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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 13, 2021 Contact: Dr. Wenlin Liu, Chief Economist

MOST COUNTIES EXPERIENCED POPULATION DECLINES BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020

CHEYENNE ? Population in fourteen out of Wyoming's twenty-three counties decreased from 2010 to 2020, according to the newly released 2020 Census Redistricting Data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the first set of population data available for counties, cities, towns, American Indian Reservations, legislative districts, school districts, and statistical areas such as census tracts and census blocks. Besides total population, Hispanic origin and detailed race categories are also included.

The population change for Wyoming was 13,225, or 2.3 percent, the 7th slowest growth rate in the United States, and the slowest since the 1980s for the state. For the U.S., the population count was 331,449,281 on April 1, 2020, an increase of 22.7 million or 7.4 percent from 10 years ago, the second slowest growth rate ever, slightly higher than the 1930s.

Laramie and Teton counties led the state with the fastest growth rate (9.6%), followed by Lincoln (8.1%), Sheridan (6.2%) and Natrona (6.0%) counties. Sublette County experienced the steepest decrease (-14.8%). Washakie and Carbon shrunk by 9.9 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively. Laramie and Natrona, the largest counties, and the only Metropolitan Statistics Areas (MSAs) in the state added the most residents, 8,774 and 4,505, respectively, during the decade.

Two factors contribute to the change in population - natural change, which is the difference between births and deaths, and net migration, the difference between people moving into an area and moving out. At the state level, the net migration was about -12,000, meaning that 12,000 more residents left Wyoming than moved into the State between 2010 and 2020. The main reason for the negative net migration and consequently the slow population growth in Wyoming was the downturn in the energy industry since mid-June of 2014, and particularly in 2015 and 2016 when the state lost 9,200 or one-third of its mineral extraction industry payroll jobs. "Change in migration is mostly driven by changes in employment in Wyoming, while the fluctuation in labor force and employment always depends on the health of the state's pivotal industry - mining (including oil & gas extraction)," said Dr. Wenlin Liu, Chief Economist with the Economic Analysis Division, Wyoming Department of Administration & Information. Counties in the Northwest and Southeast regions, such as Teton, Lincoln, and Laramie, with a smaller proportion of mineral extraction in their economies demonstrated higher in-migration and population growth. The opposite was true for counties with large out-migration such as Campbell, Sublette, and Sweetwater due to their intensity of energy producing activities.

The natural change for the state was about 25,200 (72,300 births and 47,100 deaths). However, many of Wyoming's small and rural counties such as Big Horn, Goshen, Hot Springs, Johnson, Niobrara, Platte, Washakie, and Weston experienced negative or minimal natural changes between 2010 and 2020, due to their large proportion of older population.

Wyoming's total minority population reached 107,187 in April 2020. Minority is defined as any group other than single-race, Non-Hispanic White. The growth of minorities since 2010 was 27,435 persons, or 34.4 percent, compared with 2.3 percent increase for the State's total population. In fact, it was the addition of minority residents that contributed all of the state's population growth from 2010 to 2020. Hispanic was the largest minority group with 59,046 in April 2020, an increase of 17.5 percent. The Black or African-American population grew 8.8 percent during this period to 4,735, and Asian population grew 17.7 percent. Other minority races, such as Some Other Race and Two-or-More Races also recorded 454.9 percent and 185.1 percent growth rate respectively, while the majority, Non-Hispanic White, declined 2.9 percent from the 2010 Census. It is important to note that these data comparisons between the 2020 Census and 2010 Census race data should be made with caution, taking into account the improvements the Census Bureau has made to the Hispanic origin and race questions and the ways they code what people report. With 18.6 percent of the State's total population, the proportion of minorities in Wyoming was still ranked the 8th lowest in the nation while 42.2 percent of U.S. residents are minorities. "Both the nation and Wyoming's population continue to grow in racial and ethnic diversity," said Dr. Liu.

Population Distribution in the U.S. 2020 Census

Other Races 0.7%

Two or More Races

4.1%

Asian 5.9%

American Indian and

Alaska Native 0.7%

Black or African American 12.1%

Hispanic or Latino 18.7%

White 57.8%

Population Distribution in Wyoming 2020 Census

Other Races 0.5%

American Indian and

Alaska Native 2.0%

Black or African American 0.8%

Asian 0.9%

Two or More Races

4.1%

Hispanic or Latino 10.2%

White 81.4%

For cities and towns with population greater than 2,000, Bar Nunn demonstrated the fastest annual growth rate of 34.7

Population Distribution in Wyoming 2010 Census

percent, followed by Mills (16.6%), Gillette (14.8%), Afton

(13.7%), and Jackson (12.4%). The state's most populous

Other Races 0.1%

Two or More Races

city, Cheyenne, also added the most residents (5,666). Four cities and towns experienced population losses of at least 9.0 percent, led by Worland's decrease of 13.0 percent or 714

American Indian and

Alaska

Asian 0.8%

1.5%

Hispanic or Latino 8.9%

residents. Rawlins lost the most population during the decade, -1,038 residents.

Native 2.1%

Black or

African

As of April 1, 2020, 69.0 percent, or 398,304 people in

American 0.8%

Wyoming lived in incorporated places. Nearly half (49.6%) of the State's residents lived in ten cities with population of

White 85.9%

more than 10,000, while 62.9 percent reside in cities and

towns with 2,000 or more persons. Total population in 2020

for all 99 cities and towns was 3.5 percent higher than 10 years ago, but the growth rate was 4.4 percent in the

state's 30 largest cities and towns and was 6.1 percent for 11 of the most populous cities between 2010 and

2020. "Nationwide, smaller places tended to lose population but more populous areas managed to grow, with

population growth in this decade almost entirely in metro areas," Dr. Liu continued.

Total Population and Change: 2020 and 2010

Area Name

Population

Change

2020

2010 Number

%

WYOMING

576,851 563,626 13,225

2.3

Albany County Laramie Rock River

Big Horn County Basin Burlington Byron Cowley Deaver Frannie (pt.) Greybull Lovell Manderson

Campbell County Gillette Wright

Carbon County Baggs Dixon Elk Mountain Encampment Hanna Medicine Bow Rawlins Riverside Saratoga Sinclair

Converse County Douglas Glenrock Lost Springs Rolling Hills

Crook County Hulett Moorcroft Pine Haven Sundance

Fremont County Dubois Hudson Lander Pavillion Riverton Shoshoni

Goshen County Fort Laramie La Grange Lingle Torrington Yoder

Hot Springs County E Thermopolis Kirby Thermopolis

Johnson County Buffalo Kaycee

Laramie County Albin Burns Cheyenne Pine Bluffs

37,066 31,407

211 11,521

1,288 314 562 762 154 119

1,651 2,243

88 47,026 33,403

1,644 14,537

411 74

150 452 683 245 8,221

66 1,702

374 13,751

6,386 2,420

6 427 7,181 309 946 493 1,032 39,234 911 431 7,546 230 10,682 471 12,498 206 372 403 6,119 131 4,621 229

76 2,725 8,447 4,415

247 100,512

169 356 65,132 1,172

36,299 30,816

245 11,668

1,285 288 593 655 178 138

1,847 2,360

114 46,133 29,087

1,807 15,885

440 97

191 450 841 284 9,259

52 1,690

433 13,833

6,120 2,576

4 440 7,083 383 1,009 490 1,182 40,123 971 458 7,487 231 10,615 649 13,249 230 448 468 6,501 151 4,812 254

