WYOMING COUNTY PROFILES
Laramie County
County Seat:  Cheyenne
Land Area (square mile):  2,685.9 Department of Administration & Information
Economic Analysis Division
Population Per Square Mile:  36.5
Laramie Percent Wyoming Percent
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1        
Total 98,136 100.0 585,501 100.0
    Male 49,790 50.7 298,942 51.1
    Female 48,346 49.3 286,559 48.9
         
    Under 5 years 6,285 6.4 38,145 6.5
    5 to 9 years 6,638 6.8 40,249 6.9
    10 to 14 years 6,429 6.6 38,402 6.6
    15 to 19 years 5,847 6.0 36,930 6.3
    20 to 24 years 7,074 7.2 40,363 6.9
    25 to 29 years 7,480 7.6 40,926 7.0
    30 to 34 years 6,931 7.1 41,022 7.0
    35 to 39 years 6,232 6.4 38,310 6.5
    40 to 44 years 5,525 5.6 33,024 5.6
    45 to 49 years 5,841 6.0 32,992 5.6
    50 to 54 years 6,227 6.3 36,060 6.2
    55 to 59 years 6,747 6.9 41,980 7.2
    60 to 64 years 6,077 6.2 39,286 6.7
    65 to 69 years 5,311 5.4 32,380 5.5
    70 to 74 years 3,395 3.5 20,860 3.6
    75 to 79 years 2,414 2.5 14,415 2.5
    80 to 84 years 1,690 1.7 9,622 1.6
    85 years and over 1,993 2.0 10,535 1.8
         
    Under 18 years 22,994 23.4 138,901 23.7
    18 to 24 years 9,279 9.5 55,188 9.4
    25 to 44 years 26,168 26.7 153,282 26.2
    45 to 64 years 24,892 25.4 150,318 25.7
    65 years and over 14,803 15.1 87,812 15.0
         
 Median age (years) 36.8 (X) 37.1 NA
         
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1
All Races Combined 98,136 100.0 585,501 100.0
    White Alone 89,906 91.6 543,387 92.8
    Black or African American Alone 2,900 3.0 7,753 1.3
    American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,204 1.2 15,762 2.7
    Asian Alone 1,261 1.3 5,856 1.0
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 188 0.2 673 0.1
    Two or More Races 2,677 2.7 12,070 2.1
         
Hispanic (may be of any race) 14,356 14.6 58,413 10.0
Non-Hispanic 83,780 85.4 527,088 90.0
    White Alone 77,171 78.6 492,245 84.1
         
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1
Total Population Change 953 100.0 -1,054 100.0
    Natural Change 402 42.2 2,752 -261.1
        Births 1,252 (X) 7,590 (X)
        Deaths 850 (X) 4,838 (X)
    Net Migration 546 57.3 -3,823 362.7
         
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2
Total households 37,362 100.0 226,985 100.0
    Family households (families) 25,233 67.5 147,961 65.2
               With own children under 18 years 11,075 29.6 64,109 28.2
        Married-couple family 19,032 50.9 117,587 51.8
               With own children under 18 years 7,387 19.8 45,339 20.0
        Male householder, no wife present, family 1,955 5.2 11,235 4.9
               With own children under 18 years 1,112 3.0 6,764 3.0
        Female householder, no husband present, family 4,246 11.4 19,139 8.4
               With own children under 18 years 2,576 6.9 12,006 5.3
    Nonfamily households 12,129 32.5 79,024 34.8
        Householder living alone 9,994 26.7 63,765 28.1
               65 years and over 3,426 9.2 22,405 9.9
         
  Households with one or more people under 18 years 12,130 32.5 69,577 30.7
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,614 25.7 57,099 25.2
         
Average household size 2.53 (X) 2.51 (X)
Average family size 3.03 (X) 3.06 (X)
         
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2
Population 25 years and over 64,359 100.0 387,062 100.0
     Less than 9th grade 1,030 1.6 7,370 1.9
     9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,290 5.1 22,081 5.7
     High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,075 26.5 112,932 29.2
     Some college, no degree 16,842 26.2 102,613 26.5
     Associate's degree 8,325 12.9 41,392 10.7
     Bachelor's degree 11,375 17.7 66,753 17.2
     Graduate or professional degree 6,422 10.0 33,921 8.8
         
