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Counties in Arkansas by female population share

Phillips County had the highest female population share of 75 counties in 2020, at 53%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 37.3%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53Phillips County
Lowest37.3Lincoln County
Median50.975 counties
Arkansas51History

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 51.4 %Ashley County: 51.8 %Baxter County: 51.2 %Benton County: 50.6 %Boone County: 51.1 %Bradley County: 51.4 %Calhoun County: 49.8 %Carroll County: 50.4 %Chicot County: 49.2 %Clark County: 52.6 %Clay County: 51.4 %Cleburne County: 50.7 %Cleveland County: 51.2 %Columbia County: 52.4 %Conway County: 51 %Craighead County: 51.6 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Crittenden County: 52.9 %Cross County: 51.8 %Dallas County: 51.7 %Desha County: 52.5 %Drew County: 51.5 %Faulkner County: 51.4 %Franklin County: 50.3 %Fulton County: 50.7 %Garland County: 51.6 %Grant County: 50.4 %Greene County: 50.7 %Hempstead County: 51.6 %Hot Spring County: 47.5 %Howard County: 51.6 %Independence County: 50.6 %Izard County: 47.4 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 50.4 %Lafayette County: 50.6 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lee County: 44.3 %Lincoln County: 37.3 %Little River County: 50.9 %Logan County: 50.6 %Lonoke County: 50.9 %Madison County: 50 %Marion County: 49.8 %Miller County: 50.9 %Mississippi County: 50.7 %Monroe County: 52.5 %Montgomery County: 50.6 %Nevada County: 51.1 %Newton County: 49.6 %Ouachita County: 52.1 %Perry County: 50.2 %Phillips County: 53 %Pike County: 50.5 %Poinsett County: 51.3 %Polk County: 51 %Pope County: 50.7 %Prairie County: 49.8 %Pulaski County: 52.1 %Randolph County: 50.8 %St. Francis County: 46 %Saline County: 51.2 %Scott County: 49.6 %Searcy County: 50.2 %Sebastian County: 51.1 %Sevier County: 50.1 %Sharp County: 50.6 %Stone County: 51.1 %Union County: 51.5 %Van Buren County: 50.6 %Washington County: 50.3 %White County: 51.4 %Woodruff County: 51.3 %Yell County: 49.9 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Phillips County: 53 %Phillips County53Crittenden County: 52.9 %Crittenden County52.9Clark County: 52.6 %Clark County52.6Desha County: 52.5 %Desha County52.5Monroe County: 52.5 %Monroe County52.5Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Ouachita County: 52.1 %Ouachita County52.1Pulaski County: 52.1 %Pulaski County52.1Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Cross County: 51.8 %Cross County51.8Dallas County: 51.7 %Dallas County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Craighead County: 51.6 %Craighead County51.6Hempstead County: 51.6 %Hempstead County51.6Union County: 51.5 %Union County51.5Drew County: 51.5 %Drew County51.5Arkansas County: 51.4 %Arkansas County51.4Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4White County: 51.4 %White County51.4Faulkner County: 51.4 %Faulkner County51.4Poinsett County: 51.3 %Poinsett County51.3Woodruff County: 51.3 %Woodruff County51.3Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Saline County: 51.2 %Saline County51.2Cleveland County: 51.2 %Cleveland County51.2Sebastian County: 51.1 %Sebastian County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Boone County: 51.1 %Boone County51.1Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Nevada County: 51.1 %Nevada County51.1Conway County: 51 %Conway County51Polk County: 51 %Polk County51Little River County: 50.9 %Little River County50.9Miller County: 50.9 %Miller County50.9Lonoke County: 50.9 %Lonoke County50.9Randolph County: 50.8 %Randolph County50.8Pope County: 50.7 %Pope County50.7Phillips County: 53 %Phillips County53Crittenden County: 52.9 %Crittenden County52.9Clark County: 52.6 %Clark County52.6Desha County: 52.5 %Desha County52.5Monroe