State of Wyoming

What State of Wyoming does

State of Wyoming is a U.S. state government entity, headquartered in Cheyenne and admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890 as the 44th state. It provides administrative, regulatory, civic, educational, and human services to approximately 563,626 residents (2010 Census) across 23 counties and 97,914 square miles, as well as to businesses operating in-state and the 6 million+ annual visitors to Wyoming's national parks and monuments. The state is structured around the central wyo.gov portal, which routes users to a federated network of more than 13 specialized agency portals — including the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Department of Family Services, Department of Transportation, Business Council, Department of Workforce Services, State Auditor's Office, Travel Wyoming, and others — supported by 8 Game & Fish regional offices and county-level service centers.

Name

State of Wyoming

Legal name

State of Wyoming

Website

https://wyo.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

State of Wyoming is a U.S. state government headquartered in Cheyenne, providing administrative, regulatory, civic, educational, and human services to ~563K residents, businesses, and 6M+ annual visitors through a federated network of 13+ agency portals coordinated via wyo.gov.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH), Minerals, Mining & Geologic Resources Administration (BPAIAMAJ), State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO), National Parks & Protected Area Visitor Services (Concessions, Guided Access) (THAAAAAH)

Keywords

• Public administration
• State government services
• Wildlife management
• Public records access
• Tourism promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Mineral Severance and Sales/Use Tax: Wyoming has no individual or corporate income tax. Revenue is generated primarily through sales and use tax, mineral severance tax, and taxes on mineral commodities (coal, natural gas, coal bed methane, crude oil, trona). In FY2019, Wyoming collected over $137 million in sales and use taxes from the mining industry; total taxable mining production values exceeded $14.5 billion in 2007.
2. Travel and Tourism Spending: Travel spending by all domestic and international visitors in Wyoming was approximately $3.8 billion in 2018. In 2007 over six million people visited Wyoming's national parks and monuments, with Yellowstone alone receiving three million visitors annually.
3. Game and Fish License Fees and Raffles: Revenue from hunting, fishing, trapping, falconry, and aquatic invasive species (AIS) licenses, fees, permits, and special raffles (Super Tag, Governor's Wild Bison License Raffle, Brucellosis Raffle). Sales also support conservation programs (Access Yes donations).
4. Federal Financial Assistance (USDA/HHS Programs): Federal funding for programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Head Start, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and child care subsidy programs.
5. Federal Grants (ARPA/CPF, CDBG, BRC): Revenue from federal pass-through grants administered by the State Budget Department's Grants Management Office, including ARPA/CPF funding, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, and Business Ready Community (BRC) Grant and Loan Program.
6. Public Records Request Fees: Cost recovery on public records requests above $180 in production/construction cost; the initial $180 is a credit toward the total amount charged.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The State of Wyoming provides governmental administrative and civic services to residents, businesses, and visitors through a federated network of agencies including Game and Fish, Department of Family Services, Department of Workforce Services, Business Council, Travel Wyoming, Department of Transportation, and the State Auditor's Office. Core offerings include wildlife and natural resource management (hunting, fishing, trapping licenses and conservation), public assistance programs (SNAP, TANF, LIHEAP, foster care), tourism promotion (national parks, outdoor recreation), economic and business development (Business Ready Community grants, CDBG, energy assistance), and public records transparency (WYOpen, state publications, ACFR).

Product overview

The State of Wyoming operates a federated portfolio of digital products organized around the central wyo.gov portal, which links citizens, businesses, and visitors to a network of agency-specific websites and online services. The core platform is the unified wyo.gov entry point (with supporting Travel Wyoming, A&I Transparency, and Wyoming State Publications portals), to which multiple agency portals attach as sub-products, including the Wyoming Game & Fish Department's online services (licensing via ELSO, hunter planner, fish stocking, ArcGIS-based Fishing Guide), the Department of Family Services portal (assistance programs, ECARES, foster care), the State Auditor's publications/transparency site, the Department of Audit's Public Funds reporting portal, the Wyoming State Budget Department portal (budget requests, grants), and the WY Open vendor payment search. These modules are loosely coupled through shared navigation back to wyo.gov, common payment/licensing back-office apps (wgfapps.wyo.gov), shared email-subscription infrastructure (GovDelivery), and centralized transparency/legal compliance (Public Records Act, WY Open), rather than a single integrated product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wyo.Gov: Official website portal of the State of Wyoming
• Travel Wyoming
• Wyoming Game & Fish Department
• Bucking Horse & Rider (BH&R)

