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Counties in California by female population share

Yolo County had the highest female population share of 58 counties in 2024, at 52.1%. Lassen County had the lowest, at 40.1%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for California was 50.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Yolo County
Lowest40.1Lassen County
Median50.358 counties
California50.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Alameda County: 50.9 %Alpine County: 47.9 %Amador County: 45.4 %Butte County: 50.7 %Calaveras County: 50.1 %Colusa County: 49.4 %Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Del Norte County: 46.7 %El Dorado County: 50.6 %Fresno County: 50.3 %Glenn County: 50 %Humboldt County: 50.9 %Imperial County: 49.6 %Inyo County: 49.2 %Kern County: 49.9 %Kings County: 45.8 %Lake County: 50 %Lassen County: 40.1 %Los Angeles County: 51.1 %Madera County: 50 %Marin County: 51.3 %Mariposa County: 49.3 %Mendocino County: 50.3 %Merced County: 50 %Modoc County: 50.8 %Mono County: 46.7 %Monterey County: 49.7 %Napa County: 50.7 %Nevada County: 50.8 %Orange County: 51 %Placer County: 51.3 %Plumas County: 50.2 %Riverside County: 50.4 %Sacramento County: 51.1 %San Benito County: 50.5 %San Bernardino County: 50.7 %San Diego County: 50.3 %San Francisco County: 49.1 %San Joaquin County: 50.3 %San Luis Obispo County: 50.5 %San Mateo County: 50.7 %Santa Barbara County: 50.5 %Santa Clara County: 49.6 %Santa Cruz County: 50.6 %Shasta County: 51.1 %Sierra County: 49.7 %Siskiyou County: 50.5 %Solano County: 50.5 %Sonoma County: 51.3 %Stanislaus County: 50.6 %Sutter County: 50.2 %Tehama County: 50.2 %Trinity County: 44.7 %Tulare County: 50.5 %Tuolumne County: 48.5 %Ventura County: 51 %Yolo County: 52.1 %Yuba County: 50.1 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Yolo County: 52.1 %Yolo County52.1Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Contra Costa County51.3Placer County: 51.3 %Placer County51.3Sonoma County: 51.3 %Sonoma County51.3Marin County: 51.3 %Marin County51.3Sacramento County: 51.1 %Sacramento County51.1Shasta County: 51.1 %Shasta County51.1Los Angeles County: 51.1 %Los Angeles County51.1Orange County: 51 %Orange County51Ventura County: 51 %Ventura County51Humboldt County: 50.9 %Humboldt County50.9Alameda County: 50.9 %Alameda County50.9Modoc County: 50.8 %Modoc County50.8Nevada County: 50.8 %Nevada County50.8Butte County: 50.7 %Butte County50.7San Mateo County: 50.7 %San Mateo County50.7Napa County: 50.7 %Napa County50.7San Bernardino County: 50.7 %San Bernardino County50.7Santa Cruz County: 50.6 %Santa Cruz County50.6El Dorado County: 50.6 %El Dorado County50.6Stanislaus County: 50.6 %Stanislaus County50.6San Luis Obispo County: 50.5 %San Luis Obispo County50.5Santa Barbara County: 50.5 %Santa Barbara County50.5San Benito County: 50.5 %San Benito County50.5Solano County: 50.5 %Solano County50.5Tulare County: 50.5 %Tulare County50.5Siskiyou County: 50.5 %Siskiyou County50.5Riverside County: 50.4 %Riverside County50.4San Diego County: 50.3 %San Diego County50.3Mendocino County: 50.3 %Mendocino County50.3San Joaquin County: 50.3 %San Joaquin County50.3Fresno County: 50.3 %Fresno County50.3Plumas County: 50.2 %Plumas County50.2Sutter County: 50.2 %Sutter County50.2Tehama County: 50.2 %Tehama County50.2Yuba County: 50.1 %Yuba County50.1Calaveras County: 50.1 %Calaveras County50.1Merced County: 50 %Merced County50Madera County: 50 %Madera County50Lake County: 50 %Lake County50Glenn County: 50 %Glenn County50Kern County: 49.9 %Kern County49.9Sierra County: 49.7 %Sierra County49.7Monterey County: 49.7 %Monterey County49.7Imperial County: 49.6 %Imperial County49.6Santa Clara County: 49.6 %Santa Clara County49.6Colusa County: 49.4 %Colusa County49.4Mariposa County: 49.3 %Mariposa County49.3Inyo County: 49.2 %Inyo County49.2San Francisco County: 49.1 %San Francisco County49.1Tuolumne County: 48.5 %Tuolumne County48.5Alpine County: 47.9 %Alpine County47.9Mono County: 46.7 %Mono County46.7Del Norte County: 46.7 %Del Norte County46.7Kings County: 45.8 %Kings County45.8Amador County: 45.4 %Amador County45.4Trinity County: 44.7 %Trinity County44.7Lassen County: 40.1 %Lassen County40.1Yolo County: 52.1 %Yolo County52.1Contra Costa County: 51.3 %Contra Costa County51.3Placer County: 51.3 %Placer County51.3Sonoma County: 51.3 %Sonoma County51.3Marin County: 51.3 %Marin County51.3Sacramento County: 51.1 %Sacramento County51.1Shasta County: 51.1 %Shasta County51.1Los Angeles County: 51.1 %Los Angeles County51.1Orange County: 51 %Orange County51Ventura County: 51 %Ventura County51Humboldt County: 50.9 %Humboldt County50.9Alameda County: 50.9 %Alameda County50.9Modoc County: 50.8 %Modoc County50.8Nevada County: 50.8 %Nevada County50.8Butte County: 50.7 %Butte County50.7San Mateo County: 50.7 %San Mateo County50.7Napa County: 50.7 %Napa County50.7San Bernardino County: 50.7 %San Bernardino County50.7Santa Cruz County: 50.6 %Santa Cruz County50.6El Dorado County: 50.6 %El Dorado County50.6Stanislaus County: 50.6 %Stanislaus County50.6San Luis Obispo County: 50.5 %San Luis Obispo County50.5Santa Barbara County: 50.5 %Santa Barbara County50.5San Benito County: 50.5 %San Benito County50.5Solano County: 50.5 %Solano County50.5Tulare County: 50.5 %Tulare County50.5Siskiyou County: 50.5 %Siskiyou County50.5Riverside County: 50.4 %Riverside County50.4San Diego County: 50.3 %San Diego County50.3Mendocino County: 50.3 %Mendocino County50.3San Joaquin County: 50.3 %San Joaquin County50.3Fresno County: 50.3 %Fresno County50.3Plumas County: 50.2 %Plumas County50.2Sutter County: 50.2 %Sutter County50.2Tehama County: 50.2 %Tehama County50.2Yuba County: 50.1 %Yuba County50.1Calaveras County: 50.1 %Calaveras County50.1Merced County: 50 %Merced County50Madera County: 50 %Madera County50Lake County: 50 %Lake County50Glenn County: 50 %Glenn County50Kern County: 49.9 %Kern County49.9Sierra County: 49.7 %Sierra County49.7Monterey County: 49.7 %Monterey County49.7Imperial County: 49.6 %Imperial County49.6Santa Clara County: 49.6 %Santa Clara County49.6Colusa County: 49.4 %Colusa County49.4Mariposa County: 49.3 %Mariposa County49.3Inyo County: 49.2 %Inyo County49.2San Francisco County: 49.1 %San Francisco County49.1Tuolumne County: 48.5 %Tuolumne County48.5Alpine County: 47.9 %Alpine County47.9Mono County: 46.7 %Mono County46.7Del Norte County: 46.7 %Del Norte County46.7Kings County: 45.8 %Kings County45.8Amador County: 45.4 %Amador County45.4Trinity County: 44.7 %Trinity County44.7Lassen County: 40.1 %Lassen County40.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Yolo County52.10 pts
2Contra Costa County51.3-0 pts
3Placer County51.30 pts
4Sonoma County51.30 pts
5Marin County51.3+0.2 pts
6Sacramento County51.10 pts
7Shasta County51.1+0.1 pts
8Los Angeles County51.1-0 pts
9Orange County510 pts
10Ventura County510 pts
11Humboldt County50.90 pts
12Alameda County50.9-0 pts
13Modoc County50.8+0.2 pts
14Nevada County50.80 pts
15Butte County50.70 pts
16San Mateo County50.7-0 pts
17Napa County50.7-0.1 pts
18San Bernardino County50.70 pts
19Santa Cruz County50.6+0.1 pts
20El Dorado County50.6-0 pts
21Stanislaus County50.6-0 pts
22San Luis Obispo County50.5+0.1 pts
23Santa Barbara County50.5-0.1 pts
24San Benito County50.5+0.1 pts
25Solano County50.5-0 pts
26Tulare County50.50 pts
27Siskiyou County50.50 pts
28Riverside County50.4+0.1 pts
29San Diego County50.3-0 pts
30Mendocino County50.30 pts
31San Joaquin County50.30 pts
32Fresno County50.30 pts
33Plumas County50.2+0.1 pts
34Sutter County50.2-0.1 pts
35Tehama County50.2-0 pts
36Yuba County50.1+0.1 pts
37Calaveras County50.1+0.1 pts
38Merced County50-0 pts
39Madera County50-0 pts
40Lake County50+0.2 pts
41Glenn County50-0 pts
42Kern County49.9+0.1 pts
43Sierra County49.7-0.4 pts
44Monterey County49.7+0.1 pts
45Imperial County49.6-0.1 pts
46Santa Clara County49.6-0 pts
47Colusa County49.4+0.2 pts
48Mariposa County49.3-0.3 pts
49Inyo County49.2-0.3 pts
50San Francisco County49.1-0 pts
51Tuolumne County48.5-0.3 pts
52Alpine County47.9-0.4 pts
53Mono County46.70 pts
54Del Norte County46.7-1 pts
55Kings County45.8+0.2 pts
56Amador County45.4-0.1 pts
57Trinity County44.7+0.3 pts
58Lassen County40.1-0 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, 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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Yolo County, with 52.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lassen County, with 40.1% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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