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Counties in Arizona by female population share

Santa Cruz County had the highest female population share of 15 counties in 2022, at 52.4%. Greenlee County had the lowest, at 47.8%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Arizona was 50.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.4Santa Cruz County
Lowest47.8Greenlee County
Median50.315 counties
Arizona50.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Apache County: 50.7 %Cochise County: 50 %Coconino County: 51 %Gila County: 50.3 %Graham County: 48 %Greenlee County: 47.8 %La Paz County: 49.8 %Maricopa County: 50.8 %Mohave County: 49.5 %Navajo County: 50.4 %Pima County: 50.9 %Pinal County: 49 %Santa Cruz County: 52.4 %Yavapai County: 51 %Yuma County: 49.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Santa Cruz County: 52.4 %Santa Cruz County52.4Coconino County: 51 %Coconino County51Yavapai County: 51 %Yavapai County51Pima County: 50.9 %Pima County50.9Maricopa County: 50.8 %Maricopa County50.8Apache County: 50.7 %Apache County50.7Navajo County: 50.4 %Navajo County50.4Gila County: 50.3 %Gila County50.3Cochise County: 50 %Cochise County50Yuma County: 49.9 %Yuma County49.9La Paz County: 49.8 %La Paz County49.8Mohave County: 49.5 %Mohave County49.5Pinal County: 49 %Pinal County49Graham County: 48 %Graham County48Greenlee County: 47.8 %Greenlee County47.8Santa Cruz County: 52.4 %Santa Cruz County52.4Coconino County: 51 %Coconino County51Yavapai County: 51 %Yavapai County51Pima County: 50.9 %Pima County50.9Maricopa County: 50.8 %Maricopa County50.8Apache County: 50.7 %Apache County50.7Navajo County: 50.4 %Navajo County50.4Gila County: 50.3 %Gila County50.3Cochise County: 50 %Cochise County50Yuma County: 49.9 %Yuma County49.9La Paz County: 49.8 %La Paz County49.8Mohave County: 49.5 %Mohave County49.5Pinal County: 49 %Pinal County49Graham County: 48 %Graham County48Greenlee County: 47.8 %Greenlee County47.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Santa Cruz County52.4-0.2 pts
2Coconino County51+0.1 pts
3Yavapai County510 pts
4Pima County50.90 pts
5Maricopa County50.80 pts
6Apache County50.7+0.2 pts
7Navajo County50.4+0.2 pts
8Gila County50.3+0.1 pts
9Cochise County50+0.4 pts
10Yuma County49.9+0.4 pts
11La Paz County49.8+0.4 pts
12Mohave County49.5-0 pts
13Pinal County49+0.2 pts
14Graham County48+0.7 pts
15Greenlee County47.80 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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APA 7

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 Arizona by female population share, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

MLA 9

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 Arizona by female population share, 2022. 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/arizona-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Arizona by female population share, 2022. 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/arizona-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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 Arizona by female population share, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/arizona-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Santa Cruz County, with 52.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greenlee County, with 47.8% in 2022.

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.

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