Counties in Indiana by female population share

Parke County had the highest female population share of 92 counties in 2021, at 52.6%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 44.7%. The median was 50.2% and the figure for Indiana was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Parke County
Lowest44.7Sullivan County
Median50.292 counties
Indiana50.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 50.3 %Allen County: 51 %Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Benton County: 49.5 %Blackford County: 50.6 %Boone County: 50.5 %Brown County: 50.1 %Carroll County: 49.9 %Cass County: 50.2 %Clark County: 51.3 %Clay County: 50.6 %Clinton County: 50.4 %Crawford County: 48.8 %Daviess County: 49.8 %Dearborn County: 50 %Decatur County: 50.4 %DeKalb County: 50.4 %Delaware County: 52.2 %Dubois County: 50.3 %Elkhart County: 50.6 %Fayette County: 50.9 %Floyd County: 51.4 %Fountain County: 50 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Fulton County: 50 %Gibson County: 50.1 %Grant County: 51.7 %Greene County: 50.1 %Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Harrison County: 49.8 %Hendricks County: 50.2 %Henry County: 47.6 %Howard County: 51.6 %Huntington County: 50.6 %Jackson County: 49.7 %Jasper County: 50.1 %Jay County: 49.6 %Jefferson County: 51.7 %Jennings County: 49.8 %Johnson County: 50.9 %Knox County: 49.8 %Kosciusko County: 50.2 %LaGrange County: 49.3 %Lake County: 51.7 %LaPorte County: 48.3 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Madison County: 49.9 %Marion County: 51.6 %Marshall County: 50.1 %Martin County: 49.3 %Miami County: 47.7 %Monroe County: 50.4 %Montgomery County: 49.6 %Morgan County: 50.1 %Newton County: 49.4 %Noble County: 49.9 %Ohio County: 50.5 %Orange County: 49.8 %Owen County: 49.5 %Parke County: 52.6 %Perry County: 46.5 %Pike County: 49.5 %Porter County: 50.8 %Posey County: 50.1 %Pulaski County: 49.4 %Putnam County: 47.1 %Randolph County: 50.4 %Ripley County: 50.3 %Rush County: 50.6 %St. Joseph County: 51.3 %Scott County: 51 %Shelby County: 50.1 %Spencer County: 49.4 %Starke County: 49.8 %Steuben County: 49.1 %Sullivan County: 44.7 %Switzerland County: 48.8 %Tippecanoe County: 49.3 %Tipton County: 50.4 %Union County: 50.3 %Vanderburgh County: 51.4 %Vermillion County: 50.6 %Vigo County: 49.8 %Wabash County: 51.4 %Warren County: 49.4 %Warrick County: 50.8 %Washington County: 49.9 %Wayne County: 51.5 %Wells County: 50.5 %White County: 50.2 %Whitley County: 50.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Parke County: 52.6 %Parke County52.6Delaware County: 52.2 %Delaware County52.2Jefferson County: 51.7 %Jefferson County51.7Grant County: 51.7 %Grant County51.7Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Vanderburgh County: 51.4 %Vanderburgh County51.4Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4Floyd County: 51.4 %Floyd County51.4Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3St. Joseph County: 51.3 %St. Joseph County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Scott County: 51 %Scott County51Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Warrick County: 50.8 %Warrick County50.8Blackford County: 50.6 %Blackford County50.6Rush County: 50.6 %Rush County50.6Elkhart County: 50.6 %Elkhart County50.6Vermillion County: 50.6 %Vermillion County50.6Huntington County: 50.6 %Huntington County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Whitley County: 50.5 %Whitley County50.5Ohio County: 50.5 %Ohio County50.5Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Wells County: 50.5 %Wells County50.5Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Bartholomew County50.4Clinton County: 50.4 %Clinton County50.4Randolph County: 50.4 %Randolph County50.4Tipton County: 50.4 %Tipton County50.4Decatur County: 50.4 %Decatur County50.4Monroe County: 50.4 %Monroe County50.4DeKalb County: 50.4 %DeKalb County50.4Adams County: 50.3 %Adams County50.3Ripley County: 50.3 %Ripley County50.3Parke County: 52.6 %Parke County52.6Delaware County: 52.2 %Delaware County52.2Jefferson County: 51.7 %Jefferson County51.7Grant County: 51.7 %Grant