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Largest veteran population, Alabama counties

Alabama 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. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 1,933. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marengo County, AL, up 8 places to #41.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01▲1Madison County, ALAL433,51634,400+5%

02▼1Jefferson County, ALAL665,74229,334−19%

03Mobile County, ALAL411,65824,214−14%

04Baldwin County, ALAL267,76119,604+2%

05Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114,867−7%

06▲1Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36811,674+7%

07▼1Shelby County, ALAL238,55211,229−10%

08Lee County, ALAL189,88110,251+3%

09▲1Houston County, ALAL110,3188,170+6%

10▲2Morgan County, ALAL126,4837,714+11%

11Limestone County, ALAL122,9287,259+3%

12▼3Calhoun County, ALAL115,8346,913−22%

13Elmore County, ALAL91,5776,560−2%

14▲4Coffee County, ALAL56,9536,136+5%

15Russell County, ALAL58,8985,725−9%

16▲3Marshall County, ALAL103,5375,716−1%

17Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1355,119−16%

18▼4Etowah County, ALAL103,8865,102−22%

19▲1Dale County, ALAL49,9125,071−3%

20▼4St. Clair County, ALAL98,2064,931−20%

21▲2Autauga County, ALAL61,9204,842+6%

22▼1Cullman County, ALAL94,0094,727−9%

23▼1Talladega County, ALAL81,6034,507−11%

24▲1Colbert County, ALAL59,4743,321−6%

25▲3Jackson County, ALAL54,2813,202+5%

26DeKalb County, ALAL74,0853,103−12%

27Blount County, ALAL60,1562,829−17%

28▼4Walker County, ALAL65,1402,704−29%

29▲1Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9532,659−1%

30▼1Covington County, ALAL37,9472,438−15%

31▲3Escambia County, ALAL36,6652,075−4%

32Geneva County, ALAL27,5542,009−10%

33▲4Lawrence County, ALAL33,8431,962+18%

34▲1Chambers County, ALAL34,2531,933−2%

35▼2Pike County, ALAL33,6881,861−15%

36Dallas County, ALAL35,1401,816+8%

37▼6Chilton County, ALAL47,7081,797−24%

38▲1Marion County, ALAL29,0971,505+4%

39▼1Cherokee County, ALAL26,4131,485−7%

40▲1Barbour County, ALAL24,6071,413+5%

41▲8Marengo County, ALAL18,3111,392+16%

42▲2Clarke County, ALAL22,0141,229−7%

43Henry County, ALAL18,3941,189−11%

44▲3Bibb County, ALAL22,2621,172−3%

45▲3Pickens County, ALAL18,2211,066−11%

46▼6Winston County, ALAL23,8291,027−24%

47▼1Franklin County, ALAL32,4491,025−18%

48▼6Macon County, ALAL18,132986−26%

49▼4Randolph County, ALAL23,163960−24%

50▲2Butler County, ALAL18,100925−5%

51▲6Cleburne County, ALAL15,970913+30%

52▼2Monroe County, ALAL18,965879−21%

53▲3Hale County, ALAL15,194783−1%

54▼3Fayette County, ALAL15,872773−21%

55▲4Clay County, ALAL14,207758+9%

56▲2Lamar County, ALAL13,587736+5%

57▼3Washington County, ALAL14,822706−18%

58▲5Conecuh County, ALAL10,899640+34%

59▼4Coosa County, ALAL10,161630−25%

60▼7Choctaw County, ALAL11,904537−40%

61▲4Lowndes County, ALAL9,359518+49%

62▼2Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175433−36%

63▼1Wilcox County, ALAL9,666432−12%

64▲2Bullock County, ALAL9,780426+46%

65▼4Greene County, ALAL7,067420−16%

66▼2Sumter County, ALAL11,588283−38%

67Perry County, ALAL7,425238−10%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES