Veterans are men and women who have formerly served, and are not currently serving, on active duty in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard, or the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. It includes National Guard members and reservists who were called to active duty. The U.S. Census only counts veterans who are at least 18 years old.
| 4 | 100,000 or more | 31 | 2,500 to 4,999 | ||
| 3 | 50,000 to 99,999 | 57 | 1,000 to 2,499 | ||
| 6 | 25,000 to 49,999 | 34 | 500 to 999 | ||
| 18 | 10,000 to 24,999 | 80 | 499 or fewer | ||
| 21 | 5,000 to 9,999 | ||||
| Rank | Name | Veteran Population 2015 | Population 2010 | Veterans Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris | 185,085 | 4,092,459 | 45.23 |
| 2 | Bexar | 163,633 | 1,714,773 | 95.43 |
| 3 | Tarrant | 121,825 | 1,809,034 | 67.34 |
| 4 | Dallas | 103,980 | 2,368,139 | 43.91 |
| 5 | Bell | 57,147 | 310,235 | 184.21 |
| 6 | El Paso | 56,747 | 800,647 | 70.88 |
| 7 | Travis | 53,204 | 1,024,266 | 51.94 |
| 8 | Collin | 44,668 | 782,341 | 57.10 |
| 9 | Denton | 40,821 | 662,614 | 61.61 |
| 10 | Williamson | 35,236 | 422,679 | 83.36 |
| 11 | Montgomery | 33,993 | 455,746 | 74.59 |
| 12 | Nueces | 27,869 | 340,223 | 81.91 |
| 13 | Fort Bend | 27,536 | 585,375 | 47.04 |
| 14 | Galveston | 24,394 | 291,309 | 83.74 |
| 15 | Hidalgo | 21,525 | 774,769 | 27.78 |
| 16 | Brazoria | 19,022 | 313,166 | 60.74 |
| 17 | Guadalupe | 18,068 | 131,533 | 137.36 |
| 18 | Jefferson | 17,174 | 252,273 | 68.08 |
| 19 | McLennan | 16,277 | 234,906 | 69.29 |
| 20 | Cameron | 16,260 | 406,220 | 40.03 |
| 21 | Lubbock | 15,979 | 278,831 | 57.31 |
| 22 | Smith | 14,532 | 209,714 | 69.29 |
| 23 | Comal | 12,832 | 108,472 | 118.30 |
| 24 | Coryell | 12,468 | 75,388 | 165.38 |
| 25 | Hays | 12,195 | 157,107 | 77.62 |
| 26 | Wichita | 11,884 | 131,500 | 90.37 |
| 27 | Taylor | 11,732 | 131,506 | 89.21 |
| 28 | Ellis | 11,076 | 149,610 | 74.03 |
| 29 | Johnson | 11,039 | 150,934 | 73.14 |
| 30 | Parker | 10,204 | 116,927 | 87.27 |
| 31 | Tom Green | 10,025 | 110,224 | 90.95 |
| 32 | Grayson | 9,528 | 120,877 | 78.82 |
| 33 | Gregg | 8,621 | 121,730 | 70.82 |
| 34 | Brazos | 8,466 | 194,851 | 43.45 |
| 35 | Randall | 8,122 | 120,725 | 67.28 |
| 36 | Midland | 7,713 | 136,872 | 56.35 |
| 37 | Hunt | 7,676 | 86,129 | 89.12 |
| 38 | Kaufman | 7,665 | 103,350 | 74.17 |
| 39 | Bowie | 7,551 | 92,565 | 81.58 |
| 40 | Ector | 7,132 | 137,130 | 52.01 |
| 41 | Orange | 7,096 | 81,837 | 86.71 |
| 42 | Henderson | 6,900 | 78,532 | 87.86 |
| 43 | Victoria | 6,746 | 86,793 | 77.73 |
| 44 | Potter | 6,646 | 121,073 | 54.89 |
| 45 | Rockwall | 5,811 | 78,337 | 74.18 |
| 46 | Angelina | 5,801 | 86,771 | 66.85 |
| 47 | Webb | 5,784 | 250,304 | 23.11 |
| 48 | Bastrop | 5,723 | 74,171 | 77.16 |
| 49 | Kerr | 5,674 | 49,625 | 114.34 |
