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Counties with the most veterans in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n
There are roughly 17.5 million veterans living in the U.S., according to data from the\u00a0Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Though, the VA anticipates the percentage of the U.S.\u00a0population with military experience<\/a>\u00a0will continue to decline over the next couple of decades\u2014by 2046, it expects the number of living U.S. veterans to decrease by 35%.<\/p>\n Stacker<\/a>\u00a0compiled a list of the counties with the most veterans in Pennsylvania using data from the\u00a0U.S. Census Bureau<\/a>. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of residents that are veterans based on the Census’ 2023 5-year estimate.<\/p>\n Alaska, Virginia, and Wyoming are home to the most veterans per capita. American veterans live in virtually all of the country’s 3,142 counties.<\/p>\n Keep reading to see where the most veterans live in your home state.<\/p>\n #50. Washington County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 6.7% (11,285 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 262<\/p>\n — Korean War: 838<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 4,323<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 2,285<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,770<\/p>\n #49. Dauphin County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 6.9% (15,348 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 316<\/p>\n — Korean War: 694<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 5,108<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 3,382<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 3,445<\/p>\n #48. Luzerne County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.1% (18,477 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 178<\/p>\n — Korean War: 1,438<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 6,570<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 3,323<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 3,503<\/p>\n #47. Fayette County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.2% (7,322 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 181<\/p>\n — Korean War: 448<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,714<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,465<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,109<\/p>\n #46. Indiana County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.2% (4,890 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 94<\/p>\n — Korean War: 364<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,946<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 956<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,064<\/p>\n #45. Butler County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.3% (11,546 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 201<\/p>\n — Korean War: 596<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 4,171<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 2,170<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 2,183<\/p>\n #44. Erie County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.3% (15,545 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 239<\/p>\n — Korean War: 1,014<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 5,599<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 2,830<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 2,869<\/p>\n #43. Monroe County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.3% (9,838 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 33<\/p>\n — Korean War: 630<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 3,327<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,572<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 2,257<\/p>\n #42. Schuylkill County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.3% (8,413 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 116<\/p>\n — Korean War: 560<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 3,005<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,579<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,407<\/p>\n #41. Wyoming County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.3% (1,538 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 0<\/p>\n — Korean War: 75<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 705<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 212<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 277<\/p>\n #40. York County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.4% (26,651 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 292<\/p>\n — Korean War: 1,304<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 8,147<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 6,515<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 6,333<\/p>\n #39. Clinton County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.7% (2,329 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 18<\/p>\n — Korean War: 141<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 720<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 437<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 603<\/p>\n #38. Montour County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.7% (1,110 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 64<\/p>\n — Korean War: 69<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 374<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 292<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 328<\/p>\n #37. Westmoreland County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.7% (22,357 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 687<\/p>\n — Korean War: 1,732<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 8,415<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 3,597<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 3,777<\/p>\n #36. Beaver County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.8% (10,458 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 107<\/p>\n — Korean War: 674<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 4,095<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 2,046<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,843<\/p>\n #35. Carbon County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.8% (4,089 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 30<\/p>\n — Korean War: 217<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,863<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 595<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 685<\/p>\n #34. Clarion County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.8% (2,357 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 12<\/p>\n — Korean War: 138<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 979<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 492<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 507<\/p>\n #33. Clearfield County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 7.8% (4,994 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 55<\/p>\n — Korean War: 306<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,050<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,085<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 809<\/p>\n #32. Adams County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8% (6,791 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 47<\/p>\n — Korean War: 312<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,639<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,404<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,472<\/p>\n #31. Elk County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8% (1,986 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 54<\/p>\n — Korean War: 193<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 767<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 359<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 289<\/p>\n #30. Somerset County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8% (4,766 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 26<\/p>\n — Korean War: 421<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,832<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 936<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 766<\/p>\n #29. Bedford County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.1% (3,104 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 69<\/p>\n — Korean War: 217<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,332<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 492<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 569<\/p>\n #28. Forest County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.1% (527 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 6<\/p>\n — Korean War: 16<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 189<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 97<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 124<\/p>\n #27. Jefferson County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.1% (2,804 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 24<\/p>\n — Korean War: 227<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 960<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 652<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 426<\/p>\n #26. Greene County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.2% (2,330 