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Home/Wyoming Wyoming State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 92 8% below the U.S. average Median home value $285,100 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +43.7% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $968 national $1,348 Homeownership 72% national 65% Unemployment 2.9% national 3.6% Household income $74,815 national $78,538 Median age 38.8 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. The median home is valued at $285,100 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 44% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $968 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.9% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $74,815. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved. Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Wyoming saw a net gain of 153 tax-filing households and a net gain of 337 individuals. Against a population of about 584,057, that is a net inflow of about 0.6 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $145.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 2,280 households, came from Colorado; the largest outflow, about 1,874 households, went to Colorado. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 2,539 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) +$145.1M nominal dollars Net households +153 tax returns Net people +337 exemptions +0.6 net people per 1,000 residents (population 584,057) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$1B Moved out$877.2M Net +$145.1M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Wyoming counties Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it. Net outNet in(AGI $) Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves. Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly. Hover an area to trace its top moves HowAmericaMoves.com Top origin states 1Colorado2,280$179.2M2California1,092$157.1M3Utah820$51.3M4Texas757$65.6M5Montana643$35.9M6Idaho511$28.9M7Arizona494$36.6M8Florida453$32.5M9Washington445$69.1M10Oregon381$24.3M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1Colorado1,874$129.9M2Utah958$61.1M3Texas827$64.1M4Montana700$42.1M5Idaho645$46.5M6Arizona619$44.8M7California609$57.8M8Florida501$55M9South Dakota453$25.6M10Nebraska387$19.8M HowAmericaMoves.com Churn by state both directions at once The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort. Colorado 2,280 1,874 +406 +$49.3M Utah 820 958 -138 -$9.7M California 1,092 609 +483 +$99.2M Texas 757 827 -70 +$1.5M Montana 643 700 -57 -$6.2M Idaho 511 645 -134 -$17.6M Arizona 494 619 -125 -$8.2M Florida 453 501 -48 -$22.5M Washington 445 373 +72 +$46.5M South Dakota 364 453 -89 -$4M Nebraska 375 387 -12 +$1.7M Oregon 381 263 +118 +$9.5M Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed. HowAmericaMoves.com Net migration by year Net 2012–2023: +$3.6B (-5,568 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 +$212.5M +3,286 2013 +$219.6M +186 2014 +$67.4M -1,504 2015 +$221.6M +198 2016 +$107.4M -3,649 2017 -$79.3M -9,217 2018 +$64.9M -1,759 2019 +$221.6M +418 2020 +$863.2M +1,504 2021 +$548.5M +2,093 2022 +$984M +2,539 2023 +$145.1M +337 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 337 more people moved into Wyoming than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $145.1M in income (nominal) — in a state of 584,666 people. Population 584,666 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate +0.6 net people per 1,000 residents A town of 10,000 would net about +6 people. Net income per resident +$248 nominal dollars ≈ +$145.1M total across 584,666 residents. The rate lets you compare Wyoming with a stateof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people. HowAmericaMoves.com Components of population change 2023 (Census) Where the state’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component. Births +6,065 Deaths 5,701 Net domestic migration +1,776 Net international migration +816 Total change +2,924 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers. HowAmericaMoves.com Income & cost of living What a dollar is worth here Prices around Wyoming run about 8% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $109 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person. Income per person $83,038 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 19% above the U.S. average Price level 91.6 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 8.4% lower than average What that income buys $90,701 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 30% above the U.S. average Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level). HowAmericaMoves.com Where the cost comes from price parity by category Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another. Housing & rents75.7 Goods97.1 Utilities74.1 Other services94.8 Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who lives here The people of Wyoming American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 38.8 years Median household income $74,815 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 5% below the U.S. median College degree 30% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 10.7% residents below the poverty line Average commute 19 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 89% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 82%Hispanic 10%Black 1%Asian 1%Other 6% White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Housing what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023) Median home value $285,100 owner-occupied homes 6% below the U.S. median Median rent $968 gross rent per month 28% below the U.S. median Homeownership 72% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +5.7% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +44% price change, 2018 to 2023 A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index. New home construction building permits, 2023 1,681new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 