Counties in Iowa by female population share

Monona County had the highest female population share of 99 counties in 2019, at 51.7%. Page County had the lowest, at 46.9%. The median was 50.2% and the figure for Iowa was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.7Monona County
Lowest46.9Page County
Median50.299 counties
Iowa50.3History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 50.4 %Adams County: 51 %Allamakee County: 49.2 %Appanoose County: 50.5 %Audubon County: 50.3 %Benton County: 49.7 %Black Hawk County: 51.1 %Boone County: 49.8 %Bremer County: 50.7 %Buchanan County: 50.3 %Buena Vista County: 49.5 %Butler County: 50.3 %Calhoun County: 47.8 %Carroll County: 50.6 %Cass County: 51.2 %Cedar County: 50.4 %Cerro Gordo County: 51.2 %Cherokee County: 50 %Chickasaw County: 49.9 %Clarke County: 49.7 %Clay County: 51 %Clayton County: 49.2 %Clinton County: 50.9 %Crawford County: 49.6 %Dallas County: 50.9 %Davis County: 50.7 %Decatur County: 49.9 %Delaware County: 49.5 %Des Moines County: 51 %Dickinson County: 50.7 %Dubuque County: 50.5 %Emmet County: 49.5 %Fayette County: 49.3 %Floyd County: 50.6 %Franklin County: 49.5 %Fremont County: 49.7 %Greene County: 51.1 %Grundy County: 50.9 %Guthrie County: 50.3 %Hamilton County: 49.6 %Hancock County: 49.8 %Hardin County: 49.9 %Harrison County: 49.6 %Henry County: 48 %Howard County: 49.3 %Humboldt County: 50.4 %Ida County: 50.3 %Iowa County: 50.3 %Jackson County: 50 %Jasper County: 48.4 %Jefferson County: 48.7 %Johnson County: 50.5 %Jones County: 47.4 %Keokuk County: 49.6 %Kossuth County: 49.4 %Lee County: 49.8 %Linn County: 50.9 %Louisa County: 49.2 %Lucas County: 49.7 %Lyon County: 49.2 %Madison County: 50.3 %Mahaska County: 50.1 %Marion County: 50.3 %Marshall County: 49.4 %Mills County: 49.9 %Mitchell County: 50.3 %Monona County: 51.7 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Montgomery County: 51.3 %Muscatine County: 50.2 %O'Brien County: 49.7 %Osceola County: 49.1 %Page County: 46.9 %Palo Alto County: 50.1 %Plymouth County: 49.9 %Pocahontas County: 49.9 %Polk County: 50.9 %Pottawattamie County: 50.4 %Poweshiek County: 51.4 %Ringgold County: 50.8 %Sac County: 50.4 %Scott County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 50.1 %Sioux County: 49.6 %Story County: 47.9 %Tama County: 50.4 %Taylor County: 49.6 %Union County: 50.5 %Van Buren County: 48.2 %Wapello County: 50.2 %Warren County: 50.8 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 50.9 %Webster County: 48.3 %Winnebago County: 50.2 %Winneshiek County: 50.5 %Woodbury County: 50.2 %Worth County: 49.1 %Wright County: 50.2 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Monona County: 51.7 %Monona County51.7Poweshiek County: 51.4 %Poweshiek County51.4Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Cass County: 51.2 %Cass County51.2Cerro Gordo County: 51.2 %Cerro Gordo County51.2Black Hawk County: 51.1 %Black Hawk County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Des Moines County: 51 %Des Moines County51Adams County: 51 %Adams County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Scott County: 50.9 %Scott County50.9Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Dallas County: 50.9 %Dallas County50.9Grundy County: 50.9 %Grundy County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Linn County: 50.9 %Linn County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Warren County: 50.8 %Warren County50.8Ringgold County: 50.8 %Ringgold County50.8Davis County: 50.7 %Davis County50.7Dickinson County: 50.7 %Dickinson County50.7Bremer County: 50.7 %Bremer County50.7Carroll County: 50.6 %Carroll County50.6Floyd County: 50.6 %Floyd County50.6Appanoose County: 50.5 %Appanoose County50.5Johnson County: 50.5 %Johnson County50.5Union County: 50.5 %Union County50.5Winneshiek County: 50.5 %Winneshiek County50.5Dubuque County: 50.5 %Dubuque County50.5Pottawattamie County: 50.4 %Pottawattamie County50.4Sac County: 50.4 %Sac County50.4Humboldt County: 50.4 %Humboldt County50.4Adair County: 50.4 %Adair County50.4Cedar County: 50.4 %Cedar County50.4Tama County: 50.4 %Tama County50.4Buchanan County: 50.3 %Buchanan County50.3Marion County: 50.3 %Marion County50.3Ida County: 50.3 %Ida County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3Monona County: 51.7 %Monona County51.7Poweshiek County: 51.4 %Poweshiek County51.4Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Cass County: 51.2 %Cass County51.2Cerro Gordo County: 