In 2025, Wyoming faced wildfires and demographic shifts while enacting new laws on gun rights and supporting local energy producers, showcasing its resilience amid change.

Wyoming’s minority population grew by 18.6 percent over the past five years, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. As of July 2015, the total minority population in the state was 93,913 — an ...

SHERIDAN — The growth of non-white populations has exceeded the growth of Wyoming’s white population since 2000, according to a recent report published by the Wyoming Community Foundation. The report ...

CHEYENNE – The elderly population (age 65 and over) in the state grew 3.2% between July 2023 and July 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. By comparison, Wyoming’s total population only ...

CHEYENNE — Wyoming was the fastest-growing state in the country from July 2008 to July 2009, newly released U.S. Census estimates show. And next year’s census could show even more growth in the Cowboy ...

CASPER – For the first time in at least a century, Wyoming recorded more deaths than births over a year-long period, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state reported 6,679 deaths ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Child-rearing couples looking for better jobs elsewhere continue to drain Wyoming of its youth, a demographics expert says. The population of residents ages 5-17 fell by 8 percent ...