Skip to main content
Black Health logo Black Health

Black Health Profile

Black health in Wyoming

5,014

Black residents (ACS)

0.90%

Of state population

Wyoming has the smallest Black population of any state (about 5,000, 0.9%). Wyoming has not adopted Medicaid expansion. Small cell sizes limit the statistical reliability of most race-stratified state indicators.

The largest Black health disparity tracked on these pages varies by metric. Use the ten topic pages below to see each one cited against the state's primary-source dataset.

On the positive side, every US state now has CDC-funded maternal mortality review committees, and most have at least one HRSA-designated federally qualified health center serving low-income Black residents. The ten facet pages below point to state-specific programs and providers.

Key takeaways

  • Black residents: 5,014 (0.9% of the state).
  • Medicaid expansion not adopted — lowest-income adults without dependent children have no direct path to coverage.
  • Medicaid does not cover doula services.
  • Certified nurse-midwife scope-of-practice recognized by Medicaid.
  • 12-month postpartum Medicaid extension active.

Health outcomes & coverage

Ten race-stratified indicators drawn from CDC, Census, KFF, and SAMHSA primary sources. Each page links the underlying dataset, compares to the national average, and frames the state-specific drivers and policy levers.

maternal mortality

Data pending expert review

Read the maternal mortality breakdown

infant mortality

Data pending expert review

Read the infant mortality breakdown

cardiovascular mortality

Data pending expert review

Read the cardiovascular mortality breakdown

diabetes prevalence

Data pending expert review

Read the diabetes prevalence breakdown

breast cancer mortality

Data pending expert review

Read the breast cancer mortality breakdown

prostate cancer mortality

Data pending expert review

Read the prostate cancer mortality breakdown

life expectancy

Data pending expert review

Read the life expectancy breakdown

uninsured rate

Data pending expert review

Read the uninsured rate breakdown

Medicaid coverage

Data pending expert review

Read the Medicaid coverage breakdown

mental health access

Data pending expert review

Read the mental health access breakdown

Policy context in Wyoming

Wyoming has not adopted Medicaid expansion. Low-income Black adults without dependent children earning above state Medicaid eligibility thresholds and below the ACA marketplace subsidy threshold fall into the coverage gap — uninsured by default. Medicaid does not currently cover doula services. Postpartum Medicaid coverage extends for 12 months after delivery, the federal recommended standard.

Find Black health providers & resources in Wyoming

Wyoming Medicaid

Eligibility, doula coverage, postpartum extension

Black clinicians in Wyoming

Vetted directory, filter by specialty & city

Community health centers

Sliding-scale FQHCs serving Wyoming

Black health events in Wyoming

Screenings, town halls, health fairs

Policy tracker

Black-health legislation moving in Wyoming

Sickle cell in Wyoming

Comprehensive care centers + SCDAA chapter + gene-therapy coverage

Hospitals in Wyoming

CMS Hospital Compare ratings + safety-net systems + Black equity overlay

HIV care in Wyoming

Ryan White Part B + ADAP + PrEP testing sites + Black-community anchors

Data sources & refresh cadence
  • US Census ACS 5-year 2019–2023, Table B02001 (race) & S1903 (income).
  • CDC WONDER Multiple Cause of Death (D69) & Underlying Cause of Death (D76), 2018–2022 release.
  • KFF Medicaid expansion and state coverage trackers, Q1 2026.
  • SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2022 state annual.
  • HRSA NHSC workforce data, 2024.

Last upstream refresh: