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14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 19 reviewed government links

Public money

How Wyoming funds state services

Wyoming's enacted FY2027–28 appropriations, FY2025 audited State tax revenue and activity, and current tax rates. The biennial budget and one-year audited sections preserve their different periods, precision, and accounting scopes.

Enacted budget plan

$12.0BFY2027–28 biennium

Enacted appropriations as of April 16, 2026

FY2027–28 appropriations before transfers

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2028

The Legislature's post-session Pocket Guide reports $12.0223 billion of appropriations across major service areas, including estimated automatic appropriations to the Highway Fund and local governments. FactVote excludes the separately displayed $267.9 million of transfers, including savings transfers, from the headline. The official table is rounded to the nearest $0.1 million and excludes significant funds received and spent outside the legislative process, including locally controlled school, transportation, university, community-college, Game and Fish, county, and municipal funds identified in its footnote.

Wyoming Legislative Service Office: FY2027–2028 Appropriations Pocket Guide — As of April 16, 2026

FY2027–28 biennium

How the enacted budget is financed

$12.0B

Federal and other funds$7.9B · 65.3%

The Pocket Guide's combined federal-funds and other-funds column, presented to the nearest $0.1 million.

GF/BRA/LSRA/SIPA$4.2B · 34.7%

General Fund, Budget Reserve Account, Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account, and Strategic Investments and Projects Account appropriations combined.

FY2025 ACFR actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$2.1B$2,106,825,352

Tax and tax-linked general revenue reported for Wyoming's primary-government governmental activities, excluding the ACFR's $448.9 million of federal mineral royalties because royalties are not taxes. Program revenue, investment income, other revenue, and business-type activity are also outside this tax-only chart.

Sales and use taxes$706.3M · 33.5%

State sales-and-use-tax revenue recognized by the primary government.

Mineral severance taxes$657.8M · 31.2%

Taxes on the value of minerals severed or extracted in Wyoming; federal mineral royalties are excluded.

Insurance, registrations, and miscellaneous tax revenue$147.3M · 7.0%

The ACFR's Other Taxes, Insurance Premiums Taxes, and Domestic Corporation Registrations lines combined.

School property-tax flows$595.4M · 28.3%

The State School Foundation 12-mill levy and school-district recapture revenue recognized by the primary government. Other locally retained property taxes are outside this State total.

FY2027–28 enacted appropriations before transfers

FY2027–28 appropriations by major area

$12.0B

The major service areas in the Legislature's post-session Pocket Guide, with K–12 education, the University of Wyoming, and community colleges grouped as Education. The independently rounded areas sum to $12.0224 billion, $0.1 million above the official rounded subtotal.

Education$3.7B · 31.1%

K–12 education, the University of Wyoming, and community-college appropriations combined.

Health$3.1B · 25.6%

Health programs funded across the Pocket Guide's State, federal, and other fund columns.

General government$1.8B · 14.7%

Central administration and other programs classified in the Pocket Guide's General Government area.

Capital construction and endowments$815.8M · 6.8%

Capital construction, endowments, and related appropriations in the official major-area table.

Justice and corrections$636.7M · 5.3%

Justice, courts, corrections, law enforcement, and related public-safety appropriations.

Natural resources$603.5M · 5.0%

Natural-resource programs included in the legislative appropriations process; substantial Game and Fish activity outside that process is excluded.

Employment and economic development$488.6M · 4.1%

Employment, economic development, commerce, and related programs grouped by the Pocket Guide.

Transportation$412.1M · 3.4%

Transportation appropriations inside the legislative table; significant transportation funds outside the legislative process are excluded.

Family services$339.3M · 2.8%

Family-services appropriations across State, federal, and other funding.