| 50 | Hood | 5,645 | 51,182 | 110.29 |
| 51 | San Patricio | 5,263 | 64,804 | 81.21 |
| 52 | Liberty | 5,176 | 75,643 | 68.43 |
| 53 | Wise | 4,732 | 59,127 | 80.03 |
| 54 | Harrison | 4,557 | 65,631 | 69.43 |
| 55 | Wilson | 4,437 | 42,918 | 103.38 |
| 56 | Wood | 4,403 | 41,964 | 104.92 |
| 57 | Medina | 4,305 | 46,006 | 93.57 |
| 58 | Hardin | 4,271 | 54,635 | 78.17 |
| 59 | Van Zandt | 4,115 | 52,579 | 78.26 |
| 60 | Burnet | 3,979 | 42,750 | 93.08 |
| 61 | Polk | 3,901 | 45,413 | 85.90 |
| 62 | Lamar | 3,803 | 49,793 | 76.38 |
| 63 | Walker | 3,782 | 67,861 | 55.73 |
| 64 | Anderson | 3,481 | 58,458 | 59.55 |
| 65 | Rusk | 3,439 | 53,330 | 64.49 |
| 66 | Nacogdoches | 3,417 | 64,524 | 52.96 |
| 67 | Cherokee | 3,327 | 50,845 | 65.43 |
| 68 | Val Verde | 3,219 | 48,879 | 65.86 |
| 69 | Kendall | 3,216 | 33,410 | 96.26 |
| 70 | Brown | 3,201 | 38,106 | 84.00 |
| 71 | Lampasas | 3,172 | 19,677 | 161.20 |
| 72 | Navarro | 3,138 | 47,735 | 65.74 |
| 73 | Fannin | 3,101 | 33,915 | 91.43 |
| 74 | Atascosa | 3,091 | 44,911 | 68.83 |
| 75 | Upshur | 3,074 | 39,309 | 78.20 |
| 76 | Cooke | 2,829 | 38,437 | 73.60 |
| 77 | Hill | 2,828 | 35,089 | 80.60 |
| 78 | Aransas | 2,656 | 23,158 | 114.69 |
| 79 | Bandera | 2,642 | 20,485 | 128.97 |
| 80 | Llano | 2,608 | 19,301 | 135.12 |
| 81 | Cass | 2,606 | 30,464 | 85.54 |
| 82 | Jasper | 2,567 | 35,710 | 71.88 |
| 83 | Caldwell | 2,505 | 38,066 | 65.81 |
| 84 | Hopkins | 2,456 | 35,161 | 69.85 |
| 85 | Howard | 2,418 | 35,012 | 69.06 |
| 86 | Matagorda | 2,397 | 36,702 | 65.31 |
| 87 | Gillespie | 2,385 | 24,837 | 96.03 |
| 88 | Chambers | 2,317 | 35,096 | 66.02 |
| 89 | San Jacinto | 2,290 | 26,384 | 86.80 |
| 90 | Waller | 2,216 | 43,205 | 51.29 |
| 91 | Bee | 2,171 | 31,861 | 68.14 |
| 92 | Erath | 2,103 | 37,890 | 55.50 |
| 93 | Kleberg | 2,067 | 32,061 | 64.47 |
| 94 | Washington | 2,056 | 33,718 | 60.98 |
| 95 | Wharton | 2,048 | 41,280 | 49.61 |
| 96 | Palo Pinto | 2,031 | 28,111 | 72.25 |
| 97 | Jim Wells | 2,025 | 40,838 | 49.59 |
| 98 | Milam | 1,853 | 24,757 | 74.85 |
| 99 | Fayette | 1,828 | 24,554 | 74.45 |
| 100 | Houston | 1,814 | 23,732 | 76.44 |
| 101 | Austin | 1,794 | 28,417 | 63.13 |
| 102 | Grimes | 1,780 | 26,604 | 66.91 |
| 103 | Tyler | 1,701 | 21,766 | 78.15 |
| 104 | Montague | 1,699 | 19,719 | 86.16 |
| 105 | Titus | 1,654 | 32,334 | 51.15 |
| 106 | Panola | 1,637 | 23,796 | 68.79 |
| 107 | Bosque | 1,582 | 18,212 | 86.87 |
| 108 | Leon | 1,560 | 16,801 | 92.85 |
| 109 | Limestone | 1,559 | 23,384 | 66.67 |
| 110 | Shelby | 1,517 | 25,448 | 59.61 |
| 111 | Eastland | 1,505 | 18,583 | 80.99 |
| 112 | Trinity | 1,502 | 14,585 | 102.98 |
| 113 | Hutchinson | 1,469 | 22,150 | 66.32 |
| 114 | Young | 1,465 | 18,550 | 78.98 |
| 115 | Gray | 1,435 | 22,535 | 63.68 |
