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Counties in Wyoming ranked

6.4%of income goes to home energy in Weston County, the highest of 21 Wyoming counties

Teton County is lowest at 1.5%, a gap of 4.2 times. The median Wyoming county sits at 3.3%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for Wyoming: DOE LEAD 2022.

Wyoming county map

Wyoming counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureLincoln County: 2.8%Platte County: 5.1%Washakie County: 4.2%Park County: 3.9%Uinta County: 3.0%Campbell County: 3.3%Converse County: 2.7%Goshen County: no page, no dataTeton County: 1.5%Natrona County: 2.1%Niobrara County: no page, no dataSweetwater County: 2.1%Sublette County: 2.8%Big Horn County: 4.6%Hot Springs County: 4.0%Albany County: 2.7%Fremont County: 3.5%Carbon County: 3.0%Crook County: 4.6%Laramie County: 3.3%Johnson County: 3.4%Sheridan County: 3.1%Weston County: 6.4%
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Wyoming counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in Wyoming

Weston County leads Wyoming on burden at 6.4% of income and Platte County follows at 5.1%. For lower-income homes the top is Weston County: 28.6% of income, against 10.3% in the median Wyoming county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 Wyoming counties

  • Weston County6.4
  • Platte County5.1
  • Big Horn County4.6
  • Crook County4.6
  • Washakie County4.2
  • Hot Springs County4.0
  • Park County3.9
  • Fremont County3.5
  • Johnson County3.4
  • Laramie County3.3
  • Wyoming median county3.3
Wyoming counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in WyomingShare of income (WY)Residents (WY)
Teton County1.5%23,358
Natrona County2.1%79,735
Sweetwater County2.1%41,786
Converse County2.7%13,759
Albany County2.7%37,713

Storm reports and FEMA risk in Wyoming

NOAA logged 2,505 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Carbon County from 2015 to 2025, 17,218 for every 100,000 residents: the most in Wyoming. FEMA scores Laramie County highest at 76.7 (relatively low). In Wyoming these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

Wyoming top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in Wyomingreports 2015-2025 (WY)Residents (WY)Rank (WY)
Carbon County17,21814,5491st
Albany County10,38137,7132nd
Platte County9,5518,6063rd
Sublette County4,9638,8064th
Johnson County2,7098,6025th
Wyoming top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in Wyomingscore 0-100 (WY)Residents (WY)Rank (WY)
Laramie County76.7100,6611st
Teton County70.623,3582nd
Natrona County68.979,7353rd
Sheridan County65.231,5854th
Fremont County59.739,4725th

Flood claims and flood insurance in Wyoming

Sheridan County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in Wyoming: 1.9 from 2015 to 2025, against 0.4 in the median Wyoming county. Teton County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (3.0%, median county 0.3%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

Wyoming top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in Wyomingclaims 2015-2025 (WY)Residents (WY)Rank (WY)
Sheridan County1.931,5851st
Laramie County0.6100,6612nd
Teton County0.423,3583rd
Fremont County0.439,4724th
Natrona County0.279,7355th
Wyoming top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in Wyoming% of homes insured (WY)Residents (WY)Rank (WY)
Teton County3.0%23,3581st
Carbon County0.7%14,5492nd
Uinta County0.7%20,6053rd
Laramie County0.6%100,6614th
Natrona County0.5%79,7355th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: Wyoming counties far from the state median

8 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the Wyoming median. Most extreme: Teton County, share of homes with flood insurance 3.0% against a median of 0.3%.

Wyoming outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueWyoming medianDeviations
Teton CountyFlood insurance penetration3.0%0.3%+15.1
Carbon CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents17,2182,013+10.7
Teton CountyHomes heated by electricity65%19%+8.6
Weston CountyBurden, lower-income homes28.6%10.3%+6.3
Albany CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents10,3812,013+5.9
Platte CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents9,5512,013+5.3
Lincoln CountyHomes heated by electricity45%19%+4.8
Weston CountyHome energy burden6.4%3.3%+3.8

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in Wyoming

Carbon County has the oldest stock: 68% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Teton County at 65% of homes, and Johnson County lists 4 utilities, the most in Wyoming.

