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Largest veteran population, Missouri counties

Missouri 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 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 1,099. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Maries County, MO, up 13 places to #69.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01St. Louis County, MOMO990,91146,673−15%

02Jackson County, MOMO732,99434,661−9%

03St. Charles County, MOMO426,49921,217−8%

04Greene County, MOMO309,28616,794−2%

05▲2Clay County, MOMO265,03213,951−7%

06▼1St. Louis, MOMO278,14413,053−17%

07▼1Jefferson County, MOMO233,13212,928−15%

08Boone County, MOMO191,7467,933−13%

09▲1Jasper County, MOMO127,4287,3580%

10▼1Cass County, MOMO115,8596,978−12%

11Platte County, MOMO114,4006,778−7%

12Franklin County, MOMO108,0906,290−12%

13Pulaski County, MOMO54,4426,012−2%

14▲2Johnson County, MOMO56,6705,276−7%

15▼1Christian County, MOMO96,7255,229−15%

16▼1Buchanan County, MOMO83,5404,693−22%

17Cole County, MOMO77,9084,585−7%

18▲2St. Francois County, MOMO67,8094,4870%

19▼1Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9994,256−9%

20▼1Newton County, MOMO62,2634,040−10%

21▲2Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763,663−2%

22▼1Taney County, MOMO57,0013,574−20%

23▼1Camden County, MOMO44,0473,417−15%

24▲3Butler County, MOMO41,9043,1860%

25▼1Phelps County, MOMO45,2473,026−13%

26▲4Webster County, MOMO43,0542,990+3%

27▲1Stone County, MOMO32,5032,950−7%

28▲1Pettis County, MOMO44,2542,937+1%

29▼3Howell County, MOMO40,7982,808−16%

30▼5Callaway County, MOMO45,7652,783−19%

31▲1Warren County, MOMO39,0162,643−7%

32▲6Lafayette County, MOMO33,5312,415+17%

33▲2Texas County, MOMO25,9942,303−14%

34▼3Laclede County, MOMO36,9432,282−21%

35▼2Barry County, MOMO36,2002,165−22%

36▲5Polk County, MOMO33,6042,109+9%

37Stoddard County, MOMO28,2842,013−6%

38▲5Benton County, MOMO20,5362,006+6%

39▼5Lawrence County, MOMO39,4011,943−30%

40▼4Scott County, MOMO37,9751,819−20%

41▼1Henry County, MOMO22,6711,787−11%

42▲10Wright County, MOMO19,6711,776+17%

43▲2Crawford County, MOMO22,9291,773+1%

44▼2Marion County, MOMO28,5251,695−12%

45▲4Morgan County, MOMO22,4181,653+1%

46▼7Miller County, MOMO25,8171,519−25%

47▲3Audrain County, MOMO24,5281,505−7%

48▼2Ray County, MOMO23,3981,463−15%

49▲7Dallas County, MOMO18,0251,394+4%

50▼3Dunklin County, MOMO26,8551,394−18%

51▼3Clinton County, MOMO21,6611,373−17%

52▼8Washington County, MOMO23,8101,363−24%

53▲1Dent County, MOMO14,5841,279−6%

54▼1McDonald County, MOMO23,9921,273−9%

55▼4Randolph County, MOMO24,5131,236−19%

56▲1Perry County, MOMO19,0931,167−10%

57▲6Andrew County, MOMO18,2411,127−2%

58▲2Cedar County, MOMO14,8881,099−9%

59▲2Douglas County, MOMO12,3421,082−10%

60▼5Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6891,079−20%

61▲3Saline County, MOMO23,2651,019−11%

62▲10Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,005−2%

63▲12Nodaway County, MOMO20,174981+2%

64▼5New Madrid County, MOMO15,086972−23%

65▲9Adair County, MOMO25,684951−3%

66▲5Bates County, MOMO16,512922−10%

67▼9Cooper County, MOMO17,136899−31%

68▼2Pike County, MOMO17,955895−19%

69▲13Maries County, MOMO8,397887+5%

70Hickory County, MOMO9,044886−14%

71▼2Vernon County, MOMO19,946863−17%

72▼5Moniteau County, MOMO15,428857−20%

73▼8Madison County, MOMO12,858852−24%

74▲7Montgomery County, MOMO11,590827−4%

75▼13Wayne County, MOMO10,782805−31%

76▼8Macon County, MOMO15,190782−27%

77▲3Ripley County, MOMO10,717744−16%

78▲1Livingston County, MOMO14,708736−17%

79▲5Ozark County, MOMO9,172725−11%

80▼7DeKalb County, MOMO9,795691−32%

81▲7Ralls County, MOMO10,444690−13%

82▲1Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465680−19%

83▲9Linn County, MOMO11,815667−3%

84▼8St. Clair County, MOMO9,976658−29%

85▼8Bollinger County, MOMO10,646650−29%

86▲4Monroe County, MOMO8,959629−16%

87▲12Daviess County, MOMO8,558601+3%

88▼3Caldwell County, MOMO9,012596−27%

89Osage County, MOMO13,611580−23%

90▲3Mississippi County, MOMO12,003564−14%

91▼4Iron County, MOMO9,318554−32%

92▲5Barton County, MOMO11,795534−10%

93▼2Lewis County, MOMO9,879534−25%

94▲8Carter County, MOMO5,418526+5%

95▲3Grundy County, MOMO9,744526−11%

96▼2Howard County, MOMO10,180514−17%

97▼11Shannon County, MOMO7,285497−39%

98▼3Dade County, MOMO7,804489−20%

99▼3Chariton County, MOMO7,377488−19%

100▲5Carroll County, MOMO8,417450+7%

101▼23Oregon County, MOMO8,709440−51%

102▲6Shelby County, MOMO5,870440+14%

103Gentry County, MOMO6,384411−18%

104Clark County, MOMO6,475404−17%

105▼4Reynolds County, MOMO5,992400−25%

106▼6Harrison County, MOMO8,281332−40%

107▼1Atchison County, MOMO5,175322−23%

108▼1Putnam County, MOMO4,546304−25%

109▲2Sullivan County, MOMO5,738298−14%

110Knox County, MOMO3,728242−31%

111▼2Holt County, MOMO4,200237−36%

112▲1Mercer County, MOMO3,404223−15%

113▼1Scotland County, MOMO4,796193−39%

114Schuyler County, MOMO4,140191+1%

115Worth County, MOMO1,914119−10%

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