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The ACS estimates about 3,800, give or take 474 civilian veterans in Garfield County.
By ACS estimates, Garfield County has the 11th largest veteran population among Oklahoma's 77 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Garfield County
Oklahoma
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
43 percent
above the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
40 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
21 percent
above the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
20 percent
13 percent
Garfield County has about 873, give or take 203 veterans 75 and older, making up 23 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Oklahoma.
Garfield County has about 247, give or take 116 veterans under 35, making up 6 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Oklahoma.
Garfield County has about 388, give or take 142 women veterans; both the county and Oklahoma round to a 10 percent share.
Income, work and education in Garfield County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Garfield County
Oklahoma
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$54,619 ± $5,962
$52,753 ± $696
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$34,556 ± $1,690
$35,479 ± $183
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.1% ± 4.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
43.4% ± 7.8 points
38.4% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
75.5% ± 5.8 points
71.1% ± 1.0 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
6.0% ± 4.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.2% ± 1.6 points
95.1% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
27.2% ± 5.5 points
28.4% ± 0.7 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 fewer veterans here in 2035: about 3,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 4,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Garfield County
VA reports 1,651 veterans in Garfield County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 186 VA-backed home loans out of 977 home loans made in Garfield County (19.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Outside Oklahoma, in Wichita, KS, Wichita Mobile Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Garfield County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 94 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Muskogee RO (station 351); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Breckenridge (town): about 239 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Fairmont (town): about 158 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Hunter (town): about 139 residents
Hillsdale (town): about 89 residents
Carrier (town): about 65 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Bison (unincorporated community): about 48 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Douglas (town): about 48 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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