2020 Census shows Wyoming barely grew
Teton and Lincoln counties added population but 14 counties lost people
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Preliminary 2020 Census statistics are out and, as much as data gathered during a pandemic can be trusted, the metrics show Wyoming grew at a 2.3% rate to 576,851 people, making it one of the slowest growing states in the U.S. The United States, as a whole, grew by 7.4% in the past decade.
Teton (23,331) and Laramie (100,512) counties were the fastest growing in Wyoming at 9.6% over the past 10 years. Lincoln County grew 8.1% to 19,581. Fourteen counties in Wyoming—including Sublette, Sweetwater, and Fremont—saw a decline in population over the past decade.
Teton County has one of the higher population densities (5.8) in Wyoming. It is also middle-of-the-road when it comes to percentage of housing occupied by county. Teton is 72.6 compared to the low end (Sublette at 69.8%), or the high end (Laramie at 93.8%). U.S. average is 90.3%.
Wyoming continues to be one of the ‘Whitest’ states with 84.7% of its population reporting as White. Idaho (82.1%), Montana (84.5%), South Dakota (80.7%), Utah (78.7%), and Colorado (70.7%) round out the states bordering Wyoming. The U.S. average is 61.6%.