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 93.3 (X) 92.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 27.7 (X) 26.0
         
VETERAN STATUS2
Civilian population 18 years and over 71,672 100.0 441,797 100.0
     Civilian veterans 10,667 14.9 47,390 10.7
         
DISABILITY STATUS2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 93,453 100.0 573,538 100.0
     With a disability 11,746 12.6 72,151 12.6
         
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2
Population age 1 year and over 95,540 100.0 576,016 100.0
     Same house 78,186 81.8 469,889 81.6
     Different house in the U.S. 16,949 17.7 103,805 18.0
          Same county 10,141 10.6 58,374 10.1
          Different county 6,808 7.1 45,431 7.9
               Same state 1,706 1.8 16,601 2.9
               Different state 5,102 5.3 28,830 5.0
     Abroad 405 0.4 2,322 0.4
         
PLACE OF BIRTH2
Total Population 96,459 100.0 583,029 100
     Native 93,513 96.9 562,317 96.4
         Born in United States 92,152 95.5 557,367 95.6
             Born in Wyoming 38,298 39.7 240,959 41.3
             Born in different state 53,854 55.8 316,408 54.3
         Born in Island areas or abroad to American parents 1,361 1.4 4,950 0.8
     Foreign born 2,946 3.1 20,712 3.6
         Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,459 1.5 8,029 1.4
         Not a U.S. citizen 1,487 1.5 12,683 2.2
         
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2016 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2
Total households 37,362 100.0 226,985 100.0
     Less than $10,000 1,514 4.1 11,209 4.9
     $10,000 to $14,999 1,565 4.2 10,336 4.6
     $15,000 to $24,999 3,288 8.8 22,047 9.7
     $25,000 to $34,999 3,587 9.6 22,140 9.8
     $35,000 to $49,999 5,029 13.5 30,946 13.6
     $50,000 to $74,999 7,325 19.6 42,533 18.7
     $75,000 to $99,999 5,540 14.8 32,162 14.2
     $100,000 to $149,999 6,368 17.0 36,451 16.1
     $150,000 to $199,999 2,078 5.6 11,330 5.0
     $200,000 or more 1,068 2.9 7,831 3.5
 Median household income (dollars) $61,201 (X) $59,143 (X)
 Mean household income (dollars) $75,149 (X) $74,667 (X)
         
 With earnings 30,412 81.4 185,648 81.8
     Mean earnings (dollars) $71,638 (X) $72,967 (X)
 With Social Security 10,803 28.9 64,016 28.2
     Mean Social Security income (dollars) $18,557 (X) $17,987 (X)
 With retirement income 8,530 22.8 40,845 18.0
     Mean retirement income (dollars) $25,851 (X) $23,352 (X)
         
 With Supplemental Security Income 1,505 4.0 8,289 3.7
     Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) $9,886 (X) $10,164 (X)
 With cash public assistance income 546 1.5 3,795 1.7
     Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) $5,436 (X) $3,028 (X)
 With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits 2,971 8.0 13,677 6.0
         
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Male $49,476 (X) $53,359 (X)
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Female $38,914 (X) $36,382 (X)
         
PER CAPITA INCOME3
Per capita personal income $49,763 (X) $55,116 (X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts $8,111 (X) $7,356 (X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent $11,253 (X) $16,885 (X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income $22,479 (X) $36,990 (X)
         
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2
All families 1,886 7.5 11,299 7.6
     With related children under 18 years 1,373 11.5 8,344 12.2
Married couple families 529 2.8 4,574 3.9
     With related children under 18 years 263 3.4 2,440 5.1
Families with female householder, no husband present 1,310 30.9 5,835 30.5
     With related children under 18 years 1,074 36.2 5,173 38.0
         
All people 9,812 10.4 65,762 11.6
     Under 18 years 2,945 13.3 18,908 13.9
     18 to 64 years 6,027 10.2 41,247 11.6
     65 years and over 840 6.3 5,607 7.2
         
