RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,826

Largest veteran population, US cities

US cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. New York, New York leads at 122,761. 6,826 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Texas carries 6 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 6,826 is 628. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Enterprise, NV, up 30 places to #80.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States4.8% of US population334,922,49916,185,883–

01New York, NYNY8,584,629122,761−14%

02San Antonio, TXTX1,548,42290,474−7%

03▲2Jacksonville, FLFL1,017,68977,012−3%

04▼1San Diego, CACA1,406,10670,280−15%

05▼1Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08967,714−18%

06Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48164,689−12%

07Houston, TXTX2,397,31562,437−10%

08Chicago, ILIL2,731,58560,766−9%

09Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73752,520−10%

10▲1Colorado Springs, COCO494,74352,224−4%

11▼1Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28146,015−18%

12Fort Worth, TXTX1,028,11741,472−4%

13▲2El Paso, TXTX683,01240,359−2%

14▲2Las Vegas, NVNV679,81739,887−2%

15▲2Oklahoma City, OKOK719,84938,764−4%

16▼3Dallas, TXTX1,329,49136,465−14%

17▼3Indianapolis, ININ901,11635,975−14%

18Columbus, OHOH938,39634,521−11%

19Albuquerque, NMNM556,58834,405−10%

20Tucson, AZAZ548,37134,116−10%

21Charlotte, NCNC964,78433,020−10%

22▲1Austin, TXTX1,002,63230,791−12%

23▼1Louisville, KYKY641,96229,672−16%

24Mesa, AZAZ513,65628,865−11%

25▲4Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228,583+5%

26Denver, COCO740,61325,297−12%

27Nashville, TNTN721,07424,805−13%

28▲3Fayetteville, NCNC209,12024,545−8%

29▲6Henderson, NVNV353,28924,204−6%

30▼5Memphis, TNTN609,64723,827−20%

31▼3Portland, OROR635,10923,619−15%

32Killeen, TXTX161,88323,452−12%

33▼3Anchorage, AKAK287,15523,058−14%

34▲4Norfolk, VAVA231,01322,955−8%

35▲13Clarksville, TNTN188,82922,758+9%

36▲3Kansas City, MOMO521,22022,459−9%

37▼3Seattle, WAWA784,77721,353−19%

38▼5Baltimore, MDMD569,99721,305−19%

39▲3Aurora, COCO410,05321,265−10%

40▲1Omaha, NENE488,79721,254−13%

41▲2Corpus Christi, TXTX317,24721,194−8%

42▼2San Jose, CACA989,81420,660−16%

43▲10Columbus, GAGA202,17120,438+4%

44▼7Detroit, MIMI649,09519,872−22%

45▲1Wichita, KSKS400,98719,511−10%

46▲1Tampa, FLFL413,55419,465−8%

47▼11Washington, DCDC693,64519,465−24%

48▼3Sacramento, CACA536,44918,381−15%

49▲1Tulsa, OKOK416,20918,335−10%

50▼6San Francisco, CACA826,07918,046−18%

51▲1Raleigh, NCNC506,30618,009−10%

52▲10Huntsville, ALAL233,62717,932+1%

53▼4Honolulu, HIHI341,86817,890−13%

54▲15North Las Vegas, NVNV296,65317,566+9%

55Fresno, CACA555,54917,505−9%

56▼2Newport News, VAVA183,23017,365−11%

57▼1Hampton, VAVA137,31517,279−7%

58▲6Chula Vista, CACA275,53317,156−2%

59▲2Augusta, GAGA201,99916,593−6%

60▼1Atlanta, GAGA529,11016,286−11%

61▲18Port St. Lucie, FLFL268,06215,948+14%

62▼4Tacoma, WAWA229,81615,769−15%

63Arlington, TXTX402,13415,721−10%

