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Counties in Arkansas by female population share

Crittenden County had the highest female population share of 75 counties in 2021, at 53%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 36.2%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53Crittenden County
Lowest36.2Lincoln County
Median50.875 counties
Arkansas51History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 51.5 %Ashley County: 51.7 %Baxter County: 51.2 %Benton County: 50.5 %Boone County: 51.2 %Bradley County: 51.6 %Calhoun County: 50.1 %Carroll County: 50.2 %Chicot County: 48.7 %Clark County: 52.4 %Clay County: 51.1 %Cleburne County: 50.6 %Cleveland County: 51 %Columbia County: 52.3 %Conway County: 51.1 %Craighead County: 51.5 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Crittenden County: 53 %Cross County: 52 %Dallas County: 51.6 %Desha County: 52.7 %Drew County: 51.5 %Faulkner County: 51.5 %Franklin County: 50.5 %Fulton County: 50.6 %Garland County: 51.6 %Grant County: 50.4 %Greene County: 50.9 %Hempstead County: 51.4 %Hot Spring County: 47.4 %Howard County: 51.5 %Independence County: 50.6 %Izard County: 46.8 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 50.2 %Lafayette County: 51 %Lawrence County: 50 %Lee County: 43.7 %Lincoln County: 36.2 %Little River County: 50.7 %Logan County: 50.8 %Lonoke County: 50.8 %Madison County: 50 %Marion County: 50 %Miller County: 51 %Mississippi County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 50.4 %Nevada County: 51.2 %Newton County: 49.4 %Ouachita County: 52.1 %Perry County: 49.9 %Phillips County: 52.9 %Pike County: 50.4 %Poinsett County: 51.2 %Polk County: 50.8 %Pope County: 50.8 %Prairie County: 49.4 %Pulaski County: 52.2 %Randolph County: 50.8 %St. Francis County: 45.7 %Saline County: 51.3 %Scott County: 49.8 %Searcy County: 49.9 %Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sevier County: 50.3 %Sharp County: 50.8 %Stone County: 51.1 %Union County: 51.5 %Van Buren County: 50.4 %Washington County: 50.3 %White County: 51.2 %Woodruff County: 51.1 %Yell County: 49.9 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Crittenden County: 53 %Crittenden County53Phillips County: 52.9 %Phillips County52.9Desha County: 52.7 %Desha County52.7Clark County: 52.4 %Clark County52.4Columbia County: 52.3 %Columbia County52.3Pulaski County: 52.2 %Pulaski County52.2Ouachita County: 52.1 %Ouachita County52.1Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Ashley County: 51.7 %Ashley County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Bradley County: 51.6 %Bradley County51.6Dallas County: 51.6 %Dallas County51.6Faulkner County: 51.5 %Faulkner County51.5Drew County: 51.5 %Drew County51.5Craighead County: 51.5 %Craighead County51.5Arkansas County: 51.5 %Arkansas County51.5Union County: 51.5 %Union County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Hempstead County: 51.4 %Hempstead County51.4Saline County: 51.3 %Saline County51.3White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Nevada County: 51.2 %Nevada County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Poinsett County: 51.2 %Poinsett County51.2Boone County: 51.2 %Boone County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Woodruff County: 51.1 %Woodruff County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Miller County: 51 %Miller County51Cleveland County: 51 %Cleveland County51Lafayette County: 51 %Lafayette County51Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Sharp County: 50.8 %Sharp County50.8Lonoke County: 50.8 %Lonoke County50.8Randolph County: 50.8 %Randolph County50.8Crittenden County: 53 %Crittenden County53Phillips County: 52.9 %Phillips County52.9Desha County: 52.7 %Desha County52.7Clark County: 52.4 %Clark