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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,131

Most veterans, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the share of the civilian population 18+ who are military veterans (2010 ACS). Fall River County, South Dakota leads at 32.4%. 3,131 counties qualify in total. Texas carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERANS (CIVILIAN 18+)VS –
USUnited States308,745,5389.9%
01Fall River County, SDSD7,46732.4%
02Esmeralda County, NVNV72927.8%
03Haines, AKAK2,06826.6%
04Liberty County, GAGA70,31326.5%
05Pulaski County, MOMO54,44226.0%
06Elmore County, IDID29,46525.2%
07Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81024.0%
08Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18623.8%
09Geary County, KSKS36,33823.7%
11York County, VAVA71,37423.1%
12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93522.6%
13Onslow County, NCNC217,17522.5%
14Island County, WAWA85,65722.4%
15Catron County, NMNM3,82721.6%
16Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82321.4%
17Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.4%
18Coryell County, TXTX85,59221.4%
19Custer County, SDSD9,43121.4%
20Bell County, TXTX402,24821.3%
21Sumter County, FLFL157,77221.3%
22Otero County, NMNM70,36821.1%
23Sabine County, TXTX10,01220.9%
24Cochise County, AZAZ126,33220.9%
25Lampasas County, TXTX23,65720.8%
26Comanche County, OKOK122,15820.7%
27Sierra County, NMNM11,39520.6%
28Nye County, NVNV57,33620.6%
29Dale County, ALAL49,91220.6%
30Hampton, VAVA137,31520.4%
31Custer County, COCO5,59020.3%
32Hardin County, KYKY113,48220.3%
33Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73720.1%
34Bandera County, TXTX22,87620.0%
35Kitsap County, WAWA283,37419.9%
36Storey County, NVNV4,26019.9%
37Clay County, FLFL239,59319.8%
38La Paz County, AZAZ16,71119.7%
39Vernon Parish, LALA45,09119.7%
40Nelson County, NDND2,96319.6%
41King George County, VAVA29,64619.5%
42Stafford County, VAVA170,80319.5%
43Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.5%
44Cascade County, MTMT85,02919.4%
45Lewis County, IDID3,70419.4%
46Denali, AKAK1,61619.4%
47Houston County, GAGA178,21419.3%
48Alcona County, MIMI10,55619.2%
49Charlotte County, FLFL217,21219.1%
50Sanders County, MTMT14,06219.1%
51Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11519.0%
52Citrus County, FLFL171,66619.0%
53Churchill County, NVNV25,85118.9%
54Curry County, OROR22,62118.9%
55Teller County, COCO24,75618.9%
56Camden County, GAGA60,14318.9%
57Deuel County, NENE1,86218.9%
58Pacific County, WAWA24,35718.8%
59Musselshell County, MTMT5,58218.8%
60Newport News, VAVA183,23018.7%
61Meade County, SDSD30,71118.7%
62Craven County, NCNC105,02518.6%
63Boise County, IDID8,54518.6%
64Johnson County, WYWY8,90818.5%
65Baxter County, ARAR42,98218.5%
66Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87318.4%
67Powell County, MTMT7,15718.3%
68Boundary County, IDID13,99718.3%
69Coos County, OROR63,99218.2%
70Sherman County, OROR2,05118.2%
71Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70918.2%
72El Paso County, COCO757,04018.2%
73Bay County, FLFL204,47918.1%
74Hickory County, MOMO9,04418.1%
75Laramie County, WYWY102,93818.1%
76Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46518.1%
77Cook County, MNMN5,52218.1%
78Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59018.0%
79Christian County, KYKY70,11518.0%
80Mason County, WAWA71,16518.0%
81Lincoln County, WAWA11,98217.9%
82Chesapeake, VAVA255,33217.9%
83Montmorency County, MIMI9,84217.9%
84Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97217.8%
85Bryan County, GAGA52,06217.8%
86Stewart County, TNTN14,43917.7%
87Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76217.7%
88Aitkin County, MNMN16,25217.7%
89Marion County, TXTX9,89617.7%
90Aransas County, TXTX26,14617.7%
91Mohave County, AZAZ228,10217.7%
92Irion County, TXTX1,46317.6%