64▲1Spokane, WAWA230,78315,499−7%

65▲3Reno, NVNV283,62115,479−4%

66▼9Milwaukee, WIWI562,40715,311−17%

67▼16St. Petersburg, FLFL264,03315,290−24%

68▼8Cleveland, OHOH363,60814,742−17%

69▲14Cape Coral, FLFL236,26414,390+6%

70▲1The Villages, FLFL83,49813,867−12%

71▼4New Orleans, LALA362,15413,858−15%

72▲3Boise City, IDID238,42913,750−6%

73▲12Chandler, AZAZ278,74813,3070%

74▼4St. Louis, MOMO278,14413,053−17%

75▼9Long Beach, CACA450,46913,029−20%

76▲11Bakersfield, CACA422,16512,9820%

77▼4Lexington, KYKY329,75112,848−14%

78▲15Surprise, AZAZ175,30412,830+7%

79▲9Lincoln, NENE301,52212,808−1%

80▲30Enterprise, NVNV240,46412,666+16%

81▼1Montgomery, ALAL195,30012,650−9%

82Toledo, OHOH263,42312,245−12%

83▲12Gilbert, AZAZ287,28512,111+3%

84▲6Arlington, VAVA236,25412,018−5%

85▼4Greensboro, NCNC308,66711,969−14%

86▲11Peoria, AZAZ200,88111,935+1%

87▼9Fort Wayne, ININ275,20311,915−17%

88▼16Boston, MAMA672,97311,833−22%

89▲24Orlando, FLFL333,88811,807+14%

90▼16Oceanside, CACA170,48311,771−20%

91▼2Minneapolis, MNMN430,32411,614−9%

92▲4Vancouver, WAWA199,69811,594−2%

93▼7Cincinnati, OHOH314,36711,564−11%

94▼17Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63211,540−20%

95▼11Glendale, AZAZ260,57211,366−15%

96▲6Durham, NCNC305,56111,287−2%

97▼21Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00611,222−22%

98▲7Suffolk, VAVA104,69911,128−1%

99▼5Mobile, ALAL200,82411,078−7%

100▼8Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27110,986−10%

101Amarillo, TXTX205,13010,973−5%

102▲7Buffalo, NYNY274,61310,673−4%

103▲5Oakland, CACA440,83810,186−9%

104▼6Richmond, VAVA237,25710,101−14%

105▼6Shreveport, LALA175,90210,051−14%

106▼3Lubbock, TXTX273,07110,010−12%

107▼3Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,002−12%

108▲18Palm Bay, FLFL148,0929,975+5%

109▼2Plano, TXTX293,0289,938−11%

110▼10Riverside, CACA323,0579,809−15%

111▲3Spring Valley, NVNV219,1879,716−6%

112▼6Lawton, OKOK90,5039,688−14%

113▼2Akron, OHOH189,6919,649−11%

114▲6Spring Hill, FLFL119,9839,631−3%

115▲19Roseville, CACA167,3029,316+2%

116▲28Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7489,211+3%

117▲13St. Paul, MNMN306,6849,197−1%

118▼1Little Rock, ARAR206,4279,101−10%

119Portsmouth, VAVA96,7779,074−9%

120▲16North Charleston, SCSC129,2459,011−1%

121▲41Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4198,992+11%

122▼4Sunrise Manor, NVNV200,2188,841−13%

123▲45Waldorf, MDMD82,9438,826+11%

124▼12Paradise, NVNV185,9138,787−18%

125▼9Knoxville, TNTN202,0218,773−14%

126▼4Stockton, CACA324,5978,764−10%

127▲5Salem, OROR181,7798,759−5%

128▲23Warner Robins, GAGA87,7618,651+2%

129▲41Riverview, FLFL113,6978,624+10%

130▼6Chattanooga, TNTN194,1448,597−11%

131▲4Charleston, SCSC159,4238,564−6%

132▲1Springfield, MOMO169,8478,560−7%

133▼10Eugene, OROR178,6188,548−12%

134▲27Billings, MTMT121,2398,533+5%

135▲11Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,5568,510−4%

136▲16Palm Coast, FLFL109,8868,465+1%

137▼16Lakewood, COCO156,9278,412−15%

138▼9Savannah, GAGA149,4408,386−10%

