50% | 16.7% | 0 |
| Furnas | 158 | 167 | +5.7% | 11.4% | 0 |
| Jefferson | 196 | 160 | -18.4% | 15.6% | 3 |
| Polk | 171 | 156 | -8.8% | 9.6% | 8 |
| Boone | 166 | 150 | -9.6% | 13.3% | 4 |
| Burt | 142 | 146 | +2.8% | 21.9% | 3 |
| Pierce | 106 | 145 | +36.8% | 14.5% | 3 |
| Colfax | 154 | 141 | -8.4% | 14.9% | 0 |
| Morrill | 113 | 139 | +23% | 15.1% | 7 |
| Sheridan | 111 | 136 | +22.5% | 22.1% | 1 |
| Valley | 122 | 134 | +9.8% | 11.9% | 0 |
| Stanton | 94 | 132 | +40.4% | 7.6% | 3 |
| Thayer | 132 | 123 | -6.8% | 12.2% | 0 |
| Cherry | 97 | 122 | +25.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| Nuckolls | 129 | 119 | -7.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| Franklin | 141 | 113 | -19.9% | 20.4% | 0 |
| Harlan | 126 | 109 | -13.5% | 16.5% | 2 |
| Sherman | 122 | 107 | -12.3% | 16.8% | 0 |
| Kimball | 79 | 105 | +32.9% | 28.6% | 1 |
| Nance | 101 | 103 | +2% | n/a | 0 |
| Johnson | 83 | 102 | +22.9% | n/a | 2 |
| Webster | 99 | 98 | -1% | 21.4% | 3 |
| Hitchcock | 69 | 89 | +29% | 15.7% | 2 |
| Greeley | 89 | 85 | -4.5% | 15.3% | 0 |
| Gosper | 81 | 81 | 0% | n/a | 3 |
| Thurston | 66 | 80 | +21.2% | 15% | 0 |
| Pawnee | 58 | 73 | +25.9% | 17.8% | 5 |
| Chase | 52 | 68 | +30.8% | 23.5% | 3 |
| Brown | 79 | 66 | -16.5% | 18.2% | 2 |
| Deuel | 54 | 64 | +18.5% | n/a | 3 |
| Boyd | 56 | 60 | +7.1% | n/a | 0 |
| Frontier | 58 | 58 | 0% | 19% | 0 |
| Garfield | 84 | 57 | -32.1% | 24.6% | 2 |
| Garden | 47 | 56 | +19.1% | n/a | 0 |
| Perkins | 49 | 51 | +4.1% | n/a | 7 |
| Dundy | 32 | 33 | +3.1% | n/a | 0 |
| Loup | 21 | 31 | +47.6% | n/a | 0 |
| Logan | 11 | 26 | +136.4% | n/a | 6 |
| Rock | 34 | 25 | -26.5% | n/a | 0 |
| Thomas | 17 | 20 | +17.6% | n/a | 0 |
| Wheeler | 19 | 20 | +5.3% | n/a | 0 |
| Sioux | 16 | 19 | +18.8% | n/a | 0 |
| Hayes | 17 | 17 | 0% | n/a | 0 |
| Hooker | under 10 | 15 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Grant | 13 | 11 | -15.4% | n/a | 0 |
| Keya Paha | under 10 | 11 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Banner | 26 | 10 | -61.5% | n/a | 0 |
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