Counties in Indiana by female population share

Delaware County had the highest female population share of 92 counties in 2023, at 52.2%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 45.1%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for Indiana was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.2Delaware County
Lowest45.1Sullivan County
Median50.192 counties
Indiana50.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 50.4 %Allen County: 51 %Bartholomew County: 50.2 %Benton County: 49.5 %Blackford County: 50.8 %Boone County: 50.5 %Brown County: 50 %Carroll County: 49.5 %Cass County: 49.9 %Clark County: 51.4 %Clay County: 50.6 %Clinton County: 50.3 %Crawford County: 48.7 %Daviess County: 49.7 %Dearborn County: 50.2 %Decatur County: 50.2 %DeKalb County: 50.2 %Delaware County: 52.2 %Dubois County: 50.1 %Elkhart County: 50.4 %Fayette County: 51 %Floyd County: 51.4 %Fountain County: 50.2 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Fulton County: 49.9 %Gibson County: 49.6 %Grant County: 51.6 %Greene County: 50 %Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Harrison County: 49.9 %Hendricks County: 50.1 %Henry County: 48 %Howard County: 51.6 %Huntington County: 50.6 %Jackson County: 49.3 %Jasper County: 50.1 %Jay County: 49.5 %Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jennings County: 49.7 %Johnson County: 50.8 %Knox County: 49.6 %Kosciusko County: 50.3 %LaGrange County: 49.5 %Lake County: 51.7 %LaPorte County: 48.5 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Madison County: 50.2 %Marion County: 51.6 %Marshall County: 50 %Martin County: 48.7 %Miami County: 48 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Montgomery County: 49.4 %Morgan County: 50 %Newton County: 49.4 %Noble County: 50 %Ohio County: 49.9 %Orange County: 50 %Owen County: 49.4 %Parke County: 51.6 %Perry County: 46.1 %Pike County: 49.6 %Porter County: 50.8 %Posey County: 50.2 %Pulaski County: 49.8 %Putnam County: 47.5 %Randolph County: 50 %Ripley County: 49.9 %Rush County: 50.5 %St. Joseph County: 51.3 %Scott County: 51.2 %Shelby County: 50.1 %Spencer County: 49.2 %Starke County: 49.7 %Steuben County: 49 %Sullivan County: 45.1 %Switzerland County: 49 %Tippecanoe County: 49.2 %Tipton County: 50.3 %Union County: 50.3 %Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vermillion County: 50.4 %Vigo County: 49.9 %Wabash County: 51.3 %Warren County: 49.3 %Warrick County: 50.9 %Washington County: 50.1 %Wayne County: 51.6 %Wells County: 50.3 %White County: 50.3 %Whitley County: 50.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Delaware County: 52.2 %Delaware County52.2Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jefferson County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Grant County: 51.6 %Grant County51.6Parke County: 51.6 %Parke County51.6Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Wayne County: 51.6 %Wayne County51.6Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vanderburgh County51.5Clark County: 51.4 %Clark County51.4Floyd County: 51.4 %Floyd County51.4St. Joseph County: 51.3 %St. Joseph County51.3Wabash County: 51.3 %Wabash County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Scott County: 51.2 %Scott County51.2Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Fayette County: 51 %Fayette County51Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Warrick County: 50.9 %Warrick County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Blackford County: 50.8 %Blackford County50.8Johnson County: 50.8 %Johnson County50.8Huntington County: 50.6 %Huntington County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Rush County: 50.5 %Rush County50.5Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Adams County: 50.4 %Adams County50.4Elkhart County: 50.4 %Elkhart County50.4Vermillion County: 50.4 %Vermillion County50.4Clinton County: 50.3 %Clinton County50.3Wells County: 50.3 %Wells County50.3Union County: 50.3 %Union County50.3White County: 50.3 %White County50.3Tipton County: 50.3 %Tipton County50.3Whitley County: 50.3 %Whitley County50.3Kosciusko County: 50.3 %Kosciusko County50.3DeKalb County: 50.2 %DeKalb County50.2Franklin County: 50.2 %Franklin County50.2Decatur County: 50.2 %Decatur County50.2Delaware County: 52.2 %Delaware County52.2Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jefferson