92 3,009 8,569 4,585

263 91,738

181 301 59,466 1,129

767 591 -34 -147

3 26 -31 107 -24 -19 -196 -117 -26 893 4,316 -163 -1,348 -29 -23 -41

2 -158

-39 -1,038

14 12 -59 -82 266 -156

2 -13 98 -74 -63

3 -150 -889

-60 -27 59

-1 67 -178 -751 -24 -76 -65 -382 -20 -191 -25 -16 -284 -122 -170 -16 8,774 -12 55 5,666 43

2.1 1.9 -13.9 -1.3 0.2 9.0 -5.2 16.3 -13.5 -13.8 -10.6 -5.0 -22.8 1.9 14.8 -9.0 -8.5 -6.6 -23.7 -21.5 0.4 -18.8 -13.7 -11.2 26.9 0.7 -13.6 -0.6 4.3 -6.1 50.0 -3.0 1.4 -19.3 -6.2 0.6 -12.7 -2.2 -6.2 -5.9 0.8 -0.4 0.6 -27.4 -5.7 -10.4 -17.0 -13.9 -5.9 -13.2 -4.0 -9.8 -17.4 -9.4 -1.4 -3.7 -6.1 9.6 -6.6 18.3 9.5 3.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Area Name

Lincoln County Afton Alpine Cokeville Diamondville Kemmerer La Barge Opal Star Valley Ranch Thayne

Natrona County Bar Nunn Casper Edgerton Evansville Midwest Mills

Niobrara County Lusk Manville Van Tassell

Park County Cody Frannie (pt.) Meeteetse Powell

Platte County Chugwater Glendo Guernsey Hartville Wheatland

Sheridan County Clearmont Dayton Ranchester Sheridan

Sublette County Big Piney Marbleton Pinedale

Sweetwater County Bairoil Granger Green River Rock Springs Superior Wamsutter

Teton County Jackson

Uinta County Bear River Evanston Lyman Mountain View

Washakie County Ten Sleep Worland

Weston County Newcastle Upton

Population

Change

2020

2010 Number

%

19,581 2,172 1,220 502 520 2,415 394 64 1,866 380

79,955 2,981

59,038 153

2,746 285

4,034 2,467 1,541

92 22 29,624 10,028 26 309 6,419 8,605 175 237 1,130 64 3,588 30,921 116 822 1,064 18,737 8,728 395 861 2,005 42,272 68 98 11,825 23,526 184 203 23,331 10,760 20,450 522 11,747 2,135 1,278 7,685 246 4,773 6,838 3,374 898

18,106 1,911 828 535 737 2,656 551 96 1,503 366

75,450 2,213

55,316 195

2,544 404

3,461 2,484 1,567

95 15 28,205 9,520 19 327 6,314 8,667 212 205 1,147 62 3,627 29,116 142 757 855 17,444 10,247 552 1,094 2,030 43,806 106 139 12,515 23,036 336 451 21,294 9,577 21,118 518 12,359 2,115 1,286 8,533 260 5,487 7,208 3,532 1,100

1,475 261 392 -33 -217 -241 -157 -32 363 14

4,505 768

3,722 -42 202

-119 573 -17 -26

-3 7 1,419 508 7 -18 105 -62 -37 32 -17 2 -39 1,805 -26 65 209 1,293 -1,519 -157 -233 -25 -1,534 -38 -41 -690 490 -152 -248 2,037 1,183 -668 4 -612 20 -8 -848 -14 -714 -370 -158 -202

8.1 13.7 47.3 -6.2 -29.4 -9.1 -28.5 -33.3 24.2

3.8 6.0 34.7 6.7 -21.5 7.9 -29.5 16.6 -0.7 -1.7 -3.2 46.7 5.0 5.3 36.8 -5.5 1.7 -0.7 -17.5 15.6 -1.5 3.2 -1.1 6.2 -18.3 8.6 24.4 7.4 -14.8 -28.4 -21.3 -1.2 -3.5 -35.8 -29.5 -5.5 2.1 -45.2 -55.0 9.6 12.4 -3.2 0.8 -5.0 0.9 -0.6 -9.9 -5.4 -13.0 -5.1 -4.5 -18.4

