Which county has the highest veteran population?

Maricopa County, Arizona ranks #1 with 253,512 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by veteran population?

Maricopa County, Arizona, Los Angeles County, California, San Diego County, California, Harris County, Texas, Cook County, Illinois.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is veteran population measured?

Number of civilian veterans 18 and over (ACS B21001). The raw-count companion to the veteran share. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

Largest veteran population, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS –

2501Essex County, VTVT6,051552–

2502Pembina County, NDND6,568550–

2503Gilmer County, WVWV7,085549–

2504Pleasants County, WVWV7,338548–

2505Storey County, NVNV4,260546–

2506Leflore County, MSMS25,686546–

2507Ouray County, COCO5,265545–

2508Schuyler County, ILIL6,657545–

2509McCulloch County, TXTX7,472545–

2510Burt County, NENE6,678544–

2511Tucker County, WVWV6,540542–

2512Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683542–

2513Macon County, GAGA11,756542–

2514Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873542–

2515Crittenden County, KYKY8,807542–

2516Lawrence County, MSMS11,819540–

2517Sitka, AKAK8,319539–

2518Montgomery County, GAGA8,635539–

2519Kane County, UTUT8,597538–

2520Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899538–

2521Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312536–

2522Rice County, KSKS9,266536–

2523Major County, OKOK7,536535–

2524Brewster County, TXTX9,458535–

2525Swift County, MNMN9,763534–

2526Lawrence County, KYKY15,765533–

2527San Juan County, UTUT14,542532–

2528Reynolds County, MOMO5,992532–

2529Turner County, SDSD9,314532–

2530Louisa County, IAIA10,416532–

2531Roberts County, SDSD10,255532–

2532Quay County, NMNM8,454531–

2533Sullivan County, PAPA5,856530–

2534Butler County, NENE8,507529–

2535Jackson County, KYKY13,325529–

2536Jenkins County, GAGA8,843528–

2537Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626528–

2538Scott County, ARAR9,965527–

2539Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941527–

2540Phelps County, NENE8,994526–

2541Greenwood County, KSKS5,826525–

2542Archer County, TXTX9,129524–

2543Traill County, NDND7,920522–

2544Morgan County, UTUT13,383520–

2545Jack County, TXTX9,563519–

2546Nantucket County, MAMA14,758518–

2547Clay County, TNTN7,821517–

2548Wirt County, WVWV4,879515–

2549Saguache County, COCO6,732515–

2550Mineral County, MTMT5,185515–

2551Van Buren County, IAIA7,131514–

2552Jefferson County, NENE7,070513–

2553Kiowa County, OKOK8,181513–

2554Maverick County, TXTX58,823513–

2555Lake County, COCO7,552511–

2556Turner County, GAGA8,983510–

2557Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303510–

2558Day County, SDSD5,484510–

2559Wilson County, KSKS8,299510–

2560Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477509–

2561Pendleton County, WVWV5,826509–

2562Pope County, ILIL3,672509–

2563Lucas County, IAIA8,847509–

2564Washington County, KYKY12,368508–

2565Franklin County, IDID15,889507–

2566Merrick County, NENE7,905506–

2567Ward County, TXTX11,125506–

2568Seward County, KSKS21,073506–

2569Carter County, MOMO5,418503–

2570Lamb County, TXTX12,579503–

2571Gentry County, MOMO6,384502–

2572Lincoln County, NVNV4,320501–

2573Goliad County, TXTX7,208501–

2574Greene County, ALAL7,067500–

2575Clear Creek County, COCO8,994500–

2576Grand County, UTUT9,790499–

2577Conejos County, COCO7,529499–

2578Kit Carson County, COCO7,069499–

2579Mountrail County, NDND9,395499–

2580Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244497–

2581Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018497–

2582Gaines County, TXTX23,956496–

2583McHenry County, NDND5,130496–

2584Hancock County, GAGA8,682495–

2585Lafayette County, FLFL8,792494–

