Wyoming
What Wyoming reported to the federal government about the children in its custody and the children it investigated. Where a year says not reported, that is the record.
The funnel, FFY 2024
Wyoming vs. national
What happened to reports of child maltreatment in Wyoming in federal fiscal year 2024, at each decision point. Rates are what make states comparable; raw counts mostly measure population.
| Stage | Wyoming | Rate | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referrals to CPSCounts: referrals | 5,286 | 41.3per 1,000 children | 59.3 |
| Screened in (became reports)Counts: referrals | 1,86335.2% of referrals | — | 47.1% |
| Screened outCounts: referrals | 3,42364.8% of referrals | — | 52.9% |
| Children investigated or given an alternative responseCounts: children | 3,089 | 24.1per 1,000 children | 40.6 |
| Child victims (substantiated or indicated)Counts: children | 714 | 5.6per 1,000 children | 7.2 |
| Child fatalitiesCounts: children | 0 | 0per 100,000 children | 2.41 |
Referrals, reports, children, and victims are four different denominators and are not interchangeable. A referral may concern more than one child; a child may appear in more than one referral; a victim is a child with a substantiated or indicated disposition. National figures are the Children's Bureau's own estimates, not sums of the state rows.
Source: Child Maltreatment 2024 (NCANDS), Tables 2-3, 3-1, 3-3, 4-1
What Wyoming does not report
A figure Wyoming did not report is shown as a labeled gap everywhere it would appear on this site — never as a zero, never as a blank cell. A state that does not report a number has not achieved zero of it.
- Entered foster care · counts children (ages 0 to 23)Not reportedFFY 2023
- Exited foster care · counts children (ages 0 to 23)Not reportedFFY 2023
- In foster care on September 30 · counts children (ages 0 to 23)Not reportedFFY 2023
- Wyoming did not submit foster care data under the AFCARS 2020 rule until FFY 2024, so its FFY 2023 row in the new series is not reported. Its FY 2013 to FY 2022 counts under the old rule are complete.
Maltreatment and fatalities over time (NCANDS)
Child fatalities reported to NCANDS, Wyoming, FFY2020 to FFY2024
Source: Child Maltreatment 2024 (NCANDS)
KARA VerifiedChild Maltreatment 2024 (NCANDS)FFY 2024Counts: child fatalities
Child maltreatment victims, Wyoming, FFY2020 to FFY2024
Source: Child Maltreatment 2024 (NCANDS)
KARA VerifiedChild Maltreatment 2024 (NCANDS)FFY 2024Counts: child victims (substantiated or indicated)
Foster care (AFCARS)
| Measure | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adopted with public agency involvement | 86 | 75 | 74 | 89 | 82 | 75 | 120 | 98 | 105 | 109 |
| Entered foster care | 1,005 | 979 | 1,141 | 986 | 1,134 | 1,068 | 1,042 | 854 | 828 | 716 |
| Exited foster care | 909 | 894 | 1,000 | 1,018 | 977 | 1,007 | 1,081 | 972 | 765 | 769 |
| In foster care on September 30 | 981 | 985 | 1,082 | 993 | 1,085 | 1,091 | 994 | 815 | 836 | 756 |
| Children served in foster care | 1,890 | 1,879 | 2,082 | 2,011 | 2,062 | 2,098 | 2,075 | 1,787 | 1,601 | 1,525 |
| Termination of parental rights | 26 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 42 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 10 |
| Waiting for adoption | 85 | 81 | 69 | 61 | 69 | 122 | 155 | 131 | 156 | 107 |
Source: AFCARS state tables, FY2013 to FY2022
AFCARS 2020 rule, FFY2023 to FFY2025 (preliminary)
Collected under the AFCARS 2020 final rule, first effective FFY 2023. Counts include ages 0 to 23. Figures are preliminary estimates from submissions received by February 27, 2026, and states may still revise them. This series is not comparable with the FY 2013 to FY 2022 series, which was collected under the 1993 rule and counted a narrower population; this site does not join the two. Wyoming first submitted under the new rule for FFY 2024 and Washington for FFY 2025; earlier years for those states are shown as not reported.
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entered foster care | not reported | 651 | 580 |
| In foster care on September 30 | not reported | 612 | 688 |
| Exited foster care | not reported | 717 | 487 |
Counts: children (ages 0 to 23)
Source: AFCARS Dashboard, preliminary FFY2025 estimates (No. 33)
Wyoming in the archive
What the numbers above cost, in KARA's own reporting.
- Best & Worst States For America's Children
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 19, 2026
Where does your state rank in protecting children & what can you do to make improvements. These statistics tell the stories of our best and worst states around the nation
- Best and Worst Hospitals For U.S. Children (Beckers Hospital Review)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenApril 8, 2026
Which states give kids the best chance at a healthy life? This review ranks all 50 states and D.C. on children’s healthcare, nutrition, and oral health—and the gaps are stark.
- The Importance of Foster Youth Rights (find your State here)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenOctober 22, 2025
This article is derived from Hana Ikramuddin's excellent Imprint News Article about Fosters not being notified of their rights - Read the Imprint article here. Hana tells us the story of AIayna Ghost’s years in Foster Care from ages 7 to 18...
- MN Child Abuse News Week of 11.30.22
KARA reportingMike TikkanenDecember 1, 2022
37% of children overall and 44% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18. (American Journal of Public Health 1.17)
- October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
KARA reportingMike TikkanenOctober 4, 2021
Watching your mother being beat up or raped is the same trauma as being beaten or raped to a five or nine year old. Untreated trauma lasts forever and it changes a person forever. The United Nation's-Secretary General Antonio Guterres has w...
- Recent Child Suicide & Self-Harm Reporting & Statistics (Part III)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenMay 23, 2019
This reporting over the last 45 days is a fraction of the child self-harm & suicide in our communities today
- Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part IV)
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJanuary 5, 2019
Most child suicide is underreported & obfuscated self-harming behaviors remain almost unknown except to those involved. Resources & your state here;
- Child Burns, Sex Abuse & Beatings May 2018 (find your state here) 1
KARA reportingMike TikkanenJune 16, 2018
Accused child killers plead not guilty in Seneca County Court Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The mother and stepfather of a 3-year-old taken off of life support last week after being beaten until he was brain dead pleaded not guilty to mu...