Counties in Colorado by female population share

Kiowa County had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2019, at 50.9%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 25.1%. The median was 49.5% and the figure for Colorado was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.9Kiowa County
Lowest25.1Crowley County
Median49.564 counties
Colorado49.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 49.5 %Alamosa County: 50.7 %Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Archuleta County: 49.5 %Baca County: 49 %Bent County: 37 %Boulder County: 49.6 %Broomfield County: 50.2 %Chaffee County: 47.2 %Cheyenne County: 50.3 %Clear Creek County: 47.1 %Conejos County: 50.3 %Costilla County: 47.9 %Crowley County: 25.1 %Custer County: 49.5 %Delta County: 49.8 %Denver County: 49.9 %Dolores County: 48.7 %Douglas County: 50.4 %Eagle County: 47.6 %Elbert County: 50 %El Paso County: 49.8 %Fremont County: 42.7 %Garfield County: 49.5 %Gilpin County: 47.2 %Grand County: 47.1 %Gunnison County: 46.5 %Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Huerfano County: 49.1 %Jackson County: 48.3 %Jefferson County: 50.2 %Kiowa County: 50.9 %Kit Carson County: 49.9 %Lake County: 46.5 %La Plata County: 49.1 %Larimer County: 50.5 %Las Animas County: 47.8 %Lincoln County: 41.6 %Logan County: 43.4 %Mesa County: 50.4 %Mineral County: 50.7 %Moffat County: 48.7 %Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montrose County: 50.6 %Morgan County: 50 %Otero County: 50.7 %Ouray County: 49.7 %Park County: 47.1 %Phillips County: 50.8 %Pitkin County: 48.8 %Prowers County: 50.3 %Pueblo County: 50.6 %Rio Blanco County: 49.1 %Rio Grande County: 50.5 %Routt County: 48.4 %Saguache County: 49 %San Juan County: 45.5 %San Miguel County: 47.4 %Sedgwick County: 50.1 %Summit County: 45.5 %Teller County: 49.4 %Washington County: 47.2 %Weld County: 49.9 %Yuma County: 49.6 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Kiowa County: 50.9 %Kiowa County50.9Phillips County: 50.8 %Phillips County50.8Otero County: 50.7 %Otero County50.7Alamosa County: 50.7 %Alamosa County50.7Mineral County: 50.7 %Mineral County50.7Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montezuma County50.7Pueblo County: 50.6 %Pueblo County50.6Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Larimer County: 50.5 %Larimer County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.5 %Rio Grande County50.5Mesa County: 50.4 %Mesa County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Cheyenne County: 50.3 %Cheyenne County50.3Prowers County: 50.3 %Prowers County50.3Conejos County: 50.3 %Conejos County50.3Broomfield County: 50.2 %Broomfield County50.2Jefferson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County50.2Sedgwick County: 50.1 %Sedgwick County50.1Morgan County: 50 %Morgan County50Elbert County: 50 %Elbert County50Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Kit Carson County: 49.9 %Kit Carson County49.9Delta County: 49.8 %Delta County49.8El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Ouray County: 49.7 %Ouray County49.7Yuma County: 49.6 %Yuma County49.6Boulder County: 49.6 %Boulder County49.6Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Archuleta County: 49.5 %Archuleta County49.5Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Teller County: 49.4 %Teller County49.4Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Hinsdale County49.2La Plata County: 49.1 %La Plata County49.1Rio Blanco County: 49.1 %Rio Blanco County49.1Huerfano County: 49.1 %Huerfano County49.1Saguache County: 49 %Saguache County49Baca County: 49 %Baca County49Kiowa County: 