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Counties in Arkansas by female population share

Phillips County had the highest female population share of 75 counties in 2019, at 53%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 37.7%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53Phillips County
Lowest37.7Lincoln County
Median50.975 counties
Arkansas51History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 51.5 %Ashley County: 52 %Baxter County: 51.2 %Benton County: 50.7 %Boone County: 51.1 %Bradley County: 51.3 %Calhoun County: 50.4 %Carroll County: 50.6 %Chicot County: 49 %Clark County: 52.9 %Clay County: 51.5 %Cleburne County: 50.8 %Cleveland County: 51 %Columbia County: 52.4 %Conway County: 51.1 %Craighead County: 51.5 %Crawford County: 50.9 %Crittenden County: 52.9 %Cross County: 51.9 %Dallas County: 51.5 %Desha County: 52.5 %Drew County: 51.6 %Faulkner County: 51.2 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Fulton County: 50.4 %Garland County: 51.6 %Grant County: 50.4 %Greene County: 50.8 %Hempstead County: 51.8 %Hot Spring County: 47.3 %Howard County: 51.5 %Independence County: 50.8 %Izard County: 47.4 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County: 50.2 %Johnson County: 50.2 %Lafayette County: 51 %Lawrence County: 50.3 %Lee County: 43.6 %Lincoln County: 37.7 %Little River County: 50.7 %Logan County: 50.5 %Lonoke County: 51 %Madison County: 49.8 %Marion County: 50 %Miller County: 50.9 %Mississippi County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 52.4 %Montgomery County: 50.2 %Nevada County: 50.4 %Newton County: 49.6 %Ouachita County: 52.4 %Perry County: 50.2 %Phillips County: 53 %Pike County: 50.4 %Poinsett County: 51.3 %Polk County: 50.9 %Pope County: 50.6 %Prairie County: 50.1 %Pulaski County: 52.1 %Randolph County: 50.6 %St. Francis County: 46.2 %Saline County: 51.2 %Scott County: 49.7 %Searcy County: 50.4 %Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sevier County: 50.2 %Sharp County: 50.9 %Stone County: 51 %Union County: 51.3 %Van Buren County: 50.5 %Washington County: 50.3 %White County: 51.3 %Woodruff County: 51.7 %Yell County: 50.1 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Phillips County: 53 %Phillips County53Clark County: 52.9 %Clark County52.9Crittenden County: 52.9 %Crittenden County52.9Desha County: 52.5 %Desha County52.5Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Ouachita County: 52.4 %Ouachita County52.4Monroe County: 52.4 %Monroe County52.4Pulaski County: 52.1 %Pulaski County52.1Ashley County: 52 %Ashley County52Cross County: 51.9 %Cross County51.9Hempstead County: 51.8 %Hempstead County51.8Woodruff County: 51.7 %Woodruff County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Drew County: 51.6 %Drew County51.6Arkansas County: 51.5 %Arkansas County51.5Dallas County: 51.5 %Dallas County51.5Clay County: 51.5 %Clay County51.5Craighead County: 51.5 %Craighead County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Poinsett County: 51.3 %Poinsett County51.3White County: 51.3 %White County51.3Bradley County: 51.3 %Bradley County51.3Union County: 51.3 %Union County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3Saline County: 51.2 %Saline County51.2Faulkner County: 51.2 %Faulkner County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Boone County: 51.1 %Boone County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Cleveland County: 51 %Cleveland County51Stone County: 51 %Stone County51Lonoke County: 51 %Lonoke County51Lafayette County: 51 %Lafayette County51Sharp County: 50.9 %Sharp County50.9Miller County: 50.9 %Miller County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Crawford County: 50.9 %Crawford County50.9Cleburne County: 50.8 %Cleburne County50.8Greene County: 50.8 %Greene County50.8Phillips County: 53 %Phillips County53Clark County: 52.9 %Clark County52.9Crittenden County: 52.9 %Crittenden County52.9Desha County: 52.5 %Desha County52.5Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Ouachita County: 52.4 %Ouachita County52.4Monroe County: 52.4 %Monroe County52.4Pulaski County: 52.1 %Pulaski County52.1Ashley County: 52 %Ashley County52Cross County: 51.9 %Cross County51.9Hempstead County: 51.8 %Hempstead County51.8Woodruff County: 51.7 %Woodruff County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Drew County: 51.6 %Drew County51.6Arkansas County: 51.5 %Arkansas County51.5Dallas County: 51.5 %Dallas County51.5Clay County: 51.5 %Clay County51.5Craighead County: 51.5 %Craighead County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Poinsett County: 51.3 %Poinsett County51.3White County: 51.3 %White County51.3Bradley County: 51.3 %Bradley County51.3Union County: 51.3 %Union County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3Saline County: 51.2 %Saline County51.2Faulkner County: 51.2 %Faulkner County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Boone County: 51.1 %Boone County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Cleveland County: 51 %Cleveland County51Stone County: 51 %Stone County51Lonoke County: 51 %Lonoke County51Lafayette County: 51 %Lafayette County51Sharp County: 50.9 %Sharp County50.9Miller County: 50.9 %Miller County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Crawford County: 50.9 %Crawford County50.9Cleburne County: 50.8 %Cleburne County50.8Greene County: 50.8 %Greene County50.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Phillips County53+0.2 pts
2Clark County52.9-0 pts
3Crittenden County52.9+0.2 pts
4Desha County52.5+0.1 pts
5Columbia County52.4+0.1 pts
6Ouachita County52.4-0 pts
7Monroe County52.4-0.1 pts
8Pulaski County52.10 pts
9Ashley County52-0.1 pts
10Cross County51.9-0.2 pts
11Hempstead County51.8-0.2 pts
12Woodruff County51.7-0.1 pts
13Garland County51.60 pts
14Drew County51.6+0.1 pts
15Arkansas County51.5-0 pts
16Dallas County51.5-0 pts
17Clay County51.5+0.1 pts
18Craighead County51.5+0.1 pts
19Howard County51.5-0.1 pts
20Poinsett County51.3+0.1 pts
21White County51.30 pts
22Bradley County51.3-0.3 pts
23Union County51.3-0 pts
24Jackson County51.30 pts
25Saline County51.2+0.2 pts
26Faulkner County51.2+0.1 pts
27Baxter County51.2-0.2 pts
28Sebastian County51.2-0 pts
29Boone County51.10 pts
30Conway County51.1-0 pts
31Cleveland County51+0.4 pts
32Stone County51-0.3 pts
33Lonoke County51+0.3 pts
34Lafayette County51+0.3 pts
35Sharp County50.9+0.4 pts
36Miller County50.9-0.1 pts
37Polk County50.9-0.1 pts
38Crawford County50.90 pts
39Cleburne County50.8+0.1 pts
40Greene County50.8-0.1 pts
41Independence County50.8-0.1 pts
42Mississippi County50.8-0.1 pts
43Little River County50.7-0.2 pts
44Benton County50.7-0 pts
45Carroll County50.6-0.1 pts
46Pope County50.60 pts
47Randolph County50.6-0 pts
48Logan County50.50 pts
49Van Buren County50.5-0.1 pts
50Searcy County50.4-0 pts
51Nevada County50.40 pts
52Grant County50.40 pts
53Calhoun County50.40 pts
54Fulton County50.4-0.4 pts
55Pike County50.4+0.2 pts
56Lawrence County50.3+0.4 pts
57Washington County50.3+0.1 pts
58Franklin County50.2-0 pts
59Jefferson County50.2-0.1 pts
60Johnson County50.20 pts
60Montgomery County50.2+0.1 pts
62Perry County50.2-0.2 pts
63Sevier County50.2+0.1 pts
64Yell County50.1+0.2 pts
65Prairie County50.1+0.1 pts
66Marion County50-0.1 pts
67Madison County49.8-0.1 pts
68Scott County49.7+0.1 pts
69Newton County49.6+0.1 pts
70Chicot County49+0.1 pts
71Izard County47.4-0 pts
72Hot Spring County47.3+0.1 pts
73St. Francis County46.2+0.1 pts
74Lee County43.6-0.1 pts
75Lincoln County37.7+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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest female population share?

Phillips County, with 53% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lincoln County, with 37.7% in 2019.

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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