| 116 | Calhoun | 1,433 | 21,381 | 67.02 |
| 117 | Hale | 1,431 | 36,273 | 39.45 |
| 118 | Burleson | 1,387 | 17,187 | 80.70 |
| 119 | Callahan | 1,363 | 13,544 | 100.63 |
| 120 | DeWitt | 1,345 | 20,097 | 66.93 |
| 121 | Colorado | 1,328 | 20,874 | 63.62 |
| 122 | Lavaca | 1,321 | 19,263 | 68.58 |
| 123 | Freestone | 1,282 | 19,816 | 64.70 |
| 124 | Falls | 1,277 | 17,866 | 71.48 |
| 125 | Sabine | 1,267 | 10,834 | 116.95 |
| 126 | Maverick | 1,252 | 54,258 | 23.07 |
| 127 | Lee | 1,234 | 16,612 | 74.28 |
| 128 | Uvalde | 1,195 | 26,405 | 45.26 |
| 129 | Rains | 1,180 | 10,914 | 108.12 |
| 130 | Jones | 1,163 | 20,202 | 57.57 |
| 131 | Newton | 1,157 | 14,445 | 80.10 |
| 132 | Gonzales | 1,142 | 19,807 | 57.66 |
| 133 | Hockley | 1,134 | 22,935 | 49.44 |
| 134 | Marion | 1,117 | 10,546 | 105.92 |
| 135 | Live Oak | 1,106 | 11,531 | 95.92 |
| 136 | Morris | 1,066 | 12,934 | 82.42 |
| 137 | Robertson | 1,038 | 16,622 | 62.45 |
| 138 | Nolan | 1,036 | 15,216 | 68.09 |
| 139 | Comanche | 1,027 | 13,974 | 73.49 |
| 140 | Blanco | 1,001 | 10,497 | 95.36 |
| 141 | Red River | 970 | 12,860 | 75.43 |
| 142 | Frio | 947 | 17,217 | 55.00 |
| 143 | Jackson | 939 | 14,075 | 66.71 |
| 144 | Clay | 898 | 10,752 | 83.52 |
| 145 | Brewster | 894 | 9,232 | 96.84 |
| 146 | Camp | 869 | 12,401 | 70.07 |
| 147 | Franklin | 867 | 10,605 | 81.75 |
| 148 | Scurry | 852 | 16,921 | 50.35 |
| 149 | Madison | 847 | 13,664 | 61.99 |
| 150 | Runnels | 822 | 10,501 | 78.28 |
| 151 | Hamilton | 818 | 8,517 | 96.04 |
| 152 | Karnes | 801 | 14,824 | 54.03 |
| 153 | Starr | 800 | 60,968 | 13.12 |
| 154 | Moore | 795 | 21,904 | 36.29 |
| 155 | Pecos | 783 | 15,507 | 50.49 |
| 156 | Willacy | 777 | 22,134 | 35.10 |
| 157 | Wilbarger | 768 | 13,535 | 56.74 |
| 158 | Coleman | 734 | 8,895 | 82.52 |
| 159 | Ward | 708 | 10,658 | 66.43 |
| 160 | San Augustine | 707 | 8,865 | 79.75 |
| 161 | Archer | 690 | 9,054 | 76.21 |
| 162 | Andrews | 687 | 14,786 | 46.46 |
| 163 | Somervell | 672 | 8,490 | 79.15 |
| 164 | Deaf Smith | 644 | 19,372 | 33.24 |
| 165 | Lamb | 632 | 13,977 | 45.22 |
| 166 | McCulloch | 613 | 8,283 | 74.01 |
| 167 | Duval | 597 | 11,782 | 50.67 |
| 168 | Delta | 565 | 5,231 | 108.01 |
| 169 | Stephens | 556 | 9,630 | 57.74 |
| 170 | Goliad | 556 | 7,210 | 77.12 |
| 171 | Dawson | 546 | 13,833 | 39.47 |
| 172 | Refugio | 536 | 7,383 | 72.60 |
| 173 | Jack | 531 | 9,044 | 58.71 |
| 174 | Childress | 519 | 7,041 | 73.71 |
| 175 | Gaines | 496 | 17,526 | 28.30 |
| 176 | Terry | 492 | 12,651 | 38.89 |
| 177 | Reeves | 452 | 13,783 | 32.79 |
| 178 | Kimble | 448 | 4,607 | 97.24 |
| 179 | Ochiltree | 415 | 10,223 | 40.59 |
| 180 | Dimmit | 413 | 9,996 | 41.32 |
| 181 | Swisher | 411 | 7,854 | 52.33 |
| 182 | Mitchell | 406 | 9,403 | 43.18 |
| 183 | Real | 401 | 3,309 | 121.18 |
| 184 | Carson | 396 | 6,182 | 64.06 |