139▼48Birmingham, ALAL195,8938,362−32%

140▲50Goodyear, AZAZ125,3598,335+13%

141▲26Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9358,304+5%

142▼17Des Moines, IAIA212,0868,179−15%

143▼6Anaheim, CACA341,0088,140−10%

144▲13Melbourne, FLFL87,0978,139−2%

145▼3Vacaville, CACA103,8508,016−10%

146▼18Madison, WIWI286,2338,006−14%

147▼8Dayton, OHOH136,6887,961−12%

148▼33Huntington Beach, CACA191,4517,909−22%

149▲22Menifee, CACA118,5927,8960%

150▲4Lakeland, FLFL125,5207,896−6%

151▼13McKinney, TXTX236,0017,835−13%

152▼5Garland, TXTX249,6257,790−11%

153▲6Columbia, SCSC147,0357,770−6%

154▲55Temple, TXTX98,4127,740+13%

155▲9Grand Prairie, TXTX209,4347,718−5%

156▼29Brandon, FLFL119,7677,678−19%

157▼4Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4057,664−9%

158▲84Meridian, IDID142,9887,642+22%

159▼14Modesto, CACA219,6527,639−14%

160▼5Tallahassee, FLFL204,9027,598−9%

161▼21Wichita Falls, TXTX101,9517,531−16%

162▲1Topeka, KSKS125,7957,522−7%

163▲21Lancaster, CACA170,0847,5160%

164▼16Clearwater, FLFL114,3647,514−14%

165▲83New Braunfels, TXTX122,4927,504+21%

166▲7Moreno Valley, CACA214,2637,481−4%

167▲33Yuma, AZAZ105,2277,423+5%

168▼25Abilene, TXTX131,5887,422−17%

169▼28Overland Park, KSKS203,6777,328−18%

170▼12Bellevue, NENE64,8637,316−12%

171▲30Murrieta, CACA114,1247,316+3%

172▲13Miami, FLFL489,8127,305−3%

173▲2Escondido, CACA146,0307,304−6%

174▼43Tempe, AZAZ190,5717,296−21%

175▲35Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1787,220+6%

176▲16Georgetown, TXTX106,9077,191−2%

177▲6Norman, OKOK130,9437,186−5%

178▲71Denton, TXTX169,4317,179+16%

179▲35Navarre, FLFL39,8387,176+7%

180▼15Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9077,133−12%

181▲71Waco, TXTX147,7887,121+15%

182▼1Fairfield, CACA122,4897,098−7%

183▼23Pueblo, COCO110,4047,073−14%

184▼2San Angelo, TXTX100,6407,069−7%

185▼19Las Cruces, NMNM116,9787,047−12%

186▼6Fort Collins, COCO171,5007,042−8%

187▲2Santa Clarita, CACA228,4307,032−5%

188▼9Gulfport, MSMS76,5067,020−8%

189▼11Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,8566,954−9%

190▲9Schertz, TXTX45,9786,951−2%

191▲14Rapid City, SDSD80,5896,9280%

192▼16Round Rock, TXTX141,2826,913−11%

193▲33Deltona, FLFL100,2676,845+4%

194▼17Independence, MOMO121,6756,838−11%

195▲7Salt Lake City, UTUT218,4286,806−4%

196▼3Elk Grove, CACA185,0076,798−6%

197Everett, WAWA113,5676,749−6%

198Cheyenne, WYWY66,5076,748−5%

199▲57Frisco, TXTX236,9556,742+11%

200▼13Thornton, COCO147,7666,669−11%

201▼45Temecula, CACA114,8656,656−20%

202▲18Nampa, IDID120,3846,6520%

203▼53Baton Rouge, LALA222,7956,641−23%

204▲56Lacey, WAWA58,8336,607+10%

205▼17Broken Arrow, OKOK124,9916,601−12%

206▼34Lakewood, WAWA62,7556,594−16%

207▼58Fort Lauderdale, FLFL188,6776,526−25%

208▲53Jacksonville, NCNC72,7326,509+9%

209▲13Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3586,507−2%

210▲28Copperas Cove, TXTX40,1186,497+2%

211▼3Beaumont, TXTX112,9676,493−5%

212▲23Hemet, CACA93,6496,4800%

213▼19Sparks, NVNV111,9026,430−11%

