Final expense insurance in Wyoming

NFDA doesn't publish funeral prices by state. Nationally, the median cost of a funeral with viewing and burial was $8,300 in 2023, and $6,280 for a funeral with viewing and cremation. Cemetery costs such as a plot, vault, and headstone are extra, and prices vary widely between funeral homes.

In Wyoming, about 75.6% of deaths resulted in cremation as of 2024. Source: Wyoming Department of Health, Vital Statistics Services: 2020–2024 WY Resident Deaths by Disposition and County

Federal law (the FTC Funeral Rule) requires funeral homes to give you an itemized price list, so you can compare. Estimate your own total with our funeral cost calculator.

If a life insurer licensed in Wyoming becomes insolvent, the Wyoming Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association covers up to $300,000 in death benefits and $100,000 in cash value per insured life. Source: Wyoming Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association FAQ

Questions or complaints about an insurer or agent go to the Wyoming Department of Insurance (800-438-5768). Funeral homes are licensed by the Wyoming State Board of Funeral Service Practitioners.

Each Wyoming board of county commissioners must pay for the burial or cremation, up to $1,500, of a person who dies without enough money in their estate or other resources and was not receiving Medicaid, SSI, or POWER assistance at the time of death. Source: Wyoming Statutes § 18-3-504(c)

Veterans may qualify for VA burial allowances and a free burial in a national or state veterans cemetery — see benefits for Wyoming veterans. A small final expense policy is one way families make sure the rest is covered; learn how final expense insurance works and how guaranteed issue waiting periods work.