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Area served: Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie County, Henrico County, Hopewell City, Lancaster County, Petersburg City, Prince George County, Richmond County, Surry County, Sussex County.
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Area served: Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie County, Henrico County, Hopewell City, Lancaster County, Petersburg City, Prince George County, Richmond County, Surry County, Sussex County.
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Area served: Amelia County, Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights City, Cumberland County, Dinwiddie County, Essex County, Goochland County, Hanover County, Henrico County, Hopewell City, King William County, King and Queen County, Lancaster County, Middlesex County, New Kent County, Petersburg City, Powhatan County, Prince George County, Richmond County, Richmond City, Surry County.
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The ACS estimates about 15,200, give or take 964 civilian veterans in Henrico County.
By ACS estimates, Henrico County has the 11th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Henrico County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
24 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
10 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Henrico County number about 3,850, give or take 398; their 25 percent share is above Virginia's 19 percent.
Henrico County has about 1,210, give or take 443 veterans under 35, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Virginia.
Henrico County has about 1,780, give or take 468 women veterans, making up 12 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Henrico County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Henrico County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$58,921 ± $2,904
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$48,540 ± $1,041
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.5% ± 2.3 points
5.6% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
21.7% ± 2.9 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
81.0% ± 4.3 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.4% ± 1.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
95.9% ± 1.2 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
40.4% ± 3.3 points
44.0% ± 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: about 13,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 16,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Henrico County
VA reports 5,057 veterans in Henrico County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 503 VA-backed home loans out of 8,203 home loans made in Henrico County (6.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Henrico County is Chesapeake Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Chesapeake, VA, about 63 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Roanoke RO (station 314); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
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, Richmond/Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover Counties CoC counted 86 veterans experiencing homelessness (63 sheltered, 23 unsheltered).
VA-500 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 79 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.
Tuckahoe (unincorporated community): about 49,183 residents
Short Pump (unincorporated community): about 29,026 residents
Laurel (unincorporated community): about 18,721 residents
Glen Allen (unincorporated community): about 17,551 residents
East Highland Park (unincorporated community): about 15,265 residents
More places (8)
Highland Springs (unincorporated community): about 14,296 residents
Lakeside (unincorporated community): about 12,654 residents
Wyndham (unincorporated community): about 12,099 residents
Innsbrook (unincorporated community): about 8,578 residents
Montrose (unincorporated community): about 8,285 residents
Dumbarton (unincorporated community): about 7,997 residents
Sandston (unincorporated community): about 7,399 residents
Chamberlayne (unincorporated community): about 4,692 residents
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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