214▲31South Fulton, GAGA112,8206,377+2%

215▼12Arvada, COCO122,9016,355−10%

216▲1Cary, NCNC183,5826,338−5%

217▲23League City, TXTX119,9056,3300%

218▼7Vallejo, CACA123,2876,328−6%

219▼23Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1836,308−12%

220▼51Rockford, ILIL147,3846,277−21%

221▲63Pahrump, NVNV47,3476,271+11%

222▼36Largo, FLFL80,6906,186−18%

223▼16Rochester, NYNY206,1086,184−10%

224▲98Atascocita, TXTX99,3546,158+19%

225▼12Fargo, NDND136,2756,153−9%

226▲184Daytona Beach, FLFL88,4716,094+37%

227▲3Centennial, COCO108,6586,089−7%

228▼13Oxnard, CACA199,6516,067−10%

229▼11Port Charlotte, FLFL66,1336,057−9%

230▲23Carlsbad, CACA112,2606,040−1%

231▲3Harker Heights, TXTX35,1956,034−7%

232▼28Sun City, AZAZ37,4866,029−14%

233▼10Medford, OROR86,4946,004−10%

234▲56Irvine, CACA318,7646,004+8%

235▼61Santa Rosa, CACA179,4375,998−23%

236▼9San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1895,991−9%

237▲26Gainesville, FLFL148,6715,976+1%

238▲36Pembroke Pines, FLFL176,7145,969+3%

239▼48Kansas City, KSKS157,8055,934−19%

240▼21Manchester, NHNH116,8185,920−11%

241▼46Evansville, ININ116,1765,890−18%

242▲49Clovis, CACA129,3475,834+5%

243▲77Buckeye, AZAZ125,4455,799+12%

244▲2Columbia, MDMD104,3385,796−7%

245▼39Springfield, ILIL112,9895,792−16%

246▲4Davenport, IAIA100,3585,771−7%

247▼31Irving, TXTX257,0765,768−14%

248▼23Great Falls, MTMT60,2085,747−13%

249▼17Bossier City, LALA63,2595,705−12%

250▼19Redding, CACA94,0925,688−13%

251▲27Titusville, FLFL49,8005,684−1%

252▲3Visalia, CACA146,5415,669−7%

253▲94Cibolo, TXTX39,0195,654+14%

254▲16High Point, NCNC120,5715,624−5%

255▲72Dothan, ALAL72,0605,585+9%

256▲76Madison, ALAL67,9685,577+10%

257▼36San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,9145,575−16%

258▲56Edmond, OKOK100,4795,569+6%

259▼5Roanoke, VAVA99,1115,557−9%

260▼13North Port, FLFL96,5515,545−11%

261▲4Kent, WAWA134,8715,540−6%

262▼26Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4695,522−14%

263▲44Newark, NJNJ323,8085,516+3%

264▲21South Hill, WAWA68,0255,501−2%

265▼8Gresham, OROR111,5135,498−9%

266▲75Victorville, CACA141,3955,461+10%

267▼30Wilmington, NCNC126,8095,451−15%

268▼25Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0595,428−14%

269▼18Sun City West, AZAZ27,4255,406−13%

270▼29Metairie, LALA139,7295,359−15%

271▼9Olathe, KSKS150,0255,343−10%

272▲28Severn, MDMD58,4025,338−2%

273▲63Lewisville, TXTX139,0065,313+6%

274▲43Federal Way, WAWA99,7295,307+1%

275▼51Jackson, MSMS141,1965,285−20%

276▲6Lee's Summit, MOMO107,5145,278−7%

277▼65Westminster, COCO116,1825,275−22%

278▲114Pensacola, FLFL53,8175,275+15%

279▼51San Bernardino, CACA222,0445,271−19%

280▼9Corona, CACA161,7345,258−11%

281▲8Yonkers, NYNY212,6035,226−6%

282▼16Lafayette, LALA123,3115,225−12%

283▲189Wesley Chapel, FLFL76,0115,221+32%

284▼55Worcester, MAMA213,8625,219−20%

285▼26Port Orange, FLFL66,3955,211−13%

286▼53Warren, MIMI137,1385,199−20%

287▲1Rochester, MNMN124,2925,161−8%

288▼9Beavercreek, OHOH48,1345,138−10%

289▼25Thousand Oaks, CACA122,2305,127−14%