| 185 | San Saba | 393 | 6,131 | 64.10 |
| 186 | Mills | 387 | 4,936 | 78.40 |
| 187 | Winkler | 383 | 7,110 | 53.87 |
| 188 | Zapata | 368 | 14,018 | 26.25 |
| 189 | Dallam | 368 | 6,703 | 54.90 |
| 190 | Floyd | 356 | 6,446 | 55.23 |
| 191 | Bailey | 353 | 7,165 | 49.27 |
| 192 | Kinney | 349 | 3,598 | 97.00 |
| 193 | Parmer | 341 | 10,269 | 33.21 |
| 194 | Zavala | 317 | 11,677 | 27.15 |
| 195 | Mason | 314 | 4,012 | 78.27 |
| 196 | Presidio | 313 | 7,818 | 40.04 |
| 197 | Jim Hogg | 313 | 5,300 | 59.06 |
| 198 | Fisher | 309 | 3,974 | 77.76 |
| 199 | Haskell | 300 | 5,899 | 50.86 |
| 200 | Brooks | 292 | 7,223 | 40.43 |
| 201 | Wheeler | 288 | 5,410 | 53.23 |
| 202 | Coke | 272 | 3,320 | 81.93 |
| 203 | Donley | 270 | 3,677 | 73.43 |
| 204 | Crosby | 265 | 6,059 | 43.74 |
| 205 | Hartley | 259 | 6,062 | 42.73 |
| 206 | Lynn | 255 | 5,915 | 43.11 |
| 207 | Castro | 252 | 8,062 | 31.26 |
| 208 | Baylor | 242 | 3,726 | 64.95 |
| 209 | Hall | 242 | 3,353 | 72.17 |
| 210 | Shackelford | 222 | 3,378 | 65.72 |
| 211 | Yoakum | 219 | 7,879 | 27.80 |
| 212 | Hansford | 218 | 5,613 | 38.84 |
| 213 | Hemphill | 215 | 3,807 | 56.47 |
| 214 | Knox | 213 | 3,719 | 57.27 |
| 215 | Garza | 211 | 6,461 | 32.66 |
| 216 | Hardeman | 206 | 4,139 | 49.77 |
| 217 | Martin | 199 | 4,799 | 41.47 |
| 218 | Schleicher | 188 | 3,461 | 54.32 |
| 219 | Armstrong | 186 | 1,901 | 97.84 |
| 220 | Sutton | 185 | 4,128 | 44.82 |
| 221 | Collingsworth | 184 | 3,057 | 60.19 |
| 222 | Concho | 182 | 4,087 | 44.53 |
| 223 | Dickens | 180 | 2,444 | 73.65 |
| 224 | Jeff Davis | 178 | 2,342 | 76.00 |
| 225 | Menard | 174 | 2,242 | 77.61 |
| 226 | Lipscomb | 170 | 3,302 | 51.48 |
| 227 | Crane | 162 | 4,375 | 37.03 |
| 228 | Upton | 161 | 3,355 | 47.99 |
| 229 | Sherman | 153 | 3,034 | 50.43 |
| 230 | Edwards | 153 | 2,002 | 76.42 |
| 231 | Crockett | 149 | 3,719 | 40.06 |
| 232 | Hudspeth | 148 | 3,476 | 42.58 |
| 233 | Throckmorton | 139 | 1,641 | 84.70 |
| 234 | La Salle | 137 | 6,886 | 19.90 |
| 235 | Stonewall | 136 | 1,490 | 91.28 |
| 236 | Oldham | 135 | 2,052 | 65.79 |
| 237 | Cochran | 130 | 3,127 | 41.57 |
| 238 | Terrell | 120 | 984 | 121.95 |
| 239 | Reagan | 118 | 3,367 | 35.05 |
| 240 | Culberson | 115 | 2,398 | 47.96 |
| 241 | Irion | 115 | 1,599 | 71.92 |
| 242 | Cottle | 94 | 1,505 | 62.46 |
| 243 | Foard | 94 | 1,336 | 70.36 |
| 244 | Briscoe | 88 | 1,637 | 53.76 |
| 245 | Motley | 74 | 1,210 | 61.16 |
| 246 | Glasscock | 55 | 1,226 | 44.86 |
| 247 | Roberts | 49 | 929 | 52.74 |
| 248 | Borden | 49 | 641 | 76.44 |
| 249 | Sterling | 48 | 1,143 | 41.99 |
| 250 | Kent | 48 | 808 | 59.41 |
| 251 | McMullen | 45 | 707 | 63.65 |
| 252 | Kenedy | 13 | 416 | 31.25 |
| 253 | Loving | 4 | 82 | 48.78 |
| 254 | King | 2 | 286 | 6.99 |
| Total | 1,603,322 | 25,145,561 | 63.76 | |