Wyoming Population 2024

March 2, 2024 by Babji

Wyoming (U.S. abbreviation WY) is the mountain region state of the United States, borders Nebraska and South Dakota to the east, Colorado to the south, Utah to the south west and Montana to the east. Wyoming population in 2024 is expected to be 584,430 inhabitants, its holds on 50th rank in the US. its area is 97,914 square miles(253,600 sq km), ranking tenth largest in the United States. Wyoming is losing population and is decreased by more than half a million since from the last census of 2020. Wyoming is known as 'The Equality State', is the first state to give women the right to vote in 1869. The population in Wyoming is least population in the country due to its geographical factors like lack of water and mountains and is decreasing every decade.

Contents
Population by Race
Top Cities of Wyoming
Population Pyramid
Languages
Education
Disablity
Counties of Wyoming

According to U.S. 2020 Census Results, WY population in 2020 is expected to be 576,851 inhabitants living in the state. Wyoming population in 2023 is expected to be 583,269 inhabitants, population in 2022 is expected to be 584,309 inhabitants, and in 2021 is expected to be 578,803 inhabitants.

Year	Population	% Change
2010	564,483
2011	567,224	0.49
2012	576,270	1.59
2013	582,123	1.02
2014	582,548	0.07
2015	585,668	0.54
2016	584,290	-0.24
2017	578,934	-0.92
2018	577,737	-0.21
2019	573,693	-0.70
2020	576,851	census updated July 1, 2020
2021*	578,803	0.34
2022*	580,887	0.36
2023*	584,430	0.61

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, last census by July 1, 2020

Wyoming Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of Wyoming by race are: 91% are White Americans, 1% are Black Americans, 2.3% are AIAN Natives, 0.87% are Asian population, .08% are NHPI, 9.2% are Hispanic/Latinos.

White Population

White population in Wyoming are 532,394, percentage wise 91.29 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in Wyoming are 6,121, percentage wise 1.05 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Wyoming, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Wyoming are 5,102, percentage wise 0.87 percent are asians, out of these 468 are Asian Indians, 1,119 are Chinese, 1,462 are Filipinos, 473 are Japanese, 430 are Korean, 344 are Vietnamese and 806 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Wyoming are 56,681. Percentage wise 9.72 percent are hispanics, out of these 43,339 are Mexican people, 1,166 are Puerto Ricans, 310 are Cubans, and 11,866 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

40 are Native Hawaiians, 211 are Samoans, 181 are Guamanian/Chamorros, 179 are Cherokee tribals, 136 are Chippewa tribals, 539 are Navajo tribals, 842 are Sioux tribals.

Total Population	583,200	Percent
White	532,394	91.29%
Black or African American	6,121	1.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native	13,549	2.323%
Cherokee tribal grouping	179	0.031%
Chippewa tribal grouping	136	0.023%
Navajo tribal grouping	539	0.092%
Sioux tribal grouping	842	0.144%
Asian Population	5,102	0.87%
Asian Indian	468	0.08%
Chinese	1,119	0.19%
Filipino	1,462	0.25%
Japanese	473	0.08%
Korean	430	0.07%
Vietnamese	344	0.06%
Other Asian Population	806
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	470	0.08%
Native Hawaiian	40	0.007%
Guamanian or Chamorro	181	0.031%
Samoan	211	0.036%
Other Pacific Islander	38
Some other race	10,247
Hispanic or Latino	56,681	9.72%
Mexican	43,339	7.43%
Puerto Rican	1,166	0.20%
Cuban	310	0.05%
Other Hispanic or Latino	11,866

Source: US Census 2017(Table B03002)

Top Cities of Wyoming

The top populated cities of Wyoming as on 2017 are Cheyenne with 63,957 and Casper with 57,461.

Rank	Cities	Population(2018)
1	Cheyenne	63,957
2	Casper	57,461

Population Pyramid

Wyoming population pyramid chart according to 2021 census estimates as per below.

Source: 2021 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

Wyoming Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Wyoming by age is 583,200, out of these 298,301 are male, 284,899 are female, The sex ratio of Wyoming is 1,047. The Wyoming population by age are, under 15 years is 116,423, 15 years and over is 466,777, 30 years and over is 348,262, 65 years and over is 84,239 and 85 years and over is 9,808. 51.15 percent are male, 48.85 percent are female, 19.96 percent are under 15 years old, 80.04 percent are 15 years and over, 59.72 percent are 30 years and over, 14.44 percent are 65 years and over, 1.68 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in WY

English is the official language of Wyoming, 92.73 of people speak only English, 5% speak Spanish language, 1% speak European languages and 0.6% speak Asian languages.