51.2 %Cerro Gordo County51.2Black Hawk County: 51.1 %Black Hawk County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Des Moines County: 51 %Des Moines County51Adams County: 51 %Adams County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Scott County: 50.9 %Scott County50.9Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Dallas County: 50.9 %Dallas County50.9Grundy County: 50.9 %Grundy County50.9Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Linn County: 50.9 %Linn County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Warren County: 50.8 %Warren County50.8Ringgold County: 50.8 %Ringgold County50.8Davis County: 50.7 %Davis County50.7Dickinson County: 50.7 %Dickinson County50.7Bremer County: 50.7 %Bremer County50.7Carroll County: 50.6 %Carroll County50.6Floyd County: 50.6 %Floyd County50.6Appanoose County: 50.5 %Appanoose County50.5Johnson County: 50.5 %Johnson County50.5Union County: 50.5 %Union County50.5Winneshiek County: 50.5 %Winneshiek County50.5Dubuque County: 50.5 %Dubuque County50.5Pottawattamie County: 50.4 %Pottawattamie County50.4Sac County: 50.4 %Sac County50.4Humboldt County: 50.4 %Humboldt County50.4Adair County: 50.4 %Adair County50.4Cedar County: 50.4 %Cedar County50.4Tama County: 50.4 %Tama County50.4Buchanan County: 50.3 %Buchanan County50.3Marion County: 50.3 %Marion County50.3Ida County: 50.3 %Ida County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Monona County51.7+0.5 pts
2Poweshiek County51.4-0.1 pts
3Montgomery County51.3+0.2 pts
4Cass County51.2+0.2 pts
5Cerro Gordo County51.2-0 pts
6Black Hawk County51.1-0.1 pts
7Greene County51.1+0.2 pts
8Des Moines County51-0.1 pts
9Adams County51+0.2 pts
10Clay County51-0.1 pts
11Scott County50.9-0 pts
12Wayne County50.9-0.5 pts
13Clinton County50.90 pts
14Dallas County50.9-0 pts
15Grundy County50.9-0.1 pts
16Polk County50.90 pts
17Linn County50.9-0.1 pts
18Washington County50.8+0.1 pts
19Warren County50.8-0 pts
20Ringgold County50.8+0.1 pts
21Davis County50.7-0.2 pts
22Dickinson County50.7-0.1 pts
23Bremer County50.7-0.1 pts
24Carroll County50.6-0.1 pts
25Floyd County50.6-0 pts
26Appanoose County50.5-0.2 pts
26Johnson County50.5+0.2 pts
28Union County50.5-0.1 pts
29Winneshiek County50.5-0 pts
30Dubuque County50.5+0.1 pts
31Pottawattamie County50.4-0.1 pts
32Sac County50.4-0.2 pts
33Humboldt County50.4-0.3 pts
34Adair County50.4-0.2 pts
35Cedar County50.4-0 pts
36Tama County50.40 pts
37Buchanan County50.3-0 pts
38Marion County50.3+0.1 pts
39Ida County50.3+0.1 pts
40Madison County50.3-0 pts
41Iowa County50.3-0 pts
42Mitchell County50.3+0.1 pts
43Guthrie County50.3+0.1 pts
44Audubon County50.3+0.1 pts
45Butler County50.3-0.1 pts
46Wapello County50.2-0 pts
47Woodbury County50.2-0.2 pts
48Muscatine County50.2-0.1 pts
49Winnebago County50.2-0 pts
50Wright County50.2-0 pts
51Monroe County50.2-0.1 pts
52Shelby County50.1-0.1 pts
53Palo Alto County50.1-0.2 pts
54Mahaska County50.1-0.1 pts
55Jackson County50-0.1 pts
56Cherokee County50+0.2 pts
57Plymouth County49.9-0 pts
58Mills County49.90 pts
59Chickasaw County49.9+0.1 pts
60Decatur County49.9-0.1 pts
61Hardin County49.9+0.1 pts
61Pocahontas County49.9-0.1 pts
63Lee County49.8-0 pts
64Boone County49.8-0 pts
65Hancock County49.8-0.2 pts
66Fremont County49.7-0.3 pts
67Clarke County49.7-0.1 pts
68Benton County49.7-0.1 pts
69Lucas County49.7-0.1 pts
70O'Brien County49.7-0.1 pts
71Hamilton County49.6+0.1 pts
72Sioux County49.60 pts
73Keokuk County49.6+0.4 pts
74Crawford County49.6+0.3 pts
75Taylor County49.6-0.2 pts
76Harrison County49.6-0.3 pts
77Buena Vista County49.5+0.2 pts
78Delaware County49.5-0.2 pts
79Emmet County49.5+0.1 pts
80Franklin County49.5-0.3 pts
81Kossuth County49.4-0.1 pts
82Marshall County49.40 pts
83Fayette County49.3+0.2 pts
84Howard County49.30 pts
85Clayton County49.20 pts
86Lyon County49.2-0.1 pts
87Louisa County49.2+0.1 pts
88Allamakee County49.2-0.1 pts
89Worth County49.1-0.2 pts
90Osceola County49.1-0.1 pts
91Jefferson County48.7+0.1 pts
92Jasper County48.4-0.1 pts
93Webster County48.3+0.1 pts
94Van Buren County48.2+0.2 pts
95Henry County48-0.1 pts
96Story County47.90 pts
97Calhoun County47.8-0.1 pts
98Jones County47.4-0 pts
99Page County46.9-0.2 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.

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Monona County, with 51.7% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Page County, with 46.9% in 2019.

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