The unfortunate fact of the matter is that some places in the Equality State have a larger percent of their population that never graduated from high school.
While the emphasis on going to college might be overblown, the fact is that not graduating from high school puts you at a significant disadvantage on average. Educational attainment might not be the best way to measure one person’s intelligence, but it does shine a light on the state.
We will use Saturday Night Science to determine what places in Wyoming have the highest percentage of adults without a high school degree.
A recent study we published found that Wyoming is the 6th smartest state in the United States, with an average IQ of 101.
But that doesn’t mean that a few cities in Wyoming are a bit slower than others due to a lack of basic education.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Dumbest Places In Wyoming
Don’t freak out.
Some places are just smarter than others, but that says nothing about the character of the people living there. It’s another data point a real estate agent would never tell you.
For this ranking, we only looked at cities with populations greater than 2,000, leaving us 30 cities in Wyoming to rank. You can take a look at the data below.
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The 10 Dumbest Places In Wyoming For 2024
1. Evansville
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% Adult High School Dropout: 12.0%
% Highly Educated: 11.0%
More on Evansville: Crime | Real Estate
2. Greybull
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% Adult High School Dropout: 12.0%
% Highly Educated: 15.0%
More on Greybull: Real Estate
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% Adult High School Dropout: 11.0%
% Highly Educated: 16.0%
More on Rawlins: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
5. Lovell
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% Adult High School Dropout: 10.0%
% Highly Educated: 18.0%
More on Lovell: Real Estate
6. Bar Nunn
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% Adult High School Dropout: 7.0%
% Highly Educated: 13.0%
More on Bar Nunn: Real Estate
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% Adult High School Dropout: 9.0%
% Highly Educated: 20.0%
More on Torrington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Adult High School Dropout: 7.0%
% Highly Educated: 17.0%
More on Evanston: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Adult High School Dropout: 10.0%
% Highly Educated: 24.0%
More on Douglas: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the dumbest cities in the Equality State
We realize that formal education is only part of it when it comes to being intelligent, but on the other hand, knowing the difference between they’re, their, and there is always going to make you look pretty stupid.
So, we used Saturday Night Science to narrow down our criteria to focus on a city’s educational opportunities and what percentage of the population takes advantage of those opportunities.
In short, we came up with these criteria to determine the dumbest cities in Wyoming:
- % of the city’s population with less than a high school education (Age 25+)
- % of city’s population with a college degree (Age 25+)
We got the data from the U.S. Census 2018-2022 American Community Survey.
Then, our algorithm generates a rank for each place in these categories. After crunching all the numbers, a ranking of the cities in Wyoming from dumbest to brightest.
For this ranking, we used every Wyoming city with at least 2,000 residents. We updated this article for 2024, and it’s our tenth time ranking the dumbest cities in Wyoming.
There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep
If you’re measuring the locations in Wyoming where there are a high number of dropouts and adults who never received a formal education, this is an accurate ranking.
The dumbest cities in Wyoming are Evansville, Greybull, Mills, Rawlins, Lovell, Bar Nunn, Torrington, Evanston, Newcastle, and Douglas.
If you’re also curious enough, here are the smartest places in Wyoming, according to science:
- Laramie
- Cody
- Lander
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Dumbest Cities In Wyoming For 2024
| Rank | City | Population | % Adult High School Dropout | % Highly Educated |
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| 1 | Evansville, WY | 2,755 | 12.0% | 11.0% |
| 2 | Greybull, WY | 2,145 | 12.0% | 15.0% |
| 3 | Mills, WY | 4,218 | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| 4 | Rawlins, WY | 8,287 | 11.0% | 16.0% |
| 5 | Lovell, WY | 2,178 | 10.0% | 18.0% |
| 6 | Bar Nunn, WY | 2,945 | 7.0% | 13.0% |
| 7 | Torrington, WY | 6,161 | 9.0% | 20.0% |
| 8 | Evanston, WY | 11,801 | 7.0% | 17.0% |
| 9 | Newcastle, WY | 3,380 | 8.0% | 20.0% |
| 10 | Douglas, WY | 6,356 | 10.0% | 24.0% |
| 11 | Rock Springs, WY | 23,361 | 8.0% | 22.0% |
| 12 | Gillette, WY | 33,158 | 8.0% | 22.0% |
| 13 | Riverton, WY | 10,733 | 7.0% | 21.0% |
| 14 | Glenrock, WY | 2,863 | 5.0% | 15.0% |
| 15 | Worland, WY | 4,812 | 6.0% | 21.0% |
| 16 | Wheatland, WY | 3,575 | 6.0% | 20.0% |
| 17 | Afton, WY | 2,303 | 6.0% | 22.0% |
| 18 | Thermopolis, WY | 2,722 | 7.0% | 30.0% |
| 19 | Green River, WY | 11,772 | 5.0% | 22.0% |
| 20 | Casper, WY | 58,631 | 5.0% | 30.0% |
| 21 | Buffalo, WY | 4,475 | 6.0% | 35.0% |
| 22 | Cheyenne, WY | 64,795 | 5.0% | 31.0% |
| 23 | Kemmerer, WY | 2,640 | 4.0% | 24.0% |
| 24 | Star Valley Ranch, WY | 2,231 | 5.0% | 32.0% |
| 25 | Jackson, WY | 10,748 | 6.0% | 54.0% |
| 26 | Powell, WY | 6,460 | 4.0% | 32.0% |
| 27 | Sheridan, WY | 18,807 | 3.0% | 35.0% |
| 28 | Lander, WY | 7,561 | 3.0% | 44.0% |
| 29 | Cody, WY | 10,081 | 3.0% | 41.0% |
| 30 | Laramie, WY | 31,735 | 3.0% | 57.0% |
I think this is awesome and definitely supports my thoughts about Newcastle. Before anyone has a come apart. I live in this town and it sucks. Cannot wait to leave.