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2
Total: 94,110 100.0 568,943 100.0
     Under .50 3,653 3.9 27,939 4.9
     .50 to .99 6,159 6.5 37,823 6.6
     1.00 to 1.24 2,929 3.1 22,496 4.0
     1.25 to 1.49 3,523 3.7 22,852 4.0
     1.50 to 1.84 4,782 5.1 33,436 5.9
     1.85 to 1.99 3,060 3.3 17,166 3.0
     2.00 and over 70,004 74.4 407,231 71.6
         
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 93,453 100.0 573,538 100.0
     With health insurance coverage 83,680 89.5 500,207 87.2
          With private health insurance 69,814 74.7 417,131 72.7
          With public coverage 26,634 28.5 152,893 26.7
     No health insurance coverage 9,773 10.5 73,331 12.8
         
 Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years 22,630 100.0 138,362 100.0
      No health insurance coverage 840 3.7 10,124 7.3
         
HOUSING UNITS2
Total housing units 41,571 100.0 267,987 100.0
     Occupied housing units 37,362 89.9 226,985 84.7
          Owner-occupied 25,590 68.5 155,741 68.6
          Renter-occupied 11,772 31.5 71,244 31.4
     Vacant housing units 4,209 10.1 41,002 15.3
         
  Homeowner vacancy rate (X) 1.3 (X) 1.6
  Rental vacancy rate (X) 5.5 (X) 8.6
         
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2
Total housing units 41,571 100.0 267,987 100.0
     Single family units 29,946 72.0 188,133 70.2
     2 to 4 units 3,891 9.4 18,326 6.8
     5 to 9 units 1,385 3.3 8,993 3.4
     10 or more units 2,212 5.3 15,590 5.8
     Mobile home  4,116 9.9 36,381 13.6
     RV, van, boat, etc. 21 0.1 564 0.2
         
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4
Total housing units 476 100.0 1,727 100.0
     Single family units 433 91.0 1,549 89.7
     2 to 4 units 10 2.1 63 3.6
     5 or more units 33 6.9 115 6.7
         
HOME VALUE2
Owner-occupied units 25,590 100.0 155,741 100.0
     Less than $50,000 2,473 9.7 16,549 10.6
     $50,000 to $99,999 969 3.8 10,753 6.9
     $100,000 to $149,999 3,526 13.8 19,003 12.2
     $150,000 to $199,999 6,276 24.5 31,626 20.3
     $200,000 to $299,999 6,937 27.1 41,913 26.9
     $300,000 to $499,999 4,548 17.8 24,969 16.0
     $500,000 to $999,999 750 2.9 7,764 5.0
     $1,000,000 or more 111 0.4 3,164 2.0
 Median (dollars) $195,900 (X) $199,900 (X)
         
MORTGAGE STATUS2
Owner-occupied units 25,590 100.0 155,741 100.0
     Housing units with a mortgage 16,487 64.4 90,072 57.8
     Housing units without a mortgage 9,103 35.6 65,669 42.2
         
GROSS RENT2
Occupied units paying rent 11,183 100.0 64,450 100.0
     Less than $500 1,050 9.4 8,751 13.6
     $500 to $999 6,350 56.8 36,349 56.4
     $1,000 to $1,499 2,602 23.3 13,733 21.3
     $1,500 to $1,999 995 8.9 4,528 7.0
     $2,000 to $2,499 80 0.7 603 0.9
     $2,500 to $2,999 28 0.3 216 0.3
     $3,000 or more 78 0.7 270 0.4
 Median (dollars) $849 (X) $802 (X)
         
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 
Labor Force 48,880 100.0 302,331 100.0
     Employment 46,869 95.9 286,373 94.7
     Unemployment 2,011 4.1 15,958 5.3
Unemployment Rate 4.1% (X) 5.3% (X)
         