County52.4Columbia County: 52.3 %Columbia County52.3Pulaski County: 52.2 %Pulaski County52.2Ouachita County: 52.1 %Ouachita County52.1Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Ashley County: 51.7 %Ashley County51.7Garland County: 51.6 %Garland County51.6Bradley County: 51.6 %Bradley County51.6Dallas County: 51.6 %Dallas County51.6Faulkner County: 51.5 %Faulkner County51.5Drew County: 51.5 %Drew County51.5Craighead County: 51.5 %Craighead County51.5Arkansas County: 51.5 %Arkansas County51.5Union County: 51.5 %Union County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Hempstead County: 51.4 %Hempstead County51.4Saline County: 51.3 %Saline County51.3White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Nevada County: 51.2 %Nevada County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Poinsett County: 51.2 %Poinsett County51.2Boone County: 51.2 %Boone County51.2Sebastian County: 51.2 %Sebastian County51.2Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Woodruff County: 51.1 %Woodruff County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Miller County: 51 %Miller County51Cleveland County: 51 %Cleveland County51Lafayette County: 51 %Lafayette County51Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Sharp County: 50.8 %Sharp County50.8Lonoke County: 50.8 %Lonoke County50.8Randolph County: 50.8 %Randolph County50.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Crittenden County53+0.2 pts
2Phillips County52.9-0.1 pts
3Desha County52.7+0.2 pts
4Clark County52.4-0.2 pts
5Columbia County52.3-0.1 pts
6Pulaski County52.2+0.1 pts
7Ouachita County52.1-0 pts
8Monroe County52.1-0.4 pts
9Cross County52+0.2 pts
10Ashley County51.7-0.1 pts
11Garland County51.60 pts
12Bradley County51.6+0.2 pts
13Dallas County51.6-0.1 pts
14Faulkner County51.5+0.2 pts
15Drew County51.5+0.1 pts
16Craighead County51.5-0.1 pts
17Arkansas County51.5+0.1 pts
18Union County51.5-0 pts
19Howard County51.5-0.2 pts
20Jackson County51.40 pts
21Hempstead County51.4-0.2 pts
22Saline County51.3+0.1 pts
23White County51.2-0.1 pts
24Nevada County51.2+0.2 pts
25Baxter County51.20 pts
26Poinsett County51.2-0.1 pts
27Boone County51.2+0.1 pts
28Sebastian County51.20 pts
29Stone County51.1+0.1 pts
30Clay County51.1-0.3 pts
30Crawford County51.10 pts
32Woodruff County51.1-0.2 pts
33Conway County51.10 pts
34Miller County51+0.1 pts
35Cleveland County51-0.2 pts
36Lafayette County51+0.4 pts
37Greene County50.9+0.2 pts
38Sharp County50.8+0.3 pts
39Lonoke County50.8-0 pts
40Randolph County50.80 pts
41Logan County50.8+0.2 pts
42Mississippi County50.8+0.1 pts
43Polk County50.8-0.2 pts
44Pope County50.80 pts
45Little River County50.7-0.2 pts
46Fulton County50.6-0.1 pts
47Cleburne County50.6-0.1 pts
48Independence County50.6-0.1 pts
49Franklin County50.5+0.2 pts
50Benton County50.5-0 pts
51Grant County50.4-0 pts
52Van Buren County50.4-0.2 pts
53Pike County50.4-0.1 pts
54Montgomery County50.4-0.2 pts
55Washington County50.3+0.1 pts
56Sevier County50.3+0.2 pts
57Jefferson County50.30 pts
58Carroll County50.2-0.2 pts
59Johnson County50.2-0.3 pts
60Calhoun County50.1+0.2 pts
61Lawrence County50-0.2 pts
62Madison County500 pts
63Marion County50+0.1 pts
64Yell County49.90 pts
65Searcy County49.9-0.2 pts
66Perry County49.9-0.3 pts
67Scott County49.8+0.2 pts
68Newton County49.4-0.2 pts
69Prairie County49.4-0.4 pts
70Chicot County48.7-0.5 pts
71Hot Spring County47.4-0.1 pts
72Izard County46.8-0.5 pts
73St. Francis County45.7-0.3 pts
74Lee County43.7-0.6 pts
75Lincoln County36.2-1.2 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Crittenden County, with 53% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lincoln County, with 36.2% in 2021.

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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