Direct local government$151.1M · 1.3%

Estimated automatic appropriations paid directly to local governments.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

NoneWyoming does not impose an individual income tax.Wyoming Legislative Service Office: Wyoming Tax Rates and Collections — June 3, 2025

Corporate income tax

NoneWyoming does not impose a corporate income tax.Wyoming Legislative Service Office: Wyoming Tax Rates and Collections — June 3, 2025

Sales and use tax

4% + 0%–3% localThe statewide sales and use tax rate is 4%; authorized local-option rates can add zero to three percentage points depending on location.Wyoming Legislative Service Office: Wyoming Tax Rates and Collections — June 3, 2025

Property tax

9.5% assessment + local millsBefore exemptions, residential and most other non-industrial property is assessed at 9.5% of value, industrial property at 11.5%, and mineral production at 100%; the applicable mill levy varies by taxing district. The official report lists a 69.748-mill weighted municipal average for tax year 2024.Wyoming Legislative Service Office: Wyoming Tax Rates and Collections — June 3, 2025

Owner-occupied home exemption

25% of first $1MFor tax year 2026 and later, a qualifying owner-occupied single-family residence and associated improved land receive a 25% exemption on the first $1 million of fair-market value. The claimant generally must reside there for at least eight months of the year, and the exemption cannot be combined with the long-term-homeowner exemption for the same property in tax years 2025 or 2026.Wyoming Legislative Service Office: 2025 Session Laws Chapter 106 — Homeowner Property Tax Exemption

Mineral severance tax

6% oil/gas; 6% surface coalThe most recent legislative rate table lists 6% for oil and natural gas and notes that surface-coal severance fell to 6% on July 1, 2025; underground coal is 3.75% and other minerals use commodity-specific rates.Wyoming Legislative Service Office: Wyoming Tax Rates and Collections — June 3, 2025

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Government-wide revenue and expenses for Wyoming's primary government on the accrual basis, combining governmental and business-type activities and excluding component units. Revenue is program revenue plus total general revenues and transfers; internal transfers cancel between the two primary-government columns.

Wyoming State Auditor's Office: Wyoming FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $8.3B
Government-wide expenses: $5.9B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the Legislature's post-session FY2027–28 appropriations subtotal before separately displayed transfers. It grouped the three education rows without changing their combined value and preserved the Pocket Guide's $0.1 million presentation precision. FY2025 tax shares come from selected tax and tax-linked general-revenue lines on the ACFR Statement of Activities, excluding federal mineral royalties; audited activity uses the primary-government totals. Current rates and the current homeowner exemption come from official Legislative Service Office materials.

The $12.0223 billion budget headline is a two-year appropriation and should not be compared directly with one fiscal year of audited expenses.
The Pocket Guide is rounded to $0.1 million; independently rounded service areas total $12.0224 billion, $0.1 million above the published subtotal.
The headline excludes $267.9 million of separately reported transfers, including savings transfers, to avoid adding those movements to service appropriations.
The Legislature identifies substantial school, transportation, Game and Fish, university, community-college, county, and municipal activity outside the legislative appropriations process; those amounts are outside this headline.
Appropriations are spending authority, not actual expenditures, and subsequent supplemental action can change available amounts.
Federal mineral royalties and investment income are important Wyoming revenues but are not taxes, so they appear only within audited total revenue, not the tax-source chart.
Most property taxes are locally levied and retained; assessment ratios are statewide, but total mills and effective rates vary by taxing district.

Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Wyoming figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$76,176

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by Wyoming households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

3.1%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed Wyoming residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 3.1%
Employed people: 283.1K
Employment since 2015: −1.7%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

Wyoming: 3.1%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #38 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	4.2%	287,983	100.0
2016	5.3%	283,062	98.3
2017	4.3%	281,273	97.7
2018	4.1%	280,811	97.5
2019	3.7%	282,739	98.2
2020	5.9%	276,447	96.0
2021	4.5%	274,570	95.3
2022	3.4%	281,452	97.7
2023	2.9%	285,002	99.0
2024	3.1%	283,060	98.3

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$992/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how Wyoming housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+69.6%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +69.6%
Income growth: +68.1%
Income per person: $89,806

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

Wyoming: +69.6%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #42 of 50

Income growth

Wyoming: +68.1%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #2 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	269.51	100.0	$53,419	100.0
2017	272.31	101.0	$56,378	105.5
2018	281.76	104.5	$59,197	110.8
2019	293.25	108.8	$61,853	115.8
2020	307.39	114.1	$65,094	121.9
2021	343.66	127.5	$71,456	133.8
2022	396.48	147.1	$77,800	145.6
2023	415.58	154.2	$83,095	155.6
2024	436.08	161.8	$86,609	162.1
2025	457.17	169.6	$89,806	168.1

