Signature · 5.2% SNAP (2nd pct among states)
Food access in Wyoming
Wyoming sits in the upper third nationally on low-access (29.7%, +7.6 pts vs U.S.), with USDA FARA 2019 + ACS 2024 context for 23 counties.
- 29.7%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 5.2%
- on SNAP
- 23
- counties
USDA FARA state access plate
State WY · Wyoming
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · BOOK-LIGHT
- LA-ELEVATED 29.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- BOOK-LIGHT 23 counties
Nearest low-access peer: South Dakota ( -0.6 pts)
Wyoming's slim county book (23)
Wyoming covers 23 counties among 51 states and DC (atlas inventory, not a food-access quality ranking). Orthogonal to the low-access / SNAP charts below.
Wyoming vs all states by county count
Where this state's county inventory sits among every tracked jurisdiction
23 39th of 51 higher than 12 of 51 states
Jurisdictions, banded by county inventory
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USDA Food Access Research Atlas / Census county inventory · 2026-06-23
Upper-band statewide picture
According to USDA FARA, Wyoming is in the upper third on low-access (29.7%, #4 of 50; ~167K residents) - +7.6 pts vs the U.S. mean.
- #4
- among states by low-access
- 167K
- low-access residents
- 45K
- food-desert residents
- 4.1%
- households, no vehicle
Population-weighted tract shares (not a county average). Upper-band states often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts.
Wyoming among higher low-access states
Wyoming ringed at #4 of 50 by population-weighted low-access. Click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Signature read: 5.2% SNAP (2nd pct among states) (-6.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
Wyoming sits in the upper third of states by population-weighted low-access share (29.7% , #4 of 50). The Atlas marks 12 food-desert tracts here (45K low-income low-access residents). Carbon County alone holds about 5.5% of the state's low-access residents.
States near Wyoming's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Wyoming (5.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it.
Similar low-access share
Nearest population-weighted low-access rates (29.7% here).
- South Dakota · 29.1% low-access
- North Dakota · 28.9% low-access
- Indiana · 28.7% low-access
- South Carolina · 28.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates (5.2% here), deduped against the low-access panel.
- Utah · 5.2% SNAP
- New Hampshire · 6.1% SNAP
- Kansas · 6.8% SNAP
- Idaho · 7.7% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Floor county_count ≥ 5.
Wyoming vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest state peers, not a full national reprint
- NM
NM 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- WY
WY 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- SD
SD 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- ND
ND 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- IN
IN 28.7%
28.7 % low-access
- SC
SC 28.7%
28.7 % low-access
- DC 4.6
DC 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
Highest low-access counties in Wyoming
Carbon County ~5.5% of statewide low-access residents
- Carbon
Carbon County, WY
57.8 % low-access
- Laramie
Laramie County, WY
42.5 % low-access
- Johnson
Johnson County, WY
39.5 % low-access
- Park
Park County, WY
39 % low-access
- Sheridan
Sheridan County, WY
38.5 % low-access
- Campbell
Campbell County, WY
36.7 % low-access
- Natrona
Natrona County, WY
34 % low-access
- Weston
Weston County, WY
30.7 % low-access
All counties in Wyoming
| County | Low-access | SNAP |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon County | 57.8% | 4.6% |
| Laramie County | 42.5% | 5.4% |
| Johnson County | 39.5% | 1.5% |
| Park County | 39.0% | 3.6% |
| Sheridan County | 38.5% | 3.7% |
| Campbell County | 36.7% | 3.4% |
| Natrona County | 34.0% | 6.5% |
| Weston County | 30.7% | 2.7% |
| Albany County | 28.8% | 4.1% |
| Crook County | 27.0% | 0.6% |
| Niobrara County | 21.9% | 4.5% |
| Sweetwater County | 21.5% | 7.4% |
| Goshen County | 20.0% | 7.4% |
| Sublette County | 19.8% | 2.5% |
| Big Horn County | 18.7% | 5.3% |
| Fremont County | 18.2% | 8.1% |
| Lincoln County | 17.8% | 4.4% |
| Teton County | 17.4% | 1.3% |
| Platte County | 15.0% | 4.9% |
| Washakie County | 12.4% | 7.6% |
| Converse County | 12.2% | 6.7% |
| Hot Springs County | 8.6% | 7.9% |
| Uinta County | 3.4% | 6.8% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2024 5-year). Sorted by low-access share, highest first.
Figures from USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and Census ACS 2024 5-year. Compiled . Methodology · All states.
PlainFoodAccess renders this state summary directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Statewide figures for Wyoming are population-weighted aggregates of county Atlas and ACS records. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.