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Counties in Arkansas by female population share

Phillips County had the highest female population share of 75 counties in 2024, at 53.3%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 35.5%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Phillips County
Lowest35.5Lincoln County
Median50.975 counties
Arkansas51History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 51.5 %Ashley County: 52.1 %Baxter County: 51.2 %Benton County: 50.5 %Boone County: 51.1 %Bradley County: 51.9 %Calhoun County: 50.1 %Carroll County: 50 %Chicot County: 48.8 %Clark County: 52.6 %Clay County: 51.1 %Cleburne County: 50.6 %Cleveland County: 51.3 %Columbia County: 52.6 %Conway County: 51.1 %Craighead County: 51.7 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Crittenden County: 53 %Cross County: 52 %Dallas County: 51.5 %Desha County: 52.8 %Drew County: 51.1 %Faulkner County: 51.8 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Fulton County: 50.5 %Garland County: 51.8 %Grant County: 50 %Greene County: 50.8 %Hempstead County: 51.3 %Hot Spring County: 47.3 %Howard County: 51.4 %Independence County: 50.5 %Izard County: 46.9 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 50.2 %Lafayette County: 51.3 %Lawrence County: 50.7 %Lee County: 43.4 %Lincoln County: 35.5 %Little River County: 51.2 %Logan County: 51 %Lonoke County: 50.9 %Madison County: 50.2 %Marion County: 50.1 %Miller County: 50.9 %Mississippi County: 50.4 %Monroe County: 52.7 %Montgomery County: 50.4 %Nevada County: 51.4 %Newton County: 49.3 %Ouachita County: 52.2 %Perry County: 49.8 %Phillips County: 53.3 %Pike County: 50.4 %Poinsett County: 51.6 %Polk County: 50.9 %Pope County: 50.6 %Prairie County: 49.4 %Pulaski County: 52.2 %Randolph County: 50.9 %St. Francis County: 45.1 %Saline County: 51.4 %Scott County: 49.6 %Searcy County: 49.9 %Sebastian County: 51.3 %Sevier County: 50 %Sharp County: 51 %Stone County: 50.8 %Union County: 51.2 %Van Buren County: 50.2 %Washington County: 50.4 %White County: 51.2 %Woodruff County: 51.4 %Yell County: 50.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Phillips County: 53.3 %Phillips County53.3Crittenden County: 53 %Crittenden County53Desha County: 52.8 %Desha County52.8Monroe County: 52.7 %Monroe County52.7Clark County: 52.6 %Clark County52.6Columbia County: 52.6 %Columbia County52.6Pulaski County: 52.2 %Pulaski County52.2Ouachita County: 52.2 %Ouachita County52.2Ashley County: 52.1 %Ashley County52.1Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Bradley County: 51.9 %Bradley County51.9Garland County: 51.8 %Garland County51.8Faulkner County: 51.8 %Faulkner County51.8Craighead County: 51.7 %Craighead County51.7Poinsett County: 51.6 %Poinsett County51.6Arkansas County: 51.5 %Arkansas County51.5Dallas County: 51.5 %Dallas County51.5Saline County: 51.4 %Saline County51.4Nevada County: 51.4 %Nevada County51.4Woodruff County: 51.4 %Woodruff County51.4Howard County: 51.4 %Howard County51.4Cleveland County: 51.3 %Cleveland County51.3Hempstead County: 51.3 %Hempstead County51.3Sebastian County: 51.3 %Sebastian County51.3Lafayette County: 51.3 %Lafayette County51.3Union County: 51.2 %Union County51.2White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Little River County: 51.2 %Little River County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Boone County: 51.1 %Boone County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Drew County: 51.1 %Drew County51.1Logan County: 51 %Logan County51Sharp County: 51 %Sharp County51Lonoke County: 50.9 %Lonoke County50.9Jackson County: 50.9 %Jackson County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Randolph County: 50.9 %Randolph County50.9Phillips County: 53.3 %Phillips County53.3Crittenden County: 53 %Crittenden County53Desha County: 