The energy industry powered Wyoming's population growth by 14.1 percent, according the U.S. Census Bureau's numbers from the 2010 census released Thursday. The state had 563,626 residents last year, compared to 493,782 in the 2000 count. The current U.S. population is estimated at 310,929,079.
Sublette County, where the Jonah Field and other energy sites are located, grew 73.1 percent to 10,247 residents. Campbell County, home to the Powder River Basin, grew 36.9 percent.
Data show that Cheyenne leads in population with 59,466; Casper is second with 55,316; Laramie has 30,816; Gillette, 29,087, and Rock Springs, 23,036. Since the 2000 census, all cities had grown with Cheyenne up 12.2 percent; Casper, 11.4 percent, Laramie, 13.3 percent, Gillette, 48.1 percent, and Rock Springs, 23.1 percent.
By county, Laramie, with a population of 91,738, is the largest, growing 12.4 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five are Natrona, with a population of 75,450, up 13.4 percent; Campbell, 46,133, up 36.9 percent; Sweetwater, 43,806, up 16.5 percent, and Fremont, 40,123, with a 12.1 percent increase.
In addition to population growth, Wyoming ranked at the top in the nation for annual job growth from 2006-08.
Sublette County, where the Jonah Field and other energy sites are located, grew 73.1 percent to 10,247 residents. Campbell County, home to the Powder River Basin, grew 36.9 percent.
Data show that Cheyenne leads in population with 59,466; Casper is second with 55,316; Laramie has 30,816; Gillette, 29,087, and Rock Springs, 23,036. Since the 2000 census, all cities had grown with Cheyenne up 12.2 percent; Casper, 11.4 percent, Laramie, 13.3 percent, Gillette, 48.1 percent, and Rock Springs, 23.1 percent.
By county, Laramie, with a population of 91,738, is the largest, growing 12.4 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five are Natrona, with a population of 75,450, up 13.4 percent; Campbell, 46,133, up 36.9 percent; Sweetwater, 43,806, up 16.5 percent, and Fremont, 40,123, with a 12.1 percent increase.
In addition to population growth, Wyoming ranked at the top in the nation for annual job growth from 2006-08.
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