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.

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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%

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

10Onondaga 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%

18Jefferson County, NYNY111,5409,861+0%

19Broome County, NYNY195,7369,523−11%

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

21Oswego County, NYNY118,5697,445−16%

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

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

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

25Ulster County, NYNY183,3306,469−18%

26Steuben County, NYNY91,8556,466−14%

27Ontario County, NYNY113,1306,365−6%

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

29Chemung County, NYNY80,4155,658−9%

30Clinton County, NYNY78,1384,993−4%

31Wayne County, NYNY91,2504,863−22%

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

33Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654,189−19%

34Madison County, NYNY67,1204,047−9%

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

36Warren County, NYNY65,0203,816−15%

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

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

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

40Fulton County, NYNY52,2163,478+1%

41Putnam County, NYNY99,0283,416−3%

42Genesee County, NYNY58,4163,369−9%

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

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

45Tioga County, NYNY47,4533,167−9%

46Otsego County, NYNY60,5893,125−21%

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

48Greene County, NYNY47,2382,834−13%

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

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

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

52Orleans County, NYNY39,8252,621−10%

53Essex County, NYNY36,4382,515+4%

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

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

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

57Seneca 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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES