The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division released a “JUST THE FACTS” report detailing the most recent data collected on the people that live in the Cowboy State.
Everyone knows that Wyoming is the least populated state in the United States. However, even with that as a known fact, it's tough to even fathom just how small the smallest towns in Wyoming really are. The latest census data has been released and you won't believe just how tiny they really are.
The population data in Wyoming for 2019 has been released for cities and towns. Cheyenne's population grew by 0.6 percent while the state had an overall 0.2 percent increase, which comes after three consecutive years of state population decline.
It's no surprise that Wyoming loves our craft beers and in recent years we have really upped our game as far as local breweries go. So I'm not in the least bit surprised to see that we made the list for one of the least populated states with the most breweries according to Matador Network.
Have you ever wondered how many cows are in Wyoming? The state is the least populous, but there is stuff here. That got us to counting everything in the state.
Meanwhile, in neighboring states such as Idaho, Colorado and Utah, the labor market continued to expand, which drew a number of people away from Wyoming.
In the Cowboy State, a community of over 1,000 people is a metropolis. There are dozens of choices for coolest small towns, but we tried out best to list our five favorites, let us know if you agree or disagree!