Counties in Indiana by female population share

Parke County had the highest female population share of 92 counties in 2020, at 52.4%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 45%. The median was 50.2% and the figure for Indiana was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.4Parke County
Median50.292 counties
Indiana50.7History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 50.3 %Allen County: 51 %Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Benton County: 49.9 %Blackford County: 50.3 %Boone County: 50.5 %Brown County: 49.8 %Carroll County: 49.8 %Cass County: 50.4 %Clark County: 51.3 %Clay County: 50.4 %Clinton County: 50.5 %Crawford County: 48.6 %Daviess County: 49.7 %Dearborn County: 50.1 %Decatur County: 50.3 %DeKalb County: 50.5 %Delaware County: 52.2 %Dubois County: 50.3 %Elkhart County: 50.6 %Fayette County: 50.9 %Floyd County: 51.3 %Fountain County: 49.9 %Franklin County: 50 %Fulton County: 50.3 %Gibson County: 50.2 %Grant County: 51.7 %Greene County: 50.1 %Hamilton County: 51.3 %Hancock County: 51 %Harrison County: 50 %Hendricks County: 50.4 %Henry County: 47.8 %Howard County: 51.6 %Huntington County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 49.8 %Jasper County: 50 %Jay County: 49.9 %Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jennings County: 49.9 %Johnson County: 50.9 %Knox County: 49.9 %Kosciusko County: 50.2 %LaGrange County: 49.4 %Lake County: 51.7 %LaPorte County: 48.4 %Lawrence County: 50.3 %Madison County: 49.8 %Marion County: 51.5 %Marshall County: 50.2 %Martin County: 49 %Miami County: 46.4 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Morgan County: 50 %Newton County: 49.4 %Noble County: 50 %Ohio County: 50.7 %Orange County: 49.9 %Owen County: 49.4 %Parke County: 52.4 %Perry County: 46.5 %Pike County: 49.7 %Porter County: 50.8 %Posey County: 50.1 %Pulaski County: 49.5 %Putnam County: 47.5 %Randolph County: 50.3 %Ripley County: 50.4 %Rush County: 50.6 %St. Joseph County: 51.3 %Scott County: 51 %Shelby County: 50.2 %Spencer County: 49.3 %Starke County: 49.7 %Steuben County: 49.2 %Sullivan County: 45 %Switzerland County: 49 %Tippecanoe County: 49.3 %Tipton County: 50.3 %Union County: 50.3 %Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vermillion County: 50.5 %Vigo County: 49.8 %Wabash County: 51.4 %Warren County: 49.5 %Warrick County: 50.8 %Washington County: 49.9 %Wayne County: 51.6 %Wells County: 50.5 %White County: 50.1 %Whitley County: 50.4 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Parke County: 52.4 %Parke County52.4Delaware County: 52.2 %Delaware County52.2Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jefferson County51.8Grant County: 51.7 %Grant County51.7Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Wayne County: 51.6 %Wayne County51.6Marion County: 51.5 %Marion County51.5Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vanderburgh County51.5Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4Floyd County: 51.3 %Floyd County51.3Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Hamilton County: 51.3 %Hamilton County51.3St. Joseph County: 51.3 %St. Joseph County51.3Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Scott County: 51 %Scott County51Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Warrick County: 50.8 %Warrick County50.8Huntington County: 50.7 %Huntington County50.7Ohio County: 50.7 %Ohio County50.7Elkhart County: 50.6 %Elkhart County50.6Rush County: 50.6 %Rush County50.6Wells County: 50.5 %Wells County50.5Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Vermillion County: 50.5 %Vermillion County50.5Clinton County: 50.5 %Clinton County50.5DeKalb County: 50.5 %DeKalb County50.5Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Bartholomew County50.4Whitley County: 50.4 %Whitley County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Ripley County: 50.4 %Ripley County50.4Cass County: 50.4 %Cass County50.4Hendricks County: 50.4 %Hendricks County50.4Randolph County: 50.3 %Randolph County50.3Blackford County: 50.3 %Blackford County50.3Union County: 50.3 %Union County50.3Decatur County: 50.3 %Decatur County50.3Parke County: 52.4 %Parke County52.4Delaware County: 52.2 %Delaware County52.2Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jefferson County51.8Grant County: 