Wyoming County Profiles
WESTON COUNTY
 
County Seat:  Newcastle
Land Area (square mile): 
2,398.1
Population Per Square Mile: 
3.0
                      Wyoming Department of Administration & Information
                     
Economic Analysis Division                                  
 
   
 SUBJECT WESTON WYOMING
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1 Number Percent Number Percent
Total 7,234 100.0 586,107 100.0
    Male 3,790 52.4 298,901 51.0
    Female 3,444 47.6 287,206 49.0
       
    Under 5 years 462 6.4 38,395 6.6
    5 to 9 years 409 5.7 40,749 7.0
    10 to 14 years 449 6.2 37,736 6.4
    15 to 19 years 384 5.3 36,317 6.2
    20 to 24 years 416 5.8 42,212 7.2
    25 to 29 years 411 5.7 41,388 7.1
    30 to 34 years 469 6.5 41,454 7.1
    35 to 39 years 435 6.0 37,139 6.3
    40 to 44 years 386 5.3 33,660 5.7
    45 to 49 years 398 5.5 32,649 5.6
    50 to 54 years 525 7.3 38,421 6.6
    55 to 59 years 581 8.0 42,626 7.3
    60 to 64 years 578 8.0 38,662 6.6
    65 to 69 years 424 5.9 30,483 5.2
    70 to 74 years 298 4.1 20,319 3.5
    75 to 79 years 245 3.4 13,910 2.4
    80 to 84 years 169 2.3 9,723 1.7
    85 years and over 195 2.7 10,264 1.8
     
    Under 18 years 1,570 21.7 138,895 23.7
    18 to 24 years 550 7.6 56,514 9.6
    25 to 44 years 1,701 23.5 153,641 26.2
    45 to 64 years 2,082 28.8 152,358 26.0
    65 years and over 1,331 18.4 84,699 14.5
         
 Median age (years) 42.4 (X) 36.9 NA
         
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1 Number Percent Number Percent
All Races Combined 7,234 100.0 586,107 100.0
    White Alone 6,889 95.2 543,292 92.7
    Black or African American Alone 49 0.7 8,286 1.4
    American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 113 1.6 15,757 2.7
    Asian Alone 26 0.4 6,072 1.0
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.0 676 0.1
    Two or More Races 156 2.2 12,024 2.1
         
Hispanic (may be of any race) 310 4.3 58,207 9.9
Non-Hispanic 6,924 95.7 527,900 90.1
    White Alone 6,637 91.7 492,194 84.0
 
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1 Number Percent Number Percent
Total Population Change 49 100.0 1,803 100.0
    Natural Change 2 4.1 3,089 171.3
        Births 79 (X) 7,695 (X)
        Deaths 77 (X) 4,606 (X)
    Net Migration 50 102.0 -1,224 -67.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total households 2,986 100.0 226,865 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,886 63.2 147,229 64.9
               With own children under 18 years 688 23.0 63,650 28.1
        Married-couple family 1,563 52.3 117,355 51.7
               With own children under 18 years 520 17.4 45,085 19.9
        Male householder, no wife present, family 163 5.5 10,771 4.7
               With own children under 18 years 98 3.3 6,484 2.9
        Female householder, no husband present, family 160 5.4 19,103 8.4
               With own children under 18 years 70 2.3 12,081 5.3
    Nonfamily households 1,100 36.8 79,636 35.1
        Householder living alone 980 32.8 63,516 28.0
               65 years and over 431 14.4 22,108 9.7
         
  Households with one or more people under 18 years 775 26.0 68,939 30.4
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over 940 31.5 55,162 24.3
         
Average household size 2.27 (X) 2.49 (X)
Average family size 2.88 (X) 3.05 (X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2 Number Percent Number Percent
Population 25 years and over 5,123 100.0 384,272 100.0
     Less than 9th grade 99 1.9 7,693 2.0
     9th to 12th grade, no diploma 511 10.0 21,873 5.7
     High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,652 32.2 112,872 29.4
     Some college, no degree 1,544 30.1 103,479 26.9
     Associate's degree 389 7.6 39,555 10.3
     Bachelor's degree 659 12.9 65,787 17.1
     Graduate or professional degree 269 5.3 33,013 8.6
       
