Counties in Indiana by female population share

Parke County had the highest female population share of 92 counties in 2015, at 52.6%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 45.5%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Indiana was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Parke County
Lowest45.5Sullivan County
Median50.392 counties
Indiana50.7History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 50.4 %Allen County: 51.2 %Bartholomew County: 50.2 %Benton County: 49.6 %Blackford County: 50.4 %Boone County: 50.6 %Brown County: 50.2 %Carroll County: 50.4 %Cass County: 50.2 %Clark County: 51.1 %Clay County: 50.6 %Clinton County: 50.6 %Crawford County: 49 %Daviess County: 49.8 %Dearborn County: 50.2 %Decatur County: 50.5 %DeKalb County: 50.2 %Delaware County: 51.9 %Dubois County: 50.5 %Elkhart County: 50.5 %Fayette County: 50.6 %Floyd County: 51.5 %Fountain County: 49.7 %Franklin County: 49.8 %Fulton County: 50.4 %Gibson County: 50.4 %Grant County: 51.8 %Greene County: 50 %Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hancock County: 51 %Harrison County: 49.9 %Hendricks County: 50.2 %Henry County: 48.1 %Howard County: 51.6 %Huntington County: 50.8 %Jackson County: 50 %Jasper County: 50.4 %Jay County: 50.4 %Jefferson County: 52 %Jennings County: 49.9 %Johnson County: 50.9 %Knox County: 49.6 %Kosciusko County: 50.4 %LaGrange County: 49.7 %Lake County: 51.7 %LaPorte County: 48.5 %Lawrence County: 50.4 %Madison County: 50 %Marion County: 51.7 %Marshall County: 50.4 %Martin County: 49.4 %Miami County: 46.5 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Morgan County: 50.3 %Newton County: 49.2 %Noble County: 50 %Ohio County: 50 %Orange County: 50.4 %Owen County: 49.5 %Parke County: 52.6 %Perry County: 46.6 %Pike County: 49.5 %Porter County: 50.8 %Posey County: 50.3 %Pulaski County: 49.2 %Putnam County: 47.1 %Randolph County: 50.9 %Ripley County: 50.8 %Rush County: 51.1 %St. Joseph County: 51.4 %Scott County: 50.7 %Shelby County: 50.4 %Spencer County: 49.3 %Starke County: 50.1 %Steuben County: 49.1 %Sullivan County: 45.5 %Switzerland County: 49.2 %Tippecanoe County: 49.1 %Tipton County: 50.4 %Union County: 50.1 %Vanderburgh County: 51.6 %Vermillion County: 50.2 %Vigo County: 49.4 %Wabash County: 51.3 %Warren County: 49.8 %Warrick County: 50.7 %Washington County: 50 %Wayne County: 51.5 %Wells County: 50.4 %White County: 50.3 %Whitley 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.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Parke County: 52.6 %Parke County52.6Jefferson County: 52 %Jefferson County52Delaware County: 51.9 %Delaware County51.9Grant County: 51.8 %Grant County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Vanderburgh County: 51.6 %Vanderburgh County51.6Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Floyd County: 51.5 %Floyd County51.5St. Joseph County: 51.4 %St. Joseph County51.4Wabash County: 51.3 %Wabash County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Allen County: 51.2 %Allen County51.2Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Rush County: 51.1 %Rush County51.1Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Randolph County: 50.9 %Randolph County50.9Huntington County: 50.8 %Huntington County50.8Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Ripley County: 50.8 %Ripley County50.8Scott County: 50.7 %Scott County50.7Warrick County: 50.7 %Warrick County50.7Boone County: 50.6 %Boone County50.6Fayette County: 50.6 %Fayette County50.6Clinton County: 50.6 %Clinton County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Elkhart County: 50.5 %Elkhart County50.5Dubois County: 50.5 %Dubois County50.5Decatur County: 50.5 %Decatur County50.5Fulton County: 50.4 %Fulton County50.4Shelby County: 50.4 %Shelby County50.4Kosciusko County: 50.4 %Kosciusko County50.4Adams County: 50.4 %Adams County50.4Blackford County: 50.4 %Blackford County50.4Marshall County: 50.4 %Marshall County50.4Carroll County: 50.4 %Carroll County50.4Wells County: 50.4 %Wells County50.4Jay County: 50.4 %Jay County50.4Parke County: 52.6 %Parke County52.6Jefferson County: 52 %Jefferson County52Delaware County: 51.9 %Delaware County51.9Grant