Counties in Colorado by female population share

Alamosa County had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2021, at 51.3%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 26.3%. The median was 49.5% and the figure for Colorado was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.3Alamosa County
Lowest26.3Crowley County
Median49.564 counties
Colorado49.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 49.5 %Alamosa County: 51.3 %Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Archuleta County: 50.3 %Baca County: 49.6 %Bent County: 39.5 %Boulder County: 49.7 %Broomfield County: 50 %Chaffee County: 48.3 %Cheyenne County: 49.6 %Clear Creek County: 47 %Conejos County: 50.3 %Costilla County: 47.4 %Crowley County: 26.3 %Custer County: 50.1 %Delta County: 50.4 %Denver County: 49.9 %Dolores County: 48.8 %Douglas County: 50.3 %Eagle County: 47.8 %Elbert County: 49.8 %El Paso County: 49.8 %Fremont County: 43.1 %Garfield County: 49.6 %Gilpin County: 47.3 %Grand County: 47.3 %Gunnison County: 46.6 %Hinsdale County: 49.8 %Huerfano County: 49.3 %Jackson County: 47.7 %Jefferson County: 50.1 %Kiowa County: 49.9 %Kit Carson County: 49.5 %Lake County: 46.2 %La Plata County: 49.3 %Larimer County: 50.5 %Las Animas County: 48.6 %Lincoln County: 42.9 %Logan County: 44.4 %Mesa County: 50.5 %Mineral County: 49 %Moffat County: 48.7 %Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montrose County: 50.5 %Morgan County: 49.7 %Otero County: 50.6 %Ouray County: 50.1 %Park County: 47.1 %Phillips County: 49.9 %Pitkin County: 48.9 %Prowers County: 50.6 %Pueblo County: 50.6 %Rio Blanco County: 48.8 %Rio Grande County: 50.2 %Routt County: 48.5 %Saguache County: 49.3 %San Juan County: 47.1 %San Miguel County: 47.2 %Sedgwick County: 51.1 %Summit County: 45.5 %Teller County: 49.5 %Washington County: 47.1 %Weld County: 49.9 %Yuma County: 49.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Alamosa County: 51.3 %Alamosa County51.3Sedgwick County: 51.1 %Sedgwick County51.1Otero County: 50.6 %Otero County50.6Prowers County: 50.6 %Prowers County50.6Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montezuma County50.6Pueblo County: 50.6 %Pueblo County50.6Larimer County: 50.5 %Larimer County50.5Montrose County: 50.5 %Montrose County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Delta County: 50.4 %Delta County50.4Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Conejos County: 50.3 %Conejos County50.3Archuleta County: 50.3 %Archuleta County50.3Douglas County: 50.3 %Douglas County50.3Rio Grande County: 50.2 %Rio Grande County50.2Custer County: 50.1 %Custer County50.1Ouray County: 50.1 %Ouray County50.1Jefferson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County50.1Broomfield County: 50 %Broomfield County50Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Phillips County: 49.9 %Phillips County49.9Kiowa County: 49.9 %Kiowa County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Hinsdale County: 49.8 %Hinsdale County49.8Elbert County: 49.8 %Elbert County49.8Boulder County: 49.7 %Boulder County49.7Morgan County: 49.7 %Morgan County49.7Yuma County: 49.6 %Yuma County49.6Cheyenne County: 49.6 %Cheyenne County49.6Garfield County: 49.6 %Garfield County49.6Baca County: 49.6 %Baca County49.6Teller County: 49.5 %Teller County49.5Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Kit Carson County: 49.5 %Kit Carson County49.5Huerfano County: 49.3 %Huerfano County49.3Saguache County: 49.3 %Saguache County49.3La Plata County: 49.3 %La Plata County49.3Mineral County: 49 %Mineral County49Pitkin County: 48.9 %Pitkin County48.9Alamosa County: 51.3 %Alamosa County51.3Sedgwick County: 51.1 %Sedgwick