RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Largest veteran population, New Jersey counties

New Jersey 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 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 11,260.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Ocean County, NJNJ673,74629,973−13%

02▲1Burlington County, NJNJ481,43923,954−10%

03▼1Bergen County, NJNJ977,02622,085−20%

04▲1Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33520,594−15%

05▼1Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03520,507−16%

06Camden County, NJNJ535,79918,909−16%

07Essex County, NJNJ896,37917,292−6%

08▲1Morris County, NJNJ524,25113,940−9%

09▼1Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63813,495−13%

10▲3Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65711,943+4%

11▼1Union County, NJNJ601,86311,260−20%

12▼1Passaic County, NJNJ531,62410,616−15%

13▼1Mercer County, NJNJ399,28910,176−17%

14Hudson County, NJNJ735,0339,900−9%

15Somerset County, NJNJ356,4868,875−10%

16▲2Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1485,802−5%

17▼1Sussex County, NJNJ148,0635,683−19%

18▼1Cape May County, NJNJ93,3905,408−20%

19▲1Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814,863−4%

20▼1Warren County, NJNJ112,9534,805−16%

21Salem County, NJNJ66,2802,951−15%

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