RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Largest veteran population, US counties

US counties 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. Maricopa County, Arizona leads at 233,313. 3,144 counties qualify in total. California carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

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

01Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558233,313−8%

02Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934209,570−17%

03San Diego County, CACA3,282,248183,791−13%

04Harris County, TXTX5,045,026151,833−3%

05Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088146,110+5%

06Clark County, NVNV2,407,226135,565−4%

07Cook County, ILIL5,194,625132,321−13%

08Riverside County, CACA2,544,916109,216−9%

09Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46699,576−8%

10Orange County, CACA3,149,50787,155−17%

11Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11586,621−6%

12El Paso County, COCO757,04083,348−3%

13King County, WAWA2,344,93982,668−13%

14Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39781,776−11%

15Duval County, FLFL1,062,96380,475−3%

16Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68579,558−7%

17San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09176,558−14%

18Pierce County, WAWA946,28875,769−10%

19Pinellas County, FLFL948,56367,474−16%

20Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46067,205−11%

21Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365,722−8%

22Brevard County, FLFL663,98265,035−2%

23Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03864,943−16%

24Honolulu County, HIHI988,70364,756−8%

25Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72663,752−17%

26Orange County, FLFL1,528,00260,655+2%

27Broward County, FLFL2,013,31760,372−16%

28Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03557,630−18%

29Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92554,264−14%

30Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73752,520−10%

31Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53652,088−15%

32Lee County, FLFL875,60752,032−6%

33Wake County, NCNC1,257,23551,127−0%

34Prince George's County, MDMD970,37450,463−5%

35Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09048,220−18%

36Bell County, TXTX402,24848,220−5%

37El Paso County, TXTX877,85847,646+3%

38Pasco County, FLFL674,51647,588+3%

39Travis County, TXTX1,389,67046,722−5%

40St. Louis County, MOMO990,91146,673−15%

41Volusia County, FLFL606,57346,354−7%

42Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28146,015−18%

43Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12545,883−11%

44Snohomish County, WAWA870,65644,982−12%

45Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344,881−8%

46Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33744,825−13%

47Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78444,652−12%

48Polk County, FLFL874,79044,258−7%

49Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38044,221−10%

50Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02944,155−7%

51Denton County, TXTX1,069,34643,911+6%

52Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97943,892−20%

53Erie County, NYNY946,74143,450−13%

54Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60142,524−10%

55Collin County, TXTX1,297,17942,042+2%

56Spokane County, WAWA558,34440,421−6%

57Prince William County, VAVA502,96640,393−4%

58Shelby County, TNTN910,22640,311−18%

59Cumberland County, NCNC338,47340,226−6%

60Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39139,968−16%

61Marion County, ININ992,19639,943−13%

62Alameda County, CACA1,636,63039,894−17%

63Williamson County, TXTX752,82738,936+6%

64Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79138,728−8%

65Baltimore County, MDMD847,65038,652−10%

66Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07037,905−16%

67Jefferson County, KYKY795,22237,679−13%

68Cobb County, GAGA793,34536,545−10%

69Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09936,385−7%

70Pinal County, AZAZ539,38035,669−4%

71Macomb County, MIMI886,22135,548−20%

72Queens County, NYNY2,358,18235,435−13%

73Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11535,313–

74Montgomery County, OHOH539,59834,904−10%

75Sarasota County, FLFL479,95834,867−15%

76Hamilton County, OHOH838,41834,838−13%

77Jackson County, MOMO732,99434,661−9%

78Worcester County, MAMA888,50234,457−16%

79Madison County, ALAL433,51634,400+5%

80Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91634,392−11%

81Marion County, FLFL442,66034,259−5%

82Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58234,165−12%

83Arapahoe County, COCO673,82034,135−11%

84Tulsa County, OKOK698,78233,899−7%

85Montgomery County, TXTX781,19433,769+13%

86Escambia County, FLFL333,83433,582+4%

87Ventura County, CACA830,85133,062−13%

88Fresno County, CACA1,035,45632,718−10%

89Lake County, FLFL456,06832,591−2%

90Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93932,220−20%

91Montgomery County, PAPA877,64332,143−15%

92Clark County, WAWA532,11932,030−2%

93Manatee County, FLFL468,20031,972−3%

94DeKalb County, GAGA774,39431,938−12%

95Kern County, CACA927,06831,813−10%

96Multnomah County, OROR795,39131,614−13%

97Kings County, NYNY2,653,96331,586−12%

98Ada County, IDID546,14131,500+7%

99Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81031,494−3%

100Richland County, SCSC434,95631,245+4%

101Kitsap County, WAWA283,37430,744−6%

102Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21630,639−17%

103Jefferson County, COCO580,45130,483−15%

104Montgomery County, TNTN249,93530,166+10%

105Ocean County, NJNJ673,74629,973−13%

106Monroe County, NYNY750,50629,658−11%

107Washoe County, NVNV509,38629,576−7%

108Jefferson County, ALAL665,74229,334−19%

109Thurston County, WAWA304,26128,932+1%

110Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228,583+5%

111Solano County, CACA455,37628,370−9%

112Horry County, SCSC427,55128,326−1%

113Bucks County, PAPA647,82828,052−10%

114Greenville County, SCSC583,12527,985−3%

115Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19127,597+5%

116Charleston County, SCSC436,20027,518−7%

117Clay County, FLFL239,59327,517−2%

118Essex County, MAMA826,65327,478−13%

119Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43326,943−12%

120York County, PAPA473,19726,460−7%

121Washington County, OROR611,70826,398−13%

122New Castle County, DEDE588,02626,290−13%

123Knox County, TNTN511,45326,234−10%

124Douglas County, NENE606,46026,135−9%

125Summit County, OHOH538,37625,976−15%

126Davidson County, TNTN745,90425,773−13%

127Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14825,536−3%

128Will County, ILIL712,25325,531−8%

129San Joaquin County, CACA823,81525,319−12%

130Denver County, COCO740,61325,297−12%

131Onslow County, NCNC217,17525,185+5%

132DuPage County, ILIL934,29825,169−16%

133Lake County, ILIL719,33925,130−15%

134Seminole County, FLFL491,88425,085−8%

135Johnson County, KSKS636,90625,069−9%

136St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44924,969+5%

137Kent County, MIMI675,23224,879−16%

138Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11524,742+2%

139Guilford County, NCNC562,23424,634−10%

140Lancaster County, PAPA563,15924,325−12%

141Adams County, COCO554,66824,314−6%

142Pulaski County, ARAR404,61124,294−9%

143Mobile County, ALAL411,65824,214−14%

144Plymouth County, MAMA546,82924,212−11%

145New York County, NYNY1,664,86224,063−19%

146Bristol County, MAMA593,64024,032−15%

147Burlington County, NJNJ481,43923,954−10%

148Placer County, CACA442,08123,924−6%

149Lane County, OROR381,58423,869−12%

150Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41523,637−9%

151St. Johns County, FLFL346,32823,534+13%

152Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55223,533−12%

153Mohave County, AZAZ228,10223,089−8%

154Anchorage, AKAK287,15523,058−14%

155Nueces County, TXTX352,99222,969−8%

156Norfolk, VAVA231,01322,955−8%

157Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322,789−16%

158Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622,409+2%

159Clackamas County, OROR426,28022,296−12%

160Loudoun County, VAVA449,74922,189−4%

161Lake County, ININ504,61222,159−12%

162Bergen County, NJNJ977,02622,085−20%

163Delaware County, PAPA580,93722,065−14%

164Norfolk County, MAMA739,74922,054−20%

165St. Clair County, ILIL250,70821,939−11%

166Polk County, IAIA516,54621,413−8%

167Providence County, RIRI678,17921,324−14%

168Baltimore, MDMD569,99721,305−19%

169St. Charles County, MOMO426,49921,217−8%

170Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32421,091−16%

171Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33221,088−10%

172Lexington County, SCSC317,58821,040−6%

173Stark County, OHOH373,77120,943−12%

174Chatham County, GAGA311,85520,911−9%

175Cleveland County, OKOK303,97320,815−3%

176Douglas County, COCO399,39620,642+2%

177Chester County, PAPA557,11620,620−16%

178Onondaga County, NYNY466,58420,619−13%

179Harrison County, MSMS217,13620,597−8%

180Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33520,594−15%

181South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74120,524–

182Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03520,507−16%

183Muscogee County, GAGA202,17120,438+4%

184Genesee County, MIMI401,09320,420−12%

185Collier County, FLFL417,13120,390−21%

186Hampden County, MAMA464,33820,195−15%

187Dakota County, MNMN457,71020,077−6%

188Galveston County, TXTX372,20719,934−6%

189Dane County, WIWI590,37519,825−12%

190Stafford County, VAVA170,80319,818−5%

191Hamilton County, TNTN390,83319,787−8%

192Bay County, FLFL204,47919,659−7%

193Baldwin County, ALAL267,76119,604+2%

194District of Columbia, DCDC693,64519,465−24%

195Lucas County, OHOH423,34719,437−13%

196Osceola County, FLFL481,71819,424+6%

197Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54919,401+7%

198Houston County, GAGA178,21419,366+8%

199Marion County, OROR355,77719,351−2%

200Charlotte County, FLFL217,21219,280−12%

201Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11119,188+7%

202Forsyth County, NCNC401,71819,059−7%

203Rockingham County, NHNH324,07719,056−9%

204Berks County, PAPA440,07218,922−12%

205Camden County, NJNJ535,79918,909−16%

206Ramsey County, MNMN541,62318,897−12%

207Sonoma County, CACA486,44418,880−25%

208Lorain County, OHOH323,21918,512−1%

209Sumter County, FLFL157,77218,301−2%

210Brazoria County, TXTX419,08018,204−1%

211Larimer County, COCO377,29218,184−9%

212Hernando County, FLFL221,70118,080−5%

213San Francisco County, CACA826,07918,046−18%

214Waukesha County, WIWI417,21017,996−17%

215Henry County, GAGA264,92217,990+10%

216Allen County, ININ402,32917,926−13%

217Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,34917,923–

218Sarpy County, NENE208,30317,793−0%

219Sussex County, DEDE277,14017,767+0%

220Butler County, OHOH400,12817,746−11%

221Cumberland County, PAPA277,27017,679−2%

222Citrus County, FLFL171,66617,659−4%

223Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,01517,652–

224Anoka County, MNMN381,60517,535−10%

225Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85717,521−6%

226Harford County, MDMD266,44617,501−7%

227Weld County, COCO378,42617,459+5%

228San Mateo County, CACA743,56817,374−25%

229Newport News, VAVA183,23017,365−11%

230Essex County, NJNJ896,37917,292−6%

231Hampton, VAVA137,31517,279−7%

232Madison County, ILIL263,11017,114−13%

233Richmond County, GAGA206,55917,087−6%

234Rutherford County, TNTN386,35217,068−5%

235Luzerne County, PAPA332,12617,059−19%

236Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39817,007−14%

237Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916,935−16%

238Kane County, ILIL525,75716,877−19%

239Beaufort County, SCSC204,43316,866−5%

240Greene County, MOMO309,28616,794−2%

241York County, SCSC306,88716,710−8%

242Cochise County, AZAZ126,33216,707−10%

243Columbia County, GAGA169,18916,648−7%

