Veterans Disability Compensation in South Carolina
In fiscal year 2025, 155,553 veterans in South Carolina received VA disability compensation, a +41.2% change from 110,169 in 2019. 32.2% of them are rated 100% (up from 18.6% in 2019), and 23,095 are women (13,825 in 2019).
Rating levels in South Carolina, 2019 vs 2025
Share of South Carolina 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 South Carolina's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 26% are 17 to 44, 35% are 45 to 64, and 38% are 65 or older. 23,095 are women and 132,444 are men.
South Carolina has 383 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 24.62 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in South Carolina.
Recipients by county
Every South Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | 15,238 | 20,680 | +35.7% | 44.4% | 40 |
| Horry | 7,758 | 12,060 | +55.5% | 31.6% | 18 |
| Berkeley | 7,056 | 12,046 | +70.7% | 29.3% | 19 |
| Charleston | 9,486 | 10,261 | +8.2% | 25.7% | 18 |
| Greenville | 6,708 | 9,668 | +44.1% | 28.5% | 15 |
| Lexington | 5,961 | 9,171 | +53.9% | 35.4% | 12 |
| Dorchester | 5,112 | 8,138 | +59.2% | 29% | 10 |
| Beaufort | 5,602 | 6,801 | +21.4% | 29.2% | 22 |
| Spartanburg | 4,347 | 6,640 | +52.7% | 29% | 21 |
| Sumter | 5,295 | 6,412 | +21.1% | 35% | 6 |
| York | 3,798 | 6,184 | +62.8% | 32.6% | 14 |
| Aiken | 3,433 | 5,544 | +61.5% | 30.8% | 14 |
| Anderson | 3,111 | 4,541 | +46% | 28.3% | 7 |
| Kershaw | 1,950 | 3,516 | +80.3% | 41.1% | 4 |
| Florence | 2,581 | 3,271 | +26.7% | 29.2% | 7 |
| Pickens | 1,727 | 2,420 | +40.1% | 26.6% | 11 |
| Orangeburg | 1,918 | 2,265 | +18.1% | 27.8% | 0 |
| Lancaster | 1,307 | 2,249 | +72.1% | 35.2% | 7 |
| Oconee | 1,380 | 1,927 | +39.6% | 29.4% | 4 |
| Georgetown | 1,232 | 1,720 | +39.6% | 27.5% | 7 |
| Laurens | 1,344 | 1,487 | +10.6% | 29.9% | 6 |
| Greenwood | 1,156 | 1,407 | +21.7% | 32.6% | 8 |
| Darlington | 1,151 | 1,398 | +21.5% | 29.2% | 4 |
| Colleton | 865 | 1,174 | +35.7% | 28% | 6 |
| Clarendon | 897 | 1,161 | +29.4% | 27.6% | 2 |
| Jasper | 550 | 1,051 | +91.1% | 31.2% | 5 |
| Cherokee | 789 | 1,024 | +29.8% | 26.2% | 6 |
| Chesterfield | 740 | 976 | +31.9% | 27.5% | 4 |
| Edgefield | 516 | 902 | +74.8% | 32.4% | 4 |
| Marion | 642 | 867 | +35% | 31.4% | 4 |
| Williamsburg | 739 | 830 | +12.3% | 31% | 2 |
| Newberry | 629 | 814 | +29.4% | 33% | 6 |
| Fairfield | 434 | 718 | +65.4% | 34.1% | 4 |
| Chester | 476 | 686 | +44.1% | 28% | 6 |
| Abbeville | 465 | 637 | +37% | 31.2% | 2 |
| Dillon | 473 | 605 | +27.9% | 27.4% | 3 |
| Marlboro | 461 | 592 | +28.4% | 28.9% | 4 |
| Union | 445 | 566 | +27.2% | 28.3% | 5 |
| Hampton | 386 | 499 | +29.3% | 28.1% | 3 |
| Barnwell | 332 | 461 | +38.9% | 23% | 2 |
| Calhoun | 328 | 458 | +39.6% | 29.3% | 4 |
| Lee | 352 | 422 | +19.9% | 32% | 4 |
| Saluda | 286 | 414 | +44.8% | 28.5% | 2 |
| McCormick | 262 | 403 | +53.8% | 32% | 4 |
| Bamberg | 286 | 313 | +9.4% | 26.8% | 2 |
| Allendale | 165 | 174 | +5.5% | 32.2% | 4 |
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See also: federal benefits by rating, VSO representatives in South Carolina, and how ratings shifted 2019–2025.