Which county has the highest veterans (civilian 18+)?

Onslow County, North Carolina ranks #1 with 21.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by veterans (civilian 18+)?

Onslow County, North Carolina, Elmore County, Idaho, Geary County, Kansas, Okaloosa County, Florida, Lampasas County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is veterans (civilian 18+) measured?

Share of the civilian population 18 and over who are military veterans. Source: ACS B21001. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most veterans, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of the civilian population 18+ who are military veterans (2024 ACS).

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERANS (CIVILIAN 18+)VS 2010

3001Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.9%−3.1 pts

3002Broward County, FLFL2,013,3173.9%−3.9 pts

3003Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9163.8%−3.6 pts

3004Meade County, KSKS3,8523.8%−9.4 pts

3005West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.8%−4.1 pts

3006Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.8%−2.6 pts

3007Randolph County, GAGA6,1563.8%−5.7 pts

3008Marin County, CACA253,6943.8%−4.7 pts

3009Ellis County, KSKS29,0753.8%−6.2 pts

3010Norfolk County, MAMA739,7493.8%−4.4 pts

3011Wasatch County, UTUT38,5143.8%−2.8 pts

3012Clarke County, GAGA129,9213.8%−2.3 pts

3013Yolo County, CACA224,4103.8%−3.5 pts

3014Dawson County, TXTX11,7763.8%−2.2 pts

3015Perry County, ALAL7,4253.8%−3.7 pts

3016Atkinson County, GAGA8,4543.8%−4.2 pts

3017Kingfisher County, OKOK15,7953.8%−5.7 pts

3018Dundy County, NENE1,5683.8%−7.9 pts

3019Acadia Parish, LALA57,0323.8%−4.1 pts

3020Knox County, KYKY29,5323.7%−6.1 pts

3021Stevens County, KSKS4,9843.7%−7.0 pts

3022Amite County, MSMS12,4873.7%−4.9 pts

3023Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.7%−2.5 pts

3024Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8523.7%−3.1 pts

3025Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2813.7%−3.6 pts

3026Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.7%−2.9 pts

3027Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.7%−2.1 pts

3028St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.7%−4.9 pts

3029Wayne County, NENE10,0203.7%−6.2 pts

3030Hendry County, FLFL48,2763.7%−2.8 pts

3031Cache County, UTUT145,0003.7%−2.5 pts

3032Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.7%−3.1 pts

3033Sioux County, IAIA36,7743.7%−4.4 pts

3034Adams County, WAWA21,4883.6%−4.0 pts

3035Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.6%−3.8 pts

3036Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.6%−2.5 pts

3037Merced County, CACA297,2603.6%−3.7 pts

3038Texas County, OKOK20,3223.6%−4.4 pts

3039Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3383.6%–

3040LaGrange County, ININ41,3053.6%−3.3 pts

3041Kent County, TXTX6743.6%−6.1 pts

3042Upton County, TXTX3,1313.6%−6.7 pts

3043Finney County, KSKS37,5053.6%−2.9 pts

3044Claiborne County, MSMS8,0583.6%−2.2 pts

3045District of Columbia, DCDC693,6453.5%−3.4 pts

3046Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.5%−6.0 pts

3047Martin County, TXTX5,2843.5%−3.8 pts

3048Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.5%−4.2 pts

3049Moore County, TXTX21,8913.5%−2.4 pts

3050Wichita County, KSKS2,0313.5%−7.0 pts

3051Orange County, CACA3,149,5073.5%−3.0 pts

3052DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.5%−3.5 pts

3053Bath County, KYKY13,1763.5%−4.1 pts

3054Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.5%−2.3 pts

3055Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393.5%−1.1 pts

3056Imperial County, CACA181,4113.4%−2.1 pts

3057Alamosa County, COCO16,6883.4%−7.2 pts

3058Morris County, NJNJ524,2513.4%−3.9 pts

3059Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.4%−5.9 pts

3060Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.4%−4.6 pts

3061Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6043.4%−9.7 pts

3062Mercer County, NJNJ399,2893.4%−3.7 pts

3063Lea County, NMNM74,7493.4%−5.6 pts

3064Garfield County, UTUT5,2563.4%−11.8 pts

