Carbon County, Wyoming
38 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 14,463
- Median household income
- $70,511
- ±8,400
- Unemployed
- 5.0%
- 336 of 6,779 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.6%
- 5,480 of 6,116 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Carbon | 14,649 (2021) | Po Box 6, Rawlins | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rawlins | 8,298 (2021) | Po Box 953, Rawlins | Website |
| Town of Baggs | 406 (2021) | Po Box 300, Baggs | Website |
| Town of Dixon | 77 (2021) | Po Box 38, Dixon | Website |
| Town of Elk Mountain | 152 (2021) | Po Box 17, Elk Mountain | — |
| Town of Grand Encampment | 453 (2021) | Po Box 5, Encampment | — |
| Town of Hanna | 683 (2021) | Po Box 99, Hanna | — |
| Town of Medicine Bow | 245 (2021) | Po Box 156, Medicine Bow | Website |
| Town of Riverside | 63 (2021) | Po Box 657, Riverside | — |
| Town of Saratoga | 1,727 (2021) | Po Box 486, Saratoga | Website |
| Town of Sinclair | 374 (2021) | Po Box 247, Sinclair | Website |
Special districts 27
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlins-Carbon County Airport Joint Powers Board | Air transportation | Po Box 1363, Rawlins | Website |
| Baggs Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 60, Baggs | — |
| Reader Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 24, Dixon | — |
| Saratoga Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 1417, Saratoga | — |
| Little Snake River Rural Health Care District | Health | Po Box 51, Baggs | — |
| Medicine Bow Rural Health Care District | Health | Po Box 37, Medicine Bow | — |
| South Central Wyoming EMS Jpb | Health | Po Box 15, Elk Mountain | — |
| Highline Watershed Improvement District | Irrigation | Po Box 767, Saratoga | — |
| Savery-Little Snake River Conservancy District | Irrigation | Po Box 192, Baggs | — |
| Wagoner Cherokee Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 395, Encampment | — |
| Saratoga-Platte Valley Community Center Joint Powers Board | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 128, Saratoga | Website |
| Carbon County Predatory Animal Control District | Other natural resources | 705 E. Kendrick ST., Rawlins | — |
| Carbon County 2009 Specific Purpose Tax Jpb | Other single function districts | Po Box 1590, Rawlins | — |
| Carbon County Lodging Joint Powers Board | Other single function districts | Po Box 1017, Rawlins | Website |
| Carbon County School District 1 Recreation Board Jpb | Parks and recreation | Po Box 1804, Rawlins | — |
| Carbon County-School District 2 Recreation Jpb | Parks and recreation | Po Box 661, Saratoga | — |
| Little Snake River Museum District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 13, Savery | — |
| Old Penitentiary Joint Powers Board | Parks and recreation | 500 W Walnut St, Rawlins | Website |
| Saratoga-Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 486, Saratoga | — |
| Little Snake River Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 355, Baggs | — |
| Medicine Bow Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 6, Medicine Bow | Website |
| Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation Dist | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 633, Saratoga | Website |
| Baggs Solid Waste Disposal District | Solid waste management | Po Box 261, Baggs | — |
| High Country Joint Powers Board | Solid waste management | Po Box 574, Hanna | — |
| Upper Platte River Solid Waste District | Solid waste management | Po Box 6, Saratoga | — |
| East Riverside Water and Sewer District | Water supply utility | Po Box 263, Wyoming | — |
| Sierra Madre Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board | Water supply utility | Po Box 263, Riverside | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Carbon County School District #1
School district5 schools
615 Rodeo, Rawlins, WY, 82301
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Carbon County School District #2
School district6 schools
315 North 1st Street, Saratoga, WY, 82331
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Centennial Arts and Farmers Market (2747 Hwy 130 Centennial) · Laramie Local Community Market (5th St and Ord St Laramie) · Laramie Winter Farmers Market (710 Garfield Laramie) · and 2 more
Jackalope Square Farmers Market (130 S 3rd Douglas) · State Fair Farmers Market (400 W Center Douglas)
Riverton Farmers Market (1010 Fairground Road Riverton) · Lander Valley Farmers Market - Tuesday (1445 Main Lander) · Dubois Farmers Market (9 S First St Dubois) · and 3 more
Wyoming Women's Expo Farmers Market (#1 Events Drive Casper) · Food for Thought Markets ((Summer) 400 E Collins Drive (Winter) 2011 Fairgrounds Rd. Casper) · Natrona County Master Gardeners Farmers Market (2010 Fairgrounds Road Casper) · and 4 more
Rock Springs Farmers Market (501 S Main Depot Rock Springs) · Green River Farmers Market (Railroad Avenue Green River) · Main Street Market (Rock Springs) · and 1 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.