FY 2025 VA data · Recipients as of September 30, 2025

FY 2025 county profile · FIPS 46093

Meade County

South Dakota · Veterans receiving VA disability compensation as of September 30, 2025.

1,695Total recipients
392100% rating band
#756National rank by recipients
#4South Dakota rank

Service-connected disability ratings

Published recipients in each VA rating band; shares use the published total.

0%–20%
315 · 18.6%
30%–40%
208 · 12.3%
50%–60%
236 · 13.9%
70%–90%
544 · 32.1%
100%
392 · 23.1%

Age of recipients

Age categories may not sum to the total when birthdate data is unavailable.

Age 17–44
480 · 28.3%
Age 45–64
656 · 38.7%
Age 65 or older
559 · 33.0%

Recipients by sex

Sex categories may not sum to the total when sex is unavailable in the source.

Male
1,446 · 85.3%
Female
249 · 14.7%