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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Wallace County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2015, at 51.9%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.2%. The median was 50% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.9Wallace County
Lowest42.2Norton County
Median50105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 51 %Anderson County: 50.3 %Atchison County: 50.9 %Barber County: 48.7 %Barton County: 50.7 %Bourbon County: 50.3 %Brown County: 51.1 %Butler County: 49.5 %Chase County: 47.7 %Chautauqua County: 48.1 %Cherokee County: 50.4 %Cheyenne County: 50.2 %Clark County: 50.7 %Clay County: 50.4 %Cloud County: 49.9 %Coffey County: 50.7 %Comanche County: 51.4 %Cowley County: 49.9 %Crawford County: 49.9 %Decatur County: 49.2 %Dickinson County: 50.2 %Doniphan County: 49.5 %Douglas County: 50.3 %Edwards County: 48.8 %Elk County: 50.6 %Ellis County: 49.7 %Ellsworth County: 43.6 %Finney County: 49.6 %Ford County: 48.8 %Franklin County: 50.4 %Geary County: 47.4 %Gove County: 49.3 %Graham County: 50.6 %Grant County: 49.6 %Gray County: 49.6 %Greeley County: 51.7 %Greenwood County: 50 %Hamilton County: 48.2 %Harper County: 49.7 %Harvey County: 51 %Haskell County: 51 %Hodgeman County: 51.7 %Jackson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jewell County: 48.9 %Johnson County: 51.1 %Kearny County: 49.4 %Kingman County: 49.8 %Kiowa County: 50 %Labette County: 50.4 %Lane County: 50.3 %Leavenworth County: 46.9 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Linn County: 49.6 %Logan County: 48.9 %Lyon County: 51.1 %McPherson County: 50.4 %Marion County: 50 %Marshall County: 49.5 %Meade County: 49.5 %Miami County: 50.5 %Mitchell County: 49.4 %Montgomery County: 50.6 %Morris County: 50.6 %Morton County: 50.9 %Nemaha County: 49.3 %Neosho County: 50.4 %Ness County: 50.2 %Norton County: 42.2 %Osage County: 50 %Osborne County: 50.4 %Ottawa County: 48.7 %Pawnee County: 45.3 %Phillips County: 50.1 %Pottawatomie County: 50.2 %Pratt County: 50.3 %Rawlins County: 49.1 %Reno County: 49.6 %Republic County: 50.8 %Rice County: 49.7 %Riley County: 46 %Rooks County: 50.9 %Rush County: 50.5 %Russell County: 50.3 %Saline County: 50.6 %Scott County: 49.9 %Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Seward County: 48.6 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 49.5 %Sherman County: 49.8 %Smith County: 49.8 %Stafford County: 49 %Stanton County: 49.1 %Stevens County: 50.2 %Sumner County: 50.1 %Thomas County: 51.1 %Trego County: 50.2 %Wabaunsee County: 49.1 %Wallace County: 51.9 %Washington County: 48.7 %Wichita County: 48.6 %Wilson County: 50.8 %Woodson County: 49.5 %Wyandotte County: 50.5 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Wallace County: 51.9 %Wallace County51.9Hodgeman County: 51.7 %Hodgeman County51.7Greeley County: 51.7 %Greeley County51.7Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Comanche County: 51.4 %Comanche County51.4Brown County: 51.1 %Brown County51.1Thomas County: 51.1 %Thomas County51.1Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Lyon County: 51.1 %Lyon County51.1Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Haskell County: 51 %Haskell County51Atchison County: 50.9 %Atchison County50.9Rooks County: 50.9 %Rooks County50.9Morton County: 50.9 %Morton County50.9Republic County: 50.8 %Republic County50.8Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Clark County: 50.7 %Clark County50.7Barton County: 50.7 %Barton County50.7Coffey County: 50.7 %Coffey County50.7Elk County: 50.6 %Elk County50.6Montgomery County: 50.6 %Montgomery County50.6Morris County: 50.6 %Morris County50.6Graham County: 50.6 %Graham County50.6Saline County: 50.6 %Saline County50.6Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Wyandotte County: 50.5 %Wyandotte County50.5Miami County: 50.5 %Miami County50.5Rush County: 50.5 %Rush County50.5Labette County: 50.4 %Labette County50.4Osborne County: 50.4 %Osborne County50.4Franklin County: 50.4 %Franklin County50.4Neosho County: 50.4 %Neosho County50.4McPherson County: 50.4 %McPherson County50.4Cherokee County: 50.4 %Cherokee County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Russell County: 50.3 %Russell County50.3Douglas County: 50.3 %Douglas County50.3Pratt County: 50.3 %Pratt County50.3Lane County: 50.3 %Lane County50.3Wallace County: 51.9 %Wallace County51.9Hodgeman County: 51.7 %Hodgeman County51.7Greeley County: 51.7 %Greeley County51.7Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Comanche County: 51.4 %Comanche County51.4Brown County: 51.1 %Brown County51.1Thomas County: 51.1 %Thomas County51.1Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Lyon County: 51.1 %Lyon County51.1Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Haskell County: 51 %Haskell County51Atchison County: 50.9 %Atchison County50.9Rooks County: 50.9 %Rooks