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

212.5 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Wyoming's average monthly population coverage fell below 90% in 2018–2019 and again from 2021 through 2024; those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage was lowest in 2021 (77.2%) and 2022 (77.8%).
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 89.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

1,321.1 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Wyoming's average monthly population coverage fell below 90% in 2018–2019 and again from 2021 through 2024; those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage was lowest in 2021 (77.2%) and 2022 (77.8%).
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 89.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 4.8 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
With a small count, the rate can be statistically unstable; counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

89.9% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 212.5 per 100k
Property crime: 1321.1 per 100k
Population coverage: 89.9%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

Wyoming: 212.5 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #46* of 50

* Reporting coverage was below 90% for this statistic.

Property-crime rate

Wyoming: 1321.1 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #42* of 50

* Reporting coverage was below 90% for this statistic.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	222.3 per 100k	1940.4 per 100k	96.1%
2016	244.8 per 100k	2002.5 per 100k	95.0%
2017	238.2 per 100k	1873.4 per 100k	95.2%
2018	208.6 per 100k	1846.2 per 100k	89.1% · partial
2019	216.1 per 100k	1655.9 per 100k	88.6% · partial
2020	235.0 per 100k	1635.5 per 100k	95.7%
2021	223.8 per 100k	1586.8 per 100k	77.2% · partial
2022	222.2 per 100k	1521.6 per 100k	77.8% · partial
2023	204.2 per 100k	1581.4 per 100k	88.3% · partial
2024	212.5 per 100k	1321.1 per 100k	89.9% · partial

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Wyoming's average monthly population coverage fell below 90% in 2018–2019 and again from 2021 through 2024; those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage was lowest in 2021 (77.2%) and 2022 (77.8%).
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

12.7%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of Wyoming’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

10.3%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 10.3%
Margin of error: ±1.0 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

Wyoming: 10.3%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #7 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	12.0%	±0.8 points
2015	11.5%	±1.0 points
2016	11.5%	±1.0 points
2017	12.3%	±1.2 points
2018	10.5%	±0.9 points
2019	12.3%	±1.3 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	12.2%	±1.1 points
2022	11.5%	±1.2 points
2023	10.7%	±1.0 points
2024	10.3%	±1.0 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

76.8 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on Wyoming's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

Wyoming: 76.8 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #28 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	78.1 years
2019	77.7 years
2020	76.3 years
2021	75.0 years
2022	76.8 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Wyoming population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

94.2%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Wyoming residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

221.9Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 221.9
Grade 4 math: 243.4
Grade 8 reading: 260.0
Grade 8 math: 278.3

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

Wyoming: 221.9
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #2 of 50

Grade 4 math

Wyoming: 243.4
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #2 of 50

Grade 8 reading

Wyoming: 260.0
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #15 of 50

Grade 8 math

Wyoming: 278.3
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #12 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	222.1	241.1	267.0	283.5
2005	223.3	243.0	268.1	282.1
2007	225.3	243.9	266.2	287.0
2009	222.7	242.0	268.2	286.1
2011	224.1	243.9	269.6	287.8
2013	225.8	246.5	271.0	288.1
2015	228.2	246.8	268.8	286.7
2017	226.8	247.8	269.0	288.8
2019	226.7	245.8	264.6	286.3
2022	224.8	243.1	260.8	280.9
2024	221.9	243.4	260.0	278.3

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Wyoming. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

9.14¢/kWh

Average retail electricity price

2024

Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA state profile.

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Electric system

Primary generation source: Coal
In-state net generation: 40.7 million MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions: 31.905 million metric tons

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.

Keep in mind

The statewide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-state generation differs from power consumed because electricity crosses state lines.

Environment

$4.31/gal

Rocky Mountain regular gasoline price

Week of September 7, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Rocky Mountain region, including taxes. The region contains Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.

