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Section 6: **Veterans**

**This section presents statistics on Veterans. Specifically, the data address service connected to disability rating; the prevalence of disabilities in the Veteran population; the portion of the Veteran population that experiences poverty, by disability status; and Veterans’ benefits, by disability status. The principal sources of these data are the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey and the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Annual Benefits Report.**

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**Table 6.1: Service-Connected Disability Rating - Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community by Disability Status**In 2012, according to the American Community Survey (ACS), 889,707 individuals ages 18 and over living in the community reported having a military service-connected disability rating of 70 percent or more.

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**Table 6.2: Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community for the U.S. by Disability Status**In 2012, there were 20,956,421 civilian veterans ages 18 years and over living in the community, 5,598,325 of which were individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 26.7 percent. Mississippi and Oklahoma had the highest prevalence rate, 32.3 percent, while Virginia had the lowest prevalence rate, 18.8 percent.

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**Table 6.3: Poverty - Civilian Veterans with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.Table 6.4: Poverty - Civilian Veterans without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2012, of the 1,990,509 civilian veterans with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 355,043 individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 17.8 percent. In contrast, of the 9,547,760 civilian veterans without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 707,298 civilian veterans lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 7.4 percent. The poverty rate for civilian veterans with disabilities was highest in the Wyoming (26.4 percent) and lowest in Alaska (9.4 percent).

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**Table 6.5: Poverty Gap - Civilian Veterans Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2012, the poverty rate of civilian veterans with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 17.8 percent, while the poverty rate of individuals without disabilities ages 16 to 64 years living in the community was 7.4 percent—a poverty gap of 10.4 percentage points. The poverty gap was smallest in Alaska (4.0 percentage points) and greatest in the Wyoming (19.3 percentage points).

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**Table 6.6: Veterans Benefits Administration - Compensation and Pension Benefits Paid to Disabled Veterans**In the federal fiscal year 2012, the U.S. spent a total of $46,961,286,156 on compensation and pension benefits paid to disabled veterans. Of that total amount, $43,591,396,794 was spent on disability compensation, while $3,369,889,362 was spent on disability pensions.

                    - Veterans
                    - 6.1 Service-Connected Disability Rating - Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community by Disability Status
                    - 6.2 Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community for the U.S. by Disability Status
                    - 6.3 Poverty - Civilian Veterans with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 6.4 Poverty - Civilian Veterans without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 6.5 Poverty Gap - Civilian Veterans Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 6.6 Veterans Benefits Administration - Compensation and Pension Benefits Paid to Disabled Veterans

 

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