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Counties in Wyoming by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Albany County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 23 counties in 2021, at 23.6%. Washakie County had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for Wyoming was 10.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.6Albany County
Lowest6.6Washakie County
Median9.923 counties
Wyoming10.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 23.6 %Big Horn County: 10.2 %Campbell County: 11 %Carbon County: 15.1 %Converse County: 7.9 %Crook County: 7.6 %Fremont County: 13.5 %Goshen County: 8.1 %Hot Springs County: 12.9 %Johnson County: 16.5 %Laramie County: 9 %Lincoln County: 6.7 %Natrona County: 9.9 %Niobrara County: 20.2 %Park County: 8.6 %Platte County: 10.9 %Sheridan County: 8.9 %Sublette County: 8.3 %Sweetwater County: 10.5 %Teton County: 7.1 %Uinta County: 8 %Washakie County: 6.6 %Weston County: 14.1 %
  • Under 7.9
  • 7.9 to 8.8
  • 8.8 to 11
  • 11 to 14
  • 14 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Albany County: 23.6 %Albany County23.6Niobrara County: 20.2 %Niobrara County20.2Johnson County: 16.5 %Johnson County16.5Carbon County: 15.1 %Carbon County15.1Weston County: 14.1 %Weston County14.1Fremont County: 13.5 %Fremont County13.5Hot Springs County: 12.9 %Hot Springs County12.9Campbell County: 11 %Campbell County11Platte County: 10.9 %Platte County10.9Sweetwater County: 10.5 %Sweetwater County10.5Big Horn County: 10.2 %Big Horn County10.2Natrona County: 9.9 %Natrona County9.9Laramie County: 9 %Laramie County9Sheridan County: 8.9 %Sheridan County8.9Park County: 8.6 %Park County8.6Sublette County: 8.3 %Sublette County8.3Goshen County: 8.1 %Goshen County8.1Uinta County: 8 %Uinta County8Converse County: 7.9 %Converse County7.9Crook County: 7.6 %Crook County7.6Teton County: 7.1 %Teton County7.1Lincoln County: 6.7 %Lincoln County6.7Washakie County: 6.6 %Washakie County6.6Albany County: 23.6 %Albany County23.6Niobrara County: 20.2 %Niobrara County20.2Johnson County: 16.5 %Johnson County16.5Carbon County: 15.1 %Carbon County15.1Weston County: 14.1 %Weston County14.1Fremont County: 13.5 %Fremont County13.5Hot Springs County: 12.9 %Hot Springs County12.9Campbell County: 11 %Campbell County11Platte County: 10.9 %Platte County10.9Sweetwater County: 10.5 %Sweetwater County10.5Big Horn County: 10.2 %Big Horn County10.2Natrona County: 9.9 %Natrona County9.9Laramie County: 9 %Laramie County9Sheridan County: 8.9 %Sheridan County8.9Park County: 8.6 %Park County8.6Sublette County: 8.3 %Sublette County8.3Goshen County: 8.1 %Goshen County8.1Uinta County: 8 %Uinta County8Converse County: 7.9 %Converse County7.9Crook County: 7.6 %Crook County7.6Teton County: 7.1 %Teton County7.1Lincoln County: 6.7 %Lincoln County6.7Washakie County: 6.6 %Washakie County6.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Albany County23.6
2Niobrara County20.2
3Johnson County16.5
4Carbon County15.1
5Weston County14.1
6Fremont County13.5
7Hot Springs County12.9
8Campbell County11
9Platte County10.9
10Sweetwater County10.5
11Big Horn County10.2
12Natrona County9.9
13Laramie County9
14Sheridan County8.9
15Park County8.6
16Sublette County8.3
17Goshen County8.1
18Uinta County8
19Converse County7.9
20Crook County7.6
21Teton County7.1
22Lincoln County6.7
23Washakie County6.6

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Wyoming by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Wyoming by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wyoming-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Wyoming by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wyoming-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Wyoming by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wyoming-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Albany County, with 23.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Washakie County, with 6.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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