Wyoming

State Government

Governor

Mark Gordon (R)

State Senate

Democrats,

Republicans

State House

Democrats,

Republicans

Economic well-being - Wyoming

Extreme poverty rate

0.03

Food insecurity

0.154

Minimum wage

7.25

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.289

Poverty rate

10.1%

Unemployment rate

3.2

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

10.3

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Assets - Wyoming

Average College Debt

$30,631

Unbanked Households

1.8%

Family - Wyoming

Children in foster care

808

Percent of children in immigrant families

Percent of children living in single parent families

28.%

Housing - Wyoming

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 5503

People experiencing homelessness

501

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

12,500

Percent renters

0.283

Total households

Poverty by demographic - Wyoming

Child poverty rate

0.1

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

N/A

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

7.4 %

Women in poverty

281,270

June 4, 2020

USDA Acts Fast To Help Schools Offer Families Take-Out, Grocery Money

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February 27, 2013

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, February 27, 2013: Schools, service agencies could feel sequestration hit

"Brent Young, the assistant director of instruction for Laramie County School District 1, said counties with the biggest proportion of disabled or low-income students are likely to see less of a cut from the state. And he is confident the state will carefully consider the impacts of the cuts it must make."

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