290▲29Laredo, TXTX269,5155,118−2%

291▲68Marana, AZAZ65,5235,099+5%

292▼53Midwest City, OKOK58,7995,091−19%

293▲25Syracuse, NYNY144,8965,084−2%

294▲7Joliet, ILIL152,2415,080−6%

295▼51Dale City, VAVA71,0165,071−19%

296▼4Highlands Ranch, COCO102,2575,069−8%

297▼21Hillsboro, OROR111,1265,047−13%

298▲118Grand Junction, COCO71,8275,041+15%

299▼31El Cajon, CACA101,7555,040−15%

300▼20Hinesville, GAGA36,6745,036−11%

301▼6Longmont, COCO100,1095,023−9%

302▲22North Fort Myers, FLFL44,9935,014−3%

303▼45Prescott, AZAZ48,4205,013−17%

304▼27Glen Burnie, MDMD72,5904,999−14%

305▲11Pearland, TXTX129,9304,989−5%

306▲75Auburn, WAWA86,3014,965+5%

307▼5Fontana, CACA221,2234,954−8%

308▼15Bend, OROR107,3424,941−11%

309▼1Santee, CACA58,2054,940−8%

310▲44Leavenworth, KSKS37,0124,938+1%

311▲92Conroe, TXTX119,5644,924+9%

312▲28Greeley, COCO115,0734,923−1%

313▲54Concord, NCNC114,5984,901+2%

314▲23Lake Charles, LALA82,6764,897−2%

315▲59Biloxi, MSMS48,5164,851+2%

316▼18Palmdale, CACA161,8454,847−11%

317▼2Moore, OKOK63,6094,845−8%

318▲100Missoula, MTMT78,9034,841+11%

319▲172Maricopa, AZAZ78,3624,837+26%

320▲130Lakeside, FLFL32,1054,814+16%

321▲32Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4234,797−2%

322▼41Columbia, MOMO130,8514,789−16%

323▼40Security-Widefield, COCO37,3454,775−16%

324▼11Johnson City, TNTN74,9434,750−10%

325▼4Green Bay, WIWI106,6754,746−9%

326▲50West Palm Beach, FLFL127,1894,7320%

327▲24Goose Creek, SCSC52,0104,725−4%

328▲33Lehigh Acres, FLFL132,3534,711−3%

329▼33Apple Valley, CACA75,2474,692−14%

330▲121O'Fallon, ILIL32,6564,679+13%

331▲88Ocala, FLFL71,7534,667+7%

332▼21Torrance, CACA138,3914,643−12%

333▼29Fort Smith, ARAR90,8554,635−14%

334▼25Summerville, SCSC53,1774,618−14%

335▼48Citrus Heights, CACA86,3484,617−18%

336▼2St. George, UTUT108,7134,610−8%

337▲23Kenosha, WIWI99,2394,608−6%

338▲11Bonita Springs, FLFL57,6344,603−7%

339▲36Toms River, NJNJ94,9564,597−3%

340▲209Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,1794,591+29%

341▲95Ontario, CACA187,0134,591+8%

342▼11Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0854,590−9%

343▼76Loveland, COCO81,3874,577−23%

344▼47Marysville, WAWA77,6864,575−16%

345▼6Mesquite, TXTX150,6934,551−9%

346▼34Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,3164,543−14%

347▼44Lansing, MIMI113,8844,540−16%

348▲76Frederick, MDMD92,0594,534+5%

349▼76Asheville, NCNC93,5234,529−23%

350▼56Aurora, ILIL181,5054,516−18%

351▼22Alafaya, FLFL92,4494,513−11%

352▲102Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7534,500+9%

353▲47Bowie, MDMD58,3834,4930%

354▲18Carrollton, TXTX134,5624,490−6%

355▼69Vista, CACA98,2744,481−20%

356▲22Sun City Center, FLFL33,5484,476−5%

357▼52Nashua, NHNH92,4354,468−17%

358▼33Warwick, RIRI84,1874,436−14%

359▼33Peoria, ILIL110,9204,415−14%

360▲37Camarillo, CACA68,6524,400−3%

361▲26Arden-Arcade, CACA94,9944,397−5%

362▲51Bremerton, WAWA45,4824,393−1%

363▲74Castle Rock, COCO83,8154,373+3%

364▲53Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9874,3720%

