Wyoming population and demographics

Fewest residents of any state since 1990

On July 1, 2025, 588,753 people lived in Wyoming, the Census Bureau estimates: 0.17% of the US population and the smallest in the nation. The next-smallest state, Vermont, had 644,663¹. The 2025 figure is the highest ever recorded for Wyoming. No official 2026 figure exists yet; estimates for July 1, 2026 are due in December 2026. This site covers states only, so it has no figures for Casper, Cheyenne or other cities.

The first census to count the area of the present state, in 1870, found 9,118 people, the 47th of 48 among the present states with a count that year. For the next century Wyoming stayed near the bottom of the table. The 1980 Census counted 469,557, but the 1990 count fell to 453,588, the only decline between any two censuses since 1870, and Wyoming became the least populous state (51st of 51⁹). It has held that place at every census since.

Source: Census Bureau, Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals by Race, 1790 to 1990; Census Bureau, 2020 Census apportionment results and historical resident population 1910-2020; Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Census counts every ten years (April 1); estimates for July 1 after 2020.

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Year	Wyoming
1870	9,118
1880	20,789
1890	62,555
1900	92,531
1910	145,965
1920	194,402
1930	225,565
1940	250,742
1950	290,529
1960	330,066
1970	332,416
1980	469,557
1990	453,588
2000	493,782
2010	563,626
2020	576,851
2021	579,662
2022	581,742
2023	584,666
2024	586,722
2025	588,753

Wyoming has 1 seat in the House of Representatives and 3¹¹ electoral votes. Its apportionment population per seat, 577,719, is the 3rd lowest¹⁰ of any state.

What percent of Wyoming is Black

Wyoming has one of the smallest Black populations in the country relative to its size. In 2025, 1.6% of residents (±0.3 percentage points) identified as Black alone or in combination with another race, 12.9 percentage points below the US figure (14.5%). That is the 2nd lowest share; given the margins of error, Wyoming ranks between 49th and 51st. Only Montana has a lower point estimate, 1.2%. The share is lower than Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah; not statistically different from Idaho and Montana¹².

Maine3.6% ±0.1

Hawaii3.6% ±0.3

Oregon3.5% ±0.1

South Dakota3.5% ±0.4

New Hampshire2.7% ±0.2

Vermont2.7% ±0.2

Utah2.3% ±0.1

Idaho1.8% ±0.1

Wyoming1.6% ±0.3

Montana1.2% ±0.2

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B02009. Whiskers show the 90% margin of error; states whose whiskers overlap may not differ significantly. Period: 2025.

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State	Black or African American (alone or in combination)	MOE
Maine	3.6%	±0.1
Hawaii	3.6%	±0.3
Oregon	3.5%	±0.1
South Dakota	3.5%	±0.4
New Hampshire	2.7%	±0.2
Vermont	2.7%	±0.2
Utah	2.3%	±0.1
Idaho	1.8%	±0.1
Wyoming	1.6%	±0.3
Montana	1.2%	±0.2

The figure depends on the definition. Counting only residents who are Black alone and not Hispanic, the 2025 survey share is 0.7% (±0.2 percentage points), not statistically different from 0.7% in 2024². The Census Bureau's population estimates, which have no margin of error, put Black alone residents of any ethnicity at 1.2% on July 1, 2025, up from 1.1% in 2020¹³.

A small gain since 2020, mostly from other states

Between April 2020 and July 2025 the population rose by 11,881, or 2.06%, 1.0 percentage points below the US figure (3.10%). That rate was lower than every bordering state (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah)¹, and each neighbor also added more people in number.

Most of the gain came from people moving in from other states: net domestic migration added 8,684. Births and deaths almost cancelled out. Wyoming recorded 32,008 births and 31,472 deaths over the five years, a natural increase of only 536. Deaths exceeded births in the years to June 2021 (−54) and June 2022 (−627¹); births have been slightly ahead since.

Births+32,008

Deaths−31,472

Net domestic migration+8,684

Net international migration+2,668

Residual (estimation adjustment)−7

Total change+11,881

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Each bar starts where the previous one ended. The residual is the part of the change the Census Bureau cannot assign to a component.

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Component	People
Births	32,008
Deaths	−31,472
Net domestic migration	8,684
Net international migration	2,668
Residual (estimation adjustment)	−7
Total change	11,881

Migration from abroad is the smallest of any state. Net international migration since 2020 was 2,668, the lowest in the nation, and in the year to June 2025 it fell to 258, down from 1,010 a year earlier. In that latest year, other states accounted for 73% of Wyoming's growth, natural increase for 15% and arrivals from abroad for 13%¹.