52.8 %Desha County52.8Monroe County: 52.7 %Monroe County52.7Clark County: 52.6 %Clark County52.6Columbia County: 52.6 %Columbia County52.6Pulaski County: 52.2 %Pulaski County52.2Ouachita County: 52.2 %Ouachita County52.2Ashley County: 52.1 %Ashley County52.1Cross County: 52 %Cross County52Bradley County: 51.9 %Bradley County51.9Garland County: 51.8 %Garland County51.8Faulkner County: 51.8 %Faulkner County51.8Craighead County: 51.7 %Craighead County51.7Poinsett County: 51.6 %Poinsett County51.6Arkansas County: 51.5 %Arkansas County51.5Dallas County: 51.5 %Dallas County51.5Saline County: 51.4 %Saline County51.4Nevada County: 51.4 %Nevada County51.4Woodruff County: 51.4 %Woodruff County51.4Howard County: 51.4 %Howard County51.4Cleveland County: 51.3 %Cleveland County51.3Hempstead County: 51.3 %Hempstead County51.3Sebastian County: 51.3 %Sebastian County51.3Lafayette County: 51.3 %Lafayette County51.3Union County: 51.2 %Union County51.2White County: 51.2 %White County51.2Little River County: 51.2 %Little River County51.2Baxter County: 51.2 %Baxter County51.2Boone County: 51.1 %Boone County51.1Conway County: 51.1 %Conway County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Drew County: 51.1 %Drew County51.1Logan County: 51 %Logan County51Sharp County: 51 %Sharp County51Lonoke County: 50.9 %Lonoke County50.9Jackson County: 50.9 %Jackson County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Randolph County: 50.9 %Randolph County50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Phillips County53.3+0.2 pts
2Crittenden County53-0 pts
3Desha County52.8+0.3 pts
4Monroe County52.7+0.2 pts
5Clark County52.6+0.1 pts
6Columbia County52.6+0.1 pts
7Pulaski County52.2-0 pts
8Ouachita County52.2+0.1 pts
9Ashley County52.1+0.1 pts
10Cross County52-0 pts
11Bradley County51.9+0.3 pts
12Garland County51.80 pts
13Faulkner County51.8+0.1 pts
14Craighead County51.7-0.1 pts
15Poinsett County51.6+0.2 pts
16Arkansas County51.5+0.2 pts
17Dallas County51.5-0.2 pts
18Saline County51.4+0.1 pts
19Nevada County51.4+0.1 pts
20Woodruff County51.4-0.3 pts
21Howard County51.4-0.2 pts
22Cleveland County51.3+0.5 pts
23Hempstead County51.3-0 pts
24Sebastian County51.3+0.1 pts
25Lafayette County51.3+0.4 pts
26Union County51.2-0.1 pts
27White County51.20 pts
28Little River County51.2-0 pts
29Baxter County51.20 pts
30Boone County51.1-0.1 pts
31Conway County51.1-0.1 pts
32Clay County51.10 pts
33Crawford County51.1-0.2 pts
34Drew County51.1-0.3 pts
35Logan County51+0.1 pts
36Sharp County51-0 pts
37Lonoke County50.9-0 pts
38Jackson County50.9-0.2 pts
39Polk County50.9-0.1 pts
40Randolph County50.90 pts
41Miller County50.9+0.2 pts
42Stone County50.8-0 pts
43Greene County50.8-0 pts
44Lawrence County50.7+0.4 pts
45Pope County50.6-0.1 pts
46Cleburne County50.6+0.1 pts
47Independence County50.5-0.1 pts
48Fulton County50.5-0 pts
49Benton County50.5-0.1 pts
50Pike County50.40 pts
51Washington County50.4+0.1 pts
52Montgomery County50.4-0.1 pts
53Mississippi County50.40 pts
54Jefferson County50.3-0.2 pts
55Van Buren County50.2+0.1 pts
56Johnson County50.2-0.1 pts
57Madison County50.2+0.3 pts
58Franklin County50.2-0.1 pts
59Yell County50.2+0.1 pts
60Calhoun County50.1+0.1 pts
61Marion County50.10 pts
62Carroll County500 pts
63Grant County50+0.1 pts
64Sevier County50-0.1 pts
65Searcy County49.9+0.1 pts
66Perry County49.8+0.1 pts
67Scott County49.6-0 pts
68Prairie County49.4-0.2 pts
69Newton County49.3-0 pts
70Chicot County48.8-0 pts
71Hot Spring County47.3-0 pts
72Izard County46.9-0 pts
73St. Francis County45.1-0.1 pts
74Lee County43.4+0.1 pts
75Lincoln County35.5-0.2 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Phillips County, with 53.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lincoln County, with 35.5% in 2024.

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