Products and services

• Wyo.gov (State of Wyoming Main Portal) Central portal for the State of Wyoming providing navigation to state agencies, elected officials, courts, legislature, news, and resident/business/visitor/education resources. Built on Google Sites with WCAG 2.0 accessibility.
• Travel Wyoming (Official Tourism Portal) Official tourism portal promoting Wyoming's national parks (Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Devil's Tower, Fossil Butte), outdoor recreation, rodeos, and travel planning including itineraries, maps, and a free Travelers Journal request.
• Wyoming Game & Fish Department Online Services Wildlife management portal offering hunting/trapping/fishing licenses, draw results, license applications, Super Tag raffles, aquatic invasive species (AIS) decals, public access maps, and education programs for hunters, anglers, and trappers.
• Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) Portal Public-facing portal for human services including foster care, adoption, child protection, SNAP/food assistance (SUN Bucks), cash assistance, child care assistance (ECARES), burial benefits, child support, juvenile services, and fraud reporting.
• Wyoming State Publications Digital Collection Digital depository housing over 40,000 digitized state agency publications and federal documents dating back to 1869, mandated by W.S. 9-2-3211(c); searchable through Wyoming Digital Collections.
• Wyoming Transparency Portal (A&I) Transparency hub maintained per Wyoming Statute §9-2-3220, providing access to revenue forecasts, budgets, vendor payments (WY Open), CAFR, public records, state credit ratings, and county financial data.
• Department of Audit - Public Funds Online Reporting Public Funds Division portal providing local government online reporting (Survey of Local Gov Finances), annual deadlines, forms, reports, and a Local Government Dashboard for government accountability across Wyoming's 23 counties.
• Wyoming State Auditor's Office Publications & Transparency Portal Public repository of the State Auditor's annual reports, strategic plans, Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR) dating to 1980, and Statewide Single Audit (Wyoming Compliance Report) dating to 2008.
• Wyoming State Budget Department Portal (Grants Connect Hub) State budget and grants management portal providing agency budget requests (current BFY2027-2028), biennium fiscal reports, statewide cost allocation plan, B-11 adjustments, ARPA/CPF tracking, and Wyoming Funding Summit resources.
• Wyoming Business Council (WyomingBusiness.org) State economic development portal supporting business creation, Business Ready Community (BRC) grants and loans, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), and energy assistance programs for businesses operating in or relocating to Wyoming.
• ECARES for Child Care Access Child care locator / access portal launched by the Wyoming Department of Family Services for families seeking child care and child care providers in Wyoming.
• SUN Bucks Summer Food Benefit Program Summer food benefit program for school-aged children administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services, providing food assistance to eligible children during summer months.
• Wyoming Online License Sales (ELSO) Electronic Licensing Service Online (ELSO) platform at wgfapps.wyo.gov providing online purchase of fishing licenses, hunting licenses, trapping licenses, falconry permits, and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) decals.
• Wyoming Super Tag Conservation Raffle Annual Super Tag raffle offered by the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, with proceeds supporting on-the-ground conservation projects across the state.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wyoming produced 304.2 million short tons of coal in 2018 — #1 in U.S.
• +5 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Google (Alphabet)coreTechnology or IntegrationState of Wyoming uses Google products for email, web conferencing, and website development. The Wyoming Administration & Information website is built on the Google Sites platform. Recommended browsers include Google Chrome, with Google Workspace as the productivity stack.
• GovernmentJobs.com / NeoGov (GovernmentJobs.com, Inc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationWyoming uses NeoGov for state government job listings and recruitment. The 'Current Job Listings' portal links to governmentjobs.com/careers/wyoming, and the HR Community has a dedicated NeoGov page.
• Esri (ArcGIS)moderateTechnology or IntegrationWyoming Game & Fish uses Esri ArcGIS Experience to deliver the interactive Wyoming Fishing Guide that allows users to search for waters to fish, discover species-specific waters, and explore new fishing opportunities around Wyoming.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSDA provides federal financial assistance to Wyoming for programs such as SNAP, Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and others. Wyoming Department of Family Services administers these in compliance with USDA civil rights regulations. USDA complaint channels include mail, fax, phone, and email ([email protected]).
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHHS provides federal financial assistance to Wyoming for programs including TANF, Head Start, LIHEAP, and others. Civil rights complaints can be filed via HHS OCR Complaint Portal, mail, fax, or email ([email protected]). Wyoming DFS administers these in compliance with HHS regulations.
