North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
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Location
Clemmons
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Alamance County, Alleghany County, Davidson County, Davie County, Forsyth County, Guilford County, Montgomery County, Randolph County, Rockingham County, Rowan County, Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County.
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The ACS estimates about 760, give or take 144 civilian veterans in Alleghany County.
Among North Carolina's 100 counties and equivalents, Alleghany County ranks 95th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Alleghany County
North Carolina
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
31 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Share rated 70 percent or higher
18 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans 75 and older in Alleghany County number about 184, give or take 65; their 24 percent share is above North Carolina's 23 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 1 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Alleghany County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 9 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Alleghany County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Alleghany County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Alleghany County
North Carolina
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$44,512 ± $16,492
$52,418 ± $511
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$27,734 ± $2,212
$38,302 ± $191
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
16.2% ± 8.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
32.0% ± 12.9 points
30.1% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
56.0% ± 22.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.0% ± 17.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
90.9% ± 5.9 points
95.8% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
40.0% ± 13.7 points
32.2% ± 0.6 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. VetPop2023 projections for small counties show direction only. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Alleghany County
VA reports 260 veterans in Alleghany County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 26 VA-backed home loans out of 276 home loans made in Alleghany County (9.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 296, give or take 83) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 151, give or take 83; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
Outside North Carolina, in Johnson City, TN, Johnson City Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Alleghany County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 70 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Winston-Salem RO (station 318); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
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 North Carolina veterans with a 100 percent permanent and total service-connected disability receive a $45,000 homestead assessed value exemption.
North Carolina offers Class I-B scholarships to eligible children of veterans receiving compensation for a 100 percent wartime service-connected disability.
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