1,021
World War II
3,684
Korean War
38,430
Vietnam War
14,096
Cold War/Peacetime
70,932
Current Conflict
129,783
Total Veterans
(Source: National Center for Veterans Analysis, 2023)
VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
3.5% State of Utah 3.0% Veterans
(Source: Utah DWS, June 2024)
Army
Active Duty
National Guard
Reserves
8,564
164
6,128
2,393
Air Force
Active Duty
National Guard
Reserves
6,940
4,115
1,469
1,347
Navy
Active Duty
Reserves
390
31
370
Marines
Active Duty
Reserves
247
127
109
Space Force
Active Duty
1
1
Coast Guard
Active Duty
5
5
Active Duty 4,443
National Guard 7,597
Reserves 4,219
Civilians 15,195
Total 31,454
(Numbers as of April 2026)
TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
$22.2B Economic Activity
7.8% Share of State GDP
173,713 Supported Jobs
VETERANS ECONOMIC IMPACT
$4.5B Economic Activity
38,249 Supported Jobs
(Source: National Center for Veterans Analysis, 2023)
HEALTHCARE
COMPENSATION & PENSION
82,360
Unique Patients
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System
695,144 Outpatient visits (FY2025)
$959M
Compensation & Benefits
41,874 (FY2024)
Utah Veterans w/ a Service
Connected Disability
17%
Increase in Veterans' compensation from 2023-2026
UTAH VETERANS CEMETERY
Internments499 FY25
504 FY24
494 FY23
Casket to Cremains 50:50
Veterans to Spouses 70:30
95% Occupancy
381 Veterans
16 Family Member
397 Total Residents
(All Homes Rated 5 Stars by CMS)
800 Employees
$64M Expenditures
Total Wartime Casualties from Utah Since World War I
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