What is the poverty rate in Wyoming?
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The poverty rate was about 10.1% of Wyoming’s population as of 2025. The poverty rate is the percentage of people whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the percentage of people in households that don’t earn enough to pay for basic needs like food, housing, and healthcare. In 2025, 57,900 people in Wyoming were considered in poverty.
10.1%
of the population (2025)
57.9K
people living under the poverty line (2025)
The state's poverty rate was 10.1% in 2025, the lowest based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010. It was unchanged from the previous year. Wyoming's poverty rate hit a peak in 2012 of 12.6%.
In 2025, 10.1% of Wyoming's population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate, 2010–2025
While the poverty rate shows the overall trend, the total number matters because many aid programs and funding decisions are based on how many people are in poverty, not just the percentage. In 2025, 57,900 people living in Wyoming were in poverty — down 18.4% from the 2012 peak of 71,000.
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In 2025, 57,900 people in Wyoming were in poverty.
People living under poverty line, 2010–2025
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
What is the child poverty rate in Wyoming?
From 2015 to 2025, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Wyoming decreased from 13.2% to 9.9%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 11% to 10.9%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate had no change from 8% to 8%.
In 2025, 9.9% of children in Wyoming were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group, 2015–2025
How does poverty differ by race in Wyoming?
Among racial or ethnic groups in Wyoming during 2025, five had a higher poverty rate than the state’s overall rate: American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race); some other race; and two or more races
One had a lower than average poverty rate: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
Over the previous ten years, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population shifted the most, increasing from 17.5% in 2015 to 36.2% in 2025.
In Wyoming, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population increased from 17.5% in 2015 to 36.2% in 2025.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity, 2015–2025
What counties in Wyoming have the highest and lowest poverty rates?
In 2020–2024, the poverty rate among Wyoming counties ranged from 5.7% in Teton County to 20.9% in Albany County. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Laramie County — was 8.9%
In 2020-2024, the poverty rate among Wyoming counties ranged from 5.7% to 20.9%.
Poverty rate
Poverty rate, by county (2024)
| 1. | Albany County | 20.9% |
| 2. | Goshen County | 14.7% |
| 3. | Hot Springs County | 14.7% |
| 4. | Sweetwater County | 12.9% |
| 5. | Fremont County | 12.8% |
| 6. | Big Horn County | 12.7% |
| 7. | Carbon County | 12.2% |
| 8. | Niobrara County | 12.0% |
| 9. | Converse County | 10.6% |
| 10. | Sheridan County | 10.2% |
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