This table provides state-level estimates of the percentage of Veterans who were VA pension recipients at the end of the fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023. Percents are rounded to the nearest tenth. Percents for fiscal year (FY) 2022 are not available by state.

Prepared by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics.

Sources: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Integration, Veteran Population Projection Model (VetPop) 2020, Veteran Object FY 2023 data, United States Veterans Eligibility Trends & Statistics (USVETS) 2019, 2020, and 2021 data; Veterans Benefits Administration, VETSNET FY 2019, FY 2020, FY 2021, and FY 2023 pension data.

This report provides state-level estimates of the number of Veterans who were receiving VA Pension benefits as of the end of fiscal year 2023. It includes the Veterans’ gender. Blank values represent small cell counts that have been suppressed to protect the identity of Veterans as well as some cell counts that have been suppressed in order to prevent the determination of the values of the aforementioned small cell counts. Some categories may not sum to the total due to missing information (e.g., gender, etc.).

The availability of gender data is limited as some records have no gender available. In the table, there are 123 Veterans whose gender is not available.

There are a small number of pension recipients for whom neither state nor country could be determined from the data sources used. These pension recipients are not included in the table.

The number of Veterans who were pension recipients during FY 2023 but were no longer pension recipients at the end of FY 2023 is 32,176. These Veterans are not included in the table.

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Integration, Veteran Object FY23 data and Veterans Benefits Administration VETSNET FY 2023 pension data.

Prepared by National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics, www.va.gov/vetdata.

This report provides county-level estimates of the number of Veterans who were receiving VA Disability Compensation benefits as of the end of fiscal year 2023. It includes the Veterans’ total service-connected disability (SCD) rating, age group, and gender. Blank values represent small cell counts that have been suppressed to protect the identity of Veterans as well as some cell counts that have been suppressed in order to prevent the determination of the values of the aforementioned small cell counts. Some categories may not sum to the total due to missing information (e.g., age, gender, etc.).

The availability of gender and age data is limited as some records have no gender or birthdate available. In the table, there are 404 Veterans whose gender is not available and 113 Veterans whose age is not available.

The number of Veterans who were disability compensation recipients during FY 2023 but were no longer disability compensation recipients at the end of FY 2023 is 138,646. These Veterans are not included in the table.

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Integration, Veteran Object FY23 data and Veterans Benefits Administration VETSNET FY 2023 compensation data.

Prepared by National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics, www.va.gov/vetdata.

1. This provides a count of Veterans who are on the rolls for Compensation Service benefits by Veteran period of service and the state or country of residence for theyears identified.
2. See VBA's Annual Benefits Report for additional information: www.benefits.va.gov/REPORTS/abr/
3. To protect Veteran privacy any counts consisting of fewer than ten Veterans are not included.