Most Wyomingites were born in another state

In 2025, 55.8% of Wyoming residents (±1.5 percentage points) were born in another US state, the highest in the nation and 28.8 percentage points above the US figure (27.0%). New Hampshire follows at 51.8%. Only 39.7% were born in Wyoming itself, lower than every bordering state (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah)¹⁴.

Wyoming55.8% ±1.5

New Hampshire51.8% ±1.0

District of Columbia50.9% ±1.5

Nevada49.4% ±0.6

Idaho48.5% ±0.9

Vermont48.3% ±1.3

Delaware47.0% ±1.5

Colorado46.3% ±0.5

Arizona46.0% ±0.4

Alaska45.7% ±1.2

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B05002. Whiskers show the 90% margin of error; states whose whiskers overlap may not differ significantly. Period: 2025.

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State	Born in another US state	MOE
Wyoming	55.8%	±1.5
New Hampshire	51.8%	±1.0
District of Columbia	50.9%	±1.5
Nevada	49.4%	±0.6
Idaho	48.5%	±0.9
Vermont	48.3%	±1.3
Delaware	47.0%	±1.5
Colorado	46.3%	±0.5
Arizona	46.0%	±0.4
Alaska	45.7%	±1.2

Most of those born elsewhere come from the West and the Midwest: 27.1% of all residents were born in another Western state and 16.5% in the Midwest, both well above the national shares. Births in the South (8.2%) are not statistically different from the US figure (8.3%), and only 4.0%¹⁴ were born in the Northeast.

The state keeps turning over. In 2025, 4.0% of residents had lived in a different state a year earlier, 1.9 percentage points above the US figure (2.1%) and tied for 2nd highest among the states and DC by point estimate (rank range between 2nd and 12th¹⁵). The Census Bureau's 2024 migration survey counted 25,060 people (±4,474) moving in from other states and 18,594 (±3,408¹⁶) moving out. Tax returns tell a similar story of large flows and a small balance: between 2022 and 2023, 22,038 people moved in on IRS returns and 21,663 moved out, a net gain of 375¹⁷.

Moved to Wyoming from

Colorado5,552 ±2,229

Texas3,678 ±1,866

California1,957 ±1,419

Arizona1,574 ±1,413

Utah1,429 ±821

Florida1,233 ±850

Kansas1,106 ±1,169

Nevada934 ±969

Left Wyoming for

Florida1,777 ±1,104

North Carolina1,547 ±1,885

Colorado1,491 ±645

Texas1,336 ±865

Nebraska1,257 ±785

Utah1,242 ±820

Montana1,215 ±622

California1,036 ±585

Source: Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows, 2024. People aged 1 and over who lived in another state a year earlier (and the reverse). Survey estimates: whiskers show the 90% margin of error.

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State	Moved in from	Moved out to
Colorado	5,552 ±2,229	1,491 ±645
Texas	3,678 ±1,866	1,336 ±865
California	1,957 ±1,419	1,036 ±585
Arizona	1,574 ±1,413	–
Utah	1,429 ±821	1,242 ±820
Florida	1,233 ±850	1,777 ±1,104
Kansas	1,106 ±1,169	–
Nevada	934 ±969	–
North Carolina	–	1,547 ±1,885
Nebraska	–	1,257 ±785
Montana	–	1,215 ±622

White, Hispanic, Native American and Asian residents

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 80.0% of the population in the 2025 survey (±0.5 percentage points), 25.0 percentage points above the US figure (55.0%)². Counting everyone who reports white alone or with another race, the share is 93.0%¹⁸.

Hispanic or Latino residents are 11.5%, up from 11.1% in 2024 and 9.0 percentage points below the US figure (20.5%)². Most have Mexican origin: 8.0%¹⁹ of all Wyomingites. Asian residents are a small group, 1.9% alone or in combination, a share tied for 2nd lowest²⁰ among the states and DC.

Single group (adds to 100%)Alone or in combination with other races

White, not Hispanic80.0% 93.0%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)11.5%

Two or more races, not Hispanic4.1%

American Indian and Alaska Native, not Hispanic1.6% 5.9%

Asian, not Hispanic1.4% 1.9%

Black, not Hispanic0.7% 1.6%

Some other race, not Hispanic0.4%

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.2% 0.4%

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B03002; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B02009. The dark bars are mutually exclusive and add to 100%. The light bars count everyone who reported the race, alone or with another race and of any ethnicity, so they overlap and add to more than 100%.

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Group	Share (single group)	MOE	Alone or in combination
White, not Hispanic	80.0%	±0.5	93.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.5%		–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4.1%	±0.5	–
American Indian and Alaska Native, not Hispanic	1.6%	±0.2	5.9%
Asian, not Hispanic	1.4%	±0.2	1.9%
Black, not Hispanic	0.7%	±0.2	1.6%
Some other race, not Hispanic	0.4%	±0.3	–
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic	0.2%	±0.1	0.4%

The American Indian and Alaska Native share is above the national one. Counting people who report that race alone or with another, it is 5.9% (±0.6 percentage points), 2.7 percentage points above the US figure (3.2%) and the 8th highest²¹ among the states and DC; among the neighbors only Montana and South Dakota are higher. Wyoming's score on the diversity index, the likelihood that any two residents differ in race or ethnicity, is 34.5, 46% below the US figure (63.5), the 6th least diverse²² state.

Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone

In the 2020 Census (April 1, 2020), 11,609 residents reported American Indian as their only race and 22,525 reported it alone or with another race. The largest group, counting people who reported it alone or with other groups, was the Northern Arapaho Tribe, with 4,041 people. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming had 1,964. Generic answers such as "Cherokee" (2,654) or "Shoshone²³" are counted separately from specific tribes, and one person can be counted in several groups, so the rows cannot be added together.

Fewer people per square mile than any neighbor

With 6.1 people per square mile, Wyoming is the 2nd least densely populated state, less dense than every bordering state (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah). Only Alaska has fewer people per square mile (1.3 people per square mile²⁴).

At the 2020 Census, 62.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 38.0% in rural ones, 18.0 percentage points above the US figure (20.0%). The rural share is the 12th highest: higher than Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Utah; lower than Montana and South Dakota²⁵.

Spread-out settlement has not meant long commutes. Workers took 19.6 minutes to get to work on average in 2025, 7.8 minutes below the US figure (27.4 minutes) and tied for 3rd shortest among the states and DC (rank range between 44th and 50th²⁶). Most drive alone (74.6%²⁷), and only 3.7% of households have no vehicle, 5.1 percentage points below the US figure (8.8%)²⁸.

More men than women

Males outnumber females in Wyoming, which is unusual: nationally there are more women than men. The population estimates give 102.8 males for every 100 females on July 1, 2025, 7% above the US figure (96.4) and the 3rd highest ratio after Alaska (108.7) and North Dakota (104.9). The ratio is higher than every bordering state (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah)¹³. The 2025 survey counts 298,531 males (±2,724) and 290,222 females (±2,724²⁹).

Alaska108.7

North Dakota104.9

Wyoming102.8

South Dakota101.8

Utah101.4

Colorado100.9

Montana100.9

Idaho100.4

Nevada99.8

Nebraska99.7

United States96.4

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Period: July 1, 2025.

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State	Males per 100 females
Alaska	108.7
North Dakota	104.9
Wyoming	102.8
South Dakota	101.8
Utah	101.4
Colorado	100.9
Montana	100.9
Idaho	100.4
Nevada	99.8
Nebraska	99.7
United States	96.4

Older than most neighbors, with fewer children than in 2020

Wyoming's median age was 41.5 years in 2025 (±0.4 years), 2.0 years above the US figure (39.5 years) and up from 40.2 years in 2024, a statistically significant one-year rise. Residents are older than Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah; not statistically different from Montana³. In the longer run, the median is up from 39.1 years in 2005³⁰.

MenWomenUnited States

MenWomen

85+

80–84

75–79

70–74

65–69

60–64

55–59

50–54

45–49

40–44

35–39

30–34

25–29

20–24

15–19

10–14

5–9

0–4

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Share of the total population in each age group. Vertical ticks: the United States.

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Age	Men (%)	Women (%)	US men (%)	US women (%)
0-4	2.64	2.56	2.76	2.65
5-9	3.01	2.84	2.96	2.83
10-14	3.31	3.11	3.08	2.95
15-19	3.64	3.35	3.31	3.16
20-24	3.56	3.16	3.43	3.28
25-29	3.05	2.86	3.46	3.37
30-34	3.12	2.99	3.41	3.38
35-39	3.35	3.16	3.38	3.40
40-44	3.41	3.26	3.21	3.27
45-49	3.06	2.90	2.93	3.03
50-54	2.76	2.66	2.83	2.96
55-59	2.67	2.67	2.86	3.02
60-64	3.06	3.17	2.96	3.21
65-69	3.34	3.36	2.75	3.08
70-74	2.84	2.89	2.26	2.64
75-79	1.97	2.04	1.71	2.08
80-84	1.12	1.23	1.00	1.32
85+	0.77	1.11	0.78	1.28

The number of children is shrinking while the number of older residents grows. The population estimates count 127,334 residents under 18 in 2025, down from 135,276 in 2020, and 121,648 aged 65 and older, up from 102,865 in 2020. Residents 65 and older are now 20.7% of the population, 1.8 percentage points above the US figure (18.9%). Residents aged 18 to 64 years make up only 57.7% of the population, 2.3 percentage points below the US figure (60.0%). The dependency ratio, children and older residents for every 100 people of working age, is 73.3, tied for 4th highest¹³ among the states and DC.

