Veterans Disability Compensation in Nevada

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, 80,406 veterans in Nevada received VA disability compensation, a +36.8% change from 58,759 in 2019. 34.4% of them are rated 100% (up from 16.7% in 2019), and 10,344 are women (6,587 in 2019).

80,406

Recipients (FY2025)

+36.8%

Change since 2019

34.4%

Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Nevada, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Nevada 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%

15.9% (was 25.1% in 2019)

30% to 40%

8.8% (was 14.7% in 2019)

50% to 60%

10.2% (was 14.2% in 2019)

70% to 90%

30.6% (was 29.4% in 2019)

100%

34.4% (was 16.7% 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 Nevada's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 30% are 17 to 44, 33% are 45 to 64, and 37% are 65 or older. 10,344 are women and 69,635 are men.

Nevada has 60 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 7.46 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Nevada.

Recipients by county

Every Nevada 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
Clark	42,784	58,508	+36.8%	36.7%	32
Washoe	7,903	10,542	+33.4%	28.8%	14
Lyon	1,468	2,414	+64.4%	28.8%	0
Nye	1,615	2,412	+49.3%	30.5%	1
Churchill	1,166	1,694	+45.3%	32.3%	5
Douglas	983	1,452	+47.7%	26.4%	0
Carson City	1,111	1,341	+20.7%	28.3%	0
Elko	789	909	+15.2%	18.7%	4
Humboldt	238	285	+19.7%	22.5%	1
Storey	99	173	+74.7%	28.9%	0
White Pine	168	158	-6%	19.6%	1
Mineral	128	157	+22.7%	21.7%	0
Pershing	90	123	+36.7%	23.6%	0
Lincoln	87	95	+9.2%	27.4%	0
Lander	82	90	+9.8%	22.2%	0
Eureka	32	37	+15.6%	n/a	0
Esmeralda	16	16	0%	n/a	0

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