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The ACS estimates about 420, give or take 118 civilian veterans in Greene County.
Among Alabama's 67 counties and equivalents, Greene County ranks 65th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Greene County
Alabama
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
33 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Share rated 70 percent or higher
17 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans 75 and older in Greene County number about 163, give or take 68; their 39 percent share is above Alabama's 22 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 0 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Greene County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 6 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Greene County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Greene County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Greene County
Alabama
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$39,583 ± $24,686; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$19,375 ± $2,879
$33,632 ± $211
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.1% ± 7.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
38.7% ± 16.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
58.2% ± 25.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
8.9% ± 30.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
92.4% ± 7.3 points
95.2% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
10.0% ± 9.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035. VetPop2023 projections for small counties show direction only. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Greene County
VA reports 166 veterans in Greene County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 2 VA-backed home loans out of 46 home loans made in Greene County (4.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 151, give or take 77; a small survey sample; treat as rough) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 147, give or take 81; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
VA money in Greene County
VA reported about $5.6 million in compensation and pension spending and about $5.1 million in medical care spending in Greene County for FY2025.
Cleanup and former military sites in Greene County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Greene County.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Alabama Balance of State CoC counted 35 veterans experiencing homelessness (0 sheltered, 35 unsheltered).
AL-507 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 6 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Union (town): about 212 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Boligee (town): about 185 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
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