Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Baggs. JO Ranch Rural Historic Landscape and First State Bank of Baggs is on the National Register of Historic Places. Baggs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Baggs beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 200 in 1920, 411 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baggs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Baggs.
6.3% of Baggs residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm here: 11% of working residents work locally. Employers in Baggs shed 93 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 282. In Baggs, the average trip to work is 25 minutes.
| Baggs | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 50% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
18% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Baggs, above both Wyoming’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). In Baggs, two thirds of adults had a checkup this year. Among 29 Wyoming towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Baggs.
| Baggs | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 68% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Baggs | WY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.7% | 9.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.4% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.7% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA hazard score for Baggs comes to 59 of 100. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 28% to inland flooding. Since 1984, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Baggs; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Baggs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
Where Baggs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Wyoming, United States
Baggs is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 411 at the 2020 census. Baggs is home to the Outlaw Stop, a branch of the Little Snake River Museum, which is headquartered in Savery. It was incorporated in 1910.
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Baggs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
