Counties in Colorado by female population share

Phillips County had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2015, at 51.3%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 27.2%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Colorado was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.3Phillips County
Lowest27.2Crowley County
Median49.464 counties
Colorado49.8History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 49.7 %Alamosa County: 50.2 %Arapahoe County: 50.7 %Archuleta County: 49.6 %Baca County: 49.8 %Bent County: 35.6 %Boulder County: 49.7 %Broomfield County: 50.4 %Chaffee County: 46.8 %Cheyenne County: 50.7 %Clear Creek County: 47.7 %Conejos County: 50 %Costilla County: 47.8 %Crowley County: 27.2 %Custer County: 49.5 %Delta County: 49.8 %Denver County: 50 %Dolores County: 48.1 %Douglas County: 50.5 %Eagle County: 47.2 %Elbert County: 50 %El Paso County: 49.8 %Fremont County: 42.6 %Garfield County: 49.4 %Gilpin County: 47.1 %Grand County: 47 %Gunnison County: 46.4 %Hinsdale County: 48.3 %Huerfano County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 47.4 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Kiowa County: 51.2 %Kit Carson County: 44 %Lake County: 46.3 %La Plata County: 49.1 %Larimer County: 50.3 %Las Animas County: 48 %Lincoln County: 41.7 %Logan County: 43.5 %Mesa County: 50.5 %Mineral County: 48.5 %Moffat County: 48.5 %Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montrose County: 50.6 %Morgan County: 50.4 %Otero County: 50.6 %Ouray County: 49.9 %Park County: 47 %Phillips County: 51.3 %Pitkin County: 48.2 %Prowers County: 50.1 %Pueblo County: 50.7 %Rio Blanco County: 49 %Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Routt County: 47.9 %Saguache County: 49.1 %San Juan County: 45.2 %San Miguel County: 46.7 %Sedgwick County: 50 %Summit County: 46.1 %Teller County: 49.3 %Washington County: 47.7 %Weld County: 49.9 %Yuma County: 50.3 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Phillips County: 51.3 %Phillips County51.3Kiowa County: 51.2 %Kiowa County51.2Arapahoe County: 50.7 %Arapahoe County50.7Cheyenne County: 50.7 %Cheyenne County50.7Pueblo County: 50.7 %Pueblo County50.7Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Otero County: 50.6 %Otero County50.6Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montezuma County50.6Douglas County: 50.5 %Douglas County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Broomfield County: 50.4 %Broomfield County50.4Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Rio Grande County50.4Morgan County: 50.4 %Morgan County50.4Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Larimer County: 50.3 %Larimer County50.3Yuma County: 50.3 %Yuma County50.3Alamosa County: 50.2 %Alamosa County50.2Prowers County: 50.1 %Prowers County50.1Sedgwick County: 50 %Sedgwick County50Conejos County: 50 %Conejos County50Elbert County: 50 %Elbert County50Denver County: 50 %Denver County50Ouray County: 49.9 %Ouray County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9Delta County: 49.8 %Delta County49.8Baca County: 49.8 %Baca County49.8El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Boulder County: 49.7 %Boulder County49.7Adams County: 49.7 %Adams County49.7Archuleta County: 49.6 %Archuleta County49.6Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Garfield County: 49.4 %Garfield County49.4Huerfano County: 49.4 %Huerfano County49.4Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Saguache County: 49.1 %Saguache County49.1La Plata County: 49.1 %La Plata County49.1Rio Blanco County: 49 %Rio Blanco County49Moffat County: 48.5 %Moffat County48.5Mineral County: 48.5 %Mineral County48.5Hinsdale County: 48.3 %Hinsdale County48.3Phillips County: 51.3 %Phillips County51.3Kiowa County: 51.2 %Kiowa County51.2Arapahoe County: 