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Wyoming

49 distinct titles banned across 2 districts

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Book Bans in Wyoming

Wyoming's tracked book challenges are limited to two school districts, but the scale within those districts is substantial: across the state, 49 distinct titles have been banned or challenged. Laramie County School District No. 1 accounts for the large majority of that total, with 39 titles, while Natrona County Schools has logged 11. Together these two districts represent the entirety of Wyoming's recorded activity in this tracker.

What the Data Shows

The pattern in Wyoming is one of concentration rather than breadth. Rather than bans appearing in a wide spread of communities across the state, nearly all of the recorded activity is contained within a single district, with a second district contributing a smaller but still notable share. This differs from states where challenges are distributed more evenly across dozens of districts; in Wyoming, the available data suggests that book-removal activity has been driven largely by decisions made at the local level in a small number of school systems rather than reflecting a statewide wave affecting most districts.

No specific state legislation or policy is cited here, as none has been reliably confirmed for inclusion in this tracker. The figures above reflect only the districts and titles for which challenges have been documented, and the concentration in Laramie County in particular should be read as a feature of local district activity rather than evidence of a broader statewide mandate or trend.