% of population 16 years and over in labor force2 (X) 67.5 (X) 67.7
         
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6
Total 45,591 100.0 271,823 100.0
    Private 31,812 69.8 205,049 75.4
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 353 0.8 2,668 1.0
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 422 0.9 18,778 6.9
         Utilities 195 0.4 2,542 0.9
         Construction 3,056 6.7 21,108 7.8
         Manufacturing 1,276 2.8 9,230 3.4
         Wholesale Trade 960 2.1 8,499 3.1
         Retail Trade 5,729 12.6 30,673 11.3
         Transportation & Warehousing 2,842 6.2 9,550 3.5
         Information 1,117 2.5 3,743 1.4
         Financial Activities 2,232 4.9 10,834 4.0
         Professional & Business Services 3,306 7.3 17,794 6.5
         Educational & Health Services 4,383 9.6 26,476 9.7
         Leisure & Hospitality 4,748 10.4 35,865 13.2
         Other Services 1,195 2.6 7,293 2.7
    Government 13,779 30.2 66,774 24.6
         Federal Government 2,681 5.9 7,504 2.8
         State Gov't (inc. higher public education) 3,854 8.5 12,936 4.8
         Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals) 7,243 15.9 46,334 17.0
         
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6
Total $2,017,331,596 100.0 $12,228,654,790 100.0
    Private $1,259,496,622 62.4 $8,983,771,160 73.5
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $12,041,741 0.6 $89,589,007 0.7
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $27,399,879 1.4 $1,585,614,835 13.0
         Utilities $15,771,446 0.8 $224,614,013 1.8
         Construction $148,727,942 7.4 $1,062,929,069 8.7
         Manufacturing $83,716,811 4.1 $590,855,639 4.8
         Wholesale Trade $53,776,881 2.7 $485,140,056 4.0
         Retail Trade $159,778,885 7.9 $846,721,483 6.9
         Transportation & Warehousing $117,999,144 5.8 $457,411,941 3.7
         Information $56,721,866 2.8 $170,262,040 1.4
         Financial Activities $119,536,563 5.9 $567,836,696 4.6
         Professional & Business Services $148,389,909 7.4 $863,490,448 7.1
         Educational & Health Services $189,916,541 9.4 $1,093,458,304 8.9
         Leisure & Hospitality $86,637,071 4.3 $694,235,596 5.7
         Other Services $39,081,943 1.9 $251,612,033 2.1
    Government $757,834,974 37.6 $3,244,883,630 26.5
         Federal Government $180,164,524 8.9 $476,679,101 3.9
         State Gov't (inc. higher public education) $236,438,079 11.7 $713,000,211 5.8
         Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals) $341,232,371 16.9 $2,055,204,318 16.8
         
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6
Total $44,248 100.0 $44,988 100.0
    Private $39,592 89.5 $43,813 97.4
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $34,161 77.2 $33,576 74.6
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $64,890 146.7 $84,440 187.7
         Utilities $81,087 183.3 $88,361 196.4
         Construction $48,664 110.0 $50,358 111.9
         Manufacturing $65,635 148.3 $64,018 142.3
         Wholesale Trade $56,032 126.6 $57,085 126.9
         Retail Trade $27,892 63.0 $27,605 61.4
         Transportation & Warehousing $41,523 93.8 $47,899 106.5
         Information $50,803 114.8 $45,494 101.1
         Financial Activities $53,550 121.0 $52,412 116.5
         Professional & Business Services $44,885 101.4 $48,528 107.9
         Educational & Health Services $43,330 97.9 $41,301 91.8
         Leisure & Hospitality $18,246 41.2 $19,357 43.0
         Other Services $32,705 73.9 $34,499 76.7
    Government $54,998 124.3 $48,595 108.0
         Federal Government $67,194 151.9 $63,525 141.2
         State Gov't (inc. higher public education) $61,345 138.6 $55,119 122.5
         Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals) $47,110 106.5 $44,356 98.6
         
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY OR STATE FOR WORK2
Total Commuting Out 1,987 100.0 6,987 2.4
     to Larimer County, CO 230 11.6 (X) (X)
     to Weld County, CO 220 11.1 (X) (X)
     to Sweetwater County, WY 172 8.7 (X) (X)
     to Natrona County, WY 171 8.6 (X) (X)
     to Albany County, WY 156 7.9 (X) (X)
     to All Other Counties  1,038 52.2 (X) (X)
         
Total Commuting In 4,345 100.0 14,123 4.8
     from Larimer County, CO 1,306 30.1 (X) (X)
     from Weld County, CO 862 19.8 (X) (X)
     from Albany County, WY 466 10.7 (X) (X)
     from Adams County, CO 126 2.9 (X) (X)
     from Goshen County, WY 108 2.5 (X) (X)
     from All Other Counties 1,477 34.0 (X) (X)
         
AGRICULTURE7
Number of Farms 1,116 (X) 11,736 (X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres) 1,676 (X) 30,364 (X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars) $164,590 100.0 $1,308,036 100.0
     Livestock and Products $134,094 81.5 $1,002,333 76.6
     Crops $30,496 18.5 $305,703 23.4
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars) $13,575 (X) $73,185 (X)
         
VALUATION AND TAXES8
Total Assessed Valuation $1,449,087,507 100.0 $18,825,099,205 100.0
    Non-Minerals $1,241,498,489 85.7 $10,434,337,959 55.4
         Agricultural Land $25,454,090 1.8 $344,458,433 1.8
         Residential Property $676,358,132 46.7 $5,169,218,431 27.5
         Commercial Property $298,392,140 20.6 $1,416,403,555 7.5
         Industrial Property $122,390,332 8.4 $1,986,925,601 10.6
         Other (Electrics, Pipelines, Railroads, etc.) $118,903,795 8.2 $1,517,331,939 8.1
    Minerals $207,589,018 14.3 $8,390,761,246 44.6
         Oil $186,965,850 12.9 $2,465,561,294 13.1
         Natural gas $7,692,095 0.5 $2,406,788,472 12.8
         Coal $0 0.0 $2,916,684,373 15.5
         Other minerals $12,931,073 0.9 $601,727,107 3.2
Total Property Taxes $101,910,256 (X) $1,223,057,822 (X)
Average Mill Levy 70.3 (X) 65.0 (X)
         
4% SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS9 
Total $82,395,751 100.0 $639,068,607 100.0
     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $32,624 0.0 $258,016 0.0
     Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $4,376,147 5.3 $90,668,105 14.2
     Utilities $5,869,392 7.1 $35,002,853 5.5
     Construction $3,090,676 3.8 $19,363,002 3.0
     Manufacturing $1,438,995 1.7 $19,600,014 3.1
     Wholesale Trade $4,450,265 5.4 $50,961,084 8.0
     Retail Trade $33,307,931 40.4 $204,923,822 32.1
     Transportation & Warehousing $446,454 0.5 $3,262,111 0.5
     Information $2,412,767 2.9 $14,351,361 2.2
     Financial Activities (inc. auto, machinery, and equip. leasing) $3,169,743 3.8 $29,065,546 4.5
     Professional & Business Services $403,463 0.5 $4,546,714 0.7
     Educational & Health Services $37,275 0.0 $477,254 0.1
     Leisure & Hospitality $9,978,993 12.1 $73,108,429 11.4
     Other Services $3,378,307 4.1 $27,254,114 4.3
     Public Administration (reflects automobile sales) $10,002,718 12.1 $66,226,183 10.4
         
LANDOWNERSHIP10 (square miles)
Total Land 2,685.9 100.0 97,093.1 100.0
    U.S. Government 14.9 0.6 46,313.0 47.7
         National Park Service 0.0 0.0 3,554.6 3.7
         Forest Service 0.0 0.0 14,275.6 14.7
         Fish and Wildlife 0.0 0.0 78.3 0.1
         Bureau of Land Management 14.9 0.6 27,162.6 28.0
         Bureau of Reclamation 0.0 0.0 1,241.9 1.3
    Wyoming 237.4 8.8 6,042.2 6.2
         State Lands Commission 234.4 8.7 5,773.1 5.9
         Recreation Commission 3.1 0.1 11.8 0.0
         Game and Fish 0.0 0.0 257.3 0.3
    Local Government 14.3 0.5 191.9 0.2
         County 0.3 0.0 36.6 0.0
         City and Town 12.3 0.5 78.3 0.1
         School District and College 1.7 0.1 44.4 0.0
    Other Lands 29.3 1.1 3,155.4 3.2
         