244Charles County, MDMD176,59316,648+4%

245Lehigh County, PAPA384,38316,518−5%

246Comal County, TXTX209,16616,430+16%

247Frederick County, MDMD302,88316,294+2%

248Northampton County, PAPA324,41116,253−5%

249Davis County, UTUT381,22716,168−10%

250Cumberland County, MEME317,22215,984−7%

251Cherokee County, GAGA299,27315,827+10%

252Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06515,770−20%

253Jackson County, OROR221,79515,684−10%

254Orange County, NYNY417,66915,541−16%

255Kent County, DEDE194,78615,500−10%

256St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10815,461−2%

257Canyon County, IDID275,12315,437+3%

258Clayton County, GAGA297,47115,418−5%

259York County, MEME222,43415,382−7%

260East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015,343−21%

261Henrico County, VAVA342,77515,200−11%

262Howard County, MDMD339,18315,149−12%

263Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48215,100–

264Dauphin County, PAPA293,35114,873−10%

265Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114,867−7%

266Dorchester County, SCSC178,39714,738−4%

267Benton County, ARAR332,55414,720+1%

268Utah County, UTUT759,85914,663−2%

269Erie County, PAPA265,83214,656−19%

270McLennan County, TXTX272,02014,566+7%

271San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714,563−15%

272Greene County, OHOH174,32214,557−6%

273Yuma County, AZAZ224,44914,510−7%

274Lancaster County, NENE334,04914,435−1%

275Alachua County, FLFL290,02814,408−3%

276Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38814,363+1%

277Suffolk County, MAMA791,89114,271−21%

278Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714,160−17%

279Brunswick County, NCNC174,70214,158+5%

280Barnstable County, MAMA233,53914,125−11%

281Hays County, TXTX304,39014,042+17%

282Clay County, MOMO265,03213,951−7%

283Durham County, NCNC347,24013,951−0%

284Morris County, NJNJ524,25113,940−9%

285Caddo Parish, LALA224,22613,885−13%

286Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413,858−15%

287Comanche County, OKOK122,15813,802−9%

288Kootenai County, IDID191,86413,662+5%

289Indian River County, FLFL172,79913,526−12%

290Leon County, FLFL299,04813,504−11%

291Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63813,495−13%

292Brown County, WIWI275,80313,436−2%

293McHenry County, ILIL317,75113,409−9%

294Lake County, OHOH232,21713,389−6%

295Aiken County, SCSC181,51513,389+1%

296Monterey County, CACA433,72913,371−19%

297Trumbull County, OHOH198,97213,355−8%

298Linn County, IAIA232,02813,209−2%

299Tulare County, CACA485,14613,196−7%

300New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913,192−10%

301Winnebago County, ILIL283,67413,120−18%

302St. Louis, MOMO278,14413,053−17%

303Johnston County, NCNC256,44813,032−10%

304Hamilton County, ININ387,03612,944−9%

305Jefferson County, MOMO233,13212,928−15%

306Saratoga County, NYNY241,34312,878−11%

307Fayette County, KYKY329,75112,848−14%

308Weber County, UTUT278,17412,779−3%

309Jefferson County, TXTX254,32112,733−7%

310Warren County, OHOH257,18112,646+1%

311Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09112,627−8%

312Cameron County, TXTX433,94612,584+0%

313Niagara County, NYNY208,91212,450−13%

314Albany County, NYNY321,22512,394−12%

315Anderson County, SCSC219,93012,388−9%

316Hardin County, KYKY113,48212,344−6%

317Mahoning County, OHOH224,70612,270−14%

318Deschutes County, OROR213,07212,269−11%

319Parker County, TXTX184,76712,251+25%

320Gaston County, NCNC246,55812,211−9%

321St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69212,208+7%

322Lubbock County, TXTX328,90612,189−12%

323Martin County, FLFL166,27212,168−13%

324Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512,145+14%

325Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69212,127−1%

326Oneida County, NYNY226,39212,099−13%

327Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21412,031−10%

328Mesa County, COCO162,84512,019+4%

329Arlington County, VAVA243,93112,018−5%

