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Population Profiles

  1. Child
    Beneficiaries
  2. Child Beneficiary
    Families
  3. Fully Insured
    Workers
  4. Marital Status
    & Poverty
  5. Middle Class
    Beneficiaries
  6. Never
    Beneficiaries
  7. Taxable Maximum
    Earners
  8. Veteran
    Beneficiaries

Veteran Beneficiaries, 2025

Released: January 2026
Next expected update: November 2026

In 2025, an estimated 8.0 million veterans received Social Security benefits, accounting for 13.5 percent of all adult beneficiaries.

Chart. Title: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2025. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2025
Most recent period of military service Thousands
June 1950 or earlier 37
Korean War 286
February 1955–July 1964 884
Vietnam War 4,130
May 1975–July 1990 1,797
August 1990–August 2001 530
September 2001 or later 354
Chart. Title: Average Monthly Benefit, 2024: In 2024 dollars. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Average Monthly Benefit, 2024 (in 2024 dollars)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 1,948 1,902
61 or younger 1,815 1,450
62–74 1,842 1,990
75 or older 2,024 1,952
Chart. Title: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2024: Percentage below 100% of poverty. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2024 (percentage below 100% of poverty)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 6.7 9.2
61 or younger 16.9 14.5
62–74 7.9 8.4
75 or older 5.1 8.2

SOURCE: March 2025 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports 2024 income data and 2025 demographic data.

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