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Counties in Arkansas by female population share

Crittenden County had the highest female population share of 75 counties in 2022, at 52.9%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 36.3%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.9Crittenden County
Lowest36.3Lincoln County
Median50.975 counties
Arkansas51History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 51.3 %Ashley County: 51.8 %Baxter County: 51.2 %Benton County: 50.5 %Boone County: 51.2 %Bradley County: 51.6 %Calhoun County: 50 %Carroll County: 50.1 %Chicot County: 48.8 %Clark County: 52.5 %Clay County: 51.1 %Cleburne County: 50.5 %Cleveland County: 51.3 %Columbia County: 52.4 %Conway County: 51.2 %Craighead County: 51.7 %Crawford County: 51.3 %Crittenden County: 52.9 %Cross County: 51.9 %Dallas County: 51.6 %Desha County: 52.4 %Drew County: 51.6 %Faulkner County: 51.7 %Franklin County: 50.4 %Fulton County: 50.6 %Garland County: 51.7 %Grant County: 50.2 %Greene County: 50.9 %Hempstead County: 51.5 %Hot Spring County: 47.5 %Howard County: 51.5 %Independence County: 50.6 %Izard County: 47 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County: 50.5 %Johnson County: 50.3 %Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lawrence County: 50.1 %Lee County: 44 %Lincoln County: 36.3 %Little River County: 51.1 %Logan County: 50.8 %Lonoke County: 50.9 %Madison County: 50 %Marion County: 49.9 %Miller County: 50.7 %Mississippi County: 50.6 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 50.6 %Nevada County: 51.3 %Newton County: 49.3 %Ouachita County: 52 %Perry County: 49.7 %Phillips County: 52.9 %Pike County: 50.2 %Poinsett County: 51.2 %Polk County: 50.9 %Pope County: 50.8 %Prairie County: 49.1 %Pulaski County: 52.3 %Randolph County: 50.9 %St. Francis County: 45.2 %Saline County: 51.3 %Scott County: 49.7 %Searcy County: 49.7 %Sebastian County: 51.1 %Sevier County: 50 %Sharp County: 50.8 %Stone County: 51.1 %Union County: 51.4 %Van Buren County: 50.2 %Washington County: 50.4 %White County: 51.2 %Woodruff County: 51.5 %Yell County: 49.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Crittenden County: 52.9 %Crittenden County52.9Phillips County: 52.9 %Phillips County52.9Clark County: 52.5 %Clark County52.5Desha County: 52.4 %Desha County52.4Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Pulaski County: 52.3 %Pulaski County52.3Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Ouachita County: 52 %Ouachita County52Cross County: 51.9 %Cross County51.9Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Faulkner County: 51.7 %Faulkner County51.7Garland County: 51.7 %Garland County51.7Craighead County: 51.7 %Craighead County51.7Bradley County: 51.6 %Bradley County51.6Drew County: 51.6 %Drew County51.6Dallas County: 51.6 %Dallas County51.6Woodruff County: 51.5 %Woodruff County51.5Hempstead County: 51.5 %Hempstead County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Union County: 51.4 %Union County51.4Saline County: 51.3 %Saline County51.3Arkansas County: 51.3 %Arkansas County51.3Crawford County: 51.3 %Crawford County51.3Nevada County: 51.3 %Nevada County51.3Cleveland County: 51.3 %Cleveland County51.3Poinsett County: 51.2 %Poinsett County51.2Conway County: 51.2 %Conway County51.2White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Boone County: 51.2 %Boone County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Sebastian County: 51.1 %Sebastian County51.1Little River County: 51.1 %Little River County51.1Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lafayette County51.1Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Lonoke County: 50.9 %Lonoke County50.9Randolph County: 50.9 %Randolph County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Crittenden County: 52.9 %Crittenden County52.9Phillips County: 52.9 %Phillips