93Mineral County, NVNV4,40717.6%
94Llano County, TXTX23,35317.6%
95Douglas County, OROR111,95117.6%
96Stevens County, WAWA49,66817.6%
97Fremont County, COCO50,03917.5%
98Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11117.5%
99Roscommon County, MIMI23,91417.5%
100Hernando County, FLFL221,70117.5%
101St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69217.5%
102Norfolk, VAVA231,01317.5%
103James City County, VAVA83,32617.4%
104Marion County, ARAR17,59317.4%
105Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55217.4%
106Lyon County, NVNV65,08817.4%
107Billings County, NDND1,07117.4%
108Toole County, MTMT5,21117.3%
109Baker County, OROR16,65817.3%
110Lake County, OROR8,18717.3%
111Harding County, NMNM61717.3%
112Meagher County, MTMT2,13717.3%
113Wrangell, AKAK2,00717.3%
114Highlands County, FLFL111,12217.3%
115Suffolk, VAVA104,69917.3%
116Jackson County, OKOK24,76417.3%
117Amador County, CACA41,87617.2%
118Lincoln County, COCO5,64517.2%
119Sarpy County, NENE208,30317.2%
120Broadwater County, MTMT8,49317.2%
121Brevard County, FLFL663,98217.2%
122Carteret County, NCNC70,46917.2%
123Clallam County, WAWA78,20217.2%
124Iosco County, MIMI25,26617.1%
125Galax, VAVA6,67017.1%
126Menard County, TXTX1,95617.1%
127Prince George County, VAVA43,93617.0%
128Cedar County, MOMO14,88817.0%
129Cleburne County, ARAR25,67217.0%
130Long County, GAGA21,55717.0%
131Josephine County, OROR87,86717.0%
132Coffee County, ALAL56,95317.0%
133Currituck County, NCNC33,15816.9%
134Berkeley County, SCSC274,66616.9%
135Valley County, IDID12,83116.9%
136Oscoda County, MIMI8,72316.9%
137White Pine County, NVNV8,66116.9%
138Kerr County, TXTX54,03716.9%
139Pershing County, NVNV6,42116.9%
140Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45716.9%
141Levy County, FLFL48,52016.8%
142Escambia County, FLFL333,83416.8%
143Lincoln County, KSKS2,86116.8%
144Jackson County, COCO1,21116.8%
145Cass County, NENE27,65716.8%
146Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97916.7%
147Gloucester County, VAVA40,09716.7%
148Marion County, FLFL442,66016.7%
149Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38716.7%
150Columbia County, WAWA4,14116.7%
151Mineral County, MTMT5,18516.7%
152Columbia County, FLFL74,09416.7%
153Sharp County, ARAR18,12216.6%
154Petroleum County, MTMT54816.6%
155Muscogee County, GAGA202,17116.6%
156Lincoln County, NVNV4,32016.6%
157Huerfano County, COCO7,01116.6%
158Ferry County, WAWA7,51716.6%
159Meade County, KYKY30,69916.5%
160Lake County, MIMI13,18216.5%
161Washington County, IDID11,58316.5%
162Wallowa County, OROR7,59516.5%
163Woodson County, KSKS3,11816.5%
164Renville County, NDND2,33116.4%
165Granite County, MTMT3,65816.4%
166Perquimans County, NCNC13,49016.4%
167Beaufort County, SCSC204,43316.4%
168Noble County, OHOH14,27616.4%
169Tillamook County, OROR27,38416.4%
170Monroe County, WIWI46,57216.4%
171Nassau County, FLFL106,87916.3%
172Camden County, MOMO44,04716.3%
173Harrison County, MSMS217,13616.3%
174Hinsdale County, COCO75316.3%
175Columbia County, OROR54,09116.2%
176Trinity County, CACA15,72016.2%
177Hot Springs County, WYWY4,60016.2%
178Flagler County, FLFL140,36016.2%
179Franklin County, FLFL13,02916.2%
180Stone County, MOMO32,50316.2%
181Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73816.2%
182Cass County, MNMN31,43016.1%
183Plumas County, CACA18,58316.1%
184Lake County, FLFL456,06816.1%
185Florence County, WIWI4,74816.1%
186Shoshone County, IDID14,13016.1%
187Yakutat, AKAK67216.1%
188Mills County, TXTX4,58016.1%
189Fayette County, GAGA125,15616.1%
190Hubbard County, MNMN22,36916.1%
191Bossier Parish, LALA131,86716.1%
192Grant County, OROR7,07516.0%
193Wood County, TXTX49,68816.0%
194McMullen County, TXTX54416.0%
195Pennington County, SDSD116,79216.0%
196Vilas County, WIWI23,76116.0%
197Ozark County, MOMO9,17216.0%
198Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.0%
199Thurston County, WAWA304,26116.0%
200Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516.0%
201Leon County, TXTX16,89416.0%
202Orange County, VAVA40,08316.0%
203Eureka County, NVNV1,86716.0%
204Powhatan County, VAVA32,59115.9%
205Clay County, KSKS7,99015.9%
206Charles County, MDMD176,59315.9%
207Crook County, OROR27,56415.9%
208Jewell County, KSKS2,83015.9%
209Lincoln County, MTMT22,32815.9%
210Clay County, NCNC12,23915.9%
211Piscataquis County, MEME17,40915.9%
212Jackson County, OROR221,79515.9%
213Towns County, GAGA13,28515.8%
214Day County, SDSD5,48415.8%
215Dorchester County, SCSC178,39715.8%
216Northumberland County, VAVA12,55715.8%
217Madison County, MTMT10,02615.8%
218Sarasota County, FLFL479,95815.8%
219Putnam County, FLFL77,73415.8%
220Johnson County, MOMO56,67015.8%
221Sumter County, SCSC105,06715.8%
222Douglas County, NVNV50,11115.8%
223Tyler County, WVWV7,88115.7%
224Brunswick County, NCNC174,70215.7%
225Hood County, TXTX70,50115.7%
226Osage County, KSKS15,69315.7%
227Morgan County, MOMO22,41815.7%
228Dickinson County, KSKS18,63715.6%
229Oneida County, WIWI38,13115.6%
230Crowley County, COCO5,67715.6%
231Teton County, MTMT6,49615.6%
232Lincoln County, MEME36,59515.6%
233Menominee County, WIWI4,19915.6%
234Gillespie County, TXTX28,52715.6%
235Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66615.6%
236Pierce County, WAWA946,28815.6%
237Mason County, TXTX3,99015.5%
238Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32115.5%
239Dade County, MOMO7,80415.5%
240Washington County, MEME31,33415.5%
241Idaho County, IDID17,87415.5%
242Mitchell County, IAIA10,65015.5%
243Jefferson County, MTMT13,32915.5%
244Decatur County, KSKS2,71615.5%
245Essex County, VTVT6,05115.5%
246Crawford County, MIMI13,72215.5%
247Calaveras County, CACA46,60515.5%
248Clatsop County, OROR40,92615.5%
249Curry County, NMNM46,65515.5%
250St. Clair County, ILIL250,70815.5%
251Richardson County, NENE7,53015.5%
252Garfield County, MTMT1,14815.5%
253Pawnee County, KSKS5,99115.5%
254Garfield County, WAWA2,41615.5%
255Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.5%
256Kendall County, TXTX53,28915.4%
257Bristol Bay, AKAK84715.4%
258Platte County, WYWY8,63415.4%
259Carson City, NVNV58,57115.4%
260Kimble County, TXTX4,43815.4%
261Middlesex County, VAVA10,84115.4%
262Autauga County, ALAL61,92015.4%
263Sierra County, CACA3,09815.4%
264Kent County, DEDE194,78615.4%
265Grant County, NMNM27,25215.4%
266Butte County, SDSD10,85615.4%
267Polk County, ARAR19,48615.4%
268Monona County, IAIA8,53915.4%
269Lyon County, KYKY9,12315.4%
270Texas County, MOMO25,99415.4%
271Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12815.3%
273Petersburg, AKAK3,39415.3%
274Columbia County, GAGA169,18915.3%
275Griggs County, NDND2,23915.3%
276Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04315.3%
277Anchorage, AKAK287,15515.3%
278Montgomery County, ARAR8,57915.3%
279Comal County, TXTX209,16615.3%
280Sheridan County, NENE4,80915.3%
281Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38815.3%
282Burt County, NENE6,67815.3%
283Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715.3%
284Atchison County, MOMO5,17515.2%
285Potter County, PAPA15,89715.2%
286Chaffee County, COCO20,83115.2%
287Wheeler County, NENE78915.2%
288Lewis County, WAWA88,06215.2%
289Murray County, OKOK13,80515.2%
290Skamania County, WAWA12,66915.2%
291Martin County, FLFL166,27215.2%
292Garfield County, UTUT5,25615.2%
293Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.2%
294Gladwin County, MIMI26,07715.2%
295Baldwin County, ALAL267,76115.2%
296Franklin County, NENE2,79515.1%
297Adams County, WIWI21,75215.1%
298Mackinac County, MIMI11,23615.1%
299Benton County, TNTN16,18315.1%
300Bottineau County, NDND6,28415.1%
301Sanborn County, SDSD2,38815.1%
302Klamath County, OROR70,27415.1%
303Lafayette County, FLFL8,79215.1%
304Adams County, IAIA3,61715.1%
305Roane County, TNTN57,39515.1%
306Morris County, KSKS5,34815.1%
