Internet Service in Wyoming

Residents sometimes call Wyoming the Big State because it's the least populated state in the U.S., leaving lots of space for its residents. Other than that, its greatest claim to fame is Yellowstone National Park. Here, you'll find one of the best-preserved ecosystems in the country, where wolves and bears roam through pristine forests. And with so few people and so much nature, it's not surprising that internet access in Wyoming doesn't rank as highly as other states.

The average download speed in Wyoming is 18.22 Mbps, placing the state at 50th in the nation. Still, there are 43 internet providers in the state to help connect Wyomingites to the virtual world. And given its ultra-rural status, Wyoming ranks higher than you'd expect for fiber connectivity. Fiber currently covers 11 percent of the state, placing Wyoming at 32nd in the U.S. for fiber coverage, far from the grizzly ranking you'd expect for a state famous for its bears. Meanwhile, cable covers 74 percent and DSL just 86 percent of the state, putting Wyoming at 46th in the nation for both metrics.

It's got to be tough to transmit the internet across wide-open prairies, between the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, and through those forests filled with bears. That's probably why the average price per Mbps in Wyoming is $1.32, one of the most expensive in the U.S. But before you take a lesson from the wolves and start howling for cheaper internet prices, know that the average price per month for internet access in Wyoming is just $64.09, which at 15th in the U.S., isn't too shabby.

After Yellowstone, the Grand Teton National Park is Wyoming's most well-known tourist attraction. Mountaineers from across the globe come to this destination to hike, camp, and fish, but what they might not know is that the town of Moran, located at the entrance to the park, has the fastest internet in Wyoming with most available download speeds up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds up to 100 Mbps. For the title of the best internet selection in Wyoming, Cheyenne, the state capital, and the energy-rich town of Rock Springs tie with 23 internet providers. Perhaps they'd like to square off in an infrastructure duel to be the leader of the internet pack. We're pretty sure the folks of Wyoming wouldn't mind. Remote, sparsely-populated, and full of extreme natural beauty, Wyoming is a great state to visit as long as you watch out for bears. And with growing internet access, you can get some good (hopefully real-time) advice on how to avoid them. For a more in-depth look at Wyoming's internet offerings, see the data, graphs, and tools our experts put together below.