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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, 2023

Released: November 2023
Next expected update: 2024
  • In 2023, an estimated 7.9 million veterans received Social Security benefits, accounting for 14.1 percent of all adult beneficiaries.
Chart. Title: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2023. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Number of Veteran Beneficiaries, 2023
Most recent period of military service Thousands
June 1950 or earlier 125
Korean War 447
February 1955–July 1964 1,028
Vietnam War 4,085
May 1975–July 1990 1,483
August 1990–August 2001 519
September 2001 or later 231
Chart. Title: Average Monthly Benefit, 2022: In 2022 dollars. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Average Monthly Benefit, 2022 (in 2022 dollars)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 1,751 1,694
61 or younger 1,512 1,382
62–74 1,778 1,764
75 or older 1,751 1,727
Chart. Title: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2022: Percentage below 100% of poverty. Bar chart with tabular version below.
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Table equivalent for chart: Poverty Rates of Beneficiaries, 2022 (percentage below 100% of poverty)
Age group Veterans Male nonveterans
All ages 6.8 9.8
61 or younger 19.0 18.7
62–74 8.1 8.4
75 or older 4.9 7.3

SOURCE: March 2023 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports 2022 income data and 2023 demographic data.