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The ACS estimates about 790, give or take 213 civilian veterans in Buchanan County.
Buchanan County is tied for the 108th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents, using ACS point estimates.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Buchanan County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
49 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
35 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans 75 and older in Buchanan County number about 234, give or take 99; their 30 percent share is above Virginia's 19 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 12 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Buchanan County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 2 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Buchanan County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Buchanan County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Buchanan County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$33,586 ± $24,221; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$26,040 ± $2,159
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
30.5% ± 17.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
65.0% ± 18.8 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
19.3% ± 11.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
Sample too small to report
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.7% ± 4.1 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
10.9% ± 9.7 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 Buchanan County
VA reports 232 veterans in Buchanan County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 11 VA-backed home loans out of 110 home loans made in Buchanan County (10.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 297, give or take 120) and Gulf War (1990s) only (about 170, give or take 109; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
Outside Virginia, in Beckley, WV, Beckley Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Buchanan County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 60 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Roanoke RO (station 314); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in Buchanan County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Buchanan 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, Virginia Balance of State (BoS) CoC counted 37 veterans experiencing homelessness (16 sheltered, 21 unsheltered).
VA-521 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 30 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.
Vansant (unincorporated community): about 551 residents
Big Rock (unincorporated community): about 384 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Breaks (unincorporated community): about 208 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 Virginia veterans with permanent and total disability at 100 percent, including individual unemployability, receive a principal residence and land exemption.
Virginia waives eight semesters of public college tuition and mandatory fees for qualifying spouses and children of veterans rated at least 90 percent permanently disabled.
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