Counties in Colorado by female population share

Kiowa County had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2016, at 52.1%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 29.1%. The median was 49.5% and the figure for Colorado was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Kiowa County
Lowest29.1Crowley County
Median49.564 counties
Colorado49.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 49.6 %Alamosa County: 50.1 %Arapahoe County: 50.6 %Archuleta County: 49.6 %Baca County: 49.5 %Bent County: 35.5 %Boulder County: 49.7 %Broomfield County: 50.5 %Chaffee County: 46.8 %Cheyenne County: 51.1 %Clear Creek County: 47.2 %Conejos County: 50.2 %Costilla County: 46.8 %Crowley County: 29.1 %Custer County: 49.6 %Delta County: 49.9 %Denver County: 49.9 %Dolores County: 48.1 %Douglas County: 50.4 %Eagle County: 47.2 %Elbert County: 50.2 %El Paso County: 49.7 %Fremont County: 42.4 %Garfield County: 49.5 %Gilpin County: 47 %Grand County: 47.2 %Gunnison County: 46.3 %Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Huerfano County: 48.9 %Jackson County: 47.5 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Kiowa County: 52.1 %Kit Carson County: 47 %Lake County: 46.1 %La Plata County: 49.2 %Larimer County: 50.3 %Las Animas County: 48.1 %Lincoln County: 42.9 %Logan County: 43.4 %Mesa County: 50.5 %Mineral County: 50 %Moffat County: 48.6 %Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montrose County: 50.6 %Morgan County: 50.6 %Otero County: 50.7 %Ouray County: 49.6 %Park County: 47 %Phillips County: 51.2 %Pitkin County: 48.2 %Prowers County: 50.1 %Pueblo County: 50.7 %Rio Blanco County: 48.9 %Rio Grande County: 50.8 %Routt County: 48 %Saguache County: 48.7 %San Juan County: 44.2 %San Miguel County: 46.8 %Sedgwick County: 50.2 %Summit County: 45.9 %Teller County: 49.3 %Washington County: 47.3 %Weld County: 49.9 %Yuma County: 50.2 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Kiowa County: 52.1 %Kiowa County52.1Phillips County: 51.2 %Phillips County51.2Cheyenne County: 51.1 %Cheyenne County51.1Rio Grande County: 50.8 %Rio Grande County50.8Otero County: 50.7 %Otero County50.7Pueblo County: 50.7 %Pueblo County50.7Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montezuma County50.6Arapahoe County: 50.6 %Arapahoe County50.6Morgan County: 50.6 %Morgan County50.6Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Broomfield County: 50.5 %Broomfield County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Larimer County: 50.3 %Larimer County50.3Sedgwick County: 50.2 %Sedgwick County50.2Conejos County: 50.2 %Conejos County50.2Yuma County: 50.2 %Yuma County50.2Elbert County: 50.2 %Elbert County50.2Alamosa County: 50.1 %Alamosa County50.1Prowers County: 50.1 %Prowers County50.1Mineral County: 50 %Mineral County50Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9Delta County: 49.9 %Delta County49.9El Paso County: 49.7 %El Paso County49.7Boulder County: 49.7 %Boulder County49.7Custer County: 49.6 %Custer County49.6Adams County: 49.6 %Adams County49.6Archuleta County: 49.6 %Archuleta County49.6Ouray County: 49.6 %Ouray County49.6Baca County: 49.5 %Baca County49.5Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Hinsdale County49.2La Plata County: 49.2 %La Plata County49.2Huerfano County: 48.9 %Huerfano County48.9Rio Blanco County: 48.9 %Rio Blanco County48.9Saguache County: 48.7 %Saguache County48.7Moffat County: 48.6 %Moffat County48.6Kiowa County: 52.1 %Kiowa County52.1Phillips