RANKING · 2024 ACS · 161 SHOWN OF 661

Largest veteran population, California cities

California 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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

501Emeryville, CACA13,251315+0%

502East Whittier, CACA9,990314−42%

503Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872314+7%

504Fort Bragg, CACA6,946314−8%

505Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,893311−15%

506Lake of the Pines, CACA5,461308−42%

507Gridley, CACA7,258307+14%

508Oak View, CACA6,141305−27%

509Myrtletown, CACA5,322304−43%

510Old Fig Garden, CACA5,503304+16%

511Homeland, CACA7,584303−7%

512East Foothills, CACA7,139299−10%

513Piñon Hills, CACA7,065298+11%

514Sebastopol, CACA7,532297−46%

515Albany, CACA19,195296−40%

516Brawley, CACA28,008296−58%

517Charter Oak, CACA9,442294−17%

518Country Club, CACA10,161290−6%

519Kentfield, CACA6,900288+19%

520Lake Mathews, CACA6,527287−15%

521Westlake, CACA7,505286−43%

522Escalon, CACA7,394281−16%

523Oak Park, CACA13,757280−31%

524Exeter, CACA10,122277−47%

525Healdsburg, CACA11,172276−55%

526Thermalito, CACA6,720271−33%

527Colusa, CACA6,519271−28%

528Signal Hill, CACA11,153270−29%

529Sausalito, CACA7,019269+46%

530Eucalyptus Hills, CACA5,840268−26%

531Highgrove, CACA8,366267−19%

532Villa Park, CACA5,645263+41%

533Orland, CACA8,381263−14%

534Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419258+4%

535Ladera Ranch, CACA23,793256−64%

536Florence-Graham, CACA60,690249−42%

537Wrightwood, CACA5,067247−36%

538Coachella, CACA45,411247−38%

539Alum Rock, CACA10,440245−13%

540San Anselmo, CACA12,555244−41%

541Huntington Park, CACA51,544242−41%

542Good Hope, CACA8,816241+34%

543El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County), CACA13,129241−62%

544Bell Gardens, CACA37,367240+29%

545Citrus, CACA10,904238+1%

546Delhi, CACA11,009237−20%

547Fort Irwin, CACA8,419236−73%

548Topanga, CACA8,885235+4%

549Avocado Heights, CACA12,593229−25%

550Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,095228−26%

551Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288228−45%

552Greenfield, CACA21,138226+205%

553Fairfax, CACA7,417223+44%

554Malibu, CACA9,574222−47%

555Pleasure Point, CACA5,489221−28%

556Gustine, CACA6,112221+2%

557Home Gardens, CACA10,506220−26%

558West Athens, CACA8,726219+19%

559Aptos, CACA6,404215−39%

560Alondra Park, CACA8,373215−38%

561El Granada, CACA5,232213+37%

562Artesia, CACA15,789212−32%

563Vincent, CACA15,340209−55%

564South San Gabriel, CACA7,923208+42%

565North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100204−10%

566Winters, CACA8,214204−16%

567Winton, CACA11,797202−49%

568Taft, CACA6,995200−47%

569Heber, CACA7,312199−51%

570Sierra Madre, CACA10,620198−56%

571Mayfair, CACA5,044195+52%

572Atherton, CACA6,960194−27%

573Fowler, CACA7,745191−34%

574St. Helena, CACA5,194190−37%

575Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373188+25%

576Camino Tassajara, CACA5,831185+59%

577El Cerrito, CACA5,325185−37%

578Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,513185+22%

579South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911183−30%

580August, CACA8,825182+333%

581Willows, CACA6,116182−17%

582McSwain, CACA5,783176−48%

583Rodeo, CACA8,976174−64%

584Buellton, CACA5,158172−29%

585Mojave, CACA5,173171−46%

586Lamont, CACA13,164169+40%

587King City, CACA14,002167+84%

588Avenal, CACA13,479166−47%

589Waterford, CACA9,258166−53%

590Hillsborough, CACA11,206166−44%

591Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132162−2%

592Lennox, CACA19,449162−18%

593Lemoore Station, CACA6,175155−73%

594Crescent City, CACA6,002152−30%

595Lindsay, CACA12,578150−26%

596Hillcrest, CACA10,511148−47%

597Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867148−3%

598Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,392144−48%

599Midway City, CACA7,999143−14%

600Nuevo, CACA6,803143−34%

601San Martin, CACA6,954143−43%

602Orosi, CACA8,966142−11%

603Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085141−28%

604La Habra Heights, CACA5,327139−52%

605El Rio, CACA6,368135+63%

606La Cresta, CACA8,389134−23%

607San Marino, CACA11,964134−49%

608Woodlake, CACA8,073134+6%

609Parlier, CACA14,622133+20%

610South Monrovia Island, CACA6,830132+20%

611Gonzales, CACA8,313129−4%

612Marina del Rey, CACA9,176118−57%

613Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473116−18%

614Tiburon, CACA8,881116−70%

615West Modesto, CACA5,978112−7%

616Stanford, CACA18,662111−39%

617Cudahy, CACA21,445110−19%

618Sun, CACA11,036109−53%

619Willowbrook, CACA21,681108−56%

620Kensington, CACA5,179106−30%

621Farmersville, CACA10,326106−35%

622Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,247105−66%

623Calipatria, CACA6,012101−36%

624Arvin, CACA19,820100−50%

625Maywood, CACA23,60099−30%

626Commerce, CACA11,68899−26%

627Castroville, CACA6,72098−14%

628University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12198+145%

629Mendota, CACA12,77898+188%

630East Bakersfield, CACA11,06297+70%

631Salton City, CACA5,98895−52%

632Saranap, CACA5,66295−68%

633Walnut Park, CACA14,95890+1%

634East Pasadena, CACA5,47989−32%

635Dos Palos, CACA5,69788−41%

636Interlaken, CACA8,06885−27%

637McFarland, CACA14,70981−2%

638Woodside, CACA5,18181−60%

639Garden Acres, CACA10,66777−45%

640Guadalupe, CACA8,84673−50%

641Muscoy, CACA12,02572−57%

642East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,60372−33%

643Garnet, CACA7,38270−43%

644Benton Park, CACA5,70769+0%

645Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83064−63%

646Williams, CACA5,52962−43%

647Potomac Park, CACA10,13860−50%

648Keyes, CACA5,57758−33%

649Isla Vista, CACA13,92055+10%

650Livingston, CACA14,69053−64%

651East Porterville, CACA5,06651+31%

652Firebaugh, CACA8,77450−24%

653Burbank, CACA5,33349−65%

654Holtville, CACA5,59136−80%

655Orange Cove, CACA9,81133−77%

656Goshen, CACA5,13629−71%

657Mecca, CACA7,18412–

658Earlimart, CACA7,2140−100%

659California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,9150−100%

660University of California-Davis, CACA8,6960−100%

661Huron, CACA7,3940−100%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES