Converse County, WY

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2024 Population

13,762

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.1

1.94% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.6%

6.79% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,558

3.02% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$292,700

8.53% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,815

3.74% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Converse 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.

99.2% of the residents in Converse County, WY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Converse County, WY was $292,700, and the homeownership rate was 77.3%.

Most people in Converse County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Converse County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Converse County, WY borders Albany County, WY, Campbell County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY, and Weston County, WY.

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United States Wyoming

Population & Diversity

Converse County, WY is home to a population of 13.8k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 2% of Converse County, WY residents were born outside of the country (275 people).

In 2024, there were 19.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Converse County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 625 White (Hispanic) and 374 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Converse County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Converse County, WY was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Converse County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
12k ± 100
White (Hispanic)
625 ± 189
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
374 ± 75

8.19%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

8.19% of the people in Converse County, WY are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Converse 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

2024 Foreign-Born Population

275 people

2.64%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

363 people

As of 2024, 2% of Converse County, WY residents (275 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 Converse County, WY was 2.64%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
314 ± 105
Gulf War (2001-)
227 ± 102
Gulf War (1990s)
191 ± 97

Converse County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Converse County, WY employs 6.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Converse County, WY were Educational Services (1,019 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (862 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (753 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($102,560), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,208).

Employment

Occupations

6.82k

2024 Value

± 621

3.74%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Converse County, WY grew at a rate of 3.74%, from 6.57k employees to 6.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Converse County, WY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (867 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (835 people), and Management Occupations (696 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Converse 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

6.82k

2024 Value

± 621

3.74%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Converse County, WY grew at a rate of 3.74%, from 6.57k employees to 6.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Converse County, WY, are Educational Services (1,019 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (862 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (753 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Converse County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Converse County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,077

Median earning men ± $2,950

$38,917

Median earning women ± $2,270

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($95,446), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,125), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,275), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,716).

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

39
Other Services (except Public Administration)
36
Transportation and Warehousing
26
Construction

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

$50.6k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$44k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$36.8k
Construction

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.

Converse 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 Converse 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 Converse County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Converse 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 Converse County, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Converse County, WY was $292,700 in 2024, which is 0.88 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $269,700 to $292,700, a 8.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Converse County, WY is 77.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Converse County, WY have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Converse County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 5.86% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Converse County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.74%.

Housing

Property

$292,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,749

$4,462

Median Property Taxes

±$502

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 Converse 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 Converse County, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.3%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.3% of the housing units in Converse County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Converse 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.

$81,558

Median Household Income

± $8,204

5.77k

Number of Households

± 544

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.77k households in Converse County, WY grew to $81,558 from the previous year's value of $79,164.

The following chart displays the households in Converse 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 Converse 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 (75.3%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Worked At Home (6.49%)

In 2024, 75.3% of workers in Converse County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (6.49%).

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

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Converse County, WY have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.21% of the workforce in Converse County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Converse 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 Converse County, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Converse County, WY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 5.86% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Converse County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.74%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Converse County, WY (1.44k out of 13.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Converse County, WY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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, 13.2% of the children was living in poverty in Converse County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.2%.

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 365 in Converse County, WY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 135 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

87.9% of the population of Converse County, WY has health coverage, with 49.5% on employee plans, 9.48% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Converse County, WY see 1,709 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,709 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1969 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 395 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,709 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Converse County, WY

Primary care physicians in Converse County, WY see an average of 1,709 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,709 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.1%

Uninsured

49.5%

Employer Coverage

9.48%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

1.65%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Converse County, WY grew by 14.8% from 10.6% to 12.1%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2015, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 86.4 in Converse County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Converse County, WY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37% in Converse County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Converse County, WY.