Wyoming$4.314/gal

United States$4.157/gal

The Rocky Mountain average was $0.157 per gallon higher, or about 3.8% above the U.S. average.

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Wyoming and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

Wyoming: $4.314/gal
United States: $4.157/gal

The Rocky Mountain average was $0.157 per gallon higher, or about 3.8% above the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of September 7, 2026. The Wyoming-side figure is the Rocky Mountain regional average, not a Wyoming statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $4.266/gal
Weekly change: +4.8¢
One year earlier: $3.240/gal
Change from one year earlier: +107.4¢

How it was measured

FactVote uses EIA’s Rocky Mountain series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Wyoming. Changes are calculated from the published August 31, 2026 (prior week), and September 8, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Wyoming statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Rocky Mountain regional estimate should not be read as Wyoming’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Wyoming community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Related state trends

Environment over time

Wyoming electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

12.47¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas13.3%
Coal59.9%
Nuclear0.0%
Solar1.0%
Hydroelectric2.5%
Wind22.1%
Other1.1%

Residential price: 12.47¢/kWh
Total generation: 40.7 TWh
Largest source: Coal · 59.9%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

Wyoming: 12.47¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #41 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	48.967 TWh	0.722 TWh	43.091 TWh	0.000 TWh	0.868 TWh	3.757 TWh	0.528 TWh	10.97¢/kWh
2016	46.657 TWh	0.788 TWh	40.027 TWh	0.000 TWh	0.973 TWh	4.389 TWh	0.479 TWh	11.13¢/kWh
2017	46.742 TWh	0.779 TWh	40.069 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.124 TWh	4.321 TWh	0.450 TWh	11.37¢/kWh
2018	46.112 TWh	0.896 TWh	39.679 TWh	0.001 TWh	0.976 TWh	4.057 TWh	0.503 TWh	11.29¢/kWh
2019	42.146 TWh	1.029 TWh	35.376 TWh	0.180 TWh	0.992 TWh	4.163 TWh	0.405 TWh	11.18¢/kWh
2020	42.011 TWh	1.374 TWh	33.359 TWh	0.165 TWh	1.086 TWh	5.513 TWh	0.514 TWh	11.11¢/kWh
2021	43.461 TWh	1.501 TWh	32.038 TWh	0.179 TWh	0.790 TWh	8.448 TWh	0.505 TWh	11.17¢/kWh
2022	46.347 TWh	1.661 TWh	33.518 TWh	0.186 TWh	0.745 TWh	9.780 TWh	0.458 TWh	11.09¢/kWh
2023	43.181 TWh	2.129 TWh	30.844 TWh	0.174 TWh	0.917 TWh	8.637 TWh	0.480 TWh	11.46¢/kWh
2024	40.709 TWh	5.426 TWh	24.382 TWh	0.423 TWh	1.017 TWh	9.002 TWh	0.460 TWh	12.47¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside Wyoming, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.881/galmonthly average

Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s Rocky Mountain region show the market trend surrounding Wyoming. The regional average includes Wyoming.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.881/gal
From prior month: −15.6¢
From one year earlier: +75.1¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

