Veterans Disability Compensation in Washington

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, 173,242 veterans in Washington received VA disability compensation, a +17.8% change from 147,110 in 2019. 24.3% of them are rated 100% (up from 13.6% in 2019), and 22,261 are women (16,891 in 2019).

173,242

Recipients (FY2025)

+17.8%

Change since 2019

24.3%

Rated 100% (FY2025)

Rating levels in Washington, 2019 vs 2025

Share of Washington 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%

20.7% (was 27% in 2019)

30% to 40%

12.4% (was 16.8% in 2019)

50% to 60%

12.9% (was 15.6% in 2019)

70% to 90%

29.6% (was 27% in 2019)

100%

24.3% (was 13.6% 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 Washington's FY2025 recipients with a reported age, 31% are 17 to 44, 34% are 45 to 64, and 36% are 65 or older. 22,261 are women and 150,875 are men.

Washington has 187 VA-accredited VSO representatives recorded in the free directory, about 10.79 per 10,000 compensation recipients. See VSO representatives in Washington.

Recipients by county

Every Washington 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
Pierce	32,944	35,747	+8.5%	28.5%	26
King	21,580	21,599	+0.1%	20.8%	28
Spokane	11,826	15,426	+30.4%	24.4%	16
Kitsap	11,934	15,341	+28.5%	21.3%	7
Thurston	11,337	15,129	+33.4%	32.8%	4
Snohomish	11,312	12,801	+13.2%	20.2%	6
Clark	7,911	10,476	+32.4%	20.6%	6
Island	4,890	5,387	+10.2%	26.3%	4
Benton	3,099	4,160	+34.2%	21%	1
Whatcom	3,333	3,646	+9.4%	21.5%	4
Yakima	2,808	3,076	+9.5%	24.3%	5
Skagit	2,525	3,044	+20.6%	20.7%	2
Cowlitz	2,125	2,681	+26.2%	20.1%	0
Mason	2,040	2,654	+30.1%	22%	0
Lewis	1,712	2,347	+37.1%	25.5%	1
Clallam	1,885	2,332	+23.7%	22.1%	5
Stevens	1,368	1,934	+41.4%	28.9%	3
Grays Harbor	1,605	1,896	+18.1%	24.5%	4
Grant	1,142	1,449	+26.9%	19.3%	2
Walla Walla	1,038	1,344	+29.5%	23.6%	7
Chelan	1,047	1,264	+20.7%	23.5%	3
Franklin	940	1,243	+32.2%	23.5%	0
Okanogan	851	1,001	+17.6%	24.2%	4
Jefferson	773	933	+20.7%	20.9%	0
Kittitas	619	798	+28.9%	21.7%	2
Klickitat	616	757	+22.9%	17%	1
Douglas	511	685	+34.1%	21.9%	1
Whitman	517	669	+29.4%	22.4%	1
Asotin	492	610	+24%	23.3%	2
Pacific	670	590	-11.9%	23.2%	2
Pend Oreille	317	512	+61.5%	24.4%	0
Lincoln	311	414	+33.1%	20%	0
Skamania	215	314	+46%	25.5%	2
Ferry	210	278	+32.4%	30.2%	0
San Juan	213	212	-0.5%	18.4%	0
Wahkiakum	95	147	+54.7%	18.4%	0
Adams	140	140	0%	27.9%	0
Columbia	93	130	+39.8%	22.3%	0
Garfield	66	76	+15.2%	23.7%	0

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