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The ACS estimates about 3,490, give or take 462 civilian veterans in Harris County.
By ACS estimates, Harris County has the 39th largest veteran population among Georgia's 159 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Harris County
Georgia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
50 percent
above the Georgia share; above the national share.
34 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
32 percent
above the Georgia share; above the national share.
17 percent
13 percent
Harris County has about 624, give or take 186 veterans 75 and older, making up 18 percent of its veterans compared with 20 percent in Georgia.
Veterans under 35 account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Harris County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans in Harris County number about 568, give or take 222; their 16 percent share is above Georgia's 13 percent.
Income, work and education in Harris County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Harris County
Georgia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$72,476 ± $8,914
$54,768 ± $786
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$40,673 ± $3,938
$38,804 ± $231
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.1% ± 2.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
37.5% ± 5.9 points
30.4% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
67.2% ± 9.6 points
72.6% ± 0.8 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.7% ± 3.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.0% ± 2.8 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
42.1% ± 6.1 points
33.0% ± 0.6 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects slightly more veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 4,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Harris County
VA reports 2,498 veterans in Harris County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
220
30 to 40 percent
174
50 to 60 percent
180
70 to 90 percent
602
100 percent
1,322
FY2019: 1,119 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,379.
In 2025, lenders reported 248 VA-backed home loans out of 996 home loans made in Harris County (24.9% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 760, give or take 205) and Vietnam era only (about 707, give or take 192).
For questions about post-9/11 exposure rules, read the PACT Act guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Harris County
VA reported about $62.6 million in compensation and pension spending and about $24.1 million in medical care spending in Harris County for FY2025.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Harris County is Atlanta Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in College Park, GA, about 67 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Atlanta RO (station 316); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in Harris County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Harris County.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Georgia Balance of State CoC counted 206 veterans experiencing homelessness (61 sheltered, 145 unsheltered).
GA-501 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 265 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Cataula (unincorporated community): about 1,522 residents
Pine Mountain (town): about 1,314 residents
Ellerslie (unincorporated community): about 1,011 residents
Antioch (unincorporated community): about 870 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
More places (3)
Shiloh (city): about 758 residents
Waverly Hall (town): about 650 residents
Piney Grove (unincorporated community): about 576 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
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