Wyoming top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in Wyoming% of homes (WY)Residents (WY)Rank (WY)
Carbon County68%14,5491st
Washakie County68%7,7082nd
Big Horn County68%11,7373rd
Hot Springs County64%4,6184th
Platte County58%8,6065th
Wyoming top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in Wyoming% of homes (WY)Residents (WY)Rank (WY)
Teton County65%23,3581st
Lincoln County45%20,1582nd
Crook County35%7,3393rd
Albany County29%37,7134th
Campbell County27%47,0185th

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All 21 Wyoming counties, sortable

21 Wyoming counties, all measures
Albany County37,7132.7%5.8%10,38148.555%29%3no data0.3%3,915
Big Horn County11,7374.6%13.1%90331.168%16%2no data0.2%106
Campbell County47,0183.3%11.4%57656.134%27%3no data0.1%271
Carbon County14,5493.0%9.1%17,21842.768%20%3no data0.7%2,505
Converse County13,7592.7%8.3%1,99131.458%19%1no data0.3%274
Crook County7,3394.6%16.3%2,60316.139%35%3no data0.1%191
Fremont County39,4723.5%10.3%2,17659.753%19%20.40.2%859
Hot Springs County4,6184.0%12.2%under 5,000 residents16.164%9%2no data0.2%162
Johnson County8,6023.4%13.1%2,70919.346%17%4no data0.3%233
Laramie County100,6613.3%9.8%2,41976.750%21%20.60.6%2,435
Lincoln County20,1582.8%10.2%2,03451.939%45%2no data0.3%410
Natrona County79,7352.1%6.5%60868.956%21%20.20.5%485
Park County30,1093.9%11.6%1,26257.745%17%3no data0.2%380
Platte County8,6065.1%16.5%9,55125.758%14%1no data0.1%822
Sheridan County31,5853.1%9.6%44365.249%23%21.90.3%140
Sublette County8,8062.8%12.6%4,96321.643%16%2no data0.1%437
Sweetwater County41,7862.1%9.0%79530.651%16%1no data0.3%332
Teton County23,3581.5%7.3%1,19970.632%65%40.43.0%280
Uinta County20,6053.0%8.7%39816.737%17%1no data0.7%82
Washakie County7,7084.2%12.1%1,36224.468%13%2no data0.1%105
Weston County6,8356.4%28.6%2,6347.954%25%2no data0.1%180

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Wyoming: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

Wyoming sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (WY)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (WY)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (WY)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (WY)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (WY)20241 Oct 2026

Wyoming LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

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Other states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado.

Questions

Which Wyoming county has the highest home energy burden?

Weston County: 6.4% of income, against 3.3% for the median Wyoming county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which Wyoming county has the lowest energy burden?

Teton County at 1.5% of income.

How does Wyoming compare with the whole country?

The median Wyoming county has a burden of 3.3% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 21 Wyoming counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in Wyoming?

Carbon County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 17,218 between 2015 and 2025.

Which Wyoming county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Laramie County: 76.7, rated relatively low by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in Wyoming?

Carbon County: 68% of homes were built before 1980; the median Wyoming county is at 51% (Census ACS 2023).

Which Wyoming county relies most on electric heat?

Teton County: 65% of homes heat with electricity, against 19% in the median county.

Which Wyoming county has the most flood claims per home?

Sheridan County: 1.9 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median Wyoming county has 0.4 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in Wyoming?

No: in Wyoming they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can Wyoming households get help with bills?

See the Wyoming help page. Highest burden: Weston County.

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6.4% of income goes to home energy in Weston County, the highest of 21 Wyoming counties