Sweetwater County Demographics

A map of Sweetwater County's Population by Race

Sweetwater County, Wyoming had a population of 42,272 in 2020. It was 76.6% White, 0.8% Black, 0.7% Asian, 16.5% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American/Other, and 4.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Sweetwater County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Sweetwater County is the 4th most populous county of the 23 counties in Wyoming.

Sweetwater County's White Population

32,362 residents of Sweetwater County identify as White, or 76.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Sweetwater County roughly similar to the White share of the population of Wyoming (81.4% White). Of the 23 counties in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is ranked #20 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Sweetwater County is more White than neighboring Fremont County (67.8% White). Sweetwater County is less White than neighboring Daggett County (94.2% White), Moffat County (77.6% White), Sublette County (87.7% White), and Uintah County (80.6% White).

Sweetwater County's Black Population

351 residents of Sweetwater County identify as Black, or 0.8%. This makes the Black share of the population of Sweetwater County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Wyoming (0.8% Black). Of the 23 counties in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is ranked #5 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Sweetwater County is more Black than neighboring Daggett County (0.1% Black), Moffat County (0.6% Black), Fremont County (0.4% Black), Sublette County (0.2% Black), and Uintah County (0.3% Black).

Sweetwater County's Asian Population

283 residents of Sweetwater County identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Sweetwater County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Wyoming (0.9% Asian). Of the 23 counties in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is ranked #7 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Sweetwater County is more Asian than neighboring Daggett County (0.1% Asian), Moffat County (0.4% Asian), Fremont County (0.5% Asian), Sublette County (0.5% Asian), and Uintah County (0.4% Asian).

Sweetwater County's Hispanic Population

6,957 residents of Sweetwater County identify as Hispanic, or 16.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Sweetwater County slightly larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Wyoming (10.2% Hispanic). Of the 23 counties in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is ranked #2 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Sweetwater County is more Hispanic than neighboring Daggett County (3.1% Hispanic), Moffat County (16% Hispanic), Fremont County (6.2% Hispanic), Sublette County (7.3% Hispanic), and Uintah County (8% Hispanic).

Sweetwater County's Native American/Other Population

467 residents of Sweetwater County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Sweetwater County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Wyoming (2.5% Native American/Other). Of the 23 counties in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is ranked #16 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Sweetwater County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Daggett County (0.4% Native American/Other). Sweetwater County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Moffat County (1.2% Native American/Other), Fremont County (20.2% Native American/Other), and Uintah County (7% Native American/Other).

Sweetwater County's Multiracial Population

1,852 residents of Sweetwater County identify as Multiracial, or 4.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Sweetwater County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Wyoming (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 23 counties in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is ranked #6 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Sweetwater County is more Multiracial than neighboring Daggett County (2% Multiracial), Moffat County (4.3% Multiracial), Sublette County (3.2% Multiracial), and Uintah County (3.7% Multiracial). Sweetwater County is less Multiracial than neighboring Fremont County (4.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.