Wyoming
Population579,761
Counties23county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density2.3people per km² of land
Median household income$74,81548th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.323% | 37th best of 51 | 0% | 0.333% | 0.607% | 17 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 89.4 | 43rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 4.8 | 3rd highest of 51 | 4.53 | 6.37 | 10 | 23 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 4.04 | 12th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 25.8 | 23rd best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 16.3 | 22nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 62.8 | 3rd highest of 52 | 34.9 | 57.6 | 126 | 13 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.31 | 39th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 23 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 70.5 | 10th highest of 51 | 38.8 | 55.1 | 74.2 | 6 |
| Business closing rate | 10.3 | 7th highest of 51 | 5.41 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 23 |
| Business opening rate | 12.7 | 4th highest of 51 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 26.6 | 23 |
| Catholic adherents | 12.1 | 32nd highest of 51 | 1.95 | 10.8 | 24.3 | 23 |
| Checkup in the past year | 68.1 | 48th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 61.6 | 37th best of 51 | 53.3 | 63.4 | 87.6 | 8 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 12% | 11th best of 51 | 5.7% | 12% | 20.9% | 23 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.181% | 48th highest of 51 | 0.0747% | 0.162% | 0.299% | 19 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 16.6 | 12th highest of 51 | 9.43 | 21.7 | 40.5 | 23 |
| Current asthma | 10.2 | 22nd best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 15.5 | 33rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 4.73 | 4th highest of 51 | 4.46 | 6.46 | 10.6 | 23 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.44 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 22.2 | 22nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 12.2 | 11th best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 14 | 24th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 7.24 | 20th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 16 | 35th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | -0.142 | 24th highest of 47 | -0.00257 | 0.413 | 1.67 | 23 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 19.2 | 8th best of 51 | 12.2 | 20.8 | 33.9 | 8 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 2.13 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.582 | 37th highest of 52 | 0.376 | 0.565 | 0.7 | 23 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 3.42 | 11th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 11.2 | 34th highest of 51 | 4.57 | 10.4 | 20.1 | 23 |
| Fair or poor health | 17.5 | 21st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 4.75 | 2nd best of 51 | 3.1 | 4.75 | 7.3 | 22 |
| Firearm fatalities | 23.8 | 48th best of 51 | 14.5 | 25.2 | 35 | 14 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 130 | 1st highest of 51 | 88.9 | 133 | 145 | 19 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 20.3 | 1st highest of 51 | 12.1 | 20.9 | 44 | 19 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.4% | 49th best of 51 | 0.08% | 0.38% | 0.56% | 23 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.448 | 8th best of 52 | 0.365 | 0.429 | 0.543 | 23 |
| Has health insurance | 87.8 | 45th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | -0.111 | 31st highest of 49 | -0.861 | 0.0722 | 1.59 | 23 |
| High blood pressure | 30.5 | 3rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 31 | 4th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.817% | 43rd best of 48 | 0.648% | 0.84% | 0.968% | 22 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.9% | 9th highest of 52 | 49.4% | 74.2% | 89% | 23 |
| Homicide rate | 3.44 | 14th best of 51 | 4.59 | 5 | 7.58 | 3 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 3.08 | 44th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 0.532 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $10,477 | 10th highest of 51 | $-13,360 | $2,736 | $57,810 | 23 |
| Infant mortality | 5.41 | 18th best of 51 | 5.06 | 6.14 | 8.04 | 3 |
| Injury deaths | 99.9 | 35th best of 51 | 54.8 | 102 | 157 | 23 |
| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 34th best of 51 | 70.5 years | 76.5 years | 87.6 years | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 4.07 | 35th highest of 51 | 1.24 | 4.42 | 8.98 | 23 |
| Material security score | 0.322 | 24th highest of 51 | -0.329 | 0.695 | 1.46 | 23 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $109,160 | 7th best of 51 | $65,620 | $83,510 | $509,200 | 23 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $79,611 | 24th highest of 51 | $44,030 | $61,560 | $184,500 | 23 |
| Mean income of departing households | $69,134 | 34th highest of 51 | $36,720 | $62,240 | $126,700 | 23 |
| Mean travel time to work | 18.5 min | 3rd best of 52 | 12.7 min | 17.9 min | 26.6 min | 23 |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 32nd highest of 52 | 28.7 years | 41.5 years | 49.6 years | 23 |
| Median gross rent | $968 | 43rd highest of 52 | $694 | $913 | $1,758 | 23 |
| Median home value | $285,100 | 25th highest of 52 | $188,600 | $260,400 | $1,372,000 | 23 |
| Median household income | $74,815 | 28th best of 52 | $48,990 | $70,860 | $112,700 | 23 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $73,558 | 30th best of 51 | $56,480 | $70,330 | $130,200 | 23 |
| Median property tax bill | 1,659 | 41st highest of 52 | 731 | 1,465 | 5,462 | 23 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 61.6 | 21st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 13.7 | 6th best of 51 | 0 | 11.6 | 20.6 | 23 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.613 | 9th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 29.8 | 1st highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 17 | 41st best of 51 | 8.93 | 16.8 | 31.6 | 15 |
