Assets
Asset poverty rate: N/A
Average college graduate debt: $23,444
Unbanked households: 4.80%
Economic well-being
Extreme poverty rate: 5%
Food insecurity: 11.70%
Minimum wage: $5.15
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: N/A
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: N/A
Percent of individuals who are uninsured: 10.50%
Percent of jobs that are low-wage: 16.40%
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line: 25.80%
Poverty rate: 10.10%
Unemployment rate: 3.60%
Education
High school graduation rate: 81.70%
Percent of adult population with at least a high school degree: 93.20%
Percent of college graduates with debt: 46%
Percent of population over age 25 with at least a four year college degree: 26.90%
Percent of teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working: 7%
Family
Children in foster care: 994
Number of households with grandparents responsible for grandchildren under age 18: 7,140
Percent of children in immigrant families: 7%
Percent of children living in single parent families: 25%
Teen birth rate per 1,000 population ages 15-19: 19.40%
Housing
Home foreclosure rate: 0.48%
People experiencing homelessness: 612
Households paying more than 50% of income on housing: 13,600
Percent renters: 30%
Total housing units: 233,128
Justice System
Incarcerated persons per 100,000 residents: 428
Number of youth residing in juvenile justice and correctional facilities: 147
Participation in federal programs
Adults and children receiving welfare (TANF): 1,172
Children receiving food stamps (SNAP): 13,000
EITC recipients: 34,000
Families receiving child care subsidies: 1,800
Households receiving federal rental assistance: 6,000
Households receiving LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program): 8,320
Number of children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP: 44,596
Number of women and children receiving WIC (Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program): 7,561
Participants in all Head Start programs: 1,885
Poverty by demographic
Child poverty rate: 12%
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty: N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty: N/A
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty: N/A
Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty: N/A
Senior poverty rate: 7.40%
Women in poverty: 11.10%

State governments play a significant role in developing policies that help support low-income families. Below is a list of some key Wyoming policies and a link to an organization that tracks the issue.

TAX & ASSET-BUILDING POLICY

FAMILY AND WORK SUPPORTS