Counties in Iowa by female population share

Poweshiek County had the highest female population share of 99 counties in 2014, at 51.4%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 46.8%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Iowa was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.4Poweshiek County
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Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 51.2 %Adams County: 50.4 %Allamakee County: 48.9 %Appanoose County: 51.1 %Audubon County: 50.8 %Benton County: 50.2 %Black Hawk County: 51.1 %Boone County: 49.8 %Bremer County: 51 %Buchanan County: 50.3 %Buena Vista County: 49.5 %Butler County: 50.3 %Calhoun County: 48.2 %Carroll County: 51.2 %Cass County: 50.9 %Cedar County: 50.3 %Cerro Gordo County: 51 %Cherokee County: 50.1 %Chickasaw County: 50.1 %Clarke County: 50.2 %Clay County: 51 %Clayton County: 49.6 %Clinton County: 51 %Crawford County: 49 %Dallas County: 51 %Davis County: 50.7 %Decatur County: 49.7 %Delaware County: 50.1 %Des Moines County: 51 %Dickinson County: 50.4 %Dubuque County: 50.5 %Emmet County: 49.2 %Fayette County: 49.5 %Floyd County: 50.9 %Franklin County: 49.9 %Fremont County: 50.4 %Greene County: 51.1 %Grundy County: 50.9 %Guthrie County: 50.3 %Hamilton County: 50.3 %Hancock County: 49.7 %Hardin County: 49.8 %Harrison County: 50.3 %Henry County: 48.6 %Howard County: 49.9 %Humboldt County: 50.7 %Ida County: 49.7 %Iowa County: 50.6 %Jackson County: 50.3 %Jasper County: 48.7 %Jefferson County: 46.8 %Johnson County: 50.3 %Jones County: 47.9 %Keokuk County: 49.6 %Kossuth County: 50.1 %Lee County: 50 %Linn County: 50.7 %Louisa County: 48.9 %Lucas County: 49.9 %Lyon County: 49.4 %Madison County: 50.4 %Mahaska County: 50.1 %Marion County: 50.2 %Marshall County: 49.5 %Mills County: 49.9 %Mitchell County: 50.8 %Monona County: 50.7 %Monroe County: 49.8 %Montgomery County: 51.3 %Muscatine County: 50.3 %O'Brien County: 49.6 %Osceola County: 49.4 %Page County: 47.6 %Palo Alto County: 50.4 %Plymouth County: 50.3 %Pocahontas County: 50.3 %Polk County: 50.9 %Pottawattamie County: 50.7 %Poweshiek County: 51.4 %Ringgold County: 51.1 %Sac County: 51.1 %Scott County: 51 %Shelby County: 50.7 %Sioux County: 49.8 %Story County: 48 %Tama County: 50.9 %Taylor County: 49.8 %Union County: 50.7 %Van Buren County: 48.9 %Wapello County: 50.5 %Warren County: 51 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wayne County: 51.3 %Webster County: 48.4 %Winnebago County: 50.9 %Winneshiek County: 50.5 %Woodbury County: 50.6 %Worth County: 50 %Wright County: 50.2 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Poweshiek County: 51.4 %Poweshiek County51.4Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Wayne County: 51.3 %Wayne County51.3Adair County: 51.2 %Adair County51.2Carroll County: 51.2 %Carroll County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Black Hawk County: 51.1 %Black Hawk County51.1Appanoose County: 51.1 %Appanoose County51.1Sac County: 51.1 %Sac County51.1Ringgold County: 51.1 %Ringgold County51.1Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Dallas County: 51 %Dallas County51Cerro Gordo County: 51 %Cerro Gordo County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Bremer County: 51 %Bremer County51Clinton County: 51 %Clinton County51Des Moines County: 51 %Des Moines County51Scott County: 51 %Scott County51Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Floyd County: 50.9 %Floyd County50.9Grundy County: 50.9 %Grundy County50.9Tama County: 50.9 %Tama County50.9Cass County: 50.9 %Cass County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Winnebago County: 50.9 %Winnebago County50.9Audubon County: 50.8 %Audubon County50.8Mitchell County: 50.8 %Mitchell County50.8Linn County: 50.7 %Linn County50.7Humboldt County: 50.7 %Humboldt County50.7Monona County: 50.7 %Monona County50.7Pottawattamie County: 50.7 %Pottawattamie County50.7Shelby County: 50.7 %Shelby County50.7Union County: 50.7 %Union County50.7Davis County: 50.7 %Davis County50.7Iowa County: 50.6 %Iowa County50.6Woodbury County: 50.6 %Woodbury County50.6Wapello County: 50.5 %Wapello County50.5Winneshiek County: 50.5 %Winneshiek County50.5Dubuque County: 50.5 %Dubuque County50.5Fremont County: 50.4 %Fremont County50.4Poweshiek County: 51.4 %Poweshiek County51.4Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Wayne County: 51.3 %Wayne County51.3Adair County: 51.2 %Adair County51.2Carroll County: 51.2 %Carroll County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Black Hawk County: 51.1 %Black Hawk County51.1Appanoose County: 51.1 %Appanoose County51.1Sac County: 51.1 %Sac County51.1Ringgold County: 51.1 %Ringgold County51.1Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Dallas County: 51 %Dallas County51Cerro Gordo County: 51 %Cerro Gordo