Health Profile of Wyoming
Wyoming Health Score
The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.
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B
Wyoming Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in Wyoming
- Teton County (105% of U.S. avg)
- Albany County (104% of U.S. avg)
- Crook County (103% of U.S. avg)
- Niobrara County (98% of U.S. avg)
- Hot Springs County (99% of U.S. avg)
- Fremont County (100% of U.S. avg)
Ranked by the Map AI Health Index, which combines life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment.
General Health Overview
| Metric | Wyoming | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.3 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 11.3% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 12.7% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Wyoming is 80.3 years, about 2.0 years longer than the US average of 78.3 years. The uninsured rate is 11.3%, higher than the US average of 8.4%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 12.7% of residents, lower than the US average of 16.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
205,634 residents in Wyoming are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 10,204 3,914 men · 6,290 women
- 75–84 27,785 12,900 men · 14,886 women
- 65–74 56,616 28,361 men · 28,255 women
- 50–64 111,029 56,102 men · 54,927 women
Younger residents
127,599 residents in Wyoming are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 40,963 20,600 boys · 20,363 girls
- 7–12 37,923 19,340 boys · 18,582 girls
- 3–7 28,242 14,671 boys · 13,571 girls
- 0–3 20,472 10,496 boys · 9,976 girls
About 20,707 residents in Wyoming (3.6% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Wyoming | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.8% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 31.9% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Wyoming is about 23% lower than in US.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Wyoming | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18.6% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.0% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 24.0% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Wyoming are about the same as in US.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 838,824 cigarettes a day, 25.2 million a month, or 306.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 9.2 million minutes a day and 3.4 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wyoming is 80.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.22 lifetimes a day, or 80 lifetimes a year.
* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.
Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.
Air Quality
| Metric | Wyoming | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 3.14 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 3.1 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Wyoming is very good — well within WHO health guidelines, with minimal health risk from air pollution.
Wyoming Health Compared With Nearby States
Wyoming is the smallest of the 6 states compared here, 582,314 residents against a local median of 1,929,983. Wyoming's uninsured, at 11.3%, runs 32% above the 8.6% typical of the states around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The states themselves sit within 1.3% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Wyoming, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Wyoming has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 582,314 | 80.3 yrs #1/6 | 11.3% #6/6 | 31.9% #4/6 |
| Colorado | 5,842,429 | 80.0 yrs | 7.7% | 26.3% |
| Montana | 1,116,812 | 79.0 yrs | 8.6% | 31.4% |
| Utah | 3,390,702 | 80.0 yrs | 8.4% | 29.5% |
| Idaho | 1,929,983 | 79.5 yrs | 9.1% | 34.1% |
| South Dakota | 907,403 | 79.9 yrs | 9.0% | 34.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Wyoming has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Wyoming.
How healthy is Wyoming?
Wyoming has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.
Is Wyoming one of the healthiest states in the U.S.?
Wyoming ranks 17th healthiest out of 51 states in the U.S. by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Wyoming?
People in Wyoming can expect to live 80.3 years on average, 2.0 years longer than the US average of 78.3.
How many people lack health insurance in Wyoming?
11.3% of residents in Wyoming have no health insurance, about 1 in 9 people, 2.9 points above the US rate of 8.4%.
What is the obesity rate in Wyoming?
31.9% of adults in Wyoming are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.4 points below the US rate of 34.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Wyoming go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 838,824 cigarettes a day, 25.2 million a month, or 306.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 9.2 million minutes a day and 3.4 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wyoming is 80.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.22 lifetimes a day, or 80 lifetimes a year.
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