FAST FACTS: VETERAN & MILITARY SNAPSHOT
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
8,720
162
6,171
2,387
Air Force
Active Duty
National Guard
Reserves
7,018
4,174
1,488
1,356
Navy
Active Duty
Reserves
411
31
380
Marines
Active Duty
Reserves
227
128
99
Space Force
Active Duty
1
1
Coast Guard
Active Duty
6
6
Active Duty 4,502
National Guard 7,659
Reserves 4,222
Civilians 16,383
DoW Civilians 15,041 (-154)
- Army 1,949 (-23)
- Navy 65 (NC)
- Marine 1 (NC)
- Air Force 11,984 (-11)
- DoD 1,262 (NC)
Total (MIL-CIV) 31,424 (-30) 31,424
(Numbers as of July 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
96% Occupancy
388 Veterans
13 Family Member
401 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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