The 10 Gayest Places In Wyoming For 2026


The gayest cities in Wyoming are Evansville and Evanston for 2026 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Wyoming research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Wyoming with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Wyoming is Evansville. 5.26% of households in Evansville are gay.

  • The city in Wyoming with the most same-sex houesholds is Cheyenne with 534 gay households.

  • Wyoming is the 43rd most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Wyoming Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 0.62% of Wyoming residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 1,513 gay households in The Equality State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Wyoming.

After analyzing 27 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Wyoming for 2026.

The 10 Gayest Places In Wyoming For 2026

  1. Evansville
  2. Evanston
  3. Jackson
  4. Cheyenne
  5. Torrington
  6. Afton
  7. Gillette
  8. Laramie
  9. Rock Springs
  10. Sheridan

What’s the gayest place in Wyoming? According to the facts, Evansville is the gayest place in Wyoming for 2026.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

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The 10 Gayest Cities In Wyoming For 2026

1. Evansville

Evansville, WY

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 1,083
Gay Households: 57 (8th highest)
% Gay Households: 5.26% (1st highest)
More on Evansville: Crime | Movers

Evanston, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 4,526
Gay Households: 118 (2nd highest)
% Gay Households: 2.61% (2nd highest)
More on Evanston: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Jackson, WY

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8
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Households: 4,503
Gay Households: 90 (5th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.0% (3rd highest)
More on Jackson: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers

Cheyenne, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Cliff from Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 29,240
Gay Households: 534 (1st highest)
% Gay Households: 1.83% (4th highest)
More on Cheyenne: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Torrington, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Chris Light (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
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Households: 2,503
Gay Households: 31 (10th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.24% (5th highest)
More on Torrington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

6. Afton

Afton, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Cfrolander | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 1,187
Gay Households: 14 (11th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.18% (6th highest)
More on Afton: Crime | Movers

Gillette, WY

Source: Wikipedia User MyName (Vasiliymeshko (talk)) | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 12,689
Gay Households: 108 (4th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.85% (7th highest)
More on Gillette: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Laramie, WY

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 14,527
Gay Households: 114 (3rd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.78% (8th highest)
More on Laramie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Rock Springs, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Milonica at en.wikipedia | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Households: 9,625
Gay Households: 75 (7th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.78% (9th highest)
More on Rock Springs: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Sheridan, WY

Source: Wikipedia User Vasiliymeshko | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
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Households: 8,601
Gay Households: 47 (9th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.55% (10th highest)
More on Sheridan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Wyoming for 2026

In order to rank the gayest cities in Wyoming, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 27 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 5.26% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Wyoming.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Wyoming For 2026

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Wyoming, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Wyoming are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Wyoming:

  • Douglas
  • Bar Nunn
  • Worland

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Table: Gayest Places To Live In Wyoming

RankCityHouseholds% Gay Households
1Evansville1,0835.26%
2Evanston4,5262.61%
3Jackson4,5032.0%
4Cheyenne29,2401.83%
5Torrington2,5031.24%
6Afton1,1871.18%
7Gillette12,6890.85%
8Laramie14,5270.78%
9Rock Springs9,6250.78%
10Sheridan8,6010.55%
11Casper25,5650.34%
12Powell2,7130.22%
13Rawlins3,4460.03%
14Lander2,9870.0%
15Glenrock1,1170.0%
16Green River4,7370.0%
17Newcastle1,2290.0%
18Cody4,7740.0%
19Riverton4,1900.0%
20Buffalo2,2720.0%
21Wheatland1,5640.0%
22Kemmerer1,2930.0%
23Mills1,8470.0%
24Thermopolis1,2900.0%
25Worland2,2150.0%
26Bar Nunn1,0680.0%
27Douglas2,7940.0%
About Chris Kolmar

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