Counties in Idaho by female population share

Kootenai County had the highest female population share of 44 counties in 2015, at 50.7%. Clearwater County had the lowest, at 45.3%. The median was 49.3% and the figure for Idaho was 50%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.7Kootenai County
Median49.344 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Ada County: 50.1 %Adams County: 48.3 %Bannock County: 50.3 %Bear Lake County: 50.5 %Benewah County: 49.3 %Bingham County: 49.9 %Blaine County: 49.2 %Boise County: 48.2 %Bonner County: 50 %Bonneville County: 50.3 %Boundary County: 49.4 %Butte County: 49.9 %Camas County: 49.3 %Canyon County: 50.6 %Caribou County: 49 %Cassia County: 48.8 %Clark County: 46.8 %Clearwater County: 45.3 %Custer County: 48.7 %Elmore County: 47.9 %Franklin County: 49.3 %Fremont County: 48.4 %Gem County: 50.3 %Gooding County: 48.9 %Idaho County: 47.6 %Jefferson County: 49.8 %Jerome County: 49.2 %Kootenai County: 50.7 %Latah County: 49.1 %Lemhi County: 49.4 %Lewis County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 47.8 %Madison County: 50.4 %Minidoka County: 49.6 %Nez Perce County: 50.7 %Oneida County: 49.7 %Owyhee County: 48.5 %Payette County: 50.3 %Power County: 49.2 %Shoshone County: 49.7 %Teton County: 47.9 %Twin Falls County: 50.5 %Valley County: 48.4 %Washington County: 50.3 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Kootenai County: 50.7 %Kootenai County50.7Nez Perce County: 50.7 %Nez Perce County50.7Canyon County: 50.6 %Canyon County50.6Twin Falls County: 50.5 %Twin Falls County50.5Bear Lake County: 50.5 %Bear Lake County50.5Madison County: 50.4 %Madison County50.4Bonneville County: 50.3 %Bonneville County50.3Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Payette County: 50.3 %Payette County50.3Gem County: 50.3 %Gem County50.3Bannock County: 50.3 %Bannock County50.3Ada County: 50.1 %Ada County50.1Bonner County: 50 %Bonner County50Bingham County: 49.9 %Bingham County49.9Butte County: 49.9 %Butte County49.9Jefferson County: 49.8 %Jefferson County49.8Lewis County: 49.8 %Lewis County49.8Oneida County: 49.7 %Oneida County49.7Shoshone County: 49.7 %Shoshone County49.7Minidoka County: 49.6 %Minidoka County49.6Lemhi County: 49.4 %Lemhi County49.4Boundary County: 49.4 %Boundary County49.4Camas County: 49.3 %Camas County49.3Franklin County: 49.3 %Franklin County49.3Benewah County: 49.3 %Benewah County49.3Jerome County: 49.2 %Jerome County49.2Power County: 49.2 %Power County49.2Blaine County: 49.2 %Blaine County49.2Latah County: 49.1 %Latah County49.1Caribou County: 49 %Caribou County49Gooding County: 48.9 %Gooding County48.9Cassia County: 48.8 %Cassia County48.8Custer County: 48.7 %Custer County48.7Owyhee County: 48.5 %Owyhee County48.5Fremont County: 48.4 %Fremont County48.4Valley County: 48.4 %Valley County48.4Adams County: 48.3 %Adams County48.3Boise County: 48.2 %Boise County48.2Elmore County: 47.9 %Elmore County47.9Teton County: 47.9 %Teton County47.9Lincoln County: 47.8 %Lincoln County47.8Idaho County: 47.6 %Idaho County47.6Clark County: 46.8 %Clark County46.8Clearwater County: 45.3 %Clearwater County45.3Kootenai County: 50.7 %Kootenai County50.7Nez Perce County: 50.7 %Nez Perce County50.7Canyon County: 50.6 %Canyon County50.6Twin Falls County: 50.5 %Twin Falls County50.5Bear Lake County: 50.5 %Bear Lake County50.5Madison County: 50.4 %Madison County50.4Bonneville County: 50.3 %Bonneville County50.3Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Payette County: 