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Child Poverty in
Wyoming

Wyoming's child poverty rate is 12.0% across 23 counties, meaning 15K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

12.0%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

15K

Children in poverty

10.4%

All-ages poverty

$73,558

Median income

Wyoming by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Wyoming. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Wyoming at a glance

Children in poverty

15K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

12.0%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

11.0%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

10.4%

Entire population

Concentration

1.15×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$73,558

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 23 counties in Wyoming.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Niobrara County 20.9%
  2. 2 Fremont County 18.1%
  3. 3 Washakie County 17.3%
  4. 4 Big Horn County 15.7%
  5. 5 Goshen County 15.6%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Teton County 5.7%
  2. 2 Lincoln County 8.2%
  3. 3 Sublette County 8.2%
  4. 4 Crook County 9.1%
  5. 5 Johnson County 9.2%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Laramie County 3K
  2. 2 Natrona County 2K
  3. 3 Fremont County 2K
  4. 4 Campbell County 1K
  5. 5 Sweetwater County 1K

Every county in Wyoming

All 23 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Albany County 12.0% 11.0% 16.7% 0.72× 679 $59,633
Big Horn County 15.7% 13.6% 12.6% 1.25× 443 $60,818
Campbell County 9.5% 8.6% 8.5% 1.12× 1,168 $89,749
Carbon County 13.0% 12.0% 11.4% 1.14× 403 $67,773
Converse County 13.2% 12.4% 10.4% 1.27× 433 $77,224
Crook County 9.1% 9.0% 7.1% 1.28× 172 $77,897
Fremont County 18.1% 16.2% 13.5% 1.34× 1,727 $64,170
Goshen County 15.6% 14.1% 14.4% 1.08× 374 $63,191
Hot Springs County 15.5% 14.3% 11.1% 1.40× 146 $60,811
Johnson County 9.2% 8.7% 8.4% 1.10× 159 $66,100
Laramie County 12.2% 11.8% 9.6% 1.27× 2,696 $75,131
Lincoln County 8.2% 7.2% 7.0% 1.17× 420 $88,037
Natrona County 11.9% 11.1% 10.5% 1.13× 2,177 $73,110
Niobrara County 20.9% 20.1% 15.8% 1.32× 89 $56,477
Park County 11.8% 10.4% 9.7% 1.22× 728 $70,330
Platte County 15.1% 14.0% 11.0% 1.37× 258 $64,207
Sheridan County 10.8% 9.8% 9.4% 1.15× 707 $71,080
Sublette County 8.2% 7.5% 7.6% 1.08× 154 $78,217
Sweetwater County 11.5% 10.4% 10.0% 1.15× 1,146 $76,442
Teton County 5.7% 5.3% 6.2% 0.92× 221 $130,156
Uinta County 11.4% 9.8% 10.3% 1.11× 619 $79,086
Washakie County 17.3% 17.2% 12.3% 1.41× 260 $62,794
Weston County 14.0% 12.6% 11.4% 1.23× 175 $66,429

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