RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Largest veteran population, Texas counties

Texas 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 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 961. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Waller County, TX, up 21 places to #79.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Harris County, TXTX5,045,026151,833−3%

02Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088146,110+5%

03Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46699,576−8%

04Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39781,776−11%

05Bell County, TXTX402,24848,220−5%

06▲1El Paso County, TXTX877,85847,646+3%

07▼1Travis County, TXTX1,389,67046,722−5%

08Denton County, TXTX1,069,34643,911+6%

09Collin County, TXTX1,297,17942,042+2%

10Williamson County, TXTX752,82738,936+6%

11Montgomery County, TXTX781,19433,769+13%

12Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19127,597+5%

13Nueces County, TXTX352,99222,969−8%

14Galveston County, TXTX372,20719,934−6%

15▲1Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54919,401+7%

16▲1Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11119,188+7%

17▼2Brazoria County, TXTX419,08018,204−1%

18Comal County, TXTX209,16616,430+16%

19▲2McLennan County, TXTX272,02014,566+7%

20▲3Hays County, TXTX304,39014,042+17%

21▼1Jefferson County, TXTX254,32112,733−7%

22Cameron County, TXTX433,94612,5840%

23▲7Parker County, TXTX184,76712,251+25%

24▼5Lubbock County, TXTX328,90612,189−12%

25Smith County, TXTX252,54910,661−7%

26▲3Ellis County, TXTX240,86710,529+5%

27▼3Wichita County, TXTX129,55510,435−12%

28▼1Coryell County, TXTX85,59210,093−2%

29▲2Randall County, TXTX152,3519,543+1%

30▼4Taylor County, TXTX150,0779,459−9%

31▼3Grayson County, TXTX153,6139,190−10%

32▲3Johnson County, TXTX218,0489,137+25%

33▼1Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028,472−7%

34▼1Brazos County, TXTX249,0888,182−3%

35▲1Hunt County, TXTX123,3367,373+3%

36▲3Kaufman County, TXTX209,2357,172+4%

37▲5Rockwall County, TXTX140,7386,850+10%

38▼4Bastrop County, TXTX118,9086,505−17%

39▲1Gregg County, TXTX126,0956,069−11%

40▼3Bowie County, TXTX92,6965,820−17%

41Henderson County, TXTX88,5955,667−17%

42▼4Midland County, TXTX187,8555,381−23%

43▲2Webb County, TXTX281,2245,344−2%

44▲2Ector County, TXTX173,8015,261−2%

45▼2Potter County, TXTX114,4535,060−18%

46▲7Wilson County, TXTX56,1395,059+9%

47▲3Hood County, TXTX70,5015,001+5%

48▲11Wise County, TXTX83,7784,955+18%

49▲2San Patricio County, TXTX72,0534,844+3%

50▼6Angelina County, TXTX88,1544,658−19%

51▲6Medina County, TXTX56,8814,565+7%

52▲3Orange County, TXTX86,2664,479−1%

53▼6Liberty County, TXTX121,3644,444−14%

54▼6Victoria County, TXTX92,6564,409−11%

55▲5Wood County, TXTX49,6884,402+8%

56▼7Kerr County, TXTX54,0374,289−11%

57▲4Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304,124+3%

58▼6Walker County, TXTX83,8424,016−14%

59▼5Polk County, TXTX53,4343,973−13%

60▼4Harrison County, TXTX71,9563,776−13%

61▼3Burnet County, TXTX57,0153,482−18%

62▲1Lampasas County, TXTX23,6573,478−3%

63▲1Anderson County, TXTX59,8053,421−3%

64▲1Kendall County, TXTX53,2893,392−4%

65▲2Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903,234+2%

66▲9Upshur County, TXTX44,4103,184+22%

67▲4Val Verde County, TXTX47,8353,089+7%

68▼6Hardin County, TXTX58,7232,948−18%

69▼3Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0352,942−13%

70▼2Rusk County, TXTX54,8542,883−3%

71▲16Chambers County, TXTX57,5942,833+30%

72▲2Cherokee County, TXTX53,3372,779+5%

73▼1Navarro County, TXTX57,1812,7600%

74▼5Lamar County, TXTX51,5032,760−7%

75▲10Caldwell County, TXTX55,1502,612+14%

