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.

Note: "Total Number of Veterans" represents FY 2020 projected Veteran counts from VA's Veteran Population Projection Model 2018 (VetPop18). These projections are made with the assumption that Veterans are not missing information (e.g. race, etc.).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" and "Veteran VA Healthcare Users" represent historical Veteran counts from VA's United States Veterans Eligibility Trends and Statistics 2020 (USVETS 2020).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" includes Veteran users of VA healthcare or any other VA benefit or service.

Sources: USVETS 2020 and VetPop18

Note: "Total Number of Veterans" represents FY 2020 projected Veteran counts from VA's Veteran Population Projection Model 2018 (VetPop18). These projections are made with the assumption that Veterans are not missing information (e.g. ethnicity, etc.).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" and "Veteran VA Healthcare Users" represent historical Veteran counts from VA's United States Veterans Eligibility Trends and Statistics 2020 (USVETS 2020).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" includes Veteran users of VA healthcare or any other VA benefit or service.

Sources: USVETS 2020 and VetPop18

Note: "Total Number of Veterans" represents FY 2020 projected Veteran counts from VA's Veteran Population Projection Model 2018 (VetPop18). These projections are made with the assumption that Veterans are not missing information (e.g. age, gender, etc.).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" and "Veteran VA Healthcare Users" represent historical Veteran counts from VA's United States Veterans Eligibility Trends and Statistics 2020 (USVETS 2020).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" includes Veteran users of VA healthcare or any other VA benefit or service.
Note: There are 4,214 Veteran VA Users not shown in the table below whose gender is missing. Of these, 4,126 are missing age. There are 4,158 Veteran VA Healthcare Users not shown in the table below whose gender is missing. Of these, 4,125 are missing age.

Sources: USVETS 2020 and VetPop18

This report provides county-level estimates of the number of Veterans who received VA Disability Compensation benefits during fiscal year 2020. 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. In the "Total: Disability Compensation Recipients" column, each blank cell represents less than 10 Veterans. Some categories may not sum to the total due to missing information (e.g., age, gender, etc.).

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Integration, United States Veterans Eligibility Trends & Statistics (USVETS) 2020 and Veterans Benefits Administration VETSNET FY 2020 compensation data.

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

This report provides state-level estimates of the number of Veterans who received VA Pension benefits during fiscal year 2020. It includes the Veterans’ gender. Blank values represent small cell counts that have been suppressed to protect the identity of Veterans. Some categories may not sum to the total due to missing information (e.g., gender, etc.).

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Integration, United States Veterans Eligibility Trends & Statistics (USVETS) 2020 and Veterans Benefits Administration VETSNET FY 2020 pension data.

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