State shares Census data on population’s age, sex and race
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The state of Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division has released details on the state’s population by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin.
According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the sex ratio, defined as the number of males per 100 females, was 102.8 in 2025, the third-highest in the U.S., just behind Alaska (108.7) and North Dakota (104.9).
“The prominence of the mining industry in these states’ economies is the main reason for the rankings,” commented Wenlin Liu, chief economist with the Economic Analysis Division. Generally speaking, there are more males than females at younger ages and more females than males at older ages. The 2025 sex ratio for Wyoming was 106.3 for population under 55 years of age. However, the number of females surpassed the males for all older age groups, and the females (6,517) were 43.2% more than males (4,550) for residents age 85 and over.
Wyoming’s total minority population reached 110,938 in July 2025. Minority is defined as any group other than single-race, Non-Hispanic White. The growth of minorities was 11,643 people, or 11.7% between 2020 and 2025, compared with the 2.1% increase for the state’s total population.
In fact, it’s the addition of the minority population that contributed nearly all of the state’s population growth in recent years. Hispanic was the largest minority group with 67,504 in July 2025, an increase of 14.4% from five years ago. The Black or African American population increased 11.2% to 5,432. Asian grew the fastest, at 27.2%, while American Indian decreased slightly.
The majority, Non-Hispanic White, grew only 238 people since 2020. With 18.8% of the state’s total population, the proportion of minorities in Wyoming was still ranked the sixth-lowest in the nation, while 43.9% of U.S. residents are minorities.
This story was published on June 27, 2026.
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