| Net business formation rate | 2.42 | 3rd highest of 51 | -2.44 | 1.42 | 12.2 | 23 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 2.99 | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.0726 | 23rd highest of 51 | -1.21 | 0.0891 | 2.72 | 23 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 0.605 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 33.5 | 22nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.07 | 41st highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 23 |
| Other religion adherents | 12.7 | 3rd highest of 51 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 52.8 | 23 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 16th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Per capita income | $41,006 | 25th best of 52 | $31,070 | $38,340 | $75,540 | 23 |
| Per capita personal income | $83,038 | 4th best of 51 | $48,810 | $63,440 | $500,600 | 23 |
| Poverty rate | 10.7% | 19th best of 52 | 6.19% | 10.2% | 20.9% | 23 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 10.4% | 15th best of 51 | 6.2% | 10.4% | 16.7% | 23 |
| Premature mortality | 427 | 31st best of 51 | 152 | 397 | 691 | 23 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,502 | 19th best of 51 | 1,522 | 2,181 | 6,864 | 23 |
| Private job growth | 2.54 | 14th highest of 52 | -2.08 | 2.01 | 4.49 | 22 |
| Religious adherents | 40.4 | 42nd highest of 51 | 25.6 | 39.3 | 66.3 | 23 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 73.5 | 1st highest of 51 | 32.1 | 81 | 90.8 | 23 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 4.06% | 44th highest of 51 | 0% | 2.88% | 14.4% | 23 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 11.3% | 40th highest of 51 | 4.81% | 11.5% | 17.3% | 23 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 20.6% | 14th highest of 51 | 14.8% | 20.9% | 38.3% | 23 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 2.19% | 27th highest of 51 | 0% | 1.93% | 3.03% | 23 |
| Safety score | -1.13 | 44th highest of 51 | -1.9 | -0.31 | 0.529 | 12 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 18% | 19th highest of 52 | 12.2% | 21.4% | 29.6% | 23 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 1.69% | 8th highest of 51 | 0% | 0.704% | 17.8% | 10 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 0.798% | 50th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.498% | 3.7% | 14 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 0.815% | 49th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.817% | 2.1% | 8 |
| Share divorced | 12.3% | 14th highest of 52 | 7.83% | 12.6% | 16.4% | 23 |
| Share foreign-born | 3.51% | 48th highest of 52 | 0% | 3.32% | 12.1% | 15 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 10.4% | 28th highest of 52 | 1.98% | 9.26% | 18% | 21 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 83.4% | 48th highest of 51 | 67.8% | 84.9% | 88.7% | 23 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.0654% | 19th highest of 49 | 0% | 0% | 0.111% | 14 |
| Share never married | 27.6% | 52nd highest of 52 | 17% | 24.4% | 47.2% | 23 |
| Share now married | 54.5% | 3rd highest of 52 | 41.7% | 55% | 64.7% | 23 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 23.4% | 47th highest of 52 | 0% | 20.9% | 86.1% | 6 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.555% | 10th highest of 52 | 0% | 0% | 1.23% | 4 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 70.6% | 2nd highest of 51 | 50% | 72.7% | 82.3% | 19 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.0505 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.572 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.143 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 23.7 | 27th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 0.757 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 6.1 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 2.68 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 2.98 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 1.18 | 18th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 26.7 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 38.1 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.716 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 5.31 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 26.3 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.313 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 0.456 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 3.49% | 33rd highest of 52 | 2.4% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 19 |
| Share separated | 1.26% | 35th highest of 52 | 0.938% | 1.29% | 2.14% | 9 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 82.1% | 9th highest of 52 | 69.7% | 85.6% | 93.3% | 23 |
| Share widowed | 5.64% | 25th highest of 52 | 2.83% | 6.08% | 9.01% | 23 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 29.9% | 42nd best of 52 | 18% | 24.1% | 61.2% | 23 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 0 | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 6.19 | 29th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 28.6 | 51st best of 51 | 15.3 | 28.4 | 36.6 | 15 |
| Top state income tax rate | 0% | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 8.98 | 35th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 15.1 | 11th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 13 | 29th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 2.92% | 16th best of 52 | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 23 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.4% | 16th highest of 52 | 5.62% | 15.4% | 30.5% | 23 |
