Statistics
About WDVA
525,343 Veterans
65,325 Active Duty
17,565 Guard and Reserve
2,000,000 Family Members (estimated)
- See About WDVA page for more information.
Armed Forces License Plates
Number of Armed Forces Plates On the Road as of 1/01/2024
Air Force 3,545
Army 7,016
Coast Guard 793
Marines 4,115
National Guard 349
Navy 4,436
Total: 20,252
In Fiscal Year 2022, Armed Forces License Plates provided $625,280 for State Veterans Cemetery Operations, programs for veterans without homes, and other vital WDVA services.
- See Armed Forces License Plates page for more information.
Benefits for Veteran/Military Spouses and Family Members
525,343 Veterans
65,325 Active Duty
17,565 Guard and Reserve
2,000,000 Family Members (estimated)
(https://www.va.gov/vetdata/veteran_population.asp and https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/dwp/dwp_reports.jsp)
- See Benefits for Veteran/Military Spouses and Family Members page for more information.
Brain Injury & Recovery-TBI Program
FY 22-23
TBI Outreach Events- 54
Learning Events-39 with 289 individual attendance/participation
Veterans Reached-709
Family Members Reached- 57
Veterans with TBI 1:1 – 60
TBI Claims Submitted-3
TBI Claims currently being worked- 11
TBI Issues Rated 3 = FYTD Earning $19,355.44
- See Brain Injury & Recovery-TBI Program page for more information.
Cemetery
July 1 – June 30, 2023
Total 921
Veteran Interments 661
Family Member Interments 260
Fiscal Year 2022
Armed Forces License Plates provided $604,000 for State Veterans Cemetery Operations, programs for veterans without homes, and other vital WDVA services.
- See Cemetery page for more information.
Claims Assistance
FY 22-23
Olympia Call Center received approximately 4,768 calls
Visitors 1,015
Claims filed 613
WDVA Field Services Network:
VA Disability Compensation and Pension claims filed: 12,378
Approval Rating (Batting Average) 84%
Income generated for veteran residents from claims going into state economy: $153.7 Million
- See Claims Assistance page for more information.
Counseling and Wellness Program
FY 21-22
State Totals
807 Washington State Veterans have received counseling
77 Veteran family members have received counseling
1,276 hours of counseling services provided in counties in WA State (outside of King County)
King County Totals
93 King County Veterans have received counseling
34 King County Veteran family members have received counseling
2,535 hours of counseling services provided in King County
- See Counseling and Wellness Program page for more information.
Counseling Services and Wellness Programs
State Totals
796 Washington State Veterans have received counseling
72 Veteran family members have received counseling
8,599 hours of counseling services provided in counties in WA State (outside of King County)
King County Totals
113 King County Veterans have received counseling
26 King County Veteran family members have received counseling
3,210.5 hours of counseling services provided in King County
- See Counseling Services and Wellness Programs page for more information.
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
FY 22-23 Results
Enrolled - 204
Housing Placements - 149
Job Placements - 142
Avg. Wage at Placement - $21.38
- See Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program page for more information.
LGBTQ+ Veterans
FY 22-23
- 3,199 outreach and consultation contacts with veterans, family, community members
- 56 directly assisted with accessing benefits/services/records
- 52 partner engagements
- 27 Outreach events
- 6 workshops on the LGBTQ+ Veteran Experience/LGBTQ+ Cultural Competencies
- See LGBTQ+ Veterans page for more information.
Military Spouse Initiative
FY 21-22
2,564 outreach and consultation contacts with military spouses, partners, and employers
97 Outreach events to military spouses, partners, and employers
14 partner events on employment, licensure, and childcare
52 military spouse license reimbursements at JBLM (9% of service-wide total and highest in US Army.
Completed research on military family childcare. Report pending FY23
- See Military Spouse Initiative page for more information.
Orting Veterans Farm
FY 22-23
Orting Veterans Farm
16 farm plots leased to veteran agriculture producers
9 veterans enrolled in business agriculture training programs
3 veterans enrolled in whole farm training program
3 veteran interns enrolled from Orting Soldiers Home campus (Transitional Housing Program or Tiny Home Village)
5 veterans volunteered from the Orting THP or Tiny Home Village
2,540 pounds of fresh, organic produce given away at weekly free produce stand on Orting Soldiers Home campus
Veterans in Agriculture Pilot Program
299 trainings and outreach provided
1,062 hours of trainings and outreach provided
55 veterans enrolled in the VA Farms Program
1,603 veterans reached by the program
2,991 community members reached by the program
- See Orting Veterans Farm page for more information.
SSG Fox community-based suicide prevention
FY 22-23
Screened 101 applicants for suicide risk
--Of those screened for Suicide Risk:
• Enrolled 29 Participants in the SSG Fox Program
• Enrolled 53 Participants with Onward Ops
• Connected 23 transitioning service members with a Sponsor in Washington
• Conducted 32 Referrals to resources
• Conducted/attended 116 outreach events
• Enrolled 43 Onward Ops Sponsors to work with transitioning Service Members
• Submitted 65 claims for benefits
• Hosted 1 Equine Therapy Event for SSG Fox enrollees and their spouses
- See SSG Fox community-based suicide prevention page for more information.
Suicide Prevention and Support
78 Veteran’s LEARN workshops - 628 participants
4 VCE trainings conducted
30 Governor’s Challenge Team meetings held
31 SAMHSA/VA Community of Practice meetings
Assisted 24 SMVFs in crisis by referring to community resources
Initiate and/or completed 18 of 20 objectives in the WA State SMVF Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan 21-23
Held 1 statewide suicide prevention virtual event – “Together Washington”
Provided subject matter expert consultation for WA Veteran Suicide Awareness and Prevention at 228 events.
Provided 34 resource peer support.
Provided 3 crisis peer support.
1 referral made
Local:
- South Sound Community and Military Partnerships
Statewide:
- Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
- WDVA Provider Conference (Lake Chelan, WA)
- Eastern Washington Veterans Task Force
- DBHR Behavioral Health Service Provider Listening Session
- Serving Those Who Served Conference (Wenatchee, WA)
- Vet Corps Beginning of the Year (Wenatchee, WA)
- Vet Corps Mid-Year
National:
- National Conference of State Legislatures (Seattle, WA)
- See Suicide Prevention and Support page for more information.
Transitioning Warrior Program
FY 22-23
Claims Filed: 167
- See Transitioning Warrior Program page for more information.
Vet Corps
FY 22-23
# veterans served by Vet Corps: 814
# veteran family members served by Vet Corps: 71
# veterans who complete a mutually-agreed upon goal: 449
# veterans engaged in National Service for the first time: 0
# veteran National Service participants who secure employment as a result of their term of service: 5
- See Vet Corps page for more information.
Veteran Owned Businesses
FY 22-23
2,224 certified VOB’s
261 new certifications
24 outreach events to transitioning service members, partners, and agency purchasing offices
3 entrepreneurship partner events hosted
- See Veteran Owned Businesses page for more information.
Veterans Conservation Corps Program
FY 22-23
26 Veterans enrolled in VCC internships
Veterans in conservation internships: 14
Veterans in agricultural internships: 12
14 of the 26 were ongoing past 6/30/23
Out of the 12 internships completed in FY22-23:
- 5 gained employment directly after internship
- 2 of the 5 were with intern’s host organization
- 0 continued to higher education
17 were connected to some form of veteran benefit
- See Veterans Conservation Corps Program page for more information.
Veterans In-State Service Shared Leave Program
VISSLP Impact
1,670.23 VISSLP hours used
$64,230.26 VISSLP donations disbursed
- See Veterans In-State Service Shared Leave Program page for more information.