Wyoming: $3.881/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #19* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current Wyoming statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a five-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.594/gal
February 2020	$2.487/gal
March 2020	$2.293/gal
April 2020	$1.901/gal
May 2020	$1.837/gal
June 2020	$2.218/gal
July 2020	$2.323/gal
August 2020	$2.355/gal
September 2020	$2.321/gal
October 2020	$2.258/gal
November 2020	$2.194/gal
December 2020	$2.180/gal
January 2021	$2.226/gal
February 2021	$2.361/gal
March 2021	$2.800/gal
April 2021	$2.967/gal
May 2021	$3.102/gal
June 2021	$3.258/gal
July 2021	$3.519/gal
August 2021	$3.660/gal
September 2021	$3.613/gal
October 2021	$3.564/gal
November 2021	$3.535/gal
December 2021	$3.425/gal
January 2022	$3.341/gal
February 2022	$3.344/gal
March 2022	$4.060/gal
April 2022	$4.156/gal
May 2022	$4.296/gal
June 2022	$4.902/gal
July 2022	$4.864/gal
August 2022	$4.250/gal
September 2022	$3.906/gal
October 2022	$3.874/gal
November 2022	$3.662/gal
December 2022	$3.180/gal
January 2023	$3.287/gal
February 2023	$3.767/gal
March 2023	$3.660/gal
April 2023	$3.494/gal
May 2023	$3.558/gal
June 2023	$3.704/gal
July 2023	$3.786/gal
August 2023	$3.978/gal
September 2023	$4.020/gal
October 2023	$3.743/gal
November 2023	$3.274/gal
December 2023	$2.896/gal
January 2024	$2.737/gal
February 2024	$2.860/gal
March 2024	$3.137/gal
April 2024	$3.408/gal
May 2024	$3.412/gal
June 2024	$3.312/gal
July 2024	$3.377/gal
August 2024	$3.419/gal
September 2024	$3.401/gal
October 2024	$3.237/gal
November 2024	$2.981/gal
December 2024	$2.836/gal
January 2025	$2.902/gal
February 2025	$3.013/gal
March 2025	$3.015/gal
April 2025	$3.132/gal
May 2025	$3.126/gal
June 2025	$3.138/gal
July 2025	$3.130/gal
August 2025	$3.152/gal
September 2025	$3.179/gal
October 2025	$3.021/gal
November 2025	$2.917/gal
December 2025	$2.580/gal
January 2026	$2.464/gal
February 2026	$2.659/gal
March 2026	$3.484/gal
April 2026	$3.935/gal
May 2026	$4.469/gal
June 2026	$4.037/gal
July 2026	$3.881/gal
August 2026	$4.234/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA’s monthly Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.

This regional series covers Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming; it is not a Wyoming statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

143

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 23.4 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
With a small count, the rate can be statistically unstable; it does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

3.5%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Wyoming residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

588.8Kresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: +295
Domestic migration: +1.5K
International migration: +258

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

Wyoming: 588,753
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #50 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	577,669	—	—	—	—
2021	579,662	-54	1,880	134	33
2022	581,742	-627	2,354	433	-80
2023	584,666	364	1,776	816	-32
2024	586,722	277	771	1,010	-2
2025	588,753	295	1,474	258	4

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

59.7%

Voting-age turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Share of Wyoming's voting-age population recorded as casting a ballot in the November 2024 general election.

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2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 59.7%
Primary election turnoutAugust 20, 2024 primary election: 27.0%

Wyoming's official turnout history reports 122,718 primary ballots and 27.0% turnout using a voting-age population of 454,508.

Both rates use voting-age population, not registered voters.
The official registration totals were measured at close of business the day before each election; Election Day registration adds voters, so those counts cannot serve as the denominator for final turnout.

Wyoming Secretary of State: Wyoming Voter Registration and Voter Turnout Statistics Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

The Wyoming Secretary of State reports 271,123 general-election ballots and a voting-age population of 454,508, publishing turnout as 59.7%.

Keep in mind

This is turnout among the voting-age population, not registered-voter or voting-eligible-population turnout.
The official pre-election registration count was 256,251, but Wyoming allows Election Day registration; the 271,123 ballots therefore exceed that earlier count, making it unsuitable as the final-turnout denominator.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

625

Abortions reported in Wyoming

2024

Induced-termination-of-pregnancy reports received for abortions performed or prescribed in Wyoming during 2024.

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Patient age

Age 24 or younger: 259
Age 25–34: 277
Age 35 or older: 89

How it was measured

Wyoming Vital Statistics Services compiles the reporting forms that attending physicians must submit under W.S. §§ 35-6-131 and 35-6-132.

Keep in mind

This is an in-state occurrence report count, not a count of abortions obtained by Wyoming residents; the report does not publish residence-based totals or a statewide abortion rate.
The count reflects reports received and can be revised when late or corrected reports are submitted.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How Wyoming is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Wyoming statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

Wyoming

FY2027–28 appropriations before transfers

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Electric system

How it was measured

Wyoming and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Selected beneficiary groups

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

Patient age

How it was measured