FY 2020 Pension Recipients by State

This report provides state-level estimates of the number of Veterans who received VA Pension benefits during fiscal year 2020. It includes the Veterans’ sex. 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., sex, 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.

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notes This report provides state-level estimates of the number of Veterans who received VA Pension benefits during fiscal year 2020. It includes the Veterans’ sex. 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., sex, 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.
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title FY 2020 Pension Recipients by State