RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most veterans, California counties · 2010

California counties ranked by the share of the civilian population 18+ who are military veterans (2010 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 9.9%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERANS (CIVILIAN 18+)VS –

01Amador County, CACA41,87617.2%–

02Trinity County, CACA15,72016.2%–

03Plumas County, CACA18,58316.1%–

04Calaveras County, CACA46,60515.5%–

05Sierra County, CACA3,09815.4%–

06Modoc County, CACA8,42615.0%–

07Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%–

08Del Norte County, CACA26,41014.3%–

09Siskiyou County, CACA42,01314.0%–

10Lake County, CACA67,77213.9%–

11Shasta County, CACA181,64813.5%–

12Tuolumne County, CACA53,16013.3%–

13Nevada County, CACA101,91113.2%–

14El Dorado County, CACA192,32312.9%–

15Yuba County, CACA88,69112.9%–

16Tehama County, CACA64,66512.7%–

17Inyo County, CACA18,15812.7%–

18Butte County, CACA209,21112.3%–

19Placer County, CACA442,08112.2%–

20Solano County, CACA455,37612.2%–

21Kings County, CACA154,32711.9%–

22Lassen County, CACA28,11711.8%–

23San Diego County, CACA3,282,24811.1%–

24San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.0%–

25Humboldt County, CACA131,64710.4%–

26Sutter County, CACA98,78710.3%–

27Mendocino County, CACA88,12210.2%–

28Napa County, CACA132,9499.9%–

29Glenn County, CACA28,1419.9%–

30Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4609.8%–

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,9169.6%–

32Sonoma County, CACA486,4449.1%–

33Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.8%–

34Ventura County, CACA830,8518.7%–

35Marin County, CACA253,6948.5%–

36Kern County, CACA927,0688.4%–

37San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0918.3%–

38Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.3%–

39Alpine County, CACA1,0438.2%–

40San Joaquin County, CACA823,8158.1%–

41San Benito County, CACA70,0828.0%–

42Monterey County, CACA433,7297.9%–

43Madera County, CACA167,9277.7%–

44Stanislaus County, CACA557,7197.7%–

45Colusa County, CACA21,8367.5%–

46Merced County, CACA297,2607.3%–

47Yolo County, CACA224,4107.3%–

48Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567.2%–

49Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.8%–

50San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.6%–

51Tulare County, CACA485,1466.6%–

52Orange County, CACA3,149,5076.5%–

53Mono County, CACA12,5056.4%–

54Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306.2%–

55Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.6%–

56Imperial County, CACA181,4115.6%–

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9345.0%–

58San Francisco County, CACA826,0794.8%–

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