2586Osceola County, IAIA5,980494–

2587Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649493–

2588Russell County, KSKS6,581493–

2589Wilcox County, ALAL9,666492–

2590Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600491–

2591Holmes County, MSMS15,465490–

2592Knott County, KYKY13,321490–

2593Pondera County, MTMT6,072489–

2594Nemaha County, KSKS10,054489–

2595Pickett County, TNTN5,219488–

2596Clark County, MOMO6,475488–

2597Pipestone County, MNMN9,260488–

2598Bent County, COCO5,716486–

2599Alexander County, ILIL4,570484–

2600Pulaski County, ILIL4,820483–

2601Wayne County, NENE10,020482–

2602Colfax County, NENE10,934482–

2603Monroe County, IAIA7,406481–

2604Anderson County, KSKS8,018479–

2605Calhoun County, WVWV5,978477–

2606Conecuh County, ALAL10,899476–

2607Rock County, MNMN9,524476–

2608Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511476–

2609Kingman County, KSKS7,029476–

2610Mora County, NMNM4,051475–

2611Livingston County, KYKY8,863474–

2612Graham County, NCNC8,190472–

2613West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156471–

2614King and Queen County, VAVA6,743470–

2615Dallas County, ARAR6,011470–

2616Tillman County, OKOK6,780470–

2617Doniphan County, KSKS7,594470–

2618Cotton County, OKOK5,432467–

2619Pepin County, WIWI7,513467–

2620Sheridan County, NENE4,809466–

2621Lincoln County, GAGA8,112466–

2622Emmet County, IAIA9,107464–

2623Morris County, KSKS5,348464–

2624Gallatin County, KYKY8,840464–

2625Musselshell County, MTMT5,582463–

2626Teton County, MTMT6,496459–

2627Catron County, NMNM3,827459–

2628Toole County, MTMT5,211458–

2629North Slope, AKAK10,582458–

2630Zavala County, TXTX9,037458–

2631Sumter County, ALAL11,588457–

2632Chicot County, ARAR9,107456–

2633Taylor County, GAGA7,818455–

2634Adair County, IAIA7,403453–

2635Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344452–

2636Florence County, WIWI4,748450–

2637Cuming County, NENE8,823447–

2638Refugio County, TXTX6,657447–

2639Putnam County, ILIL5,619447–

2640Castro County, TXTX7,295445–

2641Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730444–

2642Cumberland County, KYKY5,992443–

2643Allendale County, SCSC7,355442–

2644Nemaha County, NENE7,102441–

2645Dallam County, TXTX7,508439–

2646Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223438–

2647Treutlen County, GAGA6,466438–

2648La Salle County, TXTX6,517438–

2649Decatur County, IAIA7,655437–

2650Crowley County, COCO5,677437–

2651Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338437–

2652Zapata County, TXTX13,753436–

2653Liberty County, FLFL8,035435–

2654Cleveland County, ARAR7,224434–

2655Benton County, ININ8,883434–

2656Franklin County, MSMS7,491434–

2657Taylor County, IAIA5,835434–

2658Antelope County, NENE6,352433–

2659Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257433–

2660Tunica County, MSMS8,819432–

2661Dixon County, NENE5,602430–

2662Irwin County, GAGA9,020430–

2663Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819430–

2664Moody County, SDSD6,632429–

2665Breathitt County, KYKY12,558429–

2666Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028428–

2667Stephens County, TXTX9,380428–

2668Washington County, KSKS5,533428–

2669Hancock County, TNTN7,075425–

2670Grant County, SDSD7,534423–

2671Walworth County, SDSD5,217423–

2672Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413422–

2673Jefferson County, MSMS6,825422–

2674Van Buren County, TNTN6,874421–

2675Carroll County, MOMO8,417421–

2676Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650421–

2677Atchison County, MOMO5,175420–

2678Mitchell County, KSKS5,590420–

2679Wilcox County, GAGA8,797419–

2680Cameron County, PAPA4,211419–

2681Cameron Parish, LALA4,718416–

2682Ida County, IAIA6,777416–

2683Carroll County, MSMS9,226416–

2684Chouteau County, MTMT5,865414–

