Counties in California by female population share

Yolo County had the highest female population share of 58 counties in 2022, at 52%. Lassen County had the lowest, at 38.6%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for California was 50.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52Yolo County
Lowest38.6Lassen County
Median50.358 counties
California50.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Alameda County: 51 %Alpine County: 48.5 %Amador County: 45.6 %Butte County: 50.6 %Calaveras County: 49.9 %Colusa County: 49.5 %Contra Costa County: 51.4 %Del Norte County: 47.6 %El Dorado County: 50.5 %Fresno County: 50.3 %Glenn County: 49.9 %Humboldt County: 50.7 %Imperial County: 49.9 %Inyo County: 49.7 %Kern County: 49.7 %Kings County: 45.8 %Lake County: 49.6 %Lassen County: 38.6 %Los Angeles County: 51.1 %Madera County: 50 %Marin County: 51.2 %Mariposa County: 49.7 %Mendocino County: 50.2 %Merced County: 50.1 %Modoc County: 50.8 %Mono County: 46.5 %Monterey County: 49.5 %Napa County: 50.8 %Nevada County: 50.8 %Orange County: 51 %Placer County: 51.4 %Plumas County: 49.9 %Riverside County: 50.4 %Sacramento County: 51.1 %San Benito County: 50.2 %San Bernardino County: 50.6 %San Diego County: 50.3 %San Francisco County: 49.1 %San Joaquin County: 50.3 %San Luis Obispo County: 50.3 %San Mateo County: 50.7 %Santa Barbara County: 50.4 %Santa Clara County: 49.7 %Santa Cruz County: 50.5 %Shasta County: 51 %Sierra County: 50 %Siskiyou County: 50.4 %Solano County: 50.6 %Sonoma County: 51.2 %Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Sutter County: 50.3 %Tehama County: 50.2 %Trinity County: 44.2 %Tulare County: 50.4 %Tuolumne County: 49.3 %Ventura County: 50.9 %Yolo County: 52 %Yuba 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.

