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Veterans in Texas

Civilian veterans ages 18 and older, ACS 2020-2024

Veterans
1,402,357
6.2% of adults. U.S. 6.2%
Women veterans
174,802
12.5% of veterans
Age 65 and older
570,202
41% of veterans

Veterans by county

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CountyVeteransShare of adultsWomen
Anderson County3,4217.2%240
Andrews County4393.4%28
Angelina County4,6587.1%191
Aransas County1,8098.7%238
Archer County5417.9%41
Armstrong County16211.0%0
Atascosa County3,2348.6%352
Austin County9814.1%113
Bailey County1843.6%0
Bandera County2,43313.2%317
Bastrop County6,5058.3%624
Baylor County2669.7%0
Bee County1,6456.6%77
Bell County48,22018.5%10,282
Bexar County146,1109.6%24,445
Blanco County8668.4%144
Borden County235.0%0
Bosque County1,3689.3%97
Bowie County5,8208.3%563
Brazoria County18,2046.3%2,569
Brazos County8,1824.2%976
Brewster County6888.7%36
Briscoe County767.4%0
Brooks County2033.7%0
Brown County2,2097.2%131
Burleson County1,0497.1%110
Burnet County3,4828.3%252
Caldwell County2,6127.0%165
Calhoun County1,3148.6%89
Callahan County1,0999.9%98
Cameron County12,5844.1%1,159
Camp County9219.8%65
Carson County3568.0%27
Cass County2,0699.3%271
Castro County3737.2%19
Chambers County2,8337.6%197
Cherokee County2,7797.2%281
Childress County1693.1%18
Clay County88110.4%102
Cochran County542.9%4
Coke County1836.9%20
Coleman County5238.4%78
Collin County42,0424.8%3,997
Collingsworth County1467.8%17
Colorado County9365.8%91
Comal County16,43011.5%2,665
Comanche County9538.9%131
Concho County1806.1%2
Cooke County2,4107.3%240
Coryell County10,09318.4%2,186
Cottle County252.2%9
Crane County2347.2%6
Crockett County612.9%39
Crosby County2025.4%24
Culberson County20412.7%0
Dallam County3467.1%2
Dallas County81,7764.2%9,998
Dawson County3463.8%35
Deaf Smith County4653.7%31
Delta County3398.2%14
Denton County43,9115.9%4,513
DeWitt County1,0196.6%48
Dickens County554.0%1
Dimmit County2544.1%15
Donley County1616.0%6
Duval County3755.1%8
Eastland County1,2558.8%36
Ector County5,2614.6%552
Edwards County353.5%5
El Paso County47,6467.6%5,757
Ellis County10,5296.7%1,504
Erath County2,1946.3%283
Falls County1,1328.3%275
Fannin County2,3928.1%205
Fayette County1,4887.4%71
Fisher County2498.8%52
Floyd County2496.4%0
Foard County435.1%0
Fort Bend County27,5974.2%4,383
Franklin County4905.9%43
Freestone County1,1647.5%41
Frio County5734.1%93
Gaines County4192.9%0
Galveston County19,9347.3%2,659
Garza County2986.9%44
Gillespie County2,0089.1%238
Glasscock County253.1%0
Goliad County4888.5%9
Gonzales County7655.2%77
Gray County1,1637.3%56
Grayson County9,1908.4%965
Gregg County6,0696.5%748
Grimes County1,8167.5%150
Guadalupe County19,18813.9%3,328
Hale County9263.9%35
Hall County1346.0%21
Hamilton County5889.0%61
Hansford County2196.0%2
Hardeman County1575.7%21
Hardin County2,9486.8%246
Harris County151,8334.2%19,990
Harrison County3,7767.1%577
Hartley County1884.6%14
Haskell County3066.9%41
Hays County14,0426.8%1,661
Hemphill County843.3%6
Henderson County5,6678.5%756
Hidalgo County19,4013.2%1,770
Hill County2,1897.6%208
Hockley County6954.4%24
Hood County5,0019.5%481
Hopkins County1,8496.5%151
Houston County1,4198.1%123
Howard County1,4625.9%206
Hudspeth County1967.0%0
Hunt County7,3739.0%572
Hutchinson County1,1967.9%149
Irion County696.4%5
Jack County4636.7%26
Jackson County6335.5%86
Jasper County1,8127.2%195
Jeff Davis County1429.3%0
Jefferson County12,7336.7%1,379
Jim Hogg County441.4%0
Jim Wells County1,7096.1%141
Johnson County9,1376.3%1,038
Jones County1,1486.8%142
Karnes County4713.9%60
Kaufman County7,1725.8%792
Kendall County3,3929.0%289
Kenedy County54.0%0
Kent County233.6%5
Kerr County4,2899.8%430
Kimble County3509.6%15
King County21.1%0
Kinney County35712.2%51
