Wyoming State Fact Sheet

USDA Economic Research Service
http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/

Data updated December 15, 2008

Population, Income, Education, and Employment

Population
  Rural * Urban * Total
Year
    1980 329,052 140,505 469,557
    1990 319,220 134,368 453,588
    2000 345,642 148,140 493,782
    2007 (latest estimates) 364,727 158,103 522,830

More information on Wyoming population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.

Income
  Rural * Urban * Total
Per-capita income (2006 dollars)
    2005 38,098 39,476 38,519
    2006 40,208 41,676 40,655
    Percent change 5.5 5.6 5.5
 
Earnings per job (2006 dollars)
    2005 37,250 42,818 38,941
    2006 38,622 44,723 40,455
    Percent change 3.6 4.3 3.7
 
Poverty rate (percent)
    1979 8.3 6.9 7.9
    1989 12.2 11.0 11.9
    1999 11.9 10.3 11.4
    2007 (latest model-based estimates) 9.7 9.0 9.5

More information on Wyoming poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423

Education (Persons 25 and older)
  Rural * Urban * Total
Percent not completing high school
    1980 23.6 18.7 22.1
    1990 17.7 15.3 17.0
    2000 12.5 11.3 12.1
 
Percent completing high school only
    1980 40.0 39.8 40.0
    1990 34.5 29.9 33.2
    2000 32.1 28.3 31.0
 
Percent completing some college
    1980 19.9 22.8 20.8
    1990 29.8 34.2 31.1
    2000 33.4 38.5 35.0
 
Percent completing college
    1980 16.5 18.7 17.2
    1990 18.0 20.5 18.8
    2000 21.9 21.9 21.9

More information on Wyoming education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423

Employment
  Rural * Urban * Total
Total number of jobs
    2005 250,404 109,180 359,584
    2006 263,201 113,048 376,249
 
Unemployment rate (percent)
    2006 3.2 3.5 3.3
    2007 2.9 3.3 3.0

More information on Wyoming unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
 
Percent employment change
    2004-2005 2.0 1.1 1.7
    2005-2006 2.9 1.7 2.6
    2006-2007 2.4 0.9 1.9
 

* Urban and rural (metro and nonmetro) defintions are based on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) June 2003 classification. See Measuring Rurality: New Definitions in 2003 for more information.
 
More information on socioeconomic conditions
• Rural Emphasis Page
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.

Farm Characteristics

1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture
 
  1992 1997 2002
Total land area (million acres) 62.15 62.15 62.14
    Total farmland (million acres) 32.88 34.30 34.40
        Percent of total land area 52.9 55.2 55.4
 
        Cropland (million acres) 2.84 3.03 2.99
            Percent of total farmland 8.6 8.8 8.7
            Percent in pasture 25.4 24.3 30.3
            Percent irrigated 38.7 39.4 32.1
 
            Harvested Cropland
            (million acres)		 1.53 1.80 1.30
 
        Woodland (million acres) 0.79 0.76 0.72
            Percent of total farmland 2.4 2.2 2.1
            Percent in pasture 90.3 90.6 81.8
 
        Pastureland (million acres) 28.95 30.19 30.25
            Percent of total farmland 88.1 88.0 87.9
 
        Land in house lots, ponds,
        roads, wasteland, etc.
        (million acres)		 0.30 0.32 0.44
            Percent of total farmland 0.9 0.9 1.3
 
Conservation practices
        Farmland in conservation or
        wetlands reserve programs
        (million acres)		 0.19 0.24 0.26
            Percent of total farmland 0.6 0.7 0.7
 
Average farm size (acres) 3,772 3,633 3,651
 
Farms by size (percent)
            1 to 99 acres 23.4 25.3 31.0
            100 to 499 acres 26.1 25.0 24.4
            500 to 999 acres 12.4 11.6 10.2
            1000 to 1,999 acres 10.1 10.3 8.7
            2,000 or more acres 28.1 27.8 25.6
 
Farms by sales (percent)
            Less than $9,999 36.7 38.6 46.8
            $10,000 to $49,999 28.0 29.0 23.5
            $50,000 to $99,999 13.6 12.4 10.6
            $100,000 to $499,999 18.8 17.2 16.0
            More than $500,000 2.5 2.8 3.2
 
Tenure of farmers
        Full owner (farms) 4,051 4,878 5,560
            Percent of total 46.5 51.7 59.0
 
        Part owner (farms) 3,436 3,410 3,082
            Percent of total 39.4 36.1 32.7
 
        Tenant owner (farms) 1,229 1,155 780
            Percent of total 14.1 12.2 8.3
 
Farm organization
        Individuals/family, sole
        proprietorship (farms)		 6,781 7,349 7,566
            Percent of total 77.8 77.8 80.3
 
        Family-held corporations
        (farms)		 788 877 680
            Percent of total 9.0 9.3 7.2
 
        Partnerships (farms) 976 972 928
            Percent of total 11.2 10.3 9.8
 
        Non-family corporations (farms) 52 60 66
            Percent of total 0.6 0.6 0.7
 
        Others - cooperative, estate or
        trust, institutional, etc. (farms)		 119 185 182
            Percent of total 1.4 2.0 1.9
 
Characteristics of principal farm operators
        Average operator age (years) 53.4 54.3 54.1
        Percent with farming as their
         primary occupation		 64.4 59.6 61.1
        Men (persons) 7,922 8,503 7,890
        Women (persons) 794 940 1,532
 

More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.

Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.

Farm Financial Indicators

Farm income and value added data
  2006 2007
 
Number of farms 9,100 8,800
 
  Thousands $
       Final crop output 150,078 199,556
+     Final animal output 878,846 768,253
+     Services and forestry 252,854 280,218
=   Final agricultural sector output 1,281,778 1,248,027
 
-      Intermediate consumption outlays 820,019 799,484
+     Net government transactions -15,217 -25,836
=   Gross value added 446,542 422,707
 
-      Capital consumption 140,793 144,631
 
=   Net value added 305,749 278,076
 
-    Factor payments 187,278 188,060
         Employee compensation (total hired labor) 107,347 108,733
         Net rent received by nonoperator landlords -177 -7,110
         Real estate and nonreal estate interest 80,108 86,437
 
=   Net farm income 118,471 90,016
 

More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Farm balance sheet
 
• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
 

Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
  Value of receipts
thousand $		 Percent of state total
farm receipts		 Percent of US value
1. Cattle and calves 744,263 69.8 1.5
2. Hay 64,881 6.1 1.0
3. Hogs 40,947 3.8 0.3
4. Sheep and lambs 37,048 3.5 7.6
5. Sugar beets 30,794 2.9 2.2
 
All commodities 1,065,931   0.4
 

More information on Wyoming's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007
  Rank among states Value
million $
1. Feeds and fodders 34 14.0
2. Feed grains and products 35 11.4
3. Wheat and products 42 10.6
4. Live animals and meat 35 8.5
5. Seeds 30 6.8
 
Overall rank 44 61.4
 

More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.

Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002
  Percent of state total receipts Million $
1. Goshen County 13.8 119.5
2. Platte County 9.2 79.9
3. Laramie County 7.6 65.5
4. Fremont County 6.9 59.9
5. Park County 6.1 52.9
 
State total   863.9
 

More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.

Data Sources

Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.