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The ACS estimates about 7,300, give or take 589 civilian veterans in Sebastian County.
By ACS estimates, Sebastian County has the 6th largest veteran population among Arkansas's 75 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Sebastian County
Arkansas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
25 percent
below the Arkansas share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
12 percent
below the Arkansas share; below the national share.
15 percent
13 percent
Sebastian County has about 1,750, give or take 233 veterans 75 and older, making up 24 percent of its veterans compared with 25 percent in Arkansas.
Veterans under 35 in Sebastian County number about 749, give or take 236; their 10 percent share is above Arkansas's 7 percent.
Women veterans in Sebastian County number about 694, give or take 220; their 10 percent share is above Arkansas's 9 percent.
Income, work and education in Sebastian County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Sebastian County
Arkansas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$39,431 ± $4,407
$44,116 ± $994
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$32,956 ± $954
$33,574 ± $252
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
12.8% ± 2.9 points
9.5% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
44.9% ± 5.5 points
37.8% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
68.1% ± 7.0 points
67.5% ± 1.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
5.9% ± 3.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
90.4% ± 4.5 points
93.7% ± 0.5 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
19.6% ± 4.0 points
23.1% ± 0.8 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
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: about 7,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 8,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Sebastian County
VA reports 2,860 veterans in Sebastian County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 288 VA-backed home loans out of 2,567 home loans made in Sebastian County (11.2% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Outside Arkansas, in Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Mobile Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Sebastian County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 109 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Little Rock RO (station 350); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Midland (town): about 262 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.
Veterans with a qualifying 100 percent permanent and total service-connected disability receive a full homestead and personal property tax exemption.
Arkansas helps eligible dependents and spouses of veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total cover college tuition, housing, and mandatory fees after federal benefit deductions.
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