Veterans Disability Compensation in North Dakota
In fiscal year 2025, 16,337 veterans in North Dakota received VA disability compensation, a +17.8% change from 13,869 in 2019. 20.2% of them are rated 100% (up from 10.7% in 2019), and 1,572 are women (1,186 in 2019).
Rating levels in North Dakota, 2019 vs 2025
Share of North Dakota 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 North Dakota's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 27% are 17 to 44, 31% are 45 to 64, and 41% are 65 or older. 1,572 are women and 13,130 are men.
North Dakota has 156 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 95.49 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in North Dakota.
Recipients by county
Every North Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass | 3,006 | 3,568 | +18.7% | 20.3% | 36 |
| Ward | 2,381 | 2,524 | +6% | 21.6% | 2 |
| Burleigh | 1,435 | 1,867 | +30.1% | 19.3% | 0 |
| Grand Forks | 1,667 | 1,798 | +7.9% | 18.1% | 5 |
| Morton | 504 | 646 | +28.2% | 16.9% | 8 |
| Williams | 505 | 608 | +20.4% | 18.3% | 0 |
| Stark | 424 | 597 | +40.8% | 22.3% | 5 |
| Stutsman | 336 | 392 | +16.7% | 16.6% | 4 |
| Richland | 253 | 345 | +36.4% | 22.3% | 7 |
| Ramsey | 194 | 244 | +25.8% | 21.3% | 5 |
| McLean | 196 | 235 | +19.9% | 21.7% | 3 |
| Barnes | 208 | 219 | +5.3% | 22.8% | 3 |
| McKenzie | 177 | 201 | +13.6% | 14.4% | 2 |
| Traill | 170 | 191 | +12.4% | 21.5% | 1 |
| Mercer | 135 | 176 | +30.4% | 19.3% | 0 |
| Pembina | 117 | 169 | +44.4% | 18.9% | 2 |
| Ransom | 105 | 167 | +59% | 24% | 0 |
| Bottineau | 135 | 166 | +23% | 16.3% | 1 |
| Rolette | 129 | 156 | +20.9% | 21.2% | 2 |
| McHenry | 114 | 152 | +33.3% | 25.7% | 2 |
| Walsh | 149 | 142 | -4.7% | 28.9% | 0 |
| Mountrail | 159 | 132 | -17% | 18.2% | 3 |
| Renville | 70 | 103 | +47.1% | 25.2% | 1 |
| Nelson | 74 | 94 | +27% | 13.8% | 0 |
| Dunn | 69 | 83 | +20.3% | 24.1% | 5 |
| Dickey | 74 | 82 | +10.8% | 20.7% | 0 |
| Benson | 78 | 79 | +1.3% | 17.7% | 0 |
| Sargent | 73 | 70 | -4.1% | 18.6% | 0 |
| LaMoure | 66 | 68 | +3% | 20.6% | 0 |
| Emmons | 42 | 64 | +52.4% | n/a | 1 |
| Bowman | 39 | 63 | +61.5% | 17.5% | 5 |
| Pierce | 61 | 63 | +3.3% | 25.4% | 2 |
| Wells | 61 | 63 | +3.3% | 20.6% | 0 |
| Cavalier | 54 | 60 | +11.1% | n/a | 0 |
| Steele | 38 | 57 | +50% | 26.3% | 1 |
| Foster | 43 | 55 | +27.9% | 18.2% | 5 |
| Eddy | 36 | 52 | +44.4% | 25% | 2 |
| Griggs | 66 | 52 | -21.2% | 21.2% | 0 |
| Hettinger | 46 | 50 | +8.7% | n/a | 0 |
| Grant | 28 | 48 | +71.4% | 27.1% | 0 |
| Divide | 38 | 45 | +18.4% | n/a | 0 |
| Adams | 43 | 44 | +2.3% | n/a | 0 |
| Towner | 40 | 43 | +7.5% | 27.9% | 0 |
| Oliver | 31 | 39 | +25.8% | 28.2% | 0 |
| Golden Valley | 27 | 38 | +40.7% | n/a | 0 |
| Burke | 32 | 37 | +15.6% | n/a | 2 |
| McIntosh | 31 | 37 | +19.4% | n/a | 2 |
| Sioux | 36 | 37 | +2.8% | n/a | 2 |
| Kidder | 23 | 35 | +52.2% | 31.4% | 0 |
| Logan | 14 | 28 | +100% | n/a | 1 |
| Billings | 18 | 18 | 0% | n/a | 0 |
| Sheridan | 19 | 18 | -5.3% | n/a | 1 |
| Slope | under 10 | 17 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
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See also: federal benefits by rating, VSO representatives in North Dakota, and how ratings shifted 2019–2025.