Veterans' benefits per person: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Veterans' benefits per person ($, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Safety-net and veterans' benefits per person by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 762 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 315 to 570 $
- Group 2: 570 to 786 $
- Group 3: 786 to 909 $
- Group 4: 909 to 1,094 $
- Highest: 1,094 to 1,695 $
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: BEA's state estimates for 2025 are preliminary and are revised each year.
| 1 | Alaska | 1,695 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Virginia | 1,258 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1,241 |
| 4 | Montana | 1,233 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 1,225 |
| 6 | Alabama | 1,210 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 1,180 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 1,153 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 1,153 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 1,146 |
| 11 | Nevada | 1,094 |
| 12 | Maine | 1,074 |
| 13 | Georgia | 1,069 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 1,033 |
| 15 | South Dakota | 991 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 989 |
| 17 | Florida | 976 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 966 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 957 |
| 20 | Texas | 945 |
| 21 | Colorado | 909 |
| 22 | Idaho | 887 |
| 23 | Arizona | 871 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 866 |
| 25 | Oregon | 864 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 837 |
| 27 | Washington | 831 |
| 28 | Missouri | 817 |
| 29 | North Dakota | 804 |
| 30 | Maryland | 788 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 786 |
| 32 | New Hampshire | 780 |
| 33 | Kansas | 750 |
| 34 | Delaware | 709 |
| 35 | Vermont | 628 |
| 36 | Ohio | 622 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 611 |
| 38 | Iowa | 606 |
| 39 | Indiana | 583 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 582 |
| 41 | Michigan | 570 |
| 42 | California | 535 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | 533 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 497 |
| 45 | Utah | 482 |
| 46 | Illinois | 458 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | 424 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 413 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 376 |
| 50 | New Jersey | 321 |
| 51 | New York | 315 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAINC35: Personal current transfer receipts
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAINC1: Personal income summary: personal income, population, per capita personal income. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by veterans' benefits per person ($, derived) (2025). Data: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Data, SAINC35 Personal current transfer receipts and SAINC1 Personal income, population, per capita personal income (annual, by state); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-veterans-benefits-per-person/