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 88.1 (X) 92.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 18.1 (X) 25.7
VETERAN STATUS2   Percent Number Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over 5,602 100.0 439,526 100.0
     Civilian veterans 715 12.8 48,505 11.0
DISABILITY STATUS2   Percent Number Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 6,782 100.0 570,198 100.0
     With a disability 899 13.3 68,859 12.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2 Number Percent Number Percent
Population age 1 year and over 6,979 100.0 572,701 100.0
     Same house 6,170 88.4 468,872 81.9
     Different house in the U.S. 809 11.6 101,812 17.8
          Same county 296 4.2 55,004 9.6
          Different county 513 7.4 46,808 8.2
               Same state 347 5.0 16,747 2.9
               Different state 166 2.4 30,061 5.2
     Abroad 0 0.0 2,017 0.4
PLACE OF BIRTH2   Percent Number Percent
Total Population 7,152 100.0 579,679 100
     Native 7,095 99.2 559,074 96.4
         Born in United States 7,034 98.4 554,103 95.6
             Born in Wyoming 2,307 32.3 237,103 40.9
             Born in different state 4,727 66.1 317,000 54.7
         Born in Island areas or abroad to American parents 61 0.9 4,971 0.9
     Foreign born 57 0.8 20,605 3.6
         Naturalized U.S. citizen 37 0.5 7,543 1.3
         Not a U.S. citizen 20 0.3 13,062 2.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2015 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total households 2,986 100.0 226,865 100.0
     Less than $10,000 186 6.2 10,886 4.8
     $10,000 to $14,999 186 6.2 10,540 4.6
     $15,000 to $24,999 344 11.5 22,258 9.8
     $25,000 to $34,999 223 7.5 22,435 9.9
     $35,000 to $49,999 347 11.6 30,775 13.6
     $50,000 to $74,999 516 17.3 43,104 19.0
     $75,000 to $99,999 550 18.4 32,540 14.3
     $100,000 to $149,999 411 13.8 36,371 16.0
     $150,000 to $199,999 129 4.3 10,701 4.7
     $200,000 or more 94 3.1 7,255 3.2
 Median household income (dollars) $57,738 (X) $58,840 (X)
 Mean household income (dollars) $69,975 (X) $73,477 (X)
         
 With earnings 2,223 74.4 186,549 82.2
     Mean earnings (dollars) $76,107 (X) $71,963 (X)
 With Social Security 992 33.2 63,078 27.8
     Mean Social Security income (dollars) $16,481 (X) $17,609 (X)
 With retirement income 563 18.9 39,764 17.5
     Mean retirement income (dollars) $21,866 (X) $22,336 (X)
         
 With Supplemental Security Income 130 4.4 7,776 3.4
     Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) $8,886 (X) $9,811 (X)
 With cash public assistance income 37 1.2 3,590 1.6
     Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) $3,362 (X) $3,070 (X)
 With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits 259 8.7 13,382 5.9
       
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Male $60,851 (X) $53,673 (X)
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Female $40,466 (X) $35,720 (X)
PER CAPITA INCOME3 Number Percent Number Percent
Per capita personal income $44,997 (X) $56,081 (X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts $7,778 (X) $7,061 (X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent $8,386 (X) $16,442 (X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income $28,327 (X) $37,707 (X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2 Number Percent Number Percent
All families 204 10.8 11,319 7.7
     With related children under 18 years 151 19.8 8,627 12.7
Married couple families 122 7.8 4,367 3.7
     With related children under 18 years 69 12.9 2,539 5.4
Families with female householder, no husband present 24 15.0 5,802 30.4
     With related children under 18 years 24 20.2 5,127 37.7
         