2020 Census Population and Change (number and percent) from 2010 for Large Cities and Towns with 2,000 or More Persons

Rank by Population Size Cheyenne city Casper city Gillette city Laramie city Rock Springs city Sheridan city Green River city Evanston city Jackson town Riverton city Cody city Rawlins city Lander city Powell city Douglas city Torrington city Worland city Buffalo city Mills town Wheatland town Newcastle city Bar Nunn town Evansville town Thermopolis town Glenrock town Kemmerer city Lovell town Afton town Lyman town Pinedale town

65,132 59,038 33,403 31,407 23,526 18,737 11,825 11,747 10,760 10,682 10,028

8,221 7,546 6,419 6,386 6,119 4,773 4,415 4,034 3,588 3,374 2,981 2,746 2,725 2,420 2,415 2,243 2,172 2,135 2,005

Rank by Population Change

Cheyenne city

5,666

Gillette city

4,316

Casper city

3,722

Sheridan city

1,293

Jackson town

1,183

Bar Nunn town

768

Laramie city

591

Mills town

573

Cody city

508

Rock Springs city

490

Douglas city

266

Afton town

261

Evansville town

202

Powell city

105

Riverton city

67

Lander city

59

Lyman town

20

Pinedale town

-25

Wheatland town

-39

Lovell town

-117

Glenrock town

-156

Newcastle city

-158

Buffalo city

-170

Kemmerer city

-241

Thermopolis town

-284

Torrington city

-382

Evanston city

-612

Green River city

-690

Worland city

-714

Rawlins city

-1,038

Rank by Percent Change Bar Nunn town Mills town Gillette city Afton town Jackson town Cheyenne city Evansville town Sheridan city Casper city Cody city Douglas city Rock Springs city Laramie city Powell city Lyman town Lander city Riverton city Wheatland town Pinedale town Buffalo city Newcastle city Evanston city Lovell town Green River city Torrington city Glenrock town Kemmerer city Thermopolis town Rawlins city Worland city

34.7 16.6 14.8 13.7 12.4

9.5 7.9 7.4 6.7 5.3 4.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 -1.1 -1.2 -3.7 -4.5 -5.0 -5.0 -5.5 -5.9 -6.1 -9.1 -9.4 -11.2 -13.0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2020

Geography

TOTAL

Hispanic

Total NonHispanic

White

Black or African American

Non-Hispanic

Race Alone

American

Indian and

Alaska

Native

Asian

Hawaiian and Other

Pacific Islander

Some Other Race

Minority (Total - Non-

Hispanic Two or More White Alone)

Races

United States 331,449,281 62,080,044 269,369,237 191,697,647 39,940,338 2,251,699 19,618,719