84%Multifamily 16% Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Local economy & risk Jobs and natural hazards Unemployment rate 2.9% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 293,568 285,002 employed Disaster declarations 1 major federal, 2023 most common: Flood Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Unemployment now 2.7% May 2026 ▼ 0.4 points vs May 2025 January 2024May 2026 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this state, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who’s moving by income Net migration by income bracket Tax-filing households that moved into Wyoming minus those that left, by the adjusted gross income they reported, 2022–2023. Positive means more arrived than left at that income level. $1–$10k +37 In 1,129Out 1,092+$23K AGI $10k–$25k 141 In 2,443Out 2,584-$2.6M AGI $25k–$50k 46 In 3,498Out 3,544-$367K AGI $50k–$75k +64 In 2,006Out 1,942+$3.4M AGI $75k–$100k +49 In 1,162Out 1,113+$4M AGI $100k–$200k +50 In 1,716Out 1,666+$8.3M AGI $200k+ +124 In 709Out 585+$131.8M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Wyoming ranks #23 of 51 states for net household migration (+124). Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-level gross migration file (returns with negative AGI are excluded, so this won’t exactly match the totals above). Income is what filers reported, not a reason anyone moved. Compare all states by income bracket. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Goods trade What Wyoming ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Wyoming and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $12.6B Ships to other states +10% since 2017 $26.0B Receives from states +78% since 2017 $13.4B Net balance Top goods shipped out Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel $5.3B Basic chemicals $3.2B Coal $3.2B Mixed freight $1.9B Fuel oils $1.7B Other coal and petroleum products, not elsewhere classified $1.6B Top goods received Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel $5.0B Mixed freight $2.4B Fuel oils $1.5B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $1.4B Machinery $1.3B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $1.1B Biggest trading partners (both ways) Goods trade runs in both directions: states swap different goods, so a partner is often near the top of both columns. Net is ships minus receives (positive means Wyoming ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total Colorado $2.6B $5.8B -$3.2B $8.5B Utah $639M $6.3B -$5.6B $6.9B Texas $2.3B $1.2B +$1.1B $3.5B Montana $458M $2.2B -$1.7B $2.6B California $475M $1.5B -$1.1B $2.0B Nebraska $678M $935M -$257M $1.6B Idaho $441M $858M -$417M $1.3B Illinois $370M $735M -$365M $1.1B Goods shipped every five years by the Census Commodity Flow Survey (a sample, so figures are estimates and the smallest flows are withheld). Value is nominal. The totals and partner table above count trade between Wyoming and other states; the goods lists count everything the state ships or receives, including within-state shipments. Compare all states. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Taxes the state collects What Wyoming collects in taxes Total state taxes $3B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $5,140 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Severance taxes$1.1B 38% General sales & gross receipts$954.6M 32% Property taxes$477M 16% Motor fuels sales tax$116.7M 4% Motor vehicle license$103.1M 3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. This is what the state government collected (not local taxes), not a measure of any individual’s tax burden. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Elections National maps → How Wyoming has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page. President, 1976–2024 Year Democratic Republican Other Margin Total 2024 69,527 192,633 6,888 R +45.8 269,048 2020 73,491 193,559 11,453 R +43.1 278,503 2016 55,973 174,419 25,457 R +46.3 255,849 2012 69,286 170,962 8,813 R +40.8 249,061 2008 82,868 164,958 8,209 R +32.1 256,035 2004 70,776 167,629 5,023 R +39.8 243,428 2000 60,481 147,947 9,923 R +40.1 218,351 1996 77,934 105,388 28,249 R +13.0 211,571 1992 68,160 79,347 52,377 R +5.6 199,884 1988 67,113 106,867 2,571 R +22.5 176,551 1984 53,370 133,241 2,357 R +42.3 188,968 1980 49,427 110,700 16,586 R +34.7 176,713 1976 62,239 92,717 1,387 R +19.5 156,343 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2024 John Barrasso 63,727 198,418 8,978 R +49.7 2020 Cynthia M. Lummis — — 277,432 — 2018 John Barrasso 61,227 136,210 5,658 R +36.9 2014 Michael B. Enzi 29,377 121,554 19,751 R +53.9 2012 John Barrasso 53,019 185,250 12,014 R +52.7 2008special John Barrasso 66,202 183,063 61 R +46.8 2008 Michael B. Enzi 60,631 189,046 61 R +51.4 2006 Craig Thomas 57,671 135,174 3,079 R +39.5 2002 Michael B. Enzi 49,570 133,710 — R +45.9 2000 Craig Thomas 47,087 157,622 8,950 R +51.7 U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 0 R 1 2022 D 0 R 1 2020 D 0 R 1 2018 D 0 R 1 2016 D 0 R 1 2014 D 0 R 1 2012 D 0 R 1 2010 D 0 R 1 2008 D 0 R 1 2006 D 0 R 1 2004 D 0 R 1 2002 D 0 R 1 2000 D 0 R 1 2024 results by county Republican wonDemocratic wonIndependent / other Which party received the most votes, as a solid color.Winning margin as a share of all votes cast.Change in margin since 2020, in percentage points.Total votes cast, all candidates. HowAmericaMoves.com Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast. Counties in Wyoming (23) Albany CountyBig Horn CountyCampbell CountyCarbon CountyConverse CountyCrook CountyFremont CountyGoshen CountyHot Springs CountyJohnson CountyLaramie CountyLincoln CountyNatrona CountyNiobrara CountyPark CountyPlatte CountySheridan CountySublette CountySweetwater CountyTeton CountyUinta CountyWashakie CountyWeston County Get the next update for Wyoming The IRS releases new migration data once a year. Drop your email and we will send the refreshed numbers when they land. No spam, unsubscribe anytime. Email address