330Shasta County, CACA181,64812,002−12%

331Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65711,943+4%

332Hawaii County, HIHI210,04311,933−18%

333Douglas County, OROR111,95111,928−3%

334Union County, NCNC267,67411,834−2%

335Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46611,824−2%

336Benton County, WAWA221,72211,824−9%

337Whatcom County, WAWA236,39211,811−12%

338St. Louis County, MNMN200,51811,800−12%

339Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79511,723−10%

340Clermont County, OHOH216,97711,700−9%

341Dutchess County, NYNY300,70811,695−13%

342Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36811,674+7%

343Harnett County, NCNC150,13711,660−5%

344Pueblo County, COCO169,27711,611−11%

345Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511,598−2%

346Boulder County, COCO328,56011,593−16%

347Washington County, PAPA210,80211,549−14%

348St. Joseph County, ININ272,86111,545−14%

349Jackson County, MSMS147,66611,491−5%

350El Dorado County, CACA192,32311,480−15%

351Washington County, MNMN286,89511,439−14%

352Butler County, PAPA200,16911,432−11%

353Licking County, OHOH185,56411,370−9%

354Union County, NJNJ601,86311,260−20%

355Butte County, CACA209,21111,249−21%

356Washington County, ARAR271,21311,230−4%

357Shelby County, ALAL238,55211,229−10%

358Flagler County, FLFL140,36011,137+0%

359Suffolk, VAVA104,69911,128−1%

360Sumner County, TNTN215,53811,104−5%

361Ottawa County, MIMI308,45911,005−12%

362Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610,994+5%

363Fayette County, GAGA125,15610,979+4%

364Craven County, NCNC105,02510,968−7%

365Shawnee County, KSKS178,60710,878−8%

366Ingham County, MIMI289,70910,765−17%

367Sumter County, SCSC105,06710,759+6%

368Pennington County, SDSD116,79210,727+2%

369Smith County, TXTX252,54910,661−7%

370Passaic County, NJNJ531,62410,616−15%

371Richmond County, NYNY501,29010,589−19%

372Sullivan County, TNTN163,75910,568−14%

373Ellis County, TXTX240,86710,529+5%

374Washington County, UTUT213,67010,523+1%

375DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810,515−3%

376Wichita County, TXTX129,55510,435−12%

377Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94910,433−10%

378Douglas County, GAGA154,29310,333+10%

379Canadian County, OKOK187,18910,311+10%

380Beaver County, PAPA166,03210,302−12%

381Merrimack County, NHNH158,07810,295−1%

382Moore County, NCNC110,61910,291+13%

383Paulding County, GAGA190,99610,287−0%

384Bossier Parish, LALA131,86710,278−6%

385Lee County, ALAL189,88110,251+3%

386Franklin County, PAPA160,65210,250−12%

387Carroll County, MDMD176,67710,248−5%

388Coweta County, GAGA160,24010,218+8%

389Mercer County, NJNJ399,28910,176−17%

390Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69110,167−1%

391Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210,153−17%

392Delaware County, OHOH242,03210,113+7%

393Richmond, VAVA237,25710,101−14%

394Coryell County, TXTX85,59210,093−2%

395Scott County, IAIA175,25910,040−11%

396Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,002−12%

397Wayne County, NCNC122,2789,996−15%

398Laramie County, WYWY102,9389,984−6%

399Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709,968−17%

400Medina County, OHOH185,0259,966−3%

401Island County, WAWA85,6579,905−9%

402Hudson County, NJNJ735,0339,900−9%

403Williamson County, TNTN272,0619,865−3%

404Jefferson County, NYNY111,5409,861+0%

405Iredell County, NCNC211,7989,848+7%

406Muskegon County, MIMI177,9019,841−13%

407Penobscot County, MEME157,9679,808−10%

408Livingston County, MIMI197,3159,796−2%

409Highlands County, FLFL111,1229,776−2%

410Kennebec County, MEME129,0679,769−1%

411Saginaw County, MIMI187,6889,767−17%

412Yakima County, WAWA259,1859,764−10%

413Davidson County, NCNC180,1829,726−0%

414Racine County, WIWI198,9199,692−15%

415Skagit County, WAWA132,9759,667−10%

416Hinds County, MSMS211,8889,612−10%

417Randall County, TXTX152,3519,543+1%

418Kanawha County, WVWV172,3819,532−15%

419Monroe County, PAPA167,1799,527−14%