County: 51.8 %Grant County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Vanderburgh County: 51.6 %Vanderburgh County51.6Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Floyd County: 51.5 %Floyd County51.5St. Joseph County: 51.4 %St. Joseph County51.4Wabash County: 51.3 %Wabash County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Allen County: 51.2 %Allen County51.2Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Rush County: 51.1 %Rush County51.1Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Randolph County: 50.9 %Randolph County50.9Huntington County: 50.8 %Huntington County50.8Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Ripley County: 50.8 %Ripley County50.8Scott County: 50.7 %Scott County50.7Warrick County: 50.7 %Warrick County50.7Boone County: 50.6 %Boone County50.6Fayette County: 50.6 %Fayette County50.6Clinton County: 50.6 %Clinton County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Elkhart County: 50.5 %Elkhart County50.5Dubois County: 50.5 %Dubois County50.5Decatur County: 50.5 %Decatur County50.5Fulton County: 50.4 %Fulton County50.4Shelby County: 50.4 %Shelby County50.4Kosciusko County: 50.4 %Kosciusko County50.4Adams County: 50.4 %Adams County50.4Blackford County: 50.4 %Blackford County50.4Marshall County: 50.4 %Marshall County50.4Carroll County: 50.4 %Carroll County50.4Wells County: 50.4 %Wells County50.4Jay County: 50.4 %Jay County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Parke County52.6-0.4 pts
2Jefferson County520 pts
3Delaware County51.9-0.1 pts
4Grant County51.8-0.1 pts
5Lake County51.70 pts
6Marion County51.7-0.1 pts
7Vanderburgh County51.6-0 pts
8Howard County51.6-0.1 pts
9Wayne County51.5+0.1 pts
10Floyd County51.50 pts
11St. Joseph County51.4-0 pts
12Wabash County51.3-0.1 pts
13Hamilton County51.2-0 pts
14Allen County51.2-0 pts
15Clark County51.1+0.1 pts
16Rush County51.1+0.3 pts
17Hancock County51+0.1 pts
18Johnson County50.9-0 pts
19Randolph County50.90 pts
20Huntington County50.80 pts
21Porter County50.8-0.1 pts
22Ripley County50.8+0.1 pts
23Scott County50.7-0 pts
24Warrick County50.70 pts
25Boone County50.6-0 pts
26Fayette County50.6-0 pts
27Clinton County50.6-0.1 pts
28Clay County50.6-0 pts
29Elkhart County50.5-0 pts
30Dubois County50.50 pts
31Decatur County50.5-0.2 pts
32Fulton County50.4+0.2 pts
33Shelby County50.4-0.1 pts
34Kosciusko County50.4+0.1 pts
35Adams County50.40 pts
36Blackford County50.4+0.1 pts
37Marshall County50.4+0.1 pts
38Carroll County50.4-0.2 pts
39Wells County50.4-0.2 pts
40Jay County50.4-0.1 pts
41Gibson County50.40 pts
42Lawrence County50.4-0 pts
43Jasper County50.4+0.1 pts
43Orange County50.4+0.1 pts
45Tipton County50.40 pts
46Posey County50.3+0.1 pts
47White County50.3+0.2 pts
48Whitley County50.3-0.1 pts
49Morgan County50.3+0.1 pts
50DeKalb County50.2-0.1 pts
51Bartholomew County50.2-0.1 pts
52Cass County50.2-0 pts
53Brown County50.2+0.1 pts
54Vermillion County50.2-0.3 pts
55Hendricks County50.20 pts
56Dearborn County50.2-0.1 pts
57Starke County50.1-0.3 pts
58Union County50.1+0.1 pts
59Greene County50-0 pts
60Ohio County50-0.2 pts
61Noble County50-0 pts
62Madison County500 pts
63Monroe County500 pts
64Jackson County500 pts
65Washington County500 pts
66Harrison County49.9-0.2 pts
67Jennings County49.9-0 pts
68Warren County49.8-0 pts
69Franklin County49.8-0.1 pts
70Daviess County49.8-0.3 pts
71Fountain County49.7-0.2 pts
72LaGrange County49.7-0.1 pts
73Montgomery County49.7+0.1 pts
74Knox County49.6+0.1 pts
75Benton County49.6-0.1 pts
76Owen County49.5-0.1 pts
77Pike County49.50 pts
78Vigo County49.40 pts
79Martin County49.4-0.1 pts
80Spencer County49.3-0 pts
81Newton County49.2+0.1 pts
82Pulaski County49.2-0 pts
83Switzerland County49.2-0.3 pts
84Tippecanoe County49.1+0.1 pts
85Steuben County49.1-0.1 pts
86Crawford County49-0.2 pts
87LaPorte County48.5+0.2 pts
88Henry County48.1-0.2 pts
89Putnam County47.1+0.2 pts
90Perry County46.6+0.2 pts
91Miami County46.5+0.1 pts
92Sullivan County45.5-0.1 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Parke County, with 52.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sullivan County, with 45.5% in 2015.

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