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Counties in Arkansas by female population share

Phillips County had the highest female population share of 75 counties in 2016, at 52.8%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 37.6%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.8Phillips County
Lowest37.6Lincoln County
Median50.875 counties
Arkansas50.9History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 51.7 %Ashley County: 51.8 %Baxter County: 51.5 %Benton County: 50.7 %Boone County: 50.9 %Bradley County: 51.2 %Calhoun County: 50.1 %Carroll County: 50.7 %Chicot County: 49.7 %Clark County: 52.7 %Clay County: 51.4 %Cleburne County: 50.8 %Cleveland County: 51 %Columbia County: 52 %Conway County: 51 %Craighead County: 51.2 %Crawford County: 50.8 %Crittenden County: 52.7 %Cross County: 52 %Dallas County: 51.3 %Desha County: 52.2 %Drew County: 51.6 %Faulkner County: 51 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Fulton County: 50.3 %Garland County: 51.6 %Grant County: 50 %Greene County: 50.9 %Hempstead County: 51.8 %Hot Spring County: 47.7 %Howard County: 51.8 %Independence County: 51 %Izard County: 47.6 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 50.1 %Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lee County: 43.7 %Lincoln County: 37.6 %Little River County: 50.8 %Logan County: 50.4 %Lonoke County: 50.6 %Madison County: 50.1 %Marion County: 50 %Miller County: 50.8 %Mississippi County: 51 %Monroe County: 52.5 %Montgomery County: 50 %Nevada County: 50.3 %Newton County: 49.3 %Ouachita County: 52.4 %Perry County: 50.5 %Phillips County: 52.8 %Pike County: 50 %Poinsett County: 51.3 %Polk County: 51.1 %Pope County: 50.6 %Prairie County: 50 %Pulaski County: 52 %Randolph County: 50.6 %St. Francis County: 46.2 %Saline County: 50.9 %Scott County: 49.4 %Searcy County: 50.1 %Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sevier County: 50.3 %Sharp County: 50.6 %Stone County: 51.1 %Union County: 51.2 %Van Buren County: 50.6 %Washington County: 50.2 %White County: 51.3 %Woodruff County: 52.1 %Yell County: 50.1 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Phillips County: 52.8 %Phillips County52.8Crittenden County: 52.7 %Crittenden County52.7Clark County: 52.7 %Clark County52.7Monroe County: 52.5 %Monroe County52.5Ouachita County: 52.4 %Ouachita County52.4Desha County: 52.2 %Desha County52.2Woodruff County: 52.1 %Woodruff County52.1Columbia County: 52 %Columbia County52Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Pulaski County: 52 %Pulaski County52Howard County: 51.8 %Howard County51.8Hempstead County: 51.8 %Hempstead County51.8Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Arkansas County: 51.7 %Arkansas County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Drew County: 51.6 %Drew County51.6Baxter County: 51.5 %Baxter County51.5Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Poinsett County: 51.3 %Poinsett County51.3Dallas County: 51.3 %Dallas County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3White County: 51.3 %White County51.3Craighead County: 51.2 %Craighead County51.2Union County: 51.2 %Union County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Bradley County: 51.2 %Bradley County51.2Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lafayette County51.1Polk County: 51.1 %Polk County51.1Faulkner County: 51 %Faulkner County51Conway County: 51 %Conway County51Independence County: 51 %Independence County51Mississippi County: 51 %Mississippi County51Cleveland County: 51 %Cleveland County51Saline County: 50.9 %Saline County50.9Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Boone County: 50.9 %Boone County50.9Crawford County: 50.8 %Crawford County50.8Little River County: 50.8 %Little River County50.8Miller County: 50.8 %Miller County50.8Phillips County: 52.8 %Phillips County52.8Crittenden County: 52.7 %Crittenden County52.7Clark County: 52.7 %Clark County52.7Monroe County: 52.5 %Monroe County52.5Ouachita County: 52.4 %Ouachita County52.4Desha County: 52.2 %Desha County52.2Woodruff County: 52.1 %Woodruff County52.1Columbia County: 52 %Columbia County52Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Pulaski County: 52 %Pulaski County52Howard County: 51.8 %Howard County51.8Hempstead County: 51.8 %Hempstead County51.8Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Arkansas County: 51.7 %Arkansas County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Drew County: 51.6 %Drew County51.6Baxter County: 51.5 %Baxter County51.5Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Poinsett County: 51.3 %Poinsett County51.3Dallas County: 51.3 %Dallas County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3White County: 51.3 %White County51.3Craighead County: 51.2 %Craighead County51.2Union County: 51.2 %Union County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Bradley County: 51.2 %Bradley County51.2Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lafayette County51.1Polk County: 51.1 %Polk County51.1Faulkner County: 51 %Faulkner County51Conway County: 51 %Conway County51Independence County: 51 %Independence County51Mississippi County: 51 %Mississippi County51Cleveland County: 51 %Cleveland County51Saline County: 50.9 %Saline County50.9Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Boone County: 50.9 %Boone County50.9Crawford County: 50.8 %Crawford County50.8Little River County: 50.8 %Little River County50.8Miller County: 50.8 %Miller County50.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Phillips County52.8+0.1 pts
2Crittenden County52.7-0.1 pts
3Clark County52.7-0.1 pts
4Monroe County52.5-0 pts
5Ouachita County52.4-0.1 pts
6Desha County52.2-0.7 pts
7Woodruff County52.1-0.1 pts
8Columbia County52-0.2 pts
9Cross County52+0.2 pts
10Pulaski County52+0.1 pts
11Howard County51.80 pts
12Hempstead County51.8-0 pts
13Ashley County51.8-0 pts
14Arkansas County51.7+0.1 pts
15Garland County51.60 pts
16Drew County51.6+0.2 pts
17Baxter County51.5-0.1 pts
18Clay County51.40 pts
19Poinsett County51.3+0.3 pts
20Dallas County51.3-0 pts
21Jackson County51.3+0.1 pts
22White County51.3+0.1 pts
23Craighead County51.2-0.1 pts
24Union County51.20 pts
25Sebastian County51.2+0.1 pts
26Bradley County51.2-0.1 pts
27Stone County51.1+0.1 pts
28Lafayette County51.1-0.1 pts
29Polk County51.1+0.1 pts
30Faulkner County51-0 pts
31Conway County51-0 pts
32Independence County51-0.1 pts
33Mississippi County51-0.1 pts
34Cleveland County51+0.1 pts
35Saline County50.90 pts
36Greene County50.9+0.2 pts
37Boone County50.9+0.1 pts
38Crawford County50.8-0.1 pts
39Little River County50.8+0.2 pts
40Miller County50.8+0.1 pts
41Cleburne County50.8-0.1 pts
42Benton County50.7-0.1 pts
43Carroll County50.7-0 pts
44Randolph County50.6-0.1 pts
45Van Buren County50.6+0.2 pts
46Sharp County50.6-0.1 pts
47Pope County50.6+0.1 pts
48Lonoke County50.6+0.1 pts
49Perry County50.5-0 pts
50Logan County50.4-0 pts
51Nevada County50.3+0.1 pts
52Sevier County50.30 pts
53Jefferson County50.3-0.2 pts
54Fulton County50.3-0.1 pts
55Lawrence County50.2-0.1 pts
56Franklin County50.2-0.3 pts
57Washington County50.2-0 pts
58Searcy County50.1+0.1 pts
59Johnson County50.1-0 pts
60Calhoun County50.1+0.4 pts
61Yell County50.10 pts
62Madison County50.1+0.2 pts
63Grant County50-0.1 pts
64Marion County50+0.1 pts
65Pike County500 pts
66Prairie County50-0.2 pts
67Montgomery County500 pts
68Chicot County49.7-0.3 pts
69Scott County49.4-0 pts
70Newton County49.3-0.1 pts
71Hot Spring County47.7-0.1 pts
72Izard County47.6-0.2 pts
73St. Francis County46.2-0.1 pts
74Lee County43.7-0.1 pts
75Lincoln County37.6-0.3 pts

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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.

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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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Phillips County, with 52.8% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lincoln County, with 37.6% in 2016.

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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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