Demographics of Lincoln County, Wyoming

Lincoln County, Wyoming had 21,180 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,526 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lincoln County, in four figures

21,180
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,526 people.; 42.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,330 ±$4,277
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lincoln County, Wyoming's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Wyoming's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Lincoln County, Wyoming's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Wyoming's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,654	100.0	100.0
2021	20,171	102.6	100.2
2022	20,674	105.2	100.7
2023	20,893	106.3	101.6
2024	20,988	106.8	102.5
2025	21,180	107.8	103.1

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Population of Lincoln County, Wyoming on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,654	+76	+9	0	+68
2021	20,171	+517	+58	−1	+482
2022	20,674	+503	+63	−1	+428
2023	20,893	+219	+43	+30	+143
2024	20,988	+95	+34	+61	+1
2025	21,180	+192	+31	+16	+147

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.7: for men 42.5 ±1.5 and for women 43.0 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wyoming	United States
Under 5	1,152 ±42	5.6% ±0.2	5.4% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,008 ±376	19.6% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,371 ±206	6.7% ±1.0	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,624 ±290	22.6% ±1.4	26.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,412 ±329	26.4% ±1.6	23.8% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,919 ±343	19.1% ±1.7	18.5% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,330 ±$4,277, and income per person $43,652 ±$2,278, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,176 ±$1,168 in Wyoming and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lincoln County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wyoming	United States
Under $25,000	978 ±229	11.7% ±2.7	14.3% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,120 ±258	13.5% ±3.1	18.0% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,372 ±277	16.5% ±3.3	17.0% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,180 ±233	14.2% ±2.8	13.7% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,768 ±325	21.2% ±3.9	18.9% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,063 ±243	12.8% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	843 ±223	10.1% ±2.7	8.5% ±0.5	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wyoming	United States
All ages	1,522 ±374	7.5% ±1.8	10.5% ±0.6	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	462 ±169	9.0% ±3.2	11.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	571 ±160	5.7% ±1.6	10.8% ±0.6	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	489 ±169	9.3% ±3.2	8.8% ±0.6	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln County	Wyoming	United States
Housing units	9,964 ±24	277,141 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.5% ±2.6	87.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.5% ±2.7	12.2% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.0% ±2.8	71.8% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.0% ±3.5	28.2% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$372,600 ±$30,045	$309,700 ±$3,824	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$960 ±$115	$992 ±$17	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±3	1981 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lincoln County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wyoming	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,131 ±0	5.5% ±<0.1	10.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,601 ±49	90.8% ±0.2	81.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	67 ±25	0.3% ±0.1	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 103	0.1% to 0.5%	1.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 103	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	562 ±54	2.7% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lincoln County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wyoming	United States
Born in the state	7,336 ±756	35.8% ±3.7	41.6% ±0.6	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,467 ±778	60.9% ±3.8	54.0% ±0.6	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	45 to 137	0.2% to 0.7%	0.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	592 ±145	2.9% ±0.7	3.5% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	365 ±125	1.8% ±0.6	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	227 ±104	1.1% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lincoln County among the counties of Wyoming

10th of 23 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wyoming page.

Counties of Wyoming near Lincoln County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fremont County	39,464	+0.7%
Albany County	38,558	+3.9%
Sheridan County	33,241	+7.2%
Park County	31,171	+5.1%
Teton County	23,333	−0.2%
Lincoln County	21,180	+7.8%
Uinta County	20,728	+1.3%
Carbon County	14,013	−3.4%
Converse County	13,824	+0.6%
Goshen County	12,640	+1.0%
Big Horn County	12,024	+4.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026