State’s population inches up as Lincoln Co. grows fastest

CASPER — Although more people died than were born in Wyoming last year, the state’s total population still increased as hundreds of new people moved in.

The state’s total population grew by 1,898 people, or 0.3%, which is slightly less than the United States growth rate of 0.4%, the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information announced Friday.

There were 581,381 people living in Wyoming as of last summer.