The lowest never-married share

Wyoming adults are more likely to be married than adults elsewhere. Only 26.4% of people 15 and older have never married, the lowest in the nation and 8.4 percentage points below the US figure (34.8%); Idaho is next at 27.7%³¹. Married couples head 50.7% of households, 4.1 percentage points above the US figure (46.6%), while families headed by a woman with no spouse present are 8.1% of households, 4.0 percentage points below the US figure (12.1%)³².

Divorce is also common. The divorce rate, 3.2 per 1,000 residents, is 39% above the US figure (2.3 per 1,000 residents) and tied for 4th highest³³ among the states with data, and 12.1% of people 15 and older are currently divorced, up from 10.7% in 2024³¹. Households are small, averaging 2.24 people, 10% below the US figure (2.49)³⁴ and down from 2.42 in 2005³⁰.

Typical household income, high income per person

The median household income in 2025 was $80,894 (±$3,128), $3,886 (5%) below the US figure ($84,780) and not statistically different from $77,519 in 2024 (in 2025 dollars)⁴. Household incomes cluster in the middle: 31.8% of households had between $50,000 and $100,000, 4.0 percentage points above the US figure (27.8%), and 11.2% had $200,000 or more, 3.6 percentage points below the US figure (14.8%)³⁵.

Measures that add up all income and divide it by the number of residents show a different picture. The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts per capita personal income at $91,109 in 2025, $14,081 (18%) above the US figure ($77,028) and the 5th highest³⁶. Adjusted for state price levels, the 2024 figure of $75,501 is the highest of any state (the District of Columbia is higher)³⁷.

By one measure, income at the very top is more concentrated than anywhere else. In tax year 2023, returns reporting $1 million or more held 29.8% of all adjusted gross income in Wyoming, the highest in the nation and 13.2 percentage points above the US figure (16.6%); the District of Columbia is next at 26.8%. Those returns numbered 1,730, or 6.1 per 1,000 tax returns³⁸. A median describes the household in the middle, so a small number of very high incomes can lift per-person averages without moving it. The survey's Gini index for households, 0.465, is not statistically different from the US figure (0.482)³⁹.

Prices are lower than average. The 2024 regional price parity for Wyoming is 92.7 (US = 100), 7% below the US figure (100.0), with housing rents priced 29% below the US figure (100.6)³⁷.

Little poverty, and the lowest use of food assistance

The official poverty rate was 10.1% in 2025 (±1.2 percentage points), 1.7 percentage points below the US figure (11.8%). Poverty is lowest among the old and the young: 8.0% of residents 65 and older and 9.9%⁵ of children were poor, both below the national rates. The Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure, averaged over 2023–2025, is 8.7%, 4.3 percentage points below the US figure (13.0%)⁴⁰.

Food assistance reaches a smaller share of residents than in any other state. The Department of Agriculture counted an average of 27,489 SNAP participants a month in fiscal year 2025, 4.7% of the population, the lowest in the nation⁴¹. In the 2025 survey, 4.3% of households (±0.8 percentage points) said they had received SNAP in the past year, also the lowest in the nation⁴².

Minnesota7.8%

Arkansas7.7%

Nebraska7.5%

Montana7.0%

North Dakota6.9%

Idaho6.6%

Kansas6.3%

New Hampshire5.4%

Utah5.0%

Wyoming4.7%

Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), SNAP Monthly State Participation and Benefit Summary, Fiscal Year 2025. Period: FY2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).

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State	SNAP participants (% of residents)
Minnesota	7.8%
Arkansas	7.7%
Nebraska	7.5%
Montana	7.0%
North Dakota	6.9%
Idaho	6.6%
Kansas	6.3%
New Hampshire	5.4%
Utah	5.0%
Wyoming	4.7%

Low overall use does not mean low use among the poor. Of households below the poverty line, 59.8% (±9.7 percentage points) received SNAP in 2025, 17.8 percentage points above the US figure (42.0%); the margin of error places Wyoming between 1st and 9th⁴². The low overall share goes together with a low poverty rate rather than with low take-up among poor households.

Enrollment in public health coverage is also low. Medicaid and CHIP enrollment in June 2026 was 59,759, 10.2% of the population and the 2nd lowest⁴³ share, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In the 2025 survey, 9.6% of residents had no health insurance, 1.2 percentage points above the US figure (8.4%)⁴⁴.

Catholic and Latter-day Saint congregations, almost level

Searches often ask what share of Wyoming is Mormon. The census does not collect religious affiliation, but the U.S. Religion Census gathers membership counts from the churches themselves. In 2020 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints counted 67,729 members in Wyoming, 11.7% of residents, the 3rd highest share after Utah and Idaho. The Catholic Church counted almost the same share (12.0%) but in far fewer congregations: 65 parishes against 172⁴⁵ Latter-day Saint wards and branches.

Wyoming has many congregations for its size, 16.6 per 10,000 residents (12th highest), yet only 40.4% of residents were on a congregation's books, 10th lowest⁴⁵ among the states. These counts come from congregations, not from residents, and miss churches that did not report; the religion overview explains what they cover.

Rents below average, few renters stretched

The median gross rent was $1,087 a month in 2025, $470 (30%) below the US figure ($1,557)⁴⁶. Among renters, 41.8% spent 30 percent or more of their income on housing, 10.0 percentage points below the US figure (51.8%) and the 2nd lowest share (rank range between 40th and 50th⁴⁷).

Colorado51.8% ±1.7

United States51.8% ±0.2

Utah50.3% ±2.3

Idaho48.8% ±2.4

Montana48.7% ±3.2

South Dakota44.9% ±3.4

Nebraska44.7% ±2.4

Wyoming41.8% ±4.6

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B25070. Whiskers show the 90% margin of error. Period: 2025.

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State	Renters spending 30% or more of income on housing	MOE
Colorado	51.8%	±1.7
United States	51.8%	±0.2
Utah	50.3%	±2.3
Idaho	48.8%	±2.4
Montana	48.7%	±3.2
South Dakota	44.9%	±3.4
Nebraska	44.7%	±2.4
Wyoming	41.8%	±4.6

Among homeowners with a mortgage, 34.7% spent 30 percent or more of income on housing, up from 30.0% in 2024 and 4.0 percentage points above the US figure (30.7%)⁴⁸. The median home value, $357,300, is $13,800 (4%) below the US figure ($371,100)⁴⁹; in 2025 dollars it was $222,541³⁰ in 2005. Homeownership stands at 69.8%, 4.5 percentage points above the US figure (65.3%)⁵⁰. Single-family homes make up 70.0% of the housing stock and mobile homes 8.8%⁵¹, both above the national shares.

The January 2025 point-in-time count found 535 people experiencing homelessness, the fewest in the nation, or 9.1 per 10,000 residents⁵².

High school diplomas, associate degrees and veterans

Among adults 25 and older, 94.8% (±2.7 percentage points) have at least a high school diploma, 4.2 percentage points above the US figure (90.6%). Associate degrees are common: 11.3% of adults hold one as their highest degree, 2.4 percentage points above the US figure (8.9%). The share with a bachelor's degree or higher, 33.7% (±1.6 percentage points), is 3.7 percentage points below the US figure (37.4%)⁵³; it was 23.2%³⁰ in 2005. The public high school graduation rate for 2021–22 was 82%, 5.0 percentage points below the US figure (87%)⁵⁴.

Veterans make up 8.2% of civilian adults (±0.7 percentage points), 2.3 percentage points above the US figure (5.9%); the share ranks between 3rd and 14th⁵⁵. Unemployment averaged 3.4% in 2025, 0.9 percentage points below the US figure (4.3%)⁵⁶, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Life expectancy at birth was 76.8 years in 2022, 0.7 years below the US figure (77.5 years): 74.6 years for men and 79.3 years⁵⁷ for women.

Few immigrants, mostly European roots

Wyoming has fewer foreign-born residents than any other state: 21,157 in 2025, 3.6% of the population and 11.1 percentage points below the US figure (14.7%). Fiscal year 2024 brought 510 new green-card holders and 210 naturalizations, both the lowest in the nation⁵⁸. Nearly half of the foreign-born (49.4%) were born in Latin America and 19.0% in Europe, 9.5 percentage points above the US figure (9.5%)¹⁴. The Census Bureau did not publish its 2025 one-year table of languages spoken at home for Wyoming; in the 2020–2024 five-year data, 26,551 people 5 and older (4.8%) spoke Spanish⁵⁹ at home.

Asked about their ancestry in 2020–2024, the largest numbers of residents named German (21.5%), English (15.7%) and Irish (11.7%⁶⁰) origins.