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Largest veteran population, California counties

California 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 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934209,570−17%

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248183,791−13%

03Riverside County, CACA2,544,916109,216−9%

04Orange County, CACA3,149,50787,155−17%

05San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09176,558−14%

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46067,205−11%

07Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39139,968−16%

08Alameda County, CACA1,636,63039,894−17%

09Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07037,905−16%

10Ventura County, CACA830,85133,062−13%

11Fresno County, CACA1,035,45632,718−10%

12Kern County, CACA927,06831,813−10%

13Solano County, CACA455,37628,370−9%

14San Joaquin County, CACA823,81525,319−12%

15Placer County, CACA442,08123,924−6%

16Sonoma County, CACA486,44418,880−25%

17San Francisco County, CACA826,07918,046−18%

18San Mateo County, CACA743,56817,374−25%

19Stanislaus County, CACA557,71916,935−16%

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

21San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714,563−15%

22Monterey County, CACA433,72913,371−19%

23Tulare County, CACA485,14613,196−7%

24Shasta County, CACA181,64812,002−12%

25El Dorado County, CACA192,32311,480−15%

26Butte County, CACA209,21111,249−21%

27Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528,035−23%

28Marin County, CACA253,6947,912−16%

29Merced County, CACA297,2607,464−14%

30Kings County, CACA154,3277,079−18%

31Nevada County, CACA101,9116,858−15%

32Yolo County, CACA224,4106,631−10%

33Humboldt County, CACA131,6476,535−23%

34Napa County, CACA132,9495,614−14%

35Madera County, CACA167,9275,461−13%

36Yuba County, CACA88,6915,002−14%

37Sutter County, CACA98,7874,746−12%

38Imperial County, CACA181,4114,439−23%

39Lake County, CACA67,7724,400−11%

40Tuolumne County, CACA53,1604,345−19%

41Mendocino County, CACA88,1224,203−20%

42Amador County, CACA41,8763,481−2%

43Tehama County, CACA64,6653,435−12%

44Calaveras County, CACA46,6053,286−19%

45Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133,248−19%

46San Benito County, CACA70,0821,975−20%

47Lassen County, CACA28,1171,833+4%

48Del Norte County, CACA26,4101,670−7%

49Plumas County, CACA18,5831,589−11%

50Mariposa County, CACA16,9181,197−21%

51Trinity County, CACA15,7201,189+17%

52Inyo County, CACA18,1581,172−16%

53Glenn County, CACA28,1411,072−22%

54Modoc County, CACA8,426810−2%

55Colusa County, CACA21,836722−10%

56Mono County, CACA12,505544−15%

57Sierra County, CACA3,098132−37%

58Alpine County, CACA1,04340−47%

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