RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Largest veteran population, New York counties · 2020

New York 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 5,586.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS –

01Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09058,822–

02Erie County, NYNY946,74150,200–

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,18240,536–

04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93940,381–

05Kings County, NYNY2,653,96336,083–

06Monroe County, NYNY750,50633,216–

07New York County, NYNY1,664,86229,666–

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74327,009–

09Onondaga County, NYNY466,58423,676–

10Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33223,475–

11Orange County, NYNY417,66918,544–

12Saratoga County, NYNY241,34314,463–

13Niagara County, NYNY208,91214,239–

14Albany County, NYNY321,22514,013–

15Oneida County, NYNY226,39213,852–

16Dutchess County, NYNY300,70813,510–

17Richmond County, NYNY501,29013,137–

18Broome County, NYNY195,73610,740–

19Jefferson County, NYNY111,5409,829–

20Oswego County, NYNY118,5698,876–

21Schenectady County, NYNY162,5818,753–

22Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5108,723–

23Rockland County, NYNY357,3978,450–

24Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1268,321–

25Ulster County, NYNY183,3307,844–

26Steuben County, NYNY91,8557,522–

27St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887,342–

28Ontario County, NYNY113,1306,806–

29Wayne County, NYNY91,2506,252–

30Chemung County, NYNY80,4156,249–

31Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905,586–

32Clinton County, NYNY78,1385,222–

33Cayuga County, NYNY74,3655,172–

34Warren County, NYNY65,0204,503–

35Madison County, NYNY67,1204,428–

36Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194,342–

37Sullivan County, NYNY80,5864,139–

38Washington County, NYNY59,3534,121–

39Otsego County, NYNY60,5893,957–

40Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473,914–

41Livingston County, NYNY61,4383,903–

42Genesee County, NYNY58,4163,696–

43Columbia County, NYNY60,1683,589–

44Putnam County, NYNY99,0283,531–

45Tioga County, NYNY47,4533,475–

46Allegany County, NYNY46,8003,449–

47Fulton County, NYNY52,2163,447–

48Franklin County, NYNY46,5003,387–

49Chenango County, NYNY45,7153,375–

50Greene County, NYNY47,2383,250–

51Delaware County, NYNY44,3053,039–

52Orleans County, NYNY39,8252,903–

53Cortland County, NYNY45,8502,734–

54Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462,725–

55Essex County, NYNY36,4382,412–

56Seneca County, NYNY32,8832,409–

57Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412,272–

58Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762,023–

59Lewis County, NYNY26,4791,636–

60Yates County, NYNY24,5471,437–

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241,354–

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006336–

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