Counties in Indiana by female population share

Delaware County had the highest female population share of 92 counties in 2024, at 52.1%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 44.9%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for Indiana was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Delaware County
Lowest44.9Sullivan County
Median50.192 counties
Indiana50.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 50.2 %Allen County: 50.9 %Bartholomew County: 50.1 %Benton County: 49.3 %Blackford County: 50.9 %Boone County: 50.5 %Brown County: 50.1 %Carroll County: 49.4 %Cass County: 49.7 %Clark County: 51.5 %Clay County: 50.4 %Clinton County: 50.2 %Crawford County: 48.7 %Daviess County: 49.7 %Dearborn County: 50.1 %Decatur County: 50.3 %DeKalb County: 50.2 %Delaware County: 52.1 %Dubois County: 50.2 %Elkhart County: 50.3 %Fayette County: 50.8 %Floyd County: 51.3 %Fountain County: 50.2 %Franklin County: 50 %Fulton County: 49.8 %Gibson County: 49.6 %Grant County: 51.7 %Greene County: 50.2 %Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hancock County: 51 %Harrison County: 50 %Hendricks County: 50 %Henry County: 48.1 %Howard County: 51.5 %Huntington County: 50.6 %Jackson County: 49.2 %Jasper County: 50.1 %Jay County: 49.3 %Jefferson County: 52 %Jennings County: 49.7 %Johnson County: 50.8 %Knox County: 49.5 %Kosciusko County: 50.1 %LaGrange County: 49.5 %Lake County: 51.7 %LaPorte County: 48.3 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Madison County: 50.1 %Marion County: 51.6 %Marshall County: 50 %Martin County: 48.8 %Miami County: 47.6 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Montgomery County: 49.4 %Morgan County: 50.1 %Newton County: 49.5 %Noble County: 49.9 %Ohio County: 50.1 %Orange County: 50 %Owen County: 49.2 %Parke County: 52.1 %Perry County: 45.7 %Pike County: 49.6 %Porter County: 50.8 %Posey County: 50.1 %Pulaski County: 49.7 %Putnam County: 47.3 %Randolph County: 50 %Ripley County: 50 %Rush County: 50.6 %St. Joseph County: 51.4 %Scott County: 51.1 %Shelby County: 50.2 %Spencer County: 49.1 %Starke County: 49.8 %Steuben County: 49 %Sullivan County: 44.9 %Switzerland County: 48.8 %Tippecanoe County: 49.2 %Tipton County: 50.2 %Union County: 50.6 %Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vermillion County: 50.2 %Vigo County: 49.9 %Wabash County: 51.4 %Warren County: 49.5 %Warrick County: 51 %Washington County: 50.1 %Wayne County: 51.6 %Wells County: 50.2 %White County: 50.3 %Whitley County: 50.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Delaware County: 52.1 %Delaware County52.1Parke County: 52.1 %Parke County52.1Jefferson County: 52 %Jefferson County52Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Grant County: 51.7 %Grant County51.7Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Wayne County: 51.6 %Wayne County51.6Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vanderburgh County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4St. Joseph County: 51.4 %St. Joseph County51.4Floyd County: 51.3 %Floyd County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Scott County: 51.1 %Scott County51.1Warrick County: 51 %Warrick County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Blackford County: 50.9 %Blackford County50.9Allen County: 50.9 %Allen County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Fayette County: 50.8 %Fayette County50.8Johnson County: 50.8 %Johnson County50.8Union County: 50.6 %Union County50.6Rush County: 50.6 %Rush County50.6Huntington County: 50.6 %Huntington County50.6Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Elkhart County: 50.3 %Elkhart County50.3Decatur County: 50.3 %Decatur County50.3White County: 50.3 %White County50.3Tipton County: 50.2 %Tipton County50.2Vermillion County: 50.2 %Vermillion County50.2Fountain County: 50.2 %Fountain County50.2Dubois County: 50.2 %Dubois County50.2Shelby County: 50.2 %Shelby County50.2Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lawrence County50.2Adams County: 50.2 %Adams County50.2Greene County: 50.2 %Greene County50.2DeKalb County: 50.2 %DeKalb County50.2Delaware County: 52.1 %Delaware County52.1Parke County: 52.1 %Parke County52.1Jefferson County: 52 %Jefferson County52Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Grant