Counties in California by female population share

Yolo County had the highest female population share of 58 counties in 2019, at 51.8%. Lassen County had the lowest, at 36.2%. The median was 50.2% and the figure for California was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.8Yolo County
Lowest36.2Lassen County
Median50.258 counties
California50.5History

Map of counties, 2019

Alameda County: 51 %Alpine County: 46.9 %Amador County: 45.5 %Butte County: 50.6 %Calaveras County: 49.8 %Colusa County: 49.6 %Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Del Norte County: 45.9 %El Dorado County: 50.3 %Fresno County: 50.3 %Glenn County: 49.9 %Humboldt County: 50.3 %Imperial County: 49.7 %Inyo County: 49.3 %Kern County: 49.3 %Kings County: 45.6 %Lake County: 49.4 %Lassen County: 36.2 %Los Angeles County: 51 %Madera County: 50.3 %Marin County: 51 %Mariposa County: 49.6 %Mendocino County: 50 %Merced County: 50.1 %Modoc County: 49.8 %Mono County: 46.9 %Monterey County: 49.6 %Napa County: 50.8 %Nevada County: 50.7 %Orange County: 50.9 %Placer County: 51.3 %Plumas County: 49.8 %Riverside County: 50.4 %Sacramento County: 51.1 %San Benito County: 50.3 %San Bernardino County: 50.5 %San Diego County: 50.2 %San Francisco County: 48.9 %San Joaquin County: 50.2 %San Luis Obispo County: 50.2 %San Mateo County: 50.6 %Santa Barbara County: 50.4 %Santa Clara County: 49.6 %Santa Cruz County: 50.3 %Shasta County: 50.8 %Sierra County: 50 %Siskiyou County: 50.3 %Solano County: 50.4 %Sonoma County: 51.2 %Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Sutter County: 50.2 %Tehama County: 50.1 %Trinity County: 44 %Tulare County: 50.4 %Tuolumne County: 48.4 %Ventura County: 50.9 %Yolo County: 51.8 %Yuba County: 49.6 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Yolo County: 51.8 %Yolo County51.8Placer County: 51.3 %Placer County51.3Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Contra Costa County51.3Sonoma County: 51.2 %Sonoma County51.2Sacramento County: 51.1 %Sacramento County51.1Marin County: 51 %Marin County51Alameda County: 51 %Alameda County51Los Angeles County: 51 %Los Angeles County51Orange County: 50.9 %Orange County50.9Ventura County: 50.9 %Ventura County50.9Napa County: 50.8 %Napa County50.8Shasta County: 50.8 %Shasta County50.8Nevada County: 50.7 %Nevada County50.7Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Stanislaus County50.7San Mateo County: 50.6 %San Mateo County50.6Butte County: 50.6 %Butte County50.6San Bernardino County: 50.5 %San Bernardino County50.5Riverside County: 50.4 %Riverside County50.4Santa Barbara County: 50.4 %Santa Barbara County50.4Solano County: 50.4 %Solano County50.4Tulare County: 50.4 %Tulare County50.4El Dorado County: 50.3 %El Dorado County50.3Santa Cruz County: 50.3 %Santa Cruz County50.3Madera County: 50.3 %Madera County50.3Siskiyou County: 50.3 %Siskiyou County50.3San Benito County: 50.3 %San Benito County50.3Humboldt County: 50.3 %Humboldt County50.3Fresno County: 50.3 %Fresno County50.3San Luis Obispo County: 50.2 %San Luis Obispo County50.2San Joaquin County: 50.2 %San Joaquin County50.2Sutter County: 50.2 %Sutter County50.2San Diego County: 50.2 %San Diego County50.2Tehama County: 50.1 %Tehama County50.1Merced County: 50.1 %Merced County50.1Sierra County: 50 %Sierra County50Mendocino County: 50 %Mendocino County50Glenn County: 49.9 %Glenn County49.9Plumas County: 49.8 %Plumas County49.8Calaveras County: 49.8 %Calaveras County49.8Modoc County: 49.8 %Modoc County49.8Imperial County: 49.7 %Imperial County49.7Santa Clara County: 49.6 %Santa Clara County49.6Yuba County: 49.6 %Yuba County49.6Colusa County: 49.6 %Colusa County49.6Mariposa County: 49.6 %Mariposa County49.6Monterey County: 49.6 %Monterey County49.6Lake County: 49.4 %Lake County49.4Inyo County: 49.3 %Inyo County49.3Kern County: 49.3 %Kern County49.3San Francisco County: 48.9 %San Francisco County48.9Tuolumne County: 48.4 %Tuolumne County48.4Alpine County: 46.9 %Alpine County46.9Mono County: 46.9 %Mono County46.9Del Norte County: 45.9 %Del Norte County45.9Kings County: 45.6 %Kings County45.6Amador County: 45.5 %Amador County45.5Trinity County: 44 %Trinity County44Lassen County: 36.2 %Lassen County36.2Yolo County: 51.8 %Yolo County51.8Placer County: 51.3 %Placer County51.3Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Contra