| Went without care over cost | 13.3 | 38th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 8,978 | 33rd best of 51 | 4,174 | 8,593 | 16,820 | 22 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 4,790,400 min | 52nd highest of 52 | 13,670 min | 147,000 min | 828,600 min | 23 |
| Business establishments | 20,421 | 49th highest of 51 | 62 | 456 | 3,130 | 23 |
| Business establishments closed | 2,082 | 47th highest of 51 | 7 | 46 | 362 | 23 |
| Business establishments opened | 2,570 | 45th highest of 51 | 8 | 45 | 474 | 23 |
| Employed | 285,000 | 52nd highest of 52 | 885 | 6,409 | 46,820 | 23 |
| Foreign-born population | 20,364 | 52nd highest of 52 | 0 | 669 | 3,467 | 15 |
| Gross domestic product | $51,350,000k | 50th highest of 51 | $153,400k | $1,209,000k | $8,038,000k | 23 |
| Housing units | 275,130 | 52nd highest of 52 | 1,378 | 8,220 | 45,030 | 23 |
| Labour force | 293,570 | 52nd highest of 52 | 915 | 6,591 | 48,270 | 23 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 1,730 | 46th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 1,741 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 238,180 | 52nd highest of 52 | 1,141 | 5,885 | 42,500 | 23 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 171,300 | 51st highest of 52 | 744 | 4,518 | 30,090 | 23 |
| People covered by a tax return | 528,450 | 51st highest of 51 | 1,860 | 12,600 | 92,480 | 23 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 42,286 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 464,390 | 50th highest of 51 | 1,575 | 11,150 | 80,350 | 23 |
| Personal income | $48,583,000k | 50th highest of 51 | $142,000k | $997,900k | $11,700,000k | 23 |
| Population | 585,070 | 51st highest of 51 | 2,327 | 14,320 | 101,100 | 23 |
| Population | 584,060 | 51st highest of 51 | 2,354 | 14,330 | 101,000 | 23 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 542,380 | 51st highest of 51 | 4,408 | 19,100 | 93,760 | 19 |
| Population (WONDER) | 584,060 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Population aged 15 and over | 471,350 | 52nd highest of 52 | 2,176 | 11,760 | 81,810 | 23 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 395,500 | 52nd highest of 52 | 1,915 | 10,170 | 68,920 | 23 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 104,320 | 50th highest of 52 | 715 | 2,948 | 17,010 | 23 |
| Population below the poverty line | 60,704 | 52nd highest of 52 | 386 | 1,533 | 9,755 | 23 |
| Population below the poverty line | 59,458 | 51st highest of 51 | 333 | 1,479 | 9,587 | 23 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 565,920 | 52nd highest of 52 | 2,190 | 13,940 | 98,780 | 23 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 571,710 | 51st highest of 51 | 2,108 | 13,690 | 99,860 | 23 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 483,540 | 51st highest of 51 | 2,128 | 12,350 | 83,910 | 23 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 118,340 | 52nd highest of 52 | 375 | 2,318 | 22,080 | 23 |
| Population, decennial census | 576,850 | 51st highest of 51 | 2,467 | 14,540 | 100,500 | 23 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 271,120 | 51st highest of 51 | 1,234 | 6,739 | 43,360 | 23 |
| Private jobs | 213,530 | 52nd highest of 52 | 1,409 | 4,904 | 33,860 | 22 |
| State and local tax collections | $4,362,100k | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $0k | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $3,005,000k | 48th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 282,320 | 51st highest of 51 | 1,030 | 6,700 | 50,490 | 23 |
| Total population | 579,760 | 52nd highest of 52 | 2,415 | 14,550 | 100,700 | 23 |
| Unemployed | 8,567 | 51st highest of 52 | 30 | 215 | 1,449 | 23 |
| Vacant housing units | 36,955 | 51st highest of 52 | 237 | 1,520 | 4,120 | 23 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 127,180 | 52nd highest of 52 | 571 | 2,970 | 22,510 | 23 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 7,992 | 51st highest of 52 | 129 | 320 | 1,436 | 13 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 258,620 | 52nd highest of 52 | 891 | 6,096 | 46,330 | 23 |
Links inside Wyoming
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within WY | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Wyoming, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.93 | 23 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Wyoming, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a weak link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.29 | 23 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside Wyoming, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a weak link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.32 | 23 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Wyoming, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a weak link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.29 | 23 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Wyoming, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.78 | 23 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Wyoming, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.78 | 23 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Wyoming, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a weak link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.16 | 23 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Wyoming, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a weak link across 23 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.20 | 23 |
What this state is divided into
23 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Laramie County · Natrona County · Campbell County · Sweetwater County · Fremont County · Albany County · Sheridan County · Park County · Teton County · Uinta County · Lincoln County · Carbon County · Converse County · Goshen County · Big Horn County · Sublette County · Platte County · Johnson County · Washakie County · Crook County · Weston County · Hot Springs County · Niobrara County