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Largest veteran population, Georgia counties

Georgia 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 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79138,728−8%

02Cobb County, GAGA793,34536,545−10%

03Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09936,385−7%

04DeKalb County, GAGA774,39431,938−12%

05Chatham County, GAGA311,85520,911−9%

06Muscogee County, GAGA202,17120,438+4%

07Houston County, GAGA178,21419,366+8%

08Henry County, GAGA264,92217,990+10%

09Richmond County, GAGA206,55917,087−6%

10Columbia County, GAGA169,18916,648−7%

11Cherokee County, GAGA299,27315,827+10%

12Clayton County, GAGA297,47115,418−5%

13Fayette County, GAGA125,15610,979+4%

14Douglas County, GAGA154,29310,333+10%

15Paulding County, GAGA190,99610,287−0%

16Coweta County, GAGA160,24010,218+8%

17Hall County, GAGA226,5689,378−9%

18Forsyth County, GAGA282,8059,088−7%

19Lowndes County, GAGA122,8678,527+18%

20Bibb County, GAGA157,5568,510−4%

21Liberty County, GAGA70,3138,042−12%

22Newton County, GAGA125,5837,849+14%

23Camden County, GAGA60,1436,504+17%

24Rockdale County, GAGA98,4166,256−5%

25Bartow County, GAGA120,8006,247+9%

26Effingham County, GAGA74,3976,240+27%

27Dougherty County, GAGA82,6165,857−5%

28Walton County, GAGA112,6965,740+13%

29Carroll County, GAGA131,0365,705+2%

30Glynn County, GAGA87,5995,382−15%

31Floyd County, GAGA101,3784,829−11%

32Spalding County, GAGA70,7754,495+3%

33Bryan County, GAGA52,0624,261+17%

34Clarke County, GAGA129,9214,071−22%

35Jackson County, GAGA99,2653,969−6%

36Barrow County, GAGA99,7733,924+6%

37Catoosa County, GAGA69,6283,755−20%

38Bulloch County, GAGA86,9493,702−0%

39Harris County, GAGA37,2803,490+1%

40Whitfield County, GAGA106,2123,484−1%

41Walker County, GAGA70,2503,468−14%

42Troup County, GAGA72,8443,383−8%

43Gordon County, GAGA61,7013,011+17%

44Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942,705−5%

45Lee County, GAGA34,1792,560+17%

46Union County, GAGA27,8592,554+4%

47Peach County, GAGA29,8772,550+25%

48Laurens County, GAGA51,0412,430−18%

49Thomas County, GAGA46,3682,413−9%

50Habersham County, GAGA50,4162,234−19%

51Colquitt County, GAGA47,4382,153+3%

52Oconee County, GAGA44,8932,128+12%

53Pickens County, GAGA37,1672,125−24%

54Fannin County, GAGA26,1112,060−17%

55Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1781,935−13%

56Long County, GAGA21,5571,882−12%

57White County, GAGA29,8021,862−32%

58Jones County, GAGA29,1711,837−15%

59Polk County, GAGA45,5141,810−19%

60Baldwin County, GAGA44,0291,805−12%

61Stephens County, GAGA27,8541,736−17%

62Murray County, GAGA41,6071,732+15%

63Dawson County, GAGA35,3651,715+36%

64Upson County, GAGA28,5001,693+2%

65Ware County, GAGA36,9061,683+6%

66Hart County, GAGA28,6391,675−11%

67Chattooga County, GAGA25,3001,628+22%

68Grady County, GAGA26,5901,628−6%

69Burke County, GAGA24,4081,610−2%

70Monroe County, GAGA32,0231,591−8%

71Putnam County, GAGA23,7221,590−21%

72Coffee County, GAGA44,4071,571−18%

73Tift County, GAGA42,2541,553−25%

74Wayne County, GAGA32,4811,509−15%

75Haralson County, GAGA33,0661,467+5%

76Tattnall County, GAGA24,3761,450−20%

77McDuffie County, GAGA21,6401,393−1%

78Madison County, GAGA32,9191,360−5%

79Butts County, GAGA27,2181,355−3%

80Decatur County, GAGA29,4321,346+3%

81Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,320−3%

82Sumter County, GAGA28,8011,297+3%

83Mitchell County, GAGA20,4671,286−17%

84Rabun County, GAGA17,7641,261−15%

85Crisp County, GAGA19,2371,252+8%

86Pike County, GAGA20,9321,251−2%

87Toombs County, GAGA27,5451,219−27%

88Berrien County, GAGA18,9321,211+30%

89Greene County, GAGA21,3671,201−7%

90Brantley County, GAGA18,9361,192+6%

91Worth County, GAGA20,0591,186−14%

92Franklin County, GAGA25,9481,177−7%

93Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,138+23%

94Meriwether County, GAGA21,5161,119−9%

95Towns County, GAGA13,2851,084−3%

96Elbert County, GAGA20,0721,081−8%

97Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471,038−15%

98Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,014+46%

99Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,007+19%

100Brooks County, GAGA16,1011,006+2%

101Dade County, GAGA16,154990+43%

102Pierce County, GAGA20,764987−1%

103Washington County, GAGA19,453978−13%

104Morgan County, GAGA22,095963−16%

105Dodge County, GAGA19,663938−15%

106Screven County, GAGA14,408912+6%

107Cook County, GAGA18,232885−9%

108Jefferson County, GAGA15,011879+4%

109Banks County, GAGA21,273869−14%

110Heard County, GAGA12,149857+2%

111Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099855−11%

112Jasper County, GAGA17,632852+13%

113Crawford County, GAGA12,206835−24%

114McIntosh County, GAGA11,989825−38%

115Bleckley County, GAGA12,866785−1%

116Bacon County, GAGA11,070748+30%

117Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219735+4%

118Charlton County, GAGA13,121717−20%

119Appling County, GAGA19,100697−20%

120Twiggs County, GAGA7,597688+7%

121Macon County, GAGA11,756615+13%

122Marion County, GAGA7,676601−25%

123Early County, GAGA10,455579−6%

124Telfair County, GAGA11,195577−32%

125Jenkins County, GAGA8,843547+4%

126Wilkes County, GAGA9,540540−3%

127Candler County, GAGA11,275533−11%

128Taylor County, GAGA7,818529+16%

129Evans County, GAGA11,028518−12%

130Wheeler County, GAGA7,570510+28%

131Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465496−40%

132Lincoln County, GAGA8,112492+6%

133Johnson County, GAGA9,310490−22%

134Montgomery County, GAGA8,635487−10%

135Talbot County, GAGA5,709482−27%

136Hancock County, GAGA8,682482−3%

137Terrell County, GAGA8,656471−24%

138Dooly County, GAGA11,156437−53%

139Seminole County, GAGA9,162413−33%

140Quitman County, GAGA2,254331+171%

141Turner County, GAGA8,983329−35%

142Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650312−26%

143Calhoun County, GAGA5,413304−1%

144Wilcox County, GAGA8,797293−30%

145Irwin County, GAGA9,020287−33%

146Miller County, GAGA5,812284+45%

147Stewart County, GAGA4,631257−56%

148Warren County, GAGA5,269256+11%

149Atkinson County, GAGA8,454234−27%

150Schley County, GAGA4,593230−38%

151Treutlen County, GAGA6,466225−49%

152Clinch County, GAGA6,847221+0%

153Clay County, GAGA2,815178−27%

154Randolph County, GAGA6,156171−34%

155Echols County, GAGA3,685165+35%

156Glascock County, GAGA3,141141−20%

157Baker County, GAGA2,725137−7%

158Webster County, GAGA2,369121+27%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662101−17%

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