622,018 1,689,833 13,548,983 139,751,634

Wyoming

576,851

59,046

517,805

469,664

4,735

11,781

5,037

489

2,425

23,674

107,187

Albany

37,066

3,910

33,156

29,584

384

282

1,028

30

188

1,660

7,482

Big Horn

11,521

1,069

10,452

9,884

22

98

44

6

44

354

1,637

Campbell

47,026

4,283

42,743

39,601

219

509

320

25

188

1,881

7,425

Carbon

14,537

2,600

11,937

11,006

130

155

89

15

60

482

3,531

Converse

13,751

1,062

12,689

11,996

39

72

55

0

41

486

1,755

Crook

7,181

112

7,069

6,766

0

43

9

7

16

228

415

Fremont

39,234

2,421

36,813

26,586

166

7,798

205

7

136

1,915

12,648

Goshen

12,498

1,212

11,286

10,695

76

83

46

0

42

344

1,803

Hot Springs

4,621

177

4,444

4,142

9

42

18

3

16

214

479

Johnson

8,447

347

8,100

7,640

26

69

15

7

28

315

807

Laramie

100,512

15,602

84,910

75,279

2,200

596

1,228

136

518

4,953

25,233

Lincoln

19,581

959

18,622

17,737

34

101

96

21

91

542

1,844

Natrona

79,955

7,169

72,786

66,614

729

767

633

78

306

3,659

13,341

Niobrara

2,467

76

2,391

2,255

6

27

12

5

0

86

212

Park

29,624

1,697

27,927

26,316

59

120

211

17

148

1,056

3,308

Platte

8,605

695

7,910

7,469

19

67

43

4

33

275

1,136

Sheridan

30,921

1,416

29,505

27,509

110

324

180

17

126

1,239

3,412

Sublette

8,728

636

8,092

7,651

17

44

46

10

45

279

1,077

Sweetwater

42,272

6,957

35,315

32,362

351

259

283

61

147

1,852

9,910

Teton

23,331

3,295

20,036

18,754

49

66

309

3

99

756

4,577

Uinta

20,450

1,986

18,464

17,444

50

122

108

27

76

637

3,006

Washakie

7,685

1,070

6,615

6,268

12

45

33

1

43

213

1,417

Weston

6,838

295

6,543

6,106

28

92

26

9

34

248

732

Note: Hispanic origin is considered an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanic may be of any race.

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010

Geography

United States Wyoming

TOTAL

308,745,538 563,626

Hispanic

Total NonHispanic

White

50,477,594 258,267,944 196,817,552

50,231

513,395

483,874

Black or African American

37,685,848

4,351

Non-Hispanic

Race Alone

American Indian and

Alaska Native

Asian

2,247,098 14,465,124

11,784

4,279

Hawaiian and Other

Pacific Islander

Some Other Race

Minority (Total - Non-

Hispanic Two or More White Alone)

Races

481,576

604,265 5,966,481 111,927,986

365

437

8,305

79,752

Albany

36,299

3,202

33,097

30,796

390

198

1,005

17

48

643

5,503

Big Horn Campbell

11,668

984

10,684

10,435

25

89

37

2

4

92

1,233

46,133

3,611

42,522

41,032

134

415

250

18

24

649

5,101

Carbon

15,885

2,668

13,217

12,683

109

121

103

13

17

171

3,202

Converse

13,833

867

12,966

12,632

43

88

41

1

4

157

1,201

Crook

7,083

141

6,942

6,794

14

46

11

0

3

74

289

Fremont Goshen

40,123

2,264

37,859

28,677

86

8,025

151

7

24

889

11,446

13,249

1,288

11,961

11,651

70

91

32

10

3

104

1,598

Hot Springs

4,812

105

4,707

4,550

12

62

20

3

0

60

262

Johnson

8,569

276

8,293

8,092

14

72

36

0

6

73

477

Laramie Lincoln

91,738

11,978

79,760

74,120

2,063

595

935

119

115

1,813

17,618

18,106

781

17,325

16,930

32

126

55

4

11

167

1,176

Natrona

75,450

5,231

70,219

67,191

621

612

479

35

64

1,217

8,259

Niobrara

2,484

52

2,432

2,361

4

20

9

0

2

36

123

Park

28,205

1,365

26,840

26,090

50

139

164

25

22

350

2,115

Platte Sheridan

8,667

580

8,087

7,908

25

29

31

5

29,116

1,013

28,103

27,119

94

324

192

14

6

83

759

8

352

1,997

Sublette

10,247

712

9,535

9,260

30

79

51

1

4

110

987

Sweetwater

43,806

6,689

37,117

35,432

415

317

324

41

30

558

8,374

Teton Uinta

21,294

3,191

18,103

17,505

32

76

228

13

39

210

3,789

21,118

1,855

19,263

18,696

48

123

59

34

2

301

2,422

Washakie

8,533

1,162

7,371

7,158

22

51

46

1

0

93

1,375

Weston

7,208

216

6,992

6,762

18

86

20

2

1

103

446

Note: Hispanic origin is considered an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanic may be of any race.

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