Counties in Colorado by female population share

Alamosa County had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2023, at 51%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 26.2%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Colorado was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest26.2Crowley County
Median49.464 counties
Colorado49.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 49.5 %Alamosa County: 51 %Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Archuleta County: 50.6 %Baca County: 49.4 %Bent County: 37.5 %Boulder County: 49.8 %Broomfield County: 49.8 %Chaffee County: 47.9 %Cheyenne County: 49.7 %Clear Creek County: 47.5 %Conejos County: 49.9 %Costilla County: 48.4 %Crowley County: 26.2 %Custer County: 49.9 %Delta County: 50.7 %Denver County: 49.9 %Dolores County: 48.2 %Douglas County: 50.2 %Eagle County: 47.7 %Elbert County: 49.6 %El Paso County: 49.8 %Fremont County: 42.1 %Garfield County: 49.3 %Gilpin County: 46.6 %Grand County: 47.3 %Gunnison County: 46.4 %Hinsdale County: 48 %Huerfano County: 49.9 %Jackson County: 47.8 %Jefferson County: 50.1 %Kiowa County: 49 %Kit Carson County: 49.9 %Lake County: 47 %La Plata County: 49.4 %Larimer County: 50.6 %Las Animas County: 48.5 %Lincoln County: 43.2 %Logan County: 44.5 %Mesa County: 50.6 %Mineral County: 48.6 %Moffat County: 48.5 %Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montrose County: 50.2 %Morgan County: 49.5 %Otero County: 50.8 %Ouray County: 49.9 %Park County: 46.9 %Phillips County: 49.8 %Pitkin County: 49.1 %Prowers County: 51 %Pueblo County: 50.5 %Rio Blanco County: 49.9 %Rio Grande County: 50.5 %Routt County: 48.3 %Saguache County: 49.2 %San Juan County: 48.8 %San Miguel County: 47 %Sedgwick County: 51 %Summit County: 45.9 %Teller County: 49.3 %Washington County: 47.4 %Weld County: 49.7 %Yuma County: 49.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Alamosa County: 51 %Alamosa County51Sedgwick County: 51 %Sedgwick County51Prowers County: 51 %Prowers County51Otero County: 50.8 %Otero County50.8Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montezuma County50.7Delta County: 50.7 %Delta County50.7Archuleta County: 50.6 %Archuleta County50.6Larimer County: 50.6 %Larimer County50.6Mesa County: 50.6 %Mesa County50.6Pueblo County: 50.5 %Pueblo County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.5 %Rio Grande County50.5Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Montrose County: 50.2 %Montrose County50.2Douglas County: 50.2 %Douglas County50.2Jefferson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County50.1Conejos County: 49.9 %Conejos County49.9Kit Carson County: 49.9 %Kit Carson County49.9Ouray County: 49.9 %Ouray County49.9Custer County: 49.9 %Custer County49.9Huerfano County: 49.9 %Huerfano County49.9Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Rio Blanco County: 49.9 %Rio Blanco County49.9Broomfield County: 49.8 %Broomfield County49.8Boulder County: 49.8 %Boulder County49.8Phillips County: 49.8 %Phillips County49.8El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Weld County: 49.7 %Weld County49.7Cheyenne County: 49.7 %Cheyenne County49.7Elbert County: 49.6 %Elbert County49.6Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Yuma County: 49.5 %Yuma County49.5Morgan County: 49.5 %Morgan County49.5La Plata County: 49.4 %La Plata County49.4Baca County: 49.4 %Baca County49.4Garfield County: 49.3 %Garfield County49.3Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Saguache County: 49.2 %Saguache County49.2Pitkin County: 49.1 %Pitkin County49.1Kiowa County: 49 %Kiowa County49San Juan County: 48.8 %San Juan County48.8Alamosa County: 51 %Alamosa