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Largest veteran population, Michigan counties · 2020

Michigan counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 83 is 2,912.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS –

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03877,139–

02Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33751,595–

03Macomb County, MIMI886,22144,452–

04Kent County, MIMI675,23229,511–

05Genesee County, MIMI401,09323,206–

06Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21413,323–

07Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79513,004–

08Ingham County, MIMI289,70912,993–

09Ottawa County, MIMI308,45912,559–

10Saginaw County, MIMI187,68811,821–

11Muskegon County, MIMI177,90111,376–

12St. Clair County, MIMI160,48610,781–

13Livingston County, MIMI197,3159,972–

14Monroe County, MIMI156,0049,703–

15Jackson County, MIMI159,5529,622–

16Berrien County, MIMI152,4448,890–

17Calhoun County, MIMI133,4088,864–

18Bay County, MIMI102,1237,347–

19Eaton County, MIMI109,5816,784–

20Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7296,337–

21Lenawee County, MIMI97,7795,919–

22Marquette County, MIMI68,0645,396–

23Lapeer County, MIMI89,5165,391–

24Midland County, MIMI83,7545,054–

25Allegan County, MIMI123,1884,894–

26Van Buren County, MIMI76,0714,447–

27Clinton County, MIMI80,4324,396–

28Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6814,358–

29Montcalm County, MIMI69,4064,053–

30Barry County, MIMI63,9913,842–

31St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9683,692–

32Ionia County, MIMI66,5573,594–

33Newaygo County, MIMI51,6223,555–

34Tuscola County, MIMI52,6803,477–

35Cass County, MIMI51,6773,367–

36Isabella County, MIMI64,6913,292–

37Delta County, MIMI36,5823,284–

38Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7383,064–

39Wexford County, MIMI34,4453,036–

40Chippewa County, MIMI36,0812,994–

41Mecosta County, MIMI42,3202,962–

42Iosco County, MIMI25,2662,912–

43Sanilac County, MIMI40,0832,873–

44Alpena County, MIMI28,8532,694–

45Clare County, MIMI31,5432,631–

46Roscommon County, MIMI23,9142,456–

47Branch County, MIMI45,9932,420–

48Menominee County, MIMI22,9412,186–

49Houghton County, MIMI37,8422,185–

50Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7932,173–

51Gratiot County, MIMI41,1902,149–

52Dickinson County, MIMI25,8272,112–

53Gladwin County, MIMI26,0772,107–

54Mason County, MIMI29,0402,081–

55Emmet County, MIMI33,7752,054–

56Manistee County, MIMI25,6562,044–

57Antrim County, MIMI24,6981,956–

58Huron County, MIMI30,5301,932–

59Osceola County, MIMI23,5161,915–

60Otsego County, MIMI26,0801,888–

61Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0361,865–

62Benzie County, MIMI18,5681,754–

63Oceana County, MIMI27,1771,709–

64Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1211,680–

65Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6931,624–

66Crawford County, MIMI13,7221,484–

67Leelanau County, MIMI22,9821,441–

68Gogebic County, MIMI14,2851,377–

69Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,322–

70Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1281,319–

71Arenac County, MIMI15,0681,165–

72Lake County, MIMI13,1821,092–

73Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361,092–

74Missaukee County, MIMI15,274993–

75Iron County, MIMI11,757992–

76Montmorency County, MIMI9,842938–

77Alger County, MIMI8,641830–

78Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823748–

79Oscoda County, MIMI8,723727–

80Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187655–

81Luce County, MIMI6,339600–

82Baraga County, MIMI8,169595–

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186278–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS