Counties in Indiana by female population share

Parke County had the highest female population share of 92 counties in 2017, at 52.2%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 45.6%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Indiana was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.2Parke County
Lowest45.6Sullivan County
Median50.392 counties
Indiana50.7History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 50.3 %Allen County: 51.1 %Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Benton County: 49.8 %Blackford County: 50.5 %Boone County: 50.6 %Brown County: 50.2 %Carroll County: 50 %Cass County: 50.4 %Clark County: 51.3 %Clay County: 50.4 %Clinton County: 50.3 %Crawford County: 49 %Daviess County: 49.6 %Dearborn County: 50.1 %Decatur County: 50.4 %DeKalb County: 50.3 %Delaware County: 52.1 %Dubois County: 50.4 %Elkhart County: 50.6 %Fayette County: 50.8 %Floyd County: 51.4 %Fountain County: 49.9 %Franklin County: 49.8 %Fulton County: 50.3 %Gibson County: 50.2 %Grant County: 51.8 %Greene County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 51.3 %Hancock County: 51 %Harrison County: 49.8 %Hendricks County: 50.3 %Henry County: 48.1 %Howard County: 51.6 %Huntington County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 50.1 %Jasper County: 50.3 %Jay County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jennings County: 49.9 %Johnson County: 50.9 %Knox County: 49.9 %Kosciusko County: 50.3 %LaGrange County: 49.6 %Lake County: 51.7 %LaPorte County: 48.5 %Lawrence County: 50.3 %Madison County: 50 %Marion County: 51.6 %Marshall County: 50.3 %Martin County: 49.1 %Miami County: 46.4 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Morgan County: 50.1 %Newton County: 49.5 %Noble County: 49.9 %Ohio County: 49.8 %Orange County: 50 %Owen County: 49.5 %Parke County: 52.2 %Perry County: 47.2 %Pike County: 49.6 %Porter County: 50.7 %Posey County: 50.3 %Pulaski County: 48.9 %Putnam County: 47.5 %Randolph County: 50.8 %Ripley County: 50.5 %Rush County: 50.7 %St. Joseph County: 51.4 %Scott County: 50.7 %Shelby County: 50.2 %Spencer County: 49.3 %Starke County: 49.9 %Steuben County: 49 %Sullivan County: 45.6 %Switzerland County: 49.4 %Tippecanoe County: 49.2 %Tipton County: 50.6 %Union County: 49.4 %Vanderburgh County: 51.6 %Vermillion County: 50.3 %Vigo County: 49.7 %Wabash County: 51.4 %Warren County: 49.7 %Warrick County: 50.7 %Washington County: 49.9 %Wayne County: 51.5 %Wells County: 50.5 %White County: 50.2 %Whitley County: 50.3 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Parke County: 52.2 %Parke County52.2Delaware County: 52.1 %Delaware County52.1Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jefferson County51.8Grant County: 51.8 %Grant County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Vanderburgh County: 51.6 %Vanderburgh County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Floyd County: 51.4 %Floyd County51.4St. Joseph County: 51.4 %St. Joseph County51.4Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4Hamilton County: 51.3 %Hamilton County51.3Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Allen County: 51.1 %Allen County51.1Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Randolph County: 50.8 %Randolph County50.8Fayette County: 50.8 %Fayette County50.8Scott County: 50.7 %Scott County50.7Rush County: 50.7 %Rush County50.7Warrick County: 50.7 %Warrick County50.7Porter County: 50.7 %Porter County50.7Huntington County: 50.7 %Huntington County50.7Tipton County: 50.6 %Tipton County50.6Elkhart County: 50.6 %Elkhart County50.6Boone County: 50.6 %Boone County50.6Ripley County: 50.5 %Ripley County50.5Wells County: 50.5 %Wells County50.5Blackford County: 50.5 %Blackford County50.5Cass County: 50.4 %Cass County50.4Dubois County: 50.4 %Dubois County50.4Decatur County: 50.4 %Decatur County50.4Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Bartholomew County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Clinton County: 50.3 %Clinton County50.3Jasper County: 50.3 %Jasper County50.3Lawrence County: 50.3 %Lawrence County50.3Marshall County: 50.3 %Marshall County50.3DeKalb County: 50.3 %DeKalb County50.3Parke County: 52.2 %Parke County52.2Delaware County: 52.1 %Delaware County52.1Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jefferson