County51.1Otero County: 50.6 %Otero County50.6Prowers County: 50.6 %Prowers County50.6Montezuma County: 50.6 %Montezuma County50.6Pueblo County: 50.6 %Pueblo County50.6Larimer County: 50.5 %Larimer County50.5Montrose County: 50.5 %Montrose County50.5Mesa County: 50.5 %Mesa County50.5Delta County: 50.4 %Delta County50.4Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Conejos County: 50.3 %Conejos County50.3Archuleta County: 50.3 %Archuleta County50.3Douglas County: 50.3 %Douglas County50.3Rio Grande County: 50.2 %Rio Grande County50.2Custer County: 50.1 %Custer County50.1Ouray County: 50.1 %Ouray County50.1Jefferson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County50.1Broomfield County: 50 %Broomfield County50Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Phillips County: 49.9 %Phillips County49.9Kiowa County: 49.9 %Kiowa County49.9Weld County: 49.9 %Weld County49.9El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Hinsdale County: 49.8 %Hinsdale County49.8Elbert County: 49.8 %Elbert County49.8Boulder County: 49.7 %Boulder County49.7Morgan County: 49.7 %Morgan County49.7Yuma County: 49.6 %Yuma County49.6Cheyenne County: 49.6 %Cheyenne County49.6Garfield County: 49.6 %Garfield County49.6Baca County: 49.6 %Baca County49.6Teller County: 49.5 %Teller County49.5Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Kit Carson County: 49.5 %Kit Carson County49.5Huerfano County: 49.3 %Huerfano County49.3Saguache County: 49.3 %Saguache County49.3La Plata County: 49.3 %La Plata County49.3Mineral County: 49 %Mineral County49Pitkin County: 48.9 %Pitkin County48.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Alamosa County51.3-0.2 pts
2Sedgwick County51.1+0.8 pts
3Otero County50.6-0.1 pts
4Prowers County50.6-0 pts
5Montezuma County50.6-0.1 pts
6Pueblo County50.60 pts
7Larimer County50.5-0 pts
8Montrose County50.5-0 pts
9Mesa County50.5-0.1 pts
10Delta County50.4+0.2 pts
11Arapahoe County50.40 pts
12Conejos County50.3+0.3 pts
13Archuleta County50.3+0.5 pts
14Douglas County50.3-0.1 pts
15Rio Grande County50.2-0.1 pts
16Custer County50.1+0.1 pts
17Ouray County50.1+0.2 pts
18Jefferson County50.1-0 pts
19Broomfield County50-0.1 pts
20Denver County49.90 pts
21Phillips County49.9-0.8 pts
22Kiowa County49.90 pts
23Weld County49.9-0 pts
24El Paso County49.8-0 pts
25Hinsdale County49.8+0.1 pts
26Elbert County49.8+0.1 pts
27Boulder County49.7+0.1 pts
28Morgan County49.7-0.1 pts
29Yuma County49.6-0.1 pts
30Cheyenne County49.6-0 pts
31Garfield County49.6-0 pts
32Baca County49.6+0.6 pts
33Teller County49.5+0.2 pts
34Adams County49.5-0 pts
35Kit Carson County49.50 pts
36Huerfano County49.30 pts
37Saguache County49.3+0.2 pts
38La Plata County49.30 pts
39Mineral County490 pts
40Pitkin County48.9+0.2 pts
41Rio Blanco County48.8-0.3 pts
42Dolores County48.8+0.1 pts
43Moffat County48.7-0.2 pts
44Las Animas County48.6+0.5 pts
45Routt County48.50 pts
46Chaffee County48.3+0.7 pts
47Eagle County47.8+0.1 pts
48Jackson County47.7-0.6 pts
49Costilla County47.4-0.3 pts
50Grand County47.3+0.1 pts
51Gilpin County47.30 pts
52San Miguel County47.2+0.1 pts
53San Juan County47.1+0.3 pts
54Washington County47.1-0.4 pts
55Park County47.10 pts
56Clear Creek County47+0.1 pts
57Gunnison County46.6+0.2 pts
58Lake County46.2-0 pts
59Summit County45.5+0.1 pts
60Logan County44.4-0.2 pts
61Fremont County43.1+0.1 pts
62Lincoln County42.9+1.4 pts
63Bent County39.5+1 pts
64Crowley County26.3-0.1 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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Alamosa County, with 51.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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