County51.7Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Vanderburgh County: 51.4 %Vanderburgh County51.4Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4Floyd County: 51.4 %Floyd County51.4Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3St. Joseph County: 51.3 %St. Joseph County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Scott County: 51 %Scott County51Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Johnson County: 50.9 %Johnson County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Warrick County: 50.8 %Warrick County50.8Blackford County: 50.6 %Blackford County50.6Rush County: 50.6 %Rush County50.6Elkhart County: 50.6 %Elkhart County50.6Vermillion County: 50.6 %Vermillion County50.6Huntington County: 50.6 %Huntington County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Whitley County: 50.5 %Whitley County50.5Ohio County: 50.5 %Ohio County50.5Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Wells County: 50.5 %Wells County50.5Bartholomew County: 50.4 %Bartholomew County50.4Clinton County: 50.4 %Clinton County50.4Randolph County: 50.4 %Randolph County50.4Tipton County: 50.4 %Tipton County50.4Decatur County: 50.4 %Decatur County50.4Monroe County: 50.4 %Monroe County50.4DeKalb County: 50.4 %DeKalb County50.4Adams County: 50.3 %Adams County50.3Ripley County: 50.3 %Ripley County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Parke County52.6+0.2 pts
2Delaware County52.2-0 pts
3Jefferson County51.7-0.1 pts
4Grant County51.7-0.1 pts
5Lake County51.70 pts
6Howard County51.6-0 pts
7Marion County51.6+0.1 pts
8Wayne County51.5-0.1 pts
9Vanderburgh County51.4-0 pts
10Wabash County51.40 pts
11Floyd County51.4+0.1 pts
12Clark County51.3-0 pts
13St. Joseph County51.30 pts
14Hamilton County51.2-0.1 pts
15Scott County51+0.1 pts
16Allen County51-0 pts
17Fayette County50.9+0.1 pts
18Hancock County50.9-0.1 pts
19Johnson County50.9-0.1 pts
20Porter County50.8-0.1 pts
21Warrick County50.8-0.1 pts
22Blackford County50.6+0.3 pts
23Rush County50.60 pts
24Elkhart County50.6-0 pts
25Vermillion County50.60 pts
26Huntington County50.6-0.1 pts
27Clay County50.6+0.2 pts
28Whitley County50.5+0.1 pts
29Ohio County50.5-0.1 pts
30Boone County50.5-0 pts
31Wells County50.5-0.1 pts
32Bartholomew County50.40 pts
33Clinton County50.4-0.1 pts
34Randolph County50.4+0.1 pts
35Tipton County50.4+0.1 pts
36Decatur County50.4+0.1 pts
37Monroe County50.4+0.1 pts
38DeKalb County50.4-0.1 pts
39Adams County50.30 pts
40Ripley County50.3-0.1 pts
41Dubois County50.30 pts
42Union County50.3-0.1 pts
43White County50.2+0.1 pts
44Cass County50.2-0.2 pts
45Lawrence County50.2-0.1 pts
46Franklin County50.2+0.2 pts
47Kosciusko County50.2-0.1 pts
48Hendricks County50.2-0.2 pts
49Marshall County50.1-0.1 pts
50Posey County50.10 pts
51Gibson County50.1-0 pts
52Shelby County50.1-0.1 pts
53Jasper County50.10 pts
54Brown County50.1+0.2 pts
55Morgan County50.10 pts
56Greene County50.1-0 pts
57Dearborn County50-0 pts
58Fountain County50+0.1 pts
59Fulton County50-0.3 pts
60Washington County49.90 pts
61Noble County49.9-0 pts
62Madison County49.9+0.1 pts
63Carroll County49.90 pts
64Knox County49.8-0.1 pts
65Harrison County49.8-0.1 pts
66Orange County49.8-0.1 pts
67Jennings County49.8-0 pts
68Vigo County49.8-0 pts
69Starke County49.80 pts
70Daviess County49.8+0.1 pts
71Jackson County49.7-0.1 pts
72Montgomery County49.6-0.1 pts
73Jay County49.6-0.2 pts
74Pike County49.5-0.1 pts
75Benton County49.5-0.4 pts
76Owen County49.5+0.1 pts
77Newton County49.40 pts
78Pulaski County49.4-0.1 pts
79Spencer County49.40 pts
80Warren County49.4-0.1 pts
81LaGrange County49.3-0.1 pts
82Martin County49.3+0.3 pts
83Tippecanoe County49.3-0.1 pts
84Steuben County49.1-0.1 pts
85Switzerland County48.8-0.2 pts
86Crawford County48.8+0.2 pts
87LaPorte County48.3-0.1 pts
88Miami County47.7+1.3 pts
89Henry County47.6-0.1 pts
90Putnam County47.1-0.4 pts
91Perry County46.5-0 pts
92Sullivan County44.7-0.3 pts

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Parke County, with 52.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sullivan County, with 44.7% in 2021.

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