Costa County51.3Sonoma County: 51.2 %Sonoma County51.2Sacramento County: 51.1 %Sacramento County51.1Marin County: 51 %Marin County51Alameda County: 51 %Alameda County51Los Angeles County: 51 %Los Angeles County51Orange County: 50.9 %Orange County50.9Ventura County: 50.9 %Ventura County50.9Napa County: 50.8 %Napa County50.8Shasta County: 50.8 %Shasta County50.8Nevada County: 50.7 %Nevada County50.7Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Stanislaus County50.7San Mateo County: 50.6 %San Mateo County50.6Butte County: 50.6 %Butte County50.6San Bernardino County: 50.5 %San Bernardino County50.5Riverside County: 50.4 %Riverside County50.4Santa Barbara County: 50.4 %Santa Barbara County50.4Solano County: 50.4 %Solano County50.4Tulare County: 50.4 %Tulare County50.4El Dorado County: 50.3 %El Dorado County50.3Santa Cruz County: 50.3 %Santa Cruz County50.3Madera County: 50.3 %Madera County50.3Siskiyou County: 50.3 %Siskiyou County50.3San Benito County: 50.3 %San Benito County50.3Humboldt County: 50.3 %Humboldt County50.3Fresno County: 50.3 %Fresno County50.3San Luis Obispo County: 50.2 %San Luis Obispo County50.2San Joaquin County: 50.2 %San Joaquin County50.2Sutter County: 50.2 %Sutter County50.2San Diego County: 50.2 %San Diego County50.2Tehama County: 50.1 %Tehama County50.1Merced County: 50.1 %Merced County50.1Sierra County: 50 %Sierra County50Mendocino County: 50 %Mendocino County50Glenn County: 49.9 %Glenn County49.9Plumas County: 49.8 %Plumas County49.8Calaveras County: 49.8 %Calaveras County49.8Modoc County: 49.8 %Modoc County49.8Imperial County: 49.7 %Imperial County49.7Santa Clara County: 49.6 %Santa Clara County49.6Yuba County: 49.6 %Yuba County49.6Colusa County: 49.6 %Colusa County49.6Mariposa County: 49.6 %Mariposa County49.6Monterey County: 49.6 %Monterey County49.6Lake County: 49.4 %Lake County49.4Inyo County: 49.3 %Inyo County49.3Kern County: 49.3 %Kern County49.3San Francisco County: 48.9 %San Francisco County48.9Tuolumne County: 48.4 %Tuolumne County48.4Alpine County: 46.9 %Alpine County46.9Mono County: 46.9 %Mono County46.9Del Norte County: 45.9 %Del Norte County45.9Kings County: 45.6 %Kings County45.6Amador County: 45.5 %Amador County45.5Trinity County: 44 %Trinity County44Lassen County: 36.2 %Lassen County36.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Yolo County51.80 pts
2Placer County51.3+0.1 pts
3Contra Costa County51.30 pts
4Sonoma County51.20 pts
5Sacramento County51.1-0 pts
6Marin County51-0 pts
7Alameda County51-0 pts
8Los Angeles County510 pts
9Orange County50.90 pts
10Ventura County50.90 pts
11Napa County50.8+0.1 pts
12Shasta County50.80 pts
13Nevada County50.7-0 pts
14Stanislaus County50.7-0 pts
15San Mateo County50.60 pts
16Butte County50.6-0.1 pts
17San Bernardino County50.50 pts
18Riverside County50.40 pts
19Santa Barbara County50.40 pts
20Solano County50.40 pts
21Tulare County50.4+0.1 pts
22El Dorado County50.30 pts
23Santa Cruz County50.30 pts
24Madera County50.3-0.2 pts
25Siskiyou County50.3-0 pts
26San Benito County50.3+0.1 pts
27Humboldt County50.3+0.1 pts
28Fresno County50.3-0 pts
29San Luis Obispo County50.2+0.2 pts
30San Joaquin County50.2-0 pts
31Sutter County50.2-0 pts
32San Diego County50.2+0.1 pts
33Tehama County50.1-0 pts
34Merced County50.10 pts
35Sierra County500 pts
36Mendocino County50-0 pts
37Glenn County49.9-0 pts
38Plumas County49.8-0 pts
39Calaveras County49.8-0.1 pts
40Modoc County49.8-0.4 pts
41Imperial County49.7+0.1 pts
42Santa Clara County49.6-0 pts
43Yuba County49.60 pts
44Colusa County49.6+0.2 pts
45Mariposa County49.6+0.1 pts
46Monterey County49.60 pts
47Lake County49.4-0.1 pts
48Inyo County49.30 pts
49Kern County49.3+0.1 pts
50San Francisco County48.90 pts
51Tuolumne County48.4+0.1 pts
52Alpine County46.9-0.4 pts
53Mono County46.9-0.1 pts
54Del Norte County45.9-0 pts
55Kings County45.6-0.1 pts
56Amador County45.50 pts
57Trinity County44-0.6 pts
58Lassen County36.2-0.1 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.

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Yolo County, with 51.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lassen County, with 36.2% in 2019.

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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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