County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Bremer County: 51 %Bremer County51Clinton County: 51 %Clinton County51Des Moines County: 51 %Des Moines County51Scott County: 51 %Scott County51Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Floyd County: 50.9 %Floyd County50.9Grundy County: 50.9 %Grundy County50.9Tama County: 50.9 %Tama County50.9Cass County: 50.9 %Cass County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Winnebago County: 50.9 %Winnebago County50.9Audubon County: 50.8 %Audubon County50.8Mitchell County: 50.8 %Mitchell County50.8Linn County: 50.7 %Linn County50.7Humboldt County: 50.7 %Humboldt County50.7Monona County: 50.7 %Monona County50.7Pottawattamie County: 50.7 %Pottawattamie County50.7Shelby County: 50.7 %Shelby County50.7Union County: 50.7 %Union County50.7Davis County: 50.7 %Davis County50.7Iowa County: 50.6 %Iowa County50.6Woodbury County: 50.6 %Woodbury County50.6Wapello County: 50.5 %Wapello County50.5Winneshiek County: 50.5 %Winneshiek County50.5Dubuque County: 50.5 %Dubuque County50.5Fremont County: 50.4 %Fremont County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Poweshiek County51.4+0.3 pts
2Montgomery County51.30 pts
3Wayne County51.30 pts
4Adair County51.2+0.2 pts
5Carroll County51.2+0.1 pts
6Greene County51.1-0.2 pts
7Black Hawk County51.1-0.1 pts
8Appanoose County51.1+0.2 pts
9Sac County51.1+0.1 pts
10Ringgold County51.1-0.1 pts
11Warren County51-0 pts
12Dallas County510 pts
13Cerro Gordo County51-0.1 pts
14Clay County51-0 pts
15Bremer County51-0 pts
16Clinton County51+0.1 pts
16Des Moines County51-0 pts
18Scott County510 pts
19Polk County50.9-0 pts
20Floyd County50.9+0.1 pts
21Grundy County50.9+0.1 pts
22Tama County50.9-0.2 pts
23Cass County50.9-0.1 pts
24Washington County50.9-0.1 pts
24Winnebago County50.9-0 pts
26Audubon County50.8-0.1 pts
27Mitchell County50.8+0.1 pts
28Linn County50.7-0 pts
29Humboldt County50.7-0.3 pts
30Monona County50.7+0.1 pts
31Pottawattamie County50.70 pts
32Shelby County50.7-0.1 pts
33Union County50.7-0.4 pts
34Davis County50.7-0.2 pts
35Iowa County50.6+0.1 pts
36Woodbury County50.6-0 pts
37Wapello County50.5-0.3 pts
38Winneshiek County50.50 pts
39Dubuque County50.5-0 pts
40Fremont County50.4+0.1 pts
41Palo Alto County50.4+0.1 pts
42Dickinson County50.40 pts
43Adams County50.40 pts
44Madison County50.4+0.1 pts
45Cedar County50.3-0.1 pts
46Johnson County50.30 pts
47Buchanan County50.3-0 pts
48Harrison County50.3-0 pts
49Plymouth County50.3-0.1 pts
50Hamilton County50.3-0 pts
51Guthrie County50.3+0.3 pts
52Jackson County50.3-0.2 pts
53Pocahontas County50.3-0 pts
54Butler County50.3-0.2 pts
54Muscatine County50.3-0.1 pts
56Marion County50.2-0.1 pts
57Benton County50.2+0.2 pts
58Clarke County50.2-0.2 pts
59Wright County50.20 pts
60Delaware County50.1+0.1 pts
61Cherokee County50.1-0.2 pts
62Chickasaw County50.1-0.1 pts
63Kossuth County50.10 pts
64Mahaska County50.10 pts
65Worth County500 pts
66Lee County50+0.1 pts
67Mills County49.9+0.2 pts
68Franklin County49.9-0.2 pts
69Lucas County49.9-0.1 pts
70Howard County49.9-0.1 pts
71Taylor County49.8-0.2 pts
72Monroe County49.8-0 pts
73Boone County49.8-0 pts
74Hardin County49.8-0 pts
75Sioux County49.80 pts
76Decatur County49.7-0.2 pts
77Ida County49.7+0.1 pts
78Hancock County49.7+0.1 pts
79O'Brien County49.6-0.2 pts
80Clayton County49.6-0.2 pts
81Keokuk County49.6-0.3 pts
82Buena Vista County49.5-0.2 pts
83Fayette County49.5-0.1 pts
84Marshall County49.5-0.1 pts
85Osceola County49.4+0.1 pts
86Lyon County49.4-0.2 pts
87Emmet County49.2-0.3 pts
88Crawford County49-0 pts
89Van Buren County48.9-0 pts
90Louisa County48.9+0.4 pts
91Allamakee County48.9-0.4 pts
92Jasper County48.7-0.2 pts
93Henry County48.60 pts
94Webster County48.4-0 pts
95Calhoun County48.20 pts
96Story County48-0.1 pts
97Jones County47.9-0.1 pts
98Page County47.6-0.4 pts
99Jefferson County46.8+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.

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 Iowa by female population share, 2014) [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 Iowa by female population share, 2014. 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/iowa-counties?period=2014. 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 Iowa by female population share, 2014. 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/iowa-counties?period=2014.

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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 Iowa by female population share, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/iowa-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Poweshiek County, with 51.4% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Jefferson County, with 46.8% in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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