Counties in Colorado by female population share

Alamosa County had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2024, at 51%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 26.8%. The median was 49.5% and the figure for Colorado was 49.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest26.8Crowley County
Median49.564 counties
Colorado49.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 49.5 %Alamosa County: 51 %Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Archuleta County: 50.2 %Baca County: 50 %Bent County: 37.3 %Boulder County: 49.8 %Broomfield County: 50 %Chaffee County: 48.2 %Cheyenne County: 49.5 %Clear Creek County: 47.6 %Conejos County: 50.1 %Costilla County: 49.1 %Crowley County: 26.8 %Custer County: 50 %Delta County: 50.2 %Denver County: 49.7 %Dolores County: 48.7 %Douglas County: 50.1 %Eagle County: 47.7 %Elbert County: 49.3 %El Paso County: 49.7 %Fremont County: 42.3 %Garfield County: 49.3 %Gilpin County: 46.9 %Grand County: 47.1 %Gunnison County: 46.3 %Hinsdale County: 48.3 %Huerfano County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 47.5 %Jefferson County: 50 %Kiowa County: 49.7 %Kit Carson County: 50 %Lake County: 47.3 %La Plata County: 49.4 %Larimer County: 50.6 %Las Animas County: 48 %Lincoln County: 41.6 %Logan County: 44.3 %Mesa County: 50.6 %Mineral County: 47.8 %Moffat County: 48.6 %Montezuma County: 50.8 %Montrose County: 50.1 %Morgan County: 49.2 %Otero County: 50.9 %Ouray County: 50 %Park County: 47.1 %Phillips County: 50.2 %Pitkin County: 48.6 %Prowers County: 50.9 %Pueblo County: 50.5 %Rio Blanco County: 50.6 %Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Routt County: 48.2 %Saguache County: 49.8 %San Juan County: 50.2 %San Miguel County: 46.6 %Sedgwick County: 50.9 %Summit County: 45.7 %Teller County: 49.3 %Washington County: 47.1 %Weld County: 49.8 %Yuma County: 49.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Alamosa County: 51 %Alamosa County51Sedgwick County: 50.9 %Sedgwick County50.9Prowers County: 50.9 %Prowers County50.9Otero County: 50.9 %Otero County50.9Montezuma County: 50.8 %Montezuma County50.8Rio Blanco County: 50.6 %Rio Blanco County50.6Larimer County: 50.6 %Larimer County50.6Mesa County: 50.6 %Mesa County50.6Pueblo County: 50.5 %Pueblo County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Rio Grande County50.4Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Delta County: 50.2 %Delta County50.2Archuleta County: 50.2 %Archuleta County50.2San Juan County: 50.2 %San Juan County50.2Phillips County: 50.2 %Phillips County50.2Douglas County: 50.1 %Douglas County50.1Montrose County: 50.1 %Montrose County50.1Conejos County: 50.1 %Conejos County50.1Broomfield County: 50 %Broomfield County50Ouray County: 50 %Ouray County50Kit Carson County: 50 %Kit Carson County50Jefferson County: 50 %Jefferson County50Custer County: 50 %Custer County50Baca County: 50 %Baca County50Boulder County: 49.8 %Boulder County49.8Saguache County: 49.8 %Saguache County49.8Yuma County: 49.8 %Yuma County49.8Weld County: 49.8 %Weld County49.8Denver County: 49.7 %Denver County49.7El Paso County: 49.7 %El Paso County49.7Kiowa County: 49.7 %Kiowa County49.7Huerfano County: 49.5 %Huerfano County49.5Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Cheyenne County: 49.5 %Cheyenne County49.5La Plata County: 49.4 %La Plata County49.4Elbert County: 49.3 %Elbert County49.3Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Garfield County: 49.3 %Garfield County49.3Morgan County: 49.2 %Morgan County49.2Costilla County: 49.1 %Costilla County49.1Alamosa County: 51 %Alamosa County51Sedgwick County: 50.9 %Sedgwick County50.9Prowers County: 50.9 %Prowers County50.9Otero County: 50.9 %Otero County50.9Montezuma County: 50.8 %Montezuma County50.8Rio Blanco County: 50.6 %Rio Blanco County50.6Larimer County: 50.6 %Larimer County50.6Mesa County: 50.6 %Mesa County50.6Pueblo County: 50.5 %Pueblo County50.5Rio Grande County: 50.4 %Rio Grande County50.4Arapahoe County: 50.4 %Arapahoe County50.4Delta County: 50.2 %Delta County50.2Archuleta County: 50.2 %Archuleta County50.2San Juan County: 50.2 %San Juan County50.2Phillips County: 50.2 %Phillips County50.2Douglas County: 50.1 %Douglas County50.1Montrose County: 50.1 %Montrose County50.1Conejos County: 50.1 %Conejos County50.1Broomfield County: 50 %Broomfield County50Ouray County: 50 %Ouray County50Kit Carson County: 50 %Kit Carson County50Jefferson County: 50 %Jefferson County50Custer County: 50 %Custer County50Baca County: 50 %Baca County50Boulder County: 49.8 %Boulder County49.8Saguache County: 49.8 %Saguache County49.8Yuma County: 49.8 %Yuma County49.8Weld County: 49.8 %Weld County49.8Denver County: 49.7 %Denver County49.7El Paso County: 49.7 %El Paso County49.7Kiowa County: 49.7 %Kiowa County49.7Huerfano County: 49.5 %Huerfano County49.5Adams County: 49.5 %Adams County49.5Cheyenne County: 49.5 %Cheyenne County49.5La Plata County: 49.4 %La Plata County49.4Elbert County: 49.3 %Elbert County49.3Teller County: 49.3 %Teller County49.3Garfield County: 49.3 %Garfield County49.3Morgan County: 49.2 %Morgan County49.2Costilla County: 49.1 %Costilla County49.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Alamosa County510 pts
2Sedgwick County50.9-0 pts
3Prowers County50.9-0 pts
4Otero County50.9+0.1 pts
5Montezuma County50.8+0.1 pts
6Rio Blanco County50.6+0.8 pts
7Larimer County50.6+0.1 pts
8Mesa County50.60 pts
9Pueblo County50.50 pts
10Rio Grande County50.4-0.1 pts
11Arapahoe County50.4-0 pts
12Delta County50.2-0.5 pts
13Archuleta County50.2-0.4 pts
14San Juan County50.2+1.4 pts
15Phillips County50.2+0.4 pts
16Douglas County50.1-0 pts
17Montrose County50.1-0.2 pts
18Conejos County50.1+0.1 pts
19Broomfield County50+0.2 pts
20Ouray County50+0.1 pts
21Kit Carson County50+0.1 pts
22Jefferson County50-0.1 pts
23Custer County50+0.1 pts
24Baca County50+0.6 pts
25Boulder County49.8-0 pts
26Saguache County49.8+0.6 pts
27Yuma County49.8+0.3 pts
28Weld County49.80 pts
29Denver County49.7-0.1 pts
30El Paso County49.7-0 pts
31Kiowa County49.7+0.7 pts
32Huerfano County49.5-0.4 pts
33Adams County49.5-0.1 pts
34Cheyenne County49.5-0.2 pts
35La Plata County49.4-0 pts
36Elbert County49.3-0.3 pts
37Teller County49.30 pts
38Garfield County49.3-0 pts
39Morgan County49.2-0.3 pts
40Costilla County49.1+0.8 pts
41Dolores County48.7+0.5 pts
42Pitkin County48.6-0.5 pts
43Moffat County48.6+0.1 pts
44Hinsdale County48.3+0.3 pts
45Routt County48.2-0 pts
46Chaffee County48.2+0.3 pts
47Las Animas County48-0.5 pts
48Mineral County47.8-0.8 pts
49Eagle County47.70 pts
50Clear Creek County47.6+0.1 pts
51Jackson County47.5-0.3 pts
52Lake County47.3+0.3 pts
53Grand County47.1-0.2 pts
54Washington County47.1-0.3 pts
55Park County47.1+0.2 pts
56Gilpin County46.9+0.3 pts
57San Miguel County46.6-0.3 pts
58Gunnison County46.3-0.1 pts
59Summit County45.7-0.2 pts
60Logan County44.3-0.3 pts
61Fremont County42.3+0.2 pts
62Lincoln County41.6-1.6 pts
63Bent County37.3-0.2 pts
64Crowley County26.8+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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Alamosa County, with 51% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Crowley County, with 26.8% in 2024.

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