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Largest veteran population, Arkansas counties

Arkansas 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 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 1,064. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Madison County, AR, up 16 places to #33.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61124,294−9%

02Benton County, ARAR332,55414,720+1%

03Washington County, ARAR271,21311,230−4%

04▲1Saline County, ARAR133,2888,327−5%

05▲1Garland County, ARAR99,6957,875−6%

06▼2Sebastian County, ARAR130,6417,304−17%

07▲1Lonoke County, ARAR76,6646,159−5%

08▼1Faulkner County, ARAR133,9795,617−14%

09Craighead County, ARAR116,9575,325+2%

10▲2Crawford County, ARAR62,6574,478+6%

11▼1White County, ARAR80,0854,397−12%

12▼1Baxter County, ARAR42,9824,101−13%

13Pope County, ARAR64,9763,578−14%

14Jefferson County, ARAR62,9873,483−10%

15Greene County, ARAR47,4112,608−18%

16▲3Carroll County, ARAR29,2632,376−8%

17▼1Boone County, ARAR38,6282,320−13%

18Cleburne County, ARAR25,6722,257−13%

19▲3Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4512,229−2%

20▼3Miller County, ARAR42,3572,100−20%

21▲3Union County, ARAR36,9262,0830%

22▼1Crittenden County, ARAR46,2101,835−21%

23▼3Independence County, ARAR38,7851,784−29%

24▲4Johnson County, ARAR26,2251,741+5%

25▲4Marion County, ARAR17,5931,634+1%

26▼3Mississippi County, ARAR37,8281,518−29%

27▲5Conway County, ARAR21,3931,431−2%

28▲5Van Buren County, ARAR16,2381,429+5%

29▲1Franklin County, ARAR17,7251,404−10%

30▼3Ouachita County, ARAR21,7311,386−19%

31▼6Sharp County, ARAR18,1221,301−27%

32▼6Polk County, ARAR19,4861,286−26%

33▲16Madison County, ARAR18,4101,235+32%

34▼3Logan County, ARAR21,6331,223−17%

35▲15Randolph County, ARAR18,8761,195+30%

36▼2Izard County, ARAR14,4051,139−12%

37▼2Grant County, ARAR18,7561,138−10%

38▲5Yell County, ARAR19,9561,064+3%

39▲3Stone County, ARAR12,7031,0550%

40▼3St. Francis County, ARAR21,8001,005−17%

41Clark County, ARAR20,938935−17%

42▼6Columbia County, ARAR21,894912−25%

43▲1Poinsett County, ARAR22,483877−10%

44▼5Fulton County, ARAR12,492876−23%

45Clay County, ARAR14,052848−13%

46▲1Cross County, ARAR16,186819−15%

47▲7Jackson County, ARAR16,741796−7%

48▲4Perry County, ARAR10,309789−12%

49▼9Lawrence County, ARAR16,273754−33%

50▼2Hempstead County, ARAR19,080753−21%

51▲2Arkansas County, ARAR15,836695−19%

52▲6Pike County, ARAR9,964692+4%

53▼7Ashley County, ARAR17,831688−29%

54▼16Drew County, ARAR17,054667−44%

55▲10Newton County, ARAR7,026660+11%

56▲3Little River County, ARAR11,763626−2%

57▼6Phillips County, ARAR14,255626−31%

58▲2Lincoln County, ARAR12,764596−7%

59▲8Scott County, ARAR9,965583+11%

60▲4Nevada County, ARAR7,942562−6%

61Montgomery County, ARAR8,579558−11%

62▼7Sevier County, ARAR15,758529−35%

63Searcy County, ARAR7,848521−13%

64▼7Howard County, ARAR12,306507−31%

65▲6Lafayette County, ARAR5,888443+8%

66▼10Bradley County, ARAR9,828425−42%

67▼5Prairie County, ARAR7,923407−32%

68Dallas County, ARAR6,011366−22%

69▼3Desha County, ARAR9,984361−35%

70Cleveland County, ARAR7,224348−20%

71▲3Lee County, ARAR8,029345+13%

72▼3Chicot County, ARAR9,107329−28%

73▼1Monroe County, ARAR6,244327−5%

74▲1Woodruff County, ARAR5,710305+5%

75▼2Calhoun County, ARAR4,632188−40%

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