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The ACS estimates about 3,580, give or take 393 civilian veterans in Franklin County.
Among Massachusetts's 14 counties and equivalents, Franklin County ranks 12th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Franklin County
Massachusetts
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
27 percent
above the Massachusetts share; below the national share.
24 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
9 percent
above the Massachusetts share; below the national share.
8 percent
13 percent
Franklin County has about 1,170, give or take 128 veterans 75 and older, making up 33 percent of its veterans compared with 35 percent in Massachusetts.
Veterans under 35 account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Franklin County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Franklin County has about 236, give or take 81 women veterans, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 8 percent in Massachusetts.
Income, work and education in Franklin County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Franklin County
Massachusetts
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$45,029 ± $6,675
$58,874 ± $1,144
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$41,051 ± $1,125
$50,859 ± $275
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.1% ± 2.6 points
6.6% ± 0.5 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
43.1% ± 7.1 points
29.9% ± 0.6 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
73.1% ± 8.5 points
77.7% ± 1.1 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
4.3% ± 3.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.3% ± 2.0 points
94.4% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
28.7% ± 2.6 points
36.1% ± 0.7 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 3,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 4,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Franklin County
VA reports 1,170 veterans in Franklin County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 73 VA-backed home loans out of 1,262 home loans made in Franklin County (5.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,570, give or take 289) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 688, give or take 140).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Franklin County
VA reported about $29.9 million in compensation and pension spending and about $38.4 million in medical care spending in Franklin County for FY2025.
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another 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, Pittsfield/Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire Counties CoC counted 109 veterans experiencing homelessness (102 sheltered, 7 unsheltered).
MA-507 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 172 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.
Turners Falls (unincorporated community): about 4,124 residents
Orange (unincorporated community): about 3,737 residents
South Deerfield (unincorporated community): about 1,882 residents
Shelburne Falls (unincorporated community): about 1,845 residents
More places (3)
Northfield (unincorporated community): about 1,070 residents
Millers Falls (unincorporated community): about 1,054 residents
Deerfield (unincorporated community): about 458 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.
Qualifying Massachusetts veterans rated at least 100 percent can receive a $1,000 local property tax exemption, with higher amounts where adopted.
Massachusetts waives vehicle registration fees for qualifying veterans rated 100 percent or individually unemployable, with special plate, title, sales tax, and reinstatement exceptions.
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