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Veteran Beneficiaries, 2021
Released: November 2021Next expected update: 2022
- In 2021, over 8.5 million veterans received Social Security benefits, accounting for 15.4 percent of all adult beneficiaries.
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Most recent period of military service | Thousands |
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June 1950 or earlier | 243 |
Korean War | 576 |
February 1955–July 1964 | 1,398 |
Vietnam War | 4,529 |
May 1975–July 1990 | 1,163 |
August 1990–August 2001 | 442 |
September 2001 or later | 218 |
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Age group | Veterans | Male nonveterans |
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All ages | 1,623 | 1,511 |
61 or younger | 1,396 | 1,158 |
62–74 | 1,631 | 1,589 |
75 or older | 1,638 | 1,594 |
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Age group | Veterans | Male nonveterans |
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All ages | 4.9 | 9.1 |
61 or younger | 14.2 | 20.5 |
62–74 | 4.9 | 7.0 |
75 or older | 4.1 | 5.6 |
SOURCE: March 2021 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports 2020 income data and 2021 demographic data.