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Counties in Arkansas by female population share

Clark County had the highest female population share of 75 counties in 2017, at 52.7%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 37.5%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.7Clark County
Lowest37.5Lincoln County
Median50.875 counties
Arkansas50.9History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 51.4 %Ashley County: 51.8 %Baxter County: 51.4 %Benton County: 50.7 %Boone County: 50.9 %Bradley County: 51.4 %Calhoun County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 50.7 %Chicot County: 49.4 %Clark County: 52.7 %Clay County: 51.5 %Cleburne County: 50.8 %Cleveland County: 50.8 %Columbia County: 52.2 %Conway County: 51.1 %Craighead County: 51.4 %Crawford County: 50.8 %Crittenden County: 52.7 %Cross County: 52 %Dallas County: 51.3 %Desha County: 52.6 %Drew County: 51.5 %Faulkner County: 51.1 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Fulton County: 50.5 %Garland County: 51.6 %Grant County: 50.2 %Greene County: 50.7 %Hempstead County: 52.2 %Hot Spring County: 47.3 %Howard County: 51.4 %Independence County: 50.9 %Izard County: 47.5 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 50.1 %Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lee County: 43.4 %Lincoln County: 37.5 %Little River County: 51 %Logan County: 50.6 %Lonoke County: 50.6 %Madison County: 49.8 %Marion County: 49.9 %Miller County: 50.8 %Mississippi County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 52.5 %Montgomery County: 50 %Nevada County: 50.3 %Newton County: 49.5 %Ouachita County: 52.3 %Perry County: 50.5 %Phillips County: 52.7 %Pike County: 50 %Poinsett County: 51.2 %Polk County: 51.2 %Pope County: 50.6 %Prairie County: 49.9 %Pulaski County: 52 %Randolph County: 50.6 %St. Francis County: 46.1 %Saline County: 51 %Scott County: 49.6 %Searcy County: 50.3 %Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sevier County: 50 %Sharp County: 50.4 %Stone County: 51.1 %Union County: 51.1 %Van Buren County: 50.6 %Washington County: 50.2 %White County: 51.2 %Woodruff County: 51.9 %Yell County: 50.1 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Clark County: 52.7 %Clark County52.7Crittenden County: 52.7 %Crittenden County52.7Phillips County: 52.7 %Phillips County52.7Desha County: 52.6 %Desha County52.6Monroe County: 52.5 %Monroe County52.5Ouachita County: 52.3 %Ouachita County52.3Hempstead County: 52.2 %Hempstead County52.2Columbia County: 52.2 %Columbia County52.2Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Pulaski County: 52 %Pulaski County52Woodruff County: 51.9 %Woodruff County51.9Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Clay County: 51.5 %Clay County51.5Drew County: 51.5 %Drew County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Howard County: 51.4 %Howard County51.4Baxter County: 51.4 %Baxter County51.4Craighead County: 51.4 %Craighead County51.4Arkansas County: 51.4 %Arkansas County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Dallas County: 51.3 %Dallas County51.3Poinsett County: 51.2 %Poinsett County51.2White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Polk County: 51.2 %Polk County51.2Faulkner County: 51.1 %Faulkner County51.1Union County: 51.1 %Union County51.1Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lafayette County51.1Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Little River County: 51 %Little River County51Saline County: 51 %Saline County51Independence County: 50.9 %Independence County50.9Boone County: 50.9 %Boone County50.9Miller County: 50.8 %Miller County50.8Mississippi County: 50.8 %Mississippi County50.8Cleveland County: 50.8 %Cleveland County50.8Crawford County: 50.8 %Crawford County50.8Cleburne County: 50.8 %Cleburne County50.8Clark County: 52.7 %Clark County52.7Crittenden County: 52.7 %Crittenden County52.7Phillips County: 52.7 %Phillips