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The ACS estimates about 1,930, give or take 330 civilian veterans in New Kent County.
By ACS estimates, New Kent County has the 58th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
New Kent County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
38 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
17 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
New Kent County has about 329, give or take 106 veterans 75 and older, making up 17 percent of its veterans compared with 19 percent in Virginia.
Veterans under 35 account for 13 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in New Kent County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 11 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in New Kent County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in New Kent County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
New Kent County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$70,762 ± $8,802
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$51,276 ± $3,170
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
3.8% ± 3.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
20.4% ± 6.9 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
77.7% ± 10.3 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.9% ± 4.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
99.0% ± 1.4 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
38.5% ± 8.5 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 slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 2,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in New Kent County
VA reports 1,139 veterans in New Kent County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 233 VA-backed home loans out of 1,122 home loans made in New Kent County (20.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to New Kent County is Chesapeake Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Chesapeake, VA, about 55 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 New Kent County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to New Kent 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.
New Kent (unincorporated community): about 801 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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