Big Horn County, WY

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2024 Population

11,828

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.7

0.482% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

6.49% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,101

2.57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$216,500

9.23% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,233

1.02% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Big Horn County, WY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Big Horn County, WY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Big Horn County, WY was $216,500, and the homeownership rate was 75.9%.

Most people in Big Horn County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Big Horn County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Big Horn County, WY borders Big Horn County, MT, Carbon County, MT, Johnson County, WY, Park County, WY, Sheridan County, WY, and Washakie County, WY.

About the photo: Big Horn Mountains

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United States Wyoming

Population & Diversity

Big Horn County, WY is home to a population of 11.8k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.12% of Big Horn County, WY residents were born outside of the country (369 people).

In 2024, there were 25.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Big Horn County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 391 White (Hispanic) and 370 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Big Horn County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Big Horn County, WY was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Big Horn County, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Big Horn County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 81
White (Hispanic)
391 ± 130
Other (Hispanic)
370 ± 143

9.66%

Hispanic Population

1.14k people

9.66% of the people in Big Horn County, WY are hispanic (1.14k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Big Horn County, WY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wyoming.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
7,745 ± 2,146 people
Canada
968 ± 763 people
China
785 ± 687 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,745 Wyoming residents, followed by Canada with 968 and China with 785.

Foreign-Born Population

3.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

369 people

3.58%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

420 people

As of 2024, 3.12% of Big Horn County, WY residents (369 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Big Horn County, WY was 3.58%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Big Horn County, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
334 ± 73
Gulf War (2001-)
248 ± 100
Gulf War (1990s)
87 ± 66

Big Horn County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Big Horn County, WY.

Economy

The economy of Big Horn County, WY employs 5.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Big Horn County, WY were Health Care & Social Assistance (677 people), Construction (672 people), and Educational Services (526 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($64,698), Transportation & Warehousing ($61,444), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,086).

Employment

Occupations

5.23k

2024 Value

± 402

1.02%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Big Horn County, WY grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 5.18k employees to 5.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Big Horn County, WY, are Management Occupations (744 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (568 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (466 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Big Horn County, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.23k

2024 Value

± 402

1.02%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Big Horn County, WY grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 5.18k employees to 5.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Big Horn County, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (677 people), Construction (672 people), and Educational Services (526 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Big Horn County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Big Horn County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,375

Median earning men ± $4,396

$27,368

Median earning women ± $3,716

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($90,761), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,159), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,083), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,292), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,321).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

43
Construction
23
Other Services (except Public Administration)
21
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$26.6k
Construction
$20.5k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$18.5k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (25.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.56%).

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing the state of Wyoming. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Big Horn County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Big Horn County, WY. Showing the available data for Wyoming.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (25.8%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.56%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (25.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.56%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wyoming for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

John Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

Cynthia Lummis

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing Wyoming.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Big Horn County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Big Horn County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Big Horn County, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Big Horn County, WY was $216,500 in 2024, which is 0.651 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $198,200 to $216,500, a 9.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Big Horn County, WY is 75.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Big Horn County, WY have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Big Horn County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Big Horn County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.5%.

Housing

Property

$216,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,899

$3,385

Median Property Taxes

±$302

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Big Horn County, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Big Horn County, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.9%

Homeownership

2024

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.9% of the housing units in Big Horn County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Big Horn County, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,101

Median Household Income

± $3,769

4.46k

Number of Households

± 377

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.46k households in Big Horn County, WY grew to $62,101 from the previous year's value of $60,547.

The following chart displays the households in Big Horn County, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Big Horn County, WY is from Wyoming.

0.437

2023 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2023, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.72% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Worked At Home (8.91%)
Carpooled (8.58%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in Big Horn County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.91%) and those who carpooled to work (8.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Big Horn County, WY have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.37% of the workforce in Big Horn County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Big Horn County, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Big Horn County, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Big Horn County, WY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Big Horn County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Big Horn County, WY (1.47k out of 11.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Big Horn County, WY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.7% of the children was living in poverty in Big Horn County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 100 in Big Horn County, WY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 81.1 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.8% of the population of Big Horn County, WY has health coverage, with 38.3% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 19% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Big Horn County, WY see 2,908 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,908 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2371 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 601 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,908 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Big Horn County, WY

Primary care physicians in Big Horn County, WY see an average of 2,908 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,908 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Big Horn County, WY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.2%

Uninsured

38.3%

Employer Coverage

12.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

Medicare

19%

Non-Group

1.75%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Big Horn County, WY declined by 9.58% from 14.6% to 13.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Big Horn County, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.