Kleberg County1,9918.7%158
Knox County1184.8%5
La Salle County2494.7%25
Lamar County2,7607.2%201
Lamb County3994.3%21
Lampasas County3,47819.7%515
Lavaca County1,0806.9%89
Lee County8966.3%89
Leon County1,1449.1%77
Liberty County4,4446.1%335
Limestone County1,3147.6%95
Lipscomb County924.6%2
Live Oak County5475.8%31
Llano County2,12511.2%223
Loving County00.0%0
Lubbock County12,1895.0%1,228
Lynn County1804.3%10
Madison County8067.6%82
Marion County91111.3%169
Martin County1293.5%0
Mason County2718.5%0
Matagorda County2,1518.0%143
Maverick County1,0792.7%18
McCulloch County59310.1%32
McLennan County14,5667.2%1,629
McMullen County235.5%0
Medina County4,56511.0%497
Menard County16911.0%20
Midland County5,3814.4%396
Milam County1,2096.1%65
Mills County2286.4%4
Mitchell County3995.6%1
Montague County1,5179.3%144
Montgomery County33,7696.7%4,140
Moore County5183.5%5
Morris County98610.6%26
Motley County10410.0%17
Nacogdoches County2,9425.9%323
Navarro County2,7606.9%253
Newton County6436.6%85
Nolan County6556.1%58
Nueces County22,9698.6%2,169
Ochiltree County2163.2%0
Oldham County1299.3%40
Orange County4,4797.0%261
Palo Pinto County1,8278.1%201
Panola County1,7229.9%134
Parker County12,2519.9%1,480
Parmer County3515.0%34
Pecos County7306.5%84
Polk County3,9739.5%245
Potter County5,0606.0%430
Presidio County1302.9%0
Rains County1,24312.0%140
Randall County9,5438.6%747
Reagan County381.8%0
Real County28713.5%39
Red River County8258.9%105
Reeves County3093.3%0
Refugio County4017.6%20
Roberts County426.9%0
Robertson County9617.4%43
Rockwall County6,8507.5%908
Runnels County4205.6%30
Rusk County2,8837.0%253
Sabine County1,06412.9%116
San Augustine County75612.0%101
San Jacinto County2,2049.9%177
San Patricio County4,8449.3%392
San Saba County2445.3%6
Schleicher County1417.7%0
Scurry County9147.4%5
Shackelford County1485.9%6
Shelby County9425.3%116
Sherman County563.0%5
Smith County10,6615.8%1,255
Somervell County6478.5%56
Starr County8852.0%33
Stephens County2473.3%19
Sterling County181.9%0
Stonewall County566.1%0
Sutton County1465.8%19
Swisher County1863.5%5
Tarrant County99,5766.2%12,362
Taylor County9,4599.0%1,091
Terrell County639.1%0
Terry County4995.9%105
Throckmorton County977.5%0
Titus County1,2585.6%75
Tom Green County8,4729.6%1,155
Travis County46,7224.4%5,776
Trinity County9588.5%97
Tyler County1,5229.3%116
Upshur County3,1849.8%201
Upton County873.6%0
Uvalde County1,2466.8%127
Val Verde County3,0899.3%485
Van Zandt County4,1248.5%283
Victoria County4,4096.5%426
Walker County4,0165.9%330
Waller County2,2604.8%206
Ward County4445.6%96
Washington County1,9756.8%256
Webb County5,3442.9%255
Wharton County1,7675.7%107
Wheeler County2035.5%15
Wichita County10,43511.0%1,579
Wilbarger County6356.4%86
Willacy County5723.7%11
Williamson County38,9367.6%5,385
Wilson County5,05912.6%629
Winkler County2053.9%5
Wise County4,9558.8%399
Wood County4,40211.5%325
Yoakum County741.5%18
Young County9867.1%66
Zapata County2632.8%10
Zavala County1322.0%0

Frequently asked questions

How many veterans live in Texas?
The American Community Survey estimates 1,402,357 civilian veterans in Texas (2020-2024), or 6.2% of residents 18 and older.
Which Texas counties have the most veterans?
Harris County (151,833), Bexar County (146,110), Tarrant County (99,576) have the most veterans.
Where do veteran population numbers come from?
They are American Community Survey 5-year estimates of civilian veterans ages 18 and older, from Census table B21001. Estimates have margins of error, especially in small counties.
Where can veterans find VA services?
VA medical centers, outpatient clinics and Vet Centers are listed in VA's facility directory, and the Veterans Crisis Line is available by dialing 988 and pressing 1.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B21001