307Hoke County, NCNC56,93915.1%
308Wheatland County, MTMT2,10015.1%
309Greeley County, NENE2,15415.1%
310Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67315.1%
311Moore County, NCNC110,61915.1%
312Harris County, GAGA37,28015.1%
313Converse County, WYWY13,82415.0%
314Walton County, FLFL93,28815.0%
315Gogebic County, MIMI14,28515.0%
316Southampton County, VAVA18,11015.0%
317Boone County, NENE5,35515.0%
318Modoc County, CACA8,42615.0%
319Indian River County, FLFL172,79915.0%
320Mills County, IAIA14,79315.0%
321Kingman County, KSKS7,02915.0%
322Izard County, ARAR14,40515.0%
323McCormick County, SCSC10,21515.0%
324San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48815.0%
325Glascock County, GAGA3,14115.0%
326Talbot County, MDMD38,23815.0%
327Delaware County, OKOK41,91015.0%
328Torrance County, NMNM16,10015.0%
329Lincoln County, NMNM19,84415.0%
330Dixie County, FLFL18,03815.0%
331Costilla County, COCO3,67915.0%
332Garland County, ARAR99,69515.0%
333Ward County, NDND68,23314.9%
334Pasco County, FLFL674,51614.9%
335Sheridan County, WYWY33,24114.9%
336Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.9%
337Adams County, IDID5,01314.9%
338Richmond County, GAGA206,55914.9%
339Mathews County, VAVA8,52914.9%
340Delta County, COCO32,17814.9%
341Piute County, UTUT1,50914.9%
342Taylor County, IAIA5,83514.9%
343Benton County, MOMO20,53614.9%
344Blaine County, MTMT6,86014.9%
345Elbert County, COCO30,53414.9%
346McIntosh County, OKOK19,75814.9%
347Big Horn County, WYWY12,02414.9%
348Asotin County, WAWA22,54514.9%
349Searcy County, ARAR7,84814.9%
350Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.8%
351Burnett County, WIWI17,22314.8%
352Alger County, MIMI8,64114.8%
353Wilson County, TXTX56,13914.8%
354Loudon County, TNTN63,76414.8%
355Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%
356Macon County, NCNC39,23214.8%
357Covington, VAVA5,68014.8%
358Park County, COCO18,31414.8%
359Clearwater County, MNMN8,64714.8%
360Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.7%
361Union County, FLFL16,25014.7%
362Henderson County, ILIL5,98414.7%
363Ripley County, MOMO10,71714.7%
364Carroll County, NHNH52,78414.7%
365Trigg County, KYKY14,51214.7%
366Iron County, MOMO9,31814.7%
367Greene County, OHOH174,32214.7%
368Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33114.7%
369Caldwell County, MOMO9,01214.7%
370Manistee County, MIMI25,65614.7%
371Linn County, OROR132,84314.7%
372Fergus County, MTMT11,82514.7%
373Howard County, NENE6,53814.7%
374Kinney County, TXTX3,12814.7%
375Delta County, MIMI36,58214.7%
376Forest County, PAPA6,61414.7%
377Dent County, MOMO14,58414.7%
378Henry County, MOMO22,67114.7%
379Wakulla County, FLFL38,08914.7%
380Wheeler County, OROR1,47214.7%
381Forest County, WIWI9,57414.6%
382Volusia County, FLFL606,57314.6%
383Belknap County, NHNH65,14714.6%
384Bayfield County, WIWI16,78714.6%
385Bollinger County, MOMO10,64614.6%
386Skagit County, WAWA132,97514.6%
387Bosque County, TXTX18,91814.6%
388Butte County, IDID2,78314.6%
389Howell County, MOMO40,79814.6%
390Pamlico County, NCNC12,75814.6%
391Union County, GAGA27,85914.6%
392Monroe County, MOMO8,95914.6%
393Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79314.6%
394Wasco County, OROR26,31014.6%
395Oxford County, MEME60,34614.6%
396Klickitat County, WAWA24,33114.6%
397Mineral County, COCO91014.6%
398Iron County, WIWI6,12714.6%
399Coos County, NHNH31,34314.6%
400Charles City County, VAVA6,62314.6%
401Reynolds County, MOMO5,99214.5%
402Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81914.5%
403Lincoln County, OROR50,63614.5%
404Fannin County, TXTX39,26514.5%
405Iron County, MIMI11,75714.5%
406Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614.5%
407Mountrail County, NDND9,39514.5%
408Lake County, MTMT33,39214.5%
409Harney County, OROR7,38014.5%
410Berkeley County, WVWV139,52214.5%
411Otsego County, MIMI26,08014.5%
