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The ACS estimates about 1,400, give or take 271 civilian veterans in Morehouse Parish.
Among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents, Morehouse Parish ranks 35th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
26 percent
below the Louisiana share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
15 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
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Morehouse Parish has about 332, give or take 99 veterans 75 and older; both the county and Louisiana round to a 24 percent share.
Veterans under 35 account for 9 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Morehouse Parish; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Morehouse Parish has about 159, give or take 78 women veterans; both the county and Louisiana round to a 11 percent share.
Income, work and education in Morehouse Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$39,432 ± $12,622
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$26,138 ± $2,169
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
18.0% ± 11.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
48.5% ± 12.3 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
42.1% ± 19.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
26.1% ± 13.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.0% ± 3.2 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
7.8% ± 4.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
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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: about 1,000 on September 30, 2026, and fewer than 1,000 by September 30, 2035. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Morehouse Parish
VA reports 450 veterans in Morehouse Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 22 VA-backed home loans out of 236 home loans made in Morehouse Parish (9.3% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 477, give or take 130) and post-9/11 only (about 282, give or take 159; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Morehouse Parish
VA reported about $13.6 million in compensation and pension spending and about $9.9 million in medical care spending in Morehouse Parish for FY2025.
Outside Louisiana, in Flowood, MS, Jackson Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Morehouse Parish's second-nearest Vet Center, about 103 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Bonita (village): about 164 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Oak Ridge (village): about 63 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.
Louisiana veterans rated 100 percent service-connected receive a primary residence exemption from ad valorem taxes, except certain municipal assessments.
Louisiana offers in-state tuition exemptions to eligible children of living veterans rated at least 90 percent or receiving 100 percent individual unemployability.
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