🚔🇺🇸 The Number of Active Duty Troops in Each U.S. State
The U.S. has the world’s seventh-largest military, numbering more than 2 million personnel. Of them, 1.1 million active duty troops are stationed within the country.

Ranked: U.S. States Hosting the Most Active Duty Troops
According to March 2024 figures from the Defense Manpower Data Center, the distribution of active duty troops across U.S. states is as follows:

California: 157,367 troops

Navy: 75,000
Marines: 54,000
Notable: Marine recruitment center in San Diego.
Virginia: 126,145 troops

Home to the world's largest naval base in Norfolk.
Headquarters to all services located at the Pentagon.
Texas: 111,005 troops

Army: 66,000
Air Force: 34,000
Hosts nine military bases.
North Carolina: 91,077 troops

Home to the country's largest army base.
Florida: 66,039 troops

Large presence of Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Georgia: 63,391 troops

Washington: 56,572 troops

Hawaii: 44,423 troops

Colorado: 36,111 troops

Space Force operations: 4,000 troops.
South Carolina: 32,897 troops

Other Notable States
Kentucky: 30,755 troops
Maryland: 28,059 troops
Alaska: 20,784 troops
Kansas: 19,769 troops
Oklahoma: 19,084 troops
New York: 18,262 troops
Illinois: 17,197 troops
Total: 1,119,432 active duty personnel
Key Points
The top 10 states host 70% of all active duty U.S. personnel.
Except for Colorado, the top 10 states are along the coast.
Nearly 170,000 active duty troops are stationed overseas, primarily in Japan, Germany, and South Korea.
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