Wyoming is often referred to by its moniker, the Equality State, for being the first state to allow women to vote and also the first state to elect a female governor. That being said, it is not known for being the most ethnically diverse. There is good news however.

A new study conducted by, WalletHub, lists 2022's States with the Biggest and Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity, and the Cowboy State scored surprisingly well. Overall, Wyoming ranked 44th, out of all fifty states and the District of Columbia. For study, the lower the ranking,

Source: WalletHub
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The study also shed some light on some very disturbing nationwide statistics. WalletHub stated:

Non-Hispanic white Americans have a median household wealth of $139,300, compared to $12,780 for black households and $19,990 for Hispanic households. Some key factors driving the racial wealth gap include unequal access to higher education and employment for minorities, as well as residential segregation that still persists.

Those are definitely some alarming numbers for the country overall. Here's to hoping that a major change is on the way and soon.

15 Outrageous Wyoming Myths That People In The US Think Are True

It's really interesting how many people in the U.S. have no clue about Wyoming. The less they know, the better off we are, BUT these actual misconceptions about Wyoming are just ludicrous. Hard to believe these 15 came out of someone's mouth.

Vintage Wyoming Movie Posters

I love walking down the hallway of a modern movie theater and looking at the old posters of vintage movies.

That got me thinking about old Westerns based on Wyoming. How many of those posters are still around?

Many are, and many are for sale online, if you want to decorate your home, or even home theater, with classic and mostly forgotten movie posters.

Most of these films were made before the era of television. Hollywood was cranking out these things as fast as they could.

The plots, the scrips, the acting, directing, and editing were SO BAD, they were good.

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