Wyoming Sees Swift Increase in Elderly Population, Outstripping Most Other States
CHEYENNE – The elderly population (age 65 and over) in the state grew 2.9 percent between July 2024 and July 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. In comparison, Wyoming’s total population only grew 0.3 percent during the year. The…
Wyoming unemployment up slightly, but economy improved in 2023
By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming, and the United States as a whole, outperformed economic projections in 2023, one of the state’s top economists said Wednesday. Despite a slight increase in the state’s…
Lincoln County leads state in population growth
By Ellen Gerst Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s population is growing faster than the country’s. The state’s population grew by 1,536 people between July of 2020 and 2021, according to data from the census bureau. That’s…