 Surface Water 1.6 0.1 735.2 0.8
 Total Public 295.9 11.0 55,702.5 57.4
 Total Private 2,390.0 89.0 41,390.6 42.6
         
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS11
Number of School Districts 2 (X) 48 (X)
Number of Schools 42 (X) 358 (X)
Fall Enrollment 14,999 (X) 94,002 (X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11) 19.7 (X) 19.7 (X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time) 866 (X) 5,612 (X)
     Graduation Rate 79.6% (X) 80.0% (X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM) 14,802 (X) 92,733 (X)
Certified Teachers 1,149 (X) 7,557 (X)
Certified Staff 247 (X) 1,609 (X)
Administration 105 (X) 778 (X)
Classified Staff 975 (X) 7,099 (X)
Students Transported Daily 4,351 (X) 34,732 (X)
Total General Fund Revenues $222,764,588 (X) $1,486,181,081 (X)
Total General Fund Expenditures $223,054,311 (X) $1,472,059,080 (X)
Operating Cost Per ADM $16,956 (X) $17,989 (X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch 43.24% (X) 38.66% (X)
         
CRIME12
Violent Crime 243 100.0 1,196 100.0
     Murder 8 3.3 19 1.6
     Forcible Rape 36 14.8 180 15.1
     Robbery 18 7.4 57 4.8
     Aggravated Assault 181 74.5 940 78.6
Property Crime 2,936 100.0 10,925 100.0
     Burglary 477 16.2 1,680 15.4
     Larceny-Theft 2,201 75.0 8,518 78.0
     Motor Vehicle Theft 258 8.8 727 6.7
         
TRANSPORTATION13
Number of Registered Vehicles 124,162 100.0 904,534 100.0
     Passenger Cars 63,220 50.9 352,036 38.9
     Trucks 30,403 24.5 255,996 28.3
     Motorcycles 4,556 3.7 28,970 3.2
     Trailers (including house trailers) 20,690 16.7 207,518 22.9
     University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks) 854 0.7 5,670 0.6
     Commercial Trucks & Trailers 1,290 1.0 23,399 2.6
     Others 3,149 2.5 30,945 3.4
Road (miles) 2,084 100.0 28,326 100.0
     Federal  0 0.0 3,878 13.7
     State Highway 410 19.7 6,733 23.8
     County Road 1,306 62.6 14,724 52.0
     Local (City & Town) 352 16.9 2,499 8.8
     Other 17 0.8 493 1.7
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled 11,682 (X) 15,879 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)2 16.1 (X) 18.1 (X)
Commercial Airport Passengers 4,642 (X) 1,037,101 (X)
         
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS14
Licensed Hospitals 1 (X) 28 (X)
     Bed Capacity 206 (X) 1,431 (X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities 4 (X) 38 (X)
     Bed Capacity 427 (X) 2,961 (X)
     Occupancy Rate 80.9% (X) 79.0% (X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries 15,016 15.3 85,664 14.6
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program 607 2.5 3,521 2.4
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30 27.7% (X) 29.0% (X)
Percent of Adults who reported having 5 or more drinks on an occasion at least once in the past 30 days  15.0% (X) 16.0% (X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking 21.7% (X) 19.1% (X)
SOURCES:
1  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2016 8  Wyoming Department of Revenue, 2016
2  U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 American Community Survey
   5-Year Estimates
9  Wyoming Department of Revenue, Fiscal Year 2016
10 University of Wyoming, Department of Geography & Recreation;
    and U.S. Census Bureau, 2012
3  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2016
4  U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2016 11 Wyoming Department of Education, 2016
5  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment
   Statistics, 2016
12 Wyoming Attorney General's Office, 2016
13 Wyoming Department of Transportation, 2016
6  Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Bureau of
   Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2016
14 Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of
   Family Services, 2016
7  U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Economic
   Analysis, 2016