Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Wyoming

Many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family, to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.

In order to determine where people stay put in your home state, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Wyoming using data from the Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state according to the latest data, which is 2024 five-year estimates. The percentage of residents who were born in another state, a U.S. territory, and another country is also included.

Read on to find out where the most loyal Wyoming residents live.

23. Teton County
- Population: 23,396
- Born in Wyoming: 4,843 (20.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 14,926 (63.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 412 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,215 (13.7% of population)

22. Crook County
- Population: 7,455
- Born in Wyoming: 2,121 (28.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,229 (70.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 25 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 80 (1.1% of population)

21. Sublette County
- Population: 8,838
- Born in Wyoming: 2,737 (31.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,864 (66.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 45 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 192 (2.2% of population)

20. Goshen County
- Population: 12,605
- Born in Wyoming: 4,167 (33.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,165 (64.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 64 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 209 (1.7% of population)

19. Uinta County
- Population: 20,644
- Born in Wyoming: 7,024 (34.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,013 (63.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 82 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 525 (2.5% of population)

18. Lincoln County
- Population: 20,486
- Born in Wyoming: 7,336 (35.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,467 (60.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 91 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 592 (2.9% of population)

17. Albany County
- Population: 38,249
- Born in Wyoming: 13,985 (36.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21,060 (55.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 364 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,840 (7.4% of population)

16. Park County
- Population: 30,449
- Born in Wyoming: 11,410 (37.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 18,223 (59.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 261 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 555 (1.8% of population)

15. Laramie County
- Population: 101,060
- Born in Wyoming: 39,020 (38.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 57,208 (56.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,519 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,313 (3.3% of population)

14. Campbell County
- Population: 47,240
- Born in Wyoming: 18,952 (40.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 26,122 (55.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 506 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,660 (3.5% of population)

13. Platte County
- Population: 8,612
- Born in Wyoming: 3,538 (41.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,989 (57.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 36 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 49 (0.6% of population)

12. Weston County
- Population: 6,826
- Born in Wyoming: 2,936 (43.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,753 (55.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 128 (1.9% of population)

11. Carbon County
- Population: 14,463
- Born in Wyoming: 6,325 (43.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,484 (51.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 53 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 601 (4.2% of population)

10. Johnson County
- Population: 8,686
- Born in Wyoming: 3,883 (44.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,570 (52.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 20 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 213 (2.5% of population)

9. Sheridan County
- Population: 32,055
- Born in Wyoming: 14,455 (45.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 16,431 (51.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 496 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 673 (2.1% of population)

8. Converse County
- Population: 13,762
- Born in Wyoming: 6,207 (45.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,223 (52.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 57 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 275 (2.0% of population)

7. Niobrara County
- Population: 2,368
- Born in Wyoming: 1,071 (45.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,280 (54.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 0 (0.0% of population)

6. Sweetwater County
- Population: 41,542
- Born in Wyoming: 19,214 (46.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 19,662 (47.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 483 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,183 (5.3% of population)

5. Big Horn County
- Population: 11,828
- Born in Wyoming: 5,835 (49.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,381 (45.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 234 (2.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 378 (3.2% of population)

4. Natrona County
- Population: 79,977
- Born in Wyoming: 39,526 (49.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 38,283 (47.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 319 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,849 (2.3% of population)

3. Hot Springs County
- Population: 4,620
- Born in Wyoming: 2,399 (51.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,135 (46.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 78 (1.7% of population)

2. Washakie County
- Population: 7,703
- Born in Wyoming: 4,079 (53.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,362 (43.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 37 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 225 (2.9% of population)

1. Fremont County
- Population: 39,533
- Born in Wyoming: 21,074 (53.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 17,559 (44.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 239 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 661 (1.7% of population)