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 10<\/p>\n — Korean War: 110<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 990<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 535<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 324<\/p>\n #25. Lebanon County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.2% (9,049 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 187<\/p>\n — Korean War: 728<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 3,358<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,820<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,872<\/p>\n #24. McKean County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.2% (2,642 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 11<\/p>\n — Korean War: 143<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 893<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 570<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 493<\/p>\n #23. Mifflin County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.2% (2,915 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 60<\/p>\n — Korean War: 184<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,047<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 714<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 374<\/p>\n #22. Lawrence County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.3% (5,632 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 89<\/p>\n — Korean War: 296<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,070<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,259<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 972<\/p>\n #21. Northumberland County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.3% (6,040 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 79<\/p>\n — Korean War: 271<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,154<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,334<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 854<\/p>\n #20. Cumberland County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.4% (17,666 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 238<\/p>\n — Korean War: 810<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 5,430<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 4,703<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 5,218<\/p>\n #19. Pike County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.5% (4,183 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 47<\/p>\n — Korean War: 356<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,607<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 689<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 920<\/p>\n #18. Bradford County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.6% (4,036 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 53<\/p>\n — Korean War: 228<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,319<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 906<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 887<\/p>\n #17. Lycoming County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.6% (7,785 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 194<\/p>\n — Korean War: 609<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,930<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,603<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,460<\/p>\n #16. Perry County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.6% (3,128 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 37<\/p>\n — Korean War: 119<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,157<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 882<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 634<\/p>\n #15. Blair County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.7% (8,493 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 150<\/p>\n — Korean War: 459<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 3,198<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,365<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,421<\/p>\n #14. Mercer County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.7% (7,707 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 127<\/p>\n — Korean War: 636<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,660<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,607<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,527<\/p>\n #13. Armstrong County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.8% (4,632 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 57<\/p>\n — Korean War: 403<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,836<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 781<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 800<\/p>\n #12. Cambria County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.8% (9,411 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 88<\/p>\n — Korean War: 696<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 3,493<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 2,087<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,432<\/p>\n #11. Franklin County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.8% (10,768 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 93<\/p>\n — Korean War: 660<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 3,494<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 2,909<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 2,778<\/p>\n #10. Huntingdon County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 8.8% (3,183 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 26<\/p>\n — Korean War: 253<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 989<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 725<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 694<\/p>\n #9. Susquehanna County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 9.1% (2,817 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 25<\/p>\n — Korean War: 172<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,072<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 439<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 412<\/p>\n #8. Crawford County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 9.4% (6,195 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 77<\/p>\n — Korean War: 332<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 2,203<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 1,302<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 1,163<\/p>\n #7. Sullivan County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 9.5% (500 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 5<\/p>\n — Korean War: 34<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 176<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 96<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 87<\/p>\n #6. Cameron County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 9.7% (364 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 2<\/p>\n — Korean War: 29<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 159<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 44<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 15<\/p>\n #5. Potter County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 9.7% (1,265 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 31<\/p>\n — Korean War: 65<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 481<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 264<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 178<\/p>\n #4. Venango County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 9.7% (3,924 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 30<\/p>\n — Korean War: 238<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,502<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 838<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 585<\/p>\n #3. Wayne County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 9.9% (4,243 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 42<\/p>\n — Korean War: 223<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,852<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 565<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 670<\/p>\n #2. Tioga County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 10.7% (3,517 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 20<\/p>\n — Korean War: 211<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,302<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 685<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 665<\/p>\n #1. Warren County<\/p>\n – Percent of residents that are veterans: 11% (3,380 veterans)<\/p>\n – Veterans by war:<\/p>\n — World War II: 37<\/p>\n — Korean War: 271<\/p>\n — Vietnam War: 1,354<\/p>\n — Gulf War (08\/1990 to 08\/2001): 595<\/p>\n — Gulf War (09\/2001 or later): 512<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Counties with the most veterans in Pennsylvania There are roughly 17.5 million veterans living in the U.S., according…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[19300,16156,1606,19301,28,30,29,1113,8736],"class_list":["post-30419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-county-united-states","tag-indiana-county","tag-lycoming-county","tag-northumberland-county","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-thestacker","tag-united-states-federal-executive-departments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}