Lincoln County, WY

County

2024 Population

20,486

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.7

3.64% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

Population & Diversity

Lincoln County, WY is home to a population of 20.5k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.89% of Lincoln County, WY residents were born outside of the country (592 people).

In 2024, there were 26.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.6k people) in Lincoln County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 714 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 526 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Lincoln County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lincoln County, WY was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lincoln County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.6k ± 49
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
714 ± 154
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
526 ± 54

5.52%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

5.52% of the people in Lincoln County, WY are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lincoln 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
7,508 ± 2,114 people
Canada
988 ± 771 people
China
831 ± 707 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,508 Wyoming residents, followed by Canada with 988 and China with 831.

Foreign-Born Population

2.89%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

592 people

3.32%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

669 people

As of 2024, 2.89% of Lincoln County, WY residents (592 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 Lincoln County, WY was 3.32%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
509 ± 138
Gulf War (2001-)
234 ± 121
Gulf War (1990s)
230 ± 137

Lincoln County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

88.1% of the population of Lincoln County, WY has health coverage, with 51.5% on employee plans, 4.98% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 0.808% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lincoln County, WY see 1,550 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,550 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2066 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 720 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,550 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lincoln County, WY

Primary care physicians in Lincoln County, WY see an average of 1,550 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,550 patients).

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

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.9%

Uninsured

51.5%

Employer Coverage

4.98%

Medicaid

15.5%

Medicare

15.3%

Non-Group

0.808%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lincoln County, WY declined by 9.43% from 13.1% to 11.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 4.87 in Lincoln County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lincoln 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 31.6% in Lincoln County, WY.

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

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 16.8% in Lincoln County, WY.

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

Economy

The economy of Lincoln County, WY employs 10.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lincoln County, WY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,322 people), Retail Trade (1,165 people), and Construction (1,157 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($117,386), Wholesale Trade ($111,563), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($104,028).

Employment

Occupations

10.2k

2024 Value

± 783

2.7%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lincoln County, WY grew at a rate of 2.7%, from 9.9k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lincoln County, WY, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,191 people), Management Occupations (1,167 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (976 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lincoln 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

10.2k

2024 Value

± 783

2.7%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lincoln County, WY grew at a rate of 2.7%, from 9.9k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lincoln County, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,322 people), Retail Trade (1,165 people), and Construction (1,157 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lincoln County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Lincoln County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,043

Median earning men ± $5,404

$35,231

Median earning women ± $4,937

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($142,730), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,250), and Public Administration ($81,576).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,114), Wholesale Trade ($68,365), and Information ($68,333).

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

183
Construction
94
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
57
Retail Trade

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

$58.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$48.3k
Construction
$38.7k
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.

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lincoln County, WY was $372,600 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $334,500 to $372,600, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Lincoln County, WY is 77%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lincoln County, WY have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lincoln County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lincoln County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.14%.

Housing

Property

$372,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,045

$6,412

Median Property Taxes

±$580

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

Rent vs Own

77%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77% of the housing units in Lincoln County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lincoln 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.

$89,330

Median Household Income

± $4,277

8.32k

Number of Households

± 682

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.32k households in Lincoln County, WY grew to $89,330 from the previous year's value of $86,092.

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, WY is from Wyoming.

0.437

2024 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.437

2023 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2024, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0637% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (73.3%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (8.72%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in Lincoln County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (8.72%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lincoln County, WY have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.41% of the workforce in Lincoln County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lincoln County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.14%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

7.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lincoln County, WY (1.52k out of 20.4k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lincoln 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, 8.2% of the children was living in poverty in Lincoln County, WY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.8%.

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

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

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 118 in Lincoln County, WY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 23.4% per 100,000 population.

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

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