RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest veteran population, New York counties

New York 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 4,863. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fulton County, NY, up 7 places to #40.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09048,220−18%

02Erie County, NYNY946,74143,450−13%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,18235,435−13%

04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93932,220−20%

05Kings County, NYNY2,653,96331,586−12%

06Monroe County, NYNY750,50629,658−11%

07New York County, NYNY1,664,86224,063−19%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322,789−16%

09▲1Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33221,088−10%

10▼1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58420,619−13%

11Orange County, NYNY417,66915,541−16%

12Saratoga County, NYNY241,34312,878−11%

13Niagara County, NYNY208,91212,450−13%

14Albany County, NYNY321,22512,394−12%

15Oneida County, NYNY226,39212,099−13%

16Dutchess County, NYNY300,70811,695−13%

17Richmond County, NYNY501,29010,589−19%

18▲1Jefferson County, NYNY111,5409,8610%

19▼1Broome County, NYNY195,7369,523−11%

20▲2Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5107,810−10%

21▼1Oswego County, NYNY118,5697,445−16%

22▲2Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1267,295−12%

23▼2Schenectady County, NYNY162,5816,724−23%

24▼1Rockland County, NYNY357,3976,470−23%

25Ulster County, NYNY183,3306,469−18%

26Steuben County, NYNY91,8556,466−14%

27▲1Ontario County, NYNY113,1306,365−6%

28▼1St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4885,722−22%

29▲1Chemung County, NYNY80,4155,658−9%

30▲2Clinton County, NYNY78,1384,993−4%

31▼2Wayne County, NYNY91,2504,863−22%

32▼1Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3904,721−15%

33Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654,189−19%

34▲1Madison County, NYNY67,1204,047−9%

35▲3Washington County, NYNY59,3533,973−4%

36▼2Warren County, NYNY65,0203,816−15%

37▼1Herkimer County, NYNY59,2193,646−16%

38▲3Livingston County, NYNY61,4383,596−8%

39▼2Sullivan County, NYNY80,5863,484−16%

40▲7Fulton County, NYNY52,2163,478+1%

41▲3Putnam County, NYNY99,0283,416−3%

42Genesee County, NYNY58,4163,369−9%

43▼3Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473,260−17%

44▼1Columbia County, NYNY60,1683,191−11%

45Tioga County, NYNY47,4533,167−9%

46▼7Otsego County, NYNY60,5893,125−21%

47▼1Allegany County, NYNY46,8002,979−14%

48▲2Greene County, NYNY47,2382,834−13%

49Chenango County, NYNY45,7152,827−16%

50▲4Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462,757+1%

51▼3Franklin County, NYNY46,5002,731−19%

52Orleans County, NYNY39,8252,621−10%

53▲2Essex County, NYNY36,4382,515+4%

54▼3Delaware County, NYNY44,3052,401−21%

55▲2Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412,399+6%

56▼3Cortland County, NYNY45,8502,343−14%

57▼1Seneca County, NYNY32,8832,013−16%

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761,837−9%

59Lewis County, NYNY26,4791,703+4%

60Yates County, NYNY24,5471,343−7%

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241,171−14%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006386+15%

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