50.7 %Arapahoe County50.7Cheyenne County: 50.7 %Cheyenne County50.7Pueblo County: 50.7 %Pueblo County50.7Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Otero County: 50.6 %Otero County50.6Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montezuma County50.6Douglas County: 50.5 %Douglas County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Broomfield County: 50.4 %Broomfield County50.4Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Rio Grande County50.4Morgan County: 50.4 %Morgan County50.4Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Larimer County: 50.3 %Larimer County50.3Yuma County: 50.3 %Yuma County50.3Alamosa County: 50.2 %Alamosa County50.2Prowers County: 50.1 %Prowers County50.1Sedgwick County: 50 %Sedgwick County50Conejos County: 50 %Conejos County50Elbert County: 50 %Elbert County50Denver County: 50 %Denver County50Ouray County: 49.9 %Ouray County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9Delta County: 49.8 %Delta County49.8Baca County: 49.8 %Baca County49.8El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Boulder County: 49.7 %Boulder County49.7Adams County: 49.7 %Adams County49.7Archuleta County: 49.6 %Archuleta County49.6Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Garfield County: 49.4 %Garfield County49.4Huerfano County: 49.4 %Huerfano County49.4Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Saguache County: 49.1 %Saguache County49.1La Plata County: 49.1 %La Plata County49.1Rio Blanco County: 49 %Rio Blanco County49Moffat County: 48.5 %Moffat County48.5Mineral County: 48.5 %Mineral County48.5Hinsdale County: 48.3 %Hinsdale County48.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Phillips County51.3+0.8 pts
2Kiowa County51.2-0.8 pts
3Arapahoe County50.7-0.1 pts
4Cheyenne County50.7+0.6 pts
5Pueblo County50.7-0.1 pts
6Montrose County50.6-0.1 pts
7Otero County50.6-0.1 pts
8Montezuma County50.60 pts
9Douglas County50.5-0 pts
10Mesa County50.5+0.1 pts
11Broomfield County50.4-0.1 pts
12Rio Grande County50.4-0.1 pts
13Morgan County50.4-0 pts
14Jefferson County50.3-0 pts
15Larimer County50.3-0 pts
16Yuma County50.3-0 pts
17Alamosa County50.2+0.4 pts
18Prowers County50.1-0.1 pts
19Sedgwick County50-0.3 pts
20Conejos County50-0.1 pts
21Elbert County50-0.2 pts
22Denver County50-0.1 pts
23Ouray County49.9+0.1 pts
24Weld County49.9-0.1 pts
25Delta County49.80 pts
26Baca County49.80 pts
27El Paso County49.8-0 pts
28Boulder County49.7-0.1 pts
29Adams County49.7-0.1 pts
30Archuleta County49.6-0.1 pts
31Custer County49.5+0.1 pts
32Garfield County49.4+0.3 pts
33Huerfano County49.4-0.5 pts
34Teller County49.3+0.2 pts
35Saguache County49.1-0 pts
36La Plata County49.1-0.1 pts
37Rio Blanco County49+0.2 pts
38Moffat County48.5+0.1 pts
39Mineral County48.5-0.3 pts
40Hinsdale County48.3+0.5 pts
41Pitkin County48.2+0.2 pts
42Dolores County48.1+0.1 pts
43Las Animas County48-0.5 pts
44Routt County47.9+0.1 pts
45Costilla County47.8+0.1 pts
46Washington County47.7-0.5 pts
47Clear Creek County47.7-0 pts
48Jackson County47.4+0.5 pts
49Eagle County47.20 pts
50Gilpin County47.1-0 pts
51Park County47-0.3 pts
52Grand County47-0.2 pts
53Chaffee County46.8-0 pts
54San Miguel County46.7-0.1 pts
55Gunnison County46.4+0.4 pts
56Lake County46.3-0.1 pts
57Summit County46.1+0.1 pts
58San Juan County45.2+0.3 pts
59Kit Carson County44-1.4 pts
60Logan County43.5-0 pts
61Fremont County42.60 pts
62Lincoln County41.7+0.2 pts
63Bent County35.6+0.3 pts
64Crowley County27.2-0.4 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.

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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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Phillips County, with 51.3% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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