Key Contact for Wyoming

Wyoming Office of Rural Health

Phone: 307.777.7293

Seeks to enhance access to healthcare services, support the development of an adequate healthcare workforce, and promote collaboration in expanding comprehensive, community-based healthcare in rural Wyoming.
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Wyoming Nonmetro Population

581,348

Estimated population

402,009 (69.2%)

People living in nonmetro areas

Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020 estimate

Wyoming Rural Healthcare Facilities

16

Critical Access Hospitals

25

Rural Health Clinics

17

Federally Qualified Health Centers*

8

Short Term/PPS Hospitals*

*Sites located outside of Urbanized Areas according to data.HRSA.gov. July 2022.

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Wyoming

8.5% of Wyoming residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2021). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Wyomingites in 2020 was $61,855, with the rural per capita income at $62,222. The ERS reports, based on 2020 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Wyoming is 9.7%, compared with 8.3% in urban areas of the state. 6.4% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 6.0% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2017-2021 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Wyoming is 4.3%, and in urban Wyoming it is 4.9% (USDA-ERS, 2021).