420Broome County, NYNY195,7369,523−11%

421Alamance County, NCNC186,1779,482+4%

422Washington County, TNTN141,1999,481−10%

423Kent County, RIRI173,4959,480−11%

424Vanderburgh County, ININ181,9959,467−13%

425Taylor County, TXTX150,0779,459−9%

426Linn County, OROR132,8439,431−6%

427Blount County, TNTN143,8209,406−8%

428Hall County, GAGA226,5689,378−9%

429Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5909,317+2%

430Winnebago County, WIWI174,2189,303−13%

431Clark County, OHOH135,3409,204−17%

432Grayson County, TXTX153,6139,190−10%

433Cambria County, PAPA128,9689,176−14%

434Berkeley County, WVWV139,5229,151−6%

435Johnson County, TXTX218,0489,137+25%

436Pitt County, NCNC182,9369,100−14%

437Forsyth County, GAGA282,8059,088−7%

438Fairfield County, OHOH169,7529,079−7%

439Portsmouth, VAVA96,7779,074−9%

440Monroe County, MIMI156,0049,065−7%

441Wilson County, TNTN175,0339,020+0%

442St. Clair County, MIMI160,4869,016−16%

443Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8858,982−5%

444Outagamie County, WIWI195,8948,949−4%

445Somerset County, NJNJ356,4868,875−10%

446Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9078,866−4%

447Rock County, WIWI166,4728,848−9%

448Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9728,820−21%

449York County, VAVA71,3748,765−3%

450Rankin County, MSMS162,1818,654+3%

451Washington County, MDMD157,7318,643−12%

452Nassau County, FLFL106,8798,635+4%

453Lebanon County, PAPA146,3808,552−8%

454Lowndes County, GAGA122,8678,527+18%

455Jackson County, MIMI159,5528,520−11%

456Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,3118,513–

457Bibb County, GAGA157,5568,510−4%

458Missoula County, MTMT123,5138,481+8%

459Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028,472−7%

460Blair County, PAPA119,5418,437−10%

461Rowan County, NCNC155,0968,425−7%

462Saline County, ARAR133,2888,327−5%

463James City County, VAVA83,3268,321−11%

464Livingston Parish, LALA155,0368,269+8%

465Cass County, NDND201,7948,262−7%

466Madison County, ININ135,0888,238−11%

467Brazos County, TXTX249,0888,182−3%

468Houston County, ALAL110,3188,170+6%

469Porter County, ININ176,0498,156−13%

470Portage County, OHOH163,4048,134−10%

471Boone County, KYKY145,3168,130−8%

472Catawba County, NCNC170,1728,114−12%

473Josephine County, OROR87,8678,082−6%

474Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0858,078−20%

475Calvert County, MDMD94,4848,058+2%

476Peoria County, ILIL178,5538,047−11%

477Liberty County, GAGA70,3138,042−12%

478Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528,035−23%

479Boone County, MOMO191,7467,933−13%

480Kenosha County, WIWI168,4487,933−9%

481Strafford County, NHNH135,0437,932−9%

482Cascade County, MTMT85,0297,929−14%

483Marin County, CACA253,6947,912−16%

484Garland County, ARAR99,6957,875−6%

485Newton County, GAGA125,5837,849+14%

486Rock Island County, ILIL141,8697,839−11%

487Henderson County, NCNC122,3757,811−11%

488Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5107,810−10%

489Johnson County, ININ174,2627,809−9%

490Flathead County, MTMT115,4297,748−10%

491Hendricks County, ININ193,5107,743−10%

492Morgan County, ALAL126,4837,714+11%

493Stearns County, MNMN164,1107,695−17%

494Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,6977,694–

495Randolph County, NCNC149,5167,634−11%

496Mercer County, PAPA107,8607,562−14%

497Clallam County, WAWA78,2027,526−15%

498Florence County, SCSC138,5047,525−7%

499Richland County, OHOH124,8937,510−14%

500Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5427,477−9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest veteran population?

Maricopa County, Arizona ranks #1 with 233,313 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by veteran population?

Maricopa County, Arizona, Los Angeles County, California, San Diego County, California, Harris County, Texas, Bexar County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. 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).