76▼3Bandera County, TXTX22,8762,433−9%

77▲2Cooke County, TXTX44,4612,410−6%

78▼2Fannin County, TXTX39,2652,392−9%

79▲21Waller County, TXTX69,8582,260+31%

80▼10Brown County, TXTX38,7112,209−24%

81▲10San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4882,204+5%

82▼1Erath County, TXTX43,9112,194−14%

83▲1Hill County, TXTX39,5032,189−7%

84▼7Matagorda County, TXTX36,4632,151−17%

85▼5Llano County, TXTX23,3532,125−17%

86▼4Cass County, TXTX28,6512,069−18%

87▲15Gillespie County, TXTX28,5272,008+21%

88▲1Kleberg County, TXTX30,3151,991−7%

89▼3Washington County, TXTX38,2881,975−9%

90▼7Hopkins County, TXTX39,0631,849−22%

91▼3Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7911,827−15%

92▲4Grimes County, TXTX34,2521,816−3%

93▼1Jasper County, TXTX33,0751,812−12%

94▼1Aransas County, TXTX26,1461,809−11%

95▲2Wharton County, TXTX42,0601,767−3%

96▲10Panola County, TXTX23,0181,722+14%

97▲1Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8041,709−4%

98▼8Bee County, TXTX32,5151,645−22%

99▲6Tyler County, TXTX20,4431,522−2%

100▼5Montague County, TXTX21,9661,517−20%

101▲3Fayette County, TXTX25,4591,488−5%

102▼24Howard County, TXTX30,5041,462−43%

103▼9Houston County, TXTX22,3161,419−28%

104▲12Bosque County, TXTX18,9181,368+14%

105▲15Calhoun County, TXTX19,5991,314+13%

106▼7Limestone County, TXTX22,8491,314−24%

107▼4Titus County, TXTX31,5631,258−21%

108▼1Eastland County, TXTX18,1431,255−11%

109▼8Uvalde County, TXTX24,9631,246−26%

110Rains County, TXTX13,5421,243−3%

111▼2Milam County, TXTX26,2581,209−8%

112▼1Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6331,196−5%

113▼1Freestone County, TXTX20,8111,164−8%

114▲5Gray County, TXTX20,9191,163−1%

115▲2Jones County, TXTX20,8611,148−3%

116▼3Leon County, TXTX16,8941,144−9%

117▼3Falls County, TXTX17,8691,132−9%

118▲4Callahan County, TXTX14,4911,099−5%

119▼4Lavaca County, TXTX20,6511,080−12%

120▲47Maverick County, TXTX58,8231,079+110%

121Sabine County, TXTX10,0121,064−9%

122▲4Burleson County, TXTX20,5491,049−2%

123▲4DeWitt County, TXTX20,3091,019−3%

124▼1Morris County, TXTX12,133986−15%

125▲9Young County, TXTX18,154986+3%

126▼8Austin County, TXTX33,625981−17%

127▲3Robertson County, TXTX17,839961−4%

128▼20Trinity County, TXTX14,384958−32%

129▼1Comanche County, TXTX14,432953−7%

130▼6Shelby County, TXTX24,286942−17%

131Colorado County, TXTX21,439936−6%

132▼7Hale County, TXTX31,819926−14%

133▲12Camp County, TXTX13,380921+15%

134▲6Scurry County, TXTX16,162914+2%

135▲1Marion County, TXTX9,8969110%

136▲1Lee County, TXTX18,729896−1%

137▲6Starr County, TXTX66,319885+4%

138▼3Clay County, TXTX10,764881−3%

139▼10Blanco County, TXTX13,581866−15%

140▲15Red River County, TXTX11,816825+32%

141▼9Madison County, TXTX14,226806−16%

142▼3Gonzales County, TXTX20,159765−15%

143▼5San Augustine County, TXTX7,722756−16%

144▲4Pecos County, TXTX14,560730+5%

145▼4Hockley County, TXTX21,600695−21%

146▲17Brewster County, TXTX9,458688+29%

147▼1Nolan County, TXTX14,117655−16%

148▲13Somervell County, TXTX10,261647+15%

149▼16Newton County, TXTX11,954643−33%

150▼8Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481635−26%

151▲8Jackson County, TXTX15,393633+8%

152▲10McCulloch County, TXTX7,472593+9%

153▲3Hamilton County, TXTX8,680588−5%

154▲6Frio County, TXTX18,8235730%

155▼4Willacy County, TXTX19,971572−13%

156▼9Live Oak County, TXTX11,929547−23%

157▲8Archer County, TXTX9,129541+3%

158▼4Coleman County, TXTX7,915523−17%

159▼10Moore County, TXTX21,891518−23%

160▲20Terry County, TXTX11,720499+26%

161▼11Franklin County, TXTX10,994490−26%

162▲8Goliad County, TXTX7,208488−3%

163▼19Karnes County, TXTX15,018471−44%

164Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626465−12%

