Counties in Alaska by female population share

Haines Borough had the highest female population share of 30 counties in 2016, at 51%. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 30.9%. The median was 47.3% and the figure for Alaska was 47.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51Haines Borough

Lowest30.9Aleutians East Borough

Median47.330 counties

Alaska47.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 45
45 to 47
47 to 48
48 to 49
49 and over

%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Haines Borough	51	+0.2 pts
2	Lake and Peninsula Borough	50.1	+0.7 pts
3	Wrangell City and Borough	49.2	-0.1 pts
4	Dillingham Census Area	49.2	+0.2 pts
5	Sitka City and Borough	49.2	-0.1 pts
6	Anchorage Municipality	49	+0.1 pts
7	Juneau City and Borough	49	-0.1 pts
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	48.6	-0 pts
9	Skagway Municipality	48.3	+0.1 pts
10	Bethel Census Area	48	-0.1 pts
11	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	47.9	+0.2 pts
12	Kusilvak Census Area	47.9	-0.1 pts
13	Kenai Peninsula Borough	47.7	+0.1 pts
14	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	47.6	0 pts
15	Petersburg Borough	47.4	-0 pts
16	Chugach Census Area	47.2	+0.1 pts
17	Nome Census Area	47	+0.1 pts
18	Copper River Census Area	47	-0.1 pts
19	Kodiak Island Borough	46.9	+0.2 pts
20	Northwest Arctic Borough	46.7	-0.1 pts
21	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	46.7	+0.1 pts
22	Fairbanks North Star Borough	46.1	-0.1 pts
23	Denali Borough	45.7	-0.8 pts
24	Bristol Bay Borough	45.5	-0.4 pts
25	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	45.1	-0.2 pts
26	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	44.7	+0.3 pts
27	Yakutat City and Borough	43.8	+0.6 pts
28	North Slope Borough	38	-0.5 pts
29	Aleutians West Census Area	34	+0.4 pts
30	Aleutians East Borough	30.9	-0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alaska-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alaska-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alaska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties: Counties in Alaska by female population share, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alaska-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haines Borough, with 51% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Aleutians East Borough, with 30.9% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.