County: 51.2 %Phillips County51.2Cheyenne County: 51.1 %Cheyenne County51.1Rio Grande County: 50.8 %Rio Grande County50.8Otero County: 50.7 %Otero County50.7Pueblo County: 50.7 %Pueblo County50.7Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montezuma County50.6Arapahoe County: 50.6 %Arapahoe County50.6Morgan County: 50.6 %Morgan County50.6Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Broomfield County: 50.5 %Broomfield County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Larimer County: 50.3 %Larimer County50.3Sedgwick County: 50.2 %Sedgwick County50.2Conejos County: 50.2 %Conejos County50.2Yuma County: 50.2 %Yuma County50.2Elbert County: 50.2 %Elbert County50.2Alamosa County: 50.1 %Alamosa County50.1Prowers County: 50.1 %Prowers County50.1Mineral County: 50 %Mineral County50Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9Delta County: 49.9 %Delta County49.9El Paso County: 49.7 %El Paso County49.7Boulder County: 49.7 %Boulder County49.7Custer County: 49.6 %Custer County49.6Adams County: 49.6 %Adams County49.6Archuleta County: 49.6 %Archuleta County49.6Ouray County: 49.6 %Ouray County49.6Baca County: 49.5 %Baca County49.5Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Hinsdale County49.2La Plata County: 49.2 %La Plata County49.2Huerfano County: 48.9 %Huerfano County48.9Rio Blanco County: 48.9 %Rio Blanco County48.9Saguache County: 48.7 %Saguache County48.7Moffat County: 48.6 %Moffat County48.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Kiowa County52.1+0.9 pts
2Phillips County51.2-0.1 pts
3Cheyenne County51.1+0.5 pts
4Rio Grande County50.8+0.3 pts
5Otero County50.7+0.1 pts
6Pueblo County50.70 pts
7Montezuma County50.60 pts
8Arapahoe County50.6-0.1 pts
9Morgan County50.6+0.2 pts
10Montrose County50.6-0.1 pts
11Broomfield County50.5+0.1 pts
12Mesa County50.50 pts
13Douglas County50.4-0.1 pts
14Jefferson County50.3-0 pts
15Larimer County50.3-0 pts
16Sedgwick County50.2+0.2 pts
17Conejos County50.2+0.2 pts
18Yuma County50.2-0.1 pts
19Elbert County50.2+0.2 pts
20Alamosa County50.1-0.1 pts
21Prowers County50.1-0 pts
22Mineral County50+1.5 pts
23Denver County49.9-0 pts
24Weld County49.90 pts
25Delta County49.90 pts
26El Paso County49.7-0.1 pts
27Boulder County49.7-0 pts
28Custer County49.6+0.1 pts
29Adams County49.6-0 pts
30Archuleta County49.60 pts
31Ouray County49.6-0.3 pts
32Baca County49.5-0.3 pts
33Garfield County49.50 pts
34Teller County49.3+0.1 pts
35Hinsdale County49.2+0.9 pts
36La Plata County49.2+0.1 pts
37Huerfano County48.9-0.5 pts
38Rio Blanco County48.9-0 pts
39Saguache County48.7-0.5 pts
40Moffat County48.6+0.1 pts
41Pitkin County48.20 pts
42Dolores County48.1+0.1 pts
43Las Animas County48.1+0.1 pts
44Routt County48+0.2 pts
45Jackson County47.5+0.1 pts
46Washington County47.3-0.4 pts
47Eagle County47.2-0 pts
48Grand County47.2+0.2 pts
49Clear Creek County47.2-0.6 pts
50Kit Carson County47+3.1 pts
51Gilpin County47-0.1 pts
52Park County47-0.1 pts
53Costilla County46.8-1 pts
54San Miguel County46.8+0.1 pts
55Chaffee County46.8-0 pts
56Gunnison County46.3-0.1 pts
57Lake County46.1-0.2 pts
58Summit County45.9-0.2 pts
59San Juan County44.2-1 pts
60Logan County43.4-0.1 pts
61Lincoln County42.9+1.2 pts
62Fremont County42.4-0.1 pts
63Bent County35.5-0.1 pts
64Crowley County29.1+2 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kiowa County, with 52.1% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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