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Largest veteran population, Florida counties

Florida 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 Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 12,168. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Madison County, FL, up 7 places to #55.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11586,621−6%

02Duval County, FLFL1,062,96380,475−3%

03Pinellas County, FLFL948,56367,474−16%

04▲2Brevard County, FLFL663,98265,035−2%

05▼1Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72663,752−17%

06▲1Orange County, FLFL1,528,00260,655+2%

07▼2Broward County, FLFL2,013,31760,372−16%

08Lee County, FLFL875,60752,032−6%

09▲3Pasco County, FLFL674,51647,588+3%

10▼1Volusia County, FLFL606,57346,354−7%

11▼1Polk County, FLFL874,79044,258−7%

12▼1Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02944,155−7%

13Sarasota County, FLFL479,95834,867−15%

14Marion County, FLFL442,66034,259−5%

15▲3Escambia County, FLFL333,83433,582+4%

16▼1Lake County, FLFL456,06832,591−2%

17▼1Manatee County, FLFL468,20031,972−3%

18▼1Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81031,494−3%

19Clay County, FLFL239,59327,517−2%

20Seminole County, FLFL491,88425,085−8%

21▲2St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44924,969+5%

22Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11524,742+2%

23▲3St. Johns County, FLFL346,32823,534+13%

24▼3Collier County, FLFL417,13120,390−21%

25Bay County, FLFL204,47919,659−7%

26▲3Osceola County, FLFL481,71819,424+6%

27▼3Charlotte County, FLFL217,21219,280−12%

28Sumter County, FLFL157,77218,301−2%

29▼2Hernando County, FLFL221,70118,080−5%

30Citrus County, FLFL171,66617,659−4%

31▲2Alachua County, FLFL290,02814,408−3%

32▼1Indian River County, FLFL172,79913,526−12%

33▼1Leon County, FLFL299,04813,504−11%

34Martin County, FLFL166,27212,168−13%

35Flagler County, FLFL140,36011,1370%

36Highlands County, FLFL111,1229,776−2%

37Nassau County, FLFL106,8798,635+4%

38▲2Walton County, FLFL93,2886,740+1%

39▼1Putnam County, FLFL77,7346,356−8%

40▼1Columbia County, FLFL74,0946,180−9%

41Monroe County, FLFL80,4065,674−11%

42Levy County, FLFL48,5203,758−15%

43Suwannee County, FLFL48,1493,559−11%

44Jackson County, FLFL49,6292,934−24%

45▲1Wakulla County, FLFL38,0892,752−9%

46▼1Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6082,636−17%

47Gadsden County, FLFL44,2982,423−14%

48DeSoto County, FLFL37,0782,283−5%

49▲4Washington County, FLFL26,6951,846+8%

50▼1Bradford County, FLFL28,3071,845−10%

51▲3Taylor County, FLFL21,2101,618+5%

52▼1Holmes County, FLFL20,1191,464−20%

53▲6Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4881,435+1%

54▼4Baker County, FLFL29,7371,433−21%

55▲7Madison County, FLFL18,7591,294+17%

56▲4Jefferson County, FLFL16,0071,288+3%

57▼1Gulf County, FLFL15,9431,258−18%

58▼6Dixie County, FLFL18,0381,214−30%

59▼2Hendry County, FLFL48,2761,172−22%

60▼2Union County, FLFL16,2501,111−26%

61▲2Franklin County, FLFL13,0291,028−5%

62▼7Glades County, FLFL13,270997−35%

63▼2Hardee County, FLFL25,932976−16%

64Calhoun County, FLFL13,289926−9%

65Hamilton County, FLFL14,180707−15%

66Lafayette County, FLFL8,792443−10%

67Liberty County, FLFL8,035391−10%

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