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The ACS estimates about 20,800, give or take 1,120 civilian veterans in Cleveland County.
By ACS estimates, Cleveland County has the 3rd largest veteran population among Oklahoma's 77 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Cleveland County
Oklahoma
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
43 percent
above the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
40 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
21 percent
above the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
20 percent
13 percent
Cleveland County has about 4,410, give or take 351 veterans 75 and older, making up 21 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Oklahoma.
Cleveland County has about 1,700, give or take 320 veterans under 35, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Oklahoma.
Women veterans in Cleveland County number about 2,200, give or take 447; their 11 percent share is above Oklahoma's 10 percent.
Income, work and education in Cleveland County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Cleveland County
Oklahoma
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$61,870 ± $2,358
$52,753 ± $696
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$38,203 ± $946
$35,479 ± $183
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.6% ± 1.4 points
8.1% ± 0.4 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
34.6% ± 3.2 points
38.4% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
78.1% ± 2.5 points
71.1% ± 1.0 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.2% ± 1.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.4% ± 1.1 points
95.1% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
35.8% ± 3.0 points
28.4% ± 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 slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 22,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Cleveland County
VA reports 10,741 veterans in Cleveland County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
1,705
30 to 40 percent
900
50 to 60 percent
1,110
70 to 90 percent
3,301
100 percent
3,725
FY2019: 8,241 recipients. Change to FY2025: +2,500.
In 2025, lenders reported 863 VA-backed home loans out of 6,100 home loans made in Cleveland County (14.2% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
VA reported about $310.6 million in compensation and pension spending and about $146.3 million in medical care spending in Cleveland County for FY2025.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Cleveland County is Lawton Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Lawton, OK, about 73 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Muskogee RO (station 351); 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.
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