The 10 Whitest Cities In Wyoming For 2026

The whitest cities in Wyoming are Cody and Sheridan for 2026 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in Wyoming research summary. We analyzed Wyoming’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Wyoming based on the percentage of White residents.

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No. 1 whitest city in Wyoming

Cody, WY

10,276 peopleSnackAbility 8.5/10
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Cody, WY
Source: Wikipedia User Leonard J. DeFrancisci | CC BY-SA 3.0
88.9% White · #1 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Cody within Wyoming Located in Park County, Wyoming
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No. 2 whitest city in Wyoming

Sheridan, WY

19,285 peopleSnackAbility 8/10
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Sheridan, WY
Source: Wikipedia User Vasiliymeshko | CC BY-SA 3.0
86.4% White · #2 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Sheridan within Wyoming Located in Sheridan County, Wyoming

Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116. It is the county seat of Sheridan County.

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No. 3 whitest city in Wyoming

Douglas, WY

6,420 peopleSnackAbility 6/10up 1
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Douglas, WY
Source: Wikipedia User Wusel007 | GFDL
85.2% White · #3 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Douglas within Wyoming Located in Converse County, Wyoming

Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,120 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Converse County and the home of the Wyoming State Fair.

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No. 4 whitest city in Wyoming

Casper, WY

58,839 peopleSnackAbility 8/10down 1
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Casper, WY
Source: Public domain
85.0% White · #4 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Casper within Wyoming Located in Natrona County, Wyoming

Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second largest city in the state, according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316. Only Cheyenne, the state capital, is larger. Casper is nicknamed “The Oil City” and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. In 2010, Casper was named the highest-ranked family-friendly small city in the West, and ranked eighth overall in the nation in Forbes magazine’s list of “the best small cities to raise a family”.

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No. 5 whitest city in Wyoming

Green River, WY

11,581 peopleSnackAbility 8/10up 2
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Green River, WY
Source: Wikipedia User Milonica at English Wikipedia | GFDL
82.0% White · #5 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Green River within Wyoming Located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 12,515 at the 2010 census.

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No. 6 whitest city in Wyoming

Evanston, WY

11,800 peopleSnackAbility 6/10down 1
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Evanston, WY
Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0
81.7% White · #6 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Evanston within Wyoming Located in Uinta County, Wyoming

Evanston is a city in and the county seat of Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is located on the border with Utah.

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No. 7 whitest city in Wyoming

Gillette, WY

33,431 peopleSnackAbility 8/10down 1
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Gillette, WY
Source: Wikipedia User MyName (Vasiliymeshko (talk)) | CC BY-SA 3.0
81.4% White · #7 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Gillette within Wyoming Located in Campbell County, Wyoming

Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was estimated at 31,797 as of 1 July 2013. Gillette is centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coalbed methane gas. The city calls itself the “Energy Capital of the Nation,” noting that the state of Wyoming provides nearly 35% of the nation’s coal. Over the last decade Gillette saw a population increase of 48% from the 2000 census of 19,646 residents.

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No. 8 whitest city in Wyoming

Powell, WY

6,503 peopleSnackAbility 7/10
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Powell, WY
Source: Wikipedia User Montanabw | CC BY-SA 4.0
81.1% White · #8 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Powell within Wyoming Located in Park County, Wyoming

Powell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2010 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.

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No. 9 whitest city in Wyoming

Lander, WY

7,432 peopleSnackAbility 8/10
8/10
Lander, WY
Source: Wikipedia User Charles Willgren from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | CC BY 2.0
79.1% White · #9 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Lander within Wyoming Located in Fremont County, Wyoming

Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just south of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The population was 7,487 at the 2010 census.

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No. 10 whitest city in Wyoming

Laramie, WY

32,234 peopleSnackAbility 7.5/10
7.5/10
Laramie, WY
Source: Public domain
78.4% White · #10 whitest in Wyoming
Map of Laramie within Wyoming Located in Albany County, Wyoming

Laramie is a city and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the 2010 census. Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.

The receipts

Compare the top ten

Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Wyoming’s statewide median.

City % White vs WY
1 Cody 0.8889645776566758
2 Sheridan 0.864091262639357
3 Douglas 0.8523364485981308
4 Casper 0.8504563299852139
5 Green River 0.8197046887142734
6 Evanston 0.8166949152542373
7 Gillette 0.8138254913104603
8 Powell 0.811010302937106
9 Lander 0.7905005382131324
10 Laramie 0.7843271080225849
City White residents vs WY
1 Cody 9,135
2 Sheridan 16,664
3 Douglas 5,472
4 Casper 50,040
5 Green River 9,493
6 Evanston 9,637
7 Gillette 27,207
8 Powell 5,274
9 Lander 5,875
10 Laramie 25,282
City Population vs WY
1 Cody 10,276
2 Sheridan 19,285
3 Douglas 6,420
4 Casper 58,839
5 Green River 11,581
6 Evanston 11,800
7 Gillette 33,431
8 Powell 6,503
9 Lander 7,432
10 Laramie 32,234

On the map

Where Wyoming’s White population is concentrated

Saturday Night Science

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Wyoming for 2026

To rank the whitest places in Wyoming, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.

We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Wyoming on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Wyoming.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*

* Not Hispanic or Latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 6,000 people. That left us with 16 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 88.9% to 66.1%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the White population, with a higher percentage being more White. Cody took the distinction of being the most White, while Jackson was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2026. This report represents our eleventh time ranking the whitest cities in Wyoming.

The full plate

Cities In Wyoming By White Population

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RankCityPopulationWhite Population% White
1Cody10,2769,13588.9%
2Sheridan19,28516,66486.4%
3Douglas6,4205,47285.2%
4Casper58,83950,04085.0%
5Green River11,5819,49382.0%
6Evanston11,8009,63781.7%
7Gillette33,43127,20781.4%
8Powell6,5035,27481.1%
9Lander7,4325,87579.1%
10Laramie32,23425,28278.4%
11Torrington6,1824,79977.6%
12Rock Springs23,12717,34375.0%
13Cheyenne65,23948,25574.0%
14Rawlins8,1295,74370.6%
15Riverton10,8567,63370.3%
16Jackson10,7567,11366.1%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 16 cities with more than 6,000 residents.

Summary

Summary: White Populations Across Wyoming

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Wyoming. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Wyoming.

The most White cities in Wyoming are Cody, Sheridan, Douglas, Casper, Green River, Evanston, Gillette, Powell, Lander, and Laramie. Not sold on Wyoming? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.

Chris Kolmar
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