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Largest veteran population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23551,127−0%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38344,881−8%

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,47340,226−6%

04Onslow County, NCNC217,17525,185+5%

05Guilford County, NCNC562,23424,634−10%

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,71819,059−7%

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714,160−17%

08Brunswick County, NCNC174,70214,158+5%

09Durham County, NCNC347,24013,951−0%

10New Hanover County, NCNC245,95913,192−10%

11Johnston County, NCNC256,44813,032−10%

12Gaston County, NCNC246,55812,211−9%

13Union County, NCNC267,67411,834−2%

14Harnett County, NCNC150,13711,660−5%

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511,598−2%

16Craven County, NCNC105,02510,968−7%

17Moore County, NCNC110,61910,291+13%

18Wayne County, NCNC122,2789,996−15%

19Iredell County, NCNC211,7989,848+7%

20Davidson County, NCNC180,1829,726−0%

21Alamance County, NCNC186,1779,482+4%

22Pitt County, NCNC182,9369,100−14%

23Rowan County, NCNC155,0968,425−7%

24Catawba County, NCNC170,1728,114−12%

25Henderson County, NCNC122,3757,811−11%

26Randolph County, NCNC149,5167,634−11%

27Hoke County, NCNC56,9396,926+14%

28Carteret County, NCNC70,4696,799−13%

29Nash County, NCNC99,3655,784−4%

30Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255,720−6%

31Orange County, NCNC152,4985,717+3%

32Robeson County, NCNC119,9415,437−24%

33Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955,236+6%

34Haywood County, NCNC63,3694,981−9%

35Lincoln County, NCNC98,6544,741−21%

36Pender County, NCNC72,1114,726−13%

37Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,678+17%

38Chatham County, NCNC85,1114,637+9%

39Burke County, NCNC88,6554,559−17%

40Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054,370−9%

41Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453,853−4%

42Wilson County, NCNC81,1503,690−30%

43Lee County, NCNC70,2583,590−14%

44Currituck County, NCNC33,1583,574+19%

45Surry County, NCNC72,2873,550+5%

46Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373,539−22%

47Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013,445−2%

48Granville County, NCNC61,4213,363−7%

49Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703,361+8%

50Stanly County, NCNC68,8303,306−1%

51Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333,211−26%

52Duplin County, NCNC51,5713,141−2%

53Sampson County, NCNC61,5043,083−5%

54Jackson County, NCNC45,0392,916−1%

55Macon County, NCNC39,2322,916+2%

56Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212,878−7%

57Davie County, NCNC45,8552,798−10%

58Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112,785−23%

59McDowell County, NCNC45,1982,760−8%

60Stokes County, NCNC46,1262,674−18%

61Columbus County, NCNC50,4872,668−20%

62Halifax County, NCNC46,5342,628+7%

63Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302,522−15%

64Dare County, NCNC38,2452,498−21%

65Vance County, NCNC42,6382,169−1%

66Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,150−22%

67Alexander County, NCNC36,9582,137+19%

68Person County, NCNC40,6362,075−19%

69Yadkin County, NCNC38,3251,966−12%

70Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,902−20%

71Richmond County, NCNC42,0411,838−27%

72Scotland County, NCNC33,3221,796−13%

73Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,482−5%

74Warren County, NCNC18,8981,482+18%

75Polk County, NCNC20,5331,451−2%

76Hertford County, NCNC19,0151,332−4%

77Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901,301+3%

78Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031,296−10%

79Avery County, NCNC18,1101,271+48%

80Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581,246−15%

81Madison County, NCNC22,5531,245−12%

82Camden County, NCNC11,3151,233−4%

83Chowan County, NCNC14,0821,177+36%

84Anson County, NCNC21,7581,171−18%

85Caswell County, NCNC22,5631,153+6%

86Yancey County, NCNC19,0841,031+35%

87Martin County, NCNC21,6011,023−30%

88Northampton County, NCNC16,4911,017−18%

89Mitchell County, NCNC15,062946+4%

90Jones County, NCNC9,575919+12%

91Gates County, NCNC10,234900+8%

92Bertie County, NCNC17,086833−26%

93Swain County, NCNC14,024798+15%

94Washington County, NCNC10,638761−21%

95Alleghany County, NCNC11,479760−11%

96Greene County, NCNC20,700718−31%

97Clay County, NCNC12,239644−33%

98Graham County, NCNC8,190464−2%

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537248−22%

100Hyde County, NCNC4,554211−12%

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