November 6, 2024

Census Bureau: New Report Released on U.S. Veterans and Service-Connected Disabilities

The share of U.S. veterans with service-connected disabilities increased from 15% in 2008 to about 30% in 2022, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The report, Trends in Veteran Disability Status and Service-Connected Disability: 2008–2022, investigates disability among veterans of the U.S. armed forces and how they compared to the broader nonveteran population. It focuses on disability rates among Post-9/11 veterans, those who have served since September 2001. Post-9/11 veterans are the nation’s youngest cohort of veterans and have been at the forefront of recent veteran public health research.

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This report is based on 2008-2019 and 2021-2022 ACS 1-year estimates. The Census Bureau did not release its standard 2020 ACS data due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, so data from 2020 were not included in this analysis.

This post was originally published here.