165▲1Jack County, TXTX9,563463−11%

166▲2Ward County, TXTX11,125444−12%

167▼15Andrews County, TXTX18,914439−33%

168▼11Runnels County, TXTX9,693420−31%

169▲2Gaines County, TXTX23,956419−16%

170▲3Refugio County, TXTX6,657401−10%

171▼2Lamb County, TXTX12,579399−21%

172▲30Mitchell County, TXTX8,947399+49%

173▲9Duval County, TXTX9,402375−3%

174Castro County, TXTX7,295373−16%

175▼22Kinney County, TXTX3,128357−45%

176▲3Carson County, TXTX5,805356−13%

177▲12Parmer County, TXTX9,678351+7%

178▲7Kimble County, TXTX4,438350−4%

179▼4Dallam County, TXTX7,508346−21%

180▲1Dawson County, TXTX11,776346−11%

181▲3Delta County, TXTX5,549339−9%

182▼24Reeves County, TXTX12,138309−48%

183▲12Haskell County, TXTX5,499306+2%

184▲24Garza County, TXTX4,510298+24%

185▲13Real County, TXTX2,745287+1%

186▲14Mason County, TXTX3,990271−1%

187▲17Baylor County, TXTX3,472266+2%

188▼11Zapata County, TXTX13,753263−40%

189▼1Dimmit County, TXTX8,024254−23%

190▲1Fisher County, TXTX3,692249−18%

191▼15La Salle County, TXTX6,517249−43%

192▲4Floyd County, TXTX4,881249−16%

193▼15Stephens County, TXTX9,380247−42%

194▼11San Saba County, TXTX5,787244−36%

195▲19Crane County, TXTX4,554234+8%

196▼9Mills County, TXTX4,580228−34%

197▲4Hansford County, TXTX4,944219−19%

198▼12Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284216−39%

199▼9Winkler County, TXTX7,540205−35%

200▲28Culberson County, TXTX2,267204+57%

201▼2Brooks County, TXTX6,579203−28%

202▲10Wheeler County, TXTX4,773203−12%

203▼6Crosby County, TXTX4,852202−30%

204▲11Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433196+6%

205▲6Hartley County, TXTX4,904188−21%

206▼14Swisher County, TXTX6,703186−38%

207▲24Bailey County, TXTX6,963184+51%

208▲13Coke County, TXTX3,412183+5%

209▼4Lynn County, TXTX6,017180−31%

210▼4Concho County, TXTX3,607180−28%

211▼17Childress County, TXTX6,643169−43%

212▼19Menard County, TXTX1,956169−44%

213▲7Armstrong County, TXTX1,843162−7%

214▼4Donley County, TXTX3,213161−33%

215▼2Hardeman County, TXTX3,292157−29%

216▼13Shackelford County, TXTX3,197148−44%

217▼8Sutton County, TXTX3,203146−39%

218▼2Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487146−21%

219▲7Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711142−1%

220▲22Schleicher County, TXTX2,245141+93%

221▲2Hall County, TXTX2,737134−12%

222▼50Zavala County, TXTX9,037132−71%

223▲22Presidio County, TXTX5,433130+217%

224▲5Martin County, TXTX5,2841290%

225▲19Oldham County, TXTX1,783129+130%

226▼9Knox County, TXTX3,192118−35%

227▲3Motley County, TXTX1,043104−18%

228▲6Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55497−5%

229▼11Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95592−48%

230▼6Upton County, TXTX3,13187−40%

231▼6Hemphill County, TXTX3,08384−42%

232▲7Briscoe County, TXTX1,47476−4%

233▼14Yoakum County, TXTX7,43874−58%

234▲3Irion County, TXTX1,46369−22%

235▲12Terrell County, TXTX70263+57%

236▼29Crockett County, TXTX2,76961−75%

237▼15Sherman County, TXTX2,78156−66%

238▲3Stonewall County, TXTX1,18656−25%

239▼4Dickens County, TXTX1,69255−44%

240▼7Cochran County, TXTX2,54654−53%

241▼9Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55544−63%

242▼2Foard County, TXTX1,04443−43%

243Roberts County, TXTX86742−29%

244▼17Reagan County, TXTX3,16638−71%

245▼9Edwards County, TXTX1,37035−62%

246▼8Cottle County, TXTX1,22425−71%

247▲1Glasscock County, TXTX1,12825−7%

248▲1Borden County, TXTX56723−12%

249▼3Kent County, TXTX67423−43%

250▲1McMullen County, TXTX54423+21%

251▼1Sterling County, TXTX1,34918−25%

252▲2Kenedy County, TXTX3195–

253▼1King County, TXTX1922−60%

254▼1Loving County, TXTX520−100%

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