“Employment opportunities have always been the driving factor for Wyoming’s migration trend, but the pandemic played a significant role in 2020,” continued Dr. Liu.
Places like Montana and Wyoming are proving to be popular destinations in the mountain west, an enticing reality that explains the high numbers of California residents making the Rocky Mountains their new home.
The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division report also says that the number of people in Wyoming age 65 or older increased 3.9% between 2017 and 2019, higher than the US rate of 3.1 percent.