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Military Communities in America

US cities where at least 10% of residents are veterans — communities with a strong military presence, typically near active duty bases or with a long history of military service. Ranked by veteran population share. 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 Fort Lee CDP, Virginia 27.5%
31 Patrick AFB CDP, Florida 27.5%
32 Fort Hood CDP, Texas 27.5%
33 Vine Grove city, Kentucky 27.5%
34 Kempner city, Texas 27.4%
35 Shell Point CDP, South Carolina 27.1%
36 Queens Gate CDP, Pennsylvania 27.0%
37 Waynesville city, Missouri 27.0%
38 Bonneau Beach CDP, South Carolina 26.9%
39 Valparaiso city, Florida 26.8%
40 Allyn CDP, Washington 26.8%
41 Andrews AFB CDP, Maryland 26.6%
42 West Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts 26.1%
43 Beale AFB CDP, California 25.9%
44 Navarre CDP, Florida 25.8%
45 Pioche CDP, Nevada 25.8%
46 Manatee Road CDP, Florida 25.8%
47 East Vineland CDP, New Jersey 25.6%
48 Piney Green CDP, North Carolina 25.6%
49 Buffalo CDP, South Carolina 25.5%
50 Oak Grove city, Kentucky 25.5%