2685Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777414–

2686St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758413–

2687Union County, ININ6,863412–

2688Lafayette County, ARAR5,888412–

2689Jefferson County, OKOK5,431412–

2690Noxubee County, MSMS9,798412–

2691Lake County, TNTN6,249411–

2692Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704410–

2693Carson County, TXTX5,805409–

2694Edwards County, ILIL5,898409–

2695Choctaw County, MSMS8,048409–

2696Harper County, KSKS5,370408–

2697Putnam County, MOMO4,546407–

2698Ransom County, NDND5,617406–

2699Hamilton County, ILIL7,859405–

2700Grant County, MNMN6,085404–

2701Ohio County, ININ5,994403–

2702Coal County, OKOK5,436402–

2703Walthall County, MSMS13,928402–

2704Pratt County, KSKS9,117401–

2705Wheeler County, GAGA7,570400–

2706Calhoun County, MSMS12,643399–

2707Greer County, OKOK5,373398–

2708Custer County, IDID4,636397–

2709Juab County, UTUT13,567395–

2710Terry County, TXTX11,720395–

2711Fulton County, KYKY6,218394–

2712Calhoun County, ILIL4,300393–

2713Stanton County, NENE5,744392–

2714Grant County, OKOK4,067392–

2715Jasper County, ILIL9,032391–

2716Fremont County, IAIA6,522390–

2717Scott County, ILIL4,866390–

2718Norman County, MNMN6,336389–

2719Davis County, IAIA9,230389–

2720Dawson County, TXTX11,776388–

2721Magoffin County, KYKY11,110388–

2722Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830387–

2723Shelby County, MOMO5,870387–

2724Cherry County, NENE5,561387–

2725Perry County, TNTN9,126387–

2726Caribou County, IDID7,252386–

2727Howard County, NENE6,538385–

2728Duval County, TXTX9,402385–

2729Benson County, NDND5,759385–

2730Bracken County, KYKY8,511385–

2731Phillips County, KSKS4,728383–

2732Lincoln County, MNMN5,583383–

2733San Saba County, TXTX5,787380–

2734Buena Vista, VAVA6,672378–

2735Red River Parish, LALA7,165378–

2736Woods County, OKOK8,443378–

2737Granite County, MTMT3,658375–

2738Power County, IDID8,246375–

2739Holt County, MOMO4,200373–

2740Schley County, GAGA4,593373–

2741Delta County, TXTX5,549373–

2742Furnas County, NENE4,524372–

2743Spink County, SDSD6,155372–

2744Clay County, NENE6,170370–

2745Polk County, NENE5,270369–

2746Lincoln County, COCO5,645368–

2747Costilla County, COCO3,679367–

2748Texas County, OKOK20,322367–

2749Hickman County, KYKY4,372366–

2750Pierce County, NENE7,378364–

2751Kimble County, TXTX4,438363–

2752Union County, NMNM3,844363–

2753Lander County, NVNV5,872361–

2754Blaine County, MTMT6,860359–

2755Bland County, VAVA6,151359–

2756Columbia County, WAWA4,141358–

2757Johnson County, NENE5,218356–

2758San Miguel County, COCO7,753355–

2759Kearney County, NENE6,790353–

2760Lincoln County, IDID5,603353–

2761Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284352–

2762Lewis County, IDID3,704351–

2763Kemper County, MSMS8,600351–

2764Big Stone County, MNMN5,054350–

2765Knox County, MOMO3,728349–

2766Webster County, MSMS10,167349–

2767Lowndes County, ALAL9,359348–

2768Sullivan County, MOMO5,738347–

2769Wayne County, IAIA6,738346–

2770Monroe County, ARAR6,244345–

2771Mills County, TXTX4,580345–

2772Dunn County, NDND4,058341–

2773Hamlin County, SDSD6,900339–

2774Audubon County, IAIA5,509338–

2775Elliott County, KYKY7,265338–

2776Washington County, COCO4,732337–

2777McCook County, SDSD5,964337–

2778Martin County, KYKY10,697337–

2779Hamilton County, NYNY5,006336–

2780Thayer County, NENE4,842333–

2781Bear Lake County, IDID6,727333–

2782Marshall County, SDSD4,426332–

2783Sherman County, KSKS5,763332–

2784Brown County, ILIL6,401331–

2785Dimmit County, TXTX8,024331–

2786Quitman County, MSMS5,364329–

2787Stark County, ILIL5,319328–

2788Parmer County, TXTX9,678327–

2789Ottawa County, KSKS5,744326–

2790Boone County, NENE5,355325–

2791Bath County, VAVA4,076323–

2792Teton County, IDID13,254322–

2793Atkinson County, GAGA8,454321–

