County Commons · Wyoming
Wyoming: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 23 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
587,618 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.7% since 2020) · 23 counties
The state's money — Wyoming state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $8.4 billion and spent $5.9 billion · $10,112 per resident. It owed $1.3 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$35.08 · $2 billion
Public welfare$19.15 · $1.1 billion
Other and unallocable$12.95 · $752 million
Highways$12.14 · $704.8 million
Health$6.19 · $359.1 million
Governmental administration$5.82 · $338 million
Natural resources$4.23 · $245.6 million
Correction$2.38 · $138.4 million
Police protection$0.93 · $53.9 million
Interest on general debt$0.57 · $33.1 million
Parks and recreation$0.51 · $29.6 million
Hospitals$0.05 · $2.9 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $5.8 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$3.3 billion
General sales tax$1.3 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$1.2 billion
Property tax (state share)$477 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$219.4 million
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$198.6 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$3.8 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$318.7 million
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$742.3 million
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$1 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.