County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Grant County: 51.6 %Grant County51.6Parke County: 51.6 %Parke County51.6Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Howard County: 51.6 %Howard County51.6Wayne County: 51.6 %Wayne County51.6Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vanderburgh County51.5Clark County: 51.4 %Clark County51.4Floyd County: 51.4 %Floyd County51.4St. Joseph County: 51.3 %St. Joseph County51.3Wabash County: 51.3 %Wabash County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Scott County: 51.2 %Scott County51.2Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Fayette County: 51 %Fayette County51Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Warrick County: 50.9 %Warrick County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Blackford County: 50.8 %Blackford County50.8Johnson County: 50.8 %Johnson County50.8Huntington County: 50.6 %Huntington County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Rush County: 50.5 %Rush County50.5Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Adams County: 50.4 %Adams County50.4Elkhart County: 50.4 %Elkhart County50.4Vermillion County: 50.4 %Vermillion County50.4Clinton County: 50.3 %Clinton County50.3Wells County: 50.3 %Wells County50.3Union County: 50.3 %Union County50.3White County: 50.3 %White County50.3Tipton County: 50.3 %Tipton County50.3Whitley County: 50.3 %Whitley County50.3Kosciusko County: 50.3 %Kosciusko County50.3DeKalb County: 50.2 %DeKalb County50.2Franklin County: 50.2 %Franklin County50.2Decatur County: 50.2 %Decatur County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Delaware County52.20 pts
2Jefferson County51.8+0.1 pts
3Lake County51.70 pts
4Grant County51.6-0.1 pts
5Parke County51.6-0.6 pts
6Marion County51.60 pts
7Howard County51.6-0.1 pts
8Wayne County51.6-0 pts
9Vanderburgh County51.5+0.1 pts
10Clark County51.4+0.1 pts
11Floyd County51.40 pts
12St. Joseph County51.30 pts
13Wabash County51.3-0 pts
14Hamilton County51.2-0 pts
15Scott County51.2+0.1 pts
16Allen County51-0 pts
17Fayette County510 pts
18Hancock County50.9-0.1 pts
19Warrick County50.9+0.1 pts
20Porter County50.8-0 pts
21Blackford County50.8+0.2 pts
22Johnson County50.8-0 pts
23Huntington County50.6+0.2 pts
24Clay County50.60 pts
25Monroe County50.6+0.1 pts
26Rush County50.5-0.2 pts
27Boone County50.5-0 pts
28Adams County50.4+0.1 pts
29Elkhart County50.4-0 pts
30Vermillion County50.40 pts
31Clinton County50.3-0.1 pts
32Wells County50.3-0.2 pts
33Union County50.3+0.3 pts
34White County50.3+0.1 pts
35Tipton County50.3+0.1 pts
36Whitley County50.3-0.1 pts
37Kosciusko County50.30 pts
38DeKalb County50.2-0.2 pts
38Franklin County50.2+0.1 pts
40Decatur County50.2-0.2 pts
41Fountain County50.20 pts
42Lawrence County50.2-0.1 pts
43Posey County50.20 pts
44Dearborn County50.2+0.1 pts
45Madison County50.2+0.1 pts
46Bartholomew County50.2-0.2 pts
47Jasper County50.1+0.1 pts
48Shelby County50.1+0.1 pts
49Dubois County50.1-0.1 pts
50Washington County50.1-0 pts
51Hendricks County50.1-0.1 pts
52Noble County50+0.1 pts
52Randolph County50-0.2 pts
54Orange County50+0.1 pts
55Brown County50+0.2 pts
56Greene County500 pts
57Marshall County50-0.1 pts
58Morgan County50-0.1 pts
59Vigo County49.90 pts
60Harrison County49.90 pts
61Cass County49.9-0 pts
62Ohio County49.9-0.2 pts
63Fulton County49.90 pts
64Ripley County49.9-0.3 pts
65Pulaski County49.80 pts
66Daviess County49.7-0 pts
67Jennings County49.7-0 pts
68Starke County49.7-0 pts
69Gibson County49.6-0.1 pts
70Pike County49.6+0.2 pts
71Knox County49.6-0.1 pts
72Carroll County49.5-0 pts
73LaGrange County49.5+0.1 pts
74Jay County49.5-0.3 pts
75Benton County49.5+0.2 pts
76Montgomery County49.4-0.1 pts
77Owen County49.4-0 pts
78Newton County49.4-0.2 pts
79Jackson County49.3-0.2 pts
80Warren County49.3-0.1 pts
81Spencer County49.2-0 pts
82Tippecanoe County49.2-0 pts
83Steuben County490 pts
84Switzerland County49+0.2 pts
85Crawford County48.7-0.2 pts
86Martin County48.7-0.2 pts
87LaPorte County48.5+0.2 pts
88Henry County48+0.1 pts
89Miami County48-0.1 pts
90Putnam County47.5+0.1 pts
91Perry County46.1-0.7 pts
92Sullivan County45.1+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.

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Delaware County, with 52.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sullivan County, with 45.1% in 2023.

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