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Largest veteran population, California counties · 2020

California counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 58 is 8,692.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS –

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934252,329–

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,248210,611–

03Riverside County, CACA2,544,916120,078–

04Orange County, CACA3,149,507105,193–

05San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09189,407–

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46075,320–

07Alameda County, CACA1,636,63047,820–

08Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39147,755–

09Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07045,027–

10Ventura County, CACA830,85137,864–

11Fresno County, CACA1,035,45636,307–

12Kern County, CACA927,06835,324–

13Solano County, CACA455,37631,262–

14San Joaquin County, CACA823,81528,635–

15Placer County, CACA442,08125,573–

16Sonoma County, CACA486,44425,212–

17San Mateo County, CACA743,56823,314–

18San Francisco County, CACA826,07922,047–

19Stanislaus County, CACA557,71920,043–

20Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06519,824–

21San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36717,118–

22Monterey County, CACA433,72916,488–

23Tulare County, CACA485,14614,223–

24Butte County, CACA209,21114,202–

25Shasta County, CACA181,64813,694–

26El Dorado County, CACA192,32313,535–

27Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85210,391–

28Marin County, CACA253,6949,370–

29Merced County, CACA297,2608,692–

30Kings County, CACA154,3278,665–

31Humboldt County, CACA131,6478,446–

32Nevada County, CACA101,9118,054–

33Yolo County, CACA224,4107,389–

34Napa County, CACA132,9496,545–

35Madera County, CACA167,9276,275–

36Yuba County, CACA88,6915,818–

37Imperial County, CACA181,4115,749–

38Sutter County, CACA98,7875,394–

39Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605,386–

40Mendocino County, CACA88,1225,245–

41Lake County, CACA67,7724,919–

42Calaveras County, CACA46,6054,075–

43Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133,997–

44Tehama County, CACA64,6653,913–

45Amador County, CACA41,8763,554–

46San Benito County, CACA70,0822,458–

47Del Norte County, CACA26,4101,804–

48Plumas County, CACA18,5831,794–

49Lassen County, CACA28,1171,756–

50Mariposa County, CACA16,9181,522–

51Inyo County, CACA18,1581,392–

52Glenn County, CACA28,1411,375–

53Trinity County, CACA15,7201,013–

54Modoc County, CACA8,426824–

55Colusa County, CACA21,836804–

56Mono County, CACA12,505638–

57Sierra County, CACA3,098208–

58Alpine County, CACA1,04376–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS