Arlington's Veterans Count

Published on November 06, 2019

Last year, the U.S. commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1, when the fighting ceased at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson on Nov. 11, 1919, and known today as Veterans Day in the. U.S.

Veterans in Virginia

Virginia is home to one of the highest percentages of veterans in the country, with 10% or more veterans living in the Commonwealth as of Oct. 2018

Of the 18,939,219 veterans in the US in 2017, 12,767 live in Arlington

The Arlington County Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (MVAC) supports and strengthens the relationship between the local active duty and veterans community, Arlington County government, County residents and the local business community. Learn more about MVAC.

Veterans Day Honors Veterans Across the Nation

In Arlington:

Arlington County Government offices, courts, libraries & facilities will be closed. Learn more

Dedication of Interpretive Markers in Clarendon Central Park November 11, 2019 11 a.m.

The annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery honors the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. armed forces during war and peacetime.

Get Counted!

Most military households will be responsible for submitting their own 2020 Census form. Members of the military will be counted with their household if that is where they live, but active duty service members may face some special circumstances. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's military fact sheet, here's how to be counted if:

You are stationed in or living in the United States and NOT deployed. Unless you are assigned to barracks or dormitories as of April 1, 2020, you should fill out a 2020 Census form. Whether you live on or off a military base, you are counted in the place where you live and sleep most of the time.

You are living in military barracks or dormitories. You should not fill out a 2020 Census form. A representative of the living quarters will fill out the census form and count you as part of the barracks or dormitory.

You are deployed or assigned outside the United States, or you are assigned to a U.S. military vessel with a home port outside the United States as of April 1, 2020. You should not fill out a 2020 Census form. You will be counted by the U.S. Department of Defense. "Outside the United States" includes U.S. Territories

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APRIL 1, 2020 IS CENSUS DAY! The U.S. Census counts every resident in the nation, including right here in Arlington County. As mandated by the U.S. Constitution, America gets just one chance each decade to count its population. The collected data helps to determine things like the number of seats Virginia has in the House of Representatives, and how to distribute federal funds to local communities like ours.

Census 2020: Safe. Important. Confidential. Learn more about how Arlington Counts.

Media Contact

Lisa Van Wagner
Lvanwagner@arlingtonva.us