County51.8Grant County: 51.8 %Grant County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Vanderburgh County: 51.6 %Vanderburgh County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Floyd County: 51.4 %Floyd County51.4St. Joseph County: 51.4 %St. Joseph County51.4Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4Hamilton County: 51.3 %Hamilton County51.3Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Allen County: 51.1 %Allen County51.1Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Randolph County: 50.8 %Randolph County50.8Fayette County: 50.8 %Fayette County50.8Scott County: 50.7 %Scott County50.7Rush County: 50.7 %Rush County50.7Warrick County: 50.7 %Warrick County50.7Porter County: 50.7 %Porter County50.7Huntington County: 50.7 %Huntington County50.7Tipton County: 50.6 %Tipton County50.6Elkhart County: 50.6 %Elkhart County50.6Boone County: 50.6 %Boone County50.6Ripley County: 50.5 %Ripley County50.5Wells County: 50.5 %Wells County50.5Blackford County: 50.5 %Blackford County50.5Cass County: 50.4 %Cass County50.4Dubois County: 50.4 %Dubois County50.4Decatur County: 50.4 %Decatur County50.4Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Bartholomew County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Clinton County: 50.3 %Clinton County50.3Jasper County: 50.3 %Jasper County50.3Lawrence County: 50.3 %Lawrence County50.3Marshall County: 50.3 %Marshall County50.3DeKalb County: 50.3 %DeKalb County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Parke County52.2+0.2 pts
2Delaware County52.1+0.1 pts
3Jefferson County51.8-0.1 pts
4Grant County51.8+0.1 pts
5Lake County51.70 pts
6Howard County51.6+0.1 pts
7Marion County51.60 pts
8Vanderburgh County51.6-0.1 pts
9Wayne County51.5-0.1 pts
10Floyd County51.4-0 pts
11St. Joseph County51.40 pts
12Wabash County51.40 pts
13Hamilton County51.3+0.1 pts
14Clark County51.3+0.1 pts
15Allen County51.10 pts
16Hancock County51+0.1 pts
17Johnson County50.9+0.1 pts
18Randolph County50.8-0 pts
19Fayette County50.80 pts
20Scott County50.70 pts
21Rush County50.7-0.3 pts
22Warrick County50.7-0 pts
23Porter County50.7-0.1 pts
24Huntington County50.7-0 pts
25Tipton County50.6+0.2 pts
26Elkhart County50.60 pts
27Boone County50.6-0.1 pts
28Ripley County50.5-0.2 pts
29Wells County50.50 pts
30Blackford County50.5+0.1 pts
31Cass County50.4+0.2 pts
32Dubois County50.40 pts
33Decatur County50.4+0.1 pts
34Bartholomew County50.4+0.1 pts
35Clay County50.4-0.2 pts
36Clinton County50.3-0.2 pts
37Jasper County50.30 pts
38Lawrence County50.3-0 pts
39Marshall County50.3-0 pts
40DeKalb County50.30 pts
40Kosciusko County50.3-0.1 pts
42Vermillion County50.3+0.1 pts
43Hendricks County50.3-0 pts
44Whitley County50.3-0.1 pts
45Adams County50.3-0.1 pts
45Posey County50.3+0.1 pts
47Fulton County50.3-0.1 pts
48Brown County50.2-0 pts
49Gibson County50.2-0.2 pts
50Shelby County50.2-0.1 pts
51White County50.2+0.1 pts
52Morgan County50.1-0.2 pts
53Dearborn County50.1-0.2 pts
54Jay County50.1-0.2 pts
55Jackson County50.1-0 pts
56Carroll County50-0.3 pts
57Monroe County500 pts
58Madison County50-0.1 pts
59Orange County50-0.3 pts
60Knox County49.9+0.2 pts
61Greene County49.9-0.1 pts
62Noble County49.9-0 pts
63Starke County49.9-0 pts
64Washington County49.9-0.1 pts
65Fountain County49.9-0 pts
66Jennings County49.90 pts
67Franklin County49.8-0 pts
68Benton County49.80 pts
69Ohio County49.8-0 pts
70Harrison County49.8-0.1 pts
71Warren County49.70 pts
72Montgomery County49.7+0.1 pts
73Vigo County49.7+0.1 pts
74Pike County49.6-0.1 pts
75Daviess County49.6-0.2 pts
76LaGrange County49.6-0.1 pts
77Owen County49.5-0.1 pts
78Newton County49.5+0.2 pts
79Union County49.4-0.3 pts
80Switzerland County49.4+0.2 pts
81Spencer County49.3-0.1 pts
82Tippecanoe County49.2+0.1 pts
83Martin County49.1-0.1 pts
84Steuben County49+0.1 pts
85Crawford County49-0.1 pts
86Pulaski County48.9-0.2 pts
87LaPorte County48.5-0 pts
88Henry County48.1+0.1 pts
89Putnam County47.5+0.1 pts
90Perry County47.2-0.2 pts
91Miami County46.4-0.2 pts
92Sullivan County45.60 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Parke County, with 52.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sullivan County, with 45.6% in 2017.

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