Eclipse had an impact of $63 million for Wyoming

CHEYENNE — A few minutes of darkness brought Wyoming $63 million.

A quarter of a million people traveled to Wyoming for the eclipse, bringing a huge economic boom to the state, according to the Wyoming Business Report, which cites an economic impact study by Dean Runyan Associates and Destination Analysts Inc.

More than 75 percent of the 261,000 that were in Wyoming for the eclipse were from out-of-state. About 29,000 travelers were international.

A total of $63.5 million was spent on travel, hotels, food and other expenditures during a five day period surrounding the eclipse. Local tax revenue from purchases brought in…