Wyoming · county 56009

Converse County, Wyoming: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Converse County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Converse County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

13,766 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.1% since 2020)
4,255 square miles of land · 3 people per square mile

How Converse County compares — against the other counties in Wyoming

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Converse County

8 active community water systems list Converse County in the area they serve, reporting 10,359 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

DOUGLAS, CITY OF
surface water · local government · WY5600137
6,400 served
GLENROCK, TOWN OF
groundwater · local government · WY5600199
2,466 served
LONE TREE VILLAGE MHP
buys surface water · private · WY5601343
475 served
ROLLING HILLS, TOWN OF
groundwater · local government · WY5600782
450 served
RIDGEWATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
buys surface water · public/private · WY5600285
218 served
DOUGLAS KOA CG & PINE MEADOWS MHP
groundwater · private · WY5600247
165 served
FAIRWAY ESTATES
groundwater · private · WY5600918
135 served
SUNDANCE MEADOWS SPID
buys surface water · local government · WY5601639
50 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 32 people were held in Converse County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2023), or 377 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2018 it was about 53.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

2 school districts have their office in Converse County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

CONVERSE CO SCH DIST 11,700 students

Spent $49.5 million — $36.9 million to run schools, about $21,731 per student, plus $10.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $37.3 million local (mostly property tax), $11.4 million state, $4.9 million federal.

CONVERSE CO SCH DIST 2680 students

Spent $14.3 million — $13 million to run schools, about $19,135 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.9 million local (mostly property tax), $2.6 million state, $1.8 million federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Converse County beside Wyoming

Life expectancy77.2 years · Wyoming 76.4 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance13.2% · Wyoming 14.1%
Children in poverty13.2% · Wyoming 12.0%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)13.9% · Wyoming 14.4%
Households with broadband internet81.4% · Wyoming 89.1%
Households with severe housing problems5.9% · Wyoming 12.1%
Drug overdose deaths per 100,00031.5 · Wyoming 19.2
Residents per primary care doctor1,709 · Wyoming 1,433
Residents per mental health provider395 · Wyoming 252
Unemployment2.3% · Wyoming 2.9%
Median household income$77,224 · Wyoming $73,558

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Converse County about $9.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$4.7 million a year · Relatively Low
Cold wave$2.2 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Wildfire$1.5 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Earthquake$346,721 a year · Very Low
Tornado$325,743 a year · Very Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

136 bridges in Converse County: 21 in good condition, 96 fair, and 19 poor (14.0%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

W Richards Street
over North Platte River · built 1984
5,816 vehicles a day
I-25 SBL
over Deer Creek · built 1967
4,838 vehicles a day
I-25 SBL
over Deer Creek Road · built 1967
4,838 vehicles a day
I-25 NBL
over Boxelder Creek · built 1958
4,762 vehicles a day
I-25 SBL
over Golf Course Road · built 1967
4,416 vehicles a day
I-25 NBL
over BNSF / Irvine Road · built 1971
3,563 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $69.6 million of work in Converse County in fiscal 2025, about $5,062 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Wyoming are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Converse County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Converse County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Niobrara County (54 mi) · Natrona County (63 mi) · Platte County (66 mi) · Weston County (77 mi) · Campbell County (83 mi) · Goshen County (85 mi).