3065Sully County, SDSD1,4793.4%−6.3 pts

3066Radford, VAVA17,2433.3%−2.2 pts

3067Stephens County, TXTX9,3803.3%−8.8 pts

3068Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9793.3%−3.9 pts

3069Reeves County, TXTX12,1383.3%−0.9 pts

3070Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.3%−1.6 pts

3071Hemphill County, TXTX3,0833.3%−8.1 pts

3072Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.2%−3.0 pts

3073Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.2%−6.3 pts

3074Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863.2%−3.2 pts

3075Bolivar County, MSMS28,2623.2%−3.1 pts

3076Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2843.2%−5.7 pts

3077Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5493.2%−2.0 pts

3078Childress County, TXTX6,6433.1%−5.3 pts

3079LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1543.1%−6.3 pts

3080Billings County, NDND1,0713.1%−14.3 pts

3081Alpine County, CACA1,0433.1%−5.1 pts

3082Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,4823.1%–

3083Iberville Parish, LALA29,5793.1%−5.3 pts

3084Glasscock County, TXTX1,1283.1%−2.3 pts

3085Utah County, UTUT759,8593.0%−2.5 pts

3086Alameda County, CACA1,636,6303.0%−3.2 pts

3087Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3353.0%−3.3 pts

3088San Juan County, COCO8133.0%−7.3 pts

3089Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,6973.0%–

3090Wolfe County, KYKY6,2983.0%−7.1 pts

3091Kalawao County, HIHI823.0%+3.0 pts

3092Holmes County, OHOH44,9703.0%−2.7 pts

3093Sumter County, ALAL11,5883.0%−3.7 pts

3094Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.0%−4.0 pts

3095Sherman County, TXTX2,7813.0%−8.1 pts

3096Presidio County, TXTX5,4332.9%−4.1 pts

3097Cochran County, TXTX2,5462.9%−4.9 pts

3098Crockett County, TXTX2,7692.9%−5.4 pts

3099Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.9%−4.3 pts

3100San Mateo County, CACA743,5682.9%−3.7 pts

3101Bergen County, NJNJ977,0262.9%−3.5 pts

3102Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7432.9%−3.6 pts

3103Webb County, TXTX281,2242.9%−0.8 pts

3104Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.9%−5.0 pts

3105Issaquena County, MSMS1,2632.9%−5.3 pts

3106Thomas County, KSKS7,7252.8%−6.3 pts

3107Lexington, VAVA7,7692.8%−3.2 pts

3108Martin County, KYKY10,6972.8%−4.2 pts

3109Zapata County, TXTX13,7532.8%−2.2 pts

3110Richmond County, NYNY501,2902.7%−3.6 pts

3111Rockland County, NYNY357,3972.7%−3.3 pts

3112Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342.7%−2.4 pts

3113Maverick County, TXTX58,8232.7%−2.3 pts

3114Passaic County, NJNJ531,6242.7%−2.3 pts

3115Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3912.6%−3.0 pts

3116Jones County, SDSD9132.6%−9.9 pts

3117Essex County, NJNJ896,3792.6%−2.6 pts

3118Haskell County, KSKS3,5992.6%−2.9 pts

3119Grant County, KSKS7,0282.6%−3.0 pts

3120Union County, NJNJ601,8632.5%−3.2 pts

3121San Francisco County, CACA826,0792.5%−2.3 pts

3122Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.5%−2.2 pts

3123Teton County, WYWY23,3332.4%−5.6 pts

3124Cottle County, TXTX1,2242.2%−11.3 pts

3125Suffolk County, MAMA791,8912.2%−2.3 pts

3126Fallon County, MTMT2,9592.1%−7.3 pts

3127Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0292.0%−1.4 pts

3128Seward County, KSKS21,0732.0%−5.0 pts

3129Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.0%−8.8 pts

3130Zavala County, TXTX9,0372.0%−2.4 pts

3131Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3322.0%−2.0 pts

3132Starr County, TXTX66,3192.0%−0.9 pts

3133Queens County, NYNY2,358,1821.9%−1.9 pts

3134Sterling County, TXTX1,3491.9%−6.6 pts

3135Reagan County, TXTX3,1661.8%−2.4 pts

3136Hudson County, NJNJ735,0331.7%−1.8 pts

3137New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.7%−1.9 pts

3138Madison County, IDID55,1721.5%−2.5 pts

3139Kings County, NYNY2,653,9631.5%−1.6 pts

3140Yoakum County, TXTX7,4381.5%−4.2 pts

3141Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5551.4%−6.4 pts

3142Clark County, IDID7831.3%−6.6 pts

3143King County, TXTX1921.1%−2.7 pts

3144Loving County, TXTX520.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES