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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. The median across all 159 is 1,346. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dawson County, GA, up 26 places to #63.

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YEAR2020 2024

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%

07▲2Houston County, GAGA178,21419,366+8%

08▲2Henry County, GAGA264,92217,990+10%

09▼2Richmond County, GAGA206,55917,087−6%

10▼2Columbia County, GAGA169,18916,648−7%

11▲1Cherokee County, GAGA299,27315,827+10%

12▼1Clayton County, GAGA297,47115,418−5%

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

14▲4Douglas County, GAGA154,29310,333+10%

15▼1Paulding County, GAGA190,99610,2870%

16▲1Coweta County, GAGA160,24010,218+8%

17▼2Hall County, GAGA226,5689,378−9%

18▼2Forsyth County, GAGA282,8059,088−7%

19▲2Lowndes County, GAGA122,8678,527+18%

20Bibb County, GAGA157,5568,510−4%

21▼2Liberty County, GAGA70,3138,042−12%

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

23▲5Camden County, GAGA60,1436,504+17%

24▼1Rockdale County, GAGA98,4166,256−5%

25▲1Bartow County, GAGA120,8006,247+9%

26▲6Effingham County, GAGA74,3976,240+27%

27▼2Dougherty County, GAGA82,6165,857−5%

28▲3Walton County, GAGA112,6965,740+13%

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

30▼6Glynn County, GAGA87,5995,382−15%

31▼2Floyd County, GAGA101,3784,829−11%

32▲2Spalding County, GAGA70,7754,495+3%

33▲7Bryan County, GAGA52,0624,261+17%

34▼4Clarke County, GAGA129,9214,071−22%

35Jackson County, GAGA99,2653,969−6%

36▲2Barrow County, GAGA99,7733,924+6%

37▼4Catoosa County, GAGA69,6283,755−20%

38▼1Bulloch County, GAGA86,9493,7020%

39▲3Harris County, GAGA37,2803,490+1%

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

41▼5Walker County, GAGA70,2503,468−14%

42▼3Troup County, GAGA72,8443,383−8%

43▲6Gordon County, GAGA61,7013,011+17%

44Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942,705−5%

45▲9Lee County, GAGA34,1792,560+17%

46▲5Union County, GAGA27,8592,554+4%

47▲14Peach County, GAGA29,8772,550+25%

48▼5Laurens County, GAGA51,0412,430−18%

49▼1Thomas County, GAGA46,3682,413−9%

50▼4Habersham County, GAGA50,4162,234−19%

51▲7Colquitt County, GAGA47,4382,153+3%

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

53▼8Pickens County, GAGA37,1672,125−24%

54▼4Fannin County, GAGA26,1112,060−17%

55▼2Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1781,935−13%

56Long County, GAGA21,5571,882−12%

57▼10White County, GAGA29,8021,862−32%

58▼3Jones County, GAGA29,1711,837−15%

59▼7Polk County, GAGA45,5141,810−19%

60Baldwin County, GAGA44,0291,805−12%

61▼4Stephens County, GAGA27,8541,736−17%

62▲13Murray County, GAGA41,6071,732+15%

63▲26Dawson County, GAGA35,3651,715+36%

64▲7Upson County, GAGA28,5001,693+2%

65▲8Ware County, GAGA36,9061,683+6%

66▼1Hart County, GAGA28,6391,675−11%

67▲17Chattooga County, GAGA25,3001,628+22%

68Grady County, GAGA26,5901,628−6%

69▲3Burke County, GAGA24,4081,610−2%

70▼1Monroe County, GAGA32,0231,591−8%

71▼9Putnam County, GAGA23,7221,590−21%

72▼9Coffee County, GAGA44,4071,571−18%

73▼14Tift County, GAGA42,2541,553−25%

74▼7Wayne County, GAGA32,4811,509−15%

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

76▼10Tattnall County, GAGA24,3761,450−20%

77▲2McDuffie County, GAGA21,6401,393−1%

78▼1Madison County, GAGA32,9191,360−5%

79▼1Butts County, GAGA27,2181,355−3%

80▲5Decatur County, GAGA29,4321,346+3%

