Nebraska vs Wyoming

The two states, county by county

Both maps share one density scale, so the same shade means the same number of people per square mile on either side of the border. Darker counties are denser. Select a county to open its page.

Side by side

Population and density

Nebraska has 2,005,465 residents, 3.4 times Wyoming's 587,618. Nebraska ranks 37th and Wyoming 51st of the 50 states and DC. Nebraska is the more crowded, with 26.1 people per square mile against 6.1, 4.3 times.

Land area

Wyoming has 97,089 square miles of land, 26% more than Nebraska's 76,815. The largest county-equivalent in Nebraska is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; in Wyoming it is Sweetwater County at 10,427.

Counties

Nebraska is divided into 93 county-equivalents and Wyoming into 23, so an average Nebraska county covers 826 square miles against 4,221. The typical county in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, against 14,250 in Wyoming. The most populous are Douglas County (601,158) and Laramie County (101,783).

4 county names appear on both sides of the border: Johnson, Lincoln, Platte, Sheridan. Use the FIPS code, not the name, when joining data across the two states.

Household income

The median county in Wyoming has a household income of $70,330, 8% above Nebraska's $65,151. The highest county incomes are Sarpy County ($101,902) in Nebraska and Teton County ($130,156) in Wyoming, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Lincoln and Cheyenne are 424 miles apart in a straight line; from Lincoln the initial bearing is 276°, W. On June 21, 2026, Lincoln gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Cheyenne 15 h 09 min; on December 21 the figures are 9 h 15 min and 9 h 13 min. Month by month tables are on the Lincoln and Cheyenne daylight pages.

Where they sit

The border between them is also a Census region boundary: Nebraska is in the Midwest and Wyoming in the West. By county internal points, Nebraska spans 3 UTM zones and Wyoming 2.