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Veteran Beneficiaries, 2022
Released: November 2022Next expected update: 2023
- In 2022, over 8.0 million veterans received Social Security benefits, accounting for 14.5 percent of all adult beneficiaries.
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Most recent period of military service | Thousands |
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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 |
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Age group | Veterans | Male nonveterans |
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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 |
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Age group | Veterans | Male nonveterans |
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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.