RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest veteran population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina 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 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 3,327.

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01Wake County, NCNC1,257,23551,291–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38348,790–

03Cumberland County, NCNC338,47342,630–

04Guilford County, NCNC562,23427,474–

05Onslow County, NCNC217,17524,005–

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,71820,549–

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,41717,043–

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914,736–

09Johnston County, NCNC256,44814,552–

10Durham County, NCNC347,24013,959–

11Gaston County, NCNC246,55813,482–

12Brunswick County, NCNC174,70213,451–

13Harnett County, NCNC150,13712,269–

14Union County, NCNC267,67412,026–

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72511,806–

16Craven County, NCNC105,02511,741–

17Wayne County, NCNC122,27811,699–

18Pitt County, NCNC182,93610,554–

19Davidson County, NCNC180,1829,730–

20Catawba County, NCNC170,1729,211–

21Iredell County, NCNC211,7989,174–

22Moore County, NCNC110,6199,118–

23Alamance County, NCNC186,1779,109–

24Rowan County, NCNC155,0969,045–

25Henderson County, NCNC122,3758,822–

26Randolph County, NCNC149,5168,567–

27Carteret County, NCNC70,4697,844–

28Robeson County, NCNC119,9417,143–

29Cleveland County, NCNC103,3256,092–

30Hoke County, NCNC56,9396,071–

31Nash County, NCNC99,3656,015–

32Lincoln County, NCNC98,6545,965–

33Orange County, NCNC152,4985,553–

34Burke County, NCNC88,6555,467–

35Haywood County, NCNC63,3695,452–

36Pender County, NCNC72,1115,402–

37Wilson County, NCNC81,1505,241–

38Rockingham County, NCNC94,1954,959–

39Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054,793–

40Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374,529–

41Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334,367–

42Chatham County, NCNC85,1114,271–

43Lee County, NCNC70,2584,195–

44Franklin County, NCNC82,0374,008–

45Rutherford County, NCNC65,7454,003–

46Granville County, NCNC61,4213,634–

47Transylvania County, NCNC34,2113,617–

48Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013,520–

49Surry County, NCNC72,2873,373–

50Stanly County, NCNC68,8303,327–

51Columbus County, NCNC50,4873,325–

52Stokes County, NCNC46,1263,270–

53Sampson County, NCNC61,5043,261–

54Duplin County, NCNC51,5713,198–

55Dare County, NCNC38,2453,146–

56Davie County, NCNC45,8553,105–

57Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703,100–

58Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1213,087–

59Currituck County, NCNC33,1582,996–

60McDowell County, NCNC45,1982,994–

61Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302,979–

62Jackson County, NCNC45,0392,937–

63Macon County, NCNC39,2322,846–

64Watauga County, NCNC54,7862,743–

65Person County, NCNC40,6362,555–

66Richmond County, NCNC42,0412,502–

67Halifax County, NCNC46,5342,462–

68Bladen County, NCNC30,0072,382–

69Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252,240–

70Vance County, NCNC42,6382,197–

71Scotland County, NCNC33,3222,067–

72Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,801–

73Ashe County, NCNC27,5141,567–

74Polk County, NCNC20,5331,479–

75Martin County, NCNC21,6011,463–

76Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581,462–

77Montgomery County, NCNC26,4031,443–

78Anson County, NCNC21,7581,421–

79Madison County, NCNC22,5531,413–

80Hertford County, NCNC19,0151,393–

81Camden County, NCNC11,3151,287–

82Warren County, NCNC18,8981,261–

83Perquimans County, NCNC13,4901,259–

84Northampton County, NCNC16,4911,238–

85Bertie County, NCNC17,0861,123–

86Caswell County, NCNC22,5631,083–

87Greene County, NCNC20,7001,045–

88Clay County, NCNC12,239968–

89Washington County, NCNC10,638959–

90Mitchell County, NCNC15,062909–

91Chowan County, NCNC14,082867–

92Avery County, NCNC18,110860–

93Alleghany County, NCNC11,479857–

94Gates County, NCNC10,234836–

95Jones County, NCNC9,575820–

96Yancey County, NCNC19,084763–

97Swain County, NCNC14,024692–

98Graham County, NCNC8,190472–

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537319–

100Hyde County, NCNC4,554239–

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