Wyoming Flag Status — Is the Flag at Half-Staff Today?
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Who lowers the flag in Wyoming
In Wyoming, flags are lowered by the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. Wyoming issues a notable share of county-level orders — a single county honouring a local figure — so a Wyoming notice in the news is often not a statewide lowering, and the order text is what settles it.
The flag of Wyoming
A blue field with a white silhouette of an American bison branded with the state seal; thin red and white borders frame the design. The bison faces hoist, looking proudly into the wind.
Wyoming on the American flag
Wyoming’s star joined the national flag on July 4, 1891 — the Fourth of July after admission, as the Flag Act of 1818 provides.
Sunrise and sunset in Cheyenne
The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset. Today at the state capital:
How Wyoming became a state
Wyoming Territory was organized in 1868 and immediately granted women the right to vote — the first government in the world to do so. The territory joined the Union on July 10, 1890 as the 44th state, and it remains the least populous in the country.
Admitted July 10, 1890 — the 44th state.
Wyoming at a glance
Did you know
- Wyoming is the least populous U.S. state.
- Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, lies mostly within Wyoming.
- Devils Tower was the first U.S. national monument, declared in 1906.
- Cheyenne hosts Frontier Days, one of the country’s oldest rodeos.
Born or raised here: Jackson Pollock (painter; Cody) · Curt Gowdy (sportscaster; Green River) · Dick Cheney (47th Vice President; longtime resident) · Patricia MacLachlan (author; Cheyenne) · Jim Bridger (mountain man; Pinedale region)
Wyoming in the American Record
Moments from the daily edition that happened in Wyoming.
Official source
Orders are announced by the Governor’s office.
Common questions.
Is the flag at half-staff in Wyoming today?+
The status above answers that for today. A national half-staff order applies in Wyoming as it does everywhere else; the Governor can also lower flags within the state independently.
Who orders flags to half-staff in Wyoming?+
In Wyoming, flags are lowered by the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. Wyoming issues a notable share of county-level orders — a single county honouring a local figure — so a Wyoming notice in the news is often not a statewide lowering, and the order text is what settles it.
Does a county order mean the whole of Wyoming lowers its flags?+
No. A county or single-facility order (the State Capitol, for instance) applies only where it says it does. This page shows those separately from the statewide status precisely so the two are never confused — if the status above reads full-staff, Wyoming has no statewide order in effect regardless of any local one.
When should the flag be raised and lowered in Wyoming?+
The flag flies from sunrise to sunset. Today at the state capital, Cheyenne, those times are shown above. On the final day of a half-staff order that runs "until sunset", the flag returns to full height at the local sunset — which is why the West Coast stays lowered a few hours after the East.
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