The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Wyoming has reported an error rate below 6% for 2025, resulting in significant savings for the state.
The SNAP error rate measures how accurately a state determines eligibility for clients, including the number of times SNAP benefits were overpaid or underpaid. The average state error rate for federal fiscal year 2025 is 10.62%, according to the USDA, which manages the program at the federal level. Wyoming’s error rate for the same time period is 3.96%.
“Our DFS team works incredibly hard to produce accurate and timely work and to be good stewards of taxpayer funds,” said Jacque Herb, Economic Security Program Administrator for DFS. “We are continuously reviewing and improving our eligibility system and our application and approval processes. We are proud of our staff for achieving this goal.”
Wyoming has historically maintained a low error rate, reporting less than 6% every time the rate was collected since 2015.
The SNAP program, once known as food stamps, helps eligible families and individuals buy groceries. In 2025, Wyoming SNAP served an average of more than 28,000 individuals monthly. Of the people served, 44% were children ages 17 and younger, and 13% were adults ages 60 and older. SNAP benefits vary based on a person’s income and eligibility. In state fiscal year 2025, Wyoming SNAP clients received $62 million in benefits to buy groceries.
Through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, the federal government added cost penalties for payment error rates exceeding 6%. States at or above the 6% threshold will be required to pay 5-15% of benefit costs for the state, which will amount to millions of dollars.
The federal government currently pays 50% of administrative costs for SNAP in Wyoming, and 100% of the benefit. The administrative cost share will change to 25% federal/75% state on October 1 to comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Administrative costs include processing applications and determining eligibility, and detecting and preventing fraud. Benefits are loaded onto an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card for each client, which can only be used to purchase groceries at authorized SNAP retailers.
To learn more about SNAP in Wyoming visit our website at this link.
Read “Understanding SNAP and the Impact of the 2025 Federal Changes in Wyoming” at this link.