Languages	Population	Percentage
Speak only English	506,060	92.73
Spanish Language	27,302	5.00
European Language	5,622	1.03
Asian Languages	3,282	0.60
Other Languages	3,477	0.64

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1601)

Wyoming Education

Wyoming education stats of High school/University.

Population 18 to 24 years		56,225	29,905	26,320
		Total	Male	Female
	Less than high school graduate	7,513	4,327	3,186
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	18,607	11,043	7,564
	Some college or associates degree	26,423	13,037	13,386
	Bachelors degree or higher	3,682	1,498	2,184
Population 25 years and over		388,617	196,522	192,095
	Less than 9th grade	7,166	4,064	3,102
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	20,964	11,071	9,893
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	111,594	61,708	49,886
	Some college, no degree	102,720	49,846	52,874
	Associates degree	42,219	19,086	23,133
	Bachelors degree	67,798	32,912	34,886
	Graduate or professional degree	36,156	17,835	18,321

White		340,126	171,525	168,601
	High school graduate or higher	321,451	161,419	160,032
	Bachelors degree or higher	95,897	47,018	48,879
Black or African		3,452	2,205	1,247
	High school graduate or higher	3,216	2,146	1,070
	Bachelors degree or higher	817	496	321
American Indian or Alaska Native alone		7,557	3,828	3,729
	High school graduate or higher	6,427	3,192	3,235
	Bachelors degree or higher	846	384	462
Asian		3,480	1,393	2,087
	High school graduate or higher	3,215	1,359	1,856
	Bachelors degree or higher	1,633	855	778
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander		127	87	40
	High school graduate or higher	127	87	40
	Bachelors degree or higher	25	12	13
Hispanic or Latino Origin		29,978	15,907	14,071
	High school graduate or higher	22,127	11,524	10,603
	Bachelors degree or higher	3,563	1,407	2,156

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

The disable population of Wyoming state as per type of Hearing/Vision/Cognitive/ambulatory problems.

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	74,131
Male	40,159
Female	33,972
	-
White	68,845
Black or African American	635
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,905
Asian	350
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19
Some other race	687
DISABILITY TYPE
With a hearing difficulty	28,904
With a vision difficulty	13,815
With a cognitive difficulty	24,389
With an ambulatory difficulty	34,857
With a self-care difficulty	10,993
With an independent living difficulty	19,606

Counties of Wyoming

Wyoming is divided into 23 counties, Laramie is the most populous county with 98,976 people, followed by Natrona County with 79,115, Campbell County with 46,140, Sweetwater County with 43,051, Fremont County with 39,531. The least populous county is Niobrara County with 2,388.

County	Population 2017	Population 2018	% Change	Rank 2017	Rank 2018
Albany County	38,430	38,601	0.4	6	6
Big Horn County	11,879	11,881	0	15	15
Campbell County	46,251	46,140	-0.2	3	3
Carbon County	15,242	14,971	-1.8	12	12
Converse County	13,744	13,640	-0.8	13	13
Crook County	7,424	7,450	0.4	20	20
Fremont County	39,834	39,531	-0.8	5	5
Goshen County	13,404	13,376	-0.2	14	14
Hot Springs County	4,686	4,555	-2.8	22	22
Johnson County	8,442	8,460	0.2	18	18
Laramie County	98,460	98,976	0.5	1	1
Lincoln County	19,259	19,434	0.9	11	11
Natrona County	79,556	79,115	-0.6	2	2
Niobrara County	2,397	2,388	-0.4	23	23
Park County	29,189	29,324	0.5	8	8
Platte County	8,561	8,566	0.1	17	17
Sheridan County	30,132	30,233	0.3	7	7
Sublette County	9,759	9,813	0.6	16	16
Sweetwater County	43,547	43,051	-1.1	4	4
Teton County	23,261	23,081	-0.8	9	9
Uinta County	20,456	20,299	-0.8	10	10
Washakie County	8,035	7,885	-1.9	19	19
Weston County	6,986	6,967	-0.3	21	21