Arkansas

Complete exemption from all state and local property taxes on the homestead. Transfers to the surviving spouse who has not remarried.

Arkansas does not tax VA disability compensation, and military retirement pay is fully exempt from Arkansas income tax (full exemption since the 2018 tax year).

Arkansas issues a free Disabled Veteran license plate to veterans certified eligible by the VA under Act 7 of 1949 or Act 30 of 1979; the DFA's posted requirement for this plate class is a veteran who is 100% totally disabled (the page specifies 100% non-service-connected total disability). One additional plate, or a surviving-spouse reissue, costs $4.00. Service-connected disabled veterans should confirm current plate eligibility with a Revenue Office, as 2023 legislation moved to expand the qualifying rating.

Arkansas gives honorably discharged veterans a 5-point preference on state hiring exams, and a 10-point preference for disabled veterans (30%+), their spouses, and Purple Heart recipients.

Under 38 USC 3679(c) (originally Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act), every public college that accepts Post-9/11 GI Bill or Montgomery GI Bill students must charge in state tuition to covered students using their GI Bill, regardless of state residency. The old requirement to enroll within 3 years of separation was removed by the Isakson and Roe Act effective August 1, 2021, so there is no longer a time limit after discharge. State specific extensions to this rule are noted below where applicable.

Arkansas waives tuition and fees at state-supported colleges and technical schools for the spouses and children of veterans who are 100% permanently and totally disabled, killed in action, MIA, or POW.

Free lifetime resident combination hunting and fishing license.

Free day use entry to Arkansas State Parks; reduced camping fees.

Resident veterans rated 100% permanent and total get half-price camping year-round at Arkansas State Parks (show a VA award letter, DV plate, or Access Pass). The same veterans qualify for Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime Fishing and Lifetime Hunting licenses at $1.50 each (trout permit and some tags still required separately).

Arkansas operates two state veterans cemeteries (North Little Rock and Birdeye) with free burial for eligible veterans; a dependent fee applies for a spouse or child.