County51Sedgwick County: 51 %Sedgwick County51Prowers County: 51 %Prowers County51Otero County: 50.8 %Otero County50.8Montezuma County: 50.7 %Montezuma County50.7Delta County: 50.7 %Delta County50.7Archuleta County: 50.6 %Archuleta County50.6Larimer County: 50.6 %Larimer County50.6Mesa County: 50.6 %Mesa County50.6Pueblo County: 50.5 %Pueblo County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.5 %Rio Grande County50.5Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Montrose County: 50.2 %Montrose County50.2Douglas County: 50.2 %Douglas County50.2Jefferson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County50.1Conejos County: 49.9 %Conejos County49.9Kit Carson County: 49.9 %Kit Carson County49.9Ouray County: 49.9 %Ouray County49.9Custer County: 49.9 %Custer County49.9Huerfano County: 49.9 %Huerfano County49.9Denver County: 49.9 %Denver County49.9Rio Blanco County: 49.9 %Rio Blanco County49.9Broomfield County: 49.8 %Broomfield County49.8Boulder County: 49.8 %Boulder County49.8Phillips County: 49.8 %Phillips County49.8El Paso County: 49.8 %El Paso County49.8Weld County: 49.7 %Weld County49.7Cheyenne County: 49.7 %Cheyenne County49.7Elbert County: 49.6 %Elbert County49.6Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Yuma County: 49.5 %Yuma County49.5Morgan County: 49.5 %Morgan County49.5La Plata County: 49.4 %La Plata County49.4Baca County: 49.4 %Baca County49.4Garfield County: 49.3 %Garfield County49.3Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Saguache County: 49.2 %Saguache County49.2Pitkin County: 49.1 %Pitkin County49.1Kiowa County: 49 %Kiowa County49San Juan County: 48.8 %San Juan County48.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Alamosa County51-0.1 pts
2Sedgwick County51-0.1 pts
3Prowers County51+0.3 pts
4Otero County50.8-0 pts
5Montezuma County50.7+0.1 pts
6Delta County50.7+0.3 pts
7Archuleta County50.6+0.4 pts
8Larimer County50.60 pts
9Mesa County50.60 pts
10Pueblo County50.5-0 pts
11Rio Grande County50.5+0.1 pts
12Arapahoe County50.40 pts
13Montrose County50.2-0.2 pts
14Douglas County50.2-0 pts
15Jefferson County50.1-0 pts
16Conejos County49.9-0.1 pts
17Kit Carson County49.9+0.4 pts
18Ouray County49.9-0.1 pts
19Custer County49.9-0.1 pts
20Huerfano County49.9+0.6 pts
21Denver County49.9-0 pts
22Rio Blanco County49.9+0.7 pts
23Broomfield County49.8-0.2 pts
24Boulder County49.80 pts
25Phillips County49.8-0.3 pts
26El Paso County49.8-0 pts
27Weld County49.7-0 pts
28Cheyenne County49.7-0.1 pts
29Elbert County49.6-0.1 pts
30Adams County49.50 pts
31Yuma County49.5-0.1 pts
32Morgan County49.5-0.1 pts
33La Plata County49.4+0.1 pts
34Baca County49.4-0.2 pts
35Garfield County49.3-0.1 pts
36Teller County49.3-0.3 pts
37Saguache County49.2+0.2 pts
38Pitkin County49.1-0 pts
39Kiowa County49-0.2 pts
40San Juan County48.8+2.9 pts
41Mineral County48.6-1 pts
42Las Animas County48.5-0.3 pts
43Moffat County48.5-0.3 pts
44Costilla County48.4+0.4 pts
45Routt County48.3-0.3 pts
46Dolores County48.2-0.8 pts
47Hinsdale County48-1.6 pts
48Chaffee County47.9+0.1 pts
49Jackson County47.8-0 pts
50Eagle County47.7-0.1 pts
51Clear Creek County47.50 pts
52Washington County47.40 pts
53Grand County47.3+0.1 pts
54Lake County47+0.5 pts
55San Miguel County47+0.1 pts
56Park County46.9-0 pts
57Gilpin County46.6-0.6 pts
58Gunnison County46.4-0.2 pts
59Summit County45.9-0.1 pts
60Logan County44.5+0.1 pts
61Lincoln County43.2+0.3 pts
62Fremont County42.1-0.4 pts
63Bent County37.5-0.9 pts
64Crowley County26.2-0.9 pts

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Alamosa County, with 51% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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