365▲68North Little Rock, ARAR65,1204,369+3%

366▲77Santa Fe, NMNM89,8374,366+4%

367▼12Evans, GAGA36,9984,361−11%

368▲47Albany, GAGA66,9074,358−1%

369▼59Santa Ana, CACA315,5864,345−18%

370▼95Pompano Beach, FLFL117,2114,331−26%

371▼21Rock Hill, SCSC75,9114,324−12%

372▲75La Mesa, CACA59,9144,323+4%

373▲146Sumter, SCSC43,0944,317+16%

374▲34Mansfield, TXTX84,4444,312−4%

375▼31Richardson, TXTX118,5424,312−13%

376▼77Antioch, CACA118,9584,296−21%

377▼71Hollywood, FLFL157,0194,295−20%

378▲28Rancho Cordova, CACA87,5544,279−5%

379▼51Kennewick, WAWA88,3664,273−16%

380▼37Simi Valley, CACA124,8614,267−14%

381▲68Fort Myers, FLFL101,5814,263+3%

382▲136Fayetteville, ARAR106,6234,262+14%

383▲29Yakima, WAWA97,4584,260−4%

384▲30O'Fallon, MOMO96,1014,257−4%

385▼52Palm Harbor, FLFL61,5124,242−16%

386▼63Livonia, MIMI92,6034,231−18%

387▼30Odenton, MDMD45,0024,201−14%

388▼42Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6724,199−15%

389▲161Crestview, FLFL31,1934,184+18%

390▼118Midland, TXTX147,6154,183−29%

391▼61Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0494,180−18%

392▼13Alamogordo, NMNM31,9064,179−11%

393▼27Bismarck, NDND77,9634,175−13%

394▼17Layton, UTUT85,3084,173−12%

395▲30Kingsport, TNTN57,5304,171−3%

396▼5Avondale, AZAZ100,9834,158−10%

397▲12Fleming Island, FLFL29,7664,117−8%

398▼46Bellevue, WAWA154,1934,113−16%

399▼30San Marcos, CACA94,9084,104−14%

400▼44Duluth, MNMN88,3304,084−16%

401▼132Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9314,071−31%

402▲20Carson, NVNV58,5714,066−6%

403▲25Hoover, ALAL93,5504,059−5%

404▼20Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5934,050−13%

405▼16Fountain, COCO29,4504,043−12%

406▼44Renton, WAWA104,9754,038−17%

407▲4Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804,030−9%

408▼38Gastonia, NCNC87,0674,015−16%

409▲88Greenville, NCNC96,4433,998+5%

410▲96Jersey City, NJNJ302,0133,996+6%

411▼53Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8963,987−18%

412▼47Springfield, MAMA154,7023,982−17%

413▲62Lincoln, CACA57,3673,9770%

414▲261Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7703,956+28%

415▲12St. Charles, MOMO72,5613,952−7%

416▲44Kettering, OHOH57,3963,947−2%

417▲4Carmichael, CACA76,9483,941−9%

418▼30Bellingham, WAWA96,3953,939−15%

419▼21Inglewood, CACA101,6623,925−13%

420▲513Mableton, GAGA78,8203,919+64%

421▼53North Richland Hills, TXTX70,8433,888−19%

422▲26The Woodlands, TXTX121,0023,884−6%

423▼81Athens, GAGA128,6123,869−22%

424▲76Enterprise, ALAL31,2113,861+2%

425▲46Hanford, CACA62,2293,861−3%

426▲66Huber Heights, OHOH43,9053,860+1%

427▲26Richland, WAWA65,2583,850−7%

428▼48Coral Springs, FLFL138,7833,847−18%

429▼91St. Joseph, MOMO71,0013,834−23%

430▲137St. Cloud, FLFL74,9603,826+10%

431▼35Springfield, OROR61,4313,825−15%

432▲101Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1203,824+5%

433▼32Bloomington, MNMN89,0343,823−15%

434▼2Longview, TXTX83,2363,816−10%

435▲233Baytown, TXTX86,5613,816+22%

436▼46Odessa, TXTX122,7073,794−18%