50.3 %Payette County50.3Gem County: 50.3 %Gem County50.3Bannock County: 50.3 %Bannock County50.3Ada County: 50.1 %Ada County50.1Bonner County: 50 %Bonner County50Bingham County: 49.9 %Bingham County49.9Butte County: 49.9 %Butte County49.9Jefferson County: 49.8 %Jefferson County49.8Lewis County: 49.8 %Lewis County49.8Oneida County: 49.7 %Oneida County49.7Shoshone County: 49.7 %Shoshone County49.7Minidoka County: 49.6 %Minidoka County49.6Lemhi County: 49.4 %Lemhi County49.4Boundary County: 49.4 %Boundary County49.4Camas County: 49.3 %Camas County49.3Franklin County: 49.3 %Franklin County49.3Benewah County: 49.3 %Benewah County49.3Jerome County: 49.2 %Jerome County49.2Power County: 49.2 %Power County49.2Blaine County: 49.2 %Blaine County49.2Latah County: 49.1 %Latah County49.1Caribou County: 49 %Caribou County49Gooding County: 48.9 %Gooding County48.9Cassia County: 48.8 %Cassia County48.8Custer County: 48.7 %Custer County48.7Owyhee County: 48.5 %Owyhee County48.5Fremont County: 48.4 %Fremont County48.4Valley County: 48.4 %Valley County48.4Adams County: 48.3 %Adams County48.3Boise County: 48.2 %Boise County48.2Elmore County: 47.9 %Elmore County47.9Teton County: 47.9 %Teton County47.9Lincoln County: 47.8 %Lincoln County47.8Idaho County: 47.6 %Idaho County47.6Clark County: 46.8 %Clark County46.8Clearwater County: 45.3 %Clearwater County45.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Kootenai County50.70 pts
2Nez Perce County50.7+0.1 pts
3Canyon County50.60 pts
4Twin Falls County50.50 pts
5Bear Lake County50.5+0.2 pts
6Madison County50.4-0.1 pts
7Bonneville County50.3-0.1 pts
8Washington County50.3-0.2 pts
9Payette County50.3-0.1 pts
10Gem County50.30 pts
11Bannock County50.30 pts
12Ada County50.1+0.1 pts
13Bonner County500 pts
14Bingham County49.9+0.1 pts
15Butte County49.9+0.2 pts
16Jefferson County49.8-0.2 pts
17Lewis County49.8-0.1 pts
18Oneida County49.7-0 pts
19Shoshone County49.7-0.3 pts
20Minidoka County49.6+0.2 pts
21Lemhi County49.4+0.5 pts
22Boundary County49.4-0 pts
23Camas County49.3+0.3 pts
24Franklin County49.3-0.2 pts
25Benewah County49.30 pts
26Jerome County49.2-0.3 pts
27Power County49.2+0.3 pts
28Blaine County49.2-0.1 pts
29Latah County49.1+0.3 pts
30Caribou County49-0.1 pts
31Gooding County48.9+0.1 pts
32Cassia County48.8-0.2 pts
33Custer County48.7-0 pts
34Owyhee County48.5+0.1 pts
35Fremont County48.4+0.3 pts
36Valley County48.4+0.3 pts
37Adams County48.30 pts
38Boise County48.2+0.2 pts
39Elmore County47.9-0 pts
40Teton County47.9+0.2 pts
41Lincoln County47.8+0.5 pts
42Idaho County47.6+0.1 pts
43Clark County46.8-0.3 pts
44Clearwater County45.30 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 Idaho by female population share, 2015) [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 Idaho by female population share, 2015. 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/idaho-counties?period=2015. 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 Idaho by female population share, 2015. 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/idaho-counties?period=2015.

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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 Idaho by female population share, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/idaho-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kootenai County, with 50.7% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Clearwater County, with 45.3% in 2015.

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