Cities with the Most Veterans

US cities with the highest share of civilian veterans in their population. Cities near military bases or with older demographics tend to have higher veteran populations. Many veterans' communities have strong VA healthcare access and veteran-focused services. Data from US Census Bureau ACS 2023.

Ranked by Veteran Population. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

#	Location	Veteran Population
1	Lackland AFB CDP, Texas	60.5%
2	Fort Hunter Liggett CDP, California	52.3%
3	Camp Barrett CDP, Virginia	42.3%
4	Stateburg CDP, South Carolina	41.6%
5	Pensacola Station CDP, Florida	40.7%
6	Kirtland AFB CDP, New Mexico	40.3%
7	West Point CDP, New York	40.0%
8	Air Force Academy CDP, Colorado	35.1%
9	Fort Clark Springs CDP, Texas	34.1%
10	Meadview CDP, Arizona	34.1%
11	Bull Run Mountain Estates CDP, Virginia	34.0%
12	March ARB CDP, California	33.6%
13	Whidbey Island Station CDP, Washington	32.8%
14	Flemington city, Georgia	32.7%
15	Whetstone CDP, Arizona	32.6%
16	Elephant Butte city, New Mexico	31.0%
17	Hanscom AFB CDP, Massachusetts	30.9%
18	Corvallis CDP, Montana	30.6%
19	Randolph AFB CDP, Texas	30.0%
20	Naval Academy CDP, Maryland	29.7%
21	Knob Noster city, Missouri	29.3%
22	Wakefield city, Kansas	29.1%
23	Aberdeen Proving Ground CDP, Maryland	29.0%
24	Bouse CDP, Arizona	28.6%
25	Hickam Housing CDP, Hawaii	28.5%
26	King CDP, Wisconsin	28.1%
27	Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi	28.1%
28	Lawtey city, Florida	27.7%
29	Harker Heights city, Texas	27.6%
30	Patrick AFB CDP, Florida	27.5%
31	Fort Lee CDP, Virginia	27.5%
32	Vine Grove city, Kentucky	27.5%
33	Fort Hood CDP, Texas	27.5%
34	Kempner city, Texas	27.4%
35	Shell Point CDP, South Carolina	27.1%
36	Waynesville city, Missouri	27.0%
37	Queens Gate CDP, Pennsylvania	27.0%
38	Bonneau Beach CDP, South Carolina	26.9%
39	Allyn CDP, Washington	26.8%
40	Valparaiso city, Florida	26.8%
41	Andrews AFB CDP, Maryland	26.6%
42	West Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts	26.1%
43	Beale AFB CDP, California	25.9%
44	Manatee Road CDP, Florida	25.8%
45	Navarre CDP, Florida	25.8%
46	Pioche CDP, Nevada	25.8%
47	Piney Green CDP, North Carolina	25.6%
48	East Vineland CDP, New Jersey	25.6%
49	Oak Grove city, Kentucky	25.5%
50	Buffalo CDP, South Carolina	25.5%