Is Wyoming gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 375 more people moved to Wyoming from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
22,038
people
Moved out
21,663
people
Net change
+375 people
In households (tax returns): 12,702 in, 12,515 out, +187 net

Where are people moving to Wyoming from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Colorado3,825
  2. California1,915
  3. Utah1,613
  4. Texas1,364
  5. Montana1,108
  6. Idaho908

Where are people from Wyoming moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Colorado2,897
  2. Utah1,667
  3. Texas1,575
  4. Idaho1,179
  5. Montana1,120
  6. Arizona1,049
Every state, in full ↓

Where Wyoming's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: Colorado (+928 people). Biggest net loss: Idaho (−271).

Is this new?

Wyoming has gained households from moves every year since 2018–19, after five years of losses.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+18722–23†††
Net migration of Wyoming (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−1,020
2014–15 †−227
2015–16−1,935
2016–17 †−4,592
2017–18−828
2018–19+44
2019–20+397
2020–21+1,067
2021–22+1,069
2022–23 †+187

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$79.9k avg
Leaving households$69.2k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Wyoming
7,821 people
Arrived from abroad
276 people
Left for abroad
314 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Wyoming counties are gaining?

Albany County: −135 peopleBig Horn County: +46 peopleCampbell County: +105 peopleCarbon County: −39 peopleConverse County: −80 peopleCrook County: +56 peopleFremont County: +20 peopleGoshen County: −28 peopleHot Springs County: +67 peopleJohnson County: −17 peopleLaramie County: +164 peopleLincoln County: +96 peopleNatrona County: +106 peopleNiobrara County: +11 peoplePark County: +138 peoplePlatte County: −83 peopleSheridan County: +416 peopleSublette County: +200 peopleSweetwater County: −300 peopleTeton County: −205 peopleUinta County: −117 peopleWashakie County: +7 peopleWeston County: +1 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Sheridan County+416
  2. Sublette County+200
  3. Laramie County+164
  4. Park County+138
  5. Natrona County+106
  6. Campbell County+105

Losing most

  1. Sweetwater County−300
  2. Teton County−205
  3. Albany County−135
  4. Uinta County−117
  5. Platte County−83
  6. Converse County−80

Every state, in full

Moves between Wyoming and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Colorado3,825 in2,897 out+928$78.6k$69.3k
California1,915 in988 out+927$143.8k$94.9k
Utah1,613 in1,667 out−54$62.6k$63.7k
Texas1,364 in1,575 out−211$86.7k$77.5k
Montana1,108 in1,120 out−12$55.8k$60.1k
Idaho908 in1,179 out−271$56.6k$72.1k
Arizona886 in1,049 out−163$74.0k$72.4k
Washington761 in577 out+184$155.3k$60.6k
Florida748 in942 out−194$71.8k$109.7k
Oregon676 in414 out+262$63.8k$56.4k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Wyoming

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Wyoming gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/wyoming. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Wyoming in 2022–23?

22,038 people moved to Wyoming from other states, and 21,663 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Wyoming come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Colorado (3,825 people), California (1,915 people), Utah (1,613 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.