437▼74Ormond Beach, FLFL44,6923,791−22%

438▼43Bartlett, TNTN56,4163,790−17%

439▼13Manteca, CACA96,6933,786−12%

440Orange, CACA138,3653,782−10%

441▲245Idaho Falls, IDID71,7853,776+23%

442▲133Brownsville, TXTX192,9573,775+10%

443▲66Merritt Island, FLFL34,9923,7710%

444▲97Spanaway, WAWA34,0193,755+5%

445▲68Anderson, ININ56,1533,7500%

446▼1Broomfield, COCO79,1743,749−11%

447▼1Green Valley, AZAZ22,1143,748−10%

448▲167Poinciana, FLFL75,0683,742+14%

449▼56Ogden, UTUT89,5103,732−18%

450▼6Roswell, GAGA91,5053,731−11%

451▼65South Bend, ININ103,2013,730−20%

452▲96Hendersonville, TNTN64,2663,726+5%

453▼18Cheektowaga, NYNY76,0563,716−12%

454▲136Lorain, OHOH65,3663,714+9%

455▼50Tyler, TXTX113,7233,707−18%

456▼52Decatur, ILIL67,8843,672−18%

457▼74Beaverton, OROR97,8423,657−22%

458▼56Lynchburg, VAVA81,3473,655−19%

459▲171Allentown, PAPA126,0443,650+13%

460▲60Blue Springs, MOMO61,6323,650−2%

461▼88Boca Raton, FLFL101,5823,641−24%

462▼98Mission Viejo, CACA90,4843,635−25%

463▲67Prattville, ALAL40,5823,619−1%

464▲15Bloomington, ILIL78,8043,614−8%

465▲127Rockledge, FLFL31,3433,609+7%

466▲10College Station, TXTX127,4723,601−9%

467▲2Pasadena, CACA135,8043,600−10%

468▼12Westland, MIMI82,3333,588−12%

469▲8Pearl City, HIHI44,5473,583−10%

470▲124McAllen, TXTX150,6403,582+6%

471▲64Jonesboro, ARAR83,2963,574−1%

472▼127Concord, CACA123,2613,571−28%

473▲7Bradenton, FLFL58,0143,567−9%

474▼103Fremont, CACA226,4423,567−25%

475▲14Lawrence, KSKS96,3673,562−7%

476▼94Hayward, CACA157,1133,562−24%

477▲48Olympia, WAWA56,7243,549−3%

478▲439Timberwood Park, TXTX35,4133,537+46%

479▲138Kannapolis, NCNC61,7083,525+8%

480▲203New Bern, NCNC34,7243,524+14%

481▲102Providence, RIRI195,3103,521+3%

482▼83Gary, ININ67,2893,520−22%

483▼148Erie, PAPA91,8383,517−30%

484▲19Casper, WYWY58,7713,515−7%

485▲205Grants Pass, OROR39,2393,514+14%

486▲43Appleton, WIWI75,4523,508−4%

487▼26Parma, OHOH78,5813,491−14%

488▼30Chico, CACA105,0813,487−14%

489▲10Janesville, WIWI66,9293,477−8%

490▲266Apollo Beach, FLFL33,3553,452+22%

491▲82Leander, TXTX91,1323,4490%

492▼27Racine, WIWI77,9083,444−14%

493▲143Sherwood, ARAR33,6203,444+7%

494▲14Sugar Land, TXTX107,7263,436−9%

495▼1Coon Rapids, MNMN64,1933,435−10%

496▼28Springfield, OHOH58,2813,426−14%

497▼9Cedar Park, TXTX79,0323,424−11%

498▼104Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0133,422−25%

499▲278On Top of the World, FLFL16,0073,420+23%

500▼43Wright, FLFL27,9273,406−16%

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Frequently asked

Which city has the highest veteran population?

New York, New York ranks #1 with 122,761 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by veteran population?

New York, New York, San Antonio, Texas, Jacksonville, Florida, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,826 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is veteran population measured?

Number of civilian veterans 18 and over (ACS B21001). The raw-count companion to the veteran share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).