Wyoming is aging at a faster rate than the U.S., a new analysis shows, raising questions about how the state’s health and elderly care systems will accommodate the growing number of older Wyomingites.

That fact is not new. In 2014, experts urged state action to prepare for an impending “gray wave” in Wyoming. The state’s rapidly aging population is raising similar concerns almost a decade later.

The U.S. Census Bureau found that in 2010, 12 percent of Wyoming residents were 65 or older. By 2030, an estimated 32.2 percent of the state’s population will be 60 years old or older, according to ...

CHEYENNE — The elderly population (age 65 and over) in the state grew 3.5% between July 2022 and July 2023, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. In comparison, Wyoming’s total population only ...

BUFFALO — Even in the fastest-aging state in the country, Johnson County stands out for its share of residents over age 65. According to data released recently by the Wyoming Economic Analysis ...

“As public and commercial payer expectations for well-managed care are rapidly tightening, we recognize the need to prepare for the inevitable ‘demand destruction’ that is already beginning to be felt ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service had designated the Wyoming population of the endangered species as a “nonessential experimental population.” A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Fish and Wildlife ...