• Direct Marketing Association (DMA)moderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWyoming's telephone solicitation statutes reference the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) Telephone Preference Service (TPS). Wyoming residents enroll on the TPS list through DMA (dmachoice.org) and the Wyoming Attorney General enforces compliance with telemarketing restrictions against TPS-enrolled numbers.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FTC maintains the National Do Not Call List, which is separate from Wyoming's. Wyoming residents can register at donotcall.gov or by calling (888) 382-1222, and file complaints through complaints.donotcall.gov.
• Wyoming Business Council (WBC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWyo.gov links directly to the Wyoming Business Council (wyomingbusiness.org / wyobiz.org) as the state's business development, financing, and community development resource. Operates BRC Grant and Loan Program, CDBG Program, State Energy Office, and Businesses Seeking Financing portal.
• University of WyomingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1886 (territorial era), opened 1887. Sole four-year university in Wyoming. State supports outreach through 10 regional educational centers and Agricultural Extension Centers; main campus in Laramie plus branch in Casper. Operates NCAA Division I athletics.
• Wyoming Community Colleges (7 colleges)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeven community colleges partner with the State of Wyoming: Laramie County CC (Cheyenne), Casper College, Northwest College (Powell), Sheridan College, Eastern Wyoming College (Torrington), Western Wyoming CC (Rock Springs), and Central Wyoming College (Riverton). They provide freshman/sophomore academic courses, vocational and adult education.
• U.S. Forest Service (Bighorn, Black Hills, Bridger-Teton, Medicine Bow, Shoshone, Targhee National Forests)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerWyoming references six National Forests as part of the state's outdoor recreation and tourism economy. Combined these forests cover millions of acres within Wyoming (Bridger-Teton alone is 3.4 million acres, the second largest national forest outside Alaska).
• Travel Wyoming / Wyoming TourismcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTravel Wyoming (travelwyoming.com) is the state's official tourism marketing organization, operated as part of the State Parks and Cultural Resources Commission. Provides free Wyoming Travelers Journal, maps, and itineraries. Co-branded with wyo.gov for visitor outreach.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• State of North Dakota: North Dakota has an analogous extractive-industry revenue base (Bakken oil, coal), low population, and similar rural-agricultural structure. Both states face parallel challenges diversifying away from fossil fuel severance taxes.
• State of Idaho: Idaho shares Wyoming's profile of low population density, conservative tax structure, strong outdoor recreation/tourism economy, and significant federal land ownership. Both states compete for the same in-migration flows from high-tax states.
• State of Colorado: Colorado is a broader incumbent in the mountain-west state category with overlapping tourism (Rocky Mountain National Park), energy economy, and outdoor recreation industries, though significantly larger and more urbanized than Wyoming.
• State of Montana: Montana is the most direct peer to Wyoming — a similarly sized mountain-west state with a resource-extraction economy (coal, oil, gas), low population density, large federal land footprint, no statewide sales tax in some configurations, and a comparable tourism economy anchored by Glacier and Yellowstone-adjacent visitation.
• State of Alaska: Alaska is comparable as a resource-rich, low-population state heavily dependent on extraction revenue (oil severance taxes) and federal land ownership, with similar fiscal volatility tied to commodity cycles.
• State of South Dakota: South Dakota is comparable in scale, population, and conservative no-income-tax posture, with a similar tourism economy (Mount Rushmore, Black Hills) and rural agricultural base.
• State of Utah: Utah shares Wyoming's outdoor recreation economy (national parks, ski tourism), federal land footprint, and mountain-west demographic profile, while operating as a larger-scale comparator.
• State of New Mexico: New Mexico mirrors Wyoming's profile as a low-population, resource-extraction-heavy state with significant federal land (including national labs), large Native American populations, and comparable tourism tied to national parks.

Broad incumbents

• Granicus (government technology platform): Granicus is the broader incumbent vendor providing the GovDelivery communications platform already integrated with Wyoming's Game & Fish Department. As a gov-tech platform serving thousands of state and local agencies, it represents the broader ecosystem peer for Wyoming's digital citizen engagement stack.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is a broad incumbent provider of integrated software and services to U.S. state and local governments (ERP, public records, transparency, permitting). It represents the type of purpose-built government platform Wyoming's currently fragmented Google-Sites-based stack could potentially consolidate onto.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WGFD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/wygameandfish
• Facebookfacebook.com/WyoGFD
• Instagraminstagram.com/wygameandfish
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/state-of-wyoming

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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