Highest poverty rate in Wyoming

Wyoming counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Wyoming by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Albany County leads at 21.0%.

Among cities & places, Lost Springs leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Albany County	21.0%
2	Niobrara County	17.6%
3	Hot Springs County	13.7%
4	Sweetwater County	13.4%
5	Carbon County	12.6%
6	Fremont County	12.4%
7	Goshen County	12.3%
8	Big Horn County	12.0%
9	Converse County	11.3%
10	Johnson County	10.6%
11	Weston County	10.5%
12	Platte County	10.2%
13	Laramie County	9.9%
14	Sheridan County	9.8%
15	Natrona County	9.7%
16	Campbell County	9.1%
17	Washakie County	8.6%
18	Park County	8.6%
19	Sublette County	8.4%
20	Uinta County	7.6%
21	Lincoln County	7.1%
22	Teton County	7.0%
23	Crook County	6.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Lost Springs	100.0%
2	Slater	73.8%
3	Little America	68.4%
4	Clearmont	56.6%
5	Lance Creek	55.3%
6	Hawk Springs	54.2%
7	Dixon	40.4%
8	Bairoil	39.2%
9	Ten Sleep	37.4%
10	Fairview	35.1%
11	Riverside	32.1%
12	Fort Washakie	31.2%
13	Medicine Bow	30.0%
14	Frannie	28.7%
15	Edgerton	26.9%
16	Fox Farm-College	26.8%
17	Wright	26.4%
18	South Greeley	26.2%
19	Mammoth	26.0%
20	Atlantic City	25.9%
21	Boulder Flats	25.5%
22	El Rancho	25.0%
23	Brookhurst	22.9%
24	Glendo	22.4%
25	East Thermopolis	22.3%
26	Laramie	22.1%
27	Shoshoni	21.9%
28	Rock River	21.7%
29	Lusk	21.3%
30	Wamsutter	20.9%
31	Nordic	20.5%
32	Marbleton	20.4%
33	Arapahoe	19.8%
34	Fort Laramie	19.6%
35	Johnstown	19.4%
36	Pavillion	18.9%
37	Basin	18.6%
38	Urie	18.4%
39	Torrington	17.8%
40	Yoder	17.6%
41	Kemmerer	17.2%
42	Douglas	16.9%
43	Kirby	16.7%
44	North Rock Springs	16.3%
45	Hartrandt	16.3%
46	Moose Wilson Road	16.1%
47	Smoot	16.0%
48	Rock Springs	15.7%
49	Ralston	15.6%
50	Upton	15.5%
51	Purple Sage	15.4%
52	Lovell	15.3%
53	Thermopolis	15.0%
54	Ethete	14.9%
55	Guernsey	14.8%
56	Ranchester	13.8%
57	Powell	13.7%
58	Afton	13.6%
59	Hanna	12.9%
60	Rawlins	12.6%
61	La Barge	12.6%
62	Wilson	12.6%
63	Pinedale	12.4%
64	Burns	12.1%
65	Buffalo	11.9%
66	Sheridan	11.8%
67	Riverton	11.6%
68	Van Tassell	11.5%
69	Mountain View	11.5%
70	Diamondville	11.4%
71	Sundance	11.2%
72	Casper	11.2%
73	Encampment	11.0%
74	Centennial	10.7%
75	Teton Village	10.4%
76	Greybull	10.2%
77	Byron	10.1%
78	Pine Bluffs	10.1%
79	Glenrock	10.0%
80	Mills	10.0%
81	Worland	10.0%
82	Green River	9.7%
83	Lander	9.7%
84	Midwest	9.6%
85	Kaycee	9.4%
86	Newcastle	9.3%
87	Cheyenne	9.3%
88	Albin	9.1%
89	Wheatland	9.1%
90	Dubois	9.0%
91	Gillette	9.0%
92	Chugcreek	8.5%
93	Saratoga	8.3%
94	Meeteetse	8.3%
95	Cody	8.1%
96	Taylor	7.9%
97	Moorcroft	7.8%
98	Hudson	7.7%
99	Alpine	7.7%
100	Sleepy Hollow	7.6%

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