County52.9Clark County: 52.5 %Clark County52.5Desha County: 52.4 %Desha County52.4Columbia County: 52.4 %Columbia County52.4Pulaski County: 52.3 %Pulaski County52.3Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Ouachita County: 52 %Ouachita County52Cross County: 51.9 %Cross County51.9Ashley County: 51.8 %Ashley County51.8Faulkner County: 51.7 %Faulkner County51.7Garland County: 51.7 %Garland County51.7Craighead County: 51.7 %Craighead County51.7Bradley County: 51.6 %Bradley County51.6Drew County: 51.6 %Drew County51.6Dallas County: 51.6 %Dallas County51.6Woodruff County: 51.5 %Woodruff County51.5Hempstead County: 51.5 %Hempstead County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Union County: 51.4 %Union County51.4Saline County: 51.3 %Saline County51.3Arkansas County: 51.3 %Arkansas County51.3Crawford County: 51.3 %Crawford County51.3Nevada County: 51.3 %Nevada County51.3Cleveland County: 51.3 %Cleveland County51.3Poinsett County: 51.2 %Poinsett County51.2Conway County: 51.2 %Conway County51.2White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Boone County: 51.2 %Boone County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Sebastian County: 51.1 %Sebastian County51.1Little River County: 51.1 %Little River County51.1Stone County: 51.1 %Stone County51.1Lafayette County: 51.1 %Lafayette County51.1Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Lonoke County: 50.9 %Lonoke County50.9Randolph County: 50.9 %Randolph County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Crittenden County52.9-0.1 pts
2Phillips County52.90 pts
3Clark County52.5+0.1 pts
4Desha County52.4-0.3 pts
5Columbia County52.4+0.1 pts
6Pulaski County52.30 pts
7Monroe County52.1-0 pts
8Ouachita County52-0.1 pts
9Cross County51.9-0.1 pts
10Ashley County51.8+0.1 pts
11Faulkner County51.7+0.2 pts
12Garland County51.70 pts
13Craighead County51.7+0.2 pts
14Bradley County51.60 pts
15Drew County51.6+0.1 pts
16Dallas County51.6-0 pts
17Woodruff County51.5+0.4 pts
18Hempstead County51.5+0.1 pts
19Howard County51.5-0 pts
20Jackson County51.40 pts
21Union County51.4-0.1 pts
22Saline County51.3+0.1 pts
23Arkansas County51.3-0.2 pts
24Crawford County51.3+0.2 pts
25Nevada County51.3+0.1 pts
26Cleveland County51.3+0.3 pts
27Poinsett County51.20 pts
28Conway County51.2+0.2 pts
29White County51.2-0 pts
30Boone County51.20 pts
31Baxter County51.2-0.1 pts
32Clay County51.1-0 pts
33Sebastian County51.1-0.1 pts
34Little River County51.1+0.4 pts
35Stone County51.1-0 pts
36Lafayette County51.1+0.1 pts
37Greene County50.9+0.1 pts
37Lonoke County50.9+0.1 pts
39Randolph County50.90 pts
40Polk County50.9+0.1 pts
41Sharp County50.8-0 pts
42Logan County50.8-0.1 pts
43Pope County50.8-0 pts
44Miller County50.7-0.3 pts
45Independence County50.6+0.1 pts
46Mississippi County50.6-0.2 pts
47Fulton County50.60 pts
48Montgomery County50.6+0.2 pts
49Cleburne County50.5-0 pts
50Jefferson County50.5+0.2 pts
51Benton County50.5-0 pts
52Franklin County50.4-0.1 pts
53Washington County50.40 pts
54Johnson County50.3+0.2 pts
55Grant County50.2-0.2 pts
56Van Buren County50.2-0.2 pts
57Pike County50.2-0.2 pts
58Carroll County50.1-0.1 pts
59Lawrence County50.10 pts
60Sevier County50-0.3 pts
61Calhoun County50-0.1 pts
62Madison County50-0 pts
63Yell County49.9-0 pts
64Marion County49.9-0.1 pts
65Perry County49.7-0.1 pts
66Searcy County49.7-0.2 pts
67Scott County49.7-0.2 pts
68Newton County49.3-0.1 pts
69Prairie County49.1-0.3 pts
70Chicot County48.8+0.2 pts
71Hot Spring County47.5+0.1 pts
72Izard County47+0.1 pts
73St. Francis County45.2-0.5 pts
74Lee County44+0.3 pts
75Lincoln County36.3+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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Crittenden County, with 52.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lincoln County, with 36.3% in 2022.

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