412Lonoke County, ARAR76,66414.5%
413Price County, WIWI13,98814.5%
414Lemhi County, IDID8,47414.5%
415Mayes County, OKOK40,41614.5%
416Oneida County, IDID5,08514.5%
417Fauquier County, VAVA76,50314.5%
418Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12114.5%
419Walworth County, SDSD5,21714.5%
420Prince William County, VAVA502,96614.5%
421Waldo County, MEME40,69314.5%
422Pine County, MNMN30,47214.4%
423Cavalier County, NDND3,49714.4%
424Henderson County, NCNC122,37514.4%
425Dickinson County, MIMI25,82714.4%
426Haywood County, NCNC63,36914.4%
427Bonner County, IDID54,42014.4%
428Kennebec County, MEME129,06714.4%
429Antelope County, NENE6,35214.4%
430Carbon County, WYWY14,01314.4%
431Clearwater County, IDID9,11814.4%
432Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32014.4%
433St. Clair County, MOMO9,97614.4%
434Barnstable County, MAMA233,53914.4%
435Gulf County, FLFL15,94314.4%
436Smith County, KSKS3,56614.4%
437Morrow County, OROR12,60214.4%
438Sussex County, DEDE277,14014.4%
439Armstrong County, TXTX1,84314.4%
440Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16214.3%
441Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45114.3%
442Schuyler County, ILIL6,65714.3%
443Stillwater County, MTMT9,44514.3%
444Daniels County, MTMT1,61214.3%
445Elmore County, ALAL91,57714.3%
446Lincoln County, OKOK35,27814.3%
447Real County, TXTX2,74514.3%
448Somerset County, MEME51,62014.3%
449Glynn County, GAGA87,59914.3%
450Gila County, AZAZ53,80114.3%
451Camden County, NCNC11,31514.3%
452Norton County, KSKS5,28814.3%
453Deuel County, SDSD4,40814.3%
454Clark County, OHOH135,34014.3%
455Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71514.3%
456Van Buren County, ARAR16,23814.3%
457Suwannee County, FLFL48,14914.3%
458Russell County, ALAL58,89814.3%
459Cameron County, PAPA4,21114.3%
460Polk County, NCNC20,53314.3%
461Park County, WYWY31,17114.3%
462Stone County, ARAR12,70314.3%
463Del Norte County, CACA26,41014.3%
464Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14414.3%
465Jefferson County, FLFL16,00714.3%
466Lake County, MNMN10,74614.2%
467Itasca County, MNMN45,40414.2%
468Wayne County, NCNC122,27814.2%
469Ravalli County, MTMT48,58214.2%
470McHenry County, NDND5,13014.2%
472Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66314.2%
473Jefferson County, OROR25,74014.2%
474Calvert County, MDMD94,48414.2%
475Benzie County, MIMI18,56814.2%
476Marquette County, WIWI15,92714.2%
477Kershaw County, SCSC73,16614.2%
478Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38014.2%
479Potter County, SDSD2,37714.2%
480Sedgwick County, COCO2,24714.2%
481Marion County, GAGA7,67614.2%
482Mora County, NMNM4,05114.2%
483Stephens County, OKOK44,31014.2%
484Pawnee County, OKOK16,02914.1%
485Rock County, NENE1,25914.1%
486Quay County, NMNM8,45414.1%
487Neosho County, KSKS15,63714.1%
488Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05814.1%
489Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55414.1%
490Braxton County, WVWV11,88514.1%
491Warren County, PAPA37,03814.1%
492Medina County, TXTX56,88114.1%
493San Juan County, WAWA18,57714.1%
494Hancock County, KYKY9,05014.1%
495Jackson County, MSMS147,66614.1%
496Blanco County, TXTX13,58114.1%
497Mason County, MIMI29,04014.1%
498Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88514.1%
499Monroe County, OHOH12,99414.1%
500Rogers County, OKOK102,19714.1%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

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

Fall River County, South Dakota ranks #1 with 32.4% (2010 Decennial Census).

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

Fall River County, South Dakota, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Haines, Alaska, Liberty County, Georgia, Pulaski County, Missouri.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census 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, 2010 Decennial Census.