Counties in Colorado by female population share

Kiowa County had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2017, at 51.9%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 25.6%. The median was 49.5% and the figure for Colorado was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.9Kiowa County
Lowest25.6Crowley County
Median49.564 counties
Colorado49.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 49.6 %Alamosa County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County: 50.5 %Archuleta County: 49.7 %Baca County: 49.1 %Bent County: 36 %Boulder County: 49.6 %Broomfield County: 50.3 %Chaffee County: 47.1 %Cheyenne County: 50.8 %Clear Creek County: 47.2 %Conejos County: 50.1 %Costilla County: 46.9 %Crowley County: 25.6 %Custer County: 49.5 %Delta County: 49.7 %Denver County: 50 %Dolores County: 48 %Douglas County: 50.4 %Eagle County: 47.4 %Elbert County: 49.9 %El Paso County: 49.8 %Fremont County: 42.2 %Garfield County: 49.5 %Gilpin County: 46.9 %Grand County: 47 %Gunnison County: 46.3 %Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Huerfano County: 49.3 %Jackson County: 47.8 %Jefferson County: 50.2 %Kiowa County: 51.9 %Kit Carson County: 50 %Lake County: 46.1 %La Plata County: 49.2 %Larimer County: 50.3 %Las Animas County: 47.9 %Lincoln County: 42.7 %Logan County: 43.5 %Mesa County: 50.5 %Mineral County: 50.2 %Moffat County: 48.7 %Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montrose County: 50.6 %Morgan County: 50.2 %Otero County: 50.7 %Ouray County: 49.5 %Park County: 47.1 %Phillips County: 50.7 %Pitkin County: 48.5 %Prowers County: 50.3 %Pueblo County: 50.6 %Rio Blanco County: 49 %Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Routt County: 48.1 %Saguache County: 48.6 %San Juan County: 43.2 %San Miguel County: 46.8 %Sedgwick County: 50.4 %Summit County: 46 %Teller County: 49.1 %Washington County: 47.6 %Weld County: 49.9 %Yuma County: 50.1 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Kiowa County: 51.9 %Kiowa County51.9Cheyenne County: 50.8 %Cheyenne County50.8Otero County: 50.7 %Otero County50.7Phillips County: 50.7 %Phillips County50.7Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montezuma County50.7Pueblo County: 50.6 %Pueblo County50.6Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Arapahoe County: 50.5 %Arapahoe County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Rio Grande County50.4Sedgwick County: 50.4 %Sedgwick County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Alamosa County: 50.4 %Alamosa County50.4Larimer County: 50.3 %Larimer County50.3Prowers County: 50.3 %Prowers County50.3Broomfield County: 50.3 %Broomfield County50.3Mineral County: 50.2 %Mineral County50.2Morgan County: 50.2 %Morgan County50.2Jefferson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County50.2Yuma County: 50.1 %Yuma County50.1Conejos County: 50.1 %Conejos County50.1Kit Carson County: 50 %Kit Carson County50Denver County: 50 %Denver County50Elbert County: 49.9 %Elbert County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Delta County: 49.7 %Delta County49.7Archuleta County: 49.7 %Archuleta County49.7Boulder County: 49.6 %Boulder County49.6Adams County: 49.6 %Adams County49.6Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Ouray County: 49.5 %Ouray County49.5Huerfano County: 49.3 %Huerfano County49.3La Plata County: 49.2 %La Plata County49.2Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Hinsdale County49.2Baca County: 49.1 %Baca County49.1Teller County: 49.1 %Teller County49.1Rio Blanco County: 49 %Rio Blanco County49Moffat County: 48.7 %Moffat County48.7Kiowa County: 51.9 %Kiowa County51.9Cheyenne County: 50.8 %Cheyenne County50.8Otero County: 50.7 %Otero County50.7Phillips County: 50.7 %Phillips County50.7Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montezuma County50.7Pueblo County: 50.6 %Pueblo County50.6Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Arapahoe County: 50.5 %Arapahoe County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Rio Grande County50.4Sedgwick County: 50.4 %Sedgwick County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Alamosa County: 50.4 %Alamosa County50.4Larimer County: 50.3 %Larimer County50.3Prowers County: 50.3 %Prowers County50.3Broomfield County: 50.3 %Broomfield County50.3Mineral County: 50.2 %Mineral County50.2Morgan County: 50.2 %Morgan County50.2Jefferson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County50.2Yuma County: 50.1 %Yuma County50.1Conejos County: 50.1 %Conejos County50.1Kit Carson County: 50 %Kit Carson County50Denver County: 50 %Denver County50Elbert County: 49.9 %Elbert County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Delta County: 49.7 %Delta County49.7Archuleta County: 49.7 %Archuleta County49.7Boulder County: 49.6 %Boulder County49.6Adams County: 49.6 %Adams County49.6Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Ouray County: 49.5 %Ouray County49.5Huerfano County: 49.3 %Huerfano County49.3La Plata County: 49.2 %La Plata County49.2Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Hinsdale County49.2Baca County: 49.1 %Baca County49.1Teller County: 49.1 %Teller County49.1Rio Blanco County: 49 %Rio Blanco County49Moffat County: 48.7 %Moffat County48.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Kiowa County51.9-0.2 pts
2Cheyenne County50.8-0.4 pts
3Otero County50.7-0 pts
4Phillips County50.7-0.5 pts
5Montezuma County50.70 pts
6Pueblo County50.6-0.1 pts
7Montrose County50.6-0 pts
8Arapahoe County50.5-0.1 pts
9Mesa County50.50 pts
10Rio Grande County50.4-0.3 pts
11Sedgwick County50.4+0.2 pts
12Douglas County50.4-0 pts
13Alamosa County50.4+0.2 pts
14Larimer County50.30 pts
15Prowers County50.3+0.2 pts
16Broomfield County50.3-0.2 pts
17Mineral County50.2+0.2 pts
18Morgan County50.2-0.4 pts
19Jefferson County50.2-0.1 pts
20Yuma County50.1-0.1 pts
21Conejos County50.1-0.1 pts
22Kit Carson County50+2.9 pts
23Denver County500 pts
24Elbert County49.9-0.2 pts
25Weld County49.90 pts
26El Paso County49.8+0.1 pts
27Delta County49.7-0.1 pts
28Archuleta County49.7+0.1 pts
29Boulder County49.6-0.1 pts
30Adams County49.6-0.1 pts
31Custer County49.5-0.1 pts
32Garfield County49.50 pts
33Ouray County49.5-0.1 pts
34Huerfano County49.3+0.3 pts
35La Plata County49.20 pts
36Hinsdale County49.2-0.1 pts
37Baca County49.1-0.3 pts
38Teller County49.1-0.2 pts
39Rio Blanco County49+0.1 pts
40Moffat County48.7+0.1 pts
41Saguache County48.6-0 pts
42Pitkin County48.5+0.3 pts
43Routt County48.10 pts
44Dolores County48-0.1 pts
45Las Animas County47.9-0.2 pts
46Jackson County47.8+0.3 pts
47Washington County47.6+0.3 pts
48Eagle County47.4+0.1 pts
49Clear Creek County47.20 pts
50Park County47.1+0.2 pts
51Chaffee County47.1+0.3 pts
52Grand County47-0.2 pts
53Costilla County46.9+0.1 pts
54Gilpin County46.9-0.1 pts
55San Miguel County46.8-0 pts
56Gunnison County46.30 pts
57Lake County46.1+0.1 pts
58Summit County46+0.1 pts
59Logan County43.5+0.1 pts
60San Juan County43.2-1 pts
61Lincoln County42.7-0.2 pts
62Fremont County42.2-0.2 pts
63Bent County36+0.6 pts
64Crowley County25.6-3.5 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kiowa County, with 51.9% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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