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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

08Lee County, FLFL875,60752,032−6%

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

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

11Polk County, FLFL874,79044,258−7%

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

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

14Marion County, FLFL442,66034,259−5%

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

16Lake County, FLFL456,06832,591−2%

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

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

19Clay County, FLFL239,59327,517−2%

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

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

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

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

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

25Bay County, FLFL204,47919,659−7%

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

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

28Sumter County, FLFL157,77218,301−2%

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

30Citrus County, FLFL171,66617,659−4%

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

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

33Leon County, FLFL299,04813,504−11%

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

35Flagler County, FLFL140,36011,137+0%

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

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

38Walton County, FLFL93,2886,740+1%

39Putnam County, FLFL77,7346,356−8%

40Columbia 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%

45Wakulla County, FLFL38,0892,752−9%

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

47Gadsden County, FLFL44,2982,423−14%

48DeSoto County, FLFL37,0782,283−5%

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

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

51Taylor County, FLFL21,2101,618+5%

52Holmes County, FLFL20,1191,464−20%

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

54Baker County, FLFL29,7371,433−21%

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

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

57Gulf County, FLFL15,9431,258−18%

58Dixie County, FLFL18,0381,214−30%

59Hendry County, FLFL48,2761,172−22%

60Union County, FLFL16,2501,111−26%

61Franklin County, FLFL13,0291,028−5%

62Glades County, FLFL13,270997−35%

63Hardee 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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES