In 2002, there were 532 active-duty military personnel and 3,074 civilian personnel stationed in Wisconsin. Prime military contracts amounted to more than $911 million in the same fiscal year.
A total of 3,932 Wisconsinites were killed in World War I; 7,980 in World War II; 800 in Korea; and 1,142 in Vietnam. According to the 2000 Census, there were 514,213 veterans were living in Wisconsin. Of these, 104,290 saw service in World War II; 69,651 in the Korean conflict; 150,679 in the Vietnam era; and 46,415 in 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). Wisconsin veterans received benefits of nearly $875 million in 2002.
In 2000, the Wisconsin State Patrol employed 508 full-time sworn officers.