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
VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
3.5% State of Utah 3.0% Veterans
(Source: Utah DWS, June 2024)
Army
Active Duty
National Guard
Reserves
8,513
179
5,868
2,466
Air Force
Active Duty
National Guard
Reserves
6,778
4,067
1,418
1,293
Navy
Active Duty
Reserves
376
31
345
Marines
Active Duty
Reserves
213
130
83
Space Force
Active Duty
5
5
Coast Guard
Active Duty
3
3
Active Duty 4,415
National Guard 7,286
Reserves 4,187
Civilians 15,888
Total 32,578
(Numbers as of July 2024)
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
HEALTHCARE
COMPENSATION & PENSION
83,764
Unique Patients
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System
698,930 Outpatient visits (FY2023)
$935M
Compensation & Benefits
37,134
Utah Veterans w/ a Service
Connected Disability
8%
Increase in Veterans' compensation from 2022
CEMETERY
Bluffdale
Internments
504 FY24
494 FY23
565 FY22
Casket to Cremains 50:50
Veterans to Spouses 70:30
Salt Lake City, Ogden, Payson, Ivins
94% Occupancy
375 Veterans
16 Family Member
391 Total Residents
(All Homes Rated 5 Stars by CMS)
800 Employees
$59.1M Expenditures
Total Wartime Casualties from Utah Since World War I