County50.9Morton County: 50.9 %Morton County50.9Republic County: 50.8 %Republic County50.8Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Clark County: 50.7 %Clark County50.7Barton County: 50.7 %Barton County50.7Coffey County: 50.7 %Coffey County50.7Elk County: 50.6 %Elk County50.6Montgomery County: 50.6 %Montgomery County50.6Morris County: 50.6 %Morris County50.6Graham County: 50.6 %Graham County50.6Saline County: 50.6 %Saline County50.6Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Wyandotte County: 50.5 %Wyandotte County50.5Miami County: 50.5 %Miami County50.5Rush County: 50.5 %Rush County50.5Labette County: 50.4 %Labette County50.4Osborne County: 50.4 %Osborne County50.4Franklin County: 50.4 %Franklin County50.4Neosho County: 50.4 %Neosho County50.4McPherson County: 50.4 %McPherson County50.4Cherokee County: 50.4 %Cherokee County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Russell County: 50.3 %Russell County50.3Douglas County: 50.3 %Douglas County50.3Pratt County: 50.3 %Pratt County50.3Lane County: 50.3 %Lane County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Wallace County51.9+0.4 pts
2Hodgeman County51.7-0.1 pts
3Greeley County51.7+0.3 pts
4Shawnee County51.5-0.1 pts
5Comanche County51.4-0.3 pts
6Brown County51.1-0.4 pts
7Thomas County51.1+0.3 pts
8Johnson County51.1-0 pts
9Lyon County51.10 pts
10Harvey County51-0 pts
11Allen County510 pts
12Haskell County51+0.4 pts
13Atchison County50.9-0.2 pts
14Rooks County50.9+0.4 pts
15Morton County50.9-0.3 pts
16Republic County50.8+0.2 pts
17Wilson County50.8-0.3 pts
18Clark County50.7-0.3 pts
19Barton County50.7+0.2 pts
20Coffey County50.7+0.1 pts
21Elk County50.6+0.1 pts
22Montgomery County50.6-0.1 pts
23Morris County50.6-0.1 pts
24Graham County50.6+0.1 pts
25Saline County50.6+0.1 pts
26Sedgwick County50.50 pts
27Wyandotte County50.5-0.2 pts
28Miami County50.5+0.1 pts
29Rush County50.5-0.3 pts
30Labette County50.40 pts
31Osborne County50.4+0.3 pts
32Franklin County50.4-0 pts
33Neosho County50.4-0.1 pts
34McPherson County50.4-0.1 pts
35Cherokee County50.4-0.2 pts
36Clay County50.4-0.1 pts
37Russell County50.3-0.1 pts
38Douglas County50.3+0.1 pts
39Pratt County50.3+0.2 pts
40Lane County50.3-0.1 pts
41Bourbon County50.3-0.3 pts
42Anderson County50.30 pts
43Ness County50.2+0.5 pts
44Pottawatomie County50.2+0.2 pts
45Lincoln County50.2+0.1 pts
46Dickinson County50.2-0.2 pts
47Trego County50.2-0.2 pts
48Stevens County50.2+0.2 pts
49Cheyenne County50.2-0.1 pts
50Sumner County50.10 pts
51Jackson County50.1+0.2 pts
52Phillips County50.1-0.2 pts
53Osage County50-0.1 pts
54Greenwood County50-0.2 pts
55Kiowa County50+0.3 pts
56Marion County50-0.1 pts
57Cloud County49.9-0.3 pts
58Scott County49.9-0.2 pts
59Cowley County49.9-0.1 pts
60Crawford County49.90 pts
61Smith County49.8-0.1 pts
62Sherman County49.8-0.2 pts
63Kingman County49.8+0.2 pts
64Ellis County49.7-0.2 pts
65Rice County49.7-0.1 pts
66Harper County49.70 pts
67Reno County49.6-0 pts
68Linn County49.6-0.2 pts
69Gray County49.6-0.4 pts
70Finney County49.6+0.1 pts
71Grant County49.6+0.1 pts
72Doniphan County49.5-0.1 pts
73Marshall County49.5-0.2 pts
74Meade County49.5-0.1 pts
75Woodson County49.50 pts
76Butler County49.5-0.1 pts
77Sheridan County49.5+0.6 pts
78Mitchell County49.4-0.3 pts
79Kearny County49.4+0.1 pts
80Gove County49.3-0.1 pts
81Nemaha County49.30 pts
82Jefferson County49.3-0.3 pts
83Decatur County49.2-0.2 pts
84Stanton County49.1-0.7 pts
85Rawlins County49.1-0.2 pts
86Wabaunsee County49.1+0.1 pts
87Stafford County49+0.3 pts
88Logan County48.9-0.6 pts
89Jewell County48.90 pts
90Ford County48.8+0.3 pts
91Edwards County48.8-0.9 pts
92Barber County48.7-0.5 pts
93Washington County48.7-0.2 pts
94Ottawa County48.7+0.3 pts
95Seward County48.6-0 pts
96Wichita County48.6-0.6 pts
97Hamilton County48.2-0.1 pts
98Chautauqua County48.1-0.1 pts
99Chase County47.7-0.8 pts
100Geary County47.4-0.1 pts
101Leavenworth County46.90 pts
102Riley County46+0.1 pts
103Pawnee County45.3+0.3 pts
104Ellsworth County43.6+0.6 pts
105Norton County42.2-0.5 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 Kansas by female population share, 2015) [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 Kansas by female population share, 2015. 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/kansas-counties?period=2015. 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 Kansas by female population share, 2015. 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/kansas-counties?period=2015.

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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 Kansas by female population share, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/kansas-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Wallace County, with 51.9% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.2% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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