Some of you might be asking yourself, at this very moment, is Wyoming a good place?
The answer is unequivocally yes… if you know where to locate the best counties to live in Wyoming.
Lucky for you, we’re here to help you identify the best counties to live in the Equality State based on the most recently available data from the Census. And this isn’t our first rodeo — we’ve been using Saturday Night Science to rank places for years.
The question becomes if you wanted to relocate to the best part of Wyoming, where would you go? To answer that, we looked at crime, cost of living, and demographic data for all 23 counties in the state.
Teton County is the county to be when it comes to living the good life in Wyoming. And you should avoid Carbon County if you can — at least according to the data.
$124,172 median income · 1.8% unemployment
$83,597 median income · 2.3% unemployment
$89,330 median income · 2.0% unemployment
$79,637 median income · 0.6% unemployment
$71,388 median income · 2.2% unemployment
$73,035 median income · 2.2% unemployment
$80,173 median income · 3.7% unemployment
$82,980 median income · 3.2% unemployment
$64,871 median income · 3.1% unemployment
$61,917 median income · 3.7% unemployment
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Wyoming’s statewide median.
Wyoming statewide median: $76,176
Wyoming statewide median: $363,227
Wyoming statewide median: 3.7%
On the map
Where Wyoming’s best counties are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How do you determine which Wyoming county is the best?
To give you the best county in Wyoming, we have to look at a handful of metrics that signal the quality of a place. To do that, we made assumptions about what’s in a “best county” and what isn’t. For reference, we are trying to make the kind of argument you’d make at a bar using facts, Saturday Night Science.
With that in mind, we went to two of the best data sources on the internet. Namely, the American Community Survey data and FBI Crime data for the most recent period.
We paid particular attention to:
- Violent Crime Rates
- Property Crime Rates
- Median Home Values
- Median Income
- Unemployment Rates
- Adult Education Levels
- Health Insurance Coverage
- Poverty Rates
We then ranked each county in Wyoming across each of the criteria from one to 23, with one being the best.
Taking the average rank across all criteria, we created a quality of life score with the county posting the lowest overall score being the “Best County To Live In Wyoming.”
The result is some of the safest, quietest, and best counties to raise a family in the Equality State.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the best counties to live in Wyoming.
Read on to see why Teton County is the best county, while Carbon County is probably in contention for being the worst county in Wyoming.
The full plate
Detailed List Of The Best Counties In Wyoming
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| Rank | County | Population | Median Income | Median Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teton County | 23,396 | $124,172 | $2,176,301 |
| 2 | Sublette County | 8,838 | $83,597 | $444,539 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 20,486 | $89,330 | $500,340 |
| 4 | Crook County | 7,455 | $79,637 | $425,269 |
| 5 | Sheridan County | 32,055 | $71,388 | $437,526 |
| 6 | Park County | 30,449 | $73,035 | $437,360 |
| 7 | Laramie County | 101,060 | $80,173 | $388,727 |
| 8 | Uinta County | 20,644 | $82,980 | $327,807 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 8,686 | $64,871 | $413,646 |
| 10 | Albany County | 38,249 | $61,917 | $371,017 |
| 11 | Campbell County | 47,240 | $89,869 | $330,209 |
| 11 | Weston County | 6,826 | $89,509 | $243,413 |
| 13 | Niobrara County | 2,368 | $64,113 | $195,665 |
| 14 | Natrona County | 79,977 | $72,156 | $308,480 |
| 15 | Converse County | 13,762 | $81,558 | $304,427 |
| 16 | Washakie County | 7,703 | $65,714 | $266,177 |
| 17 | Hot Springs County | 4,620 | $61,250 | $237,431 |
| 18 | Sweetwater County | 41,542 | $75,034 | $287,356 |
| 19 | Platte County | 8,612 | $67,718 | $270,426 |
| 20 | Goshen County | 12,605 | $58,929 | $245,640 |
| 21 | Fremont County | 39,533 | $64,904 | $317,913 |
| 22 | Big Horn County | 11,828 | $62,101 | $282,959 |
| 23 | Carbon County | 14,463 | $70,511 | $203,467 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS + FBI crime data via Saturday Night Science. All 23 Wyoming counties.
Summary
Summary: The Best Counties In Wyoming To Call Home For 2026
Living in Wyoming can vary from one part of the state to the next — who woulda thought?
The best counties in Wyoming are Teton County, Sublette County, Lincoln County, Crook County, Sheridan County, Park County, Laramie County, Uinta County, Johnson County, and Albany County.
But now you know the outstanding parts and the parts to avoid, and that’s why you came here to learn at the end of the day.
You are welcome.