All counties, 2022

Yolo County: 52 %Yolo County52Placer County: 51.4 %Placer County51.4Contra Costa County: 51.4 %Contra Costa County51.4Sonoma County: 51.2 %Sonoma County51.2Marin County: 51.2 %Marin County51.2Sacramento County: 51.1 %Sacramento County51.1Los Angeles County: 51.1 %Los Angeles County51.1Orange County: 51 %Orange County51Shasta County: 51 %Shasta County51Alameda County: 51 %Alameda County51Ventura County: 50.9 %Ventura County50.9Modoc County: 50.8 %Modoc County50.8Napa County: 50.8 %Napa County50.8Nevada County: 50.8 %Nevada County50.8Humboldt County: 50.7 %Humboldt County50.7San Mateo County: 50.7 %San Mateo County50.7Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Stanislaus County50.7Butte County: 50.6 %Butte County50.6San Bernardino County: 50.6 %San Bernardino County50.6Solano County: 50.6 %Solano County50.6El Dorado County: 50.5 %El Dorado County50.5Santa Cruz County: 50.5 %Santa Cruz County50.5Santa Barbara County: 50.4 %Santa Barbara County50.4Siskiyou County: 50.4 %Siskiyou County50.4Tulare County: 50.4 %Tulare County50.4Riverside County: 50.4 %Riverside County50.4San Diego County: 50.3 %San Diego County50.3San Luis Obispo County: 50.3 %San Luis Obispo County50.3Sutter County: 50.3 %Sutter County50.3San Joaquin County: 50.3 %San Joaquin County50.3Fresno County: 50.3 %Fresno County50.3San Benito County: 50.2 %San Benito County50.2Mendocino County: 50.2 %Mendocino County50.2Tehama County: 50.2 %Tehama County50.2Merced County: 50.1 %Merced County50.1Madera County: 50 %Madera County50Sierra County: 50 %Sierra County50Glenn County: 49.9 %Glenn County49.9Plumas County: 49.9 %Plumas County49.9Yuba County: 49.9 %Yuba County49.9Imperial County: 49.9 %Imperial County49.9Calaveras County: 49.9 %Calaveras County49.9Inyo County: 49.7 %Inyo County49.7Mariposa County: 49.7 %Mariposa County49.7Kern County: 49.7 %Kern County49.7Santa Clara County: 49.7 %Santa Clara County49.7Lake County: 49.6 %Lake County49.6Monterey County: 49.5 %Monterey County49.5Colusa County: 49.5 %Colusa County49.5Tuolumne County: 49.3 %Tuolumne County49.3San Francisco County: 49.1 %San Francisco County49.1Alpine County: 48.5 %Alpine County48.5Del Norte County: 47.6 %Del Norte County47.6Mono County: 46.5 %Mono County46.5Kings County: 45.8 %Kings County45.8Amador County: 45.6 %Amador County45.6Trinity County: 44.2 %Trinity County44.2Lassen County: 38.6 %Lassen County38.6Yolo County: 52 %Yolo County52Placer County: 51.4 %Placer County51.4Contra Costa County: 51.4 %Contra Costa County51.4Sonoma County: 51.2 %Sonoma County51.2Marin County: 51.2 %Marin County51.2Sacramento County: 51.1 %Sacramento County51.1Los Angeles County: 51.1 %Los Angeles County51.1Orange County: 51 %Orange County51Shasta County: 51 %Shasta County51Alameda County: 51 %Alameda County51Ventura County: 50.9 %Ventura County50.9Modoc County: 50.8 %Modoc County50.8Napa County: 50.8 %Napa County50.8Nevada County: 50.8 %Nevada County50.8Humboldt County: 50.7 %Humboldt County50.7San Mateo County: 50.7 %San Mateo County50.7Stanislaus County: 50.7 %Stanislaus County50.7Butte County: 50.6 %Butte County50.6San Bernardino County: 50.6 %San Bernardino County50.6Solano County: 50.6 %Solano County50.6El Dorado County: 50.5 %El Dorado County50.5Santa Cruz County: 50.5 %Santa Cruz County50.5Santa Barbara County: 50.4 %Santa Barbara County50.4Siskiyou County: 50.4 %Siskiyou County50.4Tulare County: 50.4 %Tulare County50.4Riverside County: 50.4 %Riverside County50.4San Diego County: 50.3 %San Diego County50.3San Luis Obispo County: 50.3 %San Luis Obispo County50.3Sutter County: 50.3 %Sutter County50.3San Joaquin County: 50.3 %San Joaquin County50.3Fresno County: 50.3 %Fresno County50.3San Benito County: 50.2 %San Benito County50.2Mendocino County: 50.2 %Mendocino County50.2Tehama County: 50.2 %Tehama County50.2Merced County: 50.1 %Merced County50.1Madera County: 50 %Madera County50Sierra County: 50 %Sierra County50Glenn County: 49.9 %Glenn County49.9Plumas County: 49.9 %Plumas County49.9Yuba County: 49.9 %Yuba County49.9Imperial County: 49.9 %Imperial County49.9Calaveras County: 49.9 %Calaveras County49.9Inyo County: 49.7 %Inyo County49.7Mariposa County: 49.7 %Mariposa County49.7Kern County: 49.7 %Kern County49.7Santa Clara County: 49.7 %Santa Clara County49.7Lake County: 49.6 %Lake County49.6Monterey County: 49.5 %Monterey County49.5Colusa County: 49.5 %Colusa County49.5Tuolumne County: 49.3 %Tuolumne County49.3San Francisco County: 49.1 %San Francisco County49.1Alpine County: 48.5 %Alpine County48.5Del Norte County: 47.6 %Del Norte County47.6Mono County: 46.5 %Mono County46.5Kings County: 45.8 %Kings County45.8Amador County: 45.6 %Amador County45.6Trinity County: 44.2 %Trinity County44.2Lassen County: 38.6 %Lassen County38.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Yolo County52+0.2 pts
2Placer County51.40 pts
3Contra Costa County51.40 pts
4Sonoma County51.2+0.1 pts
5Marin County51.2-0.1 pts
6Sacramento County51.1-0 pts
7Los Angeles County51.10 pts
8Orange County510 pts
9Shasta County51+0.1 pts
10Alameda County510 pts
11Ventura County50.9-0 pts
12Modoc County50.8+0.3 pts
13Napa County50.8-0 pts
14Nevada County50.8+0.1 pts
15Humboldt County50.7+0.1 pts
16San Mateo County50.70 pts
17Stanislaus County50.70 pts
18Butte County50.6+0.1 pts
19San Bernardino County50.6-0 pts
20Solano County50.60 pts
21El Dorado County50.50 pts
22Santa Cruz County50.5+0.1 pts
23Santa Barbara County50.4-0 pts
24Siskiyou County50.4-0 pts
25Tulare County50.40 pts
26Riverside County50.40 pts
27San Diego County50.30 pts
28San Luis Obispo County50.3-0.1 pts
29Sutter County50.3+0.1 pts
30San Joaquin County50.30 pts
31Fresno County50.3-0 pts
32San Benito County50.2-0.1 pts
33Mendocino County50.2-0 pts
34Tehama County50.2-0.1 pts
35Merced County50.1-0 pts
36Madera County50+0.1 pts
37Sierra County50-0.2 pts
38Glenn County49.9-0 pts
39Plumas County49.9+0.2 pts
40Yuba County49.9+0.1 pts
41Imperial County49.9-0 pts
42Calaveras County49.9+0.1 pts
43Inyo County49.7+0.3 pts
44Mariposa County49.7-0.3 pts
45Kern County49.70 pts
46Santa Clara County49.7-0 pts
47Lake County49.6+0.1 pts
48Monterey County49.5+0.1 pts
49Colusa County49.50 pts
50Tuolumne County49.3+0.6 pts
51San Francisco County49.1-0 pts
52Alpine County48.5-0.5 pts
53Del Norte County47.6+1 pts
54Mono County46.5+0.1 pts
55Kings County45.8-0.2 pts
56Amador County45.6-0 pts
57Trinity County44.2+0.2 pts
58Lassen County38.6+1 pts

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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 California 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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Yolo County, with 52% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lassen County, with 38.6% in 2022.

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