2794Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240320–

2795Fillmore County, NENE5,458319–

2796Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537319–

2797Cook County, MNMN5,522317–

2798Winkler County, TXTX7,540317–

2799Covington, VAVA5,680316–

2800Scotland County, MOMO4,796316–

2801Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929315–

2802Nowata County, OKOK9,522314–

2803Leslie County, KYKY9,627314–

2804Thomas County, KSKS7,725313–

2805Calhoun County, ARAR4,632312–

2806Gallatin County, ILIL4,616311–

2807Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762310–

2808Republic County, KSKS4,640310–

2809Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284309–

2810Calhoun County, GAGA5,413308–

2811Rooks County, KSKS4,646308–

2812Nicholas County, KYKY7,949307–

2813Lee County, ARAR8,029306–

2814Claiborne County, MSMS8,058306–

2815Wilkin County, MNMN6,288305–

2816Wolfe County, KYKY6,298304–

2817Swisher County, TXTX6,703302–

2818Fisher County, TXTX3,692302–

2819Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582301–

2820Menard County, TXTX1,956300–

2821Stevens County, MNMN9,747299–

2822Childress County, TXTX6,643299–

2823Haskell County, TXTX5,499299–

2824Hardin County, ILIL3,588298–

2825Floyd County, TXTX4,881297–

2826Thurston County, NENE6,752295–

2827Kittson County, MNMN4,031295–

2828Bullock County, ALAL9,780292–

2829Phillips County, MTMT4,203292–

2830Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343292–

2831Garfield County, UTUT5,256291–

2832Woodruff County, ARAR5,710291–

2833Crosby County, TXTX4,852290–

2834Norton County, KSKS5,288288–

2835Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095286–

2836Nuckolls County, NENE4,100285–

2837Craig County, VAVA4,800284–

2838Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153284–

2839Harlan County, NENE3,000283–

2840Real County, TXTX2,745283–

2841Morrill County, NENE4,404282–

2842Brooks County, TXTX6,579282–

2843Petersburg, AKAK3,394280–

2844Oneida County, IDID5,085279–

2845Deuel County, SDSD4,408279–

2846Kimball County, NENE3,391278–

2847Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186278–

2848Wrangell, AKAK2,007277–

2849Nance County, NENE3,290277–

2850Beaver County, UTUT7,301277–

2851Stafford County, KSKS4,005277–

2852Perkins County, SDSD2,853277–

2853Mason County, TXTX3,990275–

2854Dickey County, NDND4,895275–

2855Todd County, SDSD8,863275–

2856Ellis County, OKOK3,613271–

2857Nelson County, NDND2,963270–

2858Valley County, NENE4,094269–

2859Hansford County, TXTX4,944269–

2860Mitchell County, TXTX8,947268–

2861LaMoure County, NDND4,135268–

2862Smith County, KSKS3,566267–

2863Sargent County, NDND3,711266–

2864Red Lake County, MNMN3,940265–

2865Phillips County, COCO4,420265–

2866Shackelford County, TXTX3,197264–

2867Barber County, KSKS4,083264–

2868Perry County, ALAL7,425263–

2869Baylor County, TXTX3,472262–

2870Woodson County, KSKS3,118262–

2871Traverse County, MNMN3,130261–

2872Mercer County, MOMO3,404261–

2873Garfield County, WAWA2,416261–

2874Randolph County, GAGA6,156260–

2875Lee County, KYKY7,297260–

2876Lynn County, TXTX6,017259–

2877Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770255–

2878Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666255–

2879Menifee County, KYKY6,430253–

2880Concho County, TXTX3,607251–

2881Trego County, KSKS2,740251–

2882Jewell County, KSKS2,830250–

2883Pierce County, NDND3,838249–

2884Crockett County, TXTX2,769248–

2885Grant County, KSKS7,028248–

2886Baca County, COCO3,347246–

2887Clay County, GAGA2,815245–

2888Cavalier County, NDND3,497245–

2889Gray County, KSKS5,652244–

2890Menominee County, WIWI4,199243–

2891Harper County, OKOK3,172243–

2892Denali, AKAK1,616241–

2893Sheridan County, MTMT3,436241–

2894Corson County, SDSD3,781241–

2895Donley County, TXTX3,213240–

2896Garza County, TXTX4,510240–

