FY 2025 county profile · FIPS 17097
Lake County
Illinois · Veterans receiving VA disability compensation as of September 30, 2025.
9,623Total recipients
2,787100% rating band
#138National rank by recipients
#3Illinois rank
Service-connected disability ratings
Published recipients in each VA rating band; shares use the published total.
0%–20%
1,588 · 16.5%
30%–40%
1,002 · 10.4%
50%–60%
1,074 · 11.2%
70%–90%
3,172 · 33.0%
100%
2,787 · 29.0%
Age of recipients
Age categories may not sum to the total when birthdate data is unavailable.
Age 17–44
4,187 · 43.5%
Age 45–64
2,760 · 28.7%
Age 65 or older
2,676 · 27.8%
Recipients by sex
Sex categories may not sum to the total when sex is unavailable in the source.
Male
8,092 · 84.1%
Female
1,530 · 15.9%