51.7 %Grant County51.7Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Wayne County: 51.6 %Wayne County51.6Marion County: 51.5 %Marion County51.5Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vanderburgh County51.5Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4Floyd County: 51.3 %Floyd County51.3Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Hamilton County: 51.3 %Hamilton County51.3St. Joseph County: 51.3 %St. Joseph County51.3Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Scott County: 51 %Scott County51Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Warrick County: 50.8 %Warrick County50.8Huntington County: 50.7 %Huntington County50.7Ohio County: 50.7 %Ohio County50.7Elkhart County: 50.6 %Elkhart County50.6Rush County: 50.6 %Rush County50.6Wells County: 50.5 %Wells County50.5Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Vermillion County: 50.5 %Vermillion County50.5Clinton County: 50.5 %Clinton County50.5DeKalb County: 50.5 %DeKalb County50.5Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Bartholomew County50.4Whitley County: 50.4 %Whitley County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Ripley County: 50.4 %Ripley County50.4Cass County: 50.4 %Cass County50.4Hendricks County: 50.4 %Hendricks County50.4Randolph County: 50.3 %Randolph County50.3Blackford County: 50.3 %Blackford County50.3Union County: 50.3 %Union County50.3Decatur County: 50.3 %Decatur County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Parke County52.40 pts
2Delaware County52.20 pts
3Jefferson County51.8-0.3 pts
4Grant County51.70 pts
5Lake County51.7-0 pts
6Howard County51.60 pts
7Wayne County51.6+0.1 pts
8Marion County51.5-0 pts
9Vanderburgh County51.5-0.1 pts
10Wabash County51.4+0.1 pts
11Floyd County51.3-0 pts
12Clark County51.30 pts
13Hamilton County51.3-0 pts
14St. Joseph County51.3-0 pts
15Allen County51-0.1 pts
16Hancock County51+0.1 pts
17Scott County51+0.1 pts
18Johnson County50.9-0 pts
19Fayette County50.9+0.1 pts
20Porter County50.8+0.1 pts
21Warrick County50.80 pts
22Huntington County50.70 pts
23Ohio County50.7+0.5 pts
24Elkhart County50.60 pts
25Rush County50.6-0.1 pts
26Wells County50.50 pts
27Boone County50.5-0 pts
28Vermillion County50.5+0.1 pts
29Clinton County50.50 pts
30DeKalb County50.5+0.1 pts
31Bartholomew County50.40 pts
32Whitley County50.40 pts
33Clay County50.4+0.2 pts
33Ripley County50.40 pts
35Cass County50.4-0 pts
36Hendricks County50.4-0.1 pts
37Randolph County50.3-0.1 pts
38Blackford County50.3-0.4 pts
39Union County50.3+0.6 pts
40Decatur County50.3-0 pts
41Lawrence County50.3+0.1 pts
42Tipton County50.3-0.3 pts
43Adams County50.3-0 pts
44Fulton County50.3-0.1 pts
45Dubois County50.3+0.1 pts
46Monroe County50.2+0.1 pts
47Kosciusko County50.2-0 pts
48Marshall County50.20 pts
49Shelby County50.2-0.1 pts
50Gibson County50.2-0.1 pts
51Posey County50.1+0.1 pts
52Greene County50.1+0.1 pts
53White County50.1-0 pts
54Dearborn County50.1-0.1 pts
55Jasper County50-0.3 pts
56Franklin County500 pts
57Morgan County50+0.1 pts
58Harrison County50+0.1 pts
59Noble County50-0 pts
60Knox County49.9-0.1 pts
61Fountain County49.9+0.1 pts
62Washington County49.9+0.1 pts
63Orange County49.9-0.1 pts
64Benton County49.9+0.1 pts
65Jay County49.9-0.1 pts
66Jennings County49.9-0.2 pts
67Madison County49.8-0.1 pts
68Carroll County49.8-0 pts
69Brown County49.8-0.3 pts
70Vigo County49.8-0 pts
71Jackson County49.8-0.1 pts
72Starke County49.7-0.3 pts
73Montgomery County49.7+0.1 pts
74Pike County49.7-0.2 pts
75Daviess County49.7+0.1 pts
76Pulaski County49.5+0.5 pts
77Warren County49.50 pts
78LaGrange County49.40 pts
79Newton County49.4-0.1 pts
80Owen County49.4-0 pts
81Spencer County49.3+0.1 pts
82Tippecanoe County49.3+0.1 pts
83Steuben County49.2+0.2 pts
84Switzerland County49-0.2 pts
85Martin County49-0 pts
86Crawford County48.6-0.2 pts
87LaPorte County48.4-0.1 pts
88Henry County47.8-0 pts
89Putnam County47.5-0 pts
90Perry County46.50 pts
91Miami County46.4+0.1 pts
92Sullivan County45-0.3 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 Indiana by female population share, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Parke County, with 52.4% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Sullivan County, with 45% in 2020.

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