2897Sutton County, TXTX3,203240–

2898Adams County, IAIA3,617240–

2899Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321240–

2900Hyde County, NCNC4,554239–

2901Dolores County, COCO2,466239–

2902Hartley County, TXTX4,904238–

2903Ringgold County, IAIA4,642237–

2904Chase County, NENE3,718236–

2905Hitchcock County, NENE2,467236–

2906Highland County, VAVA2,318235–

2907Emporia, VAVA5,447235–

2908Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271234–

2909Scott County, KSKS4,815233–

2910Norton, VAVA3,477232–

2911Wheeler County, TXTX4,773231–

2912Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932230–

2913Perkins County, NENE2,849230–

2914Warren County, GAGA5,269230–

2915Lexington, VAVA7,769229–

2916Humphreys County, MSMS7,001228–

2917Carlisle County, KYKY4,747228–

2918Rush County, KSKS2,845227–

2919Dewey County, SDSD5,419227–

2920Garden County, NENE1,804226–

2921Hanson County, SDSD3,456225–

2922Wells County, NDND3,729225–

2923Webster County, NENE3,336224–

2924Hardeman County, TXTX3,292221–

2925Clinch County, GAGA6,847221–

2926Jackson County, COCO1,211220–

2927Butte County, IDID2,783220–

2928Kidder County, NDND2,393218–

2929Crane County, TXTX4,554217–

2930Decatur County, KSKS2,716217–

2931Lincoln County, KSKS2,861212–

2932Osborne County, KSKS3,285212–

2933Franklin County, NENE2,795211–

2934Gregory County, SDSD4,037211–

2935Emmons County, NDND3,215209–

2936Sierra County, CACA3,098208–

2937Tripp County, SDSD5,708205–

2938Brule County, SDSD5,278203–

2939Sioux County, NDND3,667202–

2940Brown County, NENE2,826198–

2941Renville County, NDND2,331198–

2942Frontier County, NENE2,655197–

2943Bowman County, NDND2,762197–

2944Beaver County, OKOK4,882196–

2945Miller County, GAGA5,812196–

2946Chase County, KSKS2,572196–

2947Douglas County, SDSD2,888195–

2948Meade County, KSKS3,852194–

2949Dewey County, OKOK4,207193–

2950Schuyler County, MOMO4,140190–

2951Greeley County, NENE2,154189–

2952Edmunds County, SDSD4,022188–

2953Potter County, SDSD2,377188–

2954Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487185–

2955Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433185–

2956East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760184–

2957Sedgwick County, COCO2,247182–

2958Knox County, TXTX3,192182–

2959Hand County, SDSD3,121182–

2960Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604182–

2961Gilliam County, OROR1,971181–

2962Deuel County, NENE1,862178–

2963Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955178–

2964Glascock County, GAGA3,141177–

2965Yoakum County, TXTX7,438176–

2966Meagher County, MTMT2,137175–

2967Pawnee County, NENE2,510175–

2968Grant County, NDND2,206175–

2969Elk County, KSKS2,458175–

2970Armstrong County, TXTX1,843174–

2971Coke County, TXTX3,412174–

2972Boyd County, NENE1,674173–

2973McIntosh County, NDND2,451173–

2974Stanley County, SDSD3,018173–

2975Divide County, NDND2,110172–

2976Cimarron County, OKOK2,059171–

2977Liberty County, MTMT1,957170–

2978McPherson County, SDSD2,347170–

2979Sherman County, TXTX2,781165–

2980Jerauld County, SDSD1,654165–

2981Sherman County, NENE2,924164–

2982Hettinger County, NDND2,492163–

2983Gove County, KSKS2,631163–

2984Ness County, KSKS2,617162–

2985Sherman County, OROR2,051161–

2986Graham County, KSKS2,371160–

2987Eureka County, NVNV1,867159–

2988Clark County, KSKS1,900159–

2989Clark County, SDSD4,031156–

2990Aleutians East, AKAK3,479155–

2991Rawlins County, KSKS2,431155–

2992Hall County, TXTX2,737153–

2993Garfield County, NENE1,710152–

2994Bennett County, SDSD3,307152–

2995Sheridan County, KSKS2,427151–

2996Stevens County, KSKS4,984151–

2997Aurora County, SDSD2,801150–

2998Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162150–

2999Gosper County, NENE1,803148–

3000Baker County, GAGA2,725148–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS