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Largest veteran population, Colorado counties

Colorado 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 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 926. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: San Miguel County, CO, up 8 places to #45.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01El Paso County, COCO757,04083,348−3%

02Arapahoe County, COCO673,82034,135−11%

03Jefferson County, COCO580,45130,483−15%

04Denver County, COCO740,61325,297−12%

05Adams County, COCO554,66824,314−6%

06Douglas County, COCO399,39620,642+2%

07Larimer County, COCO377,29218,184−9%

08Weld County, COCO378,42617,459+5%

09▲2Mesa County, COCO162,84512,019+4%

10Pueblo County, COCO169,27711,611−11%

11▼2Boulder County, COCO328,56011,593−16%

12Fremont County, COCO50,0394,378−12%

13Broomfield County, COCO79,1743,749−11%

14Teller County, COCO24,7563,331−6%

15▲1La Plata County, COCO56,8983,0910%

16▼1Montrose County, COCO44,5912,976−6%

17▲1Garfield County, COCO63,4742,6380%

18▼1Delta County, COCO32,1782,368−23%

19▲1Eagle County, COCO54,2912,111−4%

20▼1Elbert County, COCO30,5342,079−10%

21Montezuma County, COCO26,6781,788−14%

22▲3Morgan County, COCO30,3061,657+24%

23▲4Summit County, COCO31,5171,570+22%

24Park County, COCO18,3141,522−5%

25▼3Logan County, COCO20,6541,199−41%

26▲5Archuleta County, COCO14,3061,169+7%

27▲2Grand County, COCO16,4961,150−3%

28▼5Chaffee County, COCO20,8311,145−41%

29▲1Las Animas County, COCO14,3911,078−6%

30▼2Routt County, COCO25,3291,066−15%

31▲4Moffat County, COCO13,122968+15%

32▼6Otero County, COCO17,683926−29%

33Gunnison County, COCO17,439776−13%

34▲2Prowers County, COCO11,884751−7%

35▼3Pitkin County, COCO16,625671−32%

36▲2Rio Grande County, COCO11,087601−4%

37▼3Huerfano County, COCO7,011593−31%

38▲1Custer County, COCO5,590557−11%

39▲5Saguache County, COCO6,732465−10%

40▲2Ouray County, COCO5,265463−15%

41▲2Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683463−15%

42▼5Alamosa County, COCO16,688434−35%

43▲2Lake County, COCO7,552421−18%

44▲4Kit Carson County, COCO7,069394−21%

45▲8San Miguel County, COCO7,753377+6%

46▼5Yuma County, COCO9,896369−35%

47▲3Crowley County, COCO5,677358−18%

48▲4Costilla County, COCO3,679357−3%

49▼2Conejos County, COCO7,529350−30%

50▼10Gilpin County, COCO6,073350−44%

51▼2Bent County, COCO5,716326−33%

52▼6Clear Creek County, COCO8,994306−39%

53▼2Lincoln County, COCO5,645275−25%

54▲1Phillips County, COCO4,420267+1%

55▲2Dolores County, COCO2,466248+4%

56▼2Washington County, COCO4,732237−30%

57▲1Jackson County, COCO1,211175−20%

58▲1Sedgwick County, COCO2,247168−8%

59▼3Baca County, COCO3,347148−40%

60Cheyenne County, COCO1,713104−4%

61▲1Hinsdale County, COCO75387+55%

62▼1Mineral County, COCO91066+3%

63Kiowa County, COCO1,412560%

64San Juan County, COCO81319−63%

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