County: 51.7 %Grant County51.7Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Wayne County: 51.6 %Wayne County51.6Vanderburgh County: 51.5 %Vanderburgh County51.5Howard County: 51.5 %Howard County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Wabash County: 51.4 %Wabash County51.4St. Joseph County: 51.4 %St. Joseph County51.4Floyd County: 51.3 %Floyd County51.3Hamilton County: 51.2 %Hamilton County51.2Scott County: 51.1 %Scott County51.1Warrick County: 51 %Warrick County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Blackford County: 50.9 %Blackford County50.9Allen County: 50.9 %Allen County50.9Porter County: 50.8 %Porter County50.8Fayette County: 50.8 %Fayette County50.8Johnson County: 50.8 %Johnson County50.8Union County: 50.6 %Union County50.6Rush County: 50.6 %Rush County50.6Huntington County: 50.6 %Huntington County50.6Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Boone County: 50.5 %Boone County50.5Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Elkhart County: 50.3 %Elkhart County50.3Decatur County: 50.3 %Decatur County50.3White County: 50.3 %White County50.3Tipton County: 50.2 %Tipton County50.2Vermillion County: 50.2 %Vermillion County50.2Fountain County: 50.2 %Fountain County50.2Dubois County: 50.2 %Dubois County50.2Shelby County: 50.2 %Shelby County50.2Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lawrence County50.2Adams County: 50.2 %Adams County50.2Greene County: 50.2 %Greene County50.2DeKalb County: 50.2 %DeKalb County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Delaware County52.1-0.1 pts
2Parke County52.1+0.4 pts
3Jefferson County52+0.2 pts
4Lake County51.7-0 pts
5Grant County51.70 pts
6Marion County51.60 pts
7Wayne County51.60 pts
8Vanderburgh County51.50 pts
9Howard County51.5-0.1 pts
10Clark County51.5+0.1 pts
11Wabash County51.4+0.1 pts
12St. Joseph County51.40 pts
13Floyd County51.3-0.1 pts
14Hamilton County51.2-0 pts
15Scott County51.1-0.1 pts
16Warrick County51+0.1 pts
17Hancock County510 pts
18Blackford County50.9+0.1 pts
19Allen County50.9-0.1 pts
20Porter County50.8-0 pts
21Fayette County50.8-0.2 pts
22Johnson County50.80 pts
23Union County50.6+0.3 pts
24Rush County50.60 pts
25Huntington County50.6-0.1 pts
26Monroe County50.6-0 pts
27Boone County50.5-0 pts
28Clay County50.4-0.2 pts
29Elkhart County50.3-0.1 pts
30Decatur County50.3+0.1 pts
31White County50.30 pts
32Tipton County50.2-0 pts
33Vermillion County50.2-0.1 pts
34Fountain County50.20 pts
35Dubois County50.2+0.1 pts
36Shelby County50.2+0.1 pts
37Lawrence County50.20 pts
38Adams County50.2-0.2 pts
38Greene County50.2+0.2 pts
40DeKalb County50.2-0 pts
41Clinton County50.2-0.2 pts
42Wells County50.2-0.1 pts
42Whitley County50.2-0.1 pts
44Jasper County50.10 pts
45Posey County50.1-0.1 pts
46Brown County50.1+0.1 pts
47Ohio County50.1+0.2 pts
48Madison County50.1-0.1 pts
49Kosciusko County50.1-0.2 pts
50Dearborn County50.1-0.1 pts
51Bartholomew County50.1-0.1 pts
52Washington County50.1-0 pts
53Morgan County50.1+0.1 pts
54Franklin County50-0.2 pts
55Ripley County50+0.2 pts
56Hendricks County50-0 pts
57Marshall County500 pts
58Orange County50-0 pts
59Randolph County50-0.1 pts
60Harrison County500 pts
61Vigo County49.90 pts
62Noble County49.9-0.1 pts
63Fulton County49.8-0 pts
64Starke County49.8+0.2 pts
65Cass County49.7-0.2 pts
66Pulaski County49.7-0 pts
67Jennings County49.7-0 pts
68Daviess County49.7-0 pts
69Pike County49.6+0.1 pts
70Gibson County49.60 pts
71Knox County49.5-0 pts
72Warren County49.5+0.1 pts
73LaGrange County49.5-0 pts
73Newton County49.5+0.1 pts
75Carroll County49.4-0.1 pts
76Montgomery County49.4-0 pts
77Benton County49.3-0.1 pts
78Jay County49.3-0.2 pts
79Owen County49.2-0.2 pts
80Jackson County49.2-0.2 pts
81Tippecanoe County49.2-0 pts
82Spencer County49.1-0.1 pts
83Steuben County490 pts
84Switzerland County48.8-0.1 pts
85Martin County48.8+0.1 pts
86Crawford County48.70 pts
87LaPorte County48.3-0.2 pts
88Henry County48.1+0.1 pts
89Miami County47.6-0.4 pts
90Putnam County47.3-0.2 pts
91Perry County45.7-0.5 pts
92Sullivan County44.9-0.2 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Delaware County, with 52.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sullivan County, with 44.9% in 2024.

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