County52.7Desha County: 52.6 %Desha County52.6Monroe County: 52.5 %Monroe County52.5Ouachita County: 52.3 %Ouachita County52.3Hempstead County: 52.2 %Hempstead County52.2Columbia County: 52.2 %Columbia County52.2Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Pulaski County: 52 %Pulaski County52Woodruff County: 51.9 %Woodruff County51.9Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Clay County: 51.5 %Clay County51.5Drew County: 51.5 %Drew County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Howard County: 51.4 %Howard County51.4Baxter County: 51.4 %Baxter County51.4Craighead County: 51.4 %Craighead County51.4Arkansas County: 51.4 %Arkansas County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Dallas County: 51.3 %Dallas County51.3Poinsett County: 51.2 %Poinsett County51.2White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Polk County: 51.2 %Polk County51.2Faulkner County: 51.1 %Faulkner County51.1Union County: 51.1 %Union County51.1Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lafayette County51.1Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Little River County: 51 %Little River County51Saline County: 51 %Saline County51Independence County: 50.9 %Independence County50.9Boone County: 50.9 %Boone County50.9Miller County: 50.8 %Miller County50.8Mississippi County: 50.8 %Mississippi County50.8Cleveland County: 50.8 %Cleveland County50.8Crawford County: 50.8 %Crawford County50.8Cleburne County: 50.8 %Cleburne County50.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Clark County52.70 pts
2Crittenden County52.7-0 pts
3Phillips County52.7-0.1 pts
4Desha County52.6+0.4 pts
5Monroe County52.50 pts
6Ouachita County52.3-0.1 pts
7Hempstead County52.2+0.4 pts
8Columbia County52.2+0.1 pts
9Cross County520 pts
10Pulaski County520 pts
11Woodruff County51.9-0.3 pts
12Ashley County51.80 pts
13Garland County51.60 pts
14Clay County51.5+0.1 pts
15Drew County51.5-0.1 pts
16Jackson County51.4+0.2 pts
17Howard County51.4-0.4 pts
18Baxter County51.4-0.1 pts
19Craighead County51.4+0.2 pts
20Arkansas County51.4-0.3 pts
21Bradley County51.4+0.2 pts
22Dallas County51.30 pts
23Poinsett County51.2-0.1 pts
24White County51.2-0.1 pts
25Sebastian County51.20 pts
26Polk County51.2+0.1 pts
27Faulkner County51.1+0.1 pts
28Union County51.1-0.1 pts
29Lafayette County51.10 pts
30Stone County51.1-0 pts
31Conway County51.1+0.1 pts
32Little River County51+0.2 pts
33Saline County510 pts
34Independence County50.9-0.1 pts
35Boone County50.9+0.1 pts
36Miller County50.8+0.1 pts
37Mississippi County50.8-0.1 pts
38Cleveland County50.8-0.2 pts
39Crawford County50.80 pts
40Cleburne County50.80 pts
41Greene County50.7-0.2 pts
42Carroll County50.7-0 pts
43Benton County50.7-0 pts
44Van Buren County50.60 pts
45Lonoke County50.60 pts
46Randolph County50.6-0 pts
47Logan County50.6+0.2 pts
48Pope County50.6-0 pts
49Fulton County50.5+0.3 pts
50Perry County50.50 pts
51Calhoun County50.5+0.4 pts
52Sharp County50.4-0.2 pts
53Searcy County50.3+0.2 pts
54Jefferson County50.3+0.1 pts
55Nevada County50.3-0 pts
56Grant County50.2+0.2 pts
57Franklin County50.20 pts
58Washington County50.20 pts
59Lawrence County50.2-0 pts
60Johnson County50.1-0 pts
61Yell County50.1-0 pts
62Sevier County50-0.3 pts
63Pike County500 pts
64Montgomery County50-0 pts
65Marion County49.9-0.1 pts
66Prairie County49.9-0.1 pts
67Madison County49.8-0.2 pts
68Scott County49.6+0.2 pts
69Newton County49.5+0.2 pts
70Chicot County49.4-0.3 pts
71Izard County47.5-0.1 pts
72Hot Spring County47.3-0.3 pts
73St. Francis County46.1-0.1 pts
74Lee County43.4-0.2 pts
75Lincoln County37.5-0.1 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clark County, with 52.7% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lincoln County, with 37.5% in 2017.

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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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