The U.S. State of Wyoming currently has ten statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two metropolitan statistical areas and eight micropolitan statistical areas in Wyoming.[1] As of 2023, the most populous of these is the Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprising the area around Cheyenne, Wyoming's capital and largest city.

Background

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

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The ten United States statistical areas and 23 counties of the State of Wyoming[a]

Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3]
Cheyenne, WY MSA 100,984 Laramie County, Wyoming 100,984
Casper, WY MSA 79,941 Natrona County, Wyoming 79,941
Gillette, WY μSA 47,498 Campbell County, Wyoming 47,498
Rock Springs, WY μSA 41,249 Sweetwater County, Wyoming 41,249
Riverton, WY μSA 39,815 Fremont County, Wyoming 39,815
Laramie, WY μSA 38,257 Albany County, Wyoming 38,257
Sheridan, WY μSA 32,519 Sheridan County, Wyoming 32,519
Cody, WY μSA 30,735 Park County, Wyoming 30,735
Jackson, WY-ID μSA 35,781
23,232 (WY)
Teton County, Wyoming 23,232
Teton County, Idaho 12,549
Evanston, WY-UT μSA 23,415
20,745 (WY)
Uinta County, Wyoming 20,745
Rich County, Utah 2,670
none Lincoln County, Wyoming 20,880
Carbon County, Wyoming 14,334
Converse County, Wyoming 13,809
Goshen County, Wyoming 12,642
Big Horn County, Wyoming 12,018
Sublette County, Wyoming 8,969
Johnson County, Wyoming 8,759
Platte County, Wyoming 8,546
Washakie County, Wyoming 7,710
Crook County, Wyoming 7,592
Weston County, Wyoming 6,808
Hot Springs County, Wyoming 4,661
Niobrara County, Wyoming 2,354
State of Wyoming 584,057

Primary statistical areas

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Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. All ten of Wyoming's statistical areas are PSAs.

The ten primary statistical areas of the State of Wyoming[b]

2020 rank Primary statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Cheyenne, WY MSA 100,984 +0.47% 100,512 +9.56% 91,738
2 Casper, WY MSA 79,941 −0.02% 79,955 +5.97% 75,450
3 Gillette, WY μSA 47,498 +1.00% 47,026 +1.94% 46,133
4 Rock Springs, WY μSA 41,249 −2.42% 42,272 −3.50% 43,806
5 Riverton, WY μSA 39,815 +1.48% 39,234 −2.22% 40,123
6 Laramie, WY μSA 38,257 +3.21% 37,066 +2.11% 36,299
7 Sheridan, WY μSA 32,519 +5.17% 30,921 +6.20% 29,116
8 Cody, WY μSA 30,735 +3.75% 29,624 +5.03% 28,205
9 Jackson, WY-ID μSA (WY) 23,232 −0.42% 23,331 +9.57% 21,294
10 Evanston, WY-UT μSA (WY) 20,745 +1.44% 20,450 −3.16% 21,118
Jackson, WY-ID μSA 35,781 +2.35% 34,961 +11.11% 31,464
Evanston, WY-UT μSA 23,415 +1.98% 22,960 −1.80% 23,382

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
  2. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved November 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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