Wyoming county geography overview
Wyoming has 23 counties, which places it 39th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 97,088.6 square miles of land place the state 9th by mapped land area.
The average county-level area is 4,221 square miles, while the median is 3,996.8 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 41% of the state’s mapped land area.
Largest and smallest Wyoming counties
Sweetwater County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 10,427 square miles. It represents about 11% of all mapped land in Wyoming. At the other end of the range, Hot Springs County has 2,004.4 square miles of land.
Largest by land area
- Sweetwater County10,427 sq mi
- Fremont County9,183.6 sq mi
- Carbon County7,897.7 sq mi
- Park County6,939 sq mi
- Natrona County5,340.5 sq mi
Smallest by land area
- Hot Springs County2,004.4 sq mi
- Platte County2,081.5 sq mi
- Uinta County2,081.7 sq mi
- Goshen County2,225.6 sq mi
- Washakie County2,238.7 sq mi
Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.
Alphabetical list of Wyoming counties
The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Wyoming state FIPS prefix 56. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.
23 county-level areas
Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)| No. | Name | FIPS code | Land area | Water area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany County | 56001 | 4,274.2 sq mi | 34.6 sq mi |
| 2 | Big Horn County | 56003 | 3,137 sq mi | 21.3 sq mi |
| 3 | Campbell County | 56005 | 4,802.1 sq mi | 4.3 sq mi |
| 4 | Carbon County | 56007 | 7,897.7 sq mi | 66.2 sq mi |
| 5 | Converse County | 56009 | 4,255 sq mi | 10.1 sq mi |
| 6 | Crook County | 56011 | 2,854.5 sq mi | 10.9 sq mi |
| 7 | Fremont County | 56013 | 9,183.6 sq mi | 82.1 sq mi |
| 8 | Goshen County | 56015 | 2,225.6 sq mi | 6.6 sq mi |
| 9 | Hot Springs County | 56017 | 2,004.4 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 10 | Johnson County | 56019 | 4,154.2 sq mi | 20.4 sq mi |
| 11 | Laramie County | 56021 | 2,685.9 sq mi | 1.7 sq mi |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 56023 | 4,075.3 sq mi | 19.3 sq mi |
| 13 | Natrona County | 56025 | 5,340.5 sq mi | 35.1 sq mi |
| 14 | Niobrara County | 56027 | 2,626 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 15 | Park County | 56029 | 6,939 sq mi | 26.1 sq mi |
| 16 | Platte County | 56031 | 2,081.5 sq mi | 29.4 sq mi |
| 17 | Sheridan County | 56033 | 2,523.4 sq mi | 3.1 sq mi |
| 18 | Sublette County | 56035 | 4,886.5 sq mi | 49.2 sq mi |
| 19 | Sweetwater County | 56037 | 10,427 sq mi | 64.2 sq mi |
| 20 | Teton County | 56039 | 3,996.8 sq mi | 220.4 sq mi |
| 21 | Uinta County | 56041 | 2,081.7 sq mi | 6.4 sq mi |
| 22 | Washakie County | 56043 | 2,238.7 sq mi | 4 sq mi |
| 23 | Weston County | 56045 | 2,398 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
How to read and use this map
County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.
For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Wyoming?
Wyoming has 23 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.
Can I print this Wyoming county map?
Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.
What is the largest county in Wyoming?
Sweetwater County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 10,427 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.
What is the smallest county in Wyoming?
Hot Springs County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 2,004.4 square miles.
Are these legal survey boundaries?
No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.
Map source
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.