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Largest veteran population, Michigan counties

Michigan 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 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03864,943−16%

02Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33744,825−13%

03Macomb County, MIMI886,22135,548−20%

04Kent County, MIMI675,23224,879−16%

05Genesee County, MIMI401,09320,420−12%

06Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21412,031−10%

07Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79511,723−10%

08Ottawa County, MIMI308,45911,005−12%

09Ingham County, MIMI289,70910,765−17%

10Muskegon County, MIMI177,9019,841−13%

11Livingston County, MIMI197,3159,796−2%

12Saginaw County, MIMI187,6889,767−17%

13Monroe County, MIMI156,0049,065−7%

14St. Clair County, MIMI160,4869,016−16%

15Jackson County, MIMI159,5528,520−11%

16Calhoun County, MIMI133,4087,436−16%

17Berrien County, MIMI152,4447,328−18%

18Eaton County, MIMI109,5816,441−5%

19Bay County, MIMI102,1236,218−15%

20Lapeer County, MIMI89,5165,402+0%

21Lenawee County, MIMI97,7795,173−13%

22Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7295,110−19%

23Allegan County, MIMI123,1884,920+1%

24Midland County, MIMI83,7544,624−9%

25Marquette County, MIMI68,0644,562−15%

26Montcalm County, MIMI69,4064,333+7%

27Clinton County, MIMI80,4324,074−7%

28Van Buren County, MIMI76,0713,575−20%

29Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6813,426−21%

30Ionia County, MIMI66,5573,406−5%

31Barry County, MIMI63,9913,279−15%

32Cass County, MIMI51,6773,234−4%

33St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9683,042−18%

34Newaygo County, MIMI51,6222,965−17%

35Delta County, MIMI36,5822,917−11%

36Isabella County, MIMI64,6912,881−12%

37Tuscola County, MIMI52,6802,791−20%

38Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7382,594−15%

39Chippewa County, MIMI36,0812,460−18%

40Sanilac County, MIMI40,0832,412−16%

41Mecosta County, MIMI42,3202,403−19%

42Clare County, MIMI31,5432,400−9%

43Iosco County, MIMI25,2662,399−18%

44Wexford County, MIMI34,4452,346−23%

45Alpena County, MIMI28,8532,310−14%

46Branch County, MIMI45,9932,294−5%

47Dickinson County, MIMI25,8272,081−1%

48Roscommon County, MIMI23,9142,061−16%

49Otsego County, MIMI26,0802,049+9%

50Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7932,037−6%

51Houghton County, MIMI37,8422,008−8%

52Menominee County, MIMI22,9411,978−10%

53Mason County, MIMI29,0401,932−7%

54Gratiot County, MIMI41,1901,844−14%

55Osceola County, MIMI23,5161,830−4%

56Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1211,798+7%

57Gladwin County, MIMI26,0771,763−16%

58Emmet County, MIMI33,7751,731−16%

59Manistee County, MIMI25,6561,727−16%

60Antrim County, MIMI24,6981,715−12%

61Huron County, MIMI30,5301,638−15%

62Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0361,568−16%

63Oceana County, MIMI27,1771,554−9%

64Benzie County, MIMI18,5681,469−16%

65Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6931,384−15%

66Leelanau County, MIMI22,9821,308−9%

67Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1281,267−4%

68Gogebic County, MIMI14,2851,222−11%

69Crawford County, MIMI13,7221,196−19%

70Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,125−15%

71Iron County, MIMI11,7571,068+8%

72Arenac County, MIMI15,0681,024−12%

73Lake County, MIMI13,182896−18%

74Missaukee County, MIMI15,274828−17%

75Mackinac County, MIMI11,236827−24%

76Montmorency County, MIMI9,842782−17%

77Oscoda County, MIMI8,723728+0%

78Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823726−3%

79Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187677+3%

80Alger County, MIMI8,641627−24%

81Luce County, MIMI6,339591−2%

82Baraga County, MIMI8,169579−3%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186246−12%

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