Big Horn County, WY
Demographic and economic profile of Big Horn County, WY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Big Horn County, WY is a small, rural county of 11,737 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and extractive industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $46,073 that outpaces median worker earnings of $33,750. The labor force is modest, with a 59.4% participation rate, 20.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 5.0%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $198,200 and median gross rent of $876/month—alongside a 77.2% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 1.4% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.4% since 2018
Big Horn County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone10,444 (88.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone406 (3.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race369 (3.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races312 (2.6%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone89 (0.8%)
- Black or African American Alone79 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish645
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island30
- 3.Other Indo-European28
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)22
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)20
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,203
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining766
- 3.Construction (Group)672
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)401
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services401
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,805
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,077
- 3.Service Occupations947
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations719
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations685
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.84×)813
- 2.Construction (LQ 2.16×)773
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)1,296
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.98×)296
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.95×)430
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.