All people 958 14.1 64,995 11.5
     Under 18 years 427 27.6 19,682 14.6
     18 to 64 years 412 10.2 40,305 11.4
     65 years and over 119 9.9 5,008 6.6
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total: 6,778 100.0 565,647 100.0
     Under .50 408 6.0 28,314 5.0
     .50 to .99 550 8.1 36,681 6.5
     1.00 to 1.24 281 4.1 22,418 4.0
     1.25 to 1.49 195 2.9 21,760 3.8
     1.50 to 1.84 454 6.7 33,766 6.0
     1.85 to 1.99 184 2.7 16,983 3.0
     2.00 and over 4,706 69.4 405,725 71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 6,782 100.0 570,198 100.0
     With health insurance coverage 6,014 88.7 493,896 86.6
          With private health insurance 4,977 73.4 412,501 72.3
          With public coverage 1,995 29.4 148,956 26.1
     No health insurance coverage 768 11.3 76,302 13.4
         
 Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years 1,550 100.0 137,221 100.0
      No health insurance coverage 109 7.0 10,007 7.3
HOUSING UNITS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 3,506 100.0 266,630 100.0
     Occupied housing units 2,986 85.2 226,865 85.1
          Owner-occupied 2,330 78.0 156,675 69.1
          Renter-occupied 656 22.0 70,190 30.9
     Vacant housing units 520 14.8 39,765 14.9
         
  Homeowner vacancy rate (X) 1.7 (X) 1.6
  Rental vacancy rate (X) 4.1 (X) 8.3
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2   Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 3,506 100.0 266,630 100.0
     Single family units 2,385 68.0 187,437 70.3
     2 to 4 units 97 2.8 17,717 6.6
     5 to 9 units 64 1.8 9,359 3.5
     10 or more units 97 2.8 15,561 5.8
     Mobile home  860 24.5 35,960 13.5
     RV, van, boat, etc. 3 0.1 596 0.2
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 6 100.0 1,903 100.0
     Single family units 6 100.0 1,681 88.3
     2 to 4 units 0 0.0 138 7.3
     5 to more units 0 0.0 84 4.4
HOME VALUE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Owner-occupied units 2,330 100.0 156,675 100.0
     Less than $50,000 358 15.4 16,519 10.5
     $50,000 to $99,999 361 15.5 11,997 7.7
     $100,000 to $149,999 276 11.8 20,896 13.3
     $150,000 to $199,999 383 16.4 32,079 20.5
     $200,000 to $299,999 622 26.7 41,725 26.6
     $300,000 to $499,999 233 10.0 23,531 15.0
     $500,000 to $999,999 90 3.9 6,971 4.4
     $1,000,000 or more 7 0.3 2,957 1.9
 Median (dollars) $178,200 (X) $194,800 (X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2   Percent   Percent
Owner-occupied units 2,330 100.0 156,675 100.0
     Housing units with a mortgage 1,012 43.4 92,545 59.1
     Housing units without a mortgage 1,318 56.6 64,130 40.9
   
GROSS RENT2 Number Percent Number Percent
Occupied units paying rent 554 100.0 63,452 100.0
     Less than $500 124 22.4 9,312 14.7
     $500 to $999 282 50.9 35,919 56.6
     $1,000 to $1,499 91 16.4 12,970 20.4
     $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0 4,212 6.6
     $2,000 to $2,499 57 10.3 610 1.0
     $2,500 to $2,999 0 0.0 155 0.2
     $3,000 or more 0 0.0 274 0.4
 Median (dollars) $740 (X) $789 (X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5  Number Percent Number Percent
Labor Force 3,980 100.0 306,012 100.0
     Employment 3,847 96.7 293,262 95.8
     Unemployment 133 3.3 12,750 4.2
Unemployment Rate 3.3% (X) 4.2% (X)
         
% of population 16 years and over in labor force (X) 60.9 (X) 68.2
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total 2,344 100.0 282,651 100.0
    Private 1,560 66.6 215,985 76.4
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 37 1.6 2,599 0.9
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 145 6.2 23,859 8.4
         Utilities 7 0.3 2,535 0.9
         Construction 176 7.5 23,245 8.2
         Manufacturing 142 6.1 9,760 3.5
         Wholesale Trade 50 2.1 9,504 3.4
         Retail Trade 256 10.9 30,788 10.9
         Transportation & Warehousing 142 6.1 10,510 3.7
         Information 28 1.2 3,770 1.3
         Financial Activities 73 3.1 11,125 3.9
         Professional & Business Services 61 2.6 18,490 6.5
         Educational & Health Services 219 9.3 25,966 9.2
         Leisure & Hospitality 192 8.2 36,134 12.8
         Other Services 33 1.4 7,700 2.7
    Government 784 33.4 66,666 23.6
         Federal Government 48 2.0 7,342 2.6
         State Gov't (inc. higher public education) 146 6.2 13,137 4.6
         Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals) 590 25.2 46,187 16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total $90,342,953 100.0 $13,086,061,159 100.0
    Private $58,348,357 64.6 $9,889,403,505 75.6
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $1,088,233 1.2 $89,148,252 0.7
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $7,884,155 8.7 $2,094,463,281 16.0
         Utilities $661,632 0.7 $225,329,177 1.7
         Construction $8,529,763 9.4 $1,187,157,431 9.1
         Manufacturing $10,756,405 11.9 $613,604,948 4.7
         Wholesale Trade $1,699,883 1.9 $564,959,021 4.3
         Retail Trade $5,908,646 6.5 $857,859,094 6.6
         Transportation & Warehousing $6,368,496 7.0 $518,137,045 4.0
         Information $682,522 0.8 $171,416,011 1.3
         Financial Activities $2,823,483 3.1 $594,303,369 4.5
         Professional & Business Services $2,692,981 3.0 $931,211,935 7.1
         Educational & Health Services $6,326,092 7.0 $1,081,444,464 8.3
         Leisure & Hospitality $1,954,983 2.2 $684,563,561 5.2
         Other Services $971,083 1.1 $275,805,916 2.1
    Government $31,994,596 35.4 $3,196,657,654 24.4
         Federal Government $2,527,912 2.8 $455,124,627 3.5
         State Gov't (inc. higher public education) $7,172,542 7.9 $711,988,083 5.4
         Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals) $22,294,142 24.7 $2,029,544,944 15.5
         
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total $38,550 100.0 $46,298 100.0
    Private $37,409 97.0 $45,788 98.9
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $29,815 77.3 $34,298 74.1
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $54,280 140.8 $87,785 189.6
         Utilities $94,519 245.2 $88,878 192.0
         Construction $48,534 125.9 $51,072 110.3
         Manufacturing $76,017 197.2 $62,869 135.8
         Wholesale Trade $33,998 88.2 $59,444 128.4
         Retail Trade $23,103 59.9 $27,863 60.2
         Transportation & Warehousing $44,849 116.3 $49,299 106.5
         Information $24,595 63.8 $45,465 98.2
         Financial Activities $38,546 100.0 $53,422 115.4
         Professional & Business Services $44,147 114.5 $50,362 108.8
         Educational & Health Services $28,886 74.9 $41,649 90.0
         Leisure & Hospitality $10,182 26.4 $18,945 40.9
         Other Services $29,427 76.3 $35,819 77.4
    Government $40,822 105.9 $47,950 103.6
         Federal Government $52,665 136.6 $61,989 133.9
         State Gov't (inc. higher public education) $49,211 127.7 $54,198 117.1
         Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals) $37,787 98.0 $43,942 94.9
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY OR STATE FOR WORK2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total Commuting Out 1,055 100.0 6,987 2.4
     to Campbell County, WY 940 89.1 (X) (X)
     to Crook County, WY 57 5.4 (X) (X)
     to King County, WA 17 1.6 (X) (X)
     to Big Horn County, MT 10 0.9 (X) (X)
     to Custer County, SD 10 0.9 (X) (X)
     to All Other Counties  21 2.0 (X) (X)
         
