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Veteran Beneficiaries, 2022

Released: November 2022
Next expected update: 2023
  • In 2022, over 8.0 million veterans received Social Security benefits, accounting for 14.5 percent of all adult beneficiaries.
Chart. Title: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2022. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2022
Most recent period of military service Thousands
June 1950 or earlier 147
Korean War 477
February 1955–July 1964 1,124
Vietnam War 4,174
May 1975–July 1990 1,327
August 1990–August 2001 512
September 2001 or later 267
Chart. Title: Average Monthly Benefit, 2021: In 2021 dollars. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Average Monthly Benefit, 2021 (in 2021 dollars)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 1,643 1,568
61 or younger 1,431 1,249
62–74 1,659 1,646
75 or older 1,652 1,623
Chart. Title: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2021: Percentage below 100% of poverty. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2021 (percentage below 100% of poverty)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 5.0 9.9
61 or younger 7.5 19.1
62–74 5.7 7.8
75 or older 4.1 8.1

SOURCE: March 2022 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports 2021 income data and 2022 demographic data.