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The ACS estimates about 305, give or take 97 civilian veterans in Woodruff County.
Among Arkansas's 75 counties and equivalents, Woodruff County ranks 74th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Woodruff County
Arkansas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
14 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Share rated 70 percent or higher
9 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans 75 and older account for 24 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Woodruff County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Veterans under 35 account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Woodruff County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 14 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Woodruff County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Woodruff County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Woodruff County
Arkansas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$30,938 ± $16,278; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$27,290 ± $2,956
$33,574 ± $252
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.6% ± 5.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
44.9% ± 13.4 points
37.8% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
61.0% ± 16.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
1.1% ± 29.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
74.4% ± 15.7 points
93.7% ± 0.5 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
19.3% ± 13.8 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 Woodruff County
VA reports 106 veterans in Woodruff County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 5 VA-backed home loans out of 45 home loans made in Woodruff County (11.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 113, give or take 67; a small survey sample; treat as rough) and Gulf War (1990s) only (about 74, give or take 63; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
VA money in Woodruff County
VA reported about $3.3 million in compensation and pension spending and about $2.4 million in medical care spending in Woodruff County for FY2025.
Outside Arkansas, in Memphis, TN, Memphis Mobile Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Woodruff County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 71 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Little Rock RO (station 350); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in Woodruff County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Woodruff 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, Arkansas Balance of State CoC counted 60 veterans experiencing homelessness (33 sheltered, 27 unsheltered).
AR-503 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 31 veterans for the 2019 comparison. This CoC includes areas that merged after 2019.
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.
Hunter (town): about 100 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
More places (1)
Gregory (unincorporated community): about 0 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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