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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Greeley County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2016, at 52.2%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.5%. The median was 50% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.2Greeley County
Lowest42.5Norton County
Median50105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 51 %Anderson County: 49.9 %Atchison County: 51.1 %Barber County: 48.6 %Barton County: 50.5 %Bourbon County: 50 %Brown County: 51.2 %Butler County: 49.4 %Chase County: 48.1 %Chautauqua County: 48.2 %Cherokee County: 50.2 %Cheyenne County: 50.2 %Clark County: 50.4 %Clay County: 50.3 %Cloud County: 49.9 %Coffey County: 50.6 %Comanche County: 52 %Cowley County: 49.7 %Crawford County: 50 %Decatur County: 49.2 %Dickinson County: 50.2 %Doniphan County: 49.8 %Douglas County: 50.4 %Edwards County: 48.8 %Elk County: 50.3 %Ellis County: 50.1 %Ellsworth County: 43.7 %Finney County: 49.5 %Ford County: 48.9 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Geary County: 48.1 %Gove County: 49 %Graham County: 50.6 %Grant County: 49.6 %Gray County: 49.7 %Greeley County: 52.2 %Greenwood County: 49.8 %Hamilton County: 48.2 %Harper County: 49.8 %Harvey County: 50.9 %Haskell County: 50.8 %Hodgeman County: 51.4 %Jackson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jewell County: 48.6 %Johnson County: 51.1 %Kearny County: 49.6 %Kingman County: 49.6 %Kiowa County: 49.6 %Labette County: 50.6 %Lane County: 49.9 %Leavenworth County: 47 %Lincoln County: 49.8 %Linn County: 49.9 %Logan County: 49.6 %Lyon County: 51 %McPherson County: 50.4 %Marion County: 50.2 %Marshall County: 49.8 %Meade County: 49.6 %Miami County: 50.5 %Mitchell County: 49.9 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Morris County: 50.3 %Morton County: 51.3 %Nemaha County: 49.2 %Neosho County: 50.2 %Ness County: 50.2 %Norton County: 42.5 %Osage County: 50 %Osborne County: 50.2 %Ottawa County: 48.9 %Pawnee County: 45.2 %Phillips County: 49.4 %Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pratt County: 50.5 %Rawlins County: 49.4 %Reno County: 49.6 %Republic County: 50.8 %Rice County: 49.7 %Riley County: 46.2 %Rooks County: 50.7 %Rush County: 50.1 %Russell County: 50.5 %Saline County: 50.5 %Scott County: 50.4 %Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Seward County: 48.7 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 49.5 %Sherman County: 49.7 %Smith County: 50 %Stafford County: 48.6 %Stanton County: 49.2 %Stevens County: 49.9 %Sumner County: 50.1 %Thomas County: 51.2 %Trego County: 50 %Wabaunsee County: 48.9 %Wallace County: 51.9 %Washington County: 48.4 %Wichita County: 48.2 %Wilson County: 51 %Woodson County: 49.1 %Wyandotte County: 50.4 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Greeley County: 52.2 %Greeley County52.2Comanche County: 52 %Comanche County52Wallace County: 51.9 %Wallace County51.9Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Hodgeman County: 51.4 %Hodgeman County51.4Morton County: 51.3 %Morton County51.3Thomas County: 51.2 %Thomas County51.2Brown County: 51.2 %Brown County51.2Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Atchison County: 51.1 %Atchison County51.1Wilson County: 51 %Wilson County51Lyon County: 51 %Lyon County51Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Republic County: 50.8 %Republic County50.8Haskell County: 50.8 %Haskell County50.8Rooks County: 50.7 %Rooks County50.7Coffey County: 50.6 %Coffey County50.6Graham County: 50.6 %Graham County50.6Labette County: 50.6 %Labette County50.6Russell County: 50.5 %Russell County50.5Miami County: 50.5 %Miami County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Pratt County: 50.5 %Pratt County50.5Clark County: 50.4 %Clark County50.4Wyandotte County: 50.4 %Wyandotte County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4McPherson County: 50.4 %McPherson County50.4Clay County: 50.3 %Clay County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Elk County: 50.3 %Elk County50.3Morris County: 50.3 %Morris County50.3Ness County: 50.2 %Ness County50.2Franklin County: 50.2 %Franklin County50.2Neosho County: 50.2 %Neosho County50.2Greeley County: 52.2 %Greeley County52.2Comanche County: 52 %Comanche County52Wallace County: 51.9 %Wallace County51.9Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Hodgeman County: 51.4 %Hodgeman County51.4Morton County: 51.3 %Morton County51.3Thomas County: 51.2 %Thomas County51.2Brown County: 51.2 %Brown County51.2Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Atchison County: 51.1 %Atchison County51.1Wilson County: 51 %Wilson County51Lyon County: 51 %Lyon County51Allen County: 51 %Allen County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Republic County: 50.8 %Republic County50.8Haskell County: 50.8 %Haskell County50.8Rooks County: 50.7 %Rooks County50.7Coffey County: 50.6 %Coffey County50.6Graham County: 50.6 %Graham County50.6Labette County: 50.6 %Labette County50.6Russell County: 50.5 %Russell County50.5Miami County: 50.5 %Miami County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Pratt County: 50.5 %Pratt County50.5Clark County: 50.4 %Clark County50.4Wyandotte County: 50.4 %Wyandotte County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4McPherson County: 50.4 %McPherson County50.4Clay County: 50.3 %Clay County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Elk County: 50.3 %Elk County50.3Morris County: 50.3 %Morris County50.3Ness County: 50.2 %Ness County50.2Franklin County: 50.2 %Franklin County50.2Neosho County: 50.2 %Neosho County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Greeley County52.2+0.5 pts
2Comanche County52+0.6 pts
3Wallace County51.90 pts
4Shawnee County51.50 pts
5Hodgeman County51.4-0.3 pts
6Morton County51.3+0.5 pts
7Thomas County51.2+0.1 pts
8Brown County51.2+0.1 pts
9Johnson County51.1-0 pts
10Atchison County51.1+0.1 pts
11Wilson County51+0.3 pts
12Lyon County51-0.1 pts
13Allen County51-0.1 pts
14Harvey County50.9-0.1 pts
15Republic County50.8-0 pts
16Haskell County50.8-0.2 pts
17Rooks County50.7-0.2 pts
18Coffey County50.6-0.1 pts
19Graham County50.60 pts
20Labette County50.6+0.1 pts
21Russell County50.5+0.2 pts
22Miami County50.50 pts
23Sedgwick County50.5-0 pts
24Saline County50.5-0 pts
25Montgomery County50.5-0.1 pts
26Jackson County50.5+0.4 pts
27Barton County50.5-0.2 pts
28Pratt County50.5+0.2 pts
29Clark County50.4-0.3 pts
30Wyandotte County50.4-0.1 pts
31Scott County50.4+0.4 pts
32Douglas County50.40 pts
32McPherson County50.4-0 pts
34Clay County50.3-0 pts
35Pottawatomie County50.3+0.1 pts
36Elk County50.3-0.4 pts
37Morris County50.3-0.3 pts
38Ness County50.2-0 pts
39Franklin County50.2-0.2 pts
40Neosho County50.2-0.2 pts
41Osborne County50.2-0.2 pts
42Cherokee County50.2-0.2 pts
43Dickinson County50.2-0 pts
44Marion County50.2+0.2 pts
45Cheyenne County50.20 pts
46Sumner County50.1-0 pts
47Rush County50.1-0.4 pts
48Ellis County50.1+0.3 pts
49Osage County50-0 pts
50Trego County50-0.2 pts
51Bourbon County50-0.3 pts
52Smith County50+0.1 pts
53Crawford County50+0.1 pts
54Linn County49.9+0.3 pts
55Stevens County49.9-0.2 pts
56Lane County49.9-0.4 pts
57Cloud County49.9-0 pts
58Mitchell County49.9+0.5 pts
59Anderson County49.9-0.4 pts
60Lincoln County49.8-0.4 pts
61Marshall County49.8+0.3 pts
62Doniphan County49.8+0.2 pts
63Harper County49.8+0.1 pts
64Greenwood County49.8-0.2 pts
65Cowley County49.7-0.2 pts
66Gray County49.7+0.1 pts
67Rice County49.70 pts
68Sherman County49.7-0.1 pts
69Kearny County49.6+0.3 pts
70Kingman County49.6-0.1 pts
71Grant County49.6+0.1 pts
71Meade County49.6+0.1 pts
73Reno County49.6-0 pts
74Logan County49.6+0.7 pts
75Kiowa County49.6-0.4 pts
76Finney County49.5-0.1 pts
77Sheridan County49.50 pts
78Butler County49.4-0.1 pts
79Rawlins County49.4+0.3 pts
80Phillips County49.4-0.7 pts
81Jefferson County49.30 pts
82Decatur County49.20 pts
83Stanton County49.20 pts
84Nemaha County49.2-0.2 pts
85Woodson County49.1-0.4 pts
86Gove County49-0.4 pts
87Ottawa County48.9+0.3 pts
88Wabaunsee County48.9-0.2 pts
89Ford County48.9+0.1 pts
90Edwards County48.80 pts
91Seward County48.7+0.1 pts
92Stafford County48.6-0.4 pts
93Barber County48.6-0.1 pts
94Jewell County48.6-0.3 pts
95Washington County48.4-0.2 pts
96Wichita County48.2-0.4 pts
97Chautauqua County48.2+0.1 pts
98Hamilton County48.2-0 pts
99Chase County48.1+0.4 pts
100Geary County48.1+0.6 pts
101Leavenworth County47+0.1 pts
102Riley County46.2+0.2 pts
103Pawnee County45.2-0.1 pts
104Ellsworth County43.7+0.1 pts
105Norton County42.5+0.3 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Greeley County, with 52.2% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.5% in 2016.

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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