81▲1Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,320−3%

82▲8Sumter County, GAGA28,8011,297+3%

83▼9Mitchell County, GAGA20,4671,286−17%

84▼8Rabun County, GAGA17,7641,261−15%

85▲9Crisp County, GAGA19,2371,252+8%

86▲1Pike County, GAGA20,9321,251−2%

87▼17Toombs County, GAGA27,5451,219−27%

88▲18Berrien County, GAGA18,9321,211+30%

89▼3Greene County, GAGA21,3671,201−7%

90▲7Brantley County, GAGA18,9361,192+6%

91▼10Worth County, GAGA20,0591,186−14%

92▼4Franklin County, GAGA25,9481,177−7%

93▲14Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,138+23%

94▼3Meriwether County, GAGA21,5161,119−9%

95▲3Towns County, GAGA13,2851,084−3%

96▼3Elbert County, GAGA20,0721,081−8%

97▼5Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471,038−15%

98▲23Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,014+46%

99▲14Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,007+19%

100▲3Brooks County, GAGA16,1011,006+2%

101▲21Dade County, GAGA16,154990+43%

102Pierce County, GAGA20,764987−1%

103▼7Washington County, GAGA19,453978−13%

104▼9Morgan County, GAGA22,095963−16%

105▼5Dodge County, GAGA19,663938−15%

106▲5Screven County, GAGA14,408912+6%

107▼3Cook County, GAGA18,232885−9%

108▲6Jefferson County, GAGA15,011879+4%

109▼8Banks County, GAGA21,273869−14%

110▲5Heard County, GAGA12,149857+2%

111▼6Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099855−11%

112▲7Jasper County, GAGA17,632852+13%

113▼14Crawford County, GAGA12,206835−24%

114▼31McIntosh County, GAGA11,989825−38%

115▲3Bleckley County, GAGA12,866785−1%

116▲16Bacon County, GAGA11,070748+30%

117▲3Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219735+4%

118▼9Charlton County, GAGA13,121717−20%

119▼9Appling County, GAGA19,100697−20%

120▲4Twiggs County, GAGA7,597688+7%

121▲13Macon County, GAGA11,756615+13%

122▼5Marion County, GAGA7,676601−25%

123▲5Early County, GAGA10,455579−6%

124▼12Telfair County, GAGA11,195577−32%

125▲11Jenkins County, GAGA8,843547+4%

126▲7Wilkes County, GAGA9,540540−3%

127▲2Candler County, GAGA11,275533−11%

128▲12Taylor County, GAGA7,818529+16%

129▲1Evans County, GAGA11,028518−12%

130▲15Wheeler County, GAGA7,570510+28%

131▼15Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465496−40%

132▲7Lincoln County, GAGA8,112492+6%

133▼8Johnson County, GAGA9,310490−22%

134▲1Montgomery County, GAGA8,635487−10%

135▼12Talbot County, GAGA5,709482−27%

136▲2Hancock County, GAGA8,682482−3%

137▼11Terrell County, GAGA8,656471−24%

138▼30Dooly County, GAGA11,156437−53%

139▼12Seminole County, GAGA9,162413−33%

140▲16Quitman County, GAGA2,254331+171%

141▼4Turner County, GAGA8,983329−35%

142▲1Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650312−26%

143▲5Calhoun County, GAGA5,413304−1%

144Wilcox County, GAGA8,797293−30%

145▼3Irwin County, GAGA9,020287−33%

146▲7Miller County, GAGA5,812284+45%

147▼16Stewart County, GAGA4,631257−56%

148▲3Warren County, GAGA5,269256+11%

149▼2Atkinson County, GAGA8,454234−27%

150▼4Schley County, GAGA4,593230−38%

151▼10Treutlen County, GAGA6,466225−49%

152Clinch County, GAGA6,8472210%

153▼3Clay County, GAGA2,815178−27%

154▼5Randolph County, GAGA6,156171−34%

155▲2Echols County, GAGA3,685165+35%

156▼2Glascock County, GAGA3,141141−20%

157▼2Baker County, GAGA2,725137−7%

158▲1Webster County, GAGA2,369121+27%

159▼1Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662101−17%

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