Total Commuting in 242 100.0 14,123 4.8
     from Pennington County, SD 70 28.9 (X) (X)
     from Custer County, SD 53 21.9 (X) (X)
     from Niobrara County, WY 30 12.4 (X) (X)
     from Crook County, WY 28 11.6 (X) (X)
     from Mesa County, CO 13 5.4 (X) (X)
     from All Other Counties 48 19.8 (X) (X)
AGRICULTURE7 Number Percent Number Percent
Number of Farms 264 (X) 11,736 (X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres) 1,290 (X) 30,364 (X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars) $56,006 100.0 $1,643,878 100.0
     Livestock and Products $54,172 96.7 $1,319,937 80.3
     Crops $1,834 3.3 $323,941 19.7
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars) $8,878 (X) $255,126 (X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8 Number Percent Number Percent
Total Assessed Valuation $137,067,176 100.0 $20,932,788,556 100.0
    Non-Minerals $101,881,853 74.3 $10,357,469,657 49.5
         Agricultural Land $5,919,144 4.3 $345,379,388 1.6
         Residential Property $41,374,747 30.2 $4,937,530,337 23.6
         Commercial Property $5,987,078 4.4 $1,372,642,956 6.6
         Industrial Property $18,091,161 13.2 $2,182,071,481 10.4
         Other (Electrics, Pipelines, Railroads, etc.) $30,509,723 22.3 $1,519,845,495 7.3
    Minerals $35,185,323 25.7 $10,575,318,899 50.5
         Oil $32,404,535 23.6 $3,250,396,372 15.5
         Natural gas $1,938,612 1.4 $2,922,950,409 14.0
         Coal $0 0.0 $3,743,608,369 17.9
         Other minerals $842,176 0.6 $658,363,749 3.1
Total Property Taxes $9,648,477 (X) $1,348,194,471 (X)
Average Mill Levy 70.4 (X) 64.4 (X)
         
4% SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS9  Number Percent Number Percent
Total $6,823,549 100.0 $639,068,607 100.0
     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $5,446 0.1 $258,016 0.0
     Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $977,304 14.3 $90,668,105 14.2
     Utilities $414,988 6.1 $35,002,853 5.5
     Construction $223,066 3.3 $19,363,002 3.0
     Manufacturing $1,306,134 19.1 $19,600,014 3.1
     Wholesale Trade $375,039 5.5 $50,961,084 8.0
     Retail Trade $1,631,642 23.9 $204,923,822 32.1
     Transportation & Warehousing $77,433 1.1 $3,262,111 0.5
     Information $162,306 2.4 $14,351,361 2.2
     Financial Activities (inc. auto, machinery, and equip. leasing) $147,874 2.2 $29,065,546 4.5
     Professional & Business Services $30,362 0.4 $4,546,714 0.7
     Educational & Health Services $1,117 0.0 $477,254 0.1
     Leisure & Hospitality $337,178 4.9 $73,108,429 11.4
     Other Services $232,261 3.4 $27,254,114 4.3
     Public Administration (reflects automobile sales) $901,397 13.2 $66,226,183 10.4
LANDOWNERSHIP10 (square miles) Number Percent Number Percent
Total Land 2,398.1 100.0 97,093.1 100.0
    U.S. Government 485.2 20.2 46,313.0 47.7
         National Park Service 0.0 0.0 3,554.6 3.7
         Forest Service 368.5 15.4 14,275.6 14.7
         Fish and Wildlife 0.0 0.0 78.3 0.1
         Bureau of Land Management 116.7 4.9 27,162.6 28.0
         Bureau of Reclamation 0.0 0.0 1,241.9 1.3
    Wyoming 189.1 7.9 6,042.2 6.2
         State Lands Commission 189.1 7.9 5,773.1 5.9
         Recreation Commission 0.0 0.0 11.8 0.0
         Game and Fish 0.0 0.0 257.3 0.3
    Local Government 3.2 0.1 191.9 0.2
         County 0.8 0.0 36.6 0.0
         City and Town 2.3 0.1 78.3 0.1
         School District and College 0.1 0.0 44.4 0.0
    Other Lands 5.0 0.2 3,155.4 3.2
         