50.9 %Kiowa County50.9Phillips County: 50.8 %Phillips County50.8Otero County: 50.7 %Otero County50.7Alamosa County: 50.7 %Alamosa County50.7Mineral County: 50.7 %Mineral County50.7Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montezuma County50.7Pueblo County: 50.6 %Pueblo County50.6Montrose County: 50.6 %Montrose County50.6Larimer County: 50.5 %Larimer County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.5 %Rio Grande County50.5Mesa County: 50.4 %Mesa County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Cheyenne County: 50.3 %Cheyenne County50.3Prowers County: 50.3 %Prowers County50.3Conejos County: 50.3 %Conejos County50.3Broomfield County: 50.2 %Broomfield County50.2Jefferson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County50.2Sedgwick County: 50.1 %Sedgwick County50.1Morgan County: 50 %Morgan County50Elbert County: 50 %Elbert County50Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Kit Carson County: 49.9 %Kit Carson County49.9Delta County: 49.8 %Delta County49.8El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Ouray County: 49.7 %Ouray County49.7Yuma County: 49.6 %Yuma County49.6Boulder County: 49.6 %Boulder County49.6Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Archuleta County: 49.5 %Archuleta County49.5Garfield County: 49.5 %Garfield County49.5Teller County: 49.4 %Teller County49.4Hinsdale County: 49.2 %Hinsdale County49.2La Plata County: 49.1 %La Plata County49.1Rio Blanco County: 49.1 %Rio Blanco County49.1Huerfano County: 49.1 %Huerfano County49.1Saguache County: 49 %Saguache County49Baca County: 49 %Baca County49
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Kiowa County50.9-0.4 pts
2Phillips County50.8+0.3 pts
3Otero County50.7-0.1 pts
4Alamosa County50.7+0.1 pts
4Mineral County50.7-0.3 pts
6Montezuma County50.7-0.1 pts
7Pueblo County50.60 pts
8Montrose County50.60 pts
9Larimer County50.5+0.1 pts
10Rio Grande County50.5+0.1 pts
11Mesa County50.4-0 pts
12Douglas County50.40 pts
13Arapahoe County50.4-0.1 pts
14Cheyenne County50.30 pts
15Prowers County50.30 pts
16Conejos County50.3+0.2 pts
17Broomfield County50.20 pts
18Jefferson County50.2-0.1 pts
19Sedgwick County50.1-0.4 pts
20Morgan County50-0.1 pts
21Elbert County50-0.1 pts
22Weld County49.90 pts
23Denver County49.90 pts
24Kit Carson County49.9-0.2 pts
25Delta County49.8-0.1 pts
26El Paso County49.8-0.1 pts
27Ouray County49.7+0.1 pts
28Yuma County49.6-0.4 pts
29Boulder County49.6-0 pts
30Custer County49.5+0.1 pts
31Adams County49.5-0 pts
32Archuleta County49.5-0.3 pts
32Garfield County49.5+0.1 pts
34Teller County49.4+0.1 pts
35Hinsdale County49.2+0.5 pts
36La Plata County49.1-0 pts
37Rio Blanco County49.1-0.1 pts
38Huerfano County49.1-0.4 pts
39Saguache County49+0.2 pts
40Baca County49-0.3 pts
41Pitkin County48.8-0.1 pts
42Dolores County48.7+0.4 pts
43Moffat County48.7+0.1 pts
44Routt County48.4+0.3 pts
45Jackson County48.3-0 pts
46Costilla County47.9+0.7 pts
47Las Animas County47.8-0 pts
48Eagle County47.6+0.2 pts
49San Miguel County47.4+0.4 pts
50Washington County47.2-0.3 pts
51Chaffee County47.2-0 pts
52Gilpin County47.2-0.1 pts
53Grand County47.1+0.2 pts
54Park County47.1-0.1 pts
55Clear Creek County47.1+0.2 pts
56Gunnison County46.5-0.1 pts
57Lake County46.5+0.1 pts
58Summit County45.5-0.2 pts
59San Juan County45.5+0.9 pts
60Logan County43.4-0.1 pts
61Fremont County42.7+0.3 pts
62Lincoln County41.6-0.5 pts
63Bent County37+1.1 pts
64Crowley County25.1-0.6 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kiowa County, with 50.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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