Counties in California by female population share

Yolo County had the highest female population share of 58 counties in 2015, at 51.4%. Lassen County had the lowest, at 35.9%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for California was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.4Yolo County
Lowest35.9Lassen County
Median50.158 counties
California50.5History

Map of counties, 2015

Alameda County: 51.1 %Alpine County: 47.4 %Amador County: 46.8 %Butte County: 50.6 %Calaveras County: 49.8 %Colusa County: 49.2 %Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Del Norte County: 45.5 %El Dorado County: 50.2 %Fresno County: 50.2 %Glenn County: 50 %Humboldt County: 50 %Imperial County: 49.4 %Inyo County: 49.7 %Kern County: 49 %Kings County: 45.3 %Lake County: 49.8 %Lassen County: 35.9 %Los Angeles County: 50.9 %Madera County: 51 %Marin County: 51.1 %Mariposa County: 49.5 %Mendocino County: 50 %Merced County: 49.9 %Modoc County: 49.5 %Mono County: 46.7 %Monterey County: 49.3 %Napa County: 50.5 %Nevada County: 50.7 %Orange County: 50.8 %Placer County: 51.3 %Plumas County: 49.9 %Riverside County: 50.5 %Sacramento County: 51.2 %San Benito County: 50.2 %San Bernardino County: 50.4 %San Diego County: 50 %San Francisco County: 48.9 %San Joaquin County: 50.2 %San Luis Obispo County: 49.8 %San Mateo County: 50.8 %Santa Barbara County: 50.1 %Santa Clara County: 49.8 %Santa Cruz County: 50.2 %Shasta County: 50.8 %Sierra County: 49.5 %Siskiyou County: 50.2 %Solano County: 50.4 %Sonoma County: 51.1 %Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Sutter County: 50.4 %Tehama County: 50.2 %Trinity County: 45.7 %Tulare County: 50.2 %Tuolumne County: 48.2 %Ventura County: 50.7 %Yolo County: 51.4 %Yuba County: 49.5 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Yolo County: 51.4 %Yolo County51.4Placer County: 51.3 %Placer County51.3Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Contra Costa County51.3Sacramento County: 51.2 %Sacramento County51.2Marin County: 51.1 %Marin County51.1Sonoma County: 51.1 %Sonoma County51.1Alameda County: 51.1 %Alameda County51.1Madera County: 51 %Madera County51Los Angeles County: 50.9 %Los Angeles County50.9Shasta County: 50.8 %Shasta County50.8San Mateo County: 50.8 %San Mateo County50.8Orange County: 50.8 %Orange County50.8Ventura County: 50.7 %Ventura County50.7Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Stanislaus County50.7Nevada County: 50.7 %Nevada County50.7Butte County: 50.6 %Butte County50.6Napa County: 50.5 %Napa County50.5Riverside County: 50.5 %Riverside County50.5Solano County: 50.4 %Solano County50.4San Bernardino County: 50.4 %San Bernardino County50.4Sutter County: 50.4 %Sutter County50.4Siskiyou County: 50.2 %Siskiyou County50.2Santa Cruz County: 50.2 %Santa Cruz County50.2San Joaquin County: 50.2 %San Joaquin County50.2Fresno County: 50.2 %Fresno County50.2San Benito County: 50.2 %San Benito County50.2Tulare County: 50.2 %Tulare County50.2Tehama County: 50.2 %Tehama County50.2El Dorado County: 50.2 %El Dorado County50.2Santa Barbara County: 50.1 %Santa Barbara County50.1Glenn County: 50 %Glenn County50Humboldt County: 50 %Humboldt County50Mendocino County: 50 %Mendocino County50San Diego County: 50 %San Diego County50Merced County: 49.9 %Merced County49.9Plumas County: 49.9 %Plumas County49.9Calaveras County: 49.8 %Calaveras County49.8Lake County: 49.8 %Lake County49.8Santa Clara County: 49.8 %Santa Clara County49.8San Luis Obispo County: 49.8 %San Luis Obispo County49.8Inyo County: 49.7 %Inyo County49.7Modoc County: 49.5 %Modoc County49.5Yuba County: 49.5 %Yuba County49.5Sierra County: 49.5 %Sierra County49.5Mariposa County: 49.5 %Mariposa County49.5Imperial County: 49.4 %Imperial County49.4Monterey County: 49.3 %Monterey County49.3Colusa County: 49.2 %Colusa County49.2Kern County: 49 %Kern County49San Francisco County: 48.9 %San Francisco County48.9Tuolumne County: 48.2 %Tuolumne County48.2Alpine County: 47.4 %Alpine County47.4Amador County: 46.8 %Amador County46.8Mono County: 46.7 %Mono County46.7Trinity County: 45.7 %Trinity County45.7Del Norte County: 45.5 %Del Norte County45.5Kings County: 45.3 %Kings County45.3Lassen County: 35.9 %Lassen County35.9Yolo County: 51.4 %Yolo County51.4Placer County: 51.3 %Placer County51.3Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Contra Costa County51.3Sacramento County: 51.2 %Sacramento County51.2Marin County: 51.1 %Marin County51.1Sonoma County: 51.1 %Sonoma County51.1Alameda County: 51.1 %Alameda County51.1Madera County: 51 %Madera County51Los Angeles County: 50.9 %Los Angeles County50.9Shasta County: 50.8 %Shasta County50.8San