Immigration in Wyoming
Immigration by the Numbers
576,400
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
5,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$59,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
596,700
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
5.1%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Wyomingites
$59 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $31.6 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $4.3 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $5.5 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $6.4 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $11.4 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $289 annual cost to each of Wyoming's native-born headed households