This isn’t the most pleasant subject but it’s good to be aware of your surroundings. Have you ever wondered which counties in Wyoming have the most sex offenders? Probably not, but here you go. The numbers here are based on number of sex offenders per 10,000 residents. The national average is 14.11 sex offenders per 10,000 residents. This is based on data collected from homefacts. These are the 10 counties out of a total of 23 with the most registered sex offenders.

  1. Johnson County

By Caveman1949 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20915238

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573934 There are 24 registered sex offenders in Johnson County with a ratio of 29.19 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

  1. Converse County

By Wusel007 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11418051

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573927 There are 36 registered sex offenders in Converse County. This is a ratio of 29.76 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

  1. Hot Springs County

By Darla Rhodes, USDA FSA Wyoming - USDA Farm Service Agency Images, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30098745

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573933 There are 21 registered sex offenders in Hot Springs County which is a ratio of 31.31 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

  1. Carbon County

By Richard Bauer - https://www.flickr.com/photos/rustejunk/13913546937/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33636336

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573924 There are 310 registered sex offenders in Carbon County. This is a ratio of 33.58 per 10,000 residents.

  1. Fremont

By Chevsapher - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21599831

Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573931 There are around 129 registered sex offenders in Fremont County. This breaks down to a ratio of 34.45 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

  1. Laramie County

By Robert Bullock - Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division HABS: WYO,11-CHEY,6-1, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6625384

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573935 There are 345 registered sex offenders in Laramie County. This is a ratio of 34.50 per 10,000 residents.

  1. Niobrara County

By Rolf Blauert Dk4hb - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2135991

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573941 There are 19 registered sex offenders in Niobrara County which boils down to 36.32 per 10,000 residents.

  1. Campbell County

Flickr/Abbott’s Patch Collection

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573923 There are 194 registered sex offenders in Campbell County which is a ratio of 38.80 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

  1. Natrona County

By Chevsapher - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34892523

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573938 There are 345 registered sex offenders in Natrona County. This is a ratio of 41.21 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

  1. Goshen County

By Chris Light at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5790714

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573932 There are 217 registered sex offenders in Goshen County. This is a ratio of 131.05 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

Do any of these counties surprise you?

By Caveman1949 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20915238

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573934

There are 24 registered sex offenders in Johnson County with a ratio of 29.19 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

By Wusel007 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11418051

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573927

There are 36 registered sex offenders in Converse County. This is a ratio of 29.76 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

By Darla Rhodes, USDA FSA Wyoming - USDA Farm Service Agency Images, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30098745

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573933

There are 21 registered sex offenders in Hot Springs County which is a ratio of 31.31 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

By Richard Bauer - https://www.flickr.com/photos/rustejunk/13913546937/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33636336

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573924

There are 310 registered sex offenders in Carbon County. This is a ratio of 33.58 per 10,000 residents.

By Chevsapher - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21599831

Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573931

There are around 129 registered sex offenders in Fremont County. This breaks down to a ratio of 34.45 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

By Robert Bullock - Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division HABS: WYO,11-CHEY,6-1, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6625384

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573935

There are 345 registered sex offenders in Laramie County. This is a ratio of 34.50 per 10,000 residents.

By Rolf Blauert Dk4hb - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2135991

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573941

There are 19 registered sex offenders in Niobrara County which boils down to 36.32 per 10,000 residents.

Flickr/Abbott’s Patch Collection

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573923

There are 194 registered sex offenders in Campbell County which is a ratio of 38.80 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

By Chevsapher - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34892523

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573938

There are 345 registered sex offenders in Natrona County. This is a ratio of 41.21 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

By Chris Light at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5790714

By David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=573932

There are 217 registered sex offenders in Goshen County. This is a ratio of 131.05 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.

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