 Surface Water 2.2 0.1 735.2 0.8
 Total Public 682.4 28.5 55,702.5 57.4
 Total Private 1,715.7 71.5 41,390.6 42.6
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS11 Number Percent Number Percent
Number of School Districts 2 (X) 48 (X)
Number of Schools 7 (X) 353 (X)
Fall Enrollment 1,048 (X) 93,303 (X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11) 19.4 (X) 20.0 (X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time) 66 (X) 5,445 (X)
     Graduation Rate 80.5% (X) 79.4% (X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM) 1,050 (X) 92,038 (X)
Certified Teachers 102 (X) 7,525 (X)
Certified Staff 16 (X) 1,582 (X)
Administration 21 (X) 762 (X)
Classified Staff 94 (X) 6,909 (X)
Students Transported Daily 342 (X) 34,834 (X)
Total General Fund Revenues $19,037,637 (X) $1,421,470,400 (X)
Total General Fund Expenditures $18,344,179 (X) $1,425,937,174 (X)
Operating Cost Per ADM $20,084 (X) $17,476 (X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch 33.08% (X) 37.47% (X)
CRIME12 Number Percent Number Percent
Violent Crime 4 100.0 1,093 100.0
     Murder 0 0.0 11 1.0
     Forcible Rape 0 0.0 158 14.5
     Robbery 0 0.0 54 4.9
     Aggravated Assault 4 100.0 870 79.6
Property Crime 76 100.0 10,464 100.0
     Burglary 12 15.8 1,648 15.7
     Larceny-Theft 59 77.6 8,274 79.1
     Motor Vehicle Theft 5 6.6 542 5.2
TRANSPORTATION13 Number Percent Number Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles 12,667 100.0 907,158 100.0
     Passenger Cars 4,196 33.1 353,612 39.0
     Trucks 3,885 30.7 257,551 28.4
     Motorcycles 441 3.5 29,640 3.3
     Trailers (including house trailers) 3,180 25.1 205,198 22.6
     University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks) 74 0.6 5,623 0.6
     Commercial Trucks & Trailers 352 2.8 25,262 2.8
     Others 539 4.3 30,272 3.3
Road (miles) 849 100.0 28,942 100.0
     Federal  75 8.9 3,886 13.4
     State Highway 207 24.3 6,719 23.2
     County Road 521 61.3 14,653 50.6
     Local (City & Town) 36 4.2 2,454 8.5
     Other 11 1.3 1,230 4.3
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled 11,535 (X) 15,909 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.1 (X) 18.3 (X)
Commercial Airport Passengers 0 (X) 1,061,428 (X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS14 Number Percent Number Percent
Licensed Hospitals 1 (X) 28 (X)
     Bed Capacity 12 (X) 1,439 (X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities 1 (X) 38 (X)
     Bed Capacity 54 (X) 2,951 (X)
     Occupancy Rate 95.0% (X) 79.1% (X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries 943 13.0 86,932 14.8
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program 20 1.2 3,083 2.1
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30 36.2% (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  16.9% (X) 16.0% (X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking 23.1% (X) 19.1% (X)
SOURCES:
1  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2015
2  U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
3  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2015
4  U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2015
5  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
6  Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015
7  U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2015 
8  Wyoming Department of Revenue, 2015
9  Wyoming Department of Revenue, Fiscal Year 2015
10 University of Wyoming, Department of Geography & Recreation; and U.S. Census Bureau, 2012
11 Wyoming Department of Education, 2015
12 Wyoming Attorney General's Office, 2015
13 Wyoming Department of Transportation, 2015
14 Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of Family Services, 2015