County: 52.5 %Monroe County52.5Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Ouachita County: 52.1 %Ouachita County52.1Pulaski County: 52.1 %Pulaski County52.1Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Cross County: 51.8 %Cross County51.8Dallas County: 51.7 %Dallas County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Craighead County: 51.6 %Craighead County51.6Hempstead County: 51.6 %Hempstead County51.6Union County: 51.5 %Union County51.5Drew County: 51.5 %Drew County51.5Arkansas County: 51.4 %Arkansas County51.4Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4White County: 51.4 %White County51.4Faulkner County: 51.4 %Faulkner County51.4Poinsett County: 51.3 %Poinsett County51.3Woodruff County: 51.3 %Woodruff County51.3Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Saline County: 51.2 %Saline County51.2Cleveland County: 51.2 %Cleveland County51.2Sebastian County: 51.1 %Sebastian County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Boone County: 51.1 %Boone County51.1Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Nevada County: 51.1 %Nevada County51.1Conway County: 51 %Conway County51Polk County: 51 %Polk County51Little River County: 50.9 %Little River County50.9Miller County: 50.9 %Miller County50.9Lonoke County: 50.9 %Lonoke County50.9Randolph County: 50.8 %Randolph County50.8Pope County: 50.7 %Pope County50.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Phillips County53-0.1 pts
2Crittenden County52.9-0 pts
3Clark County52.6-0.3 pts
4Desha County52.5+0.1 pts
5Monroe County52.5+0.1 pts
6Columbia County52.4-0 pts
7Ouachita County52.1-0.2 pts
8Pulaski County52.1+0.1 pts
9Ashley County51.8-0.1 pts
10Cross County51.8-0.1 pts
11Dallas County51.7+0.2 pts
12Garland County51.60 pts
13Howard County51.6+0.1 pts
14Craighead County51.6+0.1 pts
15Hempstead County51.6-0.2 pts
16Union County51.5+0.2 pts
17Drew County51.5-0.1 pts
18Arkansas County51.4-0.1 pts
19Clay County51.4-0.1 pts
20Bradley County51.4+0.1 pts
21Jackson County51.4+0.1 pts
22White County51.4+0.1 pts
23Faulkner County51.4+0.2 pts
24Poinsett County51.3-0 pts
25Woodruff County51.3-0.4 pts
26Baxter County51.20 pts
27Saline County51.2-0.1 pts
28Cleveland County51.2+0.1 pts
29Sebastian County51.1-0 pts
30Crawford County51.1+0.2 pts
31Boone County51.10 pts
32Stone County51.1+0.1 pts
33Nevada County51.1+0.6 pts
34Conway County51-0 pts
35Polk County510 pts
36Little River County50.9+0.2 pts
37Miller County50.9-0 pts
38Lonoke County50.9-0.1 pts
39Randolph County50.8+0.2 pts
40Pope County50.7+0.1 pts
41Greene County50.7-0.1 pts
42Cleburne County50.7-0.1 pts
42Mississippi County50.7-0.1 pts
44Fulton County50.7+0.3 pts
45Logan County50.6+0.1 pts
46Montgomery County50.6+0.4 pts
47Van Buren County50.6+0.1 pts
48Independence County50.6-0.2 pts
49Sharp County50.6-0.4 pts
50Lafayette County50.6-0.4 pts
51Benton County50.6-0.1 pts
52Pike County50.5+0.2 pts
53Grant County50.40 pts
54Carroll County50.4-0.2 pts
55Johnson County50.4+0.2 pts
56Franklin County50.3+0.1 pts
57Jefferson County50.3+0.1 pts
58Washington County50.3-0 pts
59Lawrence County50.2-0.1 pts
60Perry County50.2-0 pts
61Searcy County50.2-0.3 pts
62Sevier County50.1-0.1 pts
63Madison County50+0.1 pts
64Yell County49.9-0.2 pts
65Marion County49.8-0.1 pts
66Calhoun County49.8-0.5 pts
67Prairie County49.8-0.3 pts
68Newton County49.60 pts
69Scott County49.6-0.1 pts
70Chicot County49.2+0.2 pts
71Hot Spring County47.5+0.2 pts
72Izard County47.4-0 pts
73St. Francis County46-0.2 pts
74Lee County44.3+0.6 pts
75Lincoln County37.3-0.4 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Phillips County, with 53% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lincoln County, with 37.3% in 2020.

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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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