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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, 2024

Released: November 2024
Next expected update: 2025

In 2024, an estimated 7.7 million veterans received Social Security benefits, accounting for 13.5 percent of all adult beneficiaries.

Chart. Title: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2024. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2024
Most recent period of military service Thousands
June 1950 or earlier 57
Korean War 329
February 1955–July 1964 986
Vietnam War 3,859
May 1975–July 1990 1,694
August 1990–August 2001 502
September 2001 or later 280
Chart. Title: Average Monthly Benefit, 2023: In 2023 dollars. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Average Monthly Benefit, 2023 (in 2023 dollars)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 1,879 1,818
61 or younger 1,614 1,400
62–74 1,792 1,891
75 or older 1,913 1,880
Chart. Title: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2023: Percentage below 100% of poverty. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2023 (percentage below 100% of poverty)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 5.9 9.4
61 or younger 15.6 18.6
62–74 6.7 7.9
75 or older 4.6 7.7

SOURCE: March 2024 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports 2023 income data and 2024 demographic data.