Mateo County: 50.8 %San Mateo County50.8Orange County: 50.8 %Orange County50.8Ventura County: 50.7 %Ventura County50.7Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Stanislaus County50.7Nevada County: 50.7 %Nevada County50.7Butte County: 50.6 %Butte County50.6Napa County: 50.5 %Napa County50.5Riverside County: 50.5 %Riverside County50.5Solano County: 50.4 %Solano County50.4San Bernardino County: 50.4 %San Bernardino County50.4Sutter County: 50.4 %Sutter County50.4Siskiyou County: 50.2 %Siskiyou County50.2Santa Cruz County: 50.2 %Santa Cruz County50.2San Joaquin County: 50.2 %San Joaquin County50.2Fresno County: 50.2 %Fresno County50.2San Benito County: 50.2 %San Benito County50.2Tulare County: 50.2 %Tulare County50.2Tehama County: 50.2 %Tehama County50.2El Dorado County: 50.2 %El Dorado County50.2Santa Barbara County: 50.1 %Santa Barbara County50.1Glenn County: 50 %Glenn County50Humboldt County: 50 %Humboldt County50Mendocino County: 50 %Mendocino County50San Diego County: 50 %San Diego County50Merced County: 49.9 %Merced County49.9Plumas County: 49.9 %Plumas County49.9Calaveras County: 49.8 %Calaveras County49.8Lake County: 49.8 %Lake County49.8Santa Clara County: 49.8 %Santa Clara County49.8San Luis Obispo County: 49.8 %San Luis Obispo County49.8Inyo County: 49.7 %Inyo County49.7Modoc County: 49.5 %Modoc County49.5Yuba County: 49.5 %Yuba County49.5Sierra County: 49.5 %Sierra County49.5Mariposa County: 49.5 %Mariposa County49.5Imperial County: 49.4 %Imperial County49.4Monterey County: 49.3 %Monterey County49.3Colusa County: 49.2 %Colusa County49.2Kern County: 49 %Kern County49San Francisco County: 48.9 %San Francisco County48.9Tuolumne County: 48.2 %Tuolumne County48.2Alpine County: 47.4 %Alpine County47.4Amador County: 46.8 %Amador County46.8Mono County: 46.7 %Mono County46.7Trinity County: 45.7 %Trinity County45.7Del Norte County: 45.5 %Del Norte County45.5Kings County: 45.3 %Kings County45.3Lassen County: 35.9 %Lassen County35.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Yolo County51.4+0.1 pts
2Placer County51.3+0.1 pts
3Contra Costa County51.3-0 pts
4Sacramento County51.20 pts
5Marin County51.1-0 pts
6Sonoma County51.1+0.1 pts
7Alameda County51.1-0 pts
8Madera County51-0.2 pts
9Los Angeles County50.90 pts
10Shasta County50.8-0 pts
11San Mateo County50.8-0 pts
12Orange County50.80 pts
13Ventura County50.70 pts
14Stanislaus County50.70 pts
15Nevada County50.7-0 pts
16Butte County50.60 pts
17Napa County50.5+0.1 pts
18Riverside County50.50 pts
19Solano County50.40 pts
20San Bernardino County50.40 pts
21Sutter County50.40 pts
22Siskiyou County50.2-0 pts
23Santa Cruz County50.2-0 pts
24San Joaquin County50.2-0.1 pts
25Fresno County50.20 pts
26San Benito County50.2+0.1 pts
27Tulare County50.20 pts
28Tehama County50.2-0.1 pts
29El Dorado County50.2+0.1 pts
30Santa Barbara County50.1+0.1 pts
31Glenn County50+0.1 pts
31Humboldt County500 pts
33Mendocino County50-0 pts
34San Diego County50-0 pts
35Merced County49.9+0.1 pts
36Plumas County49.90 pts
37Calaveras County49.8+0.1 pts
38Lake County49.80 pts
39Santa Clara County49.8-0 pts
40San Luis Obispo County49.8+0.2 pts
41Inyo County49.70 pts
42Modoc County49.5-0.1 pts
42Yuba County49.50 pts
44Sierra County49.5-0.3 pts
45Mariposa County49.5+0.4 pts
46Imperial County49.4+0.1 pts
47Monterey County49.3+0.1 pts
48Colusa County49.2+0.2 pts
49Kern County490 pts
50San Francisco County48.9-0 pts
51Tuolumne County48.2+0.3 pts
52Alpine County47.4-1.1 pts
53Amador County46.80 pts
54Mono County46.7-0 pts
55Trinity County45.7-0.9 pts
56Del Norte County45.5-0 pts
57Kings County45.3+0.1 pts
58Lassen County35.9+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 California by female population share, 2015) [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 California by female population share, 2015. 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/california-counties?period=2015. 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 California by female population share, 2015. 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/california